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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1882
Page
1
Mercury hits 101 in June as Tennessee shows repudiation push and Arkansas Democrats nominate Judge J. H. Berry for governor. Army worm remedies praised. forests burn in Wisconsin but less severely. Egypt riot, Hungary floods, land swindlers indicted in Cleveland, telegraph company formation, and a vast oil strike in Cherry Grove Pennsylvania draws excitement.
The Greenback state convention in Iowa gathered delegates including Jae Dorr and G W Wyant with J Rice and H Jones serving in key roles. The event highlighted party aims and leadership structure within the Greenback movement.
A train derailed on the L N A and Railroad line sending forty passengers tumbling down an embankment. Engineer John Carmony died in the crash while the incident stemmed from a dispute over a $150,000 poker bet.
Four mounted robbers who gutted a coupe in broad daylight have pleaded guilty and received twenty five year sentences. The report notes arrests previously chronicled in connection with the crime. In other news, the Empress of Russia has delivered a daughter named Olga, and public buildings in St. Petersburg are adorned with flags to mark the event.
Former Commissioner Trescott testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs denying closeness with Shipherd and says his mission aimed to make peace among Chile Peru and Bolivia.
In Clark County Kentucky a cabin on Two Mile Creek housing ten Black laborers and one woman was swept away by high water on the 14th inst drowning all the occupants. The men were workers on the Kentucky Central Railroad and hailed from Vii.
At Carbondale Pennsylvania a logger named Hark iness slid logs down a mountain path using a cant hook. He lost grip and plunged 250 feet with a log after him. He landed in the river, sank briefly, surfaced, and was rescued without serious injury.
High Water. The Big and Little Miami Rivers in Ohio rose on the 15 inst. higher than since 1866 with incalculable destruction to stock, property, fences, bridges, and grain. Families fled homes as torrents overwhelmed routes. Railroad travel in interior Ohio and Indiana was hindered by washouts and bridge losses.
The report notes 250 killed in the Sunday riot in Alexandria and four hundred more arrested for participation. Governor
Reports from Castro note all Europeans have departed London including the staff of the Eastern Cable Company. A separate item mentions private advices in London about the company’s departure amid European exodus.
Readable fragments describe men seizing an individual and hauling him toward a station while binding him with a rope in a cross like restraint. The item notes an assault or intimidation context but lacks complete specifics.
Ex Governor William Dennison, known as the War Governor of Ohio, died in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday morning June 15 at age sixty seven. He led Ohio from 1860 to 1862 and served as Postmaster General under Lincoln and Johnson. He also held District of Columbia Commissioner under Grant and led the National Convention that nominated Lincoln and Johnson. He was a vice presidential candidate prospect in 1872 and sought a Senate seat in 1880. He had been ill for nearly a year.
A Wisconsin dispatch reports fierce forest fires in Clark County destroying the state’s largest pine forest. Wildlife flees as flames tower hundreds of feet, resins ignite and explode, farms and cattle burn, and timber owners face enormous losses while fatalities remain unconfirmed and unnamed.
Sheriff Asher resisted but could not stop a crowd that hanged four men from a railroad bridge in Kansas. Robinson pleaded for life, King begged to be spared, Vineguard and Robinson died by neck breaks, King was killed after a grim shove. Vineguard had a $5,000 life policy.
Report from Mason County Kentucky describes army worms swarming from Mince Station traveling southward at about one mile every twenty four hours. Farmers fight the pests with fire water and various devices while the Kentucky Central train is halted by worm filled tracks seven to eight inches deep near Marshall.
Weeden an Eastern celebrity and Maloney a Wheeling amateur fought a prize bout at Smiths Ferry Pennsylvania over forty one rounds. The crowd incited a riot and a man was shot in the thigh. Weeden offered a draw saying he did not wish to kill Maloney or die himself. Both men were lightweights. Weeden previously fought near Washington where his opponent died next day. he was tried for manslaughter and imprisoned briefly.
Dublin dispatch reports Irish Bishops issued an address backing peaceful agitation for rights and condemning illegal courses, secret societies, and violent acts. They affirm moral rights to live on Irish soil and lawful redress, while warning against subversive methods and evictions driving the national movement.
English Consul Cookson recounts the Alexandria riot with Europeans attacked in plain clothes and a Greek killed by a soldier near his carriage. Soldiers stabbed, a Greek Consul’s carriage halted as violence escalates amid the unrest.
Reports from Cairo describe severe beating of the Consul and injuries to his staff and the Italian and Austrian officials. Rioters aim for pillage as discussions about abducting the Khedive and foreign consuls surface. Military leaders urge abdication and reinforcement plans unfold as disturbances spread from Alexandria.
An Indianapolis report details a heavy rainfall triggering a collapse on a bridge over Pogue's Run near Union Depot. Dozens were swept into the torrent. at least ten were drowned and multiple rescues were recorded, with several missing and bodies later recovered or seen floating along White River. Noted victims include Annie Sensenbrenner and Florence Lynn, among others identified and unnamed.
May immigration reached 141,035 and a conference on the Egyptian question looms as Powers meet apart from Turkey. Census work seeks 245000 for the tenth census while Utah Commission appointments fail. Lincoln house purchase proposed. a Kansas drowning, gold and silver production totals, and various legal and political items fill the day.
Chase Houck, Proctor & Gamble employee, lost the fingertip at a stamping machine and was quickly reattached by Dr. T G Heron while the part remained warm. The patient felt tingling as the severed portion joined and is expected to recover in a few weeks.
The Senate debated the Japanese indemnity fund with amendments on paying 785000 in legal coin to Japan and canceling bonds. The Wyoming and Taking prize money was authorized for 1863 1864 service. The joint resolution to pay Southern mail contractors for 1859 1861 was considered. A message from the President with Blaine papers was ordered printed.
The House in committee discussed the Legislative Executive and Judicial appropriation bill with objections to Internal Revenue Agency funds. Amendments on army retirement age were debated, and the Senate version was adopted on some items. Censures and apologies occurred in a clash between Kelley and White. The session moved to other appropriations and adjourned after considering river and harbor funds.
The piece recalls Emerson Hawthorne and Thoreau resting in Concord hillside graveyard. Hawthorne’s simple white stone marks his plot, sheltered by arborvitae, while the quiet amphitheater below Sleepy Hollow cradles memories of Hawthorne, Emerson, Fuller, and Thoreau amid pine fringed hills.
In a diners bet dispute, Brown challenges Fogg on a claim that a friend has seen Washington. Fogg returns with a man who says he lived in Washington for two winters, convincing Brown to pay for three dinners. The episode unfolds as a humorous clash over historic memory.
Various Ohio items with mixed local crimes and incidents. Fostoria to establish a new National Bank. Mount Gilead area cheater activity reported. Wheat damage from chinch bugs in Wyandot. fatal accidents in Hancock and Warren counties. Bank changes, legal actions, and army worm outbreaks conclude the roundup.
Cleveland Leader editor Cowles was arrested on assault and battery charges after a confrontation with Father Houck at Cowles home. Cowles denied violence, saying the letter accusing him of cruelty to his daughter and prompting a church dispute was insulting and prompted his reaction. His daughter, sick for twenty months, received supportive care from the family. The Bishop and Dr. Brooks defend Cowles, calling the cruelty accusation false.
The article recalls early English voyages to India in 1591. It notes rhinoceros horns controlled by native sorcerers for the rumored property of detecting poison. The passage also references a humorous aside about Major Veritas defending Cato Plato and Cicero.
The speaker recalls the days of youth and companionship then laments aging and a lost beloved. The verse asks if springlike days and shared songs can return, imagining a reunion beyond time where hours and flowers endure. The closing line hints at a place called Sarat as a setting or memory.
In a drawing room comedy, Cyril confronts Dorothy after suspecting her of acting with Ponsonby. Dorothy admits affection for Ponsonby while Cyril seeks forgiveness, and Dorothy ultimately hints at acceptance of a future with him despite social entanglements.
Legal and transient advertisements cost one dollar per ten lines for the first insertion and fifty cents for each additional insertion. A yearly discount applies. Business cards or notices exceeding six lines run four dollars per year.
A Victorian note on making a refined perfume blend using orange and rosemary oils, bergamot and lemon essences, neroli, amber and musk. It warns against cheap colognes that burn sugar and suggests a richer mix with rectified spirit, aged two to three months for mellowing.
A community urges men to abandon drinking and seek a sober life to win respect and stability. Benefits listed include a comfortable home, good clothes for family, safer evenings at home, better health, and pride that strengthens family and community standing.
The article outlines proper letter composing on two sheets with full sheets preferred, margins for final words, and legible envelope addresses in the center with space left. It notes that leaving a third blank and placing initials in a corner are matters of personal habit.
Mr. Ed Good reports finding a Red boy about ten to twelve years old near Sulphur Springs Texas, fourteen miles north of Jasper, describing him in a nude state with color and size suggesting a wild child. He believes the youth may be a veritable wild boy and ponders what to do next.
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