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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1886
Page
3
A sequence of tornadoes and hurricanes struck parts of Michigan Indiana Illinois and nearby areas on the sixteenth destroying homes barns and churches. Damage totals include over 90 000 in the Wabash valley and nationwide repairs and relief efforts continue with relief funds reported at 309 118 by the twentieth.
The Wisconsin Labor party held a state convention in Neenah on the 7th nominating a full ticket headed by John D. Cochrane for Governor and George A Lloyd for Lieutenant Governor. Other states also reported conventions in Harrisburg and Sedalia, nominating tickets and adopting platforms on labor, prohibition, and suffrage.
Salvation Army Booth sailed from Europe for America on the 18th. American artist Asner B. Durant, aged ninety, died in Orange New Jersey. Samuel J. Tilden’s nephews plan to contest his will creating a New York City trust. Secretary Manning near Albany said he will resign next month to pursue the Austrian mission. Amos Townsend was nominated for Congress in Ohio’s Twenty first district. In Arkansas, L P Langley was nominated by the Knights of Labor. William Bran, 104, died near Shawneetown. Gixontmo and other Apache captured and sent to Fort Marion. Philadelphia Mayor Smith was impeached 49 to 38. Government Printing Office staff presented retiring chief S P rounds with silver service. Dunham renominated for Congress in Hawaii First district. Willian C Exy, major glass maker, died in Clyde New York. Greenback Labor endorses Neece in Illinois Eleventh District. Two dollar silver certificates feature Major General Hancock.
Reports from China describe further outrages on American missionaries and church desecrations. Cholera returns hit Austro Hungary with new cases and deaths in Trieste Pesth and other towns. Italian outbreaks rise with dozens of cases and multiple fatalities. Monterey executions and a Toulouse tornado alarm. Beach defeats Gaudaur in a Thames rowing race for £1,000. Spanish soldiers revolt in Madrid. martial law proclaimed after clashes. Le Creusot iron works fire destroys 300 jobs with $200,000 loss. Canada’s weather prophet predicts Charleston quake and potential upheaval in the southern US and Quebec with volcano activity possible in the Americas.
Reports describe a Kentuckian wind storm near Kuuzville Pa demolishing barns and orchards over ten miles. Seismic shocks hit Charleston S C and Bridgeport Conn with minor damage. Miners entombed at Marvine shaft near Scranton Pa were partly recovered. Fire destroys Greenfield Neb business district. Political notes include New Hampshire Greenback Labor convention, New York Democratic State Committee meeting, and evictions bill defeat in Britain.
Charleston reports three quakes on Monday night and a severe shock at 6 15 am fraying residents from their beds. Damage hits the Medical College as walls collapse. relief efforts surge with 3600 aid forms and 700 completed. Nearby towns also report shocks as finances mobilize.
Judge A B Carles ton of Indiana chairs a closed Utah Commission session with members Pettigrew McClernand Paddock Godfrey. They plan an annual congressional report citing fewer federal agencies and expanded powers, aiming to curb polygamy through penalties and officeholding bans.
Washington September 22 Mr Sedgewick's report to Secretary Bayard will not express opinions but rely on official transcripts of court records replies to inquiries and extracts from laws Secretary Bayard is said to be satisfied with the verbal briefing and sees the material as vindicating the course pursued and justifying continued diplomatic pressure for Mexico to relinquish extraterritorial claims to jurisdiction
A local fox chase ends with multiple hunters and dogs racing through Hopewell and nearby farms. Participants include Abraham, George, Henry, Wm. L., Wm. RB. T., the Cooler brothers, Otto, a Putnam representative, and a newspaper man. The group returns after midnight and plans another chase. mileages and routes noted. Blaine and Mongo win the blue ribbon for Geo Hupp VERITAS.
The Wilson reunion drew 127 relatives with several lineal descendants missing. David Wilson traced the family history from Thomas Canby in the 16th century through Amos Wilson and his son, detailing many names and connections. Letters from kin in Pittsburgh, Chester, Philadelphia, Springfield, and Ottawa were read, and guests from Ohio and Illinois shared memories and gifts.
The Kends Yearly Meeting concludes after sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday featuring reports from subordinate meetings. Members are described as a temperance body and discouraged from tobacco and pernicious literature. Public worship, counsel from Isaac Hicks, and committee reports on cooperative work temperance Indian affairs prison work isolated Friends and peace dominate the proceedings.
The temperance body says it distributed about 40 000 pages of temperance literature and placed Colemans Catechism on alcohol effects in many schools. An evening youth meeting led by E Conte urged young men and women to seek peace of mind through prudent choices. A J Flitcraft engaged children with a blackboard exercise as the annual assembly closes and plans to reconvene next year.
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois claims great relief after eight years with a running sore. He says doctors warned amputation but three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed his leg. Prices listed: Electric Bitters 60 cents per bottle and Bucklen's Arnica Salve 25 cents per box.
The School Board orders that no monthly salaries will be issued until school furniture and buildings are restored to their preyear condition. Teachers must alternately supervise buildings and grounds at noon. any trouble is to be reported to the Board. Clerk Dr. C. Snyder signs the notice.
The Daily Index comments on the late Democratic County Convention praising orderly proceedings until a dispute over Lacon's vote for Burt of Henry. A delegate protested claiming he voted for Parker, igniting a brief uproar before adjournment. The report notes overall harmony typical of such gatherings. Tongaline cited as relief for rheumatic pain and dysmenorrhea with favorable reports from Dr T F Frazer of Commerce.
Clear Creek notes a prohibitionist county convention in Hennepin on Tuesday September 28 to nominate county officers. Several speakers will attend and farmers are urged to participate as the Grange fair nears next week on Wednesday and Thursday.
At Boot 21 in Peoria a Tuesday sale disposed of 68 horses and animals. Names and bids appear scattered with references to buyers in Hennepin and La Prairie regions and prices ranging from eighty to four hundred dollars. The fragmentary list mentions items such as Rose, Zenor, Bass, Jennie, Reine, Barry Z, and buyers like C C Hull and G A McConnick.
Mackien's Aruba Salve claims to cure skin eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee. Dr Powell's drug store sells the salve for 25 cents a box. The Schneider Brothers refilled the cooler with about 6 tons of ice from Peoria, using 8 teams and 18 men from 8 p m to an early hour.
Advertised letters for December 18 1808 list recipients G. W. And, George E. Pace, George E. Stevens. The Republican office shows a compact assortment of justice and constable blanks.
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