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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1887
Page
2
William Phelps of Shirland TK was repairing a 80 foot well when a 200 pound pipe slipped its tongs and dragged him down. His son raised the pipe to free him and his wife removed the hook from his hand. In other remarks General Sherman criticized reliance on knowledge alone, praising action.
The record lists major theater fires from 1794 Capo d Istria with 1000 dead to 1876 Brooklyn with 283 and 1871 Shanghai with 120 victims. Other noted cases include St Petersburg 1836, Canton 1845, Tientsin 1873, and Vienna 450 deaths.
Tur Widow Robinson, recently married to circus man Dan Rice at Schulenberg Texas, ranked among Texas's wealthiest ranch widows. She owned a premier Lavaca County ranch and estates in Archer and other counties. Twice married before, her first husband was Captain Greathouse, who began Texas's first stock ranch.
Michael Gleeson, trolling for salmon in the Isles of Willarney, felt a violent plunge and nearly lost his wheel as waves swirled. Fellow fishermen crowded near as the "monster" vanished, revealing the largest otter encounter rather than a fish in these lakes.
Senator Henry B. Axthong recalls a Rhode Island tale of a policeman who recovered a pocketbook stolen from Bishop Griswold aboard a steam boat. The officer said he would not have taken a reward and imagined the bishop would have offered ten dollars, which would have satisfied him.
Experiments of an interesting character continue to perfect the Siemens method of casting glass as if it were a metal. It is hoped the process may replace metals in some cases, with glass showing toughness and endurance and not being affected by the atmosphere, while cast glass may cost less than cast iron.
George W Childs proposed placing Sherman and Sheridan portraits beside Grant in Grant Hall at West Point. He offered to fund and allow choice of artists, ensuring equal size to Grant. The item notes Buffalo Bill’s European tours and a failed Grasshopper railroad in Ohio.
A New York man commissions a grand piano built in England. Architect Alma Tadema, R A, designed the ornate instrument with ebony base oak legs cedar and ivory inlays. A Poynter R A painting decorates the keyboard area depicting minstrels and maidens in a garden.
Dr Junker reports seven years of exploration in Central Africa beyond the River Welle and notes changes around Emin Pasha with troops aiding order. He describes native customs including punishment for immorality and body painting by fashionable women, in a London Royal Geographical Society talk. In Hong Kong a tiger hunt ends tragically for H. A. Hughes assistant collector of Khandesh after a fatal mauling and delayed rescue.
A Youth's Companion excerpt recounts Dr. Wolf's discovery of the Batua, four and a half foot tall African villagers along the Congo. The small people live in forest clearings, trade meat and palm wine for maize and bananas, climb palm trees, hunt boldly, and defend themselves against elephants and buffalo with archery and lance. They are seen as benevolent neighbors by forest tribes.
A narrator catalogs urban American types amid a multiracial street scene, describing three archetypes: the brainy business American, the overdressed American No. 2 with a city dandy look, and the hurried English-American who imitates English fashion. The piece blends social observation with playful mockery of fashion, accent and manners.
The narrator recalls a calm Monomoy Island sea shift as birds gather anxiously with emerging signs of a coming storm. Wilson's phalaropes alight seeking shelter while terns swerve and sanderlings fret. By afternoon haze grows, the setting sun glows red, and a north wind begins to drive the life saving patrol.
F J Stimson argues in Scribner's Monthly that democracy already emancipates women socially and economically though political power remains restricted. He surveys state constitutions noting Missouri and Georgia limits, Colorado Wisconsin and Minnesota moves to grant suffrage, Illinois openness except jury and office rules, and three territories Washington Wyoming Utah as supporters.
A Philadelphia anecdote recounts General Boulanger defending his hotel room from a thief during a Yorktown delegate visit in 1881. The former minister wrestled the pistol away, used his sword to threaten the thief, and delayed capture until a proper uniformed officer arrived. The thief was later jailed for three years. The tale praises Boulanger for rapid American justice.
The Confectioners Journal cautions that chocolate is highly susceptible to adulteration as cacao beans contribute little taste. It cites cheap substitutes like flour, corn, stale coffee grounds, veal and mutton tallow, ground peanut dregs, and brick dust. Good chocolate should be oily, break smoothly, be pale yellow, and crystallize, and dilute mixtures thicken only moderately.
In a humorous editorial room scene, editors debate the source of a mysterious line about Winter lingering in the lap of spring. The discussion spans references to the Bible, Pope editions, and European libraries, ending with a local paper’s reprint revealing the line. Bob Burdette is noted for a long closing article.
The Rochester Union reports on Buffalo editor Matthews who estimates twenty five years in journalism with about a dozen libel suits and only one verdict for a thousand dollars. He defends his conduct, condemns apologies, and argues editors must fight libel to expose corruption.
Observations on drink culture and character from Brillat Savarin to Dr Arthaud. The text argues tea drinkers are inherently less joyful, links wine to civilization, critiques beer and hops, and notes French disdain for beer while praising wine and opium era arts. It closes with a caution about judging friends by their faults.
A Perrysburg incident during a Fugitive Slave Act arrest ends with Henry Gaynes jumping a horse and escaping to Canada. The scene unfolds in court as judges and marshals clash over enforceability while local residents react with mixed outrage and sympathy.
A historical note on the buffalo medicine dance used by the Crow and other tribes to lure bison. Dancers wear buffalo masks, drum and chant for weeks, with spectators watching and enforcing the ritual by playful staged harm. The piece ends with lament over the decline of buffalo and the shift to government stock and sage hens for meat.
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