14 Apr 1875
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1875
Page
1
Alfonsoists captive Carlists in Santander by love fear or money. Proponents say bribery behind the submission of nearly a hundred Carlist officers. Cries of still they come signal ongoing pressure in the region. A broader note reports revived business confidence with steadier demand and plans for manufacturing and building projects as labor remains plentiful.
Governor Piartrank of Pennsylvania issued a proclamation aimed at calming rioting miners. The move backfired as a large group of about a thousand coal miners from Tagmana attacked workers at three or four mines. Pistols and guns were reportedly used.
The Millerites, famed for predicting yearly ascensions since 1843, insist this year's date will surely bring the end beyond doubt with no weather delays. They urge followers to prepare robes for June 15 and remain virtuous and joyful until then.
The text forecasts a summer of pestilence and famine driven by grasshoppers and potato bugs, with yellow fever already affecting Havana and Mexico. It warns that the disease may gain an early grip and stresses the need for preparedness.
Rumor says Henry Ward Beecher will settle in Florida after his famous trial ends. He reportedly bought an orange plantation next to sister Harriet Beecher Stowe and has an agent arranging affairs for a Beecher style welcome. The Sun eclipse tale notes a Bangkok viewing by Siam royalty and French astronomers.
Justice Waltz states that women are U S citizens but the United States has no voters and voting is not a necessary citizenship right. He argues franchise conditions are set by states and voting is a state matter. The amendments protect existing rights but grant no new privileges, returning the issue to state voters.
The pine leaf or needle fiber is described as a versatile material. It is woven into a coarse flannel and claimed to have curative properties. Uses include upholstery substitute for hair and extraction of medicine oil. Refuse can yield lightning gas or be pressed into fuel bricks.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Jas. Van Vleck and F. L. Channels, both clerks tied to postal frauds. Colt and Floyd admit participation and serve as witnesses as Van Vleck faces conspiracy and bribery charges with up to three years in prison.
The Rhode Island State ticket went Republican by a large margin except for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor races, as three competing tickets allowed no clear outcome for those offices. Judge Coffinberry and wife were badly hurt in Cleveland when a car ran over his leg, possibly requiring amputation, while his wife suffered severe internal injuries and a dislocated shoulder. In Connecticut, Governor Ingersoll was elected by about 7,000, with Sanders, Phelps, Starkweather, and Barnum winning respective districts. Michigan shifted Republican by about 15,000, and Cincinnati saw heated contests and minor bloodshed though the Democratic municipal ticket won.
Washington April 1 public debt figures show six and five percent bonds totals of 1 149135900 and 574252750 respectively with total coin bonds 1723388650 lawful money debt 14678000 matured debt 797365 legal tender notes 37929882 certificates of deposit 48045000 fractional currency 4343209 coin certificates 24191900 total without interest 490878991 total debt 2236919292 total interest 29048419 cash in treasury coin 84105520 currency 5182412 special deposit for certificate redemption 343045000 total in treasury 132332933 debtless cash 2133634778 decrease during month 3681210 bonds issued to Pacific railroad companies principal outstanding 64623512 interest accrued not yet paid 969352 interest paid 26264102 interest repaid by transportation of mails 5943748 balance of interest paid 20320354.
In Vassalboro a man believed dead from consumption regained breath and spoke after his burial shrouds were removed. Neighbors described seeing him rise, speak, and recount a near death vision before dying again that night, with funeral held the following Sunday. Also notes rat control tips using asphodel and copperas for disinfection.
A reflective adage noting that constant faultlessness results in passive action and limited achievement, suggesting virtue lies in taking action despite imperfection.
Professor R O Cowling discusses criteria for true death and the fear of burial alive. He notes rare cases of ecstasy and catalepsy, cites historic live burial anecdotes, and explains how law and hospital practices in Europe sometimes delay burial with bell signals and watchers.
The report details Beecher’s courtroom testimony on April 1, highlighting his deliberate yet animated delivery as he recounted interactions with Mrs. Tilton and Tilton and denied charges. Evarts guides questions about familiarity and impropriety, climaxing with Beecher’s emotional description of the June interview and the contrition letter.
The Commercial Bulletin recounts a tale where Georg Peabody invites three English and two American guests to dinner. A dish of ten ears of green corn is served, but the cook, following master’s orders, boils kernels and husks, presenting boiled corn cobs. The prank ends with the cook explaining his mistake amid Yankee humor. Moopy the revivalist is noted for shrewdness and Yankee sang-froid.
A Milwaukee woman, invited on a sleigh ride, finds herself insulted and endangered. She loosens the sleigh whip, stops the rogue at a distance, seizes the reins, and drives the team back to safety through suburb and city lanes. She reports to the police and leaves the man with no tale to tell.
A man viewing a house says he cannot afford high rent. The woman notes the neighborhood offers many free or shared resources such as flat-irons coffee and tea flour and sugar and wood from the school-house pile nearby.
The Deutsche Versicherungs Zeitung reports that from 1856-60 to 1866-70 the death rate among African Americans remained higher than whites, with colored children under two years showing far greater mortality. Yellow fever altered patterns, but overall black mortality stayed elevated.
Pierre Denisart, 47, was hospitalized in Paris after two weeks of nose pain. He noticed his nose lengthening three days after the first pains and it has grown more than an inch since. A former model, he may need to exhibit his nose to earn a living as it continues to lengthen at about one inch per ten days, possibly reaching the ground in twenty months.
The Germont Courier lists advertising rates for legal and transient ads at 1.00 per square for first insertion and 0.50 for each additional. annual advertisers receive liberal reductions. Business cards up to six lines priced at 6.00 per year.
A speaker endures night pain for baby's sake and finds solace in the child. The poem traces grief and resilience as the father imagines the child growing, while faith and prayer grant strength. The mother offers comfort, and both look toward heaven. The closing prayer asks guidance for the child’s future.
A collage of wry vignettes and aphorisms including a veteran shopkeeper’s duty of kindness, a railway crash remark, an odorous clergy family, a kernel powder anecdote, and satirical lines about art and life. It blends poems, humorous lines, and social commentary with references to Le Charivari and the New York Herald.
Pall Mall Gazette reports two life sized female statues unearthed by monks at the Aptera convent in Crete. Debates focus on a possible Claudian daughter inscription, though its crude carving suggests a later, inexperienced hand. The statues will go to Constantinople for the Istanbul Museum. It ends with a satirical remark on tall husbands.
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