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Newspaper

Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1886

Page

2

International and European dispatches mix with Paris intrigue

Intelligence from world wire reports a Madrid bishop murder conviction and death sentence. Diaz letter claims a French offer to surrender Maximilian and others if a proposal passed. Paris caricatures trigger arrests. English race results, papal and Venice stabbing dominate.

Galeote Mgr. Isquierdo Madrid Nouveau Monde Paris Gen. Diaz Mexico Bismarck England R. C. Vyner Posen Prince Bismarck Constantinople France Russia Turkey Egypt Sweden Gotland

Remains of Chase Interred After Exhumation

The late Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase was exhumed at Washington and placed in a new casket before final interment in Cincinnati. Tributes were paid by Governor Foraker, ex-Governor Hoadly, and Justice Matthews at Music Hall. The casket rests in the Spring Green Cemetery family lot.

Salmon P. Chase Washington Cincinnati Dr. Abbott Berlin Edward T. Nichols Pomfret Conn Gladstone C. P. Stone New York Bartholdi Sherman Augustus Stopford Brooke Cable Dispatches Adirondack Murray Boston Frances M. Rivers Montreal Foraker Hoadly Stanley Matthews Spring Green Cemetery Henry Villard Madison Avenue Whitelaw Reid

Political nominations listed for multiple districts across states

The report lists congressional nominations by party and district. It names candidates in Maryland New York New Jersey Connecticut Pennsylvania Missouri Kentucky Louisiana and Utah with Democrats Republicans and fusion or greenback notes. It mentions a Pittsburgh meeting where the Republican committee declined to chair Blaine's reception.

Massachusetts E. D. Hayden James H. French Rev. W. Spaulding Fusion New Jersey Edwin J. Kerr McAdoo Pittsburgh Jones National Republican Committee James T. Blaine Blaine Maryland H. W. Rusk New York J. G. Sawyer Isadore Raynor Siegfried Hammerschlag Connecticut E. C. Lewis Henry Bacon Pennsylvania F. al Jew Greenbacker Edwin Waverly Iowa Pines Se Repubicans Greenbackers America New Orleans House of Representatives Washington Democratic Congress Senate Tillman South Carolina Hammond Georgia Reagan Texas Col Morrison Illinois House Democratic House Committee On Agriculture United States South Congress Carlisle Blount Crisp Geora Elborn Ills McCreary Kentucky Hatch Missouri North William M. Springer Randall Bragg Hewitt Holman Mr. Springer pFtea Mars Committee On Pension Office

Election Supervisors Sought in East St Louis Ballot Refused

Judge Gresham in Chicago denied a petition by East St Louis residents to appoint Federal Supervisors for the November Congressional election. He ruled the move contrary to statutes for cities under twenty thousand inhabitants.

Satterthwaite Pennsylvania Franklin Bound Massachusetts D. E. Burnett Gresham Chicago East St Louis

Iron and steel industry improve amid varied news items

The report covers Germany's steel sector improving and updated agricultural supplies with wheat at 52 787 435 bushels and corn at 13 577 642 bushels, plus small increases. It notes Dakota's railway year projection of 800 miles, population 500 000, and property value at 130 million dollars.

Germany Dakota Minneapolis Western Union Telegraph Company Austin Corbin Frank Work Hugh J. Jewett Cleveland United States Cuba Porto Rico Spain Rancocas Farm Johnstown N. J Pierre Lorillard General Jackson Belle Meade Farm Lorillard Armour Union Stock Yards Chicago Armour Establishment Canada New York

Terror forces Marion Grimes crew to haul down flag at Shelburne

An armed Canadian crew from the cruiser Terror boarded the American schooner Marion Grimes at Shelburne N S., forced the captain to haul down the American flag. The Dominion Cabinet in Ottawa confirmed the $400 fine against Marion Grimes and censured Captain Quigley of the Terror for the act. The National Educational Association plans its next annual meeting in Chicago on July 12.

Terror Marion Grimes Shelburne N. 8 Anchoria St. Johns N. F Liverpool Detroit Brown United States Circuit Court John Craig Canada American Christian Conference New Bedford Mass Dayton Ohio Chicago W. G. Gardiner Toledo Stickney Medical College Eads Mississippi Dominion Cabinet Ottawa Ont Quigley National Educational Association

Casualties from rail and storm disasters reported

News brief recounts freight train wreck at East Liverpool due to an open switch with two killed and several wounded. Sabine Pass hurricane wrecked Porter House and a boat. sixty five known dead. Severe Illinois storm, Lake Michigan crossing, wires down, property damage. Sabine Pass Gulf coast losses and Sabine Pass flood death toll estimated around one hundred. Eastport fire destroys multiple buildings and sardine factories. total loss about $500 000 with relief needed.

Cleveland and Pittsburgh East Liverpool Sabine Pass Texas Porter House Illinois Lake Michigan Gulf Coast Old Deposit Selah Chamberlain Cleveland Sheboygan John Pridgeon, Jr Chamberlain Bradley Charleston Summerville Tex Eastport White House House of Representatives House Washington Potomac Blackhawk County David T. Elderkin Waterloo Cedar Rapids Finchford Murfreesboro Libby W. D. Crouse E. T. Corwin Board of Insanity Senate Pension Committee Congress of the United States Blackbank Ohio Sally Ann Bradley Congress of The Congress Fitz John Porter United States Army Galveston Gulf Miss Mahala Jim Wendy Otto Brown Homer King Junker Pomeroy Stewart Wilson Arthur McReynolds McDonald Frank Mulligan Columbus Martee Sabine New York Beaumont East Texas Railroad Orange East Texas and Sabine Railway Lake Sabine West Indies Andrew Badin Sabine Lake Pomeroys Lake Charles Cameron Parish Calcasieu Pass Leesburg Johnson's Bayou Albert Lambert Marion Lukes George Striever L. Charles Blanchet Radford Grey Franesware and Family James H. Smith Newark, Somerset, and Shawnee Railroad Company Hunter Newark Licking Charles Huffman Baltimore and Ohio Foundry John Ryan Rainey’s Coal Works Portland Station Cleveland and Pittsburgh Edmund Day Ohio Penitentiary Cincinnati William Henry Harrison Irontown Reestin Dayton Henry Kramer William H. Wilson H. Kramer Ambrose Bowers New Philadelphia Bolton Steel Works Canton Seiberling Akron E. Alexander Clothier Lizzie Brownlee Athens Missouri Frederic Hornberger Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas Company Bairdstown Findlay Rhoderick Rhoderick Henry Thornton Martin’s Ferry Henry DeWolf Marion Ohio Supreme Court Tresenrider Columbus Port Clinton Louis Haag Middleport John Sanders Pennsylvania Yards Toledo

Robbery and violence report across multiple states

A bullet tore through a Polish church window in Pittsburgh with the aim to kill Father Miskewitz. James Blount, once with the James and Younger gang, was shot by a Frenchman in Leadville. George Swartz, 75, Amity livestock dealer, was forced at gunpoint to sign a $5,000 check and walked home after a car chase. A mob stormed Monticello jail.

Pittsburgh Father Miskewitz James Blount James and Younger Missouri Leadville George Swartz Amity Swartz Third National Bank Washington Monticello

Crimes and shootings fill Ontario and New England reports

A string of violent crimes spans Ontario with three women killed or gravely harmed in Renfrew Palmer Rapids and Stratford, while a man in Atwood killed his wife and a suspect in North Adams attempted suicide. In Belvidere New Jersey Titus is found guilty of first degree murder in the Tillie Smith case.

Atwood Wildman Bayard Putnam Government North Adams Mass Howe Boston Ontario Renfrew David Gorgel Smart Palmer Rapids Stratford

Selah Chamberlain owners sue Pridgeon for 65000

The owners of the sunken propeller Selah Chamberlain filed in District Court at Chicago a bill for 65000 against John Pridgeon, on which claim the vessel was seized by the Marshal. The report also notes a gulf storm wrecking Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou with eighty five deaths.

Selah Chamberlain Chicago John Pridgeon Gulf Coast Sabine Pass Johnson's Bayou Georgia Fulton County Internal Revenue William L. Haut England Ireland Ulster Tyne Plymouth Iron Mountain Missouri Pacific Fort Smith Apram S. Hewitt New York Theodore Rosevelt Cleveland Benjamin Folsom Sheffield Frank H. Goodyear Washington Territory Paris Grevy Duc d’Aumale General Episcopal Convention C. Judd Meyer Karl Rothschild Frankfort Boston India Baptist Missionary Society Anchoria St. John’s London Friends Williams Bucharest Kaulbars Scheibner Abner Doubleday Civil-service Commission Washington E. A. Clifford Gen. Gordon

Arraignment Speech Attacks Bourbon Democracy in Iowa

Hon D B Henderson of Iowa delivers a pointed critique of the Bourbon Democracy highlighting alleged false pretenses and broken promises. He argues for laws protecting the poor and laborers, critiques party tactics in Congress, and cites pension vetoes and Senate actions to urge voters to back Republicans for reform.

Rats derail a train by blocking the switch at a Pennsylvania depot

In a Pennsylvania town a station-master rallies youths to drive away rats plaguing a freight depot. After a noisy raid the midnight passenger train derails when a single large rat, seeking a hideout, jams a switch. The engine stalls, but no one is harmed and the rat is killed.

Pennsylvania Harper

October hurricane devastates Sabine Pass killing dozens

Galveston dispatch reports that Sabine Pass suffered immense loss from a coastal hurricane driven by Lake Sabine surge. Many residents drowned as houses collapsed, with a growing fatality list including families and individuals. Beaumont and Cameron Parish areas also reported heavy property damage and sandbagging efforts.

Ohio State crop and crime notes from October report

The Ohio Board of Agriculture October crop outlook and local crimes summary report on 700 township returns through October 20 covers wheat oats barley and corn yields with percentages. It highlights railroad crime hospital cases fires stables losses and a courtroom ruling in Newark involving the Newark Somerset and Shawnee Railroad Company.

Ohio State Board of Agriculture Marshal Hunsinger Fremont Toledo McVicker Hill and Brown

Lynching in Tennessee follows assault of widow near Dyersburg

Mrs. Leach, a widow two miles from Dyersburg, was assaulted by Matt Washington who was captured and jailed. A mob of about 250 men surrounded the jail next morning, moved him across the river, and hanged him from a tree after he confessed to the crime and other similar acts. A western compositor seeks to set a hen to music.

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