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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1876
Page
2
Gatizey Heap on the Cork coast will soon rise as the biggest lantern ever built consuming 1300 feet of gas per hour. Its light will rival 2,000,000 candles and be visible in fog.
The article notes the Thames tunnel to aid workers who must cross the river in fog, describing an iron tube 12 feet in diameter built for pedestrians, lighted with gas and fully ventilated. It mentions navigable rivers, canals, and shipping depths as context for river works.
Mrs Hiram Powers has been absent from America for 39 years and is now in Cincinnati. The city has grown from 50,000 to nearly 200,000 since she left. She plans to return to Italy in November. Six of her children survive, and two sons follow their father’s profession.
Rerunts across the country indicate a fall business surge will outpace any similar season in years. New York firms report higher trade than for any year since 1570, with broad awakenings in both eastern and western business circles.
The passage reflects on life not as grand actions but as steady routines. It emphasizes how most time is spent meeting necessities, performing daily tasks, removing small inconveniences, and seeking minor pleasures, with well being tied to the smooth flow of the ordinary.
Bishop Henricksen of Rhode Island writes on Ireland's state after a twenty year absence. He observes a marked decline in culture and finances, with most people fighting adversity and seeking to fend for themselves. He asserts Ireland will not prosper under British misrule.
Feaxce unveiled the Redoubtable last month in Lorient as a 9000 ton three year build iron warship. The 380 by 70 foot vessel features a 30 ton iron ram 24 ton armor plates eight pivot guns and bomb proof decks with 6000 horsepower engines driving a 21 foot propeller.
The week reports a 10 percent cut in Delaware Lackawanna art shops prompting a work refusal. Portland and Ogdensburg workers strike for five months’ arrears threatening train stoppages. Meetings seek amicable rail agreements between New York lines while Central contracts are debated. International notes cover Russia’s moves in the Balkans, Turkish resistance, and improved US Spain relations.
Prominent citizens meet to nominate Judge E R Hoar in the Seventh Congressional District to oppose independent candidate B F Butler. Hoar accepts the nomination as Colorado returns do not alter the general result. Democrats concede a statewide ticket victory while Republicans claim a slim Senate edge and two thirds of the lower house.
Ex Chicago commissioner Jaze Reus has his sentence cut to three months and $1,000. Jake released from jail on the 9th. The Montana bullion seizure tops $25,000 for taxes claimed under Mills and Bell. Bank donations for Mrs Heywood rise, Illinois treasury records show September receipts and disbursements. Minneapolis bar judge blocks Martan Donserrr. Tweed associate E A Wooparp arrested in Chicago. Odd Fellows meet in Memphis. Indian hostiles near Cheyenne Agency.
A dispatch reports an envoy sent to General Toher nayeff to stop using the royal title when addressing Prince Milan. Russia readies for contingencies as stock markets wobble and unrest grows.
President appoints Lafayette McLeeds postmaster at Augusta Georgia replacing suspended Charles H Prince under the tenure of office act. McLeeds previously appointed Savannah postmaster is cancelled while Postmaster Clark remains in Savannah. A murder near Kansas City and a fatal inquest lasting the Sweet Springs case sparked speculation of links. The government calls redemption of 1865 bonds totaling 10.9 million dollars with coupons and registered bonds set for payment starting January 6 1877.
Fire losses in Pine Bluff Arkansas on October 8 were estimated at 125000 destroying three blocks. A Houston Texas blaze on the 7th ruined a corridor of handsome business structures and the Western Union office. A New Orleans stabbing left policeman D A C Lee dead. A New Boston Pa mine accident killed four men after loaded cars toppled down a slope. An arrest followed in Nashville for a fatal stabbing linked to a gambling house dispute. A special eastbound train collision near Greenburg Indiana left multiple injuries. Indians raided the Nueces River region, stealing horses and attacking camps along the Sabine River.
A group described as white men and several Mexicans rode through Frio and Genoa settlements and near Ft. Clarke, returning with about one hundred horses. The incident suggests a coordinated horse theft spree affecting local communities and ranches.
The sixth award list from Centennial judges covers Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and Michigan. It notes prizes for Embroidery Needlework Iron ores Geology minerals cereals and tobacco Woods planks and lumber Lager beers Butter Cheese and other dairy products and a crystal faucet draught apparatus among many named individuals and firms in Milwaukee Sheboygan and other locales.
Horace Greeley cautions against debt urging youths to avoid pecuniary obligations and live frugally. He argues most merchants fail, compares debt to servitude, and says true debt harms independence more than hunger or cold. He advises sacrifice and prayer to stay debt free.
In London on the 28th ultime, aeronaut J. Morton and companion Tanner reached 8000 feet, crossed the Thames thrice into Kent, then landed near Eltham. A wild bull charged the balloon, causing ballast to be dumped and Morton to fall briefly from the car before being hauled back in.
Complete returns from Ohio counties show large Democratic gains in many counties while Republicans gain in others. At midnight Republicans claim and Democrats admit Barnes elected governor with about 6,500 majority and Boynton about 8,000. Sufficient returns indicate Democrats win several congressional seats in the state, with Republicans claiming a dozen seats and gains reversing the prior delegation.
Indianapolis reports indicate the Democratic State ticket leading by a small margin with official results possibly deciding the governor race. Williams' majority cited at 2000 to 3000 by the State Central Committee. Hunter of Republicans carries Eighth district by about 500. County returns show mixed gains, Democratic and Republican, across Clinton, Delaware, Warren, Carroll, Bartholomew, DeKalb and others with varying margins.
Early returns show a mix of Republican gains and Democratic holds across Indiana counties including Hancock Howard Pulaski Putnam and Wabash with Republican gains ranging from 19 to 414 and several districts listed as Republican or Democratic winners. In Congress the First District goes to Democrat Fuller while other districts favor Republicans or remain doubtful with Holman and Hanna showing large Republican margins.
In the severe 1871 72 Arkansas winter buffalo gathered by rivers while rails of the Santa Fe line under construction revealed their odd behavior. Herds north of the track stared as trains passed within a hundred yards, while those south rushed to halt or collide with cars. Conductors learned to slow for anticipated crossings, and some derailed trains forced detours to avoid the animals.
A French collector, enriched by Eastern spoils, tries to ship a cache of sculptures home after offering half to Turkey. The Turkish official refuses but bargains the rest release amid a ruse involving two caps, a gold watch, and a rifle, ending with a European gallery enriched.
The San Diego Union reports a remarkable plant at the courthouse grounds, called a century plant or American aloe. It has grown from yucca like leaves to fourteen feet tall in about fourteen days, with growth estimates of fourteen inches per day, supported by a ten foot measuring pole.
A Beyrut rumor claims a venerable local fixes the Ottoman empire’s end at four years under a Turkish prophecy. A Maronite source in Syria links the seer to Abdul Aziz’s fall and predicts Muraed’s fate, saying the foretold knowledge comes from the Book of Saint John.
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