24 May 1882
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1882
Page
1
A digest of recent incidents and headlines. Destructive fires in Pamplin Virginia and Danville Quebec cause heavy losses. A Turkish transport wreck sinks soldiers in the Bosphorus. A steamer burns on the St Lawrence. three crew perish. Other items note political conventions, court cases, births, deaths, and public notices.
Monroe H. Hosenfeld, noted songwriter of Bee That My Grave's Kept Green, received two years hard labor in the United States Court at Indianapolis for passing a forged postal money order. The case links to other alleged murders of Cavendish and Rourke.
The Longfellow Memorial Association of Boston urges one dollar donations for a memorial at the poet's residence. The aim is to house the poet and erect a lasting tribute on his residence grounds. The circular seeks broad support to honor Longfellow’s fame.
Shipherd refused to testify before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations about the Chili Peru business, then pressed to submit new evidence after attendance was deemed unnecessary. Meanwhile Parnell Dillon and Davitt reportedly lose influence in Ireland due to regret over Cavendish and Burke assassinations. An audience at Cooper Institute, New York, cheered the crime.
In Louisiana an in law, Raphael Castille, was taken from jail by a mob and hanged at St Martinsville. En route, the mob encountered Eugene Azar, a colored man who killed a man in January, and hanged him on the same tree. The Louisiana Governor offers a $2000 reward for arrests and convictions tied to the lynching.
Advices from Soham Upper Egypt report a May 17 solar eclipse observed by English French and Italian astronomers with a new bright comet near the sun. Spectroscopic and photographic methods yielded valuable results while lines darkened during totality. In London Garfield House a home for girls opened with a large crowd including notable figures. Letters of regret arrived from Spurgeon Lord Salisbury and others. A Port Washington Ohio tragedy ended in the drowning of Isaac Gardner and his four daughters Lydia Annie Sallie and Liza after a wagon overturning in the Tuscarawas River. a bystander rescued only the youngest, while the others disappeared beneath the surface.
News from Seiver County reports a cyclone striking the extreme southwest corner of Arkansas near Texas and the Indian Nation. The tornado traveled northeast blowing down barns, houses, fences, and timber. No lives confirmed lost though injuries and extensive property damage appear likely.
Former Wisconsin governor and congressman C. C. Washburn died of paralysis and Bright's disease at Eureka Springs Arkansas on the 14th. Born in Livermore Maine in April 1818 he was sixty five. He helped found vast Minneapolis flour mills the first to use a patent flour process and the Hungarian rolling system. His mills turn out 7000 to 8000 barrels daily. The remains were interred at LaCrosse Wisconsin.
A garbled yet vivid collection of quotes about aging hair color, ambition, envy, love, and intellectual openness. It hints at social judgments, gender notes, and the value of dialogue, with sharp lines attributed to a Longfellow-like voice. The text reads as aphorisms and reflective maxims.
The XLViith Congress resumed debate on the bill creating an Intermediate Appellate Court with final passage by yeas and nays. It details jurisdiction, review limits, and appeals to the Supreme Court, plus initial terms and locations in major cities. Debate touched on related measures including a United Court for the Indian Territory, a Jackson public building bill, and five percent land policy adjustments.
The report covers the Kilpatrick remans removal tale, militia plans, and a national bank charter battle. It notes proposed conscription funding, resolutions with Fenner’s library, appointments to naval academies, and various parliamentary moves. Deliberations include extending bank charters, reduction proposals, and electoral committee findings.
The Greenbackers convened in Harrisburg with 93 delegates. E. E. Cotton of Alleghany was named president. The platform attacked monopolies and favored public lands for settlers, tariff revision, labor rights, pensions, and limits on corporate power. Thomas A. Armstrong was named gubernatorial candidate. DeWoady and Coke were slotted for secretary of state and judge respectively.
Joan W. Dorsey faces $10,000 bond in a case tied to a penitentiary release effort. Congress considers a global prime meridian plus several contested tax and railroad matters. Wheat conditions rise nationally, with notable regional deficits. Chinch bug infestations threaten crops in Kansas Missouri Illinois and worm damage in Texas. Economic and electoral notes intermingle with diplomatic dispatches and postmaster appointments.
A Kentucky State Journal quip observes that many people have too many brains and not enough vigor of body, suggesting excess laziness and insufficient industry.
A collage of calamities is reported including the steamer Manitoulin burning on Lake Superior with two drowned and others missing, Chicago stove explosions fatally burning Mrs. John Martinque and injuring two children, and a tight rope walker injured in Edwardville. Riots in southern Russia demand land reform while fires devastate Leadville and Lyons. An elderly ex governor’s estate is revealed with large bequests to libraries and orphanages. A illinois lunatic dies fasting amid a Garfield assassination note, with hangings and gruesome execution details in Tennessee, and a dramatic account of W. W. Raxa’s execution and a gruesome medical-legal description.
In a sea port town on a rainy Sunday, a zealous clergyman postpones the sermon until a single damp attendee arrives. The driver, who waited through the service, receives half a crown as thanks for delaying his return in the downpour.
The logan County cholera surge and multiple suicides mark a frantic Ohio week. The Wooster tar exchange sale closed at 8500 dollars while Bucyrus thieves lifted 1500 in stamps and 200 in cash. Findlay farmer Nichoas Pries lost eighteen hogs. Salineville miners struck for wages. Van Wert resident Martin Exeuiry died by suicide. Salmon stocking in Little Miami River and frost without damage punctuate grim reports. A college man assaulted, a horse theft ring exposed, and a Dayton jeweler faces new shipments. A Celina man and a Medina prisoner face crimes and a widow ends life amid storm.
A historical note describes Helene Jegodo a Frenchwoman from between 1853 and 1857 accused of poisoning and thefts across many victims including nuns and masters. It cites alleged monomania with periods of gaiety and head pains, mentions execution and last words, and compares to Jesse Pomeroy. A lecture by Dr Hammond discusses the case and insanity in crime.
A humorous piece chronicles a quick witted man at parties who uses historical topics to impress, mislead, and amuse. It recounts his evasive, vacant looks and sharp dialogue as he drops Horace Greeley references to spark reactions, including a country girl puzzled by the death news. The anecdotes show his dry jokeful persona and knack for provocative conversations.
Travel note from the Edinburgh corresp and Detroit Free Press outlines hotel dining norms in Europe. It describes meal delivery to guest rooms and living areas, variations in breakfast fare across hotels, and the waiter’s role as the bill presenter and payment facilitator.
The account recalls Dr Swift and Mr Gay shaping Beggars Opera from a Newgate pemos idea. Gay pursued a comedy plan, Swift’s cautious stance, and Congreve’s mixed forecast. The Duke of le in a box predicted the show would succeed, boosting the writers' confidence as the audience’s taste proved perceptive.
Legal and transient ads priced at one dollar per square for the first insertion and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion. Yearly rate reductions apply. Business ecards available for promotions exceeding six notices, with an annual fee.
A saturated copper sulfate solution is recommended for hard wood stiles or blunt quill pens. A paper covering for furniture imitates leather and provides strong, cheap results. Mexico shows decayed wooden railway ties while cheaper parasite ties from England promise better prices and stronger iron alternatives.
In The London Field a narrator recalls a perilous encounter with an Arab snake charmer who seeks to prove a snake is tamed by music. The man finally captures the snake by the throat, then knots it in a rag, with the crowd left unsettled by the act. The writer also recalls a 1851 incident of cobra biting and blood drawing by the same charmer and his boy.
A Celestial Empire account describes a Chinese coffin technology for a man reaching forty. A varnish blend formed stone like shells, sealing the body with metallic hardness and quicksilver rituals. Over centuries some mummies were found after long dormancies.
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