19 Dec 1874
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1874
Page
1
A report highlights a dam collapse caused by ice and skating activity in Massachusetts. It also notes a second postponement of the argument on a bill of particulars and mentions the discovery of another plot to assassinate Chancellor Bismarck.
A new Hayden, Gore & Co. dam failed this morning sending water and ice through Haydenville village. The cotton mill dam below held back the surge and prevented loss of life. 75 to 100 skaters were nearby but no deaths reported. The disaster halts progress on the firm’s works and may drive relocation.
Berlin reports say the cabinet crisis is over after Bismarck rejected dissolving the Reichstag as a remedy. A new plot against Bismarck was alleged, while Count Von Armin faced three months in jail though Arnim’s sentence wasn’t yet pronounced. The imperial budget passed and Parliament adjourned to January seventh.
Reports from Lonpox and Yokahama indicate the Pacific Mail steamship Japan burned Thursday a few miles from Yokohama with many lives lost. Some crew and passengers have reached port saying many are feared dead. The vessel, an old wooden ship, was insured for 130000 pounds with British and French insurers. A Washington dispatch confirms the Japan burned at sea. In Beau, Count Von Armin was sentenced to three months in jail, one month of which he has already served, after delays caused by his failure to appear in court and subsequent counsel intervention.
New York December 19 Columbia College School of Mines students celebrated the opening of their new building by presenting four silver cups to each member of the winning crew from last summer’s Serators regatta. Postponed again the Tilton Beecher suit appeal argument will not take place next, counsel being otherwise engaged. Arrests: S B Hause, heal clerk of 6 ied.
A series of arson fires struck the state prison and three local shops over several days. Today fires were started in three stores, with only the collar shop sustaining serious damage while the others escaped major harm. Authorities investigate possible coordinated acts of arson by Viet sympathizers.
Washinatox December 19 Mr Irwin declines to pay to inform the sub committee on ways and means how the Pacific Mail Company funds were spent while subsidy bill awaits Congress. The committee investigating Representative Stowell’s cadetship charges adjourns until Monday as George W Graham fails to appear and is said to be hiding.
Nasavile Dec 19 A Democratic congressional convention nominated Judge Samuel M Fite of Carthage to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon J W Head.
Fire destroyed the Eagle Woolen Mills at Gallatin Tennessee yesterday causing a loss of thirty thousand dollars with insurance of eleven thousand seven hundred and tied to Hartford Etna and Phenix companies.
Cincinnati reports a reception held at the chamber of commerce honoring Dr. Hays the Arctic explorer yesterday. The event showcased his exploration and achievements with local attendance and media coverage.
Secretary Bristow cites a large surplus in 12 months to June 30 1874 arguing favorable balance of trade. Critics cite British and other nations showing prosperity with import dominance. The piece urges abandoning mercantile theory and trusting broader commerce realities.
The American correspondent cites American speech as a mix of nasal English heritage and regional traits. He notes Suffolk singing in England, Pilgrim lineage in New England, and praise for Boston cultivated speech while warning of racial and regional influences shaping tones. He concludes Americans suffer from impure vocal traits without a unifying standard.
A woman entering a vile den and becoming a vagrant ends with arrest and sentence to the workhouse. The divorce allows her to keep a five year old boy while a seven or eight year old girl remains with the father. The mother clings to the boy, seeking some hope amid degradation.
The Mobile Register reports plans by Montgomery blacks to meet in December to report "outrages" to federal authorities after a Democrat victory. Georgia papers warn of a possible exodus to Texas, aided by railroads offering cut rates. The Atlanta line defends reduced fares amid competition, urging a united railroad response to halt mass emigration.
A tale describes Mrs Magruder's debarked baby after a tame goat pulls the coach and clashes with another goat and dogs. The coach ends in the gutter, the baby bruised, and Magruder blamed until he buys an ostrich feather to appease his wife. The rogue goat remains at large and unrecognized by Magruder on the street.
Dr Keneasly, renowned for defending the Tichborne claimant, desks a letter to sympathizers written a fortnight earlier. He describes exhaustion, targeted assaults by aristocracy, a Pittendreigh indictment, disbarment by Gray's Inn, and threats to his livelihood and life while vowing to reveal what he calls the unjust conviction in court history.
Fragmentary OCR from a Nevada column recounts Miss Dunphy’s stance against the notion that trusting women doomed to die after a jilting. It references poetry on female grief and contrasts expected shame with Dunphy’s defiance, noting the old story leaves and oaths in contrast to her actions.
The Eureka to Diamond Wells stage is halted by two highwaymen demanding Wells Fargo treasure. Jim Miller, the special messenger, battles for his shotgun and is wounded in arm and foot while the robbers attempt to break the box. The robbers trip a rope across the road. the stage escapes with the treasure box recovered by passenger John Lambert. Miller is hospitalized with serious injuries.
The scene unfolds with James Russell Lowell meeting a younger poet in his rented quarters. They share cigars and wine, exchanging nods of mutual admiration as they compare literary stature and the Castalian font’s inspiration. The Cincinnati Commercial notes Lowell as friendly and roving in taste.
The speaker argues currency is not scarce but depreciated, noting a greenback dollar buys less than gold. He says even a sale of gold for greenbacks would tempt buyers to trade, exposing the greenback’s weaker value. The text then digresses into garbled excerpts about Shakspeare lectures and early gymnasium debates.
Perley of the Boston Journal notes the long running story of retributive boxing, finding no evidence that Conkling or Chandler ever owned gloves or fought in New York. Neither man has knocked down or been knocked down by anyone, and both have not seen the dark-eyed pugilist.
New York stocks and bonds show gains with Western Union, United States and New York Central among leaders. Grain and eggs market notes and general price levels across cereals, meat, sugar and petroleum refined, with mixed signals from Cincinnati and other markets. Cotton and pork markets noted as quiet to firm in parts.
Teledo Market by Telegraph from Toledo Ohio reports flour and wheat trading quietly with No 5 white at 109 dollars and No 2 crab Michigan at 168 dollars. Prices show slight drops for corals and oats, dressed hogs quoted at 808 dollars, with clover at 560 dollars.
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