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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1876
Page
2
A Saint Lake Mormon writes to the Centennial Committee offering to exhibit his nine wives in Philadelphia to illustrate a social life phase. He states his spouses are eager for the trip. The note also discusses intermarriage of the Ross and Cherokee families and contrasts temperamental influence with bloodline in offspring.
Secretary's report details 18 factories with fish gear valuing 999000 dollars employing 1234 men and 386 steamers and 37 vessels. 712000 barrels of fish taken, up 90000 from 1874, 1800000 gallons of oil made up 21000, and 22000 tons of guano produced. Fourteen steamers added to fleet. nearly 15000 barrels of fish sold for bait.
The article reports a wine ring purportedly defrauding U S customs by undervaluing European wines imported to the United States. Former consul at Cadiz Mr Ferrell testified before a Congressional Committee that he refused to sign false invoices of sherry and claret, prompting his removal. The piece notes parallels with the whisky ring discoveries.
A new cement named Keene's cement, imported from England, is reported to be used for interior work. It is said to be harder than existing cements and impervious to noxious gases, with superfine white grade suitable for statuary-like work and polishing, and a coarser grade fit for stucco and mouldings. It has seen use in Boston buildings.
The New Jersey Chancellor refused injunctive relief against the Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad Company over a Delaware River bridge at Yardleyville Pennsylvania. He upheld a general right to construct railroads linking with others and found the bridge above tide water complied with the 1787 compact, with riparian landowners and Pennsylvania's consent not blocking the project.
A letter from Japan to the Cleveland Herald describes the Empress attending the opening of a Tokyo girls’ normal school. It praises the elegant edifice and ceremonies as signs of rapid civilizing progress, noting women’s advancement alongside Christian nations and the Emperor’s apt address. Baron Roopschrpe tours Belmont farm and Charley Green’s trotting stock at Babylon and South Side Driving Park, praising the display.
Washington rumors speak of a break between the President and Bristow during a cabinet session. The Indian commissioners’ annual report is said to accuse Easler the cattle contractor of defrauding the government of 68000 dollars. Jefferson Davis answers Blaine on amnesty, denying prisoner cruelty and citing prisoner mortality statistics. The Democratic National Committee advances organization, inviting Senate and House members to appoint auxiliary committees. The War Department may receive Confederate documents via the Southern Historical Society. Michigan’s new Senator Christiancy, age 64, wed a 19-year-old treasury official on the 5th inst.
A blast at the Robin coal mines in Belgium reportedly kills 166 miners. Antwerp dispatches add that seven gunpowder bundles were found aboard the Antwerp steamer with 140 people aboard. Telegrams from Rome discuss a possible Egyptian railways sale treaty with an English company.
The jury in Vineland New Jersey found Landis not guilty by insanity for the murder of Carruth. Anam Stramcuam died in New York at 78. Notable arrivals include Mrs Thomassen and four children aboard Wieland.
The Consolidated Virginia mine reported January yields of 1 402 970 91 dollars. Farther west protests pass Washington on Ross Indian agent confirmation. Reports from Custer City speak of rapid frontier growth with homes rising water found near surface and a steam mill due in eight days. Prices noted flour at 12 dollars per hundred, bacon at 30 cents per pound. Red Cloud and warriors head north amid calls for action on the reservation. A Chicago lighting proposal seeks 76 000 dollars annually, while current costs stand at 500 000. Gold discoveries surge in San Juan California and a six day skating championship begins February 14 1870 at the Exposition Skating Park Chicago. A shipment of 6x¢ million dollars in silver moved from San Francisco to London.
The Bavcoce trial began in St Louis on the seventh with a distinguished bar present. Judge Porter and Tilton's famed defense lawyer lead the defense while McKee's associate Steuer and other whisky conspiracy figures face movement for a new trial as parish lawyers threaten impeachment steps if denied.
The National Baptist reports 359 of 925 Baptist associations failed to return the 1876 Year Book while 87,874 baptisms were recorded in 1875. Estimated total baptisms reach 100,000 with 1,815,300 Baptists, up 64,129 from last year. West Virginia’s new census puts population at 526,957, an increase of 84,943 since 1870.
Reports describe a Milwaukee revenue office theft planned by Chicago figures led by a Jonas alderman with a $50 000 stake. W F Warp a Chicago magnate who lost a Black Friday fortune was found dead by suicide in a vacant Chicago house. A Robinsons opera house collapse during a matinee killed nine with 500 children on stage and 500 in the audience. A Shippers Cotton Press explosion in Galveston blew a boiler roof. Spriggs and Wm Thompson injured. Dolan in New York awaits execution for murder. Winslow Boston forger indicted to thwart extradition amid Peru links.
The article portrays Marshal MacMahon as candid and brief in speech, disliking long formalities and keeping focus on concise ideas. It notes his wary stance toward enemies, independence from party loyalty, and a nuanced view of the empire, legitimacy, and personal respect for the flag, not gratitude.
In early February sessions, the House and Senate debated and passed multiple measures. Key actions included a veto message from the President on Indian trust fund transfers, adoption of District bond and pension bills, and appropriations for mint and river improvements. Debates covered Pinchback's Louisiana seat, customs reform, and various public land and bankruptcy statutes.
A New York Sun item tells of a popular downtown waiter famed for saying One moment while serving. After a Jersey visit he returned to catch a train, heard Get off the track, replied One moment, and was struck by an express, a moment turning into years. The piece also notes a reference to school book costs and publishers.
The text notes the Monument Association of Allegheny City receiving $25 000 for capital grounds and $28 650 paid to St Albans bank for bonds stolen. A repeal of preemption laws is proposed along with resolutions on Washington monument codification. An executive session ends the day after a morning appropriation bill discussion. Blaine expected to speak next day.
The Louisville Commercial reports on goose bone prognostication used by Kentucky farmers to forecast winter cold. A Woodford County family claims fifty bones have predicted accurately for decades, with December and January cold spells shown and February coldest ahead, signaling a harsh end to winter before early spring warm weather.
The Marge stock reporter tower rises four stories on a brick building with a glass dial to display stock names around its circumference. A clocklike hand will point to each stock as figures rotate, using existing San Francisco wires to connect both ends. Lights powered by atmospheric electricity via umbrellalike steel ribs and tiny balloons will illuminate the dial at night, with a simple insulated rod collecting charge and carbon points producing illumination.
A reflection on how tiny phenomena spark major advances, from gravity and railways to the daguerreotype, arguing private citizens have stake in government and public policy, citing Cato and the idea that rulers should not grant free passes on railroads.
A aboard HMS Bellerophon an ape named Jacko, kept chained in a kennel, caused mischief on deck. He cooked, stole fowls, slept with a chicken, smoked pipes, got drunk, and played tricks with hammocks and officers' jackets. He was last believed killed in the attack on Sebastopol.
A 99 year old Loomis of Pawlet Vermont once a 2 percent woman was denied relief and vowed Pawlet would not be pauperless for fifty years. She will be 100 in October 1876 and the fifty year period ends next winter. She declined marriage offers saying she would not swap Pawlet for the best man living. She resides over a mile from the village and walked to visit Pawlet last fall. Also reports claim a Plaridhas La Plata mine in Arizona near the Sonora line yielded vast silver.
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