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Newspaper
Reading Daily Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1868
Page
3
A collage of local items including stray anecdotes, naturalization notices, weather notes, farm and garden tips, stray ads, and social announcements. Readers encounter market chatter, road and depot cautions, a naturalization date, and brief community anecdotes about fires, carpenters, and tavern visitors.
A garbled clipping mentions Miss Tynon's street and George Hark with references to a future day and rates. The text is unclear but preserves several proper nouns and a locality hint.
A compilation of old advertisements from Reading listings notes Tyson's Department Store offering cotton and needles and a range of dress patterns. J.L. Stichter’s is advertised as cheaper for paints and building materials. Dr. Russell and Dr. Russett promote Magnetic Oil for pains and hair tonic, with various prices and store locations in Reading.
The edition lists sun times and almanac data, then notes Stewart's Theatre Comique drawing crowds with Mazeppa and other acts. It announces Miles the comic singer and Jardetta’s return next Monday. A Robesonia birth report and Carpenter alley fire sparks conclude with safety advice for homeowners.
Report notes a break in at John Hassinger house in Carpenter alley with $20 in greenbacks stolen while residents away. Scoundrels allegedly ransacked the Quoe house, damaged furniture, and emptied drawers. Youths not in the fire party reportedly damaged beds at Mrs. Burkert’s and threw them from a window during the blaze. Calls arise for a badge system to curb such outrages. firemen seek council approval or state law if needed.
In Reading August 26 1868 letters defend Col Alexander from misstatements about his arrest by U S Marshals Sharkey and Gordon. The letters explain Sharkey lacked a warrant, Gordon arrested Col Alexander with a late train warrant, and plan to deliver security next morning. A subsequent writ and bail altered the course without consent.
A court report is deferred to tomorrow as jurors hear incomplete notes. A separate item notes Samven Scwarrer injured when his horse bolted in North Ninth Street, causing him to be thrown from a buggy. Police trace theft at Eagle Hotel to a suspect found with goods at a broker’s shop, then jailed awaiting trial with bail set at 500 dollars.
A recap of events includes two drownings from a Delaware River boat incident near Lumberville, a fatal rail collision near Boston, arrests of three New York thieves in Buffalo tied to stolen gold certificates, South Carolina electing eight circuit judges, and Georgia and Tennessee legislative actions. The President issues Alaska Sitka port entry rules, Louisiana investigations into governor corruption, death of Congressman James Mann, Freedmen Bureau control shifts in Louisiana, Albany artist L E Elliott’s death, Ohio appointing disease-control commissioners, and cattle disease impacting Cincinnati beef and dairy consumption.
Havana August 25 report that the Captain General of Cuba notifies all consuls that passengers arriving from abroad without a passport visé by Spanish consuls will be denied landing. They must return whence they came unless they own estates on the island or provide sufficient guarantees of good conduct.
A freight train was derailed by a miscreant near Recport. Engineer John Wood died, fireman badly injured, and many hogs slaughtered. In Detroit the Democratic Wigwam collapsed injuring David Meek and striking F. Stann among others.
On Monday night Thomas Cunningham aged 19 intoxicated struck Constantino Bandendiatel a German man, cutting an attery near Cunningham's temple. Cunningham died on Tuesday afternoon. Bandendiatel was arrested. The deceased was a barkeep and did not speak after being wounded.
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