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17 Oct 1883
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1883
Page
1
The Glermont Courier lists advertising rates for legal and transient notices. First insertion costs $1 per square of ten lines, with each additional insertion at fifty cents per square.
Crambaugh, collector of Internal Revenue for the Second Kentucky District, arrives in Washington to answer charges of using government envelopes and stamps for private correspondence. The case is expected to be dismissed after an inquiry into personal enmity from former office attaches. A presidential commission is to investigate foreign objections to American pork products with members including Dr George B. Loring, C F Chandler, and others from New York and Chicago.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Edmonds plans to resign the presidency pro tempore of the Senate on its organization. He has stated he will step down immediately and Senator Anthony is slated for election in his place.
Washington reports up to October 1 shows a decline in the Severaleverage condition from 74 to 68. Implications indicate the crop will be short of the prior year by more than 1,900,000 bales, signaling a tighter supply.
Secretary Folger reports eleven Chinese men landed on the coast near Port Townsend Washington Territory in violation of law. United States officers ordered their return to the place of origin.
Present Arthur returned to Washington on the 8th. The case against ex Senator Kellogg of Louisiana for complicity in the Star route frauds has been set for trial December 10. Prof Exnott Cours of the Smithsonian Institute has appointed a committee to study the English sparrow in America. General Crane died in Washington on the 10th. A Washington dispatch says General Schofield will succeed Sheridan at Chicago and Pops will command the Department of the Pacific. The Interior Secretary accepted the resignation of Commissioner of Patents Edgar A Marble. Hon Benjamin Butterworth of Ohio has been tendered the position.
Coroner's Jury verdict in Philadelphia cites fault by the street railway company the railroad company the street car driver the train engineer and the flagman in the bob-tail street car collision with a North Pennsylvania train.
The exchange opened formally in New York with ex-Mayor A Oakey Hall delivering the opening address. Trade gentlemen from many Western cities attended and telegrams of congratulations came from Louisville dealers. The Exchange sits at 17 Broadway with officers including President Tates Ferguson Vice-President Charles A Starkweather Jr and Treasurer Charles W Lawrence.
Near Jonesboro Arkansas a tree fell on a house busy with laborers killing three instantly and fatally injuring two others. The incident occurred a few days ago and the victims were workers in the home.
Conrad Enright and three Italian workers were killed when a blast they were removing detonated at Macedon New York. Seven men were wounded, one seriously, in the accident that occurred a few days ago.
Simon and Henry 8 Mack of Simon Mack Co clothing manufacturers New York have assigned to Frederick Lewis with preferences over 500000. Liabilities estimated at 400000. Assignee states assets will cover liabilities.
The Free Thinkers of New England States will hold a convention in Paine Hall Boston on the 27th 28th and 2th of January next. Some of the ablest free thought speakers of the country are engaged to address the convention.
New York Railroad Commission reports on the Sth collision on the Long Island Railroad. Thomas Glenn the engineer and Thomas Middleton the conductor are censured along with the company for gross neglect.
The Spinners' Union at Fall River Massachusetts named a committee to visit gubernatorial candidates and legislative hopefuls from the district to learn their plans on the trustee law and the ten hour law ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
The Brooklyn Republicans push back against the Board of Elections for not registering residents who moved in May and resumed residence on October 1. The board says they are not qualified voters under the law but will be eligible on election day.
A Black man accused in a serious case was fatally harmed by a mob. He was seized from jail by fifty masked men and died in a related attack after refusing to reveal his name. Authorities offer a heavy reward for the remaining confederate at large.
Six children of John Stouffer of Lig onier Pennsylvania were poisoned after eating weeds in nearby woods. The mother returned to find them in a state of apparent death. four recovered after hours of medical care, while two were judged beyond help.
Secret Service detectives arrested several men in Grand Forks Dak for counterfeiting and circulating spurious ten dollar silver certificates. A number of plates and other paraphernalia used in the operation were seized.
A threshing crew of fourteen men at a grainery near Moorhead Ohio was buried under 1,400 bushels of oats when the floor collapsed. Four men were found dead and four more were unconscious from suffocation after the accident occurred a few nights ago.
Returns show the Democratic State ticket winning by margins of 8 000 to 12 000 across Ohio. Democrats secure majorities in both the Senate and House with a statewide Prohibition vote strong but not victorious. In Grover's Hill Conn a summer residence of banker Thos W Pearsall burned with $125 000 loss and $50 000 insurance on a house completed a year and a half ago.
A strong earthquake shock, the heaviest in years, rocked San Francisco on the ninth. Buildings shook badly, metal roofing cracked, and people fled in night attire. The event coincided with the anniversary of the 1868 quake, fueling fears as others remained outdoors overnight. Reports of tremors spread along the coast amid oppressive weather.
The Governor of Cochin China completes an agreement with the King of Cambodia establishing a French protectorate. It promises liberal institutions and property security, reorganizes administration and courts, abolishes slavery, and entrusts indirect tax collection to French officers. France will receive 60 000 piastres annually.
A large mob attacked Adam Forepaugh's circus during a Connerstown performance on the 7th after the door keeper refused them free entry. Revolvers were given to the employer and several attackers were shot but not fatally. others were clubbed. Ten wagons were wrecked and horses injured. Separate Philadelphia convention of the Association of Directors of the Poor of Pennsylvania approved ending alms-house child training and urged placing children in respectable families or benevolent homes.
An officer may be killed case in Danville Virginia where John A. Ferguson was tried for the murder of Policeman Parks. The jury found Ferguson not guilty after the court instructed that a man may defend himself even to killing if an officer tries to arrest without a warrant.
The American Woman Suffrage Association annual meeting in New York adjourned after a two day session with seventy one delegates from ten states. Encouraging reports came from twenty one states and territories as the group resolved to petition state legislatures for municipal and presidential woman suffrage by statute and to seek a constitutional amendment from Congress. Mary B. Clay of Kentucky was elected president.
A cyclone struck Arcadia Wisconsin late at night from the southwest, lifting barns and outbuildings, shattering structures, and scattering debris. The greenish red atmosphere and sulphurous odor accompanied a deafening roar. several people were injured and lives were saved by sheltering in cellars.
The Wisconsin Liquor Dealers Convention gathered in Milwaukee on the lith to promote favorable laws and oppose conflicting municipal, state, and national measures. They pledge to back no candidate lacking commitment to their interests and defense of their program.
A Milwaukee and St. Paul section boss on a handcar near Waukau Wisconsin on the 11th saw his wife and baby die after the baby slipped from her grasp due to a blown hat. The car derailed fatally injuring the women and injuring others. In Columbiana County Virginia a dance at Griffin's plantation ended in violence as Bill Williams was killed by George Harris and Harris was beaten by onlookers. Huntsville Alabama police officer William Street was killed during an arrest attempt. In Fayetteville Arkansas two US marshals guarding Indian prisoners killed each other in a card game dispute. Ellen Beckman of Altamont West Virginia reportedly died by self-administered poison blue vitriol amid suspected mental derangement.
Swiss officers report several military works in the neutral Savoy region amid French fortification claims. Switzerland will lodge an energetic protest for breaches of treaty obligations. In China foreigners face danger as crowds chant against outsiders while a brutal viceroy era lingers.
Heavy rains flood Castellon de la Plana causing railway and bridge damage and village inundations with loss of life. Other items note arrests in London and Warsaw, German swine import ban from Russia, French and Chinese clash with Chinese retreat by gunboats, Lyons anarchists burn police, and a Chilean action near Frias killing 150 Monteneros.
Washington forecasts wheat at over 400 million bushels with total crop near 1.6 billion, corn battered by frost varying by state, tobacco below average. Charles H. Cooky, 15, sues Lalance and Grosjean Tin Mfg Co for 5000 over a finger injury and wins full verdict. The era notes tariff relief, Vatican document losses, a Ky murder case hangin, Illinois stock-report rulings, Mormon proselytizing youths, President Arthur on a dismissals, bag overproduction, and a Boston child injury verdict.
State news items from Linnton Axton detail sudden death of a young widow, neuralgia of the heart, in Akron. Reports cover freight train collisions near Columbus killing a brakeman, multiple burglaries in Akron area, accidents including a fatal fall in Cleveland, drownings and suicides, fraud arrests in Akron, and property losses with fire and theft across Ohio towns.
Ira M. Thomas of Middleboro Massachusetts laid his skates by a fire on a frozen pond hole twenty eight years ago. The ice melted and the skates vanished until last week when mud revealed them. The pair, with brass acorn runners, were identified as curl ice pattern.
The report notes a significant drop in performance with 150000 cubic centimeter jets in New York experiencing reduced output over a 12 month period. Y Netos is cited in the item.
Democratic sweep across Ohio elected Judge Hoadly and the full ticket by margins of 8,000 to 12,000 as counties report results. Prohibition forces fail to carry the second amendment with mixed regional returns leaving legislature closely divided.
The county reaffirms Republican strength with majorities across the slate. Dall wins Prosecuting Attorney by about 100, Sherman secures Legislature seats, and Foraker leads county by about 550. Lucas County votes Democratic by 200 to 1,300, while Pike and Commarger win judgeships. Statewide, the Second Amendment gains modest support and temperance advocates push for chartered unity.
Early returns from thirty counties indicate Sherman and the Republican ticket ahead with about 12,000 to 13,000 margin. Fusionist and Democrat candidates trail with Cook possibly winning in the Sixth District by a small margin as Democrats concede a 20,000 vote lead for Sherman.
A Providence cleric recalls a wedding ritual where male relatives line up to kiss the bride for luck love and fun after the ceremony. The orderly formation and the clergyman's amused reaction highlight a playful family custom observed by Boston crowds.
The Boston Watchman notes Rev Leonard Withington D D of Old Newbury is now 94 and still enjoys family and friends. He recalls a remark about another denomination and remarks on faith, hair, and kindness. He is Yale's oldest graduate, preached in 1816, and served forty years as pastor of the First Church Newbury.
Baron Salvador notes in Paris that American girls, aged eighteen to twenty, stand out in America as bright, witty, and self-sufficient. He observes they express original ideas and speak frankly on important topics, contrasting with French ladies who restrain themselves. He adds they speak boldly yet preface remarks with family guidance.
The Paris opera house tenor, famed for earning five and a half francs per sung note, complains at a shop about a twenty one franc vase. He sings do re mi to tally twenty two francs and asks for one franc change, illustrating his note valued earnings.
Mr Francis the United States consul at Victoria British Columbia marked 25 years in post and, amid memories from seeing familiar faces at a Villard excursion party banquet, he rose to speak but was overwhelmed and could not complete his remarks.
A St. Louis jury spent five minutes finding that shaving is a work of necessity and that barbers arrested for violating Missouri's Sunday law are not guilty.
In Norway a traditional dish blends fish with a sweet gum resin. locals report no one ever asks for a second helping, indicating strong taste expectations for the unusual preparation.
The New York Sun notes oysters are not at their best before truly cold weather, despite the popular belief that season begins in September.
A Denver Tribune report describes a Colorado rough who proudly wears a ring through an ear hole caused by a bar fight pistol shot. The incident highlights local violence and the rough’s resilience amid ongoing tensions at the tavern.
The Rochester Democrat notes the tale of Nard Almayne daughter of Ion Perdicaris who wed Nelson Decker after a secret Rochester courtship. Perdicaris disowned her but later embraced daughter and grandson, bringing peace to the families as Decker leads a stage company in the city.
In a straight case a man admits to punching his fishing partner after a quarrel over a fish catch. Both had ten bass from a boat but neither claimed any bites. The defendant says he acted to force a lie about the catch and would do it again, drawing jeers from the audience and a judge’s rebuke.
A New Zealand Times report laments kea parrots attacking sheep, mocks the idea of natural predators, and urges sheep to defend themselves with mud, rolls, or trained pigs. The piece satirically suggests shepherds teach flocks to flee and defy the kea threat.
A New York clam opener sets a record with 459 clams in thirty minutes. New York doctors argue over coding while city health improves. A junk ring seeks navy remnants from New London and Pensacola. A Kansas City officer admonishes a woman in a Mother Hubbard dress. Carmi Illinois to get a courthouse on Lincoln’s 1840 campaign site. University of Pennsylvania anatomy department operates a crematory for dissecting-table remains.
A newly launched French steamer has a hull formed from a sheet of cardboard ten millimeters thick. The craft will carry seventy five passengers and three tons of freight. The chronic borrower notes the oddity as he seeks long term accommodations in New York where money down is two percent per annum.
The St James Gazette contends that the elocutionary method of American tragedians, though admired in the time of the Kembles, is too measured and stately for current English taste.
The British Medical Journal notes the pathology of emotional death as varied across cases. Some deaths arise from sanguineous apoplexy while others, more often, stem from heart shock.
The Albany Evening Journal notes that excessive protection of woolen industries has created an overabundant supply of woolen goods. They are a drug on the market, and liquidation has become necessary as in other branches.
In Switzerland last summer lightning struck vineyards, killing several hundred vines arranged in a large circular area. The center of the circle shows the strongest impact as the shock leveled vines around the ring.
A Philadelphia group owns 1000 acres at Rio Grande New Jersey and expects one million pounds of sugar plus eighty thousand dollars in pork from the sorghum crop this season. The item cites broader land deals, tax repeal effects, and advertising insights, with varied regional touches.
Charles OConnor states that Payne's Home Sweet Home lacks structure and excellence. He argues the tune preserves the piece, comparing the words to those of sentimental minstrel songs and noting the melody's ancient origin as a Sicilian air.
The Free-Soil Society, now organized, claims branches in twenty two states. In a New York ward group meeting, resolutions were adopted urging abolition of private land ownership within the city and pledging not to vote for any candidate who opposes this aim.
The Master Plumbers' Association in New York urged material manufacturers and dealers to sell to them at discounts ranging from 20 to 38 percent below the prices charged to the general public.
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