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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1882
Page
2
The Senate and House debated the National Bank Charter and the five percent bill. Key figures included Tayard Yost Plumb and Sherman. Amendments sought limits on charter duration and currency, with votes recorded on extension terms and reforms.
Four Chicago youths John Kratzer Otto Gebner George Oswald and George Knoll drowned at Wolf Lake Indiana on the 14th. C D W Young Auditor Chicago St Paul Omaha Irving Moore and J B Gossick drowned at White Bear Lake Minnesota the same day. News also notes rose thorn poisoning fatality Antex J Comina of New York and a surge in New York specie shipments over 4 5 million.
Widespread incidents fill reports from U S circuit court embezzlement cases to fires and drownings. Notable items include a $200000 embezzlement charge in a federal case, a damaging boiler explosion near Meadusky killing a fireman and injuring several, a large city hotel blaze in Leadville with $200000 loss, and multiple executions in Pulaski Marion and New York for violent crimes.
The item lists James Vick Rochester seedsman death. Nashville Methodist bishops elected Alpheus W Wilson C Granberry A Haygood R Hargrove Linus Parker. funds raised by Philadelphia Pres for Sergeant Mason’s wife. Asa Bullard golden wedding. Crarman execution remark. Greenback State Conventions, nominations Armstrong Powderly Tomlinson. protests against national bank mortgage. various state political notes and church appointments.
Foreign dispatches report Kan Spencer in Ireland vows to root out treason and the Egyptian Cabinet submits to the Khedive. Russian Turkestan governor General Kaufmann is dead. Emigration from Hull sails 6,000 to the United States. Catalan independence proclaimed near Barcelona but dispersed by police. Eclipse and a comet near the sun observed. Jeannette expedition survivors sail to the United States.
The Chicago Times reports spring wheat in Minnesota and Dakota shows very good prospects as cold weather strengthens root vitality. Other wheat regions share favorable outlooks and the corn outlook remains strong.
A long legal note outlines powers to extend national banking charters up to twenty years with Comptroller approval and shareholder consent. It covers withdrawal rights, note redemption with Treasury funds, and required reserves, plus provisions for banks not seeking extensions and general Congress reserve, all detailing regulatory mechanics for circulating notes and asset security.
Guiteau writes to the Star claiming he is God’s man in the Garfield removal and warns of divine wrath if harmed. He demands unconditional pardon and attacks officials from the executive to the courts, asserting a legal decision only if jurisdiction exists. He promotes his book The Truth and the Removal and mocks jurists in Washington.
Special to the Tribune reports the sinking of the Western Belle after striking an iceberg off the St Lawrence. Thirteen aboard died or disappeared in the rough sea as the crew launched boats in a night of thick weather. The Norwegian ship President later rescued the survivors near Quebec after fifteen hours exposed to cold.
District Supreme Court in Washington rules murder of the President by Guiteau completes the offense in United States jurisdiction and keeps the case within federal courts. The decision addresses that removal to New Jersey or death location does not affect jurisdiction and outlines grounds for continuing proceedings.
State agricultural reports indicate conditions for winter wheat have improved in the northern central and southern divisions. The northern division shows a three percent gain with prospects for eight percent above average yield. central division reports three percent above average. southern division predicts three percent above average and twenty five percent more per acre than 1881, barring dry spells before harvest.
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