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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1876
Page
2
The Marshall Messenger notes John Littlefield as editor and proprietor guiding the paper. The brief reference marks his role in directing local news coverage and editorial stance.
The excerpt notes 1776 to postwar press figures, a land donor to Boston’s South Church, forthcoming steam streetcars, and a U.S. Circuit Court rebuke of attacks on witnesses. It also mentions Cook’s Philadelphia grounds mummy of an Egyptian princess and associated relics with inscriptions and toilet articles.
Mr. Grorce E Stewart Jr of St John s New Brunswick displays a relic once owned by Major Andre. The gun started with Colonel Thompson s household in 1780 during quarters for British soldiers. It passed through years of adventures and is now the property of Mrs Westlatih, Thompson s granddaughter. A modern barrel and new trigger replace the original after an explosion.
In Cambridge Longfellow is loved Lowell admired a broader finer scholar than the translation of Dante and the Spanish student Mr Longfellow is primarily a poet Mr Lowell is both a poet and a critic The conversation of both is simple and witty with Lowells blunt Yankee frankness and Longfellows orderly library versus Lowells chaotic collection of books.
Casco Bay near Portland, Maine, reputedly contains 365 islands of varying size with unique names. Among the most visited are Cushing's Island, Peak's Island, and Little Chebeague Island, each known for fishing, bathing, and scenic views. Cushing's covers 260 acres and features White Head bluff, a landmark with superb ocean outlook. Peak's Island is the harbor’s largest with a resident community, while Little Chebeague is a popular picnic and fishing retreat.
Mary Clemer Aes reports in the Independent that smoking occurs in the hall of the House of Representatives and tobacco juice stains the pale blue carpet. She describes the carpet as soiled, noting she walked through it when empty and was astonished by the prevalence of spittoons.
The latest public debt report lists six percent bonds and five percent notes, with total treasury funds at 105,249,034 and debtless cash of 2,008,301,311. It notes July debt decrease of 1,135,033, bonds issued to Pacific railroad firms, and details interest accruals and payments by the United States and related transfers.
The Central and Hudson River railroad issued a Mortis loan of 32 million to Cornelius Van derbilt Jr and William H Vanderbilt with 7 percent interest and 2 million at 6 percent, recorded in Albany on the 7th. Five Philadelphia banker firms suspended after the Hestonville collapse were reinstated by the Board of Brokers on the 7th after settling all claims.
A Special to the Standard notes Turks drove Serbians from the Timok valley reaching Saitschar and Vlatar nica. Turks held Saitschar by sunset while Servians crowd roads from nearby towns. Reports cite German circles foreseeing a war end in two weeks and Russia backing Germany in battle.
War Department reports from Gen Sheridan indicate many Indians arriving at reservations carry arms seized from the Seventh Cavalry during the Custer massacre. Treasury Secretary plans to disburse about 2.2 million dollars in gold soon. Geneva award proceeds to be distributed as gold in sub 60,000 dollar sums. Tax conference reaches agreement on reducing clerks in executive departments. proposed pay cuts to 4,500 and 25,000 dollars, pending final vote by Senate and House.
Proposals outline staged salary reductions with two groups paid on September 10 and October 10 and November 3. Salaries under 1800 occupy no change, plus a 60000 allocation for temporary clerks. House cuts total 5700000 from last year’s appropriation. Also notes bond issue for Alabama claims payment and confirms several federal appointments and Mississippi fraud findings.
Gibson and Tyler, North Star blanket manufacturers of Minneapolis, have failed and assigned for creditors. The mill’s closure will discharge 200 to 300 workers. Liabilities and assets are not disclosed, with woolen market weakness noted as the cause. General Terry hopes to begin marching by the 10th. A steamer Far West was seen bringing up Powder River supplies. A Kickapoo Lipan camp in Texas was attacked with casualties and captives reported. The Michigan Republican State Convention nominated a full slate headed by C. M. Crosswell for governor. Michigan Central Railroad reports May year earnings total 6,850,964 with net 2,048,061.
The notice details include the pardon of Alderman Culverton of Chicago for neglect of duty, the drowning of ten people at Putnam's Pond Whitehall New York, a family killing at Oxley near Cincinnati, a forgery case involving Thomas C Conyngham of Wilkesbarre and his family endorsers, a rape near Johnston Pennsylvania by Hayes brothers, and a mill fire at Lindsay and McCutcheon Allegany City with about 50000 loss from a defective flue.
The ship True Love has reached Edinburg from Norway carrying a cargo of ice. Built in Philadelphia in 1764, she is one of the oldest vessels still in service. She formerly operated as a whaler and remains active.
The congress session notes August activity with River and Harbor amendments funding Mississippi mouth dredging to eighteen feet and a $1,000 fine for injuring federal works. House debates Blaine charges and Caldwell telegram. Osage lands sale to settlers. bills on Indian scouts pensions rise. Morton's votes and Hamburg affair copies prompt sharp exchange. Pembina Territory creation passed.
The session and an extra evening session discussed Morton’s plan to print ten thousand extra copies of the President's message on southern affairs. An amendment to the Senate resolution authorized distribution of Mississippi election frauds report copies. A bill for 75000 dollars funded a history of United States surveys and explorations. A resolution settled House Senate conflict on reductions. a counsel was appointed to defend the speaker in the Hallett Kilbourne suit.
The article notes Colorado becoming the twenty fifth state admitted to the Union since the war for independence. It references the original thirteen states united on July 4 1776 and the formation of a single nation.
The Committee on Banking and Currency on the fourth supported by six to four a bill repealing the 1875 resumption act. The panel also advances a resolution to appoint a six member commission to study bullion issues and report by January 15 on optimal paths to resume specie payments.
A roundup of items includes Sinion Lara in Mexico supporting a 160-student school, Russia adopting French weight measures, and remarks on Don Carlos’s alleged killings. Queen Victoria’s odd Mohammedan object count is noted, along with Bank of England critique and a plan to raise a sunken British ironclad Vanguard. Reports range from French politics to a Genoa music professor purchasing a Raphael sketch and a Jevington wedding with a one-armed bride signing with her toe.
A disparate mix: Boston’s “fiend” Jessi Pomeroy. New York police strength at 2300. Susan B Anthony’s umbrella. Dost Pepro’s $2 million machinery orders. California imports eggs amid vast crops. Lafayette’s old Baltimore carriage in use. Paris chatter on a Bismarck quote. a 8 ft Mexican Lion in Hill County Texas. a Salmonth surf ring found by dredge. Queen Victoria listed as commander in chief. a Vermont cow horn shatters but animal unharmed. Sonoma almond experiments with 2500 trees blooming. Franz Josef Jung map added to Arctic knowledge. large Florida sponge shown in New York. Custer claimed German birth by St Louis paper. Boston water source Laxe Cocuhuater drying up. Irish lawyer’s humorous court line. Bautzen town hall chest hides 17th century silverware.
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