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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1881
Page
3
The report lists extended congressional activity with references to adjournment dates, committee assignments, and various resolutions. It notes nominations confirmed by the Senate, internal revenue measures, and remarks on the Clayton treaty and other international issues. The piece also touches on Arctic exploration news, currency and treasury notes, and local incidents, all framed in a late 19th century legislative context.
The Senate receives the annual report from the Mississippi River Commission detailing surveys from December 1880 to November 1881, river triangulation shifts, and plans to complete hydrography from St. Louis to Vicksburg. Estimated improvement cost reaches 33 million dollars with 3.219 million for next year to contract channel work and close existing gaps, plus levee system conclusions and proposed legal authorities.
A lengthy 1841 letter to Minister Lew ell outlines U S attitudes toward modifying the Clayton Bulwer treaty in light of new Panamas Canal interests. Blaine asserts the treaty is now obsolete, favors a joint proclamation of open canal access in peace and neutral handling in war, and urges Granville to push for changes while preserving key U S protections.
A three year old girl from Sam Johnson’s Babinal home wandered off seeking flowers. A large search by neighbors including California Brown Hew White Henry Shane and several Mexicans followed tracks through thorny brush. After two days the child was located on a hill three and a half miles away wearing torn clothing, crying for her mother. The party rejoiced as the child was brought back unharmed, with ponent gratitude for the persistence of the searchers.
A Tribune reporter notes numerous unclaimed items stored by the railway’s property clerk at No 4 Front Street. Umbrellas dominate the pile with other goods from purses to books, tools, and even a rabbit and poodle. Most parcels lack owners names. rewards for honesty and higher return rates are discussed.
Dr Hunter recounts an Indian tribe once in leaf attire who later adopted cloth under English prompting. Officers marked women with vermillion and fire ruined their leaf garments to symbolize civilization. The tribe lacks metal knowledge yet wields weapons, and huts are tiny six by eight feet with male youth living separately in a shared building.
Ancient Roman remains lie deep beneath modern London streets near Warwick Square. A rare coin dated 50 and about a dozen cremation urns were uncovered with glass urns and Jiailen pots. Finds include lead and tin vessels and relics dating 46 to 300, plus ancient plant introductions in Britain.
A London Spectator note recalls a humorous incident where a 20 year old English terrier, belonging to a house guest partially lame from paralysis, imitates the guest’s limp while watching his slow descent the stairs. The observer and family members found the moment amusing despite the guest's obliviousness.
Six bluejackets from the US man‑of‑war Alliance, back from Arctic waters, describe four months of fog hail rain and snow and little liberty. They recall pay issues and rough conditions, a bear sighting on Dane’s Island, and vivid iceberg scenes under an ever‑bright sun with colors and striking ice formations as the voyage neared its end.
A vivid reminiscence from the St Louis Railway Register on the old stage coach era. It describes the six horse vehicle, its rough comforts, and the western journey from Espa nola to Santa Fe through plains, canyons, and mountains, contrasting with modern rail travel and noting the driver’s skill and traveler’s rough yet memorable experience.
A lone traveler finds a skeletal body in the American Desert about fifteen miles from Fish Springs near Dugway Mountain. The remains show signs of torture by thirst and isolation with letters and items nearby. A dated receipt bearing the year 1468 hints the victim may have lain undiscovered for nearly a century. The report notes the find was documented by Col. Ogden in the Herald.
A fragmentary column notes Rev W H Milburn long known as the Blind Freacher returning to New York after southern forays and quotes a sculptor on Lincoln's fire mask praising passionate preachers. It mentions a Choctaw Chickasaw Baptist Association forming with 27 churches and 855 members, reporting 106 baptisms and two Indiana licensed preachers.
A collage of humorous snippets and misheard quotes from various newspapers. The uncaptioned lines joke about lawn tennis on doors, shaving as manhood, tongue readings, bric a brac, facial fullness linked to language, and wedding trends in Boston and Chicago with playful regional mispronunciations and folk wit.
Prof Frederick Weidner State Surveyor General of Sinaloa spoke Tuesday on Sinaloa’s topography and climate. He said immigration potential is strong and the region can support six times its present population. He noted mineral resources gold silver copper lead and a carboniferous belt likely to be developed. He cited ore values from 340 to 870 per ton and a mine near the Durango boundary that yielded 33,001,000 in four years. He warned of lack of railroads and heavy coinage tax as main drawbacks. He described vast soil diversity with ebony mahogany fruit trees and large trees. sugar cane rice and indigo at 4000 feet. wheat oats and cereals at higher altitudes. Population breakdown included conquistadors Indians mixed descendants and foreigners. Mescal production stands at 17,000 barrels annually. exports reach 260,000 annually with imports at 53,000,000 of which one tenth goes to this city San Francesco Chronicle.
The piece notes how high rents and crowded rooms prompt clever two purpose furniture. Desks become washstands, etageres serve as beds or wardrobes, dishes turn into foot tubs, and items like chromos act as mirrors and storage. The Times suggests converting wash tubs into a platform and repurposing a cabinet as a stove.
The narrator recounts Arab horsemanship tracing lineage from the dam rather than sire, naming Kebilan Ajuz and Kehilan Ajuz as swift breeds, Seglawi Shevyli, and Abeyan Sherrak for beauty. He contrasts Arab horses with English thoroughbreds, noting endurance and desert travel advantages over short-distance race horses.
A Detroit Press item recounts domestic service woes from an intelligence office. A keeper condemns excessive housework without extra pay, sharing anecdotes of misfitted hires and mischief. A rude awakening leads to a hired kitchen girl demanding fair wages after a chaotic second day.
In The Land of the Midnight Sun Paul B. Du Chailly recalls rides with girl drivers across southern Finland raiding routes. Ida Cathering, a young driver, gave him a silver ring and later a silver piece. Another driver, Ida Carolina, aged twelve, calmly fixed a loose wheel with nails and a hammer with farmer help. She charmed him with blue eyes and rosy cheeks. Mrs Whalley, widow of a Lancashire farmer, died recently leaving 230 descendants.
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