26 Aug 1882
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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1882
Page
1
The week’s news reports a $1000 reward for detecting poison in beer by Philadelphia Brewers Association members. It details maritime wrecks, Indian tensions at Pine Ridge, smuggling drownings near Dowie, a child assault in Socorro, and multiple political and violent incidents across the US and abroad.
Senator Dorsey states Gartiohl rendered him a deposition as Secretary of the Interior and repeated the offer several times. Durkey declines both verbally and in writing.
The Bankers' Association began its Busil convertion on Aim 16 with a large afterdame. President George S. Coe opened the proceedings. Seventy-five Chiluails were recently ull served by 200 Peruvians, and, refining the warrander, all perished, Consul George Gifford reports from Tun Rochelle, France, to the Department of Brute that wealthy brandyia is shipped from Prenec to the Culled Buutea.
Maj Bon Perley Poore chosen to compile a comprehensive analytical catalogue of Government publications from establishment to present. Treasury receipts across sources for the current fiscal year total 451,000,000. Washington Monument Association members discuss its funding and future display, with custody concerns and authority to intervene if needed.
EB Dwyer Grey, owner of Freeman's Journal and Dublin MP, stands charged in a case tied to publishing and licensing issues. The detailed matter involves a jury verdict related to a murder linked to hemp drinking, with further legal action pending.
Tucson dispatch reports two Fargo and Company messengers killed by stage robbers who escaped with five thousand dollars. The robbers were seen fleeing along the road as the express came in.
Fragmented dispatches describe Britain and Turkey seeking approval of a policy linked to Kh edive authority in Egypt. Gen Wolseley reports aiming to secure khedive support while promising fair treatment for natives. British forces conduct reconnaissance along canals and exchanges with Arabi Pasha's troops amid mounting tensions in Alexandria and Port Said.
Reports from Port Said describe Paria passing resolutions reaffirming highway neutrality, denouncing British warlike measures, and reserving the right to claim compensation from Montined. Telegraphic updates from Suez say British gunboats Gull and Mosquito with 200 Highlanders inflicted heavy losses at Shaluf, and 100 rebels were killed with 41 captured. The Enex canal traffic was said to pause briefly for British vessel movement toward Mars. Aboukir earthworks and Fort operations continued as Arabi Pasha built defences nearby. French instructions urged prudence, while the Porte refused to export nines for Weiliah Fareed. Highlanders conducted reconnaissance at Ramleh as guns on the waterworks hill opened fire. The Seventy-second regiment fought Egyptians at Boraponm, with 100 reported killed. The transport vessel debarked troops at Somalia after passing the Suez canal, and Gen Wolseley met with Tre Lessepa at Lapialia. The Count, after Centrale’s explanation, expressed satisfaction with the resolution and noted no further misunderstanding. Egypt’s Viceroy ordered authorities to obey Wolseley. French papers largely approve England’s Suez occupation, while Gambettist organs frame it as a branch of St George’s Channel.
Five men stormed the Charlton Saratoga county farmhouse of Thomas M. and Alexander Gilchrist. Inmates were gagged and bound. Alexander injured in a pantry struggle with one assailant. The brothers later freed by their sister, who escaped her bonds. Robbers took about 800 in cash and about 150 000 in securities before fleeing toward Hoffman's ferry and a New York Central train.
A long, sensational recounting of the Irish highwayman Brennan, famed for bold robberies and a dramatic confrontation with police in Tipperary. It details his escape through a window, a pistol duel, and his raid on a mail coach with two companions, followed by treachery and murder during the loot. It contrasts Brennan with Cartouche and references his daring acts and capture attempts. Also included are lengthy passages on German military service and political party proceedings in Iowa, Delaware, Maine, and beyond, with platform planks and nominations.
Sir Walter Scott kept a German student Weber from a deadly act after Weber declared he would shoot him. Scott locked the pistols, arranged a dinner, and later had Weber removed for recovery, while Weber ruined his own mind and died in an asylum at York, all at Scott's expense.
General Harney and aides chase a missing handkerchief in a brisk Texas camp scene. The narrative then recalls Bishop Scott’s rise from poverty to principal and a warning about teasers and quack medicines, with a grim note on infant deaths in Philadelphia.
An Tucson telegram reports Apache bands in Sabuaripa district wrecking, killing women, and attacking ranches near Tarate and Tacachilla. Mexican forces and settlers mobilize. Indian Agent P B Wilcox resigns amid accusations of fraud and confusion. Apache hostilities threaten nearby Alamar and Tonto reservation areas as authorities organize a broader response.
The Earth is a small planet in the solar system, losing territory when it parted with the Moon yet faring better than a well known planet between Mars and Jupiter broken up by great convulsions. Astronomers suggest Earth may grow further through slow accretion as nebulous matter gathers, with estimates of 154000 meteors daily and Prof Proctor noting a yearly mass increase of over 20000 tons.
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