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03 Nov 1875
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1875
Page
1
Notice lists a yearly subscription rate of 1.50 dollars for one advertisement. It states terms for renewals and payment. The brief mentions standard rates and the publishing house.
The famed race horse Lexington will have its skeleton wired mounted and preserved at the Smithsonian Institution. A Connecticut inventor debuts a two barrel gun firing forty shots in five seconds, with barrels up to twenty five. Galileo letters reveal navigation authorities and Spanish sea use. Belgium hosts over a million pigeons valued at seven million. John van Opstal and John Strine plan a three hundred mile pigeon race in June 1876.
Attorney General Pierrepont declares U S faith binds to pay interest and principal on 365 District of Columbia bonds. West reports US troops clash with Cheyennes near Fort Hayes. three killed, one wounded. Virginia City fire devastates towns. losses soar above a million, insurance heavy. Kentucky and Nevada cases noted. Stonewall Jackson statue unveiled in Richmond. Various fires, murders, and legal actions tied to national events and local crises.
The report lists receipts totaling 675,971,607.10 and expenditures 682,000,885.32 including public debt services. It shows net revenues 1881 96,505,700.00 and notes totaling 103,907,956. It includes Customs Internal Revenue and Treasury operations among major items.
The Commissioner of Pensions reports 234,821 pensioners on the rolls a drop of 1,420 from last year. Categories include Army invalids 105,478 widows and dependents 104,885 survivors of 1812 15,875 widows of 1812 soldiers 5,163 navy invalids 1,636 and widows and dependents of navy officers and seamen 1,784. More than 11 percent of 1812 soldiers died.
The New York Times notes Mrs. Burton wife of Captain Burton has published a book claiming the Koh i Noor diamond brings peril to England and Victoria. She links disasters to its owners, from Golconda to Punjab, and says a dream revealed the gem’s fate while urging the Queen to discard it.
The piece lampoons seasonal fare with a wry tone noting oysters and seafood on offer as autumn wanes. It mocks the decline of summer flavors and mocks winter provisions, mentioning peaches, reed birds, terrapin, and other items while hinting at coping through the year.
A rapid collage of notes cites Worms glass and petroleum grindstones, Jacksonville sharks, Delaware peach canning totals, Cheshire fire deaths, Pennsylvania cheese factories, and a mix of political commentary on Chandler and party reform. The piece blends curiosities, disasters, industry data, and partisan takes from the era.
The Louisiana orange crop may be among the most valuable yet, with Bradish Johnson and Magnolia noting immense yields and ten thousand trees bearing fruit for sale. William Smith near Bolivar Point reports plentiful golden fruit, tempting buyers as if a gold mine. The industry aims to ship directly to northern and eastern agents to cut out middlemen and boost profits. One Cameron Parish tree yielded eight thousand marketable oranges last year, while Plaquemine Parish expects record sugar, rice, and orange crops.
General H. W. Boynton writes to the Cincinnati Gazette praising Secretary Chandler. He notes Chandler needs no introduction to the country and may be known in England, while acknowledging a long Congressional career free of fraud or impropriety accusations.
The speaker argues Republicans spent heavily on harbors rivers and public buildings yet are blamed for no transcontinental railways or canals. The Democratic critique of government costs is countered by noting wartime expenditures and debt created by earlier party leaders, with per capita costs lower than during Buchanan era.
Judge Taft criticizes the Democratic party for placing education beneath power and alleges a church alliance aims to reform or abolish common schools. Separately, reports on Brooklyn’s huge suspension bridge note delays since 1870, rising costs to at least 16 million, a July 1879 finish target, and tensions over New York’s share of expenses as ferries may lose routes.
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient advertisements at 1.00 per square for the first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. A yearly liberal reduction is offered. Business cards up to six times inserted at 6.00 per year.
Jane Ellice Hopkins evokes a tender night scene with children and bedtime prayers. The poem portrays innocence as a bridge between earth and heaven, where mothers cradle sleepers and the home glows with a reverent, daffodil light.
A mosaic of quips and quotations on money love gossip and life from a late night column. Includes remarks on currency value social mores and a pet phrase epizootic and a note on January winter predictions. Several named writers and brief lines appear as standalone vignettes.
A gold-bordered towel dating to 1814, once owned by Caroline Bonaparte sister of Napoleon, linked to Murat and Madame Murat, was shown to Justice McConnell. The relic, bearing Napoleon coat of arms and silk embroidery, passed from Madame Murat to executor Gadsden and is now at the State Fair, drawing attention.
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