23 Jul 1884
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1884
Page
1
The Clermont Courier notes weekly publication with Charles W. Aofyr terms and a yearly rate of 3.50. Payment delinquency terms apply if not paid within the stated period.
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July 17 Recamono Texas reports ex convict Web Hetton attacked and killed Hannah Burton aged twelve near Richmond. He was captured, lynched by a mob, left for dead after being shot fifteen times, then recovered and fled. Coroner to investigate missing remains as officer searches.
Report from Reading Iowa area describes a fire in Dr Eli Quigley's office where a headless trunk found on a burning cot is identified as Lynch who died in June. Quigley fled, and a $16,000 life insurance plan appears to be part of a hoax to steal from Lynch's grave and defraud insurers.
Twelve fishermen from the Gloucester schooner Abbie F Morris were rescued about forty miles east of St John Island after abandoning ship in six hours during a July 8 gale with dense fog. They drifted for four days with no food or water before three vessels reached them at St Pierre. Captain Morris and the cook were lost at sea.
London reports a deadly wreck of an express train near Penniston on the Manchester and Sheffield line. Twenty five killed and forty seriously injured as the engine axle failed and the train plunged from a bridge. Rescue efforts followed amid harrowing scenes and splintered carriages.
In Cinclnxali on July 17 thieves entered J. W. Labr and Co. trimming establishment at 63 West Fourth Street. They forced the door, broke the lock, and took about 2800 dollars worth of silks and trimmings. A new jimmy and a timber battering ram were left in the hall.
The Republican State Convention in Tormxa Kas held July 17 nominated Albert H. Horton for Chief Justice W A Johnston for Associate Justice and John A. Martin editor of the Atchison Champion and late Secretary of the Republican Committee for Governor for a second position.
The steam yacht Viking built by John Roach at Chester last year is sold to Samuel J. Tilden for $40,000. The vessel, 138 feet overall with 11 feet 6 inches water depth, was initially built for George S. Scott, Commodore of the American Yacht Club.
A novel case begins with Baldheaded Eagle, an Indian, suing over ponies stolen from him at Fort Berthold. It is the first Indian brought case in this court and raises a point of law on an Indian's property ownership rights.
A heavy vein of gas was struck at eight hundred feet on the Lee farm in Harros Pa. today. The discovery is described as in a new field and the pressure is reported to be very strong.
Lonpor July 17 an American lady Mrs Edleson was killed in the Penniston railway accident yesterday.
Henry St. July 16. Rev L O Thompson and his son Sidney with Freddie Bishop of Medina NY, all about twelve, were boating on the Illinois River near a dam when their skiff capsized in eddies. They drowned and none have been recovered. Thompson was a Presbyterian pastor, author, and scholar.
Baltimore obituary reports the death of Mrs Almira Lincoln Phelps an authoress and educator from the city. The brief notice notes her prominence in literature and education with reference to her death on July 15 in Baltimore.
Reports from Maniseries Touton Loipon and Paris detail rising cholera deaths in July with Marseille totals reaching 578 since outbreak. Austrian Turkish co operation sought. US imposes port health checks. Dawning fears of a spreading epidemic as officials discuss quarantines and hospital disinfection.
New York July 16 Edward Yard Jr and Co lace importers fail with liabilities near one million dollars and $550000 in preferences. Of that amount $114000 is due the Central National Bank and $80000 to Hanover National Bank for discounted notes. The failure is blamed on bank reluctance to extend accommodations and a general market decline lowering demand and prices. The house has fourteen years of operation and assets are expected to nearly meet liabilities. Bank officials note dry goods firms resisted marking down inventories and invoices at market prices, while recent auctions show steady goods cannot cover production costs.
A Chicago correspondent reports Springfield Illinois structures at Lincoln tomb are rotting and poorly built. Inner walls are soft brick with wood and mortar chippings filling spaces. An arch fell, flagstones rely on timbers, granite blocks on pine wedges, and the terrace is partially removed to shield the coffins.
Henry Bloom of Baltimore and Ohio Express was arrested in Pressure Pennsylvania today on charges of stealing a $10,000 package sent to Cumberland. Bloom allegedly tried to hand over $5,000 to a bondsman to cover his bond and flee to Canada, but the plan was foiled.
Captain Healy aboard the revenue cutter Corwin reports activity at the Bogasov volcano off an Aleutian island and plans to press toward the Arctic to verify Lieutenant Stoney’s claimed Alaska river discovery. Stoney, sent in a Navy chartered schooner, has charted part of the river as long as 450 miles.
Peter Neiber a 32 year old painter at C S Rankin and Co Mantal and Grate Works Cincinnati was killed when the elevator platform rose and crushed his head and shoulders between the platform and a joist as he leaned against the back while riding from the first to the fourth floor.
Suancaat dispatches report the French minister in Tien Tsin demanding Chinese troop withdrawal from Tonquin frontier and payment of France’s indemnity. Tsung Li Yamen rejects the terms, with July 19 deadline. war appears likely. Paris notes 2500 troops to Tonquin in August.
Paris reports that China has given France a first measure of satisfaction. The Imperial Gazette of May 11 decree orders Chinese troops to vacate Lao Ki Langson Cao Bang and pull back behind passes to Yun Nan Kwang Son and Kwang Si. Evacuation to be completed within a month.
The Department of Agriculture orders quarantine stations and customs officers to heightened vigilance and inspection of ships from Marseilles Toulon and London. Miramichi will conduct medical checks on all vessels from the Mediterranean.
Governor Cleveland and his staff visited the State camp at Poueuhkeepsie on July 18 and were greeted with a salute of twenty one guns. He received crowds at General Wrylie's quarters and gave a reception to visitors.
During a morning stable fire in Toronto the roof collapsed burying several firefighters. Thomas Gilbert was killed and others were seriously injured in the incident.
Will Get Their Vacation. Washington July 17 Postmaster Gresham stated today that the letter carriers will receive their vacation according to law.
Lonpox July 17 reports newspapers loudly celebrate the rescue of the Greely expedition, highlighting relief and public jubilation over the long awaited return of explorers.
A boiler in a Glendale saw mill exploded killing Burr Wilson age eleven. Owner Lucian Wilson was badly burned and scalded while fireman Ellison suffered serious injuries.
July 15 in LixcoLy a large crowd attended the cornerstone laying of the new Capitol building. Ex Governor W. R. Furnace spoke delivering a historical oration to the assembled ten thousand attendees.
A new company is formed to build and operate a public crematory on the city outskirts modeled after the Lemoyne crematory in Washington PA. The furnace will be heated by natural gas.
A constable at East Retford observed seven worn-out horses marching from Doncaster with a cart carrying three dead horse carcasses. A man with them claimed they were bound for Hertford to be turned into meat pies for London. One horse could only breathe through a throat tube.
The Ohio items report Postmasters salaries adjusted under the March 3 1883 act. Several towns see raises of 100 or 200 dollars while others are downgraded to fourth class. The list includes Barnesville Findlay Mechanicsburg Medina Bidney Troy Warren Middletown Carey Madison New Richmond Tippecanoe City Cardington Fremont Ashland Ashtabula etc. Also notes reunions and various local incidents and deaths across the state.
James G Blaine formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination in Augusta Maine on July 15 1884. He outlines tariff protection foreign policy and labor relations arguing for peace and strong national development while urging unity across sections and defending civil service reform and ballot integrity.
A dramatic burglary at Santa Cruz Church in Mexico involved a supposed overnight burial request. After a nocturnal search, thieves were found inside the church with valuables from several saints missing and a living thief concealed in a coffin.
A rough inventory from a Mott Street tenement lists a drunken father and mother, two empty whisky bottles, two distressed children, and a framed “God Bless Our Home” sign. Meanwhile reports note North Carolina baseball fever halting Henderson town’s work on game days and London revision of the Old Testament nearing public release with twelve of the original twenty seven members dead.
A fragmented passage from the Indianapolis Journal notes poets are queer folk and often crave rhyme, contrasting with prose and hinting at a penitentiary setting or night scene. The readable bits emphasize stylistic contrast and quirky observation.
A Mormon missionary arrested in Vienna was sentenced to one month in prison for attempting to spread the faith. He baptized a man and a woman in the Danube canal during freezing weather, causing them to flee and the woman to faint.
The quote attributes a prophecy about humans flying, noting how modern bank officials and clerks travel abroad. The commentary suggests the prediction has come true as air travel to Europe and Canada becomes common.
A Brooklyn officer claims he kept watch all night and found many men and boys using the city reservoir for a bath. He argues the incident explains the peculiar taste of Brooklyn drinking water.
Dwight L. Moody, the American evangelist, told Pall Mall Gazette reporters in London before leaving for New York that he believes London is not the world’s most religious city.
Quote from Indianapolis News notes a man who enjoys pointing pistols at others would find the same amusement by directing the gun at himself, suggesting self-reflection as an alternative to risk.
A method claims nearly instant earache relief by placing five drops of chloroform on cotton in a clay pipe bowl and blowing the vapor through the stem into the ear. The description emphasizes a simple at home procedure using common materials.
A fragment from a Chicago Sun editorial contrasts ostentatious wealth with the hopeful, expectant faces of the poor at their windows as they await return from daily toil. It emphasizes dignity over display in everyday life.
A wife asks her husband Irving Bang if she should sing a song. He coldly replies with a lyric about someday when he is gone, revealing a cold, dismissive attitude in a Somerville setting.
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