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The Clermont Courier

Location

Batavia, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1881

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Clermont Courier Clippings Reflect Local Notes

Fragmentary OCR text from The Clermont Courier hints at local news items and notices. Names, dates, and events are partially legible, with minimal detail for a concise card-style summary.

Subdued St Patrick's Day Observances Across Two Nations

The weekly resume notes a quiet St Patrick's Day in America and Ireland. It records a tragic incident in Utica New York where John Lehriver aged sixty three shot his wife and then killed himself. It also mentions a Panhandle Road bus collision south of Pittsburg injuring several, with one fatality. Barry Genet of the Tweed ring receives an eight month sentence and a fine of 99604.

John Lehriver Utica New York Pittsburg

Unclear fragment labeled as wasteful expenditure

Fragment reads as a critique calling an action barbarous and unnecessary expenditure of money. No identifiable people or organizations are named within the readable text.

Grant to Resign Presidency Amid Subscription Drive

General Grant plans to resign the presidency of the veteran association as he believes subscriptions will be more liberal overall and shows a desire to step down. He feels renewed support will come through a broader fundraising effort.

Gem. Grant Gen. Grant The Petagae Aeae

Reverend Cowley Case Sparks St Louis Meeting

Reports from St Louis describe hooded memorials and skull motifs linked to the Reverend Cowley affair. Bishop Porter of New York appoints a commission to decide if Rev Mr Cowley, who spent a year in prison for cruelty to children, should retain ecclesiastical status.

St. Louiis St. Louis Sea Alexander Cowley Porter New York Tne

Fragmentary Note on Highwaymen Encounter

A damaged OCR fragment mentions highwaymen and police officials but provides no concrete details or particulars about the incident or individuals involved. The text remains incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or locations.

Hay Fork Trick Sparks Legal Action in Jordan

A case centers on a man named Williamson in Jordan Minnesota accused of deceiving farmers by a patent hay fork trick. He allegedly secured signatures by claiming to act as an agent under a contract.

Williamson Jordan Minnesota

Moody and Sankey Conclude San Francisco Revival

Moody and Sankey have finished a seventeen weeks revival in San Francisco and plan to proceed to Denver to save souls by the aid of the Lord. The exact number of converts at San Francisco is not given.

Moodey Sankey San Francisco Denver Colorado

Chicago Plan to Raise 150000 for Fire Memorial Library

A proposal in Chicago aims to raise 150000 to build a memorial complex with a library museum and art gallery honoring the great fire. The plan includes a prominent display listing the names of all cities involved.

Chicago

Ambush Killings Near Princess Anne Court House

Thomas McPherson William Qld and William Whitehorst riding from Princess Anne Court House Virginia were shot at and ambushed Oid and Whitehorst died instantly the apparent motive tied to legal troubles authorities investigated a sourder tied to law difficulties

Thomas McPherson Wm. Qld William Whitehorst Fisher Princess Anne Court House Virginia Oid Whitehorst

Death of Brevet Major General Emory Upton at the Presidio

San Francisco reports the death of Brevet Major General Emory Upton U S A at his Presidio room. The act followed the recent death of his wife and was attributed to unbearable grief over the bereavement.

San Francisco Emory Upton Presidio

Northwestern Iowa Snowstorm Ravages Homes and Fuel Supplies

Reports from northwestern Iowa describe severe winter suffering as four feet of snow remains in parts of the state as of the 16th. Residents tear down sections of houses to secure fuel while facing harsh conditions and shortages.

Iowa

Schurz Opposes Reservation System for Indians in New York

At a New York meeting ex Secretary Schurz voiced opposition to the reservation policy. He proposed granting Indians private tracts to reside on individually, similar to parcels given to white settlers.

New York Schurz Tate

New Co operative Dress Association Formed in New York

Kate Field has helped establish a co operative dress association in New York on the London plan. A dispatch reports that half the capital was subscribed in the first three days after the books opened.

Kate Field New York Co-operative Dress Association London

Legislator Arrested After Adjournment in Raleigh

North Carolina representative A. W. Simpson was arrested after the legislature adjourned in Raleigh on grounds connected to a larceny charge. The incident followed a dispute over voting on a specific bill.

North Carolina Raleigh A. W. Simpson

Abandoning the World's Fair 1883 project likely

The article states New York will likely abandon the 1883 World's Fair due to failure to raise funds. General Grant demands one million dollars in hand within three days, with no contributions forthcoming. Proposals to seek 750000 from transportation companies are expected to be refused.

New York General Grant

Government proposes plan to adjust state debt

The Tennessee governor submits a message to the Legislature proposing a debt adjustment by bond holders with 8 percent interest. Coupons payable to July 1881 would mature in ninety nine years and be redeemable after five years. Taxes could be paid with these coupons. Attempted arson at the Lord Mayor’s residence in London involved a fuse and gunpowder but produced no arrests.

Tennessee Committee of Burz London Mansion House

Kentucky Regulators Vow to Hold the Fort Amid Turmoil

In Ashland Kentucky about fifteen Regulators confronted storekeeper William Dheil at Princess Furnace and ordered him to quit the country within five days after lashes and a warning to stop mistreating workers. Dheil armed for defense and vowed to resist. Irish Kerry Assizes report 463 crimes in seven months with a rise from the prior year. Clifden unrest erupts between Catholics and Fleming Relief Expedition leaving one dead. Valorous sails with process servers and eighty policemen to Littlermullin and Feenish as tenantry owe five thousand pounds.

William Dheil Princess Furnace Ashland Kentucky William Dheil Ireland Justice Fitzgerald Kerry Littlermullin Feenish Forster

Guilty Conscience Prompts Man to Seek England Prisoner Release

At Cleveland a man using the name Henry Hall told Chief Schmidt he wished to help free a wrongly imprisoned English man. Hall admitted a Glasgow robbery in 1879 with accomplice John Mullen, who served eighteen years. The chief ordered Hall charged with vagrancy and sent to the works while the truth is checked.

Cleveland Henry Hall Schmidt England Hall Glasgow John Mullen Mullen

Vengeance After Fifteen Years Ends in Shootout

In Dallas Texas a feud ends when Tony Pino and two herders confront Peter Cook a Mississippi native disguised as cavalry in 1866. Pino fires four shots fatally wounding Cook who could not draw his pistol. Pino is released after confirming Cook's earlier crime with a newspaper account.

Dallas Texas Red River Peter Cook Mississippi Tony Pino United States Cavalry Pinos Cook Pino

Elopement Alleged Between Bismarck and Carolath Benthen Princess

Berlin reports Count Herbert Bis marck has eloped with Princess Elizabeth of Carolath Benthen, wife of Prince Charles. They arrived in Messina weeks ago. The princess is a Prussian noble, step-sister of Prince Hermann, and has a daughter Sybilla. Carolath has left Parliament to seek divorce. Bis marck, age 32, was once his father’s secretary.

Berlin Herbert Bismarck Elizabeth Carolath Benthen Messina Charles

Emperor's Message on Lincoln Assassination

A Russian court envoy in 1865 conveys Emperor Alexander II's grief and sympathy over the U.S. President Lincoln's assassination. General Gortchakoff transmits thanks for Federal honors shown to Lincoln's memory and requests reiteration of gratitude from President Johnson's administration.

Sr. Peterspure Mr. Mixister United States Russia Lincoln Johnson Washington Gorttchakoff Gexenal Cray

Czar Remains To Linger In State As Russia Regroups

Authorities report the Czar’s corpse to lie in state at the palace chapel for fifteen days with nightly prayers. A top organizer of the attack, arrested March 11, confesses, naming Rousakoff who was wounded. Rousakoff’s accomplice is identified, bombs traced to a discovered house, and a male occupant shot himself when police arrived. A Nihilist proclamation spreads, student arrests rise, and an Imperial proclamation vows continuity of empire under the new regime.

Interior Rousakoff Executive Committee School of Mines St. Petersburg

Washington Briefs Reflect Office Rush and Political Turn

Washington is flooded with office-seekers as talks of an extra congressional session surface for June. Democrats in the Senate concede organization to Republicans while President nominates several judges. Mahone faces cross-party pressure amid Hill’s Virginia speech push.

WashingTon Congress Senate Grant John Russell Young Mexico Manone United States Scharz St. Louis Maynard New Rugby Dana Harten Ohio Aris Piuussury Minnesota A. J. EE Oers Kasson S. Senate Windom Stanley Matthews United States Supreme Court Don A. Sardee Louisiana Fifth Judicial Circuit Edmund Alexander Army Sheridan T. L. Crittenden 17Th Infantry Pinkney Lugenbeel F. L. Dent Ben Hitz Georgia Senator Mahone Virginia Mahone Ben Hill Weleborne Corquitt John H. Martin O. E. McBee Capitol Colquitt Post Office Manent Boys Secre Blaine New Mexico Hill-Mahone Tei Pst Ashington Board of Directors The United

Senate Organization Tangles as Oath Takes Shape

McDill of Iowa and Cameron of Wisconsin took the oath of office. Debates over Senate reorganization stirred tensions as Republicans and Democrats clashed on executive session and Mahone’s party alignment. Adjournment followed failed motions and unresolved leadership plans.

McDill Iowa Cameron Wisconsin Pendleton Senate Allison Lee Mahone Rej —Yeas Hill Georgia Conkling Russia Voor Yeas Davis Ill

Socialists Respond to Russian Tyranny and Aspiration Quotes

The Socialists of New York at a meeting condemn assassination as impracticable yet deem rebellion against the Russian Empire necessary, calling it execution and a warning to tyrants. Detroit Socialists denounce Justus Schwab of New York for asserting Gould and Vanderbilt faced danger to their lives.

New York Detroit Justus Schwab Gould Vanderbilt

Tornado Sweeps Southwest Missouri and Nearby Areas

A tornado on the 16th moved across Southwest Missouri with rain and hail. At Galena Kansas it demolished about fifteen buildings, killed two, severely injured six. The large Tabernacle was destroyed. Joplin saw several buildings blown down while Carthage sustained minor damage.

Missouri Galena Kansas Missouri Line Joplin Carthage

Degenerate Citizen Lysander Tiffany Arrested for Mail Theft

Lysander Tiffany once a prosperous Chicago resident worth 50009 dollars has been arrested for stealing money from letters in his possession as a letter carrier.

Lysander Tiffany Chicago

Senate Committees on a Republican Basis Formed in 1881

The Senate on March 18 announced the reorganized committees with chairmen named for each panel. Key panels include Foreign Relations led by Burnside, Finance by Morill, Appropriations by Allison, and Judiciary by Edmunds, reflecting a broad Republican lineup across defense finance law and public works.

Washington, D. C Senate Elec Messrs Hoar Cameron Wisconsin Teller Sherman Frye Sainsbury Hill Georgia Vance Pugh Burnside Nkling Edmunds Miller Ted Johnston Morgan Penleton Morill Ferry Jones Nevada Allison Platt Dawes Ingalls Saunders Logan Coke Pendleton Walker Slater Connecticut Blair Mitchell Edgarton Groome Jackson Camden Johnston Florida Anthony Conger George Fair District of Columbia Rollins McMillan Hawley McDill Harris Butler Gorman Call Williams Kellogg Sawyer Garland West Sewell Grover Jonas Brown Colorado van Wyck Hampton Millar Hale Davis Ilinois Morris Mahone Maxey Civil Service Vanceenero Saulsbury Conkling Mississippi River Cockrell Jakaone Seaboard Harrison Pennsylvania New York Beck, Voorhees Camen Anthony, Hawley Sherman, Hoar Voorhees Morrill M. Dill Parris Lamar West Virginia Messrs. Voorhees, Butler

Man Sentenced in Chicago for Chinaman Killing

Ed Powers of Chicago received a twenty year sentence in the Penitentiary for murdering an inoffensive Chinaman. In Cincinnati, three years earlier Joe Payton shot his mistress Miss Nellie Stickley and was dismissed from custody on the grounds of insanity, later declared sane by a committee of physicians and released.

Ed Powers Chicago Joe Payton Cincinnati Nellie Stickley

Jealous Husband Ends Life After Fatal Shooting

Ernest Stephen Memeroth a German wood carver of New York shot and fatally wounded Emil Pauly a boarder in his house and then killed himself by a self inflected wound. Jealousy over Pauly allegedly as Memeroth believed Pauly was his wife’s lover. Authorities say Memeroth was long ill and probably mentally unfit.

Ernest Stephen Memeroth New York Emil Pauly Pauly Memeroth

Lost Two Husbands in an Hour in Steubenville

In Steubenville Ohio Homer Thompson obtained a divorce from Nancy Thompson and immediately John H Johnson of Steubenville filed for divorce from the same woman. The divorces were granted leaving Nancy Lodge with no husband.

Steubenville Ohio Homer Thompson Nancy Thompson John H. Johnson Nancy Lodge Johnson

Lion Attacks Underkeeper in Birmingham Menagerie

Harris, an underkeeper, entered a lion cage to clean it using a two inch wooden panel. The panel gave way as Wallace the large lion attacked, dragging Harris to the ground. Lion tamer Aliamonsa fired blank cartridges and struck the beast with a whip until dazed, freeing Harris who lay bleeding but conscious.

Birmingham England Harris Wallace Aliamonsa

Be a Gentleman for Genuine Courtesy

A concise reflection on virtue notes that people seek to appear courteous, but true gentility comes from authentic behavior. It suggests the simplest path to being a gentleman is to actually practice gentlemanly conduct rather than feigning it.

Anecdotes of Animals and Africa Folklore in Funny Tales

A storyteller recalls numerous animals in humorous sketches from possums to snakes. Tales feature a show with firecrackers on Fourth of July, a possum’s clever savings bank moment, a music box in a belly pouch, and family mischief. Africa tales describe Mr Pitchell and native characters with pious but uneasy humor and a traveling snake-charmer episode.

Ned Sammy Doppy Mary Pitchell Africa Biddad Towser Indy Bimeby

Great Bell of St Pauls Details and History

The article recounts St Pauls great bell origins from Edward I to William III, its journey from Westminster Hall to St Pauls Cathedral, its weight of over five tons, ten foot diameter, and musical note A. It tolls only for royal family deaths or high church civic deaths per London City Press.

St. Paul’s Stow Dugdale St. Paul’s School Edward I Henry VIII Miles Partridge St. Paul's William III Westminster Hall Edward of Westminster William Cathedral of St. Paul Canterbury London

Death of Antoine Ashley in Oswego linked to slippers

Antoine Ashley was found dead in Oswego with a post mortem by a physician testifying that poison entered his feet through cloth slippers worn on a West coast steamer. The report notes wet feet and carpet dyes contributing to the poisoning.

Antoine Ashley Oswego

Forest growth in Great Britain accelerates in five years

The latest agricultural returns show rapid expansion of woods and forests in Great Britain with the area increasing by about 500 000 acres over the last five years.

Great Britain

Columbus Notes and Legislative Adjournment Talk

The Ohio Legislature considers a April 1 adjournment while the Pond Liquor Tax Bill looks likely to pass in the House. A new Alliance railroad company with $500000 capital is incorporated, and daily official journals will be printed under a new law.

Tue Pond Tue Alliance, Niles and Ashtabula Railroad Company Ohio Senate House Reform Farm William Vorcmt Gettysburg Guards Gettysburg Darke County State Board of Agriculture Emory Cuff Board of Trustees Illinois State University General Assembly Garfield Senator Pond Morgan

Stanton's War Conduct and Stephens in Custody

Gath reports Stanton ordered Stephens and Reagan confined separately at Fort Warren with no writing materials or reading. Dix protested, McMahon notes lack of discretion, and Reagan accepts fate while Stephens pleads for a table, pen, or read material. The tale also includes a jab about General Dix and a trivial dessert remark by Leigh Hunt.

Stanton McMahon Dix Alexander Stephens Congress Gath Cincinnatinquirer Fort Warren Boston Harbor Stephens Reagan Tuscarora Fraley Maryland General McMahon Mr. Stephens

Ohio Senate Reads and Passes Various Public Bills

Senator Pond proposed constitutional amendments reorganizing the State Judiciary. Senator Entrekin introduced two bills on jury case assignment and attorney fees as costs in ces suits against County Commissioners. The Public Printing committee favored Scott's paper purchase bill. Local bills passed. Scott of Warren authored bills on paper procurement and a common school fund in Warren Virginia military district, with recommittal to Finance. A conference sought on General Appropriation Bill amendments. A railroad machine shops bond levy bill passed. The Stubbs bill faced a call of the Senate. Richards proposed amendments to an act. Bills increasing treasurer salaries in Montgomery, Franklin, and Lucas counties, and funding Ohio University improvements near Athens were approved.

Entrekin Senate Committee On Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home State Board of Agriculture Pope Wing Columbus House Cincinnati Union Railway Company Miami and Erie Canal Cincinnati Broad Street Regleses Avenue Millcreek Township Hamilton County John A. Shank Francis Ferry Adam Geis J. M. Brunswick Frank Koehl W. H. Matthews C. B. Prugh L. C. Sawyer Nash Welsh Fremont Sandusky County Engry Pond General Assembly State Bar Association Senate Committee On Public Printing Scott Mr. Scott Warren Commissioners of Public Printing Warren County Virginia Militar Committee On Finance Senate Beer Lebanon Stubbs Montgomery Franklin Lucas Counties Ohio University Athens

Aqueduct Bill in Hamilton County Abandoned Culvert Upgrade

Colonel Hill introduces a 2500 dollar plan to build an aqueduct below Leok 39 near The Summit in Hamilton County over a wooden culvert from fifty years ago. The measure, urged by Resident Engineer Irwin, follows a short, largely routine House session with various local bills and amendments debated and passed or referred.

Colonel Hill Leok 39 Hamilton County Irwin Board of Public Works Washington Greene Xenia Board of Police Commissioners Cowgill Champaign County Pittsburg Cincinnati St. Louis New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railways Urbana Sawyer Cincinnati Union Railway Company Miami and Erie Canal Mill Creek Ohio River Senate Bloom Patton House Yeas J. Ray Select Committee of Nine Eggleston Cincinnati Southern Railroad Dayton van Cleaf Pearl W. J.elliott

Underground Wire Tunnels Proposed to Cleanse City Streets

The article argues for underground tunnels to house all wires water pipes and services to avoid street tearing and improve city life. It notes the spread of wires from telegraph to fire alarm district system telephone and electric light and warns of fire department interference from poles. The New York Tribune suggestion aims to ensure utilities serve the public efficiently.

Fire Department The New York Tribune

Household budget discipline in English homes described

A San Francisco reader notes how English wives maintain a housekeeper’s book detailing every penny spent. Expenditures are linked to income with fixed percentages for rent, furnishings, wages, schooling, and alms. If year end shows excess income, items are cut, preserving style while tightening costs.

San Francisco Cali

Advertising rates for Clermont Courier listed

The Clermont Courier announces legal and transient advertisements priced at 1.00 per square for the first insertion with 0.50 for each subsequent insertion. Business cards up to six lines offered at 64.00 per year with liberal yearly reductions.

Ohio State News A set of grim Ohio incidents from 1870s

ScaRet fever rages at Newcomerstown. Deaf mute Trank Braptorp killed by engine at Newark. German immigrants settle in Lawrence County. Warren forms Board of Improvements. Sheep killed by dogs near Lancaster. Millersburg reports debt free with balance. Cars collide and burn fatalities noted. Multiple accidents and murders reported across Coshocton Stark and nearby counties.

Newcomerstown Trank Braptorp Newark Lawrence County Warren Josefn Keep Lancaster Millersburg Gangstown R. Seagrave Fiona Thomas Lyxon Norwalk Lake Shore Road Cleveland Phillipsburg Coshocton County Lew Brown Ironton Saran A. MiLus Bellaire Common Pleas Court St. Clairsville Lye Wm. Stump Stark County Plain City Madison County Eli Motzgar New Philadelphia Purpy Sourmarp Bellefontaine Jack Jones Cyrus Zimmer New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railway Girard Trumbull Seae Hanlon Station John Neil Williamsburg Mount Eaton Maysvill Abram Mennett Crawford Bank State Board of Ture Ainty Jacop Everett Car's Fayette County Downing Weir Biggs Ohio Central Railroad Fostoria George Ditto G. R. Gorham Jacob Schwartzkoff Fritz Devurson Zanesville Joni

Tears and Fate on the Scaffold

A worker recounts the Norwegian hod carrier on the scaffold who learns his baby boy has died. Tears marked his cheeks as he slipped, and the speaker reflects on misjudging him as only a laborer. He now seeks forgiveness and to ease the family’s grief.

Russell Street

Quoted Exchange Prompts Ghostly Plan for Benefit

A terse dialogue shows one actor proposing to fill a house for personal gain and another testily suggesting inviting creditors to gather funds. The fragment hints at theatrical intrigue and financial pressure within a performance context.

Wuart

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