26 Apr 1882
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1882
Page
1
A mixed collection notes 19th century events and people including a revivalist in Boston, the Ohio Legislature adjournment, De Long search hopes, Victoria Maclean acquittal on insanity grounds, a schooner with Chinese passengers abandoned at sea, Darwin’s death, and a Garfield illness expense audit seeking $50,000 for Mrs. Garfield.
A national call proposes a Peace Convention on the 30th of May to discuss the general subject and emphasize the people’s support for peaceful principles. It invites all who favor settlement of international disputes by arbitration to attend and participate in formulating a pacific arbitration framework.
A three month revival at St Paul’s Church under Evangelist Harricen attracted about 2,000 converts. Receipts averaged over 12 dollars daily from services, book sales, biography, and offerings, forming a substantial total.
A powerful tornado swept from the southwest injuring and killing residents across Townsville and Saline County. Buildings were raised from foundations, dwellings collapsed, and trees uprooted. At least thirty-five deaths were reported with many more injured as the storm demolished businesses and homes from Montrose to Clinton and Appleton City.
Brief notes report a capsized boat on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie causing the drowning of four laborers. The item is part of a longer digest of scattered late 19th century incidents.
The Senate debated Voorhees's resolution condemning the State Department over McSweeny and other American arrests by British authorities. Discussion covered river improvement funding, levee policy, and a plan authorizing War Department work on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, with amendments increasing appropriations and focusing on navigation and flood control. House actions included admissions on tariffs, land sales, and public buildings as the chamber faced widespread procedural questions.
The Boston era recounts Sir Charles Lyell’s chance encounter in America about river travel on the Mississippi. An American explains fares are paid only if a passenger goes overboard, a quip that leaves the geologist astonished at the practical humor of the river route.
An over candid music tutor tells a millionaire that education dictates capacity. The reply, astonished, agrees to purchase training regardless of cost, highlighting money vs merit in social circles.
The Ohio Senate reports bills passing on varied topics including a meteorological bureau, clerks fees, owl scalps premium, and conference on constitutional amendments. The Senate concurred with House amendments on a redistricting bill and approved the Allen substitute. John B. Gregory was named Chief Engineer of the Board of Works. Senate adjourned to January 2, 1883, at 3 p.m.
The Ohio House debated the Sunday closing act amending section 6944 and then passed the redistricting bill after a recess. Indictments for bribery against two members were noted, with a reprimand and possible expulsion debated for Bloch and Wright.
The Ohio House debated expelling William A. Wright for soliciting bribes and postponed action on related charges against Wright and William Bloch. The session passed Brigham's agricultural bill and approved pay for stenography on the bribery committee. A Democratic protest against the redistricting bill was signed by twenty-eight members as the House adjourned for January.
A chaotic clipping reports multiple deaths and injuries across Ohio including a brakeman killed near Mars-Oxford, a bull goring near Painesville, a tracklayer killed by cars in Unionville, and a slate fall at Toronto coal bank. It notes new banks at Fremont, a tax robbing incident in Lima, a $45,000 paper plant for Urbana, and various political and legal notes including redistricting with district counts and population figures.
A Swiss innovator demonstrates a watch made from paper, a feat likely to provoke interest and speculation abroad, with observers predicting further inventive experiments and debate.
A discussion of duty versus love in a young woman’s life, detailing the pressure from parents, the social cost of a chosen match, and the ensuing unhappiness of an arranged marriage. The piece argues for marrying for love and individuality rather than wealth or status.
A Philadelphia Times critique portrays Patti as a cosmopolitan performer born in Spain with Italian and Spanish heritage educated in America. Her fluency spans English French Italian German and Russian. The piece notes her discerning judgment, disdain for charlatans, warmth toward honest achievement and compares her to Sontag as a future memory of method.
A historic account links Nitocris, Nebuchadnezzar's wife, to a lake named after her serving as fortification and dam against the Euphrates. It cites a Median princess’s longing for cool shade inspiring the five gardens, each about four acres, with a hollow column housing a water-raising machine and extensive irrigation akin to modern landscapes.
The notice outlines rates for legal and transient advertisements at one dollar per square (ten lines) for first insertion and fifty cents for each additional insertion. It notes liberal yearly reductions and sets business card pricing at four dollars per year for up to six lines.
A fragmented dialogue scene shows a girl and a male companion discussing secrecy and an upcoming sisterly visit. They reference an album and a photo, speculate about money for a purchase, and hint at plans to meet quietly without family notice while debating future visits and appearances.
Fragmentary jokes and snippets from the Boston Transcript and Journal pages mix in a humorous tableau. Quotations touch on jokes about boots and bunions, a street railway driver, child wit, and odd exchanges. The garbled text preserves a flavor of 19th century humor.
The text argues that youths must learn to respect others rights under all circumstances. It criticizes children who take from others and behave selfishly while praising parental guidance that protects family treasure and enforces equity. It warns of a future where untrained youths become greedy adults.
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