08 Jul 1887
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1887
Page
1
Among mourners none was a dentist as Littleton Payne, who died in Maryland at age 33, left the world with a mouthful of teeth that hindered dental science, leaving an unusual obituary noting his contribution to the field.
Albany Journal quotes a Bridgeport woman praising the blue grass view as charming yet warns she should change. It claims in that region girls are beautiful and wed by twenty to the man they love, contrasting with Bridgeport’s dull outlook.
A tnorl is planned to be bored under Bray's Peak in the Rocky Mountain range. It will lie 4,000 feet below the summit and stretch about 25,000 feet in length. The tunnel will connect Atlantic slope valleys with Pacific side valleys and reduce transmontane distance by roughly 509 miles.
Professor Phomsona predicts that as the method of rapid electric heating is better understood it will be used in every workshop for welding forging and other purposes. He urges manufacturers to watch electricity's progress in adapting to manufacturing tasks.
Frank Carpenter of the Cleveland Lever offers his view on the Khedive of Egypt, comparing his appearance to King Humbert of Italy. He describes the Khedive in European attire with a red fez, a black frock coat, white vest, gray trousers, spotless linen, and diamond studs. The observer notes the Khedive is well educated and fluent in French and English.
The New York American warns that abundant money for railways and roads will shrink as credit tightens. It links future downturns to the earlier real estate booms of 1855 56 and the crashes of 1837 and 1857, urging immediate restraint in many cities and regions.
New York city needs about six million postal cards monthly with Chicago second at about three million. Annual production reaches 450 million. The two cent postage did not reduce use but briefly checked growth, a dip now overcome as public use rises daily with a steady ratio.
The St Jones's Gazette notes a grim maritime record from 1880 to 1882 with 1,266 vessels foundered or missing and 6,661 lives lost. The 1873–83 span shows 2,153 ships and thousands more deaths, highlighting far higher fatalities among ships reported missing than those that foundered.
A Russian general at Warsaw killed himself after leaving a note about his son Lieutenant Kork who was arrested for alleged conspiracy to kill the Czar. The father said he could not endure tortures and feared coercion would force false revelations, preserving his lifelong loyalty to the Emperor.
In Vienna a 2,000 franc prize race over about six miles saw three riders Duncan from London Jules Du Bois from Paris and Paul Medinger from Bordeaux compete against a Russian trotter owned by Herr Stefan Tupan. After two laps the cyclists led, finishing in a dead heat between the two Frenchmen. A second race saw Mr. Duncan win by covering 4000 metres in 1 minute 52 seconds.
The Times Democrat notes widespread acceptance of the cent after years of discarding. Many houses now take it and provide change, signaling the public sees value, though small dealers still withhold.
Under the Mikado's permission Japan will fund coast defences by contributions from wealthy citizens. The text notes subscriptions from around $1,000 to 1000 for the purpose, with no sums below $1,000 accepted.
An exhibition of articles of food and cookery opened in Amsterdam to extend knowledge of nourishing varieties from nature for man. It aims to stimulate cultivation and preparation improvements and to dispel prejudices hindering use of useful nourishment. The exhibit seeks to introduce foreign articles for Dutch use and will stay open through September with likely Dutch visitors.
Made up figures rank Rome first with 204 million litres of water daily for 345 036 residents about 600 litres per person per day. London 4 000 000 people get 300 litres each daily. Paris 2 240 124 people average 50 litres for food and 190 for secondary uses totaling 227. Berlin 1 392 283 inhabitants receive 140 litres per day. Vienna 760 172 people get 100 litres each. Naples 465 172 people 200 litres. Turin 275 598 people 90 litres per head daily.
The article lists values across farm lands, residences, railroads, and livestock, totaling billions. It notes real estate and water power at about 9.5 billion, railroads near 6.0 billion, telegraphs canals around 419 million, and livestock and equipment at 2.406 billion. Household goods and other items push total to roughly 15.625 billion.
The United States continues to lead in mineral production with gold and silver output rising from 1880 to 1886 amid the Comstock decline. Domestic yields grew to 86 million in 1886 from 77 million in 1880, totaling 482 million over six years, while exports exceeded imports by 82 million.
Gettysburg July 3 recounts a peaceful dawn and a full day of ceremonies. Veterans united at the Fifty-Ninth and Seventy-First brigades gathered for speeches, a memorial presentation, and a historic sword transfer to honor Pickett’s Division.
Washington dispatches detail a $28,000 cash deficiency found in the accounts of Levi Bacon, a former internal revenue clerk. The committee's report cites misappropriations or lax methods, with part of the money traceable to employee due bills. efforts to recover funds continue as disbursing officers suspend portions of salaries.
A Chicago dispatch reports severe drought across Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa with dust filled roads brown pastures and withered leaves. Creeks run dry and water levels in rivers are record low as crops suffer cattle die and fires burn. public prayers for rain rise amid widespread suffering and polluted drinking water.
Walterboro dispatch reports Boney Washington arrested at Green Pond by Constable Howard and jailed here on a murder charge in the killing of A E Morgan near Green Pond several months ago. Cesar White is in jail awaiting a potential execution on August 26 having faced a similar charge. A preliminary examination will determine the case and a potential respite may be sought for Cesar while Boacy faces trial.
A Columbia dispatch reports a grand reunion of Col. 6th South Carolina Cavalry to be held in Edgefield on July 23 with large attendance expected. Speakers include Col. A. P. Butler Hon. D. S. Henderson of Aiken Col. Z Davis of Charleston and Col. B. H. Butler with survivors attending in full force.
A compact critique notes that praise favors the hollow while genuine achievement goes unrewarded. The remark suggests flattery often masks a lack of substance and value in the flatterer.
A New Orleans dispatch reports the Oak Ridge riot in Morehouse Parish turned fatal. Four escaped black men were captured and hanged, two more negroes were jailed, and a posse killed another in a confrontational chase near Sibley Matton.
Nashville dispatch reports six skulls and multiple skeletons in a cave near Cookville along the old Kentucky Stock road. The remains show gunshot and blunt force injuries, suggesting murder by cave keepers who trapped travelers. Another cave near an ancient inn twenty miles away will be explored.
Dispatch from Baltimore reports Blanche Cook a colored girl of twelve tried to poison Mrs Whalens family by placing oil of vitriol in the water cooler after being corrected for fault. She also tried to gas the household after they retired and will be sent to a reformatory.
Police officer Edward Hahn pleads not guilty in New York for the June 2 shooting of Capt. Jack Hussey. Toronto marks Queen’s jubilee with a parade of over 10 000 public school children. In Simsboro Louisiana a masked gang abducts James Walden from custody amid a larceny case. The Standard Paper Co of Milwaukee assigns assets of about 75 000 stock and 130 000 bonds to J K Friend. Fire damages a Broadway building, Ball & Co. Clothiers, for 175 000 dollars. Three hundred miners strike at Wilkes-Barre Col. 3. Dakotas report heaviest rain since 1885. Yale defeats Harvard in rowing with times around 7 23.5 and 7 42.41. Albert Turner colored hanged in Louisville for murder. New York State bonds cut state debt below 8 million. Jon Metlroy colored, a presumed defaulter, missing from Montreal harbor board. Measles outbreak hits Point St. Charles with 500 cases. Meantime legal cases unfold in Henderson Kentucky over murder of Wm. Mart.
A powerful earthquake shock struck Concord at 5 09 PM causing rattling crockery and windows. Heavy buildings trembled and residents fled in fear. The State House and several legislators felt the tremor as the quivering vibration moved from the northwest across surrounding towns.
In Asheville area Maggie King, wife of Thomas King, was instantly killed by a gunshot. Initially deemed accidental, the coroner's jury found murder by Thomas King after investigators found a huge butcher knife in the wound. Threats and lynching rumors circulated.
The total visible supply of cotton worldwide stands at 1,003,325 bales with 1,198,525 bales American, compared with 1,852,603 and 1,308,103 bales for the prior year. Interior town receipts total 2,035 bales and plantation receipts 248 bales. The crop in sight totals 6,312,076 bales.
The White House says the President will attend Clinton New Yorks centennial celebration on July 13. He has not finalized summer plans beyond that. He continues his routine outing to Oakview each afternoon and returns to the White House in the morning.
Of the fifty seven clerks in the Quar termaster Generals office who have been examined for promotion thirty were men and twenty seven women. Six men and two women failed to attain the minimum of 7 out of a possible 100. Commissioner Oberly said the women passed a much more satisfactory examination than the men and reached higher averages.
A Buffalo Courier observer recalls a canal boat near the Erie street bridge with a woman barely peeking from a cabin hatch. The tale says she has not left the cabin in twenty years, save for Grant’s inauguration, aided by crew and mule drivers during the event. A dime museum man once offered to exhibit her but balked at sharing the ride on the canal boat.
Wallace Bailey a Georgia colored man performs extraordinary underwater fishing at Moore's Lagoon. The Augusta Chronicle reports his public exhibition catching trout perch bream and catfish with hands and mouth while submerged for minutes. Bailey explains the feat began as a dream and now he fishes in still waters by beds of fish.
Two Galena residents witnessed a dramatic contest near Arena Wisconsin as a bald eagle attacked a large tomcat. The eagle latched onto the cat’s back and the pair battled with feathers and fur flying, each attempting to gain flight with its prey. After repeated ground conflicts the eagle finally yielded and both parted, the cat fleeing. The report also notes fig trees bearing fruit after eighteen months and a claim about the English queen’s gift to new mothers.
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