28 Mar 1877
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1877
Page
1
A historical poem recounts a winter shipwreck off a harbor bar where many perish at sea. A lone infant is found on shore, wrapped in morning light with a shell. The pastor and grieving townsfolk murmur God knows as a grave marker is carved with the same words.
Mrs. Wickerly reveals to her son Waverly that in infancy he and Dr. Squills’s daughter Adeliza Squills were promise ma ried. Waverly travels to meet the prospective bride, who is a doctor, and after comic misunderstandings and a fall he learns the ruse. He finally confesses love and the two plan to wed with their mothers’ pact fulfilled.
A March 16 ceremony in Aiken South Carolina saw Adam Johnson Nelson Brown Lucius Thomas and John Henry Dennis hanged after a public vigil. Spectators numbered over four thousand with varied races present as prayers hymns and admissions of guilt preceded the execution. All four bodies were given to friends for burial.
A man passed the upper Prospect Park gate in Niagara Falls and walked to the tailrace. He waded into the rapids, swam out beyond aid, and drowned by his own action despite a guide's warnings. The report links the death to a prior Canadian chemist's suicide test.
In Vineland New Jersey the Landis marriage ends in victory for Mrs Landis who gains custody of the children after a sensational decade long struggle sparked by Charles K Landis a Democra t founder and landowner. Meade family ties and Carruth the rival editor frame a tale of elopement insanity rumors and a courthouse split that captivated national attention.
An ode to birds detailing roles of swallows, swifts, nighthawks, woodpeckers, creepers, chickadees, warblers, fly catchers, blackbirds, crows, thrushes and larks in pest control and tree health. It argues birds keep insects in check, protect crops and vegetation, and even cites crows as beneficial to farmers. It urges sparing birds to protect fruit and crops.
Miss Nellie Power Houston daughter of Sam Houston married in Austin Texas with the Governor as the attesting official. The wedding united two prominent Texas families in a ceremony noted for state interest.
Legislative records show multiple Senate and House bills advancing on March 17 to 22, authorizing jail funding, school districts, railroad speed rules, tax levies, and public works. nominations, adjournments, and resolutions mark debates on judiciary structure, debt, and the Ashtabula disaster inquiry. Stanley Matthews wins U.S. Senate ballot as Cincinnati Southern Rail issue appears in progress.
The House and Senate read a public work tract and a widow intestate bill for third time and passage. General Walcott confirmed as Penitentiary Director. Ampt legal fees case. $2,000 extra to be added to $2,100 already paid. Sherrick bill for bank share taxation approved by narrow vote. creates a County Board of Equalization valuing bank shares at cash value. March 23 adjournment ends a brief session with most members returning home.
Three letters from Henry M. Stanley written at Ujiji on Lake Tanganyika detail exploration of Lake Victoria Nyanza and the new findings on the Lualaba and the Congo question. They note the Princess of Wales Alexandria name for an inferred lake and discuss the eastern Nile question amid smallpox and fever at Ujiji.
The Chronicle reports 9301 observed fires in 1876 across the U S and Canada, destroying properties valued at 78 775 800 dollars. Insured losses totaled 38 262 100 dollars with 45 976 700 dollars from specials. Fireworks and ice houses saw notable changes from 1875 to 1876.
Thirty nine clergymen in Montreal joined the Young Men's Christian Association in inviting Moody and Sankey to the city after they complete work in Boston. The invitation notes they will likely remain in Boston until June before moving to Montreal.
In a New York Herald anecdote Judge Duffy tests a loaded revolver in court. Aimed at a nail on the ceiling he fires and discovers the pistol is unloaded. He jokes he misjudged the weapon, the nail remains unharmed, and the ceiling needs mending.
English reaction grows after reports that a patient with hydrophobia was subjected to provocative stimuli by surgeons in Glasgow. A dog was shown to elicit convulsions while water was poured aloud causing horror, then fanned and blown in the face. The Lancet denounces the cruelty and questions any knowledge gain. Prosecutors may pursue charges.
Legal and transient advertisements priced at 1.00 per square for first insertion and 0.50 for each subsequent insertion. A yearly reduction offered and business cards over six lines priced at 86.00 annually.
A New York Commercial Advertiser note quotes lines from a mute city woman. The text speaks of nature offering solace and a realm where music and song provide respite from sorrow. It evokes summer scents and dreams of hearing cadences from nature.
A collage of anecdotes and observations spans politics, fashion, crime, science, and daily life. It touches on a New York officer shooting at a dog and hitting a man, widows reconsidering divorce, a whale of a hobby in glass bee hives, and a Massachusetts panel finding a spitz dog can transmit hydrophobia.
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