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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1883
Page
1
Latest markets corrected by telegraph for this evening report evident shifts in prices across commodities. Exchange desks note mixed trends with gains in some staples and declines in others as traders react to global cues.
Grain markets show mixed activity with Buffalo firm on winter wheat and higher prices for flour while cornmeal and bran stay steady. Detroit lists steady flour and wheat with nominal corn and oats. Cincinnati notes dull pork and stable whisky. Toledo reports higher No 2 red wheat and high mixed corn prices.
A sensational clash at the police chest office today follows charges filed by Captain John Sullivan accusing cross abuse of power civil rights violations connivance with gamblers and gross neglect of duty. An investigation is demanded. Secretary Chandler responds to engineers cadet petition citing Navy officer to ship ratios and urging Congress legislation in line with intent.
Erie’s chief of police reports rising concern over vigilante justice in Missouri as authorities warn against lynch mob behavior. Officials urge restraint while investigating recent racial tensions and mob actions in multiple counties.
Anuast June 5 John Glass indicted for murder and convicted in New York County September 26 1870 of manslaughter in the first degree and sentenced to life at Sing Sing has been pardoned by the Governor. Authorities say the proof touches manslaughter in the third degree and the pardon rests on the convict having already suffered longer than warranted under the facts and state law.
While the Indian Princess performed on the tight rope at Nathan and Co s circus a cyclone struck the tent. Quarter-poles were torn from foundations causing a panic. Women fainted and a stampede followed. Several were injured by poles. Audience members fled behind the tent and pickets were broken. The tent is badly damaged. Forty sail-makers have been telegraphed for. the performance will resume as advertised at Buffalo on Wednesday and Thursday.
Thirteen contested election cases loom for the next House of Representatives as cabinet deliberations and routine matters occupy the session. The Vandalia may sail to Port au Prince to protect American interests while investigations into Norfolk navy yard abuses proceed. Exports of petroleum products rise in April and April’s ten months show strong gains over the prior year. The Pacific railroad gains a decisive cash-payment entitlement in a transportation services dispute with the government.
War in China is deemed inevitable unless France halts its Annamese pretensions. French forces are already ordered to the front. Cardinal McCloskey is failing in health and has appointed Quinn and Preston to handle temporal matters by power of attorney.
Special to Associated Press. Pats, June 6. War preparations are underway on a large scale in China. The Chinese fleet is under orders to sail for Tonquin.
Delegates from 25 states attend the A C A W Supreme Lodge gathering in Buffalo. Charges of incompetency and neglect of duty are filed against Thomas Crowley, Erie police chief. A $90,000 State Hospital for the Insane at Warren grant passed Senate and House. Homeopathic Society meets June 12 at Sherman House Jamestown. Andrew Beck named navigation commissioner for Chautauqua Lake, replacing term expired, board now Howell Whiteside Beck.
A mob of about 200 men surged to a jail to seize Whitney, the alleged Yank Derchard killer. Guards opened doors and Whitney was dragged to a cell tied with a rope. He was paraded, struck, and hanged from a tree amid tense withdrawal, continuing a grim public justice scene.
A correspondent reports a well known war influential member of the inner court indicating Queen Victoria deteriorated by severe dropsical symptoms. Officials informed of danger, as protests arose against her planned journey to Scotland.
In Dunkirk, Charles G. Locher defends his airship model project against a Commercial Advertiser notice linking him to Brooks Locomotive Works president C. G. Crocks. He says he never referenced Brooks except to note he built the airship at Brooks’ works, and insists his undertaking is philanthropic and near success. Buffato edition June 5, 1883. Mr. Carney reports only horizontal engines exist, with no ship plans delivered.
The council met at 3.20 PM with most members present except Hutchinson and Russell. Finance reported favorable on numerous bills including Rusch repairs, gaslight, printing, labor, and supplies. several items were not approved. Petitions for sewers and sidewalks were presented. time extensions granted for Third Street contractors. committee discharged on city clerk Colgan’s books. charters accepted and adjournment set for Tuesday evening.
Special report from Wavery Iowa June 6 describes Thomas Shields shooting Joseph Sitton the mine superintendent for allegedly seducing Iris sister. The Barber boys were captured after a fierce clash last evening injuring four men, two mortally.
A man described as intoxicated drove his vehicle into a canal and drowned. The incident occurred today, and authorities identified the deceased as Liley.
Three families totaling twelve people who bought lemon cream pie today at a Milwaukee Avenue bakery and restaurant are all ill with poisoning symptoms. Sixty five other transient customers may have eaten the same pie, but it is unclear if they were affected.
The Archike Hill Investigation resumes after a delay with charges against Hill’s 1877 contracts deemed specific by counsel. Expert witness testimony notes government overpayment on building stones and materials, while a separate line reports on Sunday saloon openings, a Louisville road arrival in Knoxville, and a New York chemical store fire injuring a fireman.
Robes and harness stolen from a Forestville subscriber on Monday night June 4. A white and a black goat robe and a new black trimmed single harness were taken. A suitable reward is offered for information leading to the thief's detection. Frasx Sctiooxures, Forestville, N.
Paris reports a Nihilist paper claiming rapid organization in St. Petersburg and says many nihilists were near the Czar at his coronation. A liberal pamphlet outlines self government. Comanche, Texas notes seven houses blown down in a cyclone.
Special Dispatch to the Evening Observer reports in Loxpox on June 6 that Keene's Blue Grass won the Ascot Biennial Stakes. The victory adds a notable triumph for owner Keene and confirms a strong performance in a premier handicap race at Ascot.
A Liberal newspaper in Moscow has been suppressed for political comments.
Special dispatch reports the Republican State Convention nominating Judge Foraker for governor by acclimation. The proceedings occurred this morning as delegates voiced support for his candidacy.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a weather bulletin from a probabilistic signal station. Mentions Tower Lakes, light rain, partly cloudy skies, winds from the west, and a rising thermometer. Names and precise details are garbled.
The Independent Order of Good Templars opens its annual costume event on Tuesday the 12th in Troy. Prince Dud died at Crecatiad Saratoga County after living in the same house for over eighty seven years. Annmil Saturday Picnic and Sunday Assembly are set for June 6 and 10 at camp grounds with Damon's band and a celebrated orchestra for dancing. Excursion trains leave Dunkirk at 9 40 a m for Buffalo arrivals. Three hundred State street Cable Railway workers strike over wage cuts. Some cars run with new operators. others are halted. Police and deputies arrest several strikers after eggs were thrown and cars derailed. Later, operations resume after negotiations with the superintendent.
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