10 Mar 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1880
Page
1
The text presents a rough, partial scene with Sir Huss and a lady. A courtly couple interacts as he and she move through a pavilion setting, with phrases indicating affection and departure. The fragment lacks clear events, dates, or locations.
In a dim work-room Jessie Clifford awaits the late hour amid anxious thoughts of love and social doubt. She steers past loneliness and recalls Milton Kent and Gilbert Knight as her future unfolds in a tense, reflective moment.
Jessie awakens alone in a workroom as night guards steal jewels with Gilbert Knight and a partner. Jessie confronts Knight, who abandons the crime, and a cautious reconciliation follows as Knight seeks forgiveness and a moral turn. Jessie accepts a future with Knight after his pledge to reform and marriage.
A Cincinnati Times notes two marriages in Grinsville Pennsylvania leading to a tangled family tree. Details show a widower Mr Smith ages fifty and widow Mrs Jer forty two marry distinct spouses, creating many in law ties. The text explores complex familial relations including in laws and step relations across generations.
A pond side tale describes swallows skimming the water when two pickerel chase a swallow. One larger fish is torn apart by a smaller, which had leaped into its throat. the two fish together weigh twenty two pounds.
The puzzle of fifteen blocks asks how many distinct placements avoid overlap. Using logarithms, the count is 1,307,673,368,000 positions, showing fifteen blocks can be arranged in over a billion ways, more than the Earth's current population.
A London Times account reports skeptics exposing the Great Russell Street Spiritualists as frauds with a staged Marie spirit and a torn chair scene. It also recounts the Cairo Herald’s second part on Abdul Aziz’s murder, detailing how Hussein Avni’s agents strangled the fallen sultan during chloroform anesthesia and the dubious beard-scissors fabrication afterward.
A Massachusetts tramp lives in a winter cave and travels summers with a goat drawn wagon and a shriveled man, selling temperance songs. A Kentucky man performs street wizard tricks with a forked dogwood switch. A pair of Iowa tramps travel handcarted with a baby girl. A California man runs always, and a Chicago woman fears moving her legs. The piece notes many peculiar people across the country.
A recently deceased Englishman famed for extreme frugality shocked neighbors with tales of hoarding and strange living. He begged alms, bought scraps by walking miles, stored a half used joint under the sitting room, and patched sleeves with sacking to save wear. A dispute over his will brought these revelations to light.
The Washington Monument Commission estimates six more years to complete the monument aiming to reach a good height by 1883 for the centennial. Congress allocated 250,900 dollars four years ago. 90,000 has funded the foundation, with the rest for marble work and an elevator. A marble contract adds fifty feet to the height. base diameter is 65 feet and the nail thickness 15 feet. A prisoner reacts to confession with a humorous, bold remark.
An old Eastern gentleman travels by coach with a band of armed travelers. A highwayman asks if he irrigates or fumigates. He says no to both. The group pays his bill, revealing they mistook him for a parson and show deference to the church. The supposed brigand is a respectable Denver resident.
A reflective exhortation urges youths to avoid aimlessness and use time with a clear goal. It cites Elihu Burritt, Hugh Miller, and Lord Chesterfield as examples of purposeful, industrious living and learning. The piece invites country boys to turn wasted moments into productive work.
The London Globe reports Martha Ann Denton of New Ferry Birkenhead, thirty eight, charged with criminal neglect for taking charge of a domestic servant’s infant. The eighteen month old child was fed only skim milk and dry bottle, wasting away to weigh eight pounds two ounces. Despite workhouse care the child died. Denton was convicted and sentenced to six months hard labor.
A vivid observation notes how a woman moves with graceful carriage and confident stride, yet her charm seems to fade when she becomes briefly sulky. The piece highlights perception of demeanor and mood shifts in public encounters.
A long Ohio roundup notes Charles Carr killed by cars in Washington D C. Jewelry stolen in Mt Gilead valued at 3500 dollars. Akon workers organize mutual protection. Stella Hart of Warren wins 1000 dollars against the A and G W Railroad. Legal actions include Miami County bond fraud suit and Kennedy sentencing. Various local crimes, resignations, university strife at Ohio Wesleyan, and political measures across Ohio.
Senate sessions highlight petitions from Cleveland and Hamilton County backing and opposing building and loan laws, calls to empower women voters, and bills shifting county election timing. House actions include liquor restrictions for minors, road work timing, and new measures on taxes, asylums, and penitentiary reorganization.
A Washington special surveys Democratic disarray over Senator Bayard Delaware and his Dover 1861 secession remarks cited as fatal to his 1880 presidential bid. The piece notes editorials condemn his war stance while detailing Willard's and Cincinnati rallies, Pendleton’s speech, and Ohio party bravado amid mounting opposition to Bayard.
Washington correspondent notes Democrats in New York watchful and divided over electors selection. Bayard and Thurman fade, Davis of Illinois tainted by a quid pro quo charge, Hendricks linked to the past. Blaine’s magnetism alarms Democrats, Grant’s silent strength shifts perception away from oratory. Morricon of Illinois gains traction as a potential candidate.
The Clermont Courier reports a liberal reduction applied to advertising rates for the year. Local merchants and businesses may benefit from lower costs, while the paper notes adjustments across categories and duration.
Friends hail his strong record and potential to unite the West in a fightable effort, while Randall loses support among Kelly allies after an injudicious Brooklyn speech. Observers say if Republicans nominate Grant Hancock or Blaine could unite the party, with the South likely to back any Democratic nominee.
The Cincinnati Times argues that the Republican presidential field centers on three proven leaders Blaine Sherman and Grant. It urges nominating one of these familiar figures rather than embracing an obscure dark horse, insisting the party should unite behind a strong experienced candidate.
Boston Transcript notes Secretary Sherman faces baseless accusations from Republican rivals. Critics claim he uses the Treasury to aid his presidential prospects, while defenders cite his public acts strengthening the party and denying favoritism or targeted agent travel for political ends.
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