27 May 1874
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1874
Page
1
A fragmentary poetic exchange depicts a speaker lamenting separation and urging the beloved to take root or rise with the summer. Imagery contrasts restless wings with sheltered warmth as tears flow and dawn brightness arrives. The brief verse echoes desire for enduring union and mutual growth.
The Gate-Keeper George Cheney near the reservoir warned Williamsburg and Haydenville as the dam failed. He opened the gates to relieve pressure and rode through a desperate dawn to alert Spellman and others, prompting a rapid warning chain that saved lives amid a devastating flood. A milkman Collins Graves and others aided spreading alarm as the towns faced a 30-foot flood overturning mills, factories, and homes from Williamsburg to Leeds.
Tribune correspondent depicts a 2,500 resident river valley overwhelmed by a 30 foot high flood surge. Mills and looms hum as relief vanishes and timber, earth, and stone ride the flood. Citizens, trapped by rising waters, seek mercy as escape routes vanish.
Washington correspondence describes Eaton as a strong, outspoken Connecticut figure headed for the Senate. Hawley praises him as energetic and earnest, a man of force who speaks boldly on finance and policy, with steadfast attendance and keen debate.
A virulent Norfolk style protest signed by a Kentucky gentleman calling himself Shelby denounces the modern French society play Monsieur Alphonse at the National Theatre. He cites his age, theatre habit, and daughters as motive, mocks temperance reforms, and wields a mock threat of legal action while recalling Civil War era figures and Kentucky roots.
John Morrissey details a heated exchange with John Fox over political rifts and personal slights. He recalls calling Fox a thief and accusing him of political betrayal, then a confrontation that led to a brief physical clash, stopped by friends.
An American observer describes a Galway fair where marriageable girls assemble to attract suitors. At noon, sixty to one hundred well dressed young women present themselves on an elevated ground as the plain custom for men seeking wives. He notes no great impropriety and that marriage was not guaranteed to any one bidder.
A party's poker lesson ends with old Weasel declaring a strong three card hand. Jones bets with three aces, but Weasel reveals a king ten and seven of hearts, calling it a flush and claiming the best hand. The group, amused by his religious demeanor, keeps him in the game despite the misread.
A narrator recalls sea travel aboard the Abyssinia with humorous and grim anecdotes about seasickness. Officers stay well, a steward survives a spill, passengers suffer bumps and cuts, while berths and lounges provoke jostling mishaps. The piece ends with a moral urging boys to seek prize readiness before touring Europe.
A high toned ball in Rawlins is celebrated as the grandest the town knew. The Laramie Independent notes fashionably dressed Rawlins youth, detailing Miss Wilder's Gulch attire with buckskin dress and sage sprigs, and H Barton in buckskin, beads, and six shooters, drawing envious glances as mining district guests praised the elegant event.
The Hoosier editors at Mt. Vernon join two hundred others at Washington's tomb to honor his memory amid twilight. A guide notes Washington's fame, ending with a quip about “he lies here.” The Civil Rights bill passed in Wasumaron by 29 to 16.
An Indianapolis gathering planned measures to unite delegates for a June 10 convention. Reform groups invited, guarantees of earnestness required for counties without prior conventions, one vote per 500 county voters based on 1870 census, convention to begin at 10:00 AM for preliminary work and committee selection. Thomas W. Reese, Secretary.
Vivid courtroom scenes depict Martin Dehlany facing drunkenness as a gray aged figure, David Bell mocked for vagrancy, and May Wayborn condemned for disorderly conduct. The judge presses reform, sentencing lengths range from forty months to sixty days amid odd banter and comic asides.
John Hepner of Reading Pennsylvania is described as the father of forty one children by three wives. Born 1815 he married in Germany in 1838 and later married again in 1849 and 1858. He is said to have moved to this country twenty years ago and now has nine surviving children from his current marriage, totaling forty one with the earlier unions.
A patient who was insensible for two hours recovered speech after visiting the gua house. He spent an hour and a half in the purifying room, then spoke in a whisper and has since regained perfect voice.
A Grand Rapids Democrat report describes a proposed Louisville Indianapolis and Grand Rapids railroad as an almost air line from the city to Indianapolis. It would shorten Grand Rapids distance to Louisville by forty miles and connect at Walkerton with the Indianapolis Peru and Chicago line. The route passes through rich farming areas and coal districts near Brazil Indiana, aiding coal shipments and regional industry. Pledges for aid have been secured in Bermen county and local enthusiasm is high. Citizens are urged to evaluate benefits and support the project.
Edward King critiques South Carolina taxation policy as racial bitterness grows. He notes lowland negroes misbelieve the ballot grants property, while white politicians push land seizure under the guise of taxation. He argues taxation targets those with slaves, not landowners, fueling a race war and cries of representation absence.
A humorous note mocks a supposed animal sighting in Lake Champlain and the idea that the azoleil sirens have four legs and a tail. It contrasts early schooling myths with scientific claims, joking that if the creature has four legs, William Penn’s duel outcome is settled, reflecting playful skepticism about scientific sensationalism.
The London Medical Record reports weights by age and sex. Newborn boys average heavier, girls lighter, with males dominating in adulthood. At age twenty, men average 143 pounds and women 120. at thirty five men peak around 152 pounds. women reach about 128 pounds by fifty. Overall average human weight near 109 pounds.
The Jamel estate near Fort Washington valued at about 6 million dollars ends in a permanent victory for the Chases as Judge Blatchford’s decree quiets title for Mrs. Perry and her brother William, children of Mrs. Chase, unless George Washington Bowen appeals to the U S Supreme Court.
A Bluffton saloon melee involving John Stout, George Walbert, Simon Stout, and Daniel Miller led to a verdict of seven years for Stout and two years each for Fielda and the GrovT Boys. The fight caused severe injuries to Philip Jones and drew a sorrowful courtroom scene as sentences were pronounced.
Sudden death occurred early this morning when Reuben W. Opp died from a hemorrhage of the lung. A long illness from lung disease had kept him in frail health, though he appeared well the day before yesterday. He was the brother of John Opp of Wa-
The Cincinnati Commercial notes gossip around Miss Stewart's wedding where refreshments failed, guests rioted and glassware shattered, prompting Mrs. Stewart to close the supper room. It recalls similar scenes at a Mr. Cocoran ball and elsewhere, as society events draw sensational chatter.
Advertises a sewing machine with table and treadle for ten dollars claiming it equals five machines costing eighty dollars. Promotes 8 attachments and a Button Hole Worker with nationwide shipping, boasting 35,000 sold last year and 100,000 families using them. Claims rapid agency profits and free rights to applicants. Proposes writing to Rosenthal J. Meuwhan & Co at 336 Canal Street, New York.
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