13 Apr 1881
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1881
Page
1
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At Waverly Tennessee John Williams a colored man was hanged for the murder of 8 000 People kilied. The earthquake in the Island of Ohio is estimated to have killed 8 000. Ireland debates the Land Bill as agitation rises in the North.
Senator Smith's bill to settle Tennessee state debt at 100.3 passed the Senate by a vote and awaits the Governor's signature. An Athens correspondent reports broad anti peace sentiment and a fragile wartime mood. London customs houses warn of a planned explosion. A heavy frost damages early vegetables across the South, threatening peach crops in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
The first printed book using movable type dating from 1450 to 1455 sold in New York at auction last week to attorney Hamilton Cole for eight thousand dollars.
In Iowa City Iowa on April 3 Miss Hattie Denel endured a forty day illness. Her strength waned gradually though her intellect remained sound as she drank an ounce of water every hour throughout the period.
The floods in the West have been the most disastrous for years. The Missouri River has done incalculable damage throughout its course, and at latest accounts, was still raging.
Police fired into a crowd in Ballaghaderin Ireland without provocation killing two men outright and wounding two fatally while three more are visibly hurt. In Cincinnati carpenters strike for higher wages after offered $2.25 per day is rejected by the union.
Four illicit distillers named John Hock Atterer, William Miller, Samuel Ryle, and Joseph Nicklaw were captured in Somerset County Pennsylvania. Authorities also seized one hundred fifty barrels of whisky.
Las Vegas New Mexico authorities determine the slain actor Porter case does not involve Jim Currie but a James M Currie a freight conductor. The clarification follows earlier reports naming Currie as the suspect in the Porter killing.
Bradstreet reports 1,986 total U.S. failures in the first quarter of the current year, up from 1,394 in the same period of 1880 and down from 2,350 in 1879, indicating shifting business failures.
A company secured Florida charter to build a ship canal across the state using the Caloosahsbee River and Lake Okeechobee to the ocean near the St. Lucie River mouth. Capital set at 30000000 dollars.
The Indiana House of Representatives passed a joint resolution by sixty two to twenty four to amend the Constitution granting women the right to vote at all state elections.
In Ballinamore County Leitrim Ireland a group of about twenty women attacked a procession escort by a dozen police officers using stones and sticks. A twenty year old girl was fatally shot and another person wounded while several officers sustained serious injuries.
In Russia Polish peasants refuse to swear allegiance to the United Greek Churches and demand an oath before Catholic priests. They have driven away Greek priests, and the provincial governor orders the oath to be taken in Russian churches.
Circulations in Great Britain advising cooking pork to destroy parasites have led many to abandon pork consumption. The move threatens demand for American pork, possibly causing economic harm to pork producers.
In Sidney Nebraska Reddy McDonald a noted criminal was dragged from jail by townspeople and lynched. Accused of planning an escape the mob acted to prevent any chance of flight. Local authorities did not intervene as the crowd carried out the act.
An explosion at a Berk ley North Carolina saw mill killed three men and wounded several others. Andrew Brown Thomas Creek Moses Conway and Luke Whitehurst died. Robert James and Robert Brown are expected to die. Lee Mingo Lorenzo Backus and Edward Morton were severely scorched.
In Sunbury Pennsylvania a fourteen year old boy returned to the dinner table with a shotgun and killed his sister after quarreling with his seventeen year old sister and parents over food. He said he killed her because they would not give him enough to eat. The family was at dinner when the fatal incident occurred.
Commodore Meade of the U S steamer Vandalia writes to the Navy Department highlighting lawlessness in Hawaii and urging stronger measures to restore order and safeguard interests amid unrest and rapid political change.
A March 30 dispatch notes Havana plagued by lawlessness with murders and robberies daily. The quake devastates a 60,000 population town, leaving only fifty houses standing. Distress cries fill the ruins as people dare not approach to help.
A Seville dispatch reports the Guadalquivir River nine meters above normal with fears the city will flood if it rises further. Many houses are undermined and Malaga reports fifty homes in danger with eleven already fallen. Eleven sailors died aiding residents.
Washington correspondent reports Mattie Martin sued Gus Wellinger for paternity. Esquire Smith acquitted Wellinger. Mattie allegedly threw a bottle at the judge, tried to strike the prosecutor with a chair, then damaged library property by firing books, forcing everyone to flee.
Four inmates assaulted a guard at the Michigan Penitentiary and attempted a wall escape using three ladders tied together. Lynch was shot dead by a guard as he reached the top. the remaining escapees were recaptured after a fierce struggle.
Ah Luck, a Chinaman, was hanged at Nevada City last week for the 1879 murder of a fellow-councilman. Baptized by a Catholic priest, he maintained his innocence as he faced the gallows and spoke briefly before the straps were secured.
The Greek Patriarch at Constantinople telegraphs the Greek Committee in Liverpool urging urgent subscriptions to aid Chios sufferers. In Kastro, a town of four thousand, only about one hundred fifty are known to be alive.
A large Des Moines gathering of Iowa farmers opposed the barbed wire monopoly. Resolutions call for unity against the monopoly and urge Senators and Representatives to press patent-law changes to curb abuses by sharpers and favored corporations.
The Cologne Gazette reports Grand Duke Nicholas Constantinovitz was arrested Tuesday night at Subliny on the Moscow railway for suspected involvement in political intrigues in support of his father Grand Duke Constantine. He is interned in Constantine’s castle. unclear if Constantine shared the plan.
Ice gorge overflow on the Missouri River floods Yankton and nearby areas. Seven families swept away within six miles of the town. Green Island washed from the map, water twelve feet deep. Vermillion on the bank washed away with about thirty fatalities. Yankton river width six miles with a surface of ice.
Switzerland and other governments send paupers to America. Felix Trachsler from Zurich will be shipped back. He said his city authorities paid 190 francs for his passage and gave him 50 francs on arrival. He drew the 50 francs at Castle Garden but was attacked by roughs and lost it.
The Panama Star and Herald reports a racial war in the Canote Valley with over two thousand Chinese killed by Black and mixed-heritage attackers. On a plantation six hundred defenseless men were murdered, cane fields burned, sugar houses destroyed, and property valued in millions wrecked. Foreigners flee as the violence continues and the nearby Chinca Valley fears invasion. Chilean troops are not dispatched to stop the turmoil.
A destitute man at 231 Madison Avenue New York asked for bread. He ate on the basement steps, then collapsed and died from hunger and exposure as a servant witnessed the crust slip from his grasp.
The fourteenth annual reunion occurred April 6 and 7 in Cincinnati with large turnout from the Society and notable Civil War veterans. A bronze statue of General J B McPherson was unveiled in Fountain Square, followed by a Music Hall reception. Ozro J Dodds gave the ovation as ex Presidents Hayes and Foster and generals Sherman Sheridan Pope Cox Legget Belknap and Judge Taft spoke in support.
A report describes a proposed long distance air route from New York to Chicago crossing Pennsylvania at the forty first degree. It claims English capital backs the project and hints at vast mineral wealth to be opened up.
A Paris dispatch notes Austria drafted a proposal to Turkey and Greece accepted by the powers. It demands Greece cede Fort Puenta fortify Prevasa and open the Bay of Arta traffic, but the Porte’s concessions are limited. The Greek cabinet may resign with Delyannis poised to form a new ministry likely to favor conciliation over stricter premiers.
Constantinople reports an earthquake on Chios on the 3rd that destroyed many houses and damaged remaining structures. An Athens dispatch cites 3 000 dead and injured. Refugees take to steamers as the shock spreads to Syria Smyrna Caroste Eubola and Tinos. Later reports say Ohio estimates 5 000 victims and 400 corpses found. Galena sails for aid. 30 villages wiped out 40 000 left destitute.
Workers denounce rent increases citing sky high prices for fuel and food, and claim housing conditions are unfit for man and beast. A proposed bridge over the Allegheny River drawing criticism as impractical. railroad officials dismiss the moonward project as ridiculous.
In Iowa City, Miss Hattie Deuel nears her 43rd day of fasting on April 6. The Medical Society adopted a resolution lamenting the display of her misfortunes and stating those who aid a prolonged death by action should be held responsible. Her brother-in-law, a physician, reports every effort has failed to break the fast.
A Youth's Companion excerpt cautions that ice and ice cream or iced water disrupt digestion by constricting stomach blood vessels and delaying gastric juice, risking dangerous congestion. It warns against consuming cold foods with meals and explains the stomach's vital role in digestion and overall health.
Mr. Griff proclaims knowledge of good society and boasts being banished from more than twenty of the city’s finest events, as reported in the Boston Post.
A susceptible young poet asks a provocative question about home and love, calling it a mighty interesting place to neighbors. The fragment suggests a literary note on belonging and perception within a community context.
A compilation of American political notes from Washington. It covers Garfield's stance on appointments in Louisiana, plans to reform staff placement, pending nominations like Herman Price as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and changes in federal offices. It notes Senate deadlock, bond refinancing ideas, and personnel shifts including Ulysses Grant era figures.
The Hartford Times recounts the 1816 climate anomaly known as the year without a summer. January to December featured frost, ice, and cold across New England and the Middle States. Corn failed, prices surged, and farmers faced widespread crop losses and hardship.
A brief anecdote contrasts British and French phrases with a remark about French speakers in France using the word Wee instead of Yes. The exchange suggests cultural-linguistic humor and social commentary on language differences.
A Kansas City resident recalls a youthful fixation on actress Maggie Mitchell seen at the Pearl of Savoy. He describes dreams of romance, imagined introductions, and a plan to woo her away, interrupted by news of her desire for domestic peace and retirement from the stage.
The piece defines muggy weather as humid, explains the slang mug meaning fog or cup, and cites the New York Mercantile Journal on evaporation cooling. It notes rapid evaporation cools when air is dry, but saturated air slows evaporation, making muggy days uncomfortable. The mug as a rough hygrometer is mentioned beside a proper instrument.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports that about 1.4 million dollars in unclaimed interest on government bonds sits in the Treasury. Many holders forget they are owed interest or do not know how to claim it, while clerks risk discharge for informing them. The piece likens the government to others in withholding funds until claimed.
A playful collection of old fashioned quips contrasts sea and saw with tense humor. A pun about kissing and printing adds a lighthearted note.
The Columbus notes detail Stubbs' persistence toward a likely law while multiple measures move through the Legislature. A Cleveland Electric Light certificate of incorporation for 400000 dollars appears, and Longview Asylum funding is debated with a 20000 dollar net addition after House and Senate actions. The liquor tax local option constitutional amendment advances, advertising timelines loom, and new appointments to asylums and a deaf and dumb institution are listed alongside numerous bar admissions in the Supreme Court.
The voyage shows a shift from sparse whist to lively betting with poker in the smoking room and daily pools on events. Winnings often exceed £40, and a Sailors' Orphans' Asylum fund benefits from the practice. An American actor aided entertainment and charity along with notable attendees at the ship’s doors.
A Port Jervis Union item recalls a parrot rebuking a painting dog on a porch. The bird’s sharp insult sent the dog fleeing, and since then the dog has refused to paint a bird. The note also mentions a bank scam in Boston using a counterfeit detector and a remedy for dry throat with muliate of ammonia.
Fulton representative Mr. Wilkins introduces a joint resolution for the assembly to adjourn April 15 1881 at 9 00 am. House bills cover claims injuries in Coalton Jackson County jail funding elections district trustees childcare and dissection transport. salaries for the State Librarian and Assistant Librarian are debated. Senate amends Fleischmann fire relief bill to include Dayton alongside Cincinnati.
The House passed Richards' substitute for the Stubbs Sunday Bill and it became law. Amendments to the Sullivan Pool Selling Act allow trot ting associations to sell pools on their grounds. Cincinnati lands donated for a Pro Art Museum and $13,634 appropriated for Legislature expenses. Several sections of statutes amended to restrict Sunday liquor sales and public performances with penalties up to 100 dollars or six months, effective on passage. Additional measures include Swamp Land Commission appointment and various local bond and tax authorizations for Canal Dover Xenia Fremont and Belmont County machine shops.
Mitchell correspondence recounts a dramatic tale from the Ohio and Mississippi Road. Tom, a longtime fireman and rival to Ab, describes a dangerous axle ride and a daring fire-box escape, followed by a high speed revenge dash and eventual reconciliation. The anecdote, supported by a superintendent’s potential testimony, underscores railroad life in the era.
The Glermont Courier lists legal and transient ads at 1.00 per line for the first insertion and 0.50 for each subsequent insertion. Yearly advertisers receive liberal reductions. Business cards over six lines cost 84.00 per year.
Ohio items report BenjaMIN SANFORD cooper suicide in Lima and various local cases. A $20,000 shortfall in Toledo Water Works funds, a new courthouse bond issue, and Sunday observance measures draw attention. Other notes include a Wooster stallion theft, Circleville manslaughter trial move, Urbana apiary losses, and a Mt. Vernon fire at C & Z Co engines works.
The article chronicles Tobias Lear, Washington's private secretary, born in New Hampshire and rising to close service across Mount Vernon, Philadelphia, and the presidential years. It notes Lear witnessed Washington's wrath after St Clair’s defeat, attended the inauguration and funeral, and later served in public roles until his death in 1826. It also includes a literary aside on Waxus and a quip about Charles Sumner.
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