24 May 1883
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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1883
Page
1
Latest markets corrected by Tule graph for this evening summarize price movements and market activity. Data reflects updated figures across commodities and stocks with emphasis on shifts in key indices and notable volume changes.
Grain notes quiet cornmeal demand with steady prices while millfeed stays firm on light supply. Oatmeal firm and quiet. spring wheat bids on the Call Board around 123 to 128% for June, 125 asked for July. Winter wheat firm with 5,000 bu No 2 red sold. corn quiet with 3,000 bu No 3 mixed Western at 61c. Detroit futures show steady wheat and nominal corn oats. Cincinnati pork dull, whisky steady, hogs steady with various prices. Toledo wheat steady, corn dull, oats nominal.
Market notes report Duneire markets with weekly corrections by FARMER and OBSER, indicating updates on prices and prices and regional market flow. The brief item notes routine adjustments and ongoing market coverage.
In Robinson Illinois Susie Young died at Mrs Baur's Conservatory in Cincinnati her body moved to her mother's home where the casket was opened and the undertaker reported the death of Mrs Young along with the undertaker who died yesterday. In Dublin authorities seized the Kerry Sentinel owned by Harrington a member of Parliament over a seditious notice urging Invincibles attendees and a placard proclaiming To hell with the Queen.
Col. Frank E. Howe formerly of New York, longtime Boston resident, died this morning in Washington. He invented the Howe scales and served in the war on General Dixs staff, later holding several public trust positions. Special to the Associated Press.
Over 200 Italian laborers on the Philadelphia and West Chester Railroad in Delaware Company besieged the railroad office demanding April and May wages. The office closed, entrances blocked, and workers sat on doorsteps and curbstones drawing sympathy from thousands. They protested for cash payments, claiming $1.25 daily with work since April 1.
In the case of ex Senator Tabor versus William H. Bush, Bush files counterclaims seeking 75000 dollars for malicious prosecution 13000 for unpaid commissions on Denver and Leadville opera houses 190000 for special services aiding Tabor's Senate election and securing a divorce plus marriage to Miss McCourt.
Arpaxy May 23 good authority states Erie and New England Express absorbed by American and Adams Express. Erie & New England offices close June 1 except Albany. Albany to run between here and Binghamton by Canada Company controlled by American Express. Catcaco May 23 Catherine Lewis and manager Nixon court case ends with larceny allegation dismissed. Lewis says she was overwhelmed by attachments and legal matters. Chorus earnings not defrauded. Company members reportedly stranded.
New York police seized six boxes holding 1500 slung shots, weapons of death, landed by canal boat tied to Baltimore Transportation Co and addressed to H. Naerger in New York. Investigators link stash to mob unrest planned for the Brooklyn bridge opening. Herman Naerger of Baltimore claimed ownership. boxes billed as chocolate.
In Moscow on May 23 the Imperial fag blessing took place in the Kremlin with the emperor, empress, Imperial family, and the emperor’s military household present. The emperor and empress then departed by car, marking a formal royal event amid heavy pageantry.
The Alexandrosky Palace to the Kremlin carried in an open carriage without a escort as the Duke of Montpensier and Duke of Aosta arrived to represent Spanish and Italian courts. The emperor fasts for three days in the Kremlin palace and the empress attends the blessing of the Imperial flag with seven of sixty seven correspondents present. Parapet collapse near St Basil hospitalizes and maybe kills, amid rising security and a firmer money value. The emperor and empress will stay in semi seclusion until coronation day. Illuminations are dimmer than expected as many save efforts for Sunday.
An unnamed man was arrested by the sheriff from Binghamton on a passenger train between Jamestown and Corry for wire desertion. He paid over $800 belonging to his wife to secure release and then boarded a train to Salamanca. the sheriff returned to Binghamton.
Judge Tuley rules for bucket shops in Chicago breach case, restrains Western Union from pulling exchange tick ets at Public Grain and Stock Exchange. Panama, Bolivia locusts devastate interior. Barranquilla vicinity. California fires burn 30 buildings, loss 800000. Chinese wash-house origin. Clausen Co bakery burns in Charleston, loss 40000. colored worker perishes. Albany New York: Dorsheimer elected President of State Survey. Chicago bricklayers strike, guns fired at site. Montreal freights rise as barges pass Ottawa to Albany. Paris canal plan seeks English support and Khedive land concession. New York Civil service exam rare colored applicant. Tropic trial reveals arms shipped to Jamaica. captain and mate uninformed.
Jacksonville reports great excitement over smallpox while Richmond notes twelve thousand Confederate graves decorated. St. Paul reports wheat prospects strong but poor corn outlook due to wet weather. Urbana notes a clothing house closed by sheriff for judgments totaling 15 600. Chicago discusses clerical view of a papal circular. Cronstadt reports fraud case sentencing two directors to transportation. St Thomas notes a child burned by a mad dog. San Francisco finds 80 000 dollars in bonds in a deceased man’s room. North Berlin reports a thunderstorm drop of a stone resembling iron ore for testing. Castlebar remands murder conspiracy prisoners. Dublin trials mention Scrab Naily. New York remembers Matthew Arbuckle, famed cornet player and bandleader.
Telegraphic notes report Gen Hart Stewart dead at eighty in Chicago. Vienna notes heavy snow endangering crops in Bosnia. Davenport Iowa Bishop Mullen gravely ill. Sebastopol fire ruins Russian Navigation Company workshop. Boston Harvard Overseers defer LL D for Governor Butler. Williamstown Williams College receives 50 000 for Natural Theology professorship. Harrisburg tax debate flags Standard Oil taxes. 183000 paid in 1892. Madrid troops and royal reception. Acres secret society busted. Atlanta crops damaged by cold. frost harms crops across Illinois Illinois. Nashville grand military parade. drill to 10000 spectators. Hamilton Ontario laborer killed by train. drinking suspected. St Petersburg official messenger denies czar explosion. amnesty list announced. Liverpool dynamite conspirators held. evidence ties to London Glasgow plots. Pittsburg mills wage dispute broad. most firms reject the proposed cut. London Derby day crowds. Blaise wins by a neck with Galliard close behind.
In Goshen May 24 a clash between Rev. Milton Maury of St James Episcopal and William Matthews a wealthy manufacterer and Sunday school teacher led to Matthews seizing the minister by the throat and wounding him. Mrs Maury intervened but was hurled aside. A warrant was issued for Matthews arrest on the charge of disturbing religious meetings.
Mrs. Sarah Sales sought a divorce in Kilmariox Ohio on May 24 alleging her husband Sales denounces her during family worship by pointing to biblical sins and applying them to her, with him praying three times daily and criticizing her conduct.
A Gilsey House incident in New York details a stranger striking a man, injuring his right arm and shoulder. The assailant named Harrison allegedly held a political appointment at the Custom-house, while the writer questions who ordered the attack and notes a rare twenty three year record of violence.
Signal Station reports local rains and warmer weather with southerly winds and falling temperatures. President Arthur spends the day in hotel rooms meeting many callers including Frelinghuysen Pierrepont and several generals. A Central Railroad case opens over $10,000 injury claim. defense cites a $200 settlement. Berlin notes a rift between German and Prussian ministers over Schleswig policy. Guayaquil reports bombardment near fortifications and threats by dictator Ein Timilla toward sack of the city amid large foreign capital interests.
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