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Newspaper

The Clermont Courier

Location

Batavia, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1882

Page

1

Terms: 1.50 Per Year Paid Within

Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a price term of 1.50 per year stated in a brief financial or billing context. No clear entities or dates are readable.

Vibes Plot to Assassinate Haiti President Reported

An assassination attempt aimed at the President of Haiti is reported from Toronto on a January date in severe winter conditions. Other items note a tug boiler explosion near Havershaw New Jersey killing three, a Rochester shoe-laster strike affecting 2000 workers, and multiple separate incidents and political updates.

Haiti Havershaw N. J

Death of Daniel Boone Descendant Dr Levi D Boone

Chicago physician Dr Levi D Boone descendant of Daniel Boone is dead. He came from Kentucky in 1829 and served in the Black Hawk war. A jumble of other notes mentions a juror count, a balloon discovery near England, and a murder inquiry in Indiana tied to Garrett and Mrs Walton with Guiteau quoted.

Daniel Boone Levi D. Boone Chicago Boone Dumois Kentucky

Smallpox Case Follows Brief Recovery Then Death

A brief report notes a smallpox patient who recovered briefly but then died, illustrating the disease's deadly turnaround.

Nugent Property Receiver Reported Stock Value

The Nugent property in Texas shows stock finished and unfinished valued at 171,546 dollars. Buildings and home James in Texas are mentioned. Report notes Jesse James of the James gang has been in Fort Worth and Dallas under the alias John Labell, with a gang member shot during a St. George Hotel robbery attempt.

Nugent Nugent & Co Heme James Texas Jesse James James Fort Worth Dallas John Labell St. George Hotel

Graves Found Guilty of First Degree Murder

James Graves, in New York City, shot thirteen year old Eddie Sodan on the street. He was convicted of murder in the first degree after insanity defense failed. The motive cited was long standing annoyance by the boy.

James Graves New York City Eddie Sodan Graves

Spuyten Duyvil Disaster Coroner Jury Finds Guilty

The coroner's jury in the Spuyten Duyvil railroad disaster finds officers of two trains and officers and managers of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad guilty of causing deaths in the incident.

Spuayten

Flood Devastates Johnsonville Tennessee Town

A Tennessee town of about 700 residents was completely submerged by record high waters. Every family fled, homes floated away, and the Cumberland River flood wrecked Nashville area, cutting access, gas supply, and flooding rail lines from Edgefield to Clarksville. Nine mile wide Tennessee River at Johnsonville, federal judge injured by a powder explosion in Little Rock.

Johnsonville Tennessee United States Caldwell Little Rock Cumberland Nashville Edgefield North Nashville Memphis and Louisville Clarksville Tennessee River

Bitter January Cold Sets Record Across East and Northeast

The January 24 cold snap left Bedford Pennsylvania at 22 below zero and Plattsburg New York at 25 below. Other readings included Saranac Lake 40 below and Boston 87 below mercury with Toronto at 38 below. A Trimble County Kentucky case reports an eighteen year old beating his mother and father with an ax-handle leading to a death and a $250 bail bond.

Pennsylvania Bedford Alton Summit City New York State Norwich Whitehall Plattsburg Keesville Glenn Falls Baratogs Sara Trimble County Kentucky John Richmond

Insurrection Spreads Through Herzegovina Under Austrian Rule

A Ragusa correspondent describes a widespread national uprising in Herzegovina with insurgent bands forming in Nevisinje and nearby districts. Guerrilla chiefs unite with clans along the Hungarian frontier and Austrian outposts become precarious as volunteers burn homesteads and cry Death to strangers.

Herzegovina Ragusa Nevisinje Gatsko Gutinje Focha Bilek Trebinje Zubei Krisvaskia Vulkalovich Regusa Upper Herzegovina

Gambetta Defeated and Resigns to Silent Parliament

In Paris the Chamber of Deputies rejected the revision bill by 305 to 117. Gambetta delivered his resignation to President Grevy along with his colleagues. Barodet urged a full constitutional revision, but the chamber voted 290 to 178 against it. Gambetta warned the committee's limits risk destabilizing the constitution.

Gambetta Paris Chamber of Deputies Constituares Tribune Barodet

Mob Hangs Jail Prisoner in Ironton After Night Raid

A mob of about fifty masked men abducted John Wagoner from Ironton jail in Lawrence County and hanged him in the courthouse yard. Wagoner and accomplice Zeek had been charged with murdering Dr. Beggs, a mill bookkeeper, as they allegedly planned robbery. Zeek confessed under fear, Wagoner denied guilt in his final moments. The mob, orderly and prepared, led the execution after obtaining jail keys from the sheriff's frightened wife.

Ohica John Wagoner Ironton Lawrence County Joseph’ Beege Court House Wagoner Beggs Zeek Eocale Imine

Tragedy Overturned: Mob Seizes Wagoner Hangs Body

The mob halted guards and kept Wagoner prisoner during the work, then dispersed. Wagoner’s body hung overnight before the coroner viewed him and an undertaker received him. Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Zeek were arrested after Zeek’s confession, claiming innocence and willingness to cooperate.

Wagoner Hall

Senate Honors Burnside with Resolutions and Eulogies

The XLVIIth Congress adopted resolutions paying tribute to the late Senator Burnside. Senators Anthony Edmunds Marsey Hawley Harrison Jones Hale and Aldrich lauded his bravery and postwar reconciliation. Other actions included bills on Agriculture as an executive department tax on tobacco and punishing illegal bank certified checks. A joint resolution forfeited land grants to twenty two railroads and measures to prevent railroad rate discrimination were discussed. The Senate adjourned after further memorials for Senator Carpenter and ongoing financial bills.

Anthony Burnside Anthony Edmunds Marsey Hawley Harrison Jones Fla Hale Aldrich Hampton Ransom North Carolina Hatteras Senate Agricultural Department Beck Finance Committee Plumb Eas United States Territories Teller Northern Pacific Atlantic & Pacific Texas Pacific George Cameron Wisconsin Senator Carpenter Matthew A. Carpenter House of Representatives Dillon

Guiteau Speech and Porter Courtroom Summary

The article recounts Charles Guiteau's closing courtroom address and Judge Porter’s rebuttal during Garfield assassination trial. Guiteau reads his defense blaming insanity rulings, while Porter profiles his motives, calls him a liar, and outlines six reasons for conviction. The exchange includes reactions from Guiteau and Scoville, with moral and religious framing.

House Debates Private Bills and WarPension Proposals

The House, in the Committee of the Whole, considered six private bills and many measures including pensions for late war veterans and widows, authority for lands, and Chinese immigration limits. It passed a bill permitting Lincoln’s wife pension and approved numerous appropriations and inquiries into military expenditures and fortifications. The session adjourned after memorial tributes to Senator Carpenter.

House War Department Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company Supreme Court of the United States Wang Peeto Bureau of Mines and Mining National Bank Haskell Kansas Committee On Ways and Signal Service H. W. Howgate Robertson Massachusetts Senate Ward Hunt United States Supreme Court Secretary of the Treasury Matthew H. Carpenter Neal District of Columbia Washington Georgetown Browne Indiana Secretary of the Interior Mexico Abraham Lincoln

French Doctor Claims Cure for Rheumatic Pies

A French doctor says he cured rheumatic pies by making them so angry that excitement triggered profuse perspiration. The claim presents an unusual treatment and raises questions about its medical basis.

Porter’s scathing portrait of Guiteau’s crimes at trial

Judge Porter delivers a searing closing argument labeling Guiteau a beggar hypocrite robber and swindler who tainted Garfield’s death with perjury adultery and murder intent. He depicts the assassin’s planning stalking the President and preparing for mob violence and insists justice demand a life sentence.

Guage Pote Chris Garfield Judge Cox Davidge Guiteau Porter Osiers Patent Office Epee

Porter Delivers Scathing Address In Court

Judge Porter denounces the defense as a sham imposture built on repeated assertions. He argues the defense seeks credence through repetition while the truth remains the opposite.

Porter

Judge Porter Critiques Dr Spitzka in Trial Address

On the third day Porter spoke weary yet eager to finish before nightfall. He challenged Dr Spitzka by citing the printed testimony and questioned moral judgments drawn from the record. He pressed the jury to consider delusions, morbid propensities, and the defendant’s alleged mental state in the trial.

Porter Drs. Kiernan and Spitzka Dr. Spitzka Satan Scoville

Verdict in Guiteau trial declares him guilty of murder

The jury finds Charles Guiteau guilty of murder in the first degree at the District of Columbia Supreme Court. Judge Cox commends the jurors and hints at possible post verdict actions but notes appeal is unlikely. Public interest remains high as officials discuss the case’s impact on political murder norms.

Chas. J. Guiteau 8Itske Guiteau Porter Bspitzka Wilkes Booth Ah Siabeliind Charles J. Guiteau Mr. Porter Voltaire Judas Iscariot Corday Wrébolt lo’Corday Reed Justi France Senate Orter Wise Ake Sodus Poste Clais Judge Porte Fred Cox Seeros Fade Cox Ffs Scoville Ion Pane Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Walter 8. Cox Rcuit Court District Court of the United States Court of Visients of Error Supreme Court of Circuit Court of the District Gepcome Court of the Moore Cranch Supreme Court of the United

Gambetta's Fall Seen As Relief In France And Other Notes

A roundup cites Gambetta's downfall as relief for France, a mobbed Mormon procession in England injuring several, Kentucky House defeating a wife beating bill, and Austrian troops frightened by Herzegovina tax cruelty. Also reports a Iowa murder suicide, a Pa tornado loss, New England storm damage, and a NYC nitro incident.

Gambetta France England Warzito Iowa Hefflin Braptorp New England Guiteau Avacust Davis New Orleans John A Morris Shelby D. C Joe Rourke Census Committee of Congress House of Resentatives

Reflections on John Adams in Worcester Chronicle

A 125 year old note recalls John Adams writing from Worcester for lack of books time and friends. It laments obscurity yet urges perseverance over discouragement.

John Adams Worcester

Advertising rates in Che Glermont Courier

Legal and transient advertisements cost 1.00 per square for the first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. A liberal yearly discount is offered. Business cards up to six lines are 4.00 per year.

Ohio Senate Bills Spur Pay Raises and Tax Reforms

The Ohio Senate debated bills including taxing attorneys fees in partition cases and raising Supreme Court and Common Pleas judge salaries. A House joint resolution on St Clair distribution passed. Belmont County citizens urged shutting graveyard insurance. A budget of 36 400 21 dollars was proposed for legislature costs. The era known as the OConnor Legislature faced criticism over a careless bill.

Supreme Court Common Pleas Senate Feasleer Tech House St. Clair Brigham Irene Hollingsworth Belmont County Eased

State House Debates Funding Bills and Reforms

The House debated school funding plans totaling 1.58 million dollars and a 50 60 thousand dollar measure toward state debt interest. Bills aimed to repeal a line on Sunday prohibitions, raise witness per diem, create a seamen training ship, authorize sheep damages payments, and empower township trustees. Proposals included financial penalties for violations, alimony bonds, and anti gambling measures. A plan to modernize township education control faced adoption, while salary increases for judges were discussed but defeated.

Conrad Judge Littler Clark County Reyiser Stubb Bowersox Judiciary Committee Scott Lake Erie Beman Kith Boonabor Caney Green Hughes Kahlo Metcalf DeWolfe Common Pleas Supreme Court Holbrook Ee Tee Allen

Wealth and charity a millionaire’s golden deed

A Peck s Sun reflection argues wealthy men gain more joy from funding public spaces and charitable works than from accumulating wealth after death. A thousand dollars rightly spent to create a beautified park with walks and lakes can warm a giver’s heart more than keeping it hidden. The piece imagines a benefactor visiting his own creation and feeling lasting pride and happiness.

Peck

Tol in France Revenue Trends of 19th Century

Reocentr-PosuisHep statistics indicate rising tol consumption in France this century. Data show state revenue from the article reaching 000,000 francs in 1815 and about 18,548,000 francs per head figures later, with increases tied to per capita measures.

Reocentr-PosuisHep France

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