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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1875
Page
2
Fraixemhee notes 128000 industrial establishments employing about 1900000 men and a U S fish station on the McCloud River California reporting 9000000 salmon eggs this year. Canals, population, sulphur deposits and a Ward will case letter are touched, plus July August trade figures and ship histories.
Discharges of 22 Patent Office clerks. Brigham Young contemplates contempt case. postal rail car service eyed between Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis by December. GarLonn named Solicitor of the Interior. Thanksgiving proclaimed for Nov 25. October wheat crop short, quality down 14 percent. Virginia City fire boosts bullion shortfall to 1.3 million monthly for four months.
Two Polish Jewish partners Joseph Galdman and Moses Pickalt clashed over business quarrels in New York. Galdman was killed by shots to the right temple and cheek, while Pickalt was mortally wounded by a shot to the right eye. The dispute is ruled a fatal quarrel born of their jewelry partnership.
Reports say rails agreed to divide earnings. San Francisco bank announces voluntary liquidation. Shocks felt at Yuba and along the Colorado. A courthouse riot in Michigan injures many. Franklin Muzzy injured by hail. Cargo of the Cheater shipyard parts described. Multiple murders of Italians in Denver and arrests in Trinidad. Body found of Juana in Leavenworth river. Circus pocketbook with $175 and a card case found. Virginia City laws reach an estimated 7.5 million. Chinese arriving in San Francisco. Hastings Minn births two stillborn twins and one lived briefly.
Fragmented excerpts show Memorials introduced and House votes noted as Arkansas legislators convene on a 2A session. References mention river projects, levee concerns, and external impacts, with unclear totals and stray place names interwoven in the garbled text.
A mild earthquake was reported at Holly Springs Mississippi on the 27th and felt in Memphis. In Colleton County South Carolina near Rantowies an honor duel using shotguns and buckshot occurred but ended without injury and was amicably settled. E Stanzey Bowman of Louisville, nephew of Secretary Belknap, wed Miss Elisa Morton daughter of banker H C Morton in Louisville.
The Danish royal party led by King Christian IX arrives in England with Princess Thigra and Prince John. Reports note the Faraday’s work on the US cable. Rome hosts murder trial proceedings of La Dacaptt editors in exclusionary press. Berlin signals peace feels secure as Parliament opens. Emperors and princes travel to upcoming exhibitions and events.
Reports describe Patterson shooting a man in Lincoln Nebraska and being hanged by a mob. Ed Jonxson stabbed and killed two white men and wounded others on the Phil Allen steamer near Memphis. Andrew Jobveon shot a young servant girl amid election day dispute. Andrew Scanlon killed by Henry Kelley after a trench collision at Scanlon N1 Halloween event. A boiler explosion near South Somerville killed four and injured 33. A Mexican claim agent M Cumba faces bail in bounty claims fraud. John Galens dies after being stabbed in Chicago. Tuos Dowper and son quarrel ends with fatal shooting. Dolan convicted for murder in New York with Dec 10 hanging. Rowe arrested in Muncie for stealing from a corpse’s eyes.
New York and Connecticut each fielded 17 cocks in a grand main with weigh ins from four four to five eleven pounds. New York won light and heavyweight, Connecticut took the last battle and the main. Also a Kalamazoo fox hunt and a turkey pigeon shoot drew crowds as two wild foxes were released and hunted in the park. Tou Moyaauzy defeated Jack Kelly in Oyster Bay for 100 dollars after a 17 round fight lasting 45 minutes with Kelly breaking a finger in round nine and continuing until unable to defend.
The Secretary of the Treasury issues a call for redemption of ten million dollars in bonds from the 1864 issue. The list includes both coupon and registered bonds with varied serial ranges and face values detailed in the call notice.
Early returns from eleven states show Republican victories in Wisconsin New York Pennsylvania Mississippi New Jersey Maryland Minnesota and more. In Wisconsin Ludington leads with a large margin as the GOP ticket gains statewide while Milwaukee backs him locally.
A Northampton Massachusetts court yesterday heard a scandalous civil case filed by Lucia M. Smith against James Stetson of North Amherst claiming damages of five thousand dollars. The suit involves reputed improper relations and disturbances within a local household. Testimony drew a packed courtroom as details emerged about a bachelor aged around fifty and his companions in the household.
The Amherst linery shop suspect Stetson is accused of recurring familiarities with Lucia Smith, with his family testifying to similar conduct. Proposals and hush money attempts are reported as the Smiths press for damages, while the defendant disputes encouragement of improper acts.
The famous granger railroad cases reached the U S Supreme Court on October 26 with arguments for Winans and St Peter Railway Company versus Dan B Black et al The cases test granger legislation and limit states power over rail fare and freight rates in Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa are involved The decision could affect Northwest rail regulation and corporate charters across states.
The proclamation urges nationwide observance on November 25. Grant calls for assembly in worship and prayers for divine favor. He notes Civil and religious liberty, peaceful borders, and economic rewards as blessings. The proclamation is signed in Washington on October 27, 1875.
The Third Assistant Post Master General notes widespread public discussion of washed postage stamps and reports that many proposed remedies are impractical or costly. Despite efforts to find a reliable solution, tests have yielded no solid results, and the Department will stop pursuing further proposals on this issue.
The Brooklyn Eagle reports a motion to quash the Loader indictment will be denied and the trial will proceed. Principal prosecution witness is Elizabeth R Tilton with other notable figures expected in the scandal trial. Beach and Fullerton, lawyers for the plaintiff, met with the District Attorney amid speculation on the case’s next steps.
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