10 Feb 1874
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1874
Page
1
A Baltimore woman is jailed on a common scold charge while editorials attack European secularism, liquor politics, and a Protestant reform agenda. The Cincinnati Enquirer questions reformist thieves and endorses moderate tariffs while discussing army staffing and frontier service.
An editorial argues for enlarging the Wabash and Erie Canal from Toledo to Terre Haute and onward to St Louis to aid three states Illinois Indians and Missouri by lowering transport costs. It contrasts canal policy with railroad regulation and denounces South Carolina taxation and corruption while urging removal of thieves and reduced taxes.
The piece critiques how the Moje Wayp article misremembers the Moje Wayp staff, noting that McNiece was long a chief writer whose Pittsburgh letters reflected the board’s prior stance, while he led the paper.
The Gazette and McNiece clash over city leadership with critics calling council members unfit and biased toward German interests. The editorial targets Stoll Jacoby Schone Schoepf Hohnhaus Sten Becker and others, denouncing favoritism and poor governance while referencing letters from January and February. Extra items touch on Germans in politics, Paris fountains, and odd anecdotes from various figures.
A hostile editorial questions the fitness of Messrs Bruce and Pease as Mississippi Senators elect noting their race and alleged lack of education while arguing their incapacity and ignorance outweigh color in judging their qualifications.
The item notes Strauss offers two new works a waltz and a bisou opera Georgia boasts of cot ton and woolen wills dressed sealskin boots appear in New York Hot Springs Arkansas opens with a grand ball See of an Anglican bishop possibly Heligoland as a bishopric The Strasbourg library destroyed in bombardment gains donations and London ladies establish home cooking efforts A Washington lady reflects on a morning observation about a harmonist Rouget de l a Marseillaise replaced with a library substitute quinine dispensed in Echi Plant and fever remedies postmarked with unclear local notes
A Chicago merchant patents a gravity driven street railway using inclined tracks on trestles and a suspended car. Cars hold ten passengers, weigh 500 pounds, cost 75 to 100 dollars each, with a pilot wheel at the front to regulate descent. Estimated road cost about 2000 dollars per mile on grades up to 20 feet per mile.
New York reports the cap and cigar makers strike ongoing with no immediate settlement. Cap makers donate three thousand dollars to a cooperative. General Sheridan visits as ex soldiers gather at his hotel. Father Mathew seeks funds for a Central Park statue. John E. Simmons faces trial for murder of Nicholas Duryea. The American Fish Culturists Association holds its third annual meeting with solid attendance and interest.
The Victoria assembly faced a hostile scene as 1,000 miners and supporters demanded submission of a confidence question. The crowd broke up the sitting and threatened further action with a march to the Assembly at 2 o clock tomorrow to demand dissolution.
Fire destroyed the new Opera House in Barned on February 10 causing estimated losses around $50,000 with $20,000 insured. No injuries reported as firefighters battled the blaze through the night.
A silk importers delegation met the Ways and Means Committee to oppose a proposed 60 percent duty on silk. A Sub-Committee on Judicial Business discussed impeachment testimony in Military Affairs and a bill to raise retirement age to 65 for general officers with amendment hopes. Cabinet session adjourned early.
In Washington February 10 the Senate considered a joint resolution from Segidlature regarding charges against the Union Pacific Railroad Company. The measure was referred. Senator Bogy urged quick Judiciary Committee action and proper construction of subsidy acts. The committee on DC management was reconstituted with Boutwell Thurman and Allison. The Senate also rejected Merriman’s amendment to grant State Courts power equal to Federal Courts in bankruptcy proceedings.
Mr. Knapp offered a resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to report the amount of certified checks for clearing house certificates of deposits issued to redemption, which banks are still doing business after suspending payments to depositors, and the banks still in suspension. Referred. Mr. Bradley sought to add a passage extending to April 1876 the time for completion of the Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship canal. Objection and the bill was referred. Mr. Packer reported a bill amending the general post office law prescribing the oath of office for postmasters. Passed.
Twenty seven new MPs chosen bringing total elected to 536 with 283 Conservatives and 253 Liberals and Home Rulers. Conservatives win eighty seats from Liberals last Parliament while Liberals replace twenty eight Conservatives. Ireland shows 55 seats: 31 Home Rulers 16 Conservatives eight Liberals. Reconciliation reported between Disraeli and the Marquis of Salisbury and the Har of Can arvon with agreement to aid Disraeli in forming a ministry.
Mapp Feb 10 Imperial reports the government agrees to a prisoner exchange with the Carlists. Paris Feb 10 Jules Michelet, noted author, is dead.
The Austrian paper Vaterland has been suppressed in Vienna and its office and materials confiscated. The action occurred amid authorities tightening control, with significant impact on local press operations and freedom of expression.
Edward Barker a brakeman for Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad was killed in Brakeman Barker age 27 single man collapsed between rails as a rear car backed up the track crushed his body and tore open his bowels the inquest found death accidental and his remains will be buried at the railroad’s expense.
In Indiana a reported whisky quarrel ends with Joanna Mitchell killing her stepson Emmett Vander by axe and then adopting him. In Terre Haute a nine year old deaf mute boy, Frank Maud, was crushed to death when run over by a hose cart en route to a fire.
Union Telegraph notes state bonds quiet and steady while stocks show activity and strength. New York area market reports list cotton and grain receipts, flour sales, and varying commodity prices including pork, lard, whisky, sugar, and petroleum figures for today.
Telegraph market notes show flour dull and nominal, wheat higher cash and bid, corn weak, oats and barley mixed. Hog prices steady to lower with dressed hogs $600, hog receipts around 15,000 mostly poor quality. pork and lard prices soft, bulk steady.
Telegraph report from Cincinnati on February 10 shows mixed grain demand with flour and wheat soft, corn and oats steady to firmer, whiskey strong, cotton weak, pork quiet, and lard steady. Beef and bulk meats list modest activity with ranges noted for shoulders and rib cuts. Receipts and sales totals are incomplete.
By Telegraph. To epo O February 10 flour quiet wheat dull and tending down corn dull and tends high mixed seller April new oats dull with no sales dover seed at Pe fwatcient dressed hogs steady at 7 dollars
Market notes from Detroit Milwaukee and Buffalo show wheat mostly nominal or dull with mixed prices. No 1 amber wheat at 148 to 156. Barley in fair demand around 1750 to 2000. Dressed hogs quiet at 7 25. Clover seed 5 10. Wheat in Milwaukee around 145 for No 2, 172 percent week, receipts 98 000 bushels shipments 22 000.
Lewietex February 10. The trial of Jas M Lowelle for the tea h of my wife on June 12 1870 was bogus this morning in the Sun Comes epic The case was brought to the discovery of a retired articleonte woe about 3 tails from this city in October last.
A fire broke out around one o'clock at Moltrass works near the Planters Insurance building in Memphis. Firemen expect to control the blaze soon as they battle flames and smoke at the scene.
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