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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1882
Page
2
A telegraphic roundup notes Ottumwa Iowa increasing the local liquor license fee to 1000 dollars. It also flags other items including labor unions in Ohio. Brooklyn parades halted. and various national concerns on finance politics and crime.
The article notes Gladstone foresees a gleam of hope for the Trish land question and that he is preparing a bill aiming at minimal satisfaction as a compromise. It also reports the death of Ralph Waldo Emerson at his Concord, Massachusetts home on Thursday evening at nearly 79 years old.
Commissioner Arm Strong writes to Attorney General Brewster urging pressing the suit against the Central Pacific and filing suits against all Pacific railroads for arrears of contributions to the energy fund under the Thurman bill, to be vigorously prosecuted.
The measure in the Senate seeks no subsidy or land grant but requests the right of way for a railroad from New York to the Pacific. Supporters say the project has capital backing of 159 million dollars from American and European investors.
France sees strong mutual relief societies growth with 6525 groups, 1916 government authorized and 4165 approved by others. Membership surpasses one million, including over 100,000 women. Total capital exceeds 90 million francs.
A hundred chained convicts on platform cars were en route to wood cutting in Georgia when the train stopped and those who had alighted were dragged by the moving cars. Six men were mangled and not expected to survive. The Senate has passed a bill to allot lands in severalty to Indians and extend state laws to reservations to promote individual ownership and self sufficiency.
A Madison cat acts as annual foster mother to a fledgling chick. First National Bank of Fort Wayne renews charter as new organization despite expiration May 24. A Vincennes dispute leaves Rubrecht with a broken arm and possible death. Fort Wayne harness maker Boggs dies from laudanum after despondent drinking. Emma Davis and suitor James Lemmons feature a attempted drowning frame near Gwynneville. Milligan of Muncie faces penalties for shipping whiskey without proper inspector markings. Corwin of Anderson relocates to Middletown with family after a fatal clash years ago. Elisha Hyatt senior reprimands his wayward son leading to a violent confrontation.
William H. Vanderbilt spent the day selecting a site for a large family mausoleum on Staten Island near the Moravian church. The 1.5 acre knoll will hold a 70 foot high granite mausoleum costing about 200000 dollars with landscaping and a road from the ravine. A pew parsonage will be built for the church pastor.
The third son of M. Damalas, once mayor of Syra, is Sarah Bernhardt’s husband Aristides Damalas. His family wealth included 300000 francs for each child. He served briefly in the Greek cavalry, was a consul chancellor in Moscow, then joined Bernhardt’s company in Paris, living on a dwindling fortune. His mother, though wealthy, is young and unlikely to share it.
A miscellany of quirky items from 19th century notes. Mentions hotels at Niagara Falls, Darwin's visit plans, Pullman cars to Mexico, Dakota foreign population share, deer killed in Oregon, and various curiosities about people, places, and events with dates and figures sprinkled throughout.
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