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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1889
Page
1
A man named Thomas Techy on a small farm five miles south of Corydon was abducted from his home by a group called the Knights of the Switch and whipped to a tree. Report says the man’s life is despaired of and the alleged crime is non-support and worthlessness.
New York May 9 Thomain A Edison after returning from Florida says experiments in the South convince him telegraphing through water without a wire will be possible. Ships several miles apart at sea may eventually communicate.
A Monon passenger train en route to Chicago derailed one mile south of Greencastle Indiana around 1 am. The locomotive and tender lay inverted on a 35 foot embankment though no fatalities were reported.
Washington May 9. The comptroller of the currency authorized the Western National Bank of New York to start business with three and a half million dollars. Daniel Manning presides. ex-Treasurer Jordan becomes vice president during Manning’s absence. Jordan travels to New York today to take control. successor as treasurer unresolved but expected soon. Hyatt of Connecticut had a protracted interview with the president yesterday.
Londox May The American exhibition opened with bright weather and a large crowd. The program proceeded except a boiler burst prevented the machinery from starting. About seven thousand attendees gathered for the event, but many went to the Buffalo Bill wild show instead of the ceremonies.
A Lutheran Synod session in Booneville, Indiana, involved Philip Gyer of Mount Haburn Ohio whom a deputy believes died of apoplexy. His body was shipped home ten hours later, but a baggage handler reported hearing kicking from within the coffin. An examination was urged but declined. later police noted the body appeared alive when coffin was opened.
The Hudson river steamer Saratoga bound north from New York ran aground in a morning fog off Catskill Point. The vessel remains afloat and the City of Hudson has been sent to evacuate passengers. No serious damage reported.
President Cleveland issued an order to close the Executive Departments at midday Thursday so employees may take part in the Garfield statue unveiling ceremonies.
New York May 7 revival of interest in the B and O deal centers on a forthcoming Baltimore and Ohio directors meeting. resignation of several present directors would bring in members from Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Lake Erie and Western and Richmond Terminal Companies to form a syndicate controlling the through line to Philadelphia and New York. names linked include Robert Garrett C E Brice Samuel Thomas Henry S Ives George Iseney Alfred N Sully and George H Stayner though some take only minor interests.
A colored preacher from Huntsville Alabama charged that railroads deny him a first class seat and force him into a separate car. The Inter-State Commerce Commission hears whether such discrimination violates federal law and a Supreme Court civil rights ruling.
Prince Leopold of Prussia reached New York this morning from Rochester and lodged at the Albemarle Hotel amid delays. He is accompanied by Baron Rorenigg and Count O Kanitz. M M Janisch of the German legation met him and he will sail for England on the steamer Eider, staying in the city until Saturday.
The New York committee to welcome William OBrien is joined by Philadelphia delegates Hugh McCarfhy Luke Detton M J Ryan and Patrick Dunleavy. Boston also sends J M Brady and Judge Dougherty. They secure the tug John Ek Morse to reach the Umbria amid fog as officials board for the reception.
Gladstone gave a dinner to Earl Spencer Baron Wolverton T D Sullivan Justin McCarthy and several British MPs. The cordial meeting between Parnellites and Earl Spencer drew congratulations. He spoke on Times charges prospects for home rule and American sympathy with the Irish cause.
Havre reports the fatal toll from the steamship collision between La Champagne and Ville de Rio is not as high as feared. The number of drowned will not exceed a dozen, all victims being emigrants.
Coumais City Indiana May 9 reports state C W Welch a saloon keeper died of heart disease while playing cards with friends. He suddenly collapsed after flashing an ace and striking the table, dying instantly of the fatal attack.
The Southern Baptist Convention saw nearly all Protestant pulpits in Louisville filled by Baptist preachers with both morning and evening sermons. Delegates are regarded as more scholarly and eloquent than any prior gathering, and adjournment is expected by Tuesday afternoon. A grand excursion to Mammoth Cave will follow.
Atlanta editor A. M. Gardner of the Atlanta World and H. J. Whittemore of the Gate City Guards clashed over a recent clash between Atwood of the Capitol and Col. Burke of the Guards. The altercation ended in a punch up leaving Whittemore badly battered and both men jailed briefly before release.
At VirgiA Virginia conference the debt committee adjourned to 4 PM after a morning session. Rumors of an agreement were dashed as foreign bondholders were said to press exorbitant demands. Lt Governor Massey ordered a subcommittee to draft the Virginia portion’s report for tomorrow.
Heavy rains refresh crops while Kinsley’s graders face a strike over wages and hours with replacements filling posts. Rudasill contractors see ten hour demands settle after a compromise. J M Davis plans a general merchandise store in Yorkville. Prohibition laws loom in Yorkville as officials publish monthly prescriptions. Congress member J J Hemphill and state legislator W B Wilson visit. Town excitement over railroad crossings grows as real estate booms emerge.
Louisville May 9 Rev J W Maxwell of the Holiness Band church is seriously ill from arsenic found in a glass of lemonade on his pulpit Friday night He says this is the fourth attempt on his life and he survived prior incidents making the latest attack his most serious yet.
Daniel Hand of Guilford who has received 700000 dollars from banker Williams of Charleston in payment of unsecured debts contracted years ago has given 2000 dollars to the Yale divinity school from New Haven May 9.
In Parker township Marshall Illinois on Thursday night burglars broken into the home of Levinnd Robinson wealthy farmer during family absence and carried off nearly 600 dollars in cash. No clues yet for the robbers.
A two day hot sirocco across Hungary destroyed churches and hundreds of houses from Teroczka to Eperies. At Rushberg a church and 37 residences burned, Maregys suffered many losses, and overall damages exceed 2 500 000 dollars. Insurance firms across Hungary and Austria are affected as rain begins to fall.
Earl Cameron, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, writes to The Times proposing Parliament create a special tribunal to investigate charges against Parnell. If adopted the inquiry would likely include Dillon’s charges or warrant a separate commission for Dillon’s case.
A poetic meditation on endurance and faith by J. T. Burton Wollaston, printed in Quiver. The speaker endures sorrow and loneliness yet maintains trust in divine provision. Her daily bread becomes a symbol as she bears life’s burden with grim resilience and quiet hope.
In a mountain resort Mattie Vanleer meets Charley Delisle a poet and journalist who helps her publish poems and a prose piece. After being deceived by him she faces ruin and then finds success with The Opal while confronting past heartbreak.
In a steady, intimate exchange a woman admits error to Mr. Delisle and apologizes for a blunder. She looks charming as she seeks reconciliation and the man considers renewing his proposal, indicating a possible acceptance.
A survey of superstitions about birds. The screech owl magpie crow raven and others are linked to death, damned souls, or misfortune across Germany England Denmark Tyrol and Alsace with regional tales of seven whistlers and prophetic cries. Chicago Nera.
The article notes birds possess the swiftest motions, hottest blood, and quickest substance changes, making them voracious eaters. It describes titmice and the ousel as endlessly foraging, while cormorants and fruit-eaters are cited for substantial daily intake, per Popular Science Monthly.
The article describes Hindoo methods of reaping with a six inch curved iron blade costing four cents. It details squat cutting, maintaining a steady pace to harvest an acre in twelve days, and boarding on five cents daily. Threshing uses a bull driven stake method to trample grain into bhoosa for cattle.
A Philadelphia Call note describes a barber using a lamp to burn the back hair after a close trim. The man claimed the cauterization closes pores to prevent cold symptoms, a weird fad noted as newly introduced.
A lyric description by William H. Hayne in Southern Bivouac likens a pine grove to a sacred temple. Fireflies flit above the silent sod, and the grove is portrayed as a quiet place for prayer within nature.
A collage of quirky snippets from different sources includes jokes about carving, a blind man sensing heat, a lecturer asking about an ideal wife, and a bandit turned shoe clerk. Vignettes touch on beehive handling, celluloid from potatoes, a cow named Zephyr, and a medicine scolding by a weary father.
A mesmerist recounts using mental influence to induce a man to sign a contract to buy a cargo of salt at high rates. He then reveals the trick, noting the mark later protests over the sale and prices, while the skeptic remains mystified.
A Persian stamp dispute in Teheran nearly sparked a duel between a high ranking legation member and a Russian colonel. Both avid collectors argued over a rare stamp. a loaned stamp girl intervened and returned it to avoid bloodshed, ending the confrontation.
A concise discussion contrasts Western cowboys with Eastern readers, noting misperceptions about frontier life. It argues cowboys are industrious and brave, yet unfairly caricatured as reckless desperadoes by popular dime novels and urban visitors.
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