04 Dec 1874
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1874
Page
1
Judge Durell of Louisiana speaks with a New York reporter claiming to be a victim of party expediency as two New York murderers are sentenced to be hanged next month.
In New York on December 4 the international code commission for America met with ex-Governor Washburn presiding. Attendees included Chancellor Bruyn Albany President Barnard Columbia College Chapin Beloit College and Yale officials. An executive committee was formed and a resolution urged government participation in an upcoming conference urged by Russian and German governments.
Mr. Locke, secretary of the Emma mining company, refused to produce books before Special Examiner Vice Chancellor Malinson for petitioner Askew. The company ordered disclosure, saying the case requires investigation and it's scandalous to justice if the winding up remedy is denied after funds were raised on apparently false statements.
A slight mutiny by a battalion near Maprio was quelled with no bloodshed after the troops refused to move north. The detachment then proceeded to its destination. The report notes the mutiny was quickly contained.
A Scranton dispatch reports Ludwig his wife and infant found in bed apparently poisoned. The wife died soon after, the husband recovered enough to say he was given something to drink but the giver is unknown. The child is alive but suffering. Two murderers sentenced to be hanged in New York for a separate case. Jackson and Jarvis to hang January 15.
The draft limits districts to no more than three counties each, creates district examiners who can issue five year teachers certificates, trims county and township officer fees by about 33 percent, and prohibits quail shooting from February 1 to October 30.
The Ohio state dental association met in Columbus on December 4. The treasurer reported receipts of 999 and disbursements of 712 for the year. Officers elected: President C R Butler Cleveland vice president C R Taft Mansfield and A Ensminger Columbus corresponding secretary Frank Huder Cincinnati recording secretary J M Porter Massilon treasurer J W Keeley Oxford. Two ethics cases were reported but suspended for investigation. Adjournment set for next December in Columbus.
In Rio de Janeiro on December 4 insurgents under Gen Mitre retreat to the south and a government commissioner is sent to negotiate peace. The government may accept under certain conditions, but no decision is yet made. No reliable details on a recently reported battle are available.
The long pending strike in Trenton New Jersey potteries started yesterday. Yates Benedict and Allen and Co closed their works and offered winter work at a ten percent cut which employers refused. The strike appears as individual action, not a coordinated movement.
The steamer Tenio struck a sunken rock on Thursday at Devil's Bend near Umatilla. Passengers and crew were saved. The vessel is a wreck but the cargo will be saved.
In San Francisco on December 4 the king visits the Western Union telegraph office. Tonight he attends a state military review by Governor Booth at Mechanics Pavilion. He departs for Washington tomorrow.
The large canning factory and jelly works of J. S. Collins & Co. at Lebanon Delaware burned last night. Loss estimated at $50,000 fully insured. Origin of the fire is unknown.
Thomas Hays killed Adolph Parron in Columbia on Saturday morning over alleged immoral conduct by Hays’s daughter. Hays surrendered, was released, then arrested on an acting coroner’s warrant. neighbors’ negligence is blamed for allowing Parron’s presence and harming local virtue.
The Virginia Enterprise reports on November 18 that James Glaize known as Uncle Jimmy was sent to twenty years in the state prison for killing Samuel J. Wilcoxen. He and registry clerk Frank B. Clayton, aged over 70, recognized each other after thirty two years.
Mr. W F Putnam Jr of Salem Massachusetts director of the Peabody academy and Essex Institute reports discoveries in Mammoth Cave including eyeleaf fish with and without eyes in cave rivers. He notes delicate optic filaments in blind specimens, and finds human remains, cairns with charred centers, grass-tied moccasins and bundles of faggots, suggesting prehistoric occupation dating back to ancient cave dwellers.
In the St. Joseph Gazette the Benton faction denounces calls for “more money for the west.” They argue real relief lies in restoring staple currency to encourage investment, production, and confidence, not congressional acts. They insist only a national, sound money system boosts capital and employment across regions.
Justice Craig of the Illinois Supreme Court delivers an authoritative construction of the constitutional provision abolishing imprisonment for debt. He holds that equity courts cannot imprison for contempt for failure to pay money unless disobedience is willful, protecting penniless debtors from undue imprisonment while allowing punishment for fraudulent concealment or transfer to dodge decrees.
The national board of underwriters executive committee adopts a resolution to refer Chicago reopening to member companies after a visit report and city assurances that Shaler’s fire department recommendations will be implemented. The move follows related prayer remarks in Oberlin and notes on quince Quinta plant properties.
By Telegraph. Gold-1194. Money-at 44 per cent bid. Governments- State Bonds- Quiet, Stocks-Dull and strong. Union Pacific Lake Shore. Illinois Central Pittsburgh. No Preferred.035. Cleveland & Columbus New Jersey Central. Rock Island. Fort Wayne. Terre Haute Ohio & Mississipp. Indiana Central. Burlington and Quincy Hannibal & 81. Joe. Fort Wayne Grain Market. Reported Daily by Mr. Wa. H. Henry. By Telegraph, New York, Dec. 4. Cotton dull at 1434¢ for middling uplands. Flour steady. Wheat firm. Rye firm. Corn firm. Barley scarce. Pork heavy. Lard firm. Butter 28a30c. Eggs 30c. Petroleum Crude 51-16c, refined 10 34. Toledo Market. Flour firmer. Wheat higher. Corn higher, spot 71c. Oats steady 54c. Clover seed 5 65a5 67. Dressed hogs 8 25a8 50.
From Cincinnati December 4 the Telegraph reports flour steady wheat firm with No 1 red at 108 to 112, corn 70 to 77 cents, oats 57 to 60 cents, cotton dull at 14 cents, whisky 97 cents, pork 20 to 25 dollars, lard 13 37 to 13 9 cents, bulk meats firmer 7 9 to 10 3 cents, bacon firm. Hogs active and firm 68 to 76 dollars.
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