22 Mar 1882
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1882
Page
1
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Eight people died after the steamer Sidney collision on the Ohio near Goose Island. Queen Victoria travels to Mentone for privacy. General Skobeleff reportedly arrested at Wilna fortress. Wisconsin defeats death penalty bill by narrow margin. Iowa votes to submit prohibitory amendment in June. centenarian Mrs Winfred Howard Lally dies in Chicago aged 108. Governor calls April special session to redraw state districts. Gas tragedy at Fergus Falls, Minnesota kills Larz Stubertid and Forzer Sounor. Miss Armando sets pace in six day St Louis bicycle race with 101 miles in 8 hours 41 minutes.
A report of a major Costa Rica earthquake proved exaggerated with no fatalities and only minor structural damage as later intelligence clarified the event.
St Michael McCaffrie, once an asylum inmate, killed his father and mother, then his wife, and dragged the bodies to a cellar before driving into town with his seven children.
Prince Buaki the king’s father denies reports that 200 young girls were massacred to supply blood for mortar to mend a state building.
In St. Joseph Missouri five boys were killed when an embankment caved in while they occupied a dig out play-house they had built. The earth fell and covered them in the collapse.
The War Secretary estimates about 50,000 people have been driven from their homes and reports a further appropriation of 100000 dollars for additional supplies.
Mrs. Sarah E. Howe, head of the Ladies' Deposit bank in Boston, once closed as a swindling concern in October 1680, has been sentenced to three years in the House of Correction.
In Ostawds County NC a black man assaulted a white man and within minutes a crowd of about one hundred whites and blacks clashed. The military intervened to restore peace and many rioters were arrested. Also reports on a Costa Rica earthquake were grossly exaggerated by an official dispatch.
The Supreme Judgeship, declined by Mr. Gonkling first and then by Mr. Edmunds, has been tendered to Judge Samuel Blatchford of New York. Blatchford, a United States judge in New York, is sixty three years old and regarded as an able jurist.
Isaac Kendrick a railroad brakeman near Terre Haute Indiana was separated from his wives during the night and arrested the next day. In the Onait Peru inquiry Mr Shipherd warned of letters from Congressmen and urged production. a secret session ordered the release of all correspondence except that from Congressmen.
The Anti Monopolista reports resolutions adopted in Springfield Illinois asserting state legislature control over corporations and strict enforcement of related laws. It notes Miss Armaindo the bicyclist completed 600 miles in six days at Louisville, with a record 51 hours 24 minutes on track. Also mentions Mormon conversions in North Carolina and various wartime and disaster items.
John Russell Young of New York served as Plenipotentiary of the United States to China. Grant advised the mission be offered by President Garfield in recognition of Grant’s campaign services. Young agreed in principle but preferred New York life, and his acceptance remains doubtful.
Remshaw shot Dr. Gray of the Yale Lunatic Asylum Utica NY but the wound proved nonfatal. He surrendered to jail claiming to be an ambassador from heaven sent by Garfield's assassin. Authorities found two navy revolvers and thirty bundles of cartridges in his possession. Dr. Gray served as medical expert for the government in the Guiteau case.
Captain Jas. 8. Davis, deputy United States Revenue Collector, was ambushed and killed about three miles from Innsville Tennessee by a gang of about twenty men hidden behind logs. Over thirty bullet holes marked his body as he fought to disrupt illicit distilling. his tough record included arresting thousands and earning hatred from lawbreakers. In another note, Sergeant Mason faced court martial after Gen Hancock declined civilian surrender. Ayres at Washington told Corkhill Mason would be handled by military authorities, and Hancock later ordered the court martial for discipline breach.
Jay Gould dispels rumors he needs money by displaying a package of stocks worth 53 million dollars to Sage Field Works and other financiers at his New York office. The bundle included 23 million in Western Union and 12 million in Missouri Pacific stock. Sage notes Gould claimed 20 million in Western Union, surprised by the larger total.
Rev. Geo. C. Miln preached his farewell sermon to Unity Church in Chicago on March 12. He reviewed the causes of his withdrawal from the pulpit, chiefly his lack of confidence in his position.
The speaker rejected the immortality of eternal hell and criticized the creeds as overly broad and useless. He urged loathing for a God who would condemn a loving mother to hell, expressing a longing to share her company rather than accept orthodox damnation. He recalled his mother's kindness and loyalty as a counter to theological judgment.
Mary Ann Hermann of Jeffersonville Indiana died March 15 at Clark County Poor Asylum after a 63 day fast. The formerly fleshy resident weighed about 190 pounds in health and declined to roughly 75 to 78 pounds during the ordeal. She had a history of eccentric behavior and insanity, began fasting January 11, and refused nourishment despite attempts to feed her. Her death followed a deliberate act to starve herself to death.
A Dawrie polar expedition has been arranged to begin in July. The report lists various global items from trials in Deadwood to political notes in Rome and Washington.
The narrator recalls a small portrait of Aaron Burr seen in childhood with a shabby figure in a rusty coat and wrinkled cravat. He notes Burr lived until 1886 and that the image left a lasting impression described by Richard Grant White in The Magazine.
A dialogue snippet shows a boy warned by a woman to behave or risk a spanking while Davis the carpenter retorts he could be boxed ears but doubts it. The exchange captures a moment of playful tension between youth and tradesman with implied authority.
The Senate approved a bill to create a seven member commission to study alcoholic traffic, with no salary and a two year term. An appropriation of 10000 was set for expenses. Other Senate actions included tariff and levee debates, pension enlargements, and education funding from distilled spirits income.
A Utah petition asks Congress to suspend action on territorial bills and form an unbiased inquiry committee. The House backs an anti polygamy measure 199 to 42 while debating public lands access for women and Mississippi flood relief. The Senate approves $150000 for flood victims and authorizes levee work. The Chinese bill is debated as Mr Taylor opposes it and a resolution seeks copies of J R Shipherd correspondence.
A wartime Indiana orphan cared for at a Soldiers' Orphans Home reconnects with the superintendent's daughter, loses touch, and later, after foster care and a forced liaison, returns to the Home for Friendless Women and bears a child in City Hospital. A visitor recognizes her, finds the mother, and the daughter is united with her parent. The lover then marries her, but she dies a few hours after the ceremony.
Farner Beeson writes from Oregon praising decades of effort for Indian justice. He argues education for Indians in sexual subjects and heredity is essential, saying whites must first be just to themselves, including wives and children, for true progress.
A country girl witnesses guests at a stylish New York hotel using only forks for pie. On return home the old lady consoles her saying guests are too lazy to use knives.
The brief itemized Washington notes cover pay boosts for lifeboat crews, a state dinner for Supreme Court Justices, the arrival of Manx Twain to discuss international copyright law, a planned visit of the Chinese Minister to Spain, and January February export totals of 22,447,776. Other topics include new clerks in the Land Office, the Army and Post Office appropriation bills, political visits, pardon petitions, Patent Office earnings, Indian removals, and ongoing debates over tariff reform and land grants.
Brooklyn Eagle recounts frontier yarns of improbable feats and strange sights. A man chased by a gale clings to a flying board chair and a shutter like a living creature. Miners claim ears and eyes see distant wonders across mountains and deserts.
The article lists Solon Chilo Pittacus Bias Periander Cleobulus and Thales as the Seven Wise Men. It notes their later Delphian mottoes including Know thyself Consider the end Know thy opportunity Most men are bad Nothing is impossible to industry Avoid excesses Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
The act amends the Revised Statutes to outlaw bigamy and polygamy in U S territories. It imposes fines up to 500 dollars and up to five years imprisonment, defines unlawful cohabitation, and sets jury eligibility rules for such cases. It grants presidential amnesty with conditions, and disqualifies polygamists from public office in Utah and other jurisdictions. It also outlines election administration provisions for Utah Territory.
The article notes federal revenues from customs and miscellaneous sources approaching current uses by about 35 million dollars, with internal taxes around 135 million and a 100 million surplus aiding debt service. Some suggest relinquishing internal taxes to states and funding any shortfalls via a tea and coffee tax, though tax on spirits and tobacco is not favored. Forest lands and timber are valued highly and seen as legacies for future generations.
The Ohio Senate received favorable petitions for the Smith Sunday bill and a remonstrance from 37 Columbus businessmen against the Brigham railroad bill. A Pond liquor tax vote was reconsidered and lost 18 to 10. Brigham railroad bill received extended debate. The House joint resolution for Sergeant Mason’s pardon passed 24 to 6. A governor message conveyed Hazen meteorological notes. Other measures touched agricultural meeting dates, judicial sales advertising, saloon hours, municipal classification inquiries, insurance governance, bounty funds for monuments, National Guard expenses, and bank reporting requirements. A Brundage inquiry at the Soldiers Home was referred to committee.
The House rejected the claim of the 1st Regiment O N G for 540. Editorial libel law changes failed. Bills on railroads, convict labor, wills, reporters’ pay, and major appropriations advanced or debated. Garfield statue funding and National Guard uniforms funded. adjournment plan tabled.
A New York Sun interview describes sculptors facing public demands for portraits to show flaws or features as they insist on artistic interpretation. The piece highlights mothers demanding exact likenesses, critics praising idealized forms, and a broker’s insistence on thinning lips to suit taste.
Legal and transient advertisements priced at 1.00 per square (ten lines) for first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly reductions offered. Business cards up to six lines available at 4.00 per year.
Resignations and tragedies dot Ohio reports as Postmaster J. W. from Newcom resigns while L. H. Swxreant in Zanesville dies by suicide. Trials cost Logan County residents eight dollars, Harcock officials spend sixty two for sheep killed by dogs, and local incidents include an intoxicated man fatally injuring himself near a bridge and a Newark brakeman's fall near Wheeling. A Scioto County case mentions a woman smothered. Marysville area rumors surface about farm activities. The Miami County press notes editor Devarezs at seventy three years with thirty years in regional papers. Nearby Bronson farmer’s daughter ordeal ends after a divinity student scandal. a North Main Ave tragedy leaves a widow and two children. A Johnson family revolved around a barn suicide and financial losses in a broader regional swell of misfortune.
An editorial urges farmers in Kempe and Matemin counties to plant timber, arguing it is a patriotic duty to prevent future shortages. It recounts a past planting effort, noting slow starts but steady growth once seedlings were secured and covered with straw for protection.
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