British and Bulgarian Turmoil and Irish Politics Flows
News notes Britain readies five regiments to eviction work at Curragh. Gladstone and Parnell clash in Commons over Irish issue. Bulgaria’s provisional government falls as old ministry regains power. Prince Alexander praised in Lemberg amid recalls and concordat talk. Belfast rioters face varied penalties. Parnell amendment defeated 304 to 18. Notable political moves include Chamberlain on land purchase and nominations across several states. Henry George plots NYC mayor bid with labor pledge. Illinois Prohibition nominees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guldare
Gladstone
House of Commons
Parnell
Bulgaria
Sofia
Alexander
Turkey
Paris
Belfast
Lemberg
Bavaria
Vatican
de Freycinet
Concordat. —Mr. Parnell
Chamberlain
Ireland
United Kingdom
Notable Obituaries and Remembrances From A Far-Flung Era
The notice recalls diverse figures: Hon. John Fitzgerald greeted by 5000 in Lincoln Nebraska with Gov Dawes Judge Cobb and Mayor Brock. It lists Dr. Frederick H. Headley’s insanity removal to Bloomingdale Asylum Amos Adams Lawrence death in Nahant aged 72 John Sharp deposed as Mormon bishop over polygamy vows General Mandlen’s sizable bequests Ex-Gov Shepherd defense of Chihuahua policy and Jeremiah P Robinson’s death after carbuncle with vast fortune estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitzgerald
Irish National League of America
Lincoln
Neb
Gov. Dawes
Justice Cobb
Brock
Fitzgerald
Opera House
Cobb
Frederick H. Headley
Greely
Bloomingdale
N. Y
Amos Adams Lawrence
Kansas
Free State
Nahant
Mass
John Sharp
Union Pacific Road
Mormon Church
Mandlen
Newport
Umbria
R. W. Ulrici
St Louis
Shepherd
District of Columbia
Batopilas
Mexico
Chihuahua
Jeremiah P. Robinson
Brooklyn
Political conventions nominate candidates across states
Republican and Democratic state conventions name nominees in Minnesota Illinois Michigan North Carolina Texas Illinois again with policy platforms. Prohibitionists in Pennsylvania nominate leaders while California Republicans choose three justices and John F Swift for governor. General Mahone makes a strong claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Gilfillan
Minnesota
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Charles Churchill
Michigan
Lester H. Salisbury
WW. C. Maybury
Detroit
Andrew D. White
New York
North Carolina
Raleigh
W. N. E. Smith
Thomas Ashe
A. S&s
Ilinois
Springfield
Henry Franz Joseph Ricker
Quincy
Franklin T. Oldt
Lanark
Cleveland
Boards of Arbitration
Ireland
Democratic Party
Prohibitionists
Pennsylvania
Chares
Wolfe
A. A. Barker
Haddock
Towa
California
Los Angeles
Patterson
San Joaquin
McFarland
Sacramento
Hamilton
Alameda
Supreme Court
John F. Swift
Republicans of
Mahone
Mexican expulsion order sparks county tensions and raids
In McCulloch County Texas citizens ordered all Mexicans to depart within five days under threat of hanging. Kinney County reports raids by armed Mexicans crossing the Rio Grande, prompting a call for rangers. Farmers Congress pushes farm policy reforms and funding, with meetings slated for Chicago before the Fat Stock Show in 1887. Officials report shifts in pension and public printer appointments and a seal-raid seizure by the American Revenue Cutter Corwin in Alaskan waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch County
Texas
Kinney County
Rio Grande
Congress
St. Paul
Secretary of Agriculture
France
Germany
Chicago
Gay
Pittsburgh
Middleton
New York
Ellenville P’ress
Thomas E. Benedict
Cleveland
Washington
Gilbert H. Benedict
The
Washington Star
Albany
Thos. E. Benedict
Corwin
Alaskan
Compromise Sought in Case and Fish Brothers Suit
Racine reports a settlement in the Case versus Fish Brothers dispute over a $500,000 claim, with major creditors expected to bid to resume the carriage works. Coincident reports note labor unrest and wage disputes, anti convict labor moves, and steel plant and mine closures affecting Western industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
J. S Case
Fish Brothers
Wilkesbarre
Workman Powderly
Knights of Labor
Minnesota
Dakota
Chicago
W. T. Lewis
Erie
Gar
Mortimer M. Mabie
Buffalo
T. F. Brown & Co
Boston
Montana
The
Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles A. Barnes
Battle Creek
Sugar Refining Company
Halifax
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Shoenberger
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Mingo
Notable Dangers and Tragic Accidents Reported
Senator William M Evarts escaped a fatal car crash in Windsor when a carriage upset after a frightened horse. He had a serious scalp wound and a companion, Miss Jennie Matthews, suffered bruises. A baseball collision in Galien Michigan caused a skull fracture and a broken collarbone. A hog attack on Dickinson's Island Home Farm killed Constant Benoit. The steamer Bayou Sara was fired by an unknown assailant near New Orleans with unspecified losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam M. Evarts
Windsor
Vice
Charles C. Perkins
Boston
Jennie Matthews
Stanley Matthews
Cincinnati
Perkins
Mr. Evarts
Miss Matthews
Galien
Mich
Constant Benoit
Dickinson
Island
Knoxville
Tenn
New Orleans
Canton merchant fatally shot in mistaken-identity case
C. Snyder of Canton Ohio, a hardware merchant, was fatally shot by Policeman Brisbin in his own yard after being mistaken for a burglar. In North Bend Nebraska a major fire destroyed the principal business block and ten suspected incendiaries were arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Snyder
Canton
Ohio
Brisbin
North Bend
Neb
Noted 19th century crimes echo across the nation
Dr. A. Richmond of St Joseph Missouri was acquitted by insanity in the murder of Col. James W. Strong. Rev. James C Beecher of Connecticut died by suicide at Elmira water cure aged about 59. Nathaniel Bates, a wife murderer, was hanged at Richmond Indiana. Willie Sells of Kansas, condemned for family murder, faces life imprisonment. An armed mob in Magnolia Louisiana hanged John and Leander Nelson after seizing them from jail on a recent murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Richmond
St Joseph
James W. Strong
James C. Beecher
Connecticut
Henry Ward Beecher
Elmira
N. Y
Nathaniel Bates
Richmond
Ind
Willie Sells
Kansas
Magnolia
John
Leander Nelson
Collins
Mixed Dispatches on Maritime Seizures and Public Figures
The Port Mulgrave seizure of the American schooner A. R. Critten den carrying 430 barrels of mackerel. The Legal Tender evaded a Canadian tide-waiter in Barrington Bay. Bulgarian Realm news includes Prince Alexander and brothers entering territory. Court-martial sentences for abdication conspirators. A New York pressman, Lawrence Donovan, survived a lead-weighted leap from a bridge, winning 500 dollars. Evictions at Clanricarde estate Galway and Limerick notices threaten tenant holdings. Wild turkeys in Decatur Indiana and a Grand Rapids road locomotive accident. Benedict rumored to purge Typographical Union from government. Queens County sheriff blocks Boxing at Ridgewood Park. Election bribery case in Nanticoke Pennsylvania. Earthquakes reported in multiple regions. Greek towns Pyrgo and Phliatra destroyed. Keane Brothers' San Francisco firm assigns liabilities. Aurora lumber yard fire. Admiral Ward praises US life-saving service. Spanish adoption of American line-throwing gun. Lanphere attacked again near Coldwater Michigan. Sing Sing inmate Edward Robert to be freed after police inquiry. Drownings of Thomas Murphy’s son at Long Branch. Canadian Pacific trains meet punctuality goals. 5000 men build snow-sheds. Widow and two sons of novelist G. P. R. James reside in Eau Claire. pension aiding royal historian. One son, alderman, known as anarchist writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Donavan
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Clanricarde
County Galway
Ireland
Saunders
Limerick
Decatur
Ind
Grand Rapids
Washington
Benedict
Typographical Union
Queens County
Brooklyn
Sullivan and Herald
Ridgewood Park
Thomas E. Evans
Nanticoke
Pennsylvania
Greece
Italy
Egypt
United States
Pyrgo
Philiatra
Zante
Keane Brothers
San Francisco
Aurora
Admiral Ward
A. T. Lanphere
Coldwater
Mich
Edward Robert
Sing Sing
Inspector Burns
Thomas Murphy
Long Branch
George Olds
Canadian Pacific Road
G. P. R. James
Eau Claire
Wis
Ohio Republicans Adopt Platform at Columbus Convention
The Ohio Republican State Convention met in Columbus on August 25 electing James S. Robinson as Secretary of State and Marshall J. Williams, A. H. Hester, Eli T. Tappan, and William Hahn to key posts. The platform endorses Foraker, laments Cleveland-era excesses including tariff and civil service reforms, and calls for pension support, tariff protection for wool, labor protections, and opposition to anarchism socialism and communism. It also condemns Measured actions on pensions and supports home rule for Ireland and the 1867 wool tariff restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Foraker
James 8. Robinson
Marshall J. Williams
Fayette County
Supreme Court
A. H. Hester
van Wert County
Eli T. Tappan
Gambier
Board of Public Works
William Hahn
Mansfield
Ohio
Cleveland
Congress
Canada
Mexico
Senate of the United States
Congress of American Nations
General Assembly
National
House of Representatives
General Revenue Fund
Republican Party
Department of Labor
United States Senate
Henry B. Payne
Ireland
Gladstone
Parnell
Erin
Gov. Foraker
Gen. Grant
Witty Observations on Life and Language
A collection of eclectic quips and sayings ranging from misfit houses and spirits to corky proverbs. Jokes touch on lawyers poets doctors burglars and farmers with puns about coop-pay and balloon voyages. The tone is playful and philosophic.
Cleveland and Matthews interview on Matthews to succeed Douglass
The New York Herald publishes a long interview with President Cleveland about appointing Matthews to replace Frederick Douglass as Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia. Cleveland defends his choice, stressing Matthews is the best colored man available and a thoroughly competent lawyer who earned his position through hard work. He discusses race, politics, and the role of education in shaping citizenry and party alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Herald
Cleveland
Matthews
Frederick Douglass
District of Columbia
Washington
South
Republic
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Ain
Minton
Hell
Boston Courier
Jones
Smith
Dr. Snaggs
New York
Richmond State
Texas
President’s nominee for Recorder of Deeds shocks Washington
The Critic reprints the President letter nominating James C. Matthews of New York to be Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia after Douglass resigns. It notes the senate rejection of Matthews and warns of penalties under the Revised Statutes for illegal appointments, predicting a penitentiary path for the President and Matthews if law violations occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Washington
Senate
Senate of the United States
James C. Matthews
New York
Deers
District of Columbia
Frederick Douglass
Grover Cleveland
D. C
Douglass
Mathews
Matthews
Illinois State Fair at Chicago Sept. 6 13 promises record exhibits
The Illinois State Fair in Chicago September six to thirteen will be the most attractive ever. Premiums in livestock rise well above previous fairs and exhibits already assured exceed management expectations. Chicago hotels offer regular rates and rail lines promise ample coaches for visitors. The Chicago Interstate Exposition opens as the best reflecting machinery art and skill with high demand for space. The Garden City hosts McVicker's Theater with Louis James Redmond Barry and Lotta in a busy week of Shakespearean roles and popular drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois State Board of Agriculture
McVicker
Thater
Louis James
William Redmond
Thomas Barry
Brougham
Little Lotta
Americans in Mexico complain of abusive treatment by authorities
From Eagle Pass a report to the News notes Robert B. Allen of the Coahuila mines syndicate complains to Consul Lynn about persistent annoyances by Mexican officers at Cuatro Cienegas and San Pablo. He says Americans face unjust fines for displaying the U S flag on American property without prior permission, fines that have halted operations. Allen says the troubles increased after the Cutting and Aresures incidents and five other Americans back his account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Eagle Pass
Robert B. Allen
Coahuila Mines Syndicate
Consul Lynn
Cuatro Cienegas
San Pablo
Allen
Philadelphia
Ohio state lodge officers elected and policy on temperance
At the Grand Lodge of Ohio in Zanesville officers were chosen for the coming year including John D. Irving as Past Master Workman and John D. Arras as Grand Guide among others. A resolution bans habitual drunkards opium-eaters and those practicing immoralities. The article also reports a murdered or beaten woman case at Ferncliff Cemetery Springfield, the Seventh Day Adventists assembly outcomes, a large fire at Brunersburg mills, and various local incidents and civic notes across Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Zanesville
John D. Irving
Toledo
Isaac A. Justice
Youngstown
W. A. Cooke
Collinwood
Moses T. Scott
Cleveland
A. T. Roever
Cincinnati
George C. Clements
John D. Arras
Dayton
David P. Mellor
Dennison
C. O. Wright
M. D
Grand Lodge
Buck Creek
Ferncliff Cemetery
Springfield
The
Ohio Conference of Seventh-Day Advents
Mt. Vernon
Brice Hilton
Tiffin River
Brunersburg
Gardiners Grove
Fairview
Tipton
Gov. Foraker
D. D. Taylor
Chillicothe
Ohio
William Henry Harrison
North
Urbana
Butchers’ National Protective Association
Akron
Piqua
Eagle Township
Newark
New Washington
Crawford County
Fremont
Quip Pack From Laughing Columns and Verse
A collage of humorous quips and verse from 19th century newspapers. Bits include fortune sayings about hell and money, jokes about books and pocketbooks, a mother sewing buttons, a donkeys in theological gardens tale, cat and bottle mischief, and a child admiring George Washington with his mother’s sewing skills highlighted. The tone is light and reflective of period humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luna
Boston Courier
RosBin
George Washington
George
Mamma
Harper’s Bazaar
Confederate Senator Yancey Injured In Inkstand Incident
The article recalls Yancey returning from England and recounting his failed bid for recognition of the Confederacy. A heated debate led Ben Hill to throw an inkstand at Yancey, striking his spine and causing a lingering spinal illness. It also mentions Alaska glaciers at Glacier Bay and Paris cremation costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton
Yancey
England
Confederate Senate
Confederacy
Confederate
Senate
Ben Hill
Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Defiance Co. Express
Defiance
D. T. Elmer
Pcs
the News
Virginia
Henry George
Samuel Griffin
David B Culberson
Arkansas
C. R. Breckinridge
J. C. Leavering
Iowa
John H. Keatley
Financial and Industrial
A. R. Crittenden
Port Mulgrave
Ottawa
Legal Tender
Barrington Bay
Francis
Ludwig
Burrern
Bine
Milwaukee
Reese
Hees Sea
Wurerat
Michigen Hed
Settee
Louis
Indianapolis
Ohio Republicans
Maine
Eden
Fane
Cleveland and Matthews
Fred Douglass
Washington Opinion
Ohio State News
Millersburg
Tiffin
New York Journal
Estelline Bell
Alaska
Glacier Bay
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