04 Jan 1882
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1882
Page
1
A collection of brief items notes Vesuvius in a highly active state with large eruption, reports 1500 Mormon converts in England and plans to move to Utah in 1882, a village fire in Durand Wisconsin, Venezuela's call for a 25000 man army, Cincinnati gas company plans, and other brief items on business, law, disease, theft, and political unrest across the Americas and Europe.
Two men accused of killing John Murrell and Thomas Glover at J. B. & J. H. Prince store in Southampton County Virginia on December 28 are captured and lynched. Report says the murderers were taken to the murder scene and hanged there.
News reports indicate a suspected smallpox like purge in Dakota with multiple deaths and a rapid onset. A deadly explosion aboard the West Point steamer killed nineteen aboard, eighteen of them Black men, with white chief stevedore L. S. Adford among the dead as cargo including oil and gasoline burned.
Leonora Seligman daughter of William the American banker wed Dr. Wasserman in Paris. The ceremony was conducted before the Grand Rabbi of France and Grand Rabbi Sadok Cahn with witnesses Morton and Ferdinand de Lesseps among attendees.
The defense faces relentless expert testimony as Charles H Reed joins Guiteau's counsel. Dr Orpheus Evarts notes head shape varies in sanity, while Dr A E McDonald distinguishes delusions from insane delusions with examples. Judge Porter pushes for dock removal as Guiteau clashed with counsel and court, highlighting ongoing tensions in a high profile federal case.
In a New Haven Register snippet, young Smallface questions if ghosts exist as Jimmy Tuffboy claims to have seen them. A sheet wrapped around him and his dramatic claim lead to parental exasperation and a tense exchange about spirits.
The trial scene at the Guiteau case features courtroom turmoil as the prisoner challenges the judge and asserts self representation. Dr Jamin Strong reports on the mental state while Col Reed presses for direct witness answers amid interruptions. The judge warns of contempt and plans to maintain order as examinations continue.
On the thirty third day in the Guiteau trial the prisoner stood in the dock as Dr McDonald testified about temporary insanity. Other experts like Dr Barksdale and Dr Collender urged that Guiteau appeared sane in court and did not show signs of insanity despite prosecutors hypothetical questions.
A Covington Georgia item reports a large rock on a town creek bearing a man’s foot impression and a two inch horse track. Old Mike Harper, who died years ago, claimed the stone marked him and his horse, formed when hot sand baked into rock. The paper invites locals to view the bend below the mill to verify.
An Exchange urges boys to quit evening lounging on street corners and spending ten cents on cigars. It argues the hour each night wasted robs time for study and undermines future knowledge in sciences. The note warns such habits are not only temporary but hurtful and persist with age.
In Uvalde County Texas a group of forty four landowners collectively owns and grazes more than two million sheep across vast ranch holdings. The arrangement highlights large scale livestock management in the region and underscores the prominence of sheep ranching.
A Bangor based correspondent recalls a scene in the dining room where a head laundress and a group of female staff converse with Portia. The piece notes ten school teachers present, twenty student chambermaids, and the presence of lady waitresses in the setting.
Sir Henry Maine traces ancient Irish Kings and chiefs from mythical to historical forms, noting roaming rulers and stationary kings who perish. He cites Edmund Spenser on Irish chiefs’ cuts and cashers, comparing them to earlier practices and describing lavish gifts to kings by Munster Tyrconnell and surrounding lords.
The Woman's Exchange, three years old in New York, grew from ten consignors to 2 250 and reported sales of 26 535 37 dollars this year, with 6 000 in the bank after expenses. Inspired by the parent society nine others have started in different cities. The organization notes powerful acts of help, including a crippled girl aided by molasses sold in the Exchange restaurant and an English mare of poverty helped by orders for plam ing and dresses.
The Clermont Courier advertises legal and transient notices at 1.00 per square for first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion ten lines. Business cards beyond six lines are 6.00 per year with liberal reductions offered to yearly advertisers.
Ohio State News reports Mrs Repecca Crover of Cardington declared insane. Dayton deaths include Joan Carort from strychnine poisoning. Grant Hill, 16, injured by a toy cannon explosion. Circleville farmer Harrison Daxsnaen crushed by a tree. Chagrin Falls rescues Hudson Enterprise’s revival by Thomas J. Peck. Died: Jupex W Woon in Union County. four prisoners escaped from London County Jail. Fayette stock report notes cattle prices and horse values. Delaware man David Post, 50, killed by train. Ohio Soldiers Home population exceeds 600. expense figures cited. Police and rail agents connected to graft and bail in Columbus. Several petty thefts and property losses reported. Newburg bail remanded. Dax P. 3 Cleveland reports theft recoveries and ongoing crimes.
The Denver Tribune fragment describes a bank robbery, a woman being killed, and a detective delaying action. It mentions a man on a doorstep asleep and a poet with wild eyes, plus unclear references to a lane and a boy with many children.
A Congregationalist piece argues neat rooms shape character and future success. It claims tidy rooms reflect on girls and boys, urging girls to make beds themselves and keep garments orderly to prevent unhappy marriages and ensure financial and personal discipline.
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