09 May 1877
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1877
Page
1
A dialogue around household expenses and shopping, mentioning gas bills milk bills bonnets tables and cigars. Characters Tom and a Mrs Smith discuss costs, purchases, and a visible table at an auction while reacting to rising expenses and household frugality. The scene centers on domestic budgeting and social display in a serialized magazine vignette.
A Deadwood letter depicts life in the Black Hills boomtown with gamblers and confidents, saloons, dances, thimble games, and a bustling yet rough social scene. It notes post and telegraph changes, daily stage routes, new papers, rising rents, and a surge of prospectors while hinting at political moves to form a new territory and pursuit of Sitting Bull.
A London Times reader denounces the bastinado, recounting a victim’s words about long torture with staff restrained feet, hot strokes, and eventual disability lasting years. The account notes repeated sessions up to hundreds of blows and possible death when counts reach between 500 and 500.
Prof J B Henry Vandervelpen and wife, arrested in Goshen on forgery charges tied to Belgium, were returned from New York after Extradition Commissioner White declined Belgian surrender. United States barred extradition due to pre ratification date. A large crowd greeted them at the train, escort led to Judge Osborn’s home, followed by a benefit concert in the courthouse.
Public opinion swears by Bennons Capacin porous plasters claiming broad use and praise. Physicians prescribe them and customers endorse the remedy as superior to ordinary plasters for rheumatism back pain spine liver and muscle ailments at 25 cents.
A Grand New York ceremony detailed the consecration of Rev. John Lancaster Spalding as Bishop of Peoria at St Patrick's Cathedral. The procession, multiple bishops, and papal rubric marked the event, followed by a May 4 dinner in his honor and a geopolitical commentary on Constantinople and Russia’s access to the Black Sea.
In the Galaxy May 1877 excerpt, Constantinople sits at a nature marked spot ideal for a great metropolis. The Dardanelles straits, about one hundred miles long and forty three miles wide at their maximum, curve into the sea and are guarded by four castles. The text suggests that a combined navy could force the passage, even with ironclads, underscoring the strategic importance of the straits.
Secretary Schurz mulls a sweeping pension service reorganization to cut offices by over half, consolidate districts, and reduce fees. The plan targets 68 pension agents costing nearly $100,000 yearly, shifting operations from local offices to centralized Washington administration amid talks of economy and efficiency.
In Madison Democrats swept the city ticket and won three of six council seats. Richmond reported the largest vote ever polled with a quiet election. Republicans won all city tickets with 35 to 385 majorities. councils remained mostly Republican. Vincennes elected independent Democrat W. B. Searight for mayor against incumbents. Shelbyville went Republican across the board. Greencastle recorded the heaviest vote. Crawfordsville produced an all Republican city government for the first time. Lawrenceburg elected Democrat J. J. Hauck as mayor. Burton and other offices mixed party wins. Lebanon saw Democrats win one council seat. Elkhart elected five Republicans to ax council seats. Brazil elected a Republican majority. Franklin wards solidly Republican. Muncie mayoral vote favored Republican. Jeffersonville reported the largest Democratic sweep. Lafayette’s vote was quiet but full. Republicans won mayor and clerk, Democrats won marshal, treasurer, and assessor. councils mixed, slight GOP gain overall.
A quirky list assigns natural creatures and animals to human trades and roles. Geometricians are cells, moles as meteorologists, birds as arithmetic minds, torpedoes as electricians, nautilus as navigator, beaver as architect, marmot civil engineer, monkey rope dancer, squirrel ferryman, caterpillars silk spinners, and ants as day laborers. The text playfully imagines animal life mirroring human occupations.
The Granger movement, once seen as a threat to old party structures, shows waning strength. 1876 receipts fell to 99,735.05 from 102,143.07 in 1875, with about 175,000 active members estimated for the year. The view is the movement will fade along with several laws it aided.
The National Grange plans its next meeting in Cincinnati on November 21. Farmers move from Bartholomew County Indiana to Kansas and Arkansas. Michigan plaster mill ships six thousand tons of plaster via the Michigan Central Railroad. Ten million dollars are invested in land and greenhouses linked to floriculture in New York and suburbs. A Morgan County Illinois horticulturalist notes profitable licorice cultivation in the area. Emphasizes careful seed selection and buying from reputable dealers. Morgen County Indiana peach crop fails while small fruits, grapes, and cherries show mixed prospects. Salem North Carolina ships about one million pounds of dried blackberries to Chicago at one cent per pound delivery, sold at fifteen cents there. Unprincipled persons in Mendocino.
Indiana law issued by State Superintendent Smarr requires theatres public halls museums churches colleges and school buildings to have outward swinging doors within sixty days. Exempts ground floor school houses and churches with meetings. Violators face up to $1000 fine and up to six months in jail. Emergency clause attached April 17 1877.
The article traces farmers across history from Adam and Job to Socrates and Washington, noting their physiognomy of toil and the cultural value of rural life. It cites German and Irish immigration statistics, highlighting New York’s German community, Vienna and Berlin populations, and religious affiliations. It contrasts emigration patterns with Ireland and Germany.
An old advertisement promotes Green's August Flower as a cure for dyspepsia liver complaints and digestive issues, claiming quick relief and sample bottles or 10 cent trials. The piece also cites ex Congressman Long of Georgia praising racial harmony in Macon where whites and blacks cooperate to choose capable officials, suggesting broader adoption of the plan.
New York May 1 Tweed fires his counsel and says he will resign Townsend as attorney general awaits before Senator Woodin committee. May 3 Woodin testimony details ring ledgers with Connelly Sweeney and others, revealing 1865 66 meetings and daily sessions in old court house room and Tweed office.
An official dispatch reports the 1700 Turkish troops abandoned Bagazid Monday, retreating to Aladay heights, as Russians occupied the town. Reports from Caucasus describe Russian forces crossing the frontier at three points, capturing a Turkish fort camp, with casualties and prisoners noted. British ironclads arrived at Corfu as the Danube dispatches discuss closures and movements amid floods.
May 3 Lafayette Indiana news reports Judge Gresham’s order restoring control of the line to the railroad company. Waldron seized tracks west to Hoopeston, cutting telegraph lines and despatching operators. Citizens at Ambia and Benton County denounce Waldron and Lafayette Courier editor Lingle, while suits loom against Baylies bondsman Moses Fowler for 105000 damages.
The Blade cites observations from about 300 sites across Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Iowa and Missouri. The overall tone is highly favorable with wheat prospects better than any year in memory. Corn planting is set for a large crop though recent rains slow progress. Some damage to peaches noted in places, while Michigan reports are less optimistic.
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