30 Mar 1881
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1881
Page
1
The Clermont Courier notes Emery publication on Wednesday. Chas. W. Pegg announces subscription terms at 1.50 dollars per year in advance with prepayment within the year.
A weekly resume notes the independence of the Transvaal is now recognized. Hugh J. Jewett resigns as President of the World's Fair Commission and is named his successor. Snow covers Iowa since November 7 with railroads blocked across much of the state on March 23.
Five years ago Thos McCarty of Wilkesbarre sued Luzerne Iron and Coal Company for 25. After passing through three courts the decision favors the plaintiff. The Kemper County Mississippi Courthouse, where the murder trial records of Judge Chisholm were kept, has been burned by an incendiary.
John T. Crow longtime managing editor of the Baltimore Sun died last week at sixty. He served with the Sun for sixteen years and had been connected with the newspaper since 1848.
The new Czar of Russia aims to redistribute land by colonizing rich unoccupied areas and giving more land to peasants. He also plans to ease peasant travel by loosening passport requirements, signaling broader liberal reforms.
The Edizon Electric Light Company of New York has received permission to lay tubes wires conductors and insulators and erect street lamp posts in the city to supply electricity for illumination.
Northwestern Iowa endures severe winter as heavy snow lingers. On the 16th instant the snow remains four feet deep in parts, forcing residents to tear down sections of their homes for fuel amid ongoing hardship.
A delirious nude man shouting smallpox ran through Twenty seventh street Sixth avenue and Broadway causing a temporary street shutdown and panic before he was captured and hospitalized.
San Antonio and Corpus Christi stage halted fifteen miles north of Oakville by four armed men. They robbed passengers of 400 dollars and valuables including watches and jewelry, rifled a mail bag of valuable packages, and one passenger secreted 400 dollars.
An excursion party of 750 people from Canada organized by the Grand Trunk Railway, in twenty coaches with sixty five baggage and freight cars, bound for Manitoba, was blockaded by snow at Bloomington Illinois for four days. The incident is described as a foretaste of what awaits them in the future.
Dispatches dated March 20 from Chicago Clinton Iowa El Paso Illinois Che noa Decatur St. Charles and many other points indicate the storm of the 19th was the season’s most severe with snow totals from twelve to eighteen inches heavy damp and closely packed and often drifted badly.
At a regular Chicago Socialist meeting on March 20 resolutions praised the assassination of the Czar as a barrier to progress. The group also criticized Secretary Blaine for sending a sympathy message to the Russian Government.
For twenty years a systematic land swindle has operated in Missouri, with agents and real estate dealers nationwide under investigation. Investors are urged to examine their claims for validity as arrests of involved parties broaden.
A. W. Latham, telegraph operator and station agent for the St. Joseph and Des Moines Railroad at Albany, known for recent notoriety, has fled, abandoning his wife and leaving substantial debts. His cash balance reportedly lacks about one thousand dollars.
In Rawlins Wyoming a masked mob removed the notorious Big Nose George from jail and hanged him by a rope fastened to a telegraph pole. He climbed a ladder and declared he would jump to break his neck, and he did.
The New York Times reports Chief Special Treasury Agent Adams says many smugglers pose as respectable travelers. He notes arrivals with new garments umbrellas canes parasols and other items hidden on departure from steamships and that custom officers are ineffective.
A Constantinople dispatch notes great Admiralty factory activity as the Porte negotiates with a Newcastle firm to deliver coal to Chio Rhodes Crete Volo Salonica and the Dardanelles. Another thousand troops have reached Volo, bringing the Turkish frontier total to 80 000.
After twenty four hours the jury found Kalloch not guilty in San Francisco. The verdict was met with applause. The defendant was congratulated by friends and driven home as an immense crowd removed the horses from the carriage and escorted him about three miles.
Spain reports a tense incident as King Alfonso, returning from El Prada hunting, met workmen who cried Long live the Federal Republic and down with the King. Police later identified the offenders after nine days of investigation, amid a sensational reaction in Madrid.
In Iowa City Miss Hat tie Deal a fifty two year old sister in law of Dr Aysworth has not eaten for twenty five days and has not spoken for three years citing religious duty. Persuasion fails as she wastes away while a respected maiden. John and Michael Sullivan trackmen on the Baltimore and Ohio near McKeesport Pa saved many lives but perished when a crowbar halted a passing train, their sacrifice preserving passengers.
In a sermon a week ago Rev. Henry Ward Beecher denounced the practice of cosseting criminals about to be hanged. He ridiculed flowers and sympathy for the condemned while noting the lack of mercy for innocent deaths, and questioned if a murderer can suddenly reform at the last moment.
A correspondent recounts overcharges for passport processing in Nassau and Matanzas. He claims 4 for passports, 2.50 for each revision, with officials including the American Consul and clerk Lewis Drake implicated. The governor allegedly ordered soldiers, arresting R W Roosvelt and Drake before refunds were issued. Fifty witnesses purportedly exist.
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports the Imperial policy pledging internal development and peaceful foreign relations. The Emperor will protect Russia’s honor if needed, seek welfare, and advance prosperity without harming others, instructing diplomats to inform foreign governments.
Philadelphia capitalists claim a vast Florida canal project alongside Everglades land reclamation. The plan would cut Atlantic to Gulf routes, avoiding reef dangers and hurricane risks south of Florida, drawing attention from American and European financiers amid De Lesseps Isthmus Canal activity.
The Senate approved confirmations for Henry G. Pierson as Postmaster in New York and named numerous postmasters across Ohio Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota Kansas Colorado Idaho California and others. Also approved BR. W. Berry as Collector of Internal Revenue for Boise City Idaho.
A quirky note suggests a term that is cheap in cost yet valued as a poor choice. The odd expression hints at wordplay or a riddle about language and value.
Senator Manone scorches the Senate as Secretary Blaine weakens from illness. Wildman earns Indian Postmastership approval. January February internal revenue receipts rise with tobacco. Exports rise versus 1880. Immigrant arrivals eight months to Feb 28 reach 305,022 with Germany Canada England Wales and Ireland leading origins. Illicit whisky production reported on the Indian Territory Texas line. Center of population likely near Cincinnati. No extra session. Garfield attends Campbellite Church. fundraising tops 30,000 for a new structure. Grant correspondence clarifies Lee sword tale. no demand or tender. Bond refunds loom as six percent bonds mature June 30. five percents redeemable May 1. Washington bill miswording narrows Pension Bureau site funds. Windom warns of underfunded public buildings. Robertson nominated Port of New York Collector. Conkling-Pla tt oppose. Bond redeposits and currency adjustments as banks restore circulation.
Adam Forpaugh offered 210000 to the most beautiful woman in the United States. He received thousands of letters with photos and descriptions from across the nation. He has chosen four finalists from Kentucky Chicago Pennsylvania and New York and summoned them to Philadelphia for a personal evaluation.
A portable boiler at Tyler and Harrod's saw mill on the Kentucky River two miles below Frankfort exploded on March 19. Nine men were killed or wounded. John Herrod was blown forty feet and killed instantly, Lawrence Herrod died an hour later, Frank Graham died in three hours. Wm Arnold suffered a broken jaw and James Redding, William Wheeler, Louis Harrod, and Hugh Tyler were badly scalded.
A Galveston woman reads of a west of San Antonio stage robbery where robbers allegedly opened letters from mail. Her husband jokes that the culprits cannot read. The tale notes the robbers feigned literacy to impress passengers.
The device is now widely used by many women in grand fashion and can be propelled at eight miles per hour. Women are seen making calls and shopping in neighboring villages, often with clergy and medical professionals as satisfied users.
A Paris dispatch reports the Italian Opera-house in Nice destroyed by fire during Lucia di Lammermoor. Gas leak behind the scenes caused the blaze. 150 bodies recovered, many victims from the working class, inclining to panic and trampling as exits failed. Donadio saved. several leads perished.
In 1853 during an official U S visit, General Taylor recalls a steamboat encounter aboard with Mrs Hamilton widow of Alexander Hamilton and Burr. Burr bows to the widow, who rises and refuses his salutation with dignity, leaving him abashed before onlookers.
A short maritime yarn narrated by an unnamed speaker about Dutch captains and a weather omen. The skipper checks an almanac as the moon rises and scoffs away the forecast, while the crew notes a dangerous tide of wind and sails. The tale emphasizes nautical jargon and Oceanic blunt humor.
A reflection on Carlyle’s remark about a stomach as a diabolical arrangement. The piece notes how many Americans understand lifelong suffering from stomach issues and the relief felt in recognizing the organ’s mischief.
Ohio State News reports smallpox in Ironton and vaccination activity in London, notes a measles claim from a London correspondent, and lists several local incidents including deaths by falling trees, railway accidents, and an abduction recovered in Cincinnati. The items cover fires, land changes, and public notices across multiple counties.
During the peninsula campaign near Williamsburg a stray foraging party of artillery and Fifty sixth New York Infantry, after a late picket shift, found a farmyard. Colonel Van Wyck defended dining at a roast pig as a staff officer, the Comte de Paris, asked who killed the roast pig. No further inquiry followed.
In this excerpt a female writer laments how society labels an unmarried woman who maintains a modest home and simple work. It argues that preserving respect hinges on stable income and home life, while hardship exposes her as base in public judgment. The passage critiques social ostracism tied to economic necessity.
The House passed appropriations for benevolent penal and correctional institutions for the last three quarters and next quarter. A message announced the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to Stubbs Sunday Bill. a conference committee was named. Bills authorize sidewalks outside farms along highways, require insane asylum superintendents to notify probate judges of patient deaths or escapes, and authorize Dayton to Soldiers Home avenue construction. House bill for convict reforms in the Penitentiary also advanced.
A series of measures passed including Mr Carlisle's water works bond authorization for Lancaster, Mr Stubbs toll discretion for canal rates, Mr Covert anti inflicted tax on husbands, and bills affecting tax on goods and legal advertising. The session also addressed asylum notifications upon inmate death or discharge and a range of code amendments.
The Boston Journal of Chemist notes that disease is traced to external agents, likely vegetable microbes. It lists heat, chlorine, sulphurous acid, permanganate of potash, chloride of lime, carbonate of lime, iron protosulphate, and cautions that carbolic acid and other salts may preserve contagium. It warns many so called antiseptics are worthless.
Life expectancy figures show at birth males 39.91 and females 41.85 years. At age 10 males 47.05 and females 47.67. at 20 males 39.43 and females 40.29. at 30 males 32.76 and females 33.81. at 40 males 26.06 and females 27.34. at 50 males 19.54 and females 20.75. at 60 males 13.53 and females 14.34. at 70 males 8.45 and females 9.02. at 80 males 4.93 and females 5.26. at 90 males 2.84 and females 3.01. at 100 years males 1.68 and females 1.76.
A terse quotation on nobility through suffering for others. Carlyle notes that true greatness lies in leading from the front against peril, and warns that prideful crowns become thorns when valor is lacking. The line contrasts noble action with collective risk and enduring sacrifice.
A thoughtful approach today yields lasting gratitude from a child. Small acts of kindness cost little yet build memorable affection and possible long term tribute in a child’s memory.
A somber note describes a grate sorrow with the fire out and no coal to replenish it, reflecting a chilly, desolate scene. The fragment hints at hardship and loss, conveying a mood rather than a full event.
Columbus notes report Thurman will sail April 5 for Paris. Legislature likely adjourn by April 9. Several fiscal and legal matters are tracked, including an appropriation bill, embezzlement considerations, and militia funding proposals. Reprieve for a murder case extended to April 22 amid appeals.
A New Yorker in Gunnison City visits the office of the White Horse Silver Mine and learns shares are selling at ninety five price. He recounts a prior loss from twenty dollars, waves a revolver, and demands cash, hoping to recoup funds and outfit for winter. The exchange underscores hype around the mine and investor distrust.
Legal and all transient advertisements priced at 1.00 per square for first insertion ten lines with fifty cents for each additional insertion. A yearly liberal reduction applies. Business cards up to six lines cost 66.00 per year.
A miscellany of light humor and quips from an old newspaper page. Mortifying misprints, puns about taxes and theology, courtroom quips, and a few literary flourishes. The item mix showcases social chatter, schoolroom jests, and the era’s comic sensibilities through short, punchy lines.
A Chamber's Journal piece argues that famed authors achieved success through lifelong practice and relentless revision not quick bursts of brilliance. It cites Johnson Byron Scott Burns Gibbon and Campbell as examples, stressing that polishing every word and sentence is the true path to literary excellence.
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