15 Oct 1881
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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1881
Page
1
News of the week covers fires in Pulaski New York, fires and losses across Michigan and Ontario, grain market strains in Chicago, and a wide array of legal, crime, and political notes. Prominent figures include Governor Jerome and ex Governor Baldwin, with reports from Hartford to Ithaca and Washington to Atlanta.
Reports from Washington cover Capt Howgate facing new embezzlement charges after bail, while White House pests challenge cleanup. Commissioner Raum taxes capitals and deposits of dealers in stocks and bullion. Autopsy witness Dr Lamb explains Garfied wound. true bill returned. Brady, French, Turner, Brown face star route fraud cases. bail fixed on recognizance. Treasury to value mutilated silver by bullion, 125 mail pouches with stamps shipped. tobacco stamp demand rises amid market fears. President Arthur plans to stay at Senator Jones residence during White House repairs. Cabinet meets moved to Mondays and Fridays. Deputy Commissioner Walker named. Pension Commissioner Dudley uncovers office frauds. Senator Jones criticizes Wall Street.
Justice Miller appoints executive committee chaired by Gen. Sherman to raise subscriptions for a Washington hospital to memorialize Garfield. Washington dispatch notes Guiteau's defense papers and sensational coverage prompting calls for swift punishment. President Arthur meets Protestant clergy delegation and is described as sphinx like by political observers. Grand jury indicts Guiteau for the assassination at the Baltimore and Potomac depot. Arthur names O. P. Clarke First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions.
A Washington correspondent reports on rumored cabinet reshuffles under President Arthur. Claims include Judge Lapham of New York being offered a position, Gov. Cornell calling a special session to seat Conkling, and Aldrich replacing Turneide as U S Senator. Ex Senator Conkling allegedly offered a cabinet role but declines. Lincoln expected to be the only cabinet member retained. Grant and Roscoe Conkling seen as unlikely appointees.
The Panama Canal employs 1 200 in excavations with 257 000 spent. Capt Hooper suggests New Columbia for Wrangell hold. No Jeannette trace yet. Polar seas open. traces may not be found this year. Mexico drainage contract for 9 000 600. Montreal’s St Therese college fire destroys 300 students. Mrs Garfield questions autopsy disclosure. President’s wound fate debated. Rio Chico murder linked to robbery. Guiteau’s life narrative sold for defense funds. Fenian dynamite plot unravelled by US Secret Service. Foye’s gunpowder machine tied to 10 000 payoff. fugitive and whereabouts unclear.
An Irish farmer named Leary near Lord Nonmors estate is shot by armed men warning him against rent. In Wadzorgha Tunis Arab forces seize the railway station and burn the station master while injuring Italian staff. The outrage is linked to reprisals for General Saba tier's destruction of native crops and villages. Diphtheria ravages Orel Rugula province with seventy seven percent mortality. Parcel advises Irish tenants not to
Reports note appeals to Land Commissioners to test the new act. An Irish landlord Binghema is shot by a man in ferate clothing. a girl on a jaunting car is wounded. Nihilist arrests rise as Moscow and St. Petersburg students are implicated. Gladstone visits Leeds amid praised sentiments and harvest loss figures. Parnell attacks Gladstone in Wexford. Spain and Portugal leaders mingle at banquets. Gen Prendergast named Governor General of Cuba replacing Gen Blanco.
A review of Chicago’s progress since its 1837 founding shows rapid population and business expansion. From 1837 to 1871 the city grew to 306,000 and annual growth averaged about 9,000, while 1871 to 1881 added 260,000 people and $450,000,000 in yearly business. The 1871 fire caused vast destruction, but the decade after saw recovery and larger population than New Orleans or San Francisco.
Markley told of buying a ten foot hair rope in 1807 for half a dollar. He found hair from women and girls slain in the Mountain Meadow massacre, tied to a rope bought near Pulorongats sixty five miles from Mountain Meadow, linking to John D. Lee. The tale warns that the early riser is doomed to an early grave.
A New York report from Brailsfort outlines 1881 wheat and corn yields across the United States. Illinois shows a sharp 64 percent drop in wheat per acre, Ohio and Michigan also fall, while Minnesota and Nebraska are steadier. California, Oregon, and Washington report lower wheat, and drought and harsh winters drive declines nationwide. corn suffers less dramatic drops but remains hindered by drought in many areas.
The census and bureau figures show a broad drop in the 1881 corn crop across the United States. Drought hit the Middle States especially Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with New York seeing less impact. Western and Southern states mostly fall short of 1879 and 1880 yields, while New England and Pacific regions show mixed results. The total yield estimates reflect decreased production nationwide.
The Philadelphia Press prints Secretary of State Blaine’s December 20 1884 letter accepting Garfield’s cabinet offer. Blaine states loyalty to the party and country and reflects on friendship with Garfield, noting shared aims and timely political forces shaping the administration. He emphasizes usefulness to the nation and to the party as the new head of government.
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