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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1875
Page
1
Jury at 3 P.M. stands 8 to 4 for acquittal. News from Thomaston Me reports Wagner and Gordon to be hanged yesterday. Gordon attempted suicide before the scaffold and was carried unconscious. General impression says Wagner likely innocent. Officials face responsibility ruling. postmasters held liable for property loss in their care.
In New York on June 26 jurors in Mrs. Moulton's testimony faced a crowd near the court while reporters visited the polytechnic institute windows. Foreman Carpenter led discussions as the panel lounged in heat. Later rumor spread of 8 to 4 or 9 to 3 splits for acquittal with observers denied access to ballotings.
The article details James Henry Ouswettys execution at Detham jail at 9:43 with a private religious service at 9 a.m. and a planned full confession. It also covers Wagner and Gordon at Thomaston Me where Gordos allegedly killed himself with a blade after a prior attempt.
Gordon was found after an apparent self harm attempt and died after four men subdued him. Wagner proclaimed innocence before execution. At 11:49 the drop released both, their necks broken. by 12:20 they were coffin bound. Public interest grows over Wagner’s possible innocence.
Paris reports the Garonne flood causing extensive property damage and many deaths. In Toulouse a hundred bodies were found in flooded standing houses, with others perishing as houses were swept away. A separate dispatch from San Francisco notes a full tide of revolution against Mexican authorities at El Paso and troops being sent from Mazatlan.
It is reported that Carcea the Spaniard who stole Murillo’s famous Seville cathedral painting was shot in Madrid a few weeks after arriving there without trial by a drumhead court martial.
The Rio Branco court reports a resignation of the ministry and the formation of a new cabinet led by the Duke of Caxi as president and minister of war, with Baron Catseseppy appointed minister of foreign affairs.
The Irish rifle team at Dallymount today posted a much smaller score than the Americans yesterday. There will be no further practice by the American team. The lord mayor of London and his party will arrive on Monday.
Washington reports the Indian commissioners request army officers to inspect supplies at Kansas City Missouri Sioux City Iowa and Cheyenne Wyoming Territory. General Sheridan is instructed to detail inspectors to the sites. Also Judge Spencer issues an opinion charging postmasters liable on bonds for government property losses as stamps valued at 200000 were stolen in Boston.
The Grand Tower brings no new detail on the Belle Shreveport sinking though the Parker is believed to be assisting the hull. The Eliza Fox sank in thirty feet near Peach Orchard bend on White River, a total loss. Dr Darbano a young physician in St Catherines was shot in his office with no clue to the killer.
A jumble of health claims mentions Green's and August Flower as remedies for liver complaints headaches and heart palpitations. It notes dosing guidance and suggests two doses relieve symptoms. The rest recounts sensational items about Jesse James Portland funeral disturbance a 90 year old sailor marrying a Yarmouth belle and Beecher Tilton trial side notes.
New York market notes show no loans at 2 32 cents percent and gold at 11744. Government bonds quiet and lower. state bonds nominal. Stocks quiet but better prices with Western Union telegraph and various rail lines mentioned. sinking funds and other items appear in fragmented listings.
Central Stock Yaaps Station A Pittsburgh June 2 1875 cattle receipts heavy from medium to good, prices down 4 to 6 per cent since last week. Extra cattle 1400 to 1500 pounds at 7.25 to 7.50. prime 1200 to 1300 pounds at 6.37 to 6.50. good 1100 to 1200 at 5.50 to 6.00. fair 1000 to 1100 at 5.00 to 6.25. common 900 to 1000 at 4.25 to 4.25. bulls 4.00 to 4.50. Hogs supply light with Philadelphia 6.50 to 6.70, Baltimore 6.30 to 6.40, New York 6.15 to 6.25. Sheep heavy, selling slow. extra 95 to 100 lbs 4.65 to 4.85. 85 to 90 lbs 4.20 to 4.40. fair 75 to 80 lbs 3.50 to 4.00. common 70 to 75 lbs 3.00 to 3.25. lambs 4.50 to 6.09. Holmes, LarrentTy, Guass & Co., commission dealers in cattle, hogs and sheep.
Telegraph report from New York dated June 26 shows cotton steady at 155 cents, flour quiet with 10 000 barrels receipts and 12 000 barrels sold. Wheat prices steady with Chicago No 2 at 1 12 14, milwaukee No 2 at 1 18 120, and winter wheat around 1 3 1 4. corn at 78 80 and 81 82 for steamer and sail. oats firm with 62 63 and 62 64 1 4. rye firm. barley nominal. wholesale pork at 19 7 5 20, beef soft, lard 134 4 18 1 2, whisky 1 19.
Toledo market reports firm wheat and corn prices with Michigan and Amber Michigan bids, oats mix, lake freight steady to Buffalo and Oswego. Highwines prices in Cincinnati and New York Whisky at 1.19.
Dispatch from Red Cloud Agency dated June 26 reports Red Cloud and Spotted Tail bands signed an agreement to give up a portion of Nebraska. The document, signed by United States Indian Inspector W. Daniels, notes payments in harness and cash totaling 2300 dollars and expresses satisfaction with the terms.
Wheat sold about 20 000 bushels No 2 Milwaukee at private terms around 108 dollars. Corn offered at 72 cents with 8 500 bushels sold. Oats collected and demand noted. Canal freights for corn to New York listed. Prices on forage and livestock mixed with oats and grasses, hogs nominal, rags steady. Base location cited as Columbia street.
Puigmorurn Pennsylvania June 26 The scaffold at shaft No 2 of the Susquehanna coal company collapsed this morning killing six men at work. Rescue teams and mine officials investigated the scene and identified the victims.
Parressox June 26 This morning the extensive woolen mills of House Tingue Co at Hawthorne near Patterson burned. Loss 50000 insured for 40000.
Weather notes show stationary pressure across the upper Mississippi lower Missouri and Ohio valleys with cooler, partly cloudy skies and occasional rain. Winds shift southwest to southeast. the forecast calls for near normal temperatures.
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