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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1883
Page
6
The current note states that the Pope has summoned the French bishops to Rome to consult on the condition and affairs of the church in France.
Alarming number of crop mortgages issued by Texas farmers noted. Galveston County alone reports six hundred sixty five since January first. Separately, a Senate committee at Bar Harbor, Maine, convened to revise rules. The proposed revision promises smoother Senate business if adopted.
A Maltese man was jailed in Tunis after a fracas with a French officer and was to face a court martial. The arrest stirred ill will in the British colony. Calls for his release grew, but France refused to hand him to the British Consul, and the case was referred to both governments.
Edward Banks a colored hotel waiter sues C V Okenberg for 250 dollars in a New York case described as a demand for blood money. Okenberg, found unconscious from gas poisoning in February, required a blood transfusion. Banks donated eight ounces, claiming a promise of ten cents a drop, while Okenberg says he paid five dollars in full of all claims.
Approximate figures show a marked rise in business failures nationwide for the half year ending July 1. The first six months of 1881 recorded 2,862 failures, 3,597 in 1882, and 4,637 in 1883, with liabilities climbing from 40 million dollars in 1881 to 50 million in 1882 and about 66 million in 1883.
The Treasury considers options for confiscating or disposing of overdue whisky no longer in bonded warehouses. Following the Attorney General’s ruling, enforcement may force distillers to export the remainder or sell it abroad, rather than re-importing it.
The Postmaster General's third quarter accounts show a projected year surplus around 2.5 million dollars. A blunder in the postoffice bill is costing about 1.25 million, delaying the intended fourth class postmasters pay change until the two cent stamp is in use, though the law directed immediate effect. Next year a deficiency of about 0.5 million is expected due to postage rate reductions.
Gladstone revealed a Bradlaugh letter declaring intent to take his seat despite House orders. Government proposed a solution, rejected. Northcote moved to bar Bradlaugh from Parliament until he vowed not to disrupt proceedings. the motion passed 232 to 65 as ministers withdrew before the vote.
A sensational case in Little Rock Arkansas surrounds Julius DeLaby alias J B Davis an escaped convict from Mississippi Penitentiary with two years remaining. He had lived two years there worked respectably and was to wed a local young woman when his true identity emerged at a Fourth of July picnic through a Mississippi veteran who recognized him. His life in Little Rock had been marked by good conduct and steady habits though his past held a dark secret.
The Pennsylvania Republican State Convention at Harrisburg nominated William Levesey of Allegheny County for State Treasurer and Mr. Niles for Auditor General. The Iowa Greenback Convention at Des Moines nominated J. B. Weaver for Governor Sanford Kirkpatrick for Lieutenant Governor D W Church for Supreme Judge and Miss Abbie O Canfield for Superintendent of Public Instruction. The New Hampshire Legislature shows a deadlock on Senatorial election. Cc C Horton Boston Special Revenue Agent telegraphed declining to resign prompting Commissioner to revoke his appointment.
The informer Carey departs Ireland for London and a colony after refusing reward or pardon. His family has fled separately. The report details other 19th century events, including accidents, political moves, and notices across the U.S. and abroad.
A powerful tornado ripped through Soldier on the Kansas Central Railroad. A residence and a business block along Main Street were demolished, with fifteen houses leveled. Several residents were found in the wreckage as lanterns lit night searches. the death toll includes Mrs. Channel, Mrs. Walters, Mrs. Owen and an infant of three months. Property losses are estimated between 35,000 and 40,000 dollars.
The Kansas Supreme Court suit, begun by Attorney General W A Johnson, challenges the Kansas Pacific Railroad for charter violation. The petition argues the railroad, once state property, has abandoned duties and diverted the highway to a foreign company, asking dissolution, forfeiture of rights, and state seizure of the line and appurtenances.
A compact obser vation on the emergence and persistence of the term dude and its social implications. The piece cites examples from New York Central Park and a humor column, noting the word’s American cultural integration and mock earnestness. It mentions a anecdote about a young man in Lockport and a note on Vanderbilt and Gauls, illustrating contrasts in tastes.
The Executive Committee of Mississippi Valley exchanges and allied groups met at the Southern Hotel in St Louis. They elected D B Wood as permanent chairman and created a Central Committee to organize a Mississippi River improvement effort with plans for a river convention and federal river funding, set for Washington in February 1884.
A well on Temple street owned by George Simpson sickened three men as gas bubbled from twenty feet. Tom Jones died after being lowered into the shaft. Tom Anderson and Cabbage descended to rescue him and perished. The well filled with gas and smoke, water roared from the bottom, and the tragedy left three married men dead.
In Dusvgue Iowa a silk dress pattern vanished from the Klas Sullivan dry goods house three weeks ago. A proprietor spotted a woman wearing the same pattern in an office. The woman confessed the dress was stolen and paid the value to avoid prosecution.
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