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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1883
Page
1
The government sues George P. Graff paying teller of Wall Street National Bank for certifying checks not secured by money and deposits. New York bankers fear conviction could trigger withdrawal of national charters in favor of state charters as exchange business hinges on checks with deposits.
The Solicitor of the Treasury informed Paducah court that John Albritton’s bid of one dollar per acre for recently offered land in Marshall County will not be accepted. The property will be re advertised for sale with Aschroft and Farley set to start at two dollars per acre per their letter of the 13th inst.
The Beijing note argues that France seeking friendly relations should discuss issues amicably. It states that if France invades northern Annam China will defend itself with troops and meet the invasion on the field, while asserting the rupture would not originate from China.
The Assistant Postmaster General voids ruling on paging inserts in second class publications, allowing unpaged inserts without loss of privileges. An order bars postmasters from lists of ex Union soldiers to attorneys charging illegal fees or distributing circulars. Szekerany Teller denies Southern Pacific land grant claim. topic to Congress. Push to appoint a Federal Judge in Dakota favoring moving the capital to Bismarck. Pension fraud by four firms and four attorneys noted. Dr Haraison testifies pirates hindered provisions aboard Proteus. General Hazen cites neglect by Proteus signals chief officer.
Charles N. Dewey known as Dewes the Forger pleaded guilty to nine forgery counts in Boston after fleeing to avoid investigation. He had defrauded firms in Boston and Montreal and was captured in San Francisco while preparing to sail for China.
An intoxicated ex-member disrupted a Kingston Ontario Salvation Army service on the 19th, sparking a general riot. Several attendees were bruised, and officers attempting to quell the disturbance were struck with clubs and forced to retreat.
Pred. North, sub-Treasurer of the Oswego Falls Manufacturing Co, left for Syracuse on the 16th and has not been heard from. He is believed to be a defaulter and may have gone to England, leaving a wife and two children.
In the Armstrong will case at Boston Warren E Blodgett agent for Mrs Armstrong was sued by heirs for 350000 alleging improper obtaining while she was of unsound mind as payment for care of her estate a decree sets aside the recent verdict and dismisses the bill with costs, disposing of the case.
Rev. Jonathan 8. Haskell a noted revivalist died in Louisville Kentucky on the 19th. He began as a circus clown in early manhood and at one time served as a newspaper editor.
Mrs. Cooke wife of Rev. Dr. W. H. Cooke pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church Wheeling West Virginia suffered a fall at home on the 19th and died within half an hour. She was a niece of ex Chief Justice Bartol of the Maryland Supreme Court.
Hon Addison Gardiner Rice, a prominent New York City lawyer known nationwide, died on the date indicated. He actively joined the anti slavery cause and at the outbreak of the rebellion raised and equipped two regiments, largely at his own expense.
Four lottery agents representing the Little Havana Henry College Kentucky and Louisiana State lotteries were tried in the United States District Court in Chicago on the 20th under the mailings ban and found guilty.
The Tennessee Funding Board has received many letters suggesting the state debt January interest will not be paid unless conditions are met. The correspondence shows concern over timely debt service and potential policy actions.
Officials state a funding error led to bondholders believing January interest would be skipped. The truth is interest will be paid on all funded bonds from July 1, 1883, regardless of funding date, correcting the misunderstanding among bond holders.
Fort Myers dispatch reports Mr. Marsh with the Times-Democrat expedition departing two days earlier. A saw grass marsh was set ablaze during travel, turning miles of the land into a raging fire. If intentional by the party the action may be wise. if accidental or Indian caused, the expedition may not survive to tell the tale.
William C. Phelan, famed as a bounty jumper in the West and a forger in Philadelphia and Washington, was sentenced to five years in prison in Boston for passing counterfeit money. He ran a "bank note detector" to extract counterfeit note numbers from banks.
A Rochester letter claims O Donnell once led Molly Maguires in Pennsylvania and worked with Dan Kelly Jim Carroll and Red Shirt on several killings. The three accomplices were hanged while O Donnell, once Thomas Moran, faces trial in London for Carey’s murder.
Patrick William OBrien known as the Irish Giant marries Christian Dunz called the German Giantess at the German Evangelical Church in Pittsburg on the 20th. The couple stands about 15 feet 3 inches tall together and weigh 549 pounds. The ring weighs 17 pennyweights and measures 5 inches around. The cake spans 9 feet in circumference.
A prize fight in Bucks County Pennsylvania on the 20th matched James Golden of Philadelphia against Patrick Scullian of Trenton New Jersey. The sixty five round contest lasted about two hours with heavy punishment. Scullian claimed a foul in the final round and was declared the winner in front of about three hundred spectators.
A report by Ottawa charitable societies details the dire conditions of Irish immigrant families in Ottawa. The Globe cites calls for imperial government refunds to offset costs Toronto and other Canadian cities bear for maintaining those sent from Ireland due to imperial policy and misgovernment of ages.
The Consolidated Paper Company with fifty mills in the Northwest resolved in Chicago on the 21st to close all mills from December 1 to February due to market overstock. Several thousand workers will lose their jobs.
Cairo dispatch reports George W. Strahm believed drowned from the Gus Fowler at Ogden's Landing. He reappeared and, with J. T. Yoakum, plotted a $10,000 life insurance fraud. Both men are jailed at Mound City and have confessed.
Editorial notes the Canadian Government is unlikely to aid destitute immigrants sent by Imperial authorities. It suggests returning such people to their origin, mirroring practices at American ports.
At Kincardine Ontario on the 2st the tugboat boiler exploded blowing the craft to atoms. Engineers William Osgoode of Lorain Ohio and Frank Bickenhurst of St Louis Missouri were killed along with fireman William Sayles of Detroit and the cook whose name is unknown. Eight others were thrown into the river but rescued.
Continuous heavy rains on the 20th and 21st caused great damage in Indiana. Pogue's Run at Indianapolis overflowed its banks, harming property owners and merchants. The Spring Lake Ice Company dam broke, flooding the city. The storm also struck Arkansas and Tennessee with strong winds, killing several people.
A crime report notes that the victim was likely killed by murderers who knew of his money. All valuables in the residence were stolen, leaving little trace of the perpetrators or motive.
Plans to adjust the dispute between glass manufacturers and workers have failed again, making a factory resumption unlikely this year. Manufacturers have imported ample goods to cover customer needs for several months and show complacency about the evolving situation.
Negotiations with Mexican bondholders in England are suspended as Mexico rejects their propositions. The government remains determined to settle the national debt once the unfounded difficulties are removed.
Dispatch from Fort Myers dated the 22d reports the New Orleans Times-Democrat expedition escaped forest fires thought to have doomed the boat and crew and are moving slowly southward through the Everglades.
The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Hartford Conn, sues General Butler in U S District Court Boston for 15000 dollars alleged to have been received by him from the Home in 1879.
John Chisholm was hanged for the murder of his wife at Newark New Jersey on the 22d. He refused to hear the death warrant read saying all he wanted was prayer. Only thirty witnesses attended the execution. Relatives claimed the body and posted bond to conduct a private funeral.
James M and TENNY Hampton and Walter McKaig near Eldorado Kansas fight ends in McKaig killing the Hamptons and his arrest. Domennio Soro and wife murdered in Paso del Norte Texas likely for their money. An Indian pottery pecker is suspected. Danizxt Hemory near Toledo Ohio kills wife and injures daughter before taking life. Thomas Gorpon of Charlotte North Carolina commits suicide after arson suspicions. Richard Shooter of Lynchburg Virginia shoots friend over a tobacco request. John Stein Kilbar in Ashland Pennsylvania shoots 17 year old Thomas Kerns without provocation.
In Oldham Lancashire on the 1%th Biggar charged that Spencer Lord Lieutenant of Ireland hanged innocents on false evidence. He condemned the Orange men as few in number and full of knaves and dupes. He cited Sir Stafford Northcote’s Ireland visit where a torchlight procession formed after each participant received half a crown.
A Paris dispatch dated the 20th reports hostilities between France and China likely to begin within hours. It states the Chinese government urges 120,000 soldiers via eighteen viceroys to recruit, equip, and provision forces to oppose French invaders.
A London dispatch reports the American ship Thomas Dana from Liverpool to New York docked at Fayal on the 8th. Twenty-one men from the crew and passengers of the French brig Wacoberg, sailing St Pierre and Miquelon to St Malo, survived the collision on October 30. eighty-eight others perished.
James Davis, secretary of the London and San Francisco Bank, absconded after embezzling £50,000 including £30,000 from an Oregon and California Railroad gold bonus. A warrant is out and a £200 reward offered for his arrest.
Loupon Tennessee November 23 Andy Taylor was hanged at 3 15 pm after eating a hearty meal and sleeping well He refused a minister and spoke blasphemous and murderous words He faced the crowd with a half smile and cursed Sheriff Springfield then cried Hurry up with your racket as the trap sprung His body hung for nine minutes before death and was shipped to his mother The crowd of about fifteen hundred watched a private execution Taylor was 22 years old
The Ohio based board used public funds to buy a brick yard north of Columbus for 4500 dollars and faces injunction talk amid allegations of priciest land deals. Secretary Chamberlain says an official statement will be issued on the 27th explaining actions and accounting.
Comptroller Knox reports 262 National Banks organized in the year ending November 1883, the highest since 1865, with 182 in the West and 40 in the Middle and 46 in the South. On November 1, 1883, 2,522 banks were in operation. Total resources of 2,501 banks on October 2 stood at 2.3727 billion dollars. Illinois moves to fifth, Kentucky passes New Jersey, Minnesota enters the top fourteen, while Virginia yields to Wisconsin and Texas and California rise. Over the next two years 976 charters will expire with capital of 285.5 million and circulation of 185.3 million.
News from Charleston Missouri reports a Bertram tornado incident near Ely Brown's home killing him instantly. A woman died later from injuries, several others wounded, and a small boy survived. Barns stables and fences were swept away as trees were twisted near the ground. No other houses or people in the storm path were harmed.
Kingston Ont November 23 Dr. Wilson curate of St George cathedral Anglican leader caused a stir by joining an all night Salvation Army prayer meeting and taking part in Holy Communion. He defends his action and accepts full responsibility while a three month suspension is expected.
The father, reportedly with tough companions, arrived seeking authorities letters on the case but traveled alone. He says he came to deliver letters he believes unreliable, yet he is believed to seek a clairvoyant. Reports suggest the old man’s mind is unbalanced.
In Philadelphia on November 23 a US Circuit Court verdict awarded $50,000 against Albert B. Slonaker former Philadelphia Internal Revenue Collector in a government suit to recover the Emery bond. Emery was the Third District Mississippi collector who defaulted.
Rochester reports that the late A. B. Johnson of Utica defaulted in $300,000 to the McDonnell estate. Mrs. McDonnell, sister of Johnson, had entire charge of the estate.
The steamer Manistee traveling from Duluth Minnesota to Ontonago is believed to have foundered in recent gales. Pieces of her cabin and pilot-house have been recovered by tugs, and it is feared all twenty-five on board have perished. The vessel was commanded by Captain John McKay.
In Parsons Kansas several saloon-keepers were found guilty on the 21st of violating the liquor law and fined one hundred dollars each. They were released only after pledging to close their saloons in the future. A later dispatch reports there is no open saloon left and those remaining are planning to leave.
Young Cincinnati evangelist Rev. J. H. Weber holds revival at First M. E. Church in Jackson Michigan with nightly attendance over ten thousand. In seven weeks about eight thousand conversions reported.
In Jackson Michigan Jacob D Crouch a Texas sheep ranch owner Eunice White Henry White and Moses Polley an agent are found chloroformed then shot in their beds on the 22d. Polley arrived from Texas with sixty thousand dollars for the venture.
London dispatch reports Hicks Pasha’s army wiped out by forces of the False Prophet. Estimates vary 7,000 to 25,000 for Hicks Pasha’s troops and 20,000 to 39,000 for the opposing force. Engagements occurred November 3 4 5 with a retreat after camel stampede. Evacuation order for British troops in Egypt countermanded.
The article reports Egyptian soldiers abandoning arms and diving into the sea when attacked by forces under the false prophet. Turkish officers were slain. A member of the American-Irish Secret Society describes the Society as cruel and spies watching every move. Cable interruptions delay Tonquin updates for a week or more. China says it seeks peace while France resists amicable settlement. LeRoy Beaulieu warns France’s international position is precarious.
The Supreme Court rules it is competent for the Governor with the Council's advice and consent to appoint a woman to the State Board of Health Lunacy and Charity, clarifying the governor’s appointment powers in this matter.
Philadelphia dispatch reports an express train on the Pennsylvania Railroad struck a wagon killing Mrs. Christiana Frey aged 52 and her son William 24 while fatally injuring William Frey Sr. Two Ohio sweethearts were parting at a gate when a quarrel led to a pistol discharge.
The report notes totals of 154977 36 and 180235 77 as measures of canal funding. It states that ongoing appropriations are restoring canals to better condition than in years past and forecasts a greatly increased revenue for the next year.
MarTiLpa Sapp of Mt Vernon is declared insane and sent to Central Asylum. The report describes family estrangement over religion and loss of eight years with husband Goe Sapp, then separation and distress. Other items include a Lucas County farmer killing his wife and himself, a massillon coal debtor fleeing, a mail agent confession, a railroad obstruction, time standard debates, a baby death, and various reforms.
The Chicago Evening Journal argues the Democratic party seeks change only to undermine Republican gains since 1861. It warns against Democratic ascendance, mocks the label of reform, and contends the party must choose a proven leader with a fearless, aggressive record to unify supporters and win in 1884.
The piece notes a shift in 6 November after Ohio and Iowa results, with Republicans despondent and Democrats jubilant. It argues the GOP must nominate a first rate man like Garfield, or risk defeat, while Democrats should likewise select their best candidate for 1881, as national victories alter the nomination dynamic.
The piece analyzes how New York and Ohio decide the election, with New York carrying the election for its party. It argues Republicans must win New York and Ohio and possibly Indiana, California, Oregon, Nevada, or New Jersey to secure 201 electoral votes. It notes Mahoneism waning, centers on sound money and tariff, and stresses finance and industry in New York and Ohio as pivotal.
The Clermont Gourier lists legal and transient advertisements with charges per square for first insertion and extra insertions. It notes a liberal reduction for annual business office notices not exceeding six lines and other rate details for yearlong placements.
A New York Police Judge rules Sunday bread baking as a work of necessity. Reports claim three thousand NYC children have died from foul air in schoolrooms over two years. The Providence Journal notes pine aroma may aid weak lungs with balsamic odor. Cubaco milkmen adulterate milk by watering and adding glucose to raise specific gravity.
An Ex Snorer signs a letter to the New York World claiming to cure his snoring by inhaling spirits of ammonia before sleep and by sleeping on his right side. Mrs Frep Fisx of Canestota New York boasts a full set of homemade lace curtains kept for four years and refuses 4009 dollars offered for them.
In New York a group of seven War of 1812 veterans gathered recently. Four drank whisky, two beer and one ginger ale, illustrating the enduring popularity of a beloved old beverage.
The Popular Science Monthly argues that for household frying vegetable oils are inoffensive wholesome and more acceptable than fat from slaughtered animals.
In Cleveland a man who stole an overcoat from a tailor’s shop sent back 70 in cash from Buffalo with an apology. The act startled observers as a new twist in the familiar theft tale.
In Southern California boys use slings loaded with pebbles to kill hummingbirds. They sell the birds for ten to fifteen cents each, but dressed by taxidermists and shipped East, fetch fifty to seventy five cents as ornaments for ladies hats.
The New York Herald critiques congressional push to redeem trade dollars at par. It warns against sentimental appeals to workers interests, noting workers lack dollars and sold theirs to the pool at a loss last summer.
In New York the Register office beside the sheriff handles real estate records and fees. A candidate seeking the Register nomination must pay 40000 if election looks favorable, and at least 20000 in all other cases.
United States Geologist A. R. Rogesster reports discovering a location in Archer County Texas with an extraordinary copper vein. He believes the find surpasses Lake Superior mines in potential profitability and may be the world’s most remarkable copper deposit yet found.
Massachusetts Senator Grinnell, elected last year, is the first lawmaker chosen to represent farming. The canvass saw cross party support, and he secured legislation delivering direct benefits to farmers.
The president of the Eastern Town and Western Illinois Bee-keepers Association reports a short honey crop this year not from the bees or flowers lacking, but from flowers having little honey. He believes great electric storms dried or extracted the nectar, leaving bees with none during their rounds.
A gentleman skilled in forestry prepared beautifully mounted boards showing the seventeen most common trees in Massachusetts. The display aims to educate both adults and children, as many people cannot identify a tree by its wood.
Dr SKETCHLEY, a California ostrich farmer, debunks the belief that ostriches hatch eggs in the sun or hide heads in the sand. Attempts to raise chicks in the U S have failed, possibly due to acclimation. Twenty two ostriches were brought to California over a 22 000 mile route. one died after being kicked by its mate.
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