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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1882
Page
6
Reports recount a Maine town's watchman pay, a moral tale of a barber’s boy in Georgia, and a chameleon found in a New York post office stamping room. Also noted are a Buffalo canal boat tragedy involving a six year old girl, and military retirements shaping general officer succession with Gen Sherman nearing 62.
Martin McGrath, filled with wrath, attacks an English tailor in Cincinnati, smashing a large plate-glass window with a stone before police intervene. The tale shifts to France where census data show 35,597,589 people in eighty-three departments, a net gain of 389,073 since five years prior, concentrated in commercial centers like the Seine.
The New York telegram reports an unusual scene at Steinway Hall where former convict Domenick J. Qatorin lectured to an audience that included many who resembled convicts. Qatorin had served six years in Sing Sing, but did not disclose his crime.
A New York letter laments prison corruption at Sing Sing with bribes and liquor flowing to officials including John Short who smuggled money out. It also notes the Great Eastern steamship’s lack of dividends and idle wharfage costs. A Kansas lawyer Lynn is narrowly admitted to the Supreme Court, debated for attire, then praised for a sharp but uncouth delivery.
A veteran parrot in St Louis, over sixty years old, once spoke Spanish and French, later learned English, and now mocks women while protecting children. It irritates strangers, shrieks at omnibuses, and demands a breakfast of bread and tortillas each morning.
The Chicago Tribune reports Bourbon Democratic rule is breaking in the South. Virginia, Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee show rising opposition, with North Carolina as a focal point for liberal Democrats. Plans foresee coalitions and ballot-box reform to promote Republicans in 1884.
The piece notes South Carolina foes of the St)uff Pie and ballot reform fear a Day of Judgment visit, while the U S Attorney at Columbia seeks Brewster's legal guidance as the new Attorney General faces pressure on statutory action.
Boston Commonwealth notes the Woman's Educational and Industrial Union as a leading local effort aiding social reform and women's uplift. It describes committees on finance, social, moral, education, protection. a library, reading room, classes from languages to dressmaking. an employment bureau. a hygienic department with affordable medical access. and Sunday meetings open to all denominations fostering discussion and speaker programs.
Parisians report a new cosmetic device promising to heighten feminine allure by enhancing eyelash appearance, noting many admired women lack the natural fullness desired. The article hints at novelty and public interest in beauty trends.
The Providence Journal reports a so called amae method to create long dark lashes. A fine needle threaded with dark hair is drawn through the eyelid skin to form loops, yielding a natural looking fringe. If done deftly the result is described as painless and wonderfully deceptive.
The Catholic Provincial Council meeting in Cincinnati issued a lengthy pastoral letter condemning labor unions when they coerce workers, defending authority from God, and criticizing modern church music. It praises clerical law, warns against secret societies, and denounces sensational journalism on Ireland while seeking cooperation with Irish bishops. It also notes restrictions on music and media to protect sacred decorum. Romance of a Poor Young Girl from Washington County ends with a London suitor’s financial ruin and a return to an American marriage, the humble chosen mate prevailing.
The Berlin Magnus show drew crowds to a portrait of a woman described as veiled blue velvet and marble arms. A golden chain and jewel framed the forehead as the sitter recalled by the old answer Frederike Robert. She was Heine's muse and sister-in-law to Rachel Varnhagen, with modest Swabian verse talent.
The Mississippi passenger steamer Golden City from New Orleans to Cincinnati caught fire near Memphis as it neared shore. About sixty crew and forty passengers, including fifteen women and nine children, were aboard. at least thirty died as the ship burned rapidly, oil feeding the flames and forcing frantic escapes onto lifeboats, barges, and the riverbanks.
Dick Liddel, former James boys member, has made a full confession detailing gang operations and aiding authorities. Officiers hold names but will not publish publicly. more disclosures expected as investigations proceed. Liddel’s surrender followed a personal feud that ended in Hite’s death, with potential rewards and ongoing pursuit of remaining members.
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