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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1883
Page
3
Local miscellany from Defiance Ohio dated October 25 1885. Items include civil rights reaction and immigration trends. Navy retirements weather signal ideas and bridge to government finances. Pension rolls show 303658 beneficiaries and annual values.
Reports from New York on the 16th state coffee imports indicate an impending price increase. Notable events include the death of ex mayor James Flovp Guexn of Norwich, and Adler Brothers & Newhouse's assignment with large preferences in New York.
A boiler explosion in a Mount Pleasant planing mill killed two and injured five as the building shattered. In Lisbon Dakota a gold lead discovery sparks crowds. Senator Sharon was acquitted in San Francisco on charges from Miss Aggie Hill. Rev. Dr. Henry C Porter consecrated bishop in New York with 40 bishops present. Danry A Carpenter arrested for murder in Lincoln Illinois. Customs officials seize fine lace in New York from three milliners. A boiler explosion in Brooklyn kills a watchman. large boiler parts found nearby. Actor Henry Irvine arrives in New York for a U.S. tour. Harvard crews boat race crowd misfortune injuring one and wounding nine others. Stearns Manufacturing complex burned at Grand Haven Michigan. Northeast squall damages several fishing vessels off Provincetown. White River floods 12000 acres near Batesville Arkansas, threatening destitution for farmers.
Reports from Constantinople detail a powerful earthquake affecting Smyrna and the island of Chios. Severe destruction in Smyrna’s Armenian quarter and coast villages, with hundreds killed or injured, great property loss, fires, and widespread homelessness. In Chios, castles, factories, and wine cellars were ruined and hundreds more died. The Porte appeals for aid. estimates of total homeless reach 20,000 with high death tolls in surrounding areas.
The Supreme Court today declared sections one and two of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional, ruling Congress had no authority under the Thirteenth or Fourteenth Amendments to require equal accommodations in inns, railroad cars, and theaters. Justice Bradley authored the opinion, with Justice Harlan dissenting. The decision limits federal enforcement to Territory and District of Columbia power, not states.
Immense crowds in Newavre New York gather for a four mile processional celebration of Washingtons leave taking and victory. State governors Bayard Evarts lead dignitaries as bands play and flags wave. A farm weather flag system is proposed for farmers.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Ohio closed its session with Columbus chosen for the next meeting site. Officers elected include Grand Master J. N. Goodspeed of Athens and Deputy S. S. Williams of Newark, with others from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, and Delta. Mileage and expenses were under $1000 this session.
The Sessions bribery trial concluded last night with Judge Osborn delivering a long charge and the jury returning a verdict of not guilty after a two hour prosecution address by Attorney General Russell. Sessions was congratulated by many friends.
Ex senator Sharon claims a monthly income of 100000 dollars while publishers tout large book sales. The Detroit Telegram notes retiree widows receive pensions in Knoxville, and Paris society buzz surrounds Miss Leslie Ayer and others. A Brahma missionary quotes John Bright and a veteran Oregon rider preserves a plains voyage saddle in Forest Grove.
A collage of light gossip and wry jokes from various newspapers. Items include a tugboat joke about turns, a shoe ad quip warning cheap stock will sell out, a Scottish duke widow’s marriage in New York, a Georgia peach joke, schoolroom humor about roosts, a West-bound prodigy road agent mention, a country visit tale of a child learning cow horns, and a Ham per's Bazaar wry closing note.
A stranger told a Detroit policeman on Jefferson Avenue that Detroit offers the finest fire department and police force, healthy climate, noble river, churches and schools, low taxes, efficient government, pure air and water, and freedom from epidemics. He noted similar boastful claims in other cities and sought a five cent barber before touring the city, expressing confidence Detroit will become a great metropolis.
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