11 Jan 1882
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1882
Page
1
A fragmented OCR note reflects a core phrase about terms and advance payments involving an individual likely named I. W. Pegg. The readable portion centers on a year and advance terms, with missing context and unclear full details.
News briefs recount a mix of sensational and factual items. From New Hampshire a cold wave signals emigration interest. Iowa pursues gold and silver excitement. Sarah Bernhardt nets 100000 for a St Petersburg engagement. public debt shows a large decrease. a hatched plot to h an Napoleon bones at Chiselhurst. a mass murder case in Steubenville. a wife murderer hanged in St Lo. a massacre of eleven Chinese laborers near El Paso. 1881 railroad mileage tops 9000 miles. James Gordon Bennett heads to St Petersburg seeking a North Pole expedition. a Rogers Arkansas crime ends with a woman cutting her throat.
In Graham Texas three McDonald brothers held for murder killed a deputy sheriff and escaped jail before perishing in a clash with local citizens. The report also notes historical financial failures across 1881 and 1880 with liabilities running into millions.
Sankowsky the Russian Socialist who attempted to kill Gen Tcherevine and his accomplice Melnikoff have been sentenced to transportation for life.
From Keokuk Iowa medical college students who helped dismember a Chicago victim two have died of smallpox and others are reported in dangerous condition with the case attracting medical examiner attention.
Mercury at Watertown records 10 below zero on the fourth. The Hudson River at Albany lies frozen solid. Navigation on the Connecticut River is practically closed, reflecting a harsh winter across the region.
The sale of Plymouth Church pews, Beecher's church, realized $25,492, a higher figure than last year. In 1875 the sales reached $70,319.50.
Advices from St. Petersburg report that natives on the Kuldja frontier massacred inhabitants of two Chinese settlements and defeated a detachment of fifty Chinese troops, in retaliation for Chinese cruelties. The clashes deepen tensions along the frontier.
On the 3d inst a Washington force began counting New York Sub Treasury funds. They tally silver 26000000 dollars weighing 800 tons gold 57000000 dollars and paper 95000000 dollars.
A bridge on the Boston and Maine Railroad broke, sending four passenger cars to the bed below. One passenger died, another sustained fatal injuries, and fifteen people were seriously wounded.
William McHugh, a young Cincinnati man, was sentenced to be hanged on April 21 for stabbing his wife without warning, a crime noted for his lifelong lack of notable deeds.
A Chicago smallpox death reached a medical college in Keokuk. Unaware staff cut up the corpse, and as a result forty students contracted smallpox.
An army officer claims the Cadet Whittaker case court martial verdict was a dishonorable dismissal with one year imprisonment and a fine. He notes several judges urged remitting the prison term and fine while keeping the rest of the sentence.
A quarrel between two children named Williams and Yates in Missouri ended when a five year old seized a revolver from an older family member and shot his seven year old adversary, who died instantly.
Friends of Fits John Porter cheer Gen Grant's frank avowal that Porter was wronged and should be vindicated. They expect a reinstatement bill for Porter to pass Congress with little difficulty.
Favoring American breadstuffs. Anticipating the St Gothard Railway completion via Genoa to central European markets, Austrian railway companies announce plans to sharply reduce rates on cereals bound for foreign destinations.
General Mahone has prepared a bill for presentation in the Virginia Legislature to settle the State debt, and he has figured out the plan and terms for settlement.
The decision fixes a total debt of 21,035,377 dollars including interest, allocating one third of the principal and a corresponding share of interest to West Virginia under the framework of responsibility for the debt.
A mob hanged Graham, who killed, robbed, and burned Philip Egley at Venango Kansas. W. C. Rose was rescued by the Sheriff. A Pennsylvania Railroad freight smash near Lancaster sparked a large fire, destroying three engines and seventy cars with about 200000 dollars loss and three lives. James Isom of Kentucky died at 102, after wartime saltpeter work in a cave. Samuel Binkley of England died at Flint, Michigan aged 199.
The report details executions on the sixth of the month across multiple cities. Kotovsky and Ellis in St. Louis, Kinkowski in Jersey City, Phelps in Marshall Mo, Achille and Ben in New Orleans, and Abbott in Elmira are cited with brief motives and circumstances surrounding their deaths.
The piece argues the baby belongs to no animal kingdom but is a king who acts. It notes babies are called wheat creature in jest and cradle imagery. babies are not creature comforts. A fanciful allusion links infant to infantry due to arms about him, as the transcript suggests.
A terse remark notes that bold behavior from the ignorant arises more from lack of knowledge than deliberate boldness, suggesting social caution and restraint as remedies.
Testimony from the case shows eleven jurors find Guiteau sane beyond question while one juror remains convinced of his insanity. The proceedings reveal disputes over instruction, the prisoner’s demand for protection, and expert testimony on insanity and inspiration.
The Guiteau trial features dramatic exchanges as counsel clash over insanity. Witnesses including Dr John P Gray defend mental health, while Guiteau remarks that the case will be laughed out of court if counsel remains quiet. The defense cites newly discovered evidence about the jailer's interview and Guiteau's own statements on political motives for the President's removal.
Dr Gray testifies Guiteau sane at time of crime while Scoville and Corkhill clash over alleged conversations and hypothetical questions. Guiteau interrupts with taunts as prosecutors lay out legal tests. court adjourns for two days to prepare arguments.
The ongoing testimony of Dr. Gray under cross examination yields little for the defense as Scoville presses. The district attorney closes government evidence while Guiteau disrupts with interruptions including remarks on public opinion and threats to a bailiff. Adjournment follows as defense motions loom.
The thirty eighth day of the trial of the President's assassin ends with closing testimony. Only witness J J Brooks Chief of the Treasury Secret Service testified. He described meeting Guiteau at the jail night after the shooting and Guiteau claiming the act was a political necessity and a duty to remove the President.
Ashland dispatch reports the arrest of William Neal Ellis Craft and George Ellis for the Geigeraville homicide of the Gibbons family. George Ellis confessed, detailing the break in and killings of Fannie Emma and Robert, with Neal and Craft alleged in the assaults. Neale turned state's evidence. Craft demands trial next Thursday amid lingering mob tension and funeral procession involvement.
A contemporary asks how women should carry purses to deter thieves. The text notes thieves often follow women for miles and retake purses that turn out to hold only a spiced peach recipe and a faded photograph of a grandmother.
Governor Foster outlines Ohio’s financial condition, debt reductions, and new loan terms. Highlights include a funded debt drop, a 4 percent bond issue with premium, and improved war claims, plus Adjutant General notes on National Guard strength and uniform needs. Public Works show gains and a pending forensic audit with a call for legislative inspection.
The Che Glermont Courier lists rates for legal and transient ads at one dollar per line for the first insertion, fifty cents per extra insertion, with yearly liberal reductions. Business cards up to six lines cost sixty four dollars annually.
The Sixty-fifth General Assembly met in Columbus with thirty Senators and ninety-nine Representatives. Hays of Miami County declined the Speaker pro tem post amid rumors of a bargain. A caucus elected Hathaway of Geauga as Speaker pro tem with twenty-five votes to thirty-seven, amid further discussion on the leadership dispute.
At 10 o'clock the Senate under Lt Gov Hickenlooper organized with temporary secretary Senator Strong of Hardin County, all members taking oaths except Benj Eason. Officers sworn in include Journal Clerk J P Smith Clermont, Message Clerk W S Matthews Gallia, Engrossing Clerk Lillie C Darat Pickaway, and others. House joint resolution for 8000 extra copies of Auditor General's report adopted. Governor's message read. Senate adjourned. Committees named. Garfield statue bill discussed. various bills introduced on teacher certificates and Ohio Canal boundaries. rules for Senate government prepared. a joint House-Senate committee resolution to expand state department space failed. rules printing resolution adopted.
Secretary Townsend presided at 10 o clock as the House convened and sworn in members in groups of twelve by Judge W. W. Johnson. The session named a speaker pro tem, appointed committees, and introduced bills on libel, taxes, and penalties for various offenses, while considering a Garfield statue and temperance measures.
A bar member drafted the motto Suum Cuique but miswrote it with garbled spelling, provoking a puzzled country client who asked for the correct form. The exchange ends with humorous confusion over how to spell and express the maxim.
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