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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1883
Page
2
A sprawling roundup from Newark to New York covers a fatal shooting and a suicide, factory and warehouse fires with hefty losses, July tax coinage and internal revenue totals, a public debt statement, derailments near North Troy and Pownal, and regional weather and agricultural notes. Also noted are stock exchanges, strikes, executions, and railway developments across multiple states.
News notes report the death of Thomas D. Jones in New York from war wounds, party conventions and political moves in Massachusetts New York and Pennsylvania, retirements and nominations, plus international incidents. Highlights include conventions in Boston Saratoga Harrisburg and St Paul and the selection of state and federal candidates.
A war entered several houses on Abbey street Dublin during the night of the 81st and seized buildings furniture and other articles to make bonfires in celebration of the death of James Carey. Effigies of Carey were burned and mock funerals were held in various Irish towns.
Within twenty four hours ending the th observed, cholera claimed 1,508 lives in Egypt including 830 in Cairo. The day also reports a Baltimore convention call for Maryland Colored Men on September 13 to elect delegates to Louisville. San Francisco fires destroyed thirty blocks worth an estimated $300,000.
A Troy and Boston Railroad wreck near Petersburg Junction occurs after a telegraph error by operator Johnson. Six are dead including engineers Sutherland and Marden and conductor Barrett. Firemen Barnes and others describe frantic moments as cars pile, fire spreads, and bodies remain trapped. damage tops 75000 dollars and Boston West service is disrupted. Fourteen others injured on an express from Newport to Montreal.
The President opened the great Southern Exposition at noon amid enthusiasm with a large crowd. Gen Sheridan, Governor Blackburn, Senator Bayard and other notables attended. The Mayor gave a welcome as the President pressed a cord to start the machinery. Night illuminations highlighted the diverse exhibits from North and South. Also noted are a petrified child’s head found in a quarry near Erie and a Lynchburg dog dying from sunstroke.
Dublin and London react with shock as informer James Carey is shot dead aboard the Melrose Castle off Port Elizabeth after boarding at Cape Town. ODonnell, a passenger, is in custody. Carey had testified in the Phoenix Park murders case and claimed Fenian links. The crime triggers Dublin rejoicing and New York Irish sentiment, with authorities linking Carey’s death to possible Fenian plots. Carey sailed under the name Power and faced a high security voyage to Africa.
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