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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1876
Page
2
A survey of varied items notes prairie fire losses exceeding a million dollars and potential protection value. It highlights American officers in the Egyptian army, a 108 year old Pennsylvanian remembering Washington and a historical snow storm, Leavenworth Kansas reconsidering a colored high school closure, and a quote about polar region scientific advantages from Lieutenant Wxrpageur.
The Nevada Supreme Court affirms a law requiring medical practitioners to file a diploma or graduation certificate with county records and prove identity. Separately, about seven hundred Iroquois from Caughnawaga seek to move to the United States and the Indian Territory due to disputes over schools and churches on a 23 000 acre reservation near Montreal.
The crater emits black smoke signaling volcanic activity after a long rest. Experts note that the interval before eruption is uncertain, with December 1854 showing similar signs that did not trigger an eruption until May 1855.
A Albany Georgia romance ended in marriage when a young woman invited a suitor from Winterville to visit. He traveled there, was formally examined, and the couple wed the following day after arriving at her home on a Monday.
Dr. Groxer Surrey of Aurora Indiana possessed an 1800 Ulster County Gazette from Kingston Ulster County New York by Samuel Freer and Son. The issue is dressed in mourning with inverted wooden rules for the death of George Washington and recounts his burial.
Banes to be replaced by Theo M Vale as Superintendent of the United States Railway Mail Service effective January 1 1876. Treasury directs retirement of 8644 550 legal tender notes, leaving 37182722 outstanding. National bank notes issued since Nov 1 amount to 1761280, total owed since June 14 1874 reaches 12715975. Internal revenue district consolidation cuts 2090163 districts, saving about 250000 yearly. Rumors deny Pardons for McDonald and Joyce and question a possible presidential pardon. Cuban intervention rumors prompt US warning under Monroe doctrine.
The report notes suspensions and judgments across firms including Francie 8 Thayer and Duncan, Sherman & Co. Liabilities rise for Lee & Walker and Correnzy & Cotps. assets and outcomes vary. Mill closures, wage cuts at Pacific Mill, and a large Spencer bootfactory fire add to the unrest amid church councils and a world rowing championship plan.
At a weekly Cincinnati meeting on December 26, resolutions condemn Haven’s course and deny his right to speak for the church while opposing any link to church seal phate. The record notes a dejected opinion and mixed expressions among the ministers.
Ton sues Murson for 40000 damages claiming breach of marriage contract ahead of her wedding two months ago. The report also covers regional crime, tax totals, and public notices including a ship canal survey in Battle Creek and the Younger brothers alleged in an express robbery.
A roundup of legal actions and deadly incidents. Tweed indictments see recognizance forfeiture with a 35 day respite. Lodica Fredenburg and son Albert sentenced to hang for murder. Waddy Thompson forgery charges dismissed in Memphis. E L Patterson shot dead in New Orleans amid newspaper feud. Railroad accident near Montpelier injures passengers. Hutchinson Mine explosion kills three in Kingston. Holiday violence in Louisville causes multiple stabbings. a drunken Providence man kills his infant. the liquor seller is held to bail. Polish dancing master commits death by self. Meadville iron bridge collapse kills one. Bigamy case in Salt Lake City. Reynolds bail pending appeal. West borders tense. Mexicans raid Pond's Rancho, killing three and seizing animals. Otoka massacre in Indian Nation leaves four dead. Cheyenne and Arapaho clashes prompt U S troop deployment. Kansas forged school bonds swindle \$17,000. State Treasurer Lappin implicated.
News from Paris notes completion of the Column Ven dome and Napoleon statue. In Hilikon Switzerland a school floor collapse killed eighty and wounded about fifty. Herzegovina fighting near Nishitiza with fifteen thousand troops. Turkish claim decisive victory. Spain's Ex-Quern Isintria ill in Paris. Philippine hurricane devastates Luzon. two hundred fifty lives lost and 3800 dwellings destroyed. Protestant Catholic clashes at Bannafoot Ireland. several killed and wounded. Cuban minister Jovxtan appointed captain-general. Vasuvius eruption feared.
A strong tremor on the night of December 8 and 9 left Arecibo nearly destroyed while San Juan remained unscathed. Two churches and six houses survived in fragile condition, posing imminent collapse.
For the six months ending October 31 1875 the Illinois Central Railroad reports receipts of 8703988 20 with 7 percent or 195506 65 paid to the State Treasury. Also notes Louisiana Lottery draw results and various maritime and railway news.
Bremen's Weser Zeitung reports a two thousand man Egyptian expedition under Gen Arendrop was ambushed in Abyssinia. Many officers killed or hacked. heads displayed on spears. bodies sent to beasts. MacKillop Pasha alive and prisoner. Col Kouth unknown. 12th Egyptian column to depart Cairo joined by American officers including Col Stone.
The report shows 1 561 cases considered during the year involving nearly 4 000 000 dollars. The commission restricted cases allowed only the loyals from the South to be considered.
Samuel Eager, an engineer for the Nashua Acton and Boston Railroad, died after a wreck near Nashua caused by a switch error. Fireman William Willoughby jumped clear to save him, but Eager perished after efforts to save the train and himself. His body was recovered about an hour and a half later by wrecking crews.
In Troy a stranger in a church mistakenly placed a $10 bill in the collection thinking it was $1. He asked for $9 back, claiming to be poor and new to the city. The treasurer passed the nine dollars, exposing the ten as counterfeit when he later inspected it.
In June authorities seized lace goods known as the Empress Eugenie laces valued at $9,000, with a dress judged at $6,000. The case for forfeiture was heard in U S District Court before Judge Blatchford. James Hoorix, Brussels lace maker, claims the items were his sole property.
An Original Idea Free Press describes a Detroit avenue saloon keeper who rigged a deadly trap for troublemakers. A ten foot square trap door drops them into a cellar while hot water, a steam driven club, and a guard dog finish the punishment before the man exits vow to reform.
Fragmentary OCR recalls a scene with two bays and a boy about eleven, wearing a stamp in his mouth and no shoes, observed by authorities during an evening public event. The garbled text suggests police involvement and a limited, unclear description of the scene.
A garbled newspaper fragment mixes anecdotes from a French architect storm to a Maine lecturer on editors and a bat at the Opera House. It cites a Parisian election phrase, jokes about sobriety, and a police report ending with a punchline about scrutin uninominal.
A 104 year old Masonic apron once made by Lady Washington and gifted by General Washington to Captain John Finch is now owned by James Finch of Phillipstown near Carmi Tl. The apron, white satin with green trim and Virginia Lodge emblems, remained in the Finch family after Captain Finch’s death and was bequeathed through generations to James Finch in Poseyville Indiana.
Cincinnati Times reports a surge in sales of human hair after a smallpox outbreak. Hair dealers allegedly source from living victims and many dealers avoid strict verification, prompting concern over unsafe practices and public health risks.
The Richard IIIL lies at Mercial Wharf after a capture, with Captain Hubbard aboard the vessel. Details about the action and clearance remain partially obscured in the damaged text.
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