22 Feb 1871
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1871
Page
1
Readers may cut out this reference for time saving Fort Wayne shopping. The selection covers first class items from art galleries to furriers and wholesalers. Notable names include AL SHORPE at 57 Columbia Street and BASH & CO at 96 Columbia Street with Wool Furs and Pelts.
Reported debates on Bismarck’s peace terms with Metz and Luxembourg, noting Thiers’ stance to accept, and speculation Germany will impose terms without modification. In Dunkirk seventeen armed vessels cling to harbor as carnival closes, parade praised. Peninsular railroad work advances toward a new depot.
Ground broken for a depot at Valparaiso launching the Peninsular railway linking Valparaiso to Port Huron and Chicago. Freight service progresses south of Lun ing to Pyimax with 55 miles in operation and 265 miles to Port Huron, Chicago extension to follow. A cooper shop fire in Valparaiso caused $500 losses, suspected incendiary act. In Mansfield Ohio religious meetings run by the Y M C A discuss Christian work and business ethics while a nine year old girl in Loudonville was gored by a bull, suffering multiple injuries including a broken collar bone.
Reports from Bordeaux and Paris on February 20 21 outline German demands over Metz Luxembourg and Pont a Mousson with Thiers pursuing a peace on Bismarcks terms. Favre arrives with peace commissioners to Versailles while Alencon officials are held as hostages. Paris to be lit by gas and Dunkirk port hosts seventeen armed vessels.
Washington February 21. Congress was in session but moved mechanically while 10,000 spectators lined Pennsylvania avenue and 15,000 more arrived as the masked procession began. The event drew broad acclaim for its costumes and satire with two grand balls ending the carnival at the Corcoran Art Gallery hailed as the era’s finest.
The Deutsche Zeitung says Bismarck does not follow personal aims but German policy. He risks the ire of the people unless he yields and brings peace negotiations to a conclusion that the public, after sacrifices, has a right to expect.
Bret Harte arrived in New York yesterday. Severe churbs of casting sales hit Havana. French relief fund contributions in New York exceed 100000 dollars. In New York pigeon shooting Captain Bogards killed 46 of 50 birds. J Donovani Rossa headed to Boston to meet Gen Halpine and escort him to New York. Albert Christy shot and killed in Indianapolis by Gottlieb Wadchester. Coal sold in New York and Brooklyn at 15 dollars per ton, prices harming the poor. Baez government denies coercion or favorable leases to anyone in the US or elsewhere. A 10 year old boy Baker Kemple killed by wheel at Wheeling works. Sheriff-elect Boyce of New Madrid arrested over a deputy murder. gun recovered near his home. German Emperor health causes grave hopes. Paris entry hopes for peaceful outcome. Paris clubs bar German-born candidates. armistice possibly extended to March 1. German wounded being sent back from front. Luxemburg offers 2,000,000 francs to Prussia for neutrality and allows troop occupation. John Bright may soon return to Parliament, likely after visiting constituents. Paris Times notes Great Northern Railroad helps supply fuel to population. Since March 3, cattle and sheep numbers listed in dispatch.
A London dispatch notes ex Secretary McCullogh and colleagues will supervise American aid funds for French relief. It reports $106,000 credited to relief work and urges immediate aid to agricultural districts. Also discussed are peace terms, troop movements, and a plebiscite on a potential monarchy in France.
In Indianapolis the Senate debated reading affidavits in a Burson case and rejected suspending business. A majority report disqualifies Burson from the Delaware Madison seat, with the resolution adopted 24 to 15. The House discussed the Wabash and Erie Canal settlement and bonds, ultimately postponing action.
Financial dispatch notes steady demand in cotton at high prices, cheese firm, breadstuffs mixed with shipping rates up, wheat range steady with new spring and winter prices, oats dull, corn weak, prime beef price quoted, rye whiskey steady with firm tone.
Fort Wayne and Cincinnati reports show varied commodity moves with cotton in fair demand and firm, breadstuffs weaker, wheat and corn stable, oats steady, barley quiet, rye steady. Groceries in good demand with sugar and New Orleans molasses slightly lower. pork and bulk meats listed with nominal drilling prices. whisky dull and dropping.
Breadstuffs and flour little changed. Wheat prices mostly down 1 cent with Michigan and Washington varieties cited. Corn and oats steady to dull with minor shifts. seed prices steady. Dressed hogs steady at $8.50. Receipts: flour 600 bbls, wheat 7,000 bu, corn 22,000 bu, oats 8,000 bu.
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