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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1883
Page
3
Charles Lake, arrested in Madison's second precinct, faces arson charges after pouring oil and lighting a lower back room fire on Saturday night. He lived with his mother in the thirteenth ward and, after the blaze began, went upstairs then reportedly acted strangely, leading authorities to suspect insanity.
Special Dispatch to the Seaming Observer reports that French authorities will today release Byrne. Letters to Paris are conclusive, proving a complete alibi for the suspect as of March 6. The feature contrasts cherished home life with the absence of closets, praising ordered space and the pride of a well kept home.
A long read of church schedules and parish notices lists Rev. KE Crane at Baptist Church Corner Fourth and Buffalo with regular Sabbath services and Sunday School. Nearby Presbyterian and Episcopal churches announce service times and cordial invitations. Also advertised are clothing sales at Stevens One Price Clothing Store, oyster depot notices from Edward Monchow and Gossamer coats at People's Store with new stock and low prices.
Rumors claim the Reading Railroad loan not placed and receivership may be reestablished, tied to car trust stock movements at Philadelphia Savings Fund. Dispatches from New York discuss Irish society anniversary remarks and calls for independence, while a March trial witness testifies on the Dorsey-Herdell linkage.
Abd elKader Pacha arrives in Sen aay after a decisive defeat. In Wabash Ishoyomse TM not a house is lost. Three or four lives are reported lost. An order forces all young Danes in Fondern to join conscription or leave by April 1. Boynton sworn Georgia governor. new election within ninety days. Capt. Harry Jackson and Congressman Blount named as candidates. Chicago forecasters warn the fare bill hurts iron interests. A land bag worth 7000 in gold is stolen at Philadelphia station. Fitzhugh levee near Helena breached. water rushes through a hundred yard gap. Old Town largely safe. further rise expected.
A memorial notes the 1885 death of Mrs. Mary Haskin at her daughter's home Abner Roberts in Dunkirk. It lists pupils with high marks in Arithmetic Geography Spelling and other subjects, praising faculty and noting funeral rites conducted by Episcopal clergy.
A terse legislative note indicates the senate adjourned without action after a brief session brief and no clear passage of bills. No further details on votes, names, or dates are provided in the readable text.
A compilation noting the era’s fiscal and policy moves including a five cent stamp total and a state examination of elevated railroads profits, while the senate outpaced the house in session length and bills passed. It also reports on currency changes, a U S Treasury resignation, land fencing, and governance appointments across states and districts.
A signal station report notes cloudy and rainy conditions with south veering winds turning to cold northwest. Barometer falls, then rises, indicating a weather change.
A report covers a new bill on rail equipment sales tied to contract terms, tax changes on banks and commodities, and the treasury’s revenue projections. It notes election fraud indictments in New Orleans, governor signs several acts, and the French American claims commission ruling. The text mentions bank, tobacco, sugar tax dates and court actions, plus details on railway elevated routes and public service contracts.
Mappinox, Ind., March 6. The comp ity have lately been considerable ex cited by the arrest of Rev. James Davis, a Methodist clerryman, charged with the betrayal of a young and attractive unmar ried woman. The bor finn Parry County alone on grain cattle and fencing, greatly exceeds three hundred thousand dollars. The chances for a sea soot pestilence is increasing as the sea sone advances.
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