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02 Apr 1885
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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1885
Page
1
Fragments reference a horse liniment named Mustang and a vague phrase about flesh. No clear event, person, or place is present to form a coherent news item or summary.
The news notes a strong peach crop in the West and an upcoming New York tariff plan. It mentions inventions like artificial ivory from bone, moves to expel cattle graziers from Oklahoma, Sweden's duty free pork and flour, and various international notes from Albany to Paris. It reports on a Columbus meeting of the Inventors' Protective Association, a Burlington lawyer aged sixty, a note from the Vatican to France, and human-interest items from theater to crime, including embezzlement sentences and a dory voyage.
Dispatch from Paris reports a Chinese attack on General Negrier’s entrenched camp between Lang Son and Kilna on the Tonquin frontier. Negrier was wounded, French casualties are serious, and French forces reportedly retreating as Chinese forces pursue. A council of war met in Paris. Reports circulate that Negrier may have died. The Chinese are estimated at fifty thousand.
In St Louis on March 29 a sensational report claiming ex Governor Fletcher has vanished since March 21 has unsettled the city. Family friends are alarmed as telegrams to his haunts yield no trace. Fletcher, once Missouri governor and lawyer, holds estates yet his whereabouts remain unknown amid a widespread search by telegraph across distant parts of the country.
A New York interview with a former U S Army captain who served on General Skobeleff s staff argues that if England and Russia go to war, Russia s vast resources and disciplined army would challenge Britain s assumptions. He says Russia would endure losses and press on, while British public opinion would falter under heavy casualties. He praises Russian officers boldness and training, contrasting their soldiers loyalty to country with British reliance on strategic superiority.
A disrupted report from New York describes a syndicate negotiating to supply 30,000 tons of drawn steel tubing by a fiber method for Croton Aqueduct work. Charles Kellogg and Brown Howard & Co. of Chicago are noted. machines to produce shells for steam boilers may be built, signaling a potential shift from traditional butt tubing to new fiber tied steel pipes.
New York March 30 General Grant grows weaker as doctors struggle to control the disease. Senor Romero says death may come tonight, with life measured in hours or days. Family and friends crowd near the bedside while reporters linger for hourly bulletins on the suffering hero.
The Queen instructs the War Office to call out 53 000 reserves and militia for permanent service amid the Ando Russian dispute. Birmingham factories operate round the clock as orders for rifles and revolvers flood in. The message cites a state of great emergency and the need to protect imperial interests.
March 20 report warns of an imminent rupture between the Uruguayan Government and the Vatican over orders to arrest priests criticizing civil marriage. The Bishopdenies police authority over sermons and has directed priests not to preach, seeking intervention from Monsignor L Matera, apostolic delegate.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and titles including Enty L. from Mississippi, Wmn. A. Sparks of Illinois, Daniel McConville of Ohio, and an auditor from the Treasury for the Post-office Department. The readable items point to a bureaucratic record of government personnel and roles.
PiTTsBURGH March 29 O'Neil Cory owners of the boat W W O'Neil have accepted a challenge from the St Louis and Mistivasppt Valley Transportation Co for a thousand mile race between the W W O'Neil and a picked boat of the challenger. Each boat will tow six model barges. The winner is the first to Cairo. The race will test short versus long stroke and will take place in June.
Washington March 25 Samuel S Cox New York envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Turkey. A long roster of postmasters from multiple states including Henry Shannon Eric Pa William Wortham Sulphur Springs Tex Robert Denton Gainesville Tex Henry Cassidy Svagerave Henry Black Coshocton Willis Neff Greencastle Ind Gordon Lister South Bend Ind J Knox Hall Toulon Ill Thomas Bunn Bloomington Ill John Cunningham Mattoon Ill James Nect Versatilis Ky Frederick Kendrick Mt Clemens Mich Geo Cate Stevens Point Wis David Abrers Lake City Minn J DeArmond Davenport Ia M M Ham Dubuque Ia Jos Wander State Centre Ia Wm R White Prescott Ark.
In Rome Georgia in Superior Court last spring grocer T B Veasey posted a blackboard reading Dead beat R A Welch six dollars thirty eight cents. Welch a miller sued for damages. Veasey claimed truth in justification. The jury returned a two hundred dollar verdict for Welch.
Washington March 26 Thomas C Crenshaw Jr Collector of Internal Revenue District of Georgia announces postmasters Aquilla Jones Sr Indianapolis Osbun Shannon Lawrence John Mileham Topeka N C Ridenour Clarinda Vincent J Lane Wynendytte Mrs Lizzie H Ficklen Charleston Laiborne Bowman Yazoo City Mississippi and Kentucky listed in the release.
The president sent numerous nominations including Consul Generals Thomas Walker and Frederick Raine to London and Berlin, Ministers Resident Isaac Bell Jr and Rufus Magee to Sweden and Norway, and other senior posts. Appointments cover district collectors, postmasters, inspectors general, railroad commissioner, and envoys to Brazil Russia Italy Hawaii among others.
Memphis reports the Mark Twain ferry steamer exploded its boiler at Mound City Arkansas killing A J Demerich and F Tiest of Louisville. A fireman and two deckhands were hurt along with several others including leg injuries and scalding. About twenty aboard, five ladies present. Built 1876 Covington Ways for Captain J D Randall, sold 1879, recent ferry service worth $4000 with unknown insurance.
Mapnip notes a severe disease outbreak in San Felipe de Jativa Valencia Province with fifteen deaths in twenty four hours from colic and cholera symptoms. Panic spreads as residents beg government aid amid earthquake devastation and fears of a broader cholera epidemic.
Newark March 26 An earlier report spoke of a Dr Ayers Homer county finding a diamond worth about 50000 on the north fork of the Licking River, drawing many to search. Now Mrs May Willis allegedly found a stone or petrified corncob with many tiny stones resembling diamonds valued around 30000 increasing excitement and diamond seekers.
Paris reports war declared on China with 50000 reinforcements to Pekin and a possible Canton bombardment by Admiral Courbet. Langson losses cited at 1200 dead or wounded. Outcry against the ministry grows. Ferry cabinet resigns after a hostile deputy vote.
A terrible explosion at Coal Mine No 7 in Mc Allister Indian Territory last Friday evening killed all twelve miners who were in the mine. The cause is unknown but suspected to be ignition of powder. Bodies were only slightly burned. death from concussion.
Paris dispatches report editorials condemning delays in Tonquin reinforcements and the Cabinet's Chinese policy. The Jintransigeant notes a Chamber debate on the Sino-French war with strong calls to replace ministers, while the Gaulois cites heavy French losses and a precarious General Negrier position amid massing Chinese forces on the frontier.
St Louis report says the St Joseph court-house burned on Saturday with losses totaling x,000. Probate Court and County Collector records and the Law Library were destroyed. Fire Chief W. B. McNutt was fatally injured in the blaze.
A morning blaze at Monypenny's cooper shop within the Ohio Penitentiary buildings destroyed the contents. Damages range from 12 000 to 15 000 for machinery and stock, with about two thirds insured. A large stock of 750 thousand cigars, subject to a 7 000 attachment, burned. insurance on cigars from 4 000. Estimated building loss around 10 000.
Washington on March 30 Postmaster General Vilas stated that railway postal clerks who are efficient valuable and free from political activity need fear no disturbance. The remark underscores job security for trusted clerks with clean records and nonpartisan service.
In Washington on March 26 Rev H R Naylor Methodist Rev W A Bartlett Presbyterian and Rev W A Leonard Episcopal presented President Cleveland a memorial urging enforcement of the Edmunds anti polygamy act. The document signed by over a thousand clergymen and laymen includes many prominent divines. The President said he would study the subject carefully at an early day.
A Salmon canning firm shipped a genuine Chu salmon weighing sixty pounds by express in ice to President Cleveland from Port, Oregon, dated March 29. The fish is among the finest caught in the Columbia River and is expected to arrive in time for next Sunday's dinner.
Ls Libertad San Salvador March 27 reports Honduras and San Salvador skirmishes while Guatemala and Honduras cooperate. An allied front includes San Salvador Nicaragua and Costa Rica to counter Barrios revolutionary moves. San Salvador fields full army. Nicaragua provides four thousand. Costa Rica two thousand and $100. Zeldivar leads allied command with Cardenas as second and Soto likely third.
Waspington news records Commissioner of Pension Black bars a mailer from receiving a pension as a dependent mother and also collecting her deceased husband’s accrued pension for the same period. The decision affects eligibility and outlines constancy between benefits.
Mexico March 29. Troops drill in this city as authorities tighten the position against Barrrios. The government prepares to enforce its stance, with military routines underway to deter any opposition.
Mrs Keziah Williams, aged 95, was found dead at her son A J Williams' residence in Newark. She lay on the floor with a crushed right arm and severe facial burns on one side, thought to result from an apoplectic fit. A long-time Licking County resident of fifty years, she died under unclear circumstances.
From StakimM dated March 39 a white flag has appeared over Osman Digna's position at Hasheén suggesting negotiations for safe withdrawal. Reports say the rebel leader is short of provisions and seeks favorable conditions to retire unmolested by the British.
The United States Senate met in executive session. They postponed Weil and La Abra treaties to the next session. Sherman and Beck were named to wait on the President and report readiness to adjourn. President wished the Senate stay in session until next Thursday before adjourning.
The Heeling Coal Works in Pittsburgh employs 569 men and faces a strike pressure with demands rising. Union action has led to labor tension as workers press for higher pay rates amid ongoing relations and workplace negotiations.
Care March 27. The Revption Government has been informed that an Irish American, name unknown, left Chicago in January and sailed from New York about that time. He proceeded to Ceylon, had an interview with Arabi Pasha, obtained credentials from him to Osman Digna, and has now joined the latter to aid his campaigns against the British.
Representatives of the German army soldiers in America met in Chicago on March 29 and formed a national organization. Officers were elected to lead the group.
An Arkansas citizen complains of a sick mule to his colored man. He recounts Dr A refusing to prescribe for him but treating white folks and horses, while drawing the line at enslaved or colored mules. Drake's Travelers sine
Columbus and Cleveland state proceedings show several bills advancing or facing opposition. Measures include prohibiting child labor under fourteen without state permit, a $1000 fine for foreign insurers violating laws, and city reorganization for Cleveland. Other actions cover school textbooks standardization, mortgage tax defeat, and penal provisions for executions at Ohio Penitentiary.
Various brief items from the era note deaths by suicide and accidents, including Mrs. Macer in Vinton County, a young child burned by a dress fire in Findlay, and a Canton boy killed when a freight train struck him. It also covers a $4,000 damages award to a Bellevue widow, rink access disputes in Youngstown, and several notable society notes and vignettes.
A jumble of humorous snippets from various papers offers brief witticisms and social scenes. Jokes about a corpulent English suitor, a misheard jailhouse exchange, a pawn shop sighting, and a deaf man named John Scriggins punctuate a lighthearted roundup.
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