14 Dec 1881
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1881
Page
1
Death of Kilpatrick reported as minister to Chili and general. The Louisiana Legislature met in extra session on the 5th. Miscellaneous items mention Danford’s indebtedness, Sherman's Three-Per-Cent, and a note on agrarian outrages in Ireland with two murders. Dallas mail theft of 17,000 dollars. smallpox spreading in Cincinnati. Mrs Coleman sentenced for shooting Coles at Miner's Theater.
The past week saw the propeller Jane Miller sink on Georgian Bay with twenty-five aboard, a priest shot in Greencastle, Mass., two well known figures dead including Jewell from the Alabama Claims Commission and ex Chief Justice Barbour, and a Morristown boarding house fire that claimed a boarder and a servant. Also noted is the abolition of the army post and sale of property for 16000 dollars.
Arrangements have been made to relieve creditors by partial payment and revive the Mechanics' National Bank of Newark New Jersey. A Teascure Blaze at the Tennessee Penitentiary in Nashville burned machine shops last week allowing several convicts to escape. Genstor Davis states support for the President's Administration and pledges Senate committee cooperation with Republicans.
Wm. Burke alias Chas. H. Page, linked to the alleged eressing of 116,000 in railroad bonds from bank president Eels of Cleveland, Ohio, has been arrested at Buffalo.
The French Minister of Commerce says he will withdraw the decree against American pork if the United States adopts a trustworthy inspection system. The Sunderland Library sale in London features a Latin Bible printed in 1462, selling for £1,600, about $7,744.
An alliance of Russia and Italy against Austria is said to have been frustrated by Bismarck who laid groundwork for an Austrian German pact. The report suggests shifting alignments in pre war diplomacy with key figures and nations involved.
F B Lilley former Deputy Auditor of the United States Treasury has been indicted for taking bribes and G F Brett indicted for tendering them marking the first Star Route indictments in federal action.
A fragmented OCR item references three entities and unclear terms including Rok and Nad coeur. Details are unreadable, but the snippet suggests a brief note or listing with scattered proper names without a cohesive event or context.
Two hundred thousand young carp bred in Washington fish-ponds are distributed nationwide with strong interest in Southern culture and aquaculture efforts. The initiative highlights growth in fish farming and regional collaboration for stocking programs.
Mrs Coleman formerly pursued Coles of Miner's Theater New York after he abandoned her following her seduction. She has been found guilty of murder in the third degree.
The New York and New Haven Railroad Company faces a petition from religious patrons asking that a car at the rear of certain trains be set aside for religious services the report says the company regards the proposition with interest and consideration.
In the Republican caucus of the House General J Warren Keifer of Ohio received the nomination for Speaker on the sixteenth ballot with Frank Hiscock of New York as his chief rival. Edward McPherson was nominated for Clerk.
Armstrong and her mother confronted a would be killer as he raised a weapon on a baby. Armstrong returned just in time and shot the assailant dead, ending the threat and saving the infant. The dramatic confrontation underscores a mother's protective action in a violent incident.
A zinc infernal machine wound like a clock was secretly placed in the Montreal city court house last week with the clear aim of demolishing the building.
A powerful dynamite device weighing about twelve pounds is described as a thorough piece of mechanism. The text notes smallpox spreading in large cities causing alarm with mentions of preventive measures and physicians instructed to promptly report all suspected cases.
Court witnesses were asked hypothetical questions to test insanity, but they could not state Guiteau's actual condition. The method showed whether the jury could be convinced of insanity based on the hypotheticals rather than direct opinion.
A fire swept four flouring mills and a cotton mill in Minneapolis, destroying about one tenth of the local milling capacity. One shut mill exploded from confined gas ignition, leveling walls and killing four, including two firefighters, with several others injured. Estimated loss exceeds $500,000, cotton mill damage about $30,000.
A westbound freight train on the Wabash Railroad plunged eighty feet into the Missouri River at St. Charles after the eastern bridge span gave way. The 32-car train carried 13 stock cars. Engineer Kirby died. other crew members escaped by jumping to the bridge as the train toppled.
Judge Butler presided in a Philadelphia federal court as verdicts were returned against Benj B Wiley for 5700 8000 6000 and 4000 tied to four mail routes. Sureties face possible new evidence. Joseph Funk principal and Joseph B Black and Henry with his sureties saw judgments of 1975 4156 and 2018 corresponding to contract amounts.
Senator Sherman introduces a 3 per cent funding bill authorizing the Treasury to receive lawful money and issue registered bonds of 50 100 500 1000 and 10000 dollars bearing 3 per cent interest. Bonds exempt from taxation and payable after January 1887. Deposited money to redeem existing bonds bearing 3 ⅓ per cent interest, with total deposits not to exceed 300 million dollars.
In New York on January 6 William Lindram shot his landlady Mrs Catharine Crayes over unpaid board. The fatal shot arrived five months later after two attempts. Lindram refuses insanity pleas, cites Guiteau, and writes letters during trial expressing grim remarks and anger. The letters spark excitement and agitation in court.
A lamp fall sparked a blaze at 7 p.m. during Le Contes De Hoffman. About 2,000 in attendance. 300 reported dead, hundreds injured. Fireproofing failures and panic caused many to leap from three stories, while others perished in the flames. Combustion gutted the building as rescuers continued body recoveries.
The Garfield assassination trial enters its cross examination phase with Guiteau resisting questions, denying insanity while Judge Porter and counsel test the links between divine inspiration and motive. Witnesses including medical experts and editors debate sanity, with defense and prosecution clashing over family histories, political ties, and claims of moral insanity amid volatile courtroom exchanges.
Two friends spar over a notorious figure Strassberger with insults and wagers. A book maker bets he can borrow fifty dollars from Strassberger for ten dollars, wagering ten as well. The tale wraps with a mailed postal card tip and a three cent stamp.
The 47th Congress Senate, with Senator Davis presiding, received and qualified Senator-elect Windom. A flood of bills followed, including tariff inquiries, coin reform, Chinese treaty enforcement, life-saving service efficiency, Grant retirement, and patent law revisions. The President’s annual message was read, and memorials for Garfield’s death were discussed.
The first regular session draws crowds to the galleries. Keifer wins the Speaker vote 148 to 129 with 285 cast. Swearing in proceeds amid objections and confirmations, Garfield death token resolution approved, and seat drawing amuses members as Wheeler vacates and retires.
The author extols books as the voices of the distant and the dead. They bind readers to the wisdom of Milton Shakespeare Franklin and other greats, offering intellectual companionship and equality of access regardless of wealth or social standing.
A Belgium colliery explosion killed sixty six workers while a Pittsburgh boiler blast wounded ten. Additional items include a Kentucky bill to punish wire whipping, a jealous murder attempt in New York, a missing Chattanooga cashier, Vienna fire losses with hundreds missing, Peru Chili tensions, a Tennessee senator shot by Vertrees, death of Colonel John W. Forney, and three hangings in Canada and Arkansas with grisly details.
A German postal tale recounts an auction where a goose, improperly addressed and undelivered, hid under its wing a paper parcel containing 8,500 marks about £175. The incident highlights lax security and a financier’s careless choice to entrust a valuable consignment with a defunct goose.
The passage argues linseed oil mixed with earthy ochres as best paint for tin and iron, praising coarse pigments for fewer air holes and firmer oil hold. It warns against coregues or mineral paints and stresses meticulous roof, woodwork, and balcony detailing to prevent leaks and corrosion, drawing from California Architect. It ends with a note on shifting public perception from fanciful dreams to realities and the morale lift of cheerful faces.
The Chedlermont Courier announces advertising and legal notices pricing. First insertion ten lines costs $1.00, with 50 cents for each additional line. Liberal yearly reductions apply to advertisers. Business cards of more than six lines are $6.60 per year.
A flood of brief Ohio items reports deaths from traffic and accidents, suicides, and murder trials. Notable events include a fatal hit by a car near Shelby and a Kent area death from a tree collapse, plus a rash of bungled crimes and court proceedings across multiple counties.
A critique of educational methods argues current schooling emphasizes memorization over true mental discipline. It urges reversing methods so knowledge becomes part of a disciplined path that yields independent thought. A street anecdote and a stray tale on social behavior conclude with reflections on wit and appearance.
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