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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1877
Page
4
Prof Bartlett of the Chicago Theological Suminary is elected to the Presidency of Dartmouth College. Charles O Conor and Secretary Fish met President Grant who received them warmly amid congratulations on Mr O Conor s recovery from a serious illness.
Memphis Tennessee readies for a large carnival spectacle aiming to surpass prior pageants. the report notes broad civic preparations and a celebratory mood across the city.
Lawyer John T. Pickett testified before the House Privileges and Elections Committee that J Madison Wells proposed selling the Louisiana Returning Board for 31 million. He said Joseph Maddox visited Washington with the plan, and others declined to buy, arguing Hayes should win. Wells denied the claims as fabrication.
The article lists treasury figures for certificates of deposit and debt, noting total deposits of 496,266 and a treasury cash balance of 129,718,947 with a 32,82,090 decrease in debt since June. It reports Pacific Railway bonds outstanding totaling 64,623,512 with interest due 823,117 and 4,018,923 dollars in interest paid. It notes Freeman & Barnett Fort Wayne mills failure liabilities 56,000 assets 40,000 and John F. Chamberlain NY sportsman failure liabilities 215,000 assets 17,000. It also covers unemployed New York workers seeking 2,000,000 from the Legislature to fund 55,000 jobs.
Official returns show Chicago elevators holding 3 583 530 bushels of wheat 2 367 788 of corn 660 948 of rye 1 049 631 of barley while totals across the United States and Canada reach 33 236 200. London Ontario processes 2 000 000 in coin through Treasury channels as U S debt notes faced reductions. Parallel dispatches report Turkey Serbia peace talks and global finance shifts with bond issuance and specie plans shaping currency.
Cyrus G Clark entered Eat River Bank New York and sought 812 900 on bonds of the Central Pacific Railroad, received 950, leaving the bonds with the bank which found the forgery. He was arrested. The Detroit murder verdict was murder in the second degree with a 25 year prison sentence for Maraine Smith. John Pierson, jailed Bloomington, confessed to Gen Murray McConnell’s Jacksonville murder in 1869 after fleeing via Springfield, Ayers House, and Sedalia Missouri. The tale’s truth is uncertain.
The coroner's jury returns that among 218 fire victims two died from burns while the rest suffocated. Also, the Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive house in Trenton New Jersey burned January 4 destroying eight locomotives.
The Tripartite Commission met in the Supreme Court chamber and organized. The court roster includes Justices from Maine, Pennsylvania, Iowa, California, New Jersey, and senators from Vermont, Indians, and Ohio, along with several representatives. Public notice lists Republican and Democratic counsel, including Evarts, Stoughton, Matthews, Sholtabarger, Trimballi, Carpenter, Black, Green, and OConor as legal teams. The assembly marks the start of formal proceedings.
The commission met at the Capitol to hear arguments over Florida electoral returns. Democrats pressed to go behind certificates for fraud, while Republicans argued the commission has no power to overturn state results. The session included limited counsel speeches and private deliberations.
Saran Fenix, one of the four sisters of the famed Rachél, died recently in Paris at age 58. Ble abandoned the stage many years ago.
Salem Massachusetts resident Mayon Driver seeks cremation at Dr. Leeseny Moyne's crematory in Washington Pennsylvania following death.
The Akron Commercial notes it once distrusted the Chicago Ledger Company but finds the Ledger wealthy with a large circulation and a gentlemanly staff. It describes the Ledger as a large 48 column weekly family paper filled with good content. Subscriptions are one dollar per year plus 15 cents postage, with a special rate of three copies for 10 cents.
The passage argues for heavy boots with thick soles and uppers as fashionable winter attire. It notes that wearing red in cold weather is unfashionable, and claims clumping footwear may reduce evils long endured by women, suggesting hope these harms fade in a generation.
The Grand Central Hotel on Broadway New York is described as a first-class establishment with unmatched service and location. Rooms are large and airy, meals and staff receive high praise, and daily rates are reduced to $2.50 and $3.00.
Advert says chronic nasal catarrh has many so called remedies but Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy is the standard treatment with lasting cures. Pierce's Pocket Memorandum Books are offered free at drug stores.
An epochal promotion notes Brown's Bronchial Troches for coughs and throat diseases with cautions against imitations. It extols Frank Lesum's Poroman Memory as a leading, affordably priced family magazine, featuring 128 pages and 100 illustrations. Subscriptions offered at $2.50 or twenty cents per issue, to Frank Leste, 587 Pearl Street, New York.
An advertisement praising Dr J H McLean's Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier as a tonic for health and beauty. It claims to improve skin tone, vigor, and blood quality and lists the doctor’s office at 314 Cheatnut Street, St Louis Missouri.
Earache relief for children is offered with Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. Apply two or three drops atop the ear with undressed wool, bathe the feet in warm water before bed, and keep the head warm at night.
Portland dealer Cartis Sager touts Sheridan’s Cavalry Condition as reducing grain use while keeping horses in good order. Readers advised to request Durang’s Rheumatic Remedy circular from Helphenstine & Bentley in Washington DC. Ads promote Voltaic Plasters and Dr J H McLean catarrh products with trial boxes offered.
An advertisement blocks list high price scales from Hour ton at $60 and lower prices for other sizes, urging readers to request Chicago Scale Company price lists. It also promotes VEGETABLE Pulmonary Balsam as a New England cough and cold cure and mentions Cutler Bros Co Boston as the only genuine article, with a note that patentees should read Edson Bros. ad in another column.
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