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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1879
Page
4
A vivid New York World fragment recalls a mischievous scene in a Southern setting. The tale follows a woman and Adam as trouble and temptation swirl around a coonskin hunt. Lively dialect and lively characters frame a cautionary, folksy vignette.
Readers recount a pair of inland visitors observing a balloon ascent at Coney Island. The outspoken Eliza debates gas, air weight, and balloon physics with a courteous spectator while Jane tries to stay neutral, amid humorous misstatements and corrected explanations.
A Boston Herald note recalls a volatile trial where a wild miner juror named Jack McCabe disrupted cross examination. He challenged a lawyer, sparking a brawl that ended with the lawyer knocked from the chair and the juror restrained as the court reeled from the spectacle.
A horse in Augusta Georgia was found lying down with a hind hoof locked in its mouth. A lever was needed to free the hoof and several teeth were displaced. It is thought the horse struck at flies while tossing its head back, effectively putting its foot in its mouth.
Rangoon correspondent reports emissaries from Burmah stir unrest in the Rangoon and Irawaddy districts amid growing sedition concerns.
Max Adeler relays two brief remarks from a menagerie manager aboard a train. The elephant claim highlights a fatal keeper mishap caused by poor familiarity with elephants. The boa constrictor tale ends with the animal dead after swallowing a telegraph pole top, worth $400 lost. The monkey commentary spins humorous speculation about tails as a "third hand." The manager invites the reader to see his show.
Washington reports Horatio C. Burchard states gold imports surge with over 34 million dollars landed in three months and more than five million on the way. The mint director calls it the largest gold flow in American history tied to cotton grain and provisions trade and foreign payments.
Harvey Emery of Denton township and brothers Jim and Will pursued a wounded bear across the plains aided by a dog. Jim battled the bear and was knocked about as Harvey drove the animal with a knife and Will fired a gun ending the fight. Jim sustained scratches but was not seriously hurt.
French architect Viollet-le-Duc died following a stroke. He felt the attack and tried to open a vein with a penknife but collapsed before he could begin.
The paper recounts how Mrs. Fannie Barrett, who earlier attacked Washington Nathan in the Leman House, sparked a fresh chase as Nathan obtained a warrant. Barrett reportedly fled city life, then Paris, and reappeared in New York amid dispute over promised support and a court summons. The article also covers Russian repression reports from Geneva and a rare account of an immense sapphire held by a Russian noble family.
The narrative describes brutal custody and mistreatment of a woman teacher named Mile. Rafiero while imprisoned en route from Kowno to the Prussian frontier. She endures hunger, filth, and violence at the hands of guards and inmates, then is freed by Prussian police and recovers in Paris and Geneva. The piece condemns the Russian regime and laments analogous suffering of other women.
The Baltimore American reports rising agitation in France as exiles return from New Caledonia and Gambetta backs broader amnesty. A clash with Catholic schools and renewed pardons could spark a new crisis, with conservatives painting a red threat to the republic.
A late king left 48 sons and 53 wives, with 37 recognized at death. Many wives faced confinement or massacre. 14 of the queen suspected of aiding rivals were killed with her. Of 24 surviving sons, 14 were massacred. only six remained in Mandala, with four in India. Daughters numbered 62, 35 survived, but most remaining wives and daughters faced harsh imprisonment.
H. P. Fancher chased a large Texas bear through mesquite while pursuing a horse. He fired five shots, then used a rope lariat to attempt a catch, finally securing the bear with a rope around its neck before a cousin’s shot subdued the animal. The forepaw noted as exceptionally large suggests a 600 pound estimate. Baylor (Texas) Uresset.
A train to Indianapolis reveals an unusual scene as a tall African minister in clerical dress walks with a white wife, sparking disgust among observers. They are reportedly married in Jeffersonville after leaving Russellville, and the man is said to preach in Kentucky. Our Consul notes Mexico’s Sierra Mojada mines are far west of Matamoras with doubtful access. Indian pilgrims visit Buffalo for medical care at the World’s Dispensary and Inval!ds’ Hotel, famed for Dr. Pierce’s remedies and other treatments.
Chicago markets report steady flour and firm lard with wheat unsettled and corn weak. Outside prices show Feb cash figures and futures drift with rye steady and barley rising. bulk meats dull and whisky unchanged.
Cattle receipts include 1 head 1,408 301 week end totals. supply lighter than last week with about 20 loads. trade active for New York City with no advance. Best cattle 500 5 12, fair to good 400 4 75, common 3 25 3 75. Hogs receipts 10,340. week total 22,385 vs 24,215. Sheep receipts 2,400. week 6,500 vs 8,600 last week. selling very firm, up to 10 cents higher.
New York市场公开显示谷物与牲畜价格走向。面粉与小麦价格分化，白麦与俄亥俄麦价上涨，玉米活跃价位分散，燕麦与蛋价坚挺，猪肉、猪油价格走强，威士忌市场相对清淡。合约报价多处于区间内，供求情绪偏谨慎。
Flour dull and meat markets quiet with various grades of pork and bacon steady. Wheat unsettled, corn and oats steady, whisky active, butter stronger, linseed oil steady. hog receipts 3,399 head with mixed prices for common, light, packing and butchers hogs.
Philadelphia reports flour inactive at 550 to 600, wheat unsettled with No 2 red elevator at 1454g, corn dull and lower around 61 to 68, oats mixed 43 to 45, butter firmer with creamery 25 to 29 and western reserve 17 to 19, eggs scarce at 15 to 19. Provisions in fair demand and unchanged.
In New York on October 20 Brown and bleached cottons remain in active demand and firm while other cotton goods move slowly. Prints are dull in first hands and dress goods quiet. Cassimeres stay steady with firm prices. Flannels show fair demand with agents advancing prices 5 to 10 percent. Foreign goods quiet.
Toledo Market notes firm grain levels with No 2 red winter wheat at 133 for November and 136 for December. No 3 red at 125. western amber 131 1/4. No 2 amber Illinois 133. Corn steady to higher with No 2 spot 50 and October 49. No 2 white 51. Oats firm at No 2 34 1/4.
Cleveland on October 20 reported firm petroleum trading with standard white at 110 degree test quoted at 734.
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