Militia expansion urged by Adjutant General Drum
Adjutant-General Drum calls for a national militia of 20 000 practical soldiers able to mobilize in 24 hours. He argues it would protect the country and reduce the need for a larger regular army, proposing $4 000 000 to $5 000 000 for setup and $1 000 000 to $2 000 000 annually for upkeep. The plan aims to strengthen defense without expanding the regular force. The piece also notes beer ingredient findings from new IRS brewers returns showing most use malt and hops, with some glucose or grape sugar additions. little use of deleterious substances reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drum
International Revenue Bureau
Washington
Diplomatic hardships in Corea and other notices
Official advices from Washington report Minister Foote’s difficult residence in Corea with rudimentary housing, harsh climate, and reliance on imported food. The president approved a monument design for Baron DeKalb in Annapolis. Vinita Indian Territory was warned off from a Slade-Mitchell prize fight. A Kress court martial review recommends a reprimand for overspending. Wimberly’s Treasury account is suspended pending a government investigation into political service remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Foote
United States
Corea
Baron DeKalb
Annapolis
Price
Vinita
Indian Territory
Slade- Mitchell
J. Q. Tufts
John A. Kress
Ordnance Department
War Department
Kress
San Antonio
Texas
Comptroller of the Treasury
W. T. Wimberly
Mississippi
Internal Revenue
Accessory to Embezzlement Sentence in Buffalo Case
James S. Lyon former partner of Joseph Bork ex city treasurer of Buffalo New York serving state prison term for embezzlement of city funds was sentenced on the 13th to four years imprisonment as accessory. Pending appeal a stay of sentence was granted. The prisoner gave bail of ten thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamess. Lyon
Joseph Bork
Buffalo
N. Y
Governor grants reprieve to Victor Eloi in wife murder case
Governor McEnery of Louisiana issued a reprieve for Victor Eloi who faced hanging in New Orleans for wife murder. The delay lasts until the suspensive appeal to the Supreme Court yields a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McEnery
Louisiana
Victor Eloi
New Orleans
Supreme Court
Swiss National Festival Opens in Philadelphia With 15000 Attendees
Fifteen thousand people attended the opening of the Swiss National Festival in Philadelphia on the 13th. An emblematic procession showcased Swiss life in all conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Prize Fight Near Pittsburg Favors Cannaugh
A morning bout at Whitehall near Pittsburg ends with Albert Cannaugh of New York knocking out William Wagner of Pittsburg in the fourth round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prise
Pittsburg
Wm. Wagner
Albert Cannaugh
New York
Whitehall
Cannaugh
Wagner
Royal Hawaiian Band Arrives for San Francisco Conclave
The steamer Mariposa from Honolulu brought the Royal Hawaiian Band of thirty to San Francisco for the Conclave festivities. Observers expect they will win musical honors. A quarantine exam found no leprosy among the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Honolulu
Failure of a Brokerage House Ballou Co. liabilities reach millions
George M. Ballou & Co. a large stock brokerage house operating in New York and Boston failed on the 14th. Reports show liabilities estimated between 1.5 and 2 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Ballou & Co
New York
Boston
Fire destroys Passavant Hospital in Milwaukee
A supposed incendiary fire leveled Passavant Hospital Milwaukee destroying the main building and leaving an old adjoining wing in use with twenty patients escaping danger. The hospital valued at about 66000 dollars was nearly razed just days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passavant Hospital
Milwau- Passavant Hospital
Milwaukee
Wis
Fire at Francklyn Cottage Sparks Excitement in Long Branch
A slight fire at Francklyn Cottage caused excitement as President Garfield died at Long Branch New Jersey on the 14th. Flames were soon extinguished and the scene calmed after the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Long Branch
N. J
Judge Jere S Black Improving at Home in York
Judge Jere S Black, long ill at his York Pennsylvania home, was reported on the month to be rapidly recovering from his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere S. Black
York, Pa
Embezzler Blaney Sentenced for $44,000 Theft
Arthur H. Blaney, former cashier of the American Loan and Trust Co. in Boston, was sentenced to seven years in State's Prison for embezzling $44,000. The case highlights ongoing concerns about bank official fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Loan and Trust Co
Boston
Arthur H. Blaney
Kentucky Returns Show Knott Wins Governor Race
Official returns from seventy-nine Kentucky counties list Knott Democrat with 103,397 votes and Morrow Republican with 56,179. Blackburn Democrat had 95,955 and Evans Republican 60,894 in 1879. Knott leads by 47,218. Blackburn trails by 85,061. The election therefore
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reterus
Kentecky
Kentucky
Knott
Morrow
Blackburn
Evans
Minister Shot in Texas Sparks Domestic Conflict
A Texas shooting ends in the death of Rev. R. G. Sewell in Luting. Lawrence Denman discharged a fatal shot after domestic troubles. the incident follows Democratic gains of 7 542 and Republican gains of 5 285 with a net Democratic advantage of 2 167.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
R. G. Sewell
Luting
Tex
Lawrence Denman
Narrow Escape of Cincinnatians at Ischia
A Cincinnati letter from Mrs. Charles Schmidlapp recounts the earthquake on Ischia. Mr. Schmidlapp their daughter and she escaped when their house roof collapsed but walls stayed standing. They freed themselves after great difficulty. their house was the island’s only survivor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ischia
Cincinnati
Charles Schmidlapp
Schmidlapp
Public Safety Incident Leads to Arrest in Charlotte
Bob Alexander was jailed in Charlotte after an officer from Long Creek Township took him into custody on a public safety charge following an affray over a woman. He allegedly drew a weapon and struck the other man during a confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Alexander
Charlotte
N.C
Long Creek Township
Alexander
Mexico Germany treaty limits on taxes and mobilization
The commerce and amity treaty between Mexico and Germany includes a most favored nation clause. Germans in Mexico are to pay no taxes not levied on Mexicans and are exempt from military service and forced loans, with other equal treatment protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Germany
Double Crime Reported in Virginia Near Rock Springs
A Chatham Virginia dispatch says two daughters of Mrs. Jane Smith were ravished near Rock Springs Church a few days ago. The perpetrators escaped. The report emphasizes the attack as a grave local crime and notes no arrests at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Chatham
Fittsylvania County
Jane Smith
Rock Springs Church
Destructive Tennessee Storm Unroofed Depots and Casualties
A violent storm swept Chattanooga on the 15th causing roof loss at the G T Va and Georgia and Alabama depots and numerous buildings. J H Jennings was injured by flying timber inside a box car. Several other casualties occurred as hail fell and horses ran away with one killed. Telegraph service across the South delayed and business disrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Tenn
G. T. Va
Georgia
Alabama Great Southern
J. H. Jennings
South
Twelve Cornish Miners Killed in Mine Accident
In Cornwall England near Red Ruth the cage hauled thirteen miners to the surface when a break in the pulley apparatus caused a fall to the bottom. Twelve were killed instantly and one injured. The incident occurred on the fifteenth day of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redruth
Cornwall
England
Captain Rhodes Abandons Whirlpool Rapids Swim Attempt
Captain J. D. Rhodes, after inspecting the Niagara River whirlpool rapids on the 15th, abandoned his plan to swim them. A letter from Canadian authorities warned that any such attempt by him or others would be treated as the act of an insane person and would be prevented from entering the water from the Canadian shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Rhodes
Niagara River
Rhodes
Michigan Prohibitionists Convene at Eaton Rapids
The Prohibition State Convention of Michigan met at Eaton Rapids on the 15th and voted to raise 10,000 dollars for a campaign fund. They endorsed the National Convention platform in Chicago and backed constitutional and statutory liquor prohibition. They arraigned the Republican party for bad faith in not submitting the issue to voters and said the party is incompetent to handle the liquor question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Prohibibition State Convention
Eaton Rapids
Chicago
Republican Party
Burned to Death by His Mother in Wisconsin Barn
Frank Sklenar a Bohemian printer from Chicago was burned to death in a Caledonia Wisconsin barn. Authorities suspect his mother set the fire amid a quarrel over letters to his father still abroad. She alerted neighbors and was arrested for arson. officials judge her possibly insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sklenar
Chicago
Caledonia
Racine
Wis
Old Country
Frank
Virginia Republicans endorse Blaine and denounce Mahone
The Straight Virginia Republicans convention at Richmond adopts a platform calling for strict Republican principles and protective tariffs. It endorses James G. Blaine for president, condemns Mahone and the administration for repaying state debt, and opposes mixed schools while urging civil service reform and enforcement of federal acts. It states Mahone’s power effectively makes him Virginia’s de facto national leader and warns against the one-man rule in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richmond
James G. Blaine
Mahone
United States
Brutal murder by Payne ends in lynching in Mississippi
Joel Payne, a mulatto, who three weeks earlier murdered Townes Sale in Oakland Yalla busha County Mississippi, was seized by citizens and hanged on the 1st. He ambushed Sale at the store, struck him with a club, cut his throat with a knife, rolled him into a ditch, then robbed the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyn
Joel Payne
Townes Sale
Oakland
Yallabusha County
Miss
Payne
Sale
Yellow Fever Reported at Pensacola Navy Yard
A genuine case of yellow fever was reported in the Pensacola Navy yard Florida on the 16th. Dr. Owens of the U S Navy officially confirms the report. The patient, a marine stationed there, was hospitalized immediately and placed in rigid isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Navy Yard
Fla
Owens
U.S. Navy
Water famine grips Galveston as drought drains cisterns
Water shortages in Galveston Texas on the 16th leave cisterns drained and gardens dried. The vegetable market suffers and many rely on neighbors for drinking water while the supply runs dry. A restaurant posted a notice reading Closed until it rains indicating extreme conditions. Some large houses use gulf condensate but small users cannot profit from it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
City awards water works contract for distant service
The city has contracted for a water works system, but several months will pass before it becomes operational.
Notable Deaths and Crimes Reported in Several States
The wife of U S Senator W B Allison of Illinois died by suicide in Dubuque Iowa after years of mental illness. James Winters a Mexican National Railway figure was murdered near Saltillo Mexico for funds. Sué Fletcher and Mollie Dinwood quarrelled in Nashville Penitentiary washroom. Dinwood stabbed Fletcher fatally. Postlethwaite, a Black man in Cahafoula Parish Louisiana, stole a mule, shot the Sheriff, and was killed by Fairbanks. T F Griswold, Burlington Iowa, found drowned in Lake Champlain. possible accidental drowning or self-inflicted death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
W. B. Allison
Ilinois
Dubuque
James Winters
Mexican National Railway
Saltillo
Mex
Sué Fletcher
Mollie Dinwood
Nashville (Tenn
Postlethwaite
Cahafoula Parish
Fairbanks
Bullett’s Bayou
T. F. Griswold
Burlington
Lake Champlain
Fire at Ealing asylum sparks death toll in England
A private asylum in Ealing Middlesex burned recently. Five inmates died and many others were severely burned. Dr Boyd proprietor died while seeking to save patients, and his son perished in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ealing
Middlesex County
Boyd
Apache raid near Nacari wounds Moreno and troop losses
A special courier reports that on August 13 Apaches attacked the Nacari village in Sonora, killing five state troop picket guards. Lieutenant Moreno retreated after facing 150 armed attackers, then led a second reconnaissance with villagers before ammunition ran out. Indians killed several and stole cattle. Moreno was slightly wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oposura
Sonora
Mexico
Nacari
Moreno
Attack on Sinkat Sanatorium by Bedouins Incites Nubia Crisis
Two thousand Bedouins attacked the Sinkat Sanitarium near Suakin in Nubia on the Red Sea. Sixty attackers were killed, seven soldiers and five civilians fell. The assault was said to be incited by the False Prophet, with reports of further threats to Suakin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinkat
Suakin
Nubia
Red Sea
Porte to Move Treaty Talks to Washington Amid License Tax Shift
The Porte plans to shift negotiations on the commerce treaty with America and the license tax from Constantinople to Washington. Germany demands certificates showing imported pig flesh from Austria is not American meat. A virulent foot and mouth outbreak hits Bristol from Canadian cattle via Liverpool. Sevara Ischia reports signs of quake, springs drying, ground fissures and smoke. Madrid claims Spanish army uprising linked to French gold. In Commons, Parnell warns of harsher action if Land Act deficiencies remain unaddressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porte
Minister of Public Works
Madrid
House of Commons
Parnell
Strike collapses and labor moves amid unsettled shares
The Brotherhood of Telegraphers reports a failed strike with many desertions and directs members to return to work where possible. Western Union demands new hires who renounce ties to the Brotherhood. Sisters of the Good Shepherd open a Washington home funded by Miss Anna Smith. Other items note Irish editor Devoy’s return after libel sentence, a Minnesota gubernatorial nomination, Ashton under Lyne weavers’ strike, St Petersburg students banished, cattle disease spread between England and America, Chicago wheat receipts near last year, and Pennsylvania’s apportionment bill talks.
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Thomas H. Hugues
Brotherhood of Telegraphers
Pittsburg
New York
Brotherhood
John ¢ Campbell
Knights of Labor
Western Union
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Washington
Admiral Smith
Anna Smith
Ww. Devoy
Irish Nation
Blackwell’s Island
August Belmont
Belmont
A. Burmann
Democratic State Central Committee of
Minnesota
W. W. McNair
Burmann
Ashton under-Lyne
England
University of
Duchy of Lancaster
America
Bristol
Liverpool
Ireland
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Turbulent Weather and Tragedies Across Ohio Valley
A storm lashed Ottawa with wind and hail damaging corn and gardens. Lightning struck the Nedry residence injuring a child. James Miller was killed by a train near New Comerstown. Numerous other incidents include bull attacks, a theater fall, jail escapes, accidents on railways, and a fatal mine roof collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax National Sewer-pipe Company
Wellsville
Columbiana County
Ohio Valley
Ottawa
Putnam County
James Nedry
Jackson Miller
New Comerstown
Tuscarawas County
Alphonso Reno
Cincinnati
Ella Lennon
Bucyrus
Crawford County
Faeth
Joan W. Buizzaro
Zanesville
Joan O’matta
England
Cleveland
B. F. Myers
Union Township
Hancock County
Frederick Lehman
New Park Theater
Osceola
John Weir
Allizy Crawford
Mt. Gilead
Morrow County
George W. Hackett
John Doe
William George
Mansfield
Plymouth
Richland County
Hear
Harry
H. Finch
Alliance
Stark County
Johnson
Uhrichsville
Evening Express
Joe
Richard Thompson
Columbus
United States Court
Philip B. Swing
United States
J.B. Barnes
Mentor House
Mentor
Lake County
Joseph Helmick
Old Town Valley
New Philadelphia
Apa Miller
Mt. Vernon
Knox County
Jane Lennon
Akron
Summit County
New York
Paris Tallman
Baltimore & Ohio
David Aichile
Taylorsville
Muskingum County
Mr. Aichile
President Arthur Receives Gift Reel in Louisville Visit
The Chicago Journal notes President Arthur was presented in Louisville by a group calling themselves humble disciples of Isaac Walton with a No. 4 short fishing reel. The German silver reel features red gold slides and key-heads, jeweled pivots, an agate handle, and an engraved inscription from the Anglers of Louisville dated August 1, 1883. The item was housed in a brown alligator skin box lined with satin and velvet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Louisville
Isaac Walton
Chicago Journal
Ill luck shadow over Jennie Cramer case in Connecticut
The New Haven Register notes that nearly everyone connected to the Jennie Cramer case in Connecticut faced misfortune. Even the man who found her body has been imprisoned for a crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Cramer
Connecticut
New Haven Register
Hungarian Visitor Reports Kossuth in Turin at 81
A Hungarian visitor at Paris fetes observed Kossuth passing through Turin where the aged leader at eighty one appeared remarkably well during his journey and stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Turin
Kossuth
Hartford Man Describes Mild Lightning Strike
Mr Burt of Hartford Connecticut reports mild shock from lightning, saying it felt like a blow in the back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Burt
Hartford, Conn
The Corners Hold a Meeting Over Dorsey Cash in Injeany
A Kentucky article recounts a July 28 1883 gathering by the Corners and Seceshaville Democrats. They denounced Stephen W Dorseys 1880 Injeany vote buying, pressed for corruption probes, and debated financing a Garfield campaign while awaiting a moneyed candidate.
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Dorsey
Toledo Blade
Confederity Roads
Kentucky
New York Sun
Dorseyez
Deekin
Issaker
Kurnel M
Bascom
Seceshaville
Gore
Ssaker Gavitt
Alluz
Stephen W. Dorsey
Actin
Republikin Party
Injeany
Kerryin
Garfield
Hancock
Republikin
Republik
Joe Bigler
Dimokratic
Josef
Stephen
Uv Cours
Deekin Pogram
Republikan Party
Kerry
Campane
Negosiashens
Kentry
Uva
Republikins
Dorsey Wood
Khorus
Wood
Tilden
New York
Tilden Wood
Petroleum
Debate over next National Convention site stirs Democratic press
A political note in the Democratic press weighs potential venues for the next National Convention. Cities named include Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Louisville Baltimore Saratoga with concerns about security and influence, plus a warned ladder-waving candidate tied to Massachusetts politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Louisville
Baltimore
Saratoga
the Tribune
Democratic Party
McDonald
Mr. Hendricks
Judge Hoadly
John M
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Mechanics’ Hall
Worcester
Democratic National Committee
Frank Bird
Judge Abbot
N. Y. Tribune
Baron de Lesseps rules for his ten children
The rules prescribe minimal meat and clothing, unlimited exercise, and unrestricted hand feeding whenever asked, but only twice daily at table. It forbids dining while playing, arguing that at fixed hours children will gorge, so meals should be informal and irregular.
Germans Dominate San Francisco Shoe Trade
About four hundred shoe-makers operate in San Francisco and nearly one-third are Germans. Few English or native Americans are involved. Germans favor the craft as princes in Germany learn trades and may apprentice in shoe-making or book-binding, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Woodstock area girl found dead in outhouse
Katie Gable of Ulster County New York was found hanging from a beam in an outhouse. Initial ruling suggested suicide but investigation showed she became entangled in the rope while attempting to adjust a swing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Gable
Woodstock
Ulster County
N. Y
Oysters Of Connecticut Roam Vast Sound And Mud
A vivid note describes the frolicsome oysters in Connecticut thriving in ninety thousand acres of Sound and river mud, suggesting ample habitat and bustling estuary life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
How Tornadoes are Predicted by H C Maine
H C Maine of the Rochester Democrat argues a sun storm visible Saturday triggers on earth tornadoes. He cites five years of sun observations and three years of photographs, noting northward tornado belt as summer advances and that sun storms precede violent terrestrial storms. The prediction method rests on sun caused electrical forces and a growing northern belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Maine
Rochester Democrat
Texas
Missouri
Canada
Geometric spider web spans Franconia Valley trees
A large geometric spider web was spotted recently in Franconia Valley New Hampshire. The web stretched between two trees with spokes about fifteen feet long and a circumference of three feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franconia Valley
N. H
Advertising rates for legal and transient notices
The Glermont Gourier lists pricing for legal and transient ads. First insertion costs four dollars per square for ten lines, with fifty cents for each further insertion, and yearly rates offer six lines for six dollars.
Science and Industry Highlights From 19th Century Reports
Reports describe Bessemer Steel Works plans for Cuban ore, a Bavarian church built of paper mache, Bath shipyards expanding with a 2600 ton vessel, early electric locomotive experiments, grain on cement making, tariff impacts on pottery, a Newport clock with nine dials, and gas-well developments in Ohio with Willoughby fields showing long-term supply potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Steel Works
Bethlehem
Cuba
Pittsburgh Post
Bavaria
Bath
Salem
Baltimore & Ohio
Chicago Times
Tribune
George O. Herrman
Newport
New York
St. Petersburg
San Francisco
Boston
Geneva
Ecca
Rome
London
Order of Odd Fellows
Providence
R. I
Painesville
Willoughby
Willoughb
W. C. Andrews A Willoughby
Chicago Herald
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