16 Mar 1872
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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1872
Page
1
A jumble of progress reports and notices from the region includes a lecture at Ball's Opera House, a fatal doggerel about Erie Railway safety, court actions in Poughkeepsie, and stockings of bass for Greenwood Lake. It notes Elation over open Hudson River, railway earnings, and local business moves.
The Senate considers a classification bill and a freight charge regulation proposal, part of broader railroad legislation. The fight over the measures signals a contested push to control rail operations and pricing.
In the Legislature a heated week centers on the Erie Classification Act and railroad freight regulation. Senator Madden opposes, threats to speak through night, and the bill passes 26 to 2 in the Senate with Madden and Harrower voting no. Madden’s amendments threaten Erie directors, John A. Dix, and George B. McClellan vacancies. A companion bill by Senator Johnson on freight rates prompts crowded galleries as reform talk grows. The Railroad Committee pushes against recommittal amid pressure from railroad interests.
A terse OCR fragment shows a publication line from Middletown in Orange County with unclear date and personal initials. The readable portion indicates an official notice or notice-like record published in a local paper.
Senator Chatfield introduced a resolution for the expulsion of Senator James Wood amid reports of his involvement in corrupt loans from Boss Tweed and Jay Gould intended to sway his voting on key measures.
The article argues the War Department sold arms carelessly but finds no clear corruption and suggests Secretary Belknap may be vindicated due to good intentions.
Jay Gould withdraws from the Erie Board as president after a long era of influence. No reasons were given for the voluntary resignation, marking the last scene in the dramatic leadership change.
Thos S Holman the agent promotes Beecher's Life of Jesus the Christ with testimonials. A letter from Rev A Harvey dated Feb 20 1872 praises the engraving frontispiece and the head of Christ as a faithful, inimitable likeness to Leonardo da Vinci's original.
The Independent Republican notes undigested vegetable matter found in the Mount Hope Mastodon stomach. Among remains are blades of ancient grass up to two and a half inches wide. Photographs are urged before handling to preserve evidence of pre flood vegetation.
The constable prosecutes all Game Act violations after reliable information. He earns the same pay as other constables and receives one half of penalties recovered. If he refuses to prosecute, he forfeits 25 dollars to be sued for as the act designates. If sued and beaten, costs are charged to the county.
The New York trial of Mayor Hall is halted due to a juror's illness and death. The case had grown more compelling with Garvey the plasterer arriving from Europe and testifying for the State.
Timothy F. Bush of Liberty was appointed Friday as County Judge of Sullivan County to succeed the late Albert J. Bush.
Albert F Morse a Port Jervis youth about sixteen years old shot himself in his home. He had been confined by his father and reprimanded by his mother prior to the act. The revolver used had been kept in a bureau drawer and was bought two weeks earlier for swamp patrols. An inquest found the verdict in accordance with the facts.
The notes report trains operating from Middletown to the Erie crossing near Paterson by April 1. Westchester buyers purchase oxen in Sullivan for use at Middletown and Liberty Falls. Lewis Brown named section foreman between Middletown and Fair Oaks. Box cars to be ferried from the lower end for Middletown to Liberty Falls. A palace car pledged for the Orange County Express. Track nearing completion to Unionville next week with initial dairy cattle from Liberty Falls and a fat cattle shipment pending. Snufftown sink to finish in a week, about 130 yards long, with surrounding land elevated to level the road bed.
Seven Chester men attending the Middletown Choral Union concert at Ball's Opera House rode home on a freight train. At Otterhill station the caboose broke away, a westbound engine neared, and the group escaped as the caboose was struck and burned in a fiery wreck.
Conductor Wright on the Unionville Branch has logged over 427000 miles in thirteen years with no serious accident. General Ticket Agent Weed of the N Y O Midland is in town this week to oversee road interests. Samuel Davis began a six week Nevada tour on Thursday and plans to visit Denver and the Rocky Mountains.
The President and Trustees elect of Mid dletown will meet on Monday to organize. The appointments for Clerk Police Justice Collector Treasurer and Assessors are required to be made at the first meeting. We understand there are a number of candidates for the positions.
The Middletown Mercury replaced the water motor that powered its press with a new steam engine built by the Orange Co Foundry and Machine Works. We congratulate neighbors on the improved facilities.
Illness of Pastor Rev Mr Corey leads to no public services tomorrow at St Pauls M E Church. Rev Mr Gunning will deliver the third sermon of his course for young people at the First Baptist Church tomorrow evening on The Start in Life.
A Middletown obituary recalls aaviar a beloved but wayward local character. The piece details his life from painter to transient handyman, praising his neat manners, simple tastes, and public spirit while noting his troubled arc and eventual departure on a 1:22 train to Paterson. The narrative blends nostalgia with sorrow for a man feared, admired, and now departed.
A dramatic Port Jervis tale features a Polish refugee and a Chicago sufferer plotting marriage to a daughter, securing the mother’s property, and displacing the father who confronts them with a revolver. After the invader disappears and the maiden is weaned, reconciliation returns and a divorce sought wife is resolved as “All's well that ends well.”
Prices from several local auctions are listed. At the Welling farm sale on Saturday the 9th forty two head sold at an average of 42 dollars. Rensselaer Knapp sale in Goshen on March 6th saw cows average 50 dollars with hay 500 cubic feet at 24 dollars. Lawrence sale in Chester on the 7th reported cows at 46.5 dollars and hay at 25 dollars per ton.
Mc Monagle Rogers standard thermometer readings captured for the Evening Press on Mar 14 show times 9 AM 12 PM 8 PM 6 PM 9 PM with values 48 44 and other fragmented figures. Readings indicate fluctuations across the day.
The Exchange Hotel property at Monticello was sold on the 16th inst under foreclosure to Le Grand Morris. Referee Henry W. Wiggins directed the sale for 4500 dollars.
The Goshen village board elected Hon. George W. Millspaugh as president. The new mayor was observed with a hoe, cutting a waterway through a crosswalk. Water Commissioners request total $60,000 for construction after prior approval.
The Senate bill repealing the Erie Clasifica tion faced action in the Assembly with motions to recommit and amend. Husted sought to strike a clause barring directors of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway from Erie directorships, but the motion failed 51 to 55. Abbot opposed, Strahan proposed broader eligibility limits, and a reconsideration failed 44 to 65. After time spent on orders and privileges, Jacob moved final passage and the bill passed 4 to 15.
The Newburgh Daily Journal becomes a member of the Associated Press of New York. Despatches now arrive later than any Hudson River evening paper and equal the late papers in the state. The initiation fee exceeds $6,000, signaling bold enterprise by editor C. B. Martin and promising success for the paper.
A hen kept in the hay-mow near a barn siding by Kiddy for twenty days without food or water. The nest settled and became covered by loose hay, imprisoning the bird. Upon release the hen was briefly bewildered but soon recovered normal condition.
In a rain-soaked summer, Katy Goodwin tends her ailing child and sister, defying vanity to save the baby's health. She plans a public hospital favor and seeks a baby wagon to move the girl outdoors for fresh air and exercise, as the doctor urges.
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