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28 Apr 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1880
Page
1
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A garbled poem-like passage mocks the well off and lawyers while noting starving millions and a weary life. The speaker references a doctor and stormy trials, hinting at social tension and critique.
A near market town story centers on a re-purposed corn store turned large room or museum of bird and quadruped specimens. The owner, quarrelsome and spendthrift, kept a butterfly box for his son and displayed two unusual animals, a dog and a lamb with odd traits, in a back corner away from light. A jewelers theft and a warehouse robbery follow, drawing detectives from Lancaster and Kendal and stirring local fear of distant or local thieves.
A detailed account follows a Monday finish to a robbery spree with a gardener serving as a disguise and a naturalist running a private museum. The gardener becomes a police informer exposing a scheme by the naturalist and his son, yielding jewels and provisions hidden inside animal skins and birds. The porter reveals how the police capture the culprits and recover most of the stolen goods.
In Germany a manufactory produces about 1000 pounds daily of pure grape sugar from old linen. Clean linen yields vegetable fibrin treated with sulfuric acid to dextrin, washed with lime, then acidified to crystallize into glucose. The sugar is valued for preserves and jellies and is said to be chemically identical to grape sugar.
A narrator clarifies a family tie saying the elderly man is married to his grandparents only daughter, establishing a connection through marriage and generation. The exchange clarifies lineage in a brief dialogue.
The Middle Temple Hall in London, ancient inn of court, hosts Candlemas 1601 and 1880 performances of Twelfth Night. Built from 1562, it features dark oak roof and carved screens. Royal visits mark its storied walls where Shakespeare possibly walked.
Fiendish rage leads to the death of a four year old son after a village incident in Oishany Kharkoff province. The father killed himself after the event and the mother fled with the infant but found the child drowned. The report ends with a rhetorical question about virtue and money.
A wide sweep of Ohio incidents includes trackman John Warne killed at Cambridge, several drownings in Chillicothe Dayton and Miami River, infant death in Youngstown from a swallowed pin, mass poisonings in Cleveland, Knox County death and a grave robbing attempt in Newark.
A critic, Lord Beaconsfield, said he could listen to Gladstone’s longest speeches but could not read his writings. The verdict praises his oratory while condemning his literary style as long, involved, and wiry.
A citizen warns another over a twenty dollar note with threats of public posting in the bank and a twelve shilling protest fee. The exchange hints at public shame tactics used to pressure payment. The dialogue reflects a rough street bargain in an unnamed locale.
The Boston Bulletin recalls Washington’s later claim of riding in his own bartack while noting in his early years he allegedly cut at the cherry tree with a hack.
A New Haven Register critique laments the boast of a free press and describes editors inundated by advertisers and parties seeking free space. It notes how headlines and notices become a right to gain readers and cash, while ad solicitors flood the newsroom with requests.
An old East Indian veteran recounts facing a tiger with no weapon by sitting and staring. He claims the tiger did not attack, suggesting his calm gaze and the image of a tall tree may have deterred the animal. A bystander asks how it worked and the veteran explains the branch, height, and stare.
A tense exchange unfolds as a wife accuses Zephaniah of leaving a saloon in the afternoon, and he retorts that a husband should not remain inside a saloon all day. The dialogue implies a troubled domestic dispute and social milieu.
E. D. Mansfield critiques the Sherman and Democratic camps amid Ohio politics. He argues Ohio will not be doubtful for any candidate and discusses Til den, Bayard, Hancock, and regional editorials. The piece surveys Republican and Democratic hopes and the evolving presidential canvass.
Washington special reports Murat Halstead in the city saying the Sherman campaign in Ohio is poorly managed. He notes Eastern Ohio delegates favor Blaine, doubts a united Ohio delegation for Sherman in Chicago, and predicts Sherman strength may flow to Grant during the convention. He cites Athens County as solid for Sherman and denies Blaine instructions.
The Gazette favors John Sherman as presidential candidate citing Ohio support, broader party appeal than Grant or Blaine, an aggressive campaign, and a record as an economical, conservative president who could leave a clean administration for a 1884 successor. The paper argues these points should guide the Chicago Convention and the nominee’s success.
Secretary Sharia reports details on yesterday's Ohio delegate selection for the State Convention. Dispatches are being held for further clarification and confirmation of results.
A liberal reduction is announced for advertising by the year. Business cards or entries exceeding six lines may be inserted via fax at 04.00 per year.
Reported returns from Ohio indicate Sherman wins key districts. Blaine forces contest Columbus District with seven delegates to ninety one for Sherman. Athens Meigs and Washington favor Sherman. Morgan County shows one Blaine delegate. Huron County Sandusky shifts to Sherman with fourteen districts counted.
An analysis argues General Grant should decline a potential third term to avoid divisions within the Republican Party. It notes objections from multiple states could cost him votes and suggests his resignation would restore his unchallenged honor, likening his stature to Washington and the Iron Duke.
The column discusses Democratic and Republican speculation about Grant at Chicago, notes attempts to persuade against declining the nomination, and analyzes the absence of a nonpartisan candidate. It also mentions South Carolina Radical signs, Louisville clashes over city printing, and Illinois role in the first Republican roll call.
The Hartford Times reports Continental Life Insurance Company’s sixteenth annual statement. It shows 8,394 in force policies, 1,258 issued and restored, endowments paid of $205,615.28, and total year disbursements of $612,691.48. Interest and rents totaled $127,696.57, claims by death $30,424.06, assets $2,797,323.28, and surplus around $421,465.28 with a 4 percent basis.
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