26 Aug 1883
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Newspaper
Savannah Weekly Echo
Location
Savannah, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1883
Page
1
The Echo proclaims itself a live paper published and managed by Colored Men with broad weekly circulation in the South. It serves all classes in city and country and calls itself the leading journal of its class in the state from a Southwest Bay Lane and Jefferson Street office.
News of the Week reports William H Ostlander hanged at Tiina New York for murder of his brother. He refused prayers but an offering occurred and Ostrander spoke briefly. he was profane at times. Other items include telegraph strikes in New York and a severe fire at Devon Inn.
A scaffolding collapse during bridge repairs on the Kentucky Central line at Monton Kentucky kills several workmen and injures others amid a chaotic scene described with references to sharp rocks and a fatal plunge into depths. The incident details connect to broader wartime and disease-era anxieties in the region.
A London meeting chaired by the Earl of Shaftesbury approved a plan to move 200000 people to Canada and other colonies. The state would fund land purchases, with mortgages on farms as security. Ten thousand families are to be sent to Canada next spring. Also noted are a Manchester firm failure and a deadly clash in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, with 100 killed, and a Mexican revolution amid worker unrest in Vienna.
The article details the 1883 postal notes issued after September 3, with 500 forms per book, perforated pages leaving stubs, and notes payable to the bearer for amounts up to $5. Printed on lemon-colored linen paper with watermarks reading U S Postal Note, the notes feature security tinting, vignette of a helmeted female head, winged wheels, and a green back with intricate lace work. The Homer Lee Bank Note Company holds the contract, bonds worth $2,000,000 are posted, and notes are stored in a vault at Broadway and Prince Street, New York.
The Farmers' bank at Richmond Indiana suspended operations amid financial turmoil. A stock train derailment near Pacific City Missouri left eight cars off track and thirty cattle fatally injured requiring humane destruction. Eight men in Banks County Georgia were jailed in a conspiracy case after outrages against colored people. Fire at United States Rolling Stock works in Chicago destroyed up to 500000 dollars of property, including sixty cars. Official results show Proctor Knott leading Kentucky for governor by about 40000 votes. A treaty with Corea was proclaimed, the original Chinese language copy held. The Khedive of Egypt visited Alexandria hospitals to comfort cholera patients. In Britain, Mr Barnes spoke of reforming the land act amid criticism of its sluggish application.
A Memphis dispatch reports that Joe Payne, a colored man, was publicly hanged in Oakland Mississippi after a full confession. The July 26 execution followed a near unanimous vote of 500 to 600 citizens. The victim, Thomas Sayle, a young Oakland merchant, was killed during a robbery with throat slitting and body dumped. The court included Mayor J. M. Moore and attorneys W. N. Fitzgerald and W. V. Moore. Payne urged children to avoid evil, while crowds demanded vengeance.
A collage of old quips and jokes from New York News to San Francisco Wasp features puns about babies colors, a sailor derelict in a leaky boat, and a pie lovers banter. It includes playful lines on fashion toes jokes about weddings and a trimmed fruit tree advice tale.
A disastrous blaze swept Vineyard Haven Massachusetts killing no one but injuring several and destroying most wooden structures. More than fifty acres burned with about two hundred fifty summer residents displaced. insured losses around 190000 with 4200 coverage. Stores hotels and public buildings were consumed amid a northeast gale and slight rain as residents fled in fear. An appeal for aid was issued to assist homeless families and affected shops and homes.
A collage of brief notes reports Henry Ward Beecher lecturing in the Northwest Sharon noting William Sharon built forty seven San Francisco homes Edmund Vermont senator benefited by long travel Tilton in Europe Mrs Tilton living in Central New Jersey Jason Wentworth guiding Anna Dickinson’s West venture Princess Louise staying in Canada through summer Tseng a diplomatist wears distinctive dress while monogamy views noted London preacher Spurgeon remarks on a sermon during a warm Sunday
A collage of entertainment notes from the era mentions W J Florence's new play Facts, Joe Emmet's claimed $125000 season, the first Stengerfest in Cincinnati in 1849, Theodore Thomas earning $1000 weekly, Joe Jefferson opening McKee Rankin's New York theatre in September, and Verdi's reputed wealth and benevolence. It notes Poe adaptations by French dramatists, Stockholm audiences applauding with one-armed men, Fepora in New York, Sullivan scoring a Gilbert parody, Miss Jennie Sargeant from Haverhill and Milan triumphs, piano overload anecdotes, many concerts in Lowen, DeLeon writing a comedy Ted or a Woman for Miss Kate Putnam, Lucile Meredith pursuing singing in London, a tragedian’s offhand remark to a tramp, and Abbey offering six months for an operatic orchestra at Exchange in New York.
The article highlights Lewis of St. Louis leading the American Association in batting and mentions pigeons used in Philadelphia to relay news to the zoo gardens. It humorously quotes deaf mute players, discusses a proposed new ten-club league, and notes players like Latham and Battin amid rising professionalization with growing receipts for clubs. It ends with an amused description of Allen of New York and a league championship record through the 11th.
Mrs. A. B. Allison, wife of U S Senator Allison of Iowa, drowned herself last night in the Mississippi after leaving home in the afternoon. She had a nervous temperament and a history of mental illness, with a prior suicide attempt during treatment at a Western New York water cure establishment in 1881. The couple had been married ten years. Senator Allison had begun his campaign in Clarinda and returned home after learning of his wife's death.
Commander Pearson of the United States steamer Wachusett reports arrival at Apia on May 10 after departing Honolulu with King Kalakaua aboard. He notes a terrific storm and accompanying shocks of earthquake on March 24 that wrecked several merchant vessels and caused shore damage.
An overview of cholera theories and past outbreaks, noting that its spread appears erratic and may involve germ theories from decayed matter, water, or air. Cites a Benya train tragedy near Lucknow and Egyptian conditions, plus New York Times observations on initial cases, transmission via soiled clothing, and variable onset leading to confusing outbreak patterns.
Harper's Weekly warns against overdoing baths noting that people should balance frequency and duration. It compares amphibious habits with practical limits, advises considering health and water temperature, and suggests one bath in winter and two in summer as reasonable.
Fashionable New York tailors report orders running into several hundred pairs of knee breeches for next winter. Gotham patrons are said to be pushing for the adoption of this breeches style for evening wear, signaling a sartorial struggle.
A New Orleans physician assures fearful citizens that the safest place against cholera is the pine woods, urging residents to seek refuge in the countryside rather than crowded urban areas.
The Echo offers state wide circulation with a Hoe Cylinder Power Press and a Gordon Job Press ready to print visiting cards to testaments at affordable prices. Public patronage solicited. Located at South West corner Bay Lane and Jefferson Street Savannah Georgia.
Savannah Florida trains run daily from Savannah with a Fast Mail service to Jesup Waycross Callahan Jacksonville and beyond. connections at Albany Waycross and Jesup for Florida destinations. Main line offers Pullman sleepers Savannah to Jacksonville and Washington, plus routes to Brunswick and St. Augustine. Also notes on connections to Central, Southern and Georgia lines and steamer links.
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