14 Dec 1876
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Newspaper
Ohio Cambridge News
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1876
Page
1
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The second session opened with new Senators from Colorado, Iowa, Florida and New Jersey sworn in. Debates over election validity, Constitution amendments, and committee appointments followed in both chambers as Speaker Randall was elected and Yorks of controversy over Colorado and Louisiana continued.
Boss Tweed remains in quiet confinement in jail and shows cheerfulness and health while declining interviews. Mrs Irene House, recently acquitted of her husband murder in Trenton, N J, was placed in the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum on the 2nd. The Greeley bust unveiling at Greenwood Cemetery in New York occurred on the 4th with W W Bodwell presenting, Thurlow Weed unveiling, Bayard Taylor delivering an oration, and C T Steadman reading a poem. Bethlehem dispatch notes coal mines largely closed in the state with 35 000 to 40 000 men unemployed and the suspension likely by month’s end. Vicar General James Lynch of the Hartford Diocese died on the 6th from injuries. Baron de Palm cremation completed in two hours and twenty minutes at Washington Pa on the 6th. Mayor Wickham nominated John Kelly for New York Comptroller on the 7th, Aldermen confirming. Edward I Sears, LL D, NY editor, died on the 7th. John Morrissey declared off all on the 7th.
Portland dispatch reports a boy in Gorham killed a infant in his family's care and skinned the body, hanging the remains. Adelphi Theater in Albany burned on the 8th. John Welsh notes the Centennial’s $1.5 million advance from Congress awaits court ruling before repayment.
Prominent St Louis figures Carl Schurz and John B Henderson urge Congress to amend the constitution so the Supreme Court handles electoral canvassing. They propose passage before Christmas, enabling ratification by state legislatures after holidays for the current election.
A fire swept the Brooklyn Theater during a performance of Two Orphans, trapping audience members and killing actors Harry S. Murdock and Claude Burroughs. Firemen battled flames as panic erupted, with dozens injured by smoke and crush of evacuees. By noon ninety bodies were recovered from ruins, with many more to exhale. The morgue and surviving buildings were overwhelmed as horror mounted.
A first person account describes fleeing a theater fire with Miss Harrison and Mrs. Farren. Fire penetrates the stage floor as they dash through crooked passageways to the auditorium exit. They join a crowd, witness a burned face, and later see an injured man removed as they seek refuge at a police station.
At a Returning Board meeting on February 2, witnesses' written evidence surfaced from contested cases. The board later reported Hayes electors won Louisiana, with Kellogg and Packard leading, while multiple parishes were rejected for intimidation or fraud. Other states followed with electoral votes and protests over ineligible electors.
On the 2d a motion by Wallace to compel Mackey to deliver governor returns to the legal Speaker was set for hearing. A writ of quo warranto on Hayes electors was also scheduled. On the 4th the court heard full argument on mandamus to deliver returns to Wallace and adjourned without decision.
The canvassing board met on the 2d to review contest specifications in several counties. Dade County shows Hayes with a four vote majority. Manatee County faced clerical resignations and forced use of last year’s registry with a Justice oath, producing a Democratic county majority. The board’s meetings through the 8th recorded party arguments, new affidavits, and a governor and congressional tally all showing only Republican gains on the final canvass, with Attorney-General Cocke challenging the certification of Hayes electors.
At the meeting on the 6th Aldrich an opposing elector appeared and offered his vote. The college refused to hear him and Aldrich filed a protest against excluding him while Sallace was admitted to vote after announcing a resignation from the Postmastership. The college declared a vacancy and elected Sallace as elector. Aldrich offered his vote for Tilden and Hendricks, but was refused. Five votes were declared for Hayes and Wheeler. Aldrich sought a special messenger to Washington but was denied, then appointed himself messenger and notified the college's appointee to go to Washington and present his vote and contest the issue in Congress. The Democratic electors of Florida received their certificates of election on the 6th from Atty Gen Cocke and cast ...
Gen Crook with his force from Fort Reno aims to move down the Little Powder River junction with Powder River to set up a supply camp and operate against hostiles as needed. Scouts say the hostiles may not stand unless surprised. Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse are estimated at 400 and 70 lodges, equating to 1,500 to 2,000 fighters.
Dec 4 dispatch from BurFrao Sprines Wy T reports a supply camp formed with infantry and artillery guards. Men unfit for the march will stay or be sent to Fetterman. No late news on hostiles. Gen Crook awaits scout return. Weather mild.
A man with grand speech ambitions visits a Woodbridge Street produce house, tries to latch onto a grand political address using the word anarchy, keeps miscalling it arnica, and finally drafts a line asserting arkany rules, ending his search near Woodward Avenue. The scene showcases muddled rhetoric and comic misfires in a downtown encounter.
A man leaped into a Case avenue car yesterday and nearly mashed a passenger’s foot. The injured rider shouted a sharp insult, prompting a tense exchange about opinions and the year 1872 versus 18742 as the basis for the other man’s view.
The Lancaste r Board of Commissioners submitted the twenty first annual report to Gov Hayes. Inmates reached 537 by Dec 1 with 465 at year end. They seek legislative funds to build a smaller class housing to improve discipline. Cost per capita 79.58 ex salaries 112.24. Receipts 81,061.97. expenses 71,627.51. improvements 14,721.87. current expenses 56,905.64.
A boy named Lewis Harshfield tied a rope to a door knob and a cupboard knob to imitate a rope walk. The cupboard toppled, burying crockery and glassware valued at twenty five dollars. He crawled out unhurt, though his mother used the balance pole.
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