29 Nov 1883
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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1883
Page
1
An advertisement extols Hop Bitters as a cure for many ailments including weakness, poor digestion, and nervous instability. It claims to cleanse the system, restore vigor, and improve skin tone, presenting the product as a general health tonic for the sick and weary. It also markets relief for overtaxed laborers and households seeking renewed energy amidst urban strain.
An ad touts a periodical titled The Monthly Magazine promising poetry floricultural work and historical tales. It highlights literary serials biographies and dramatic pictures while claiming broad readership and value for families. Published by a New York dealer at 14th Street, the ad urges readers to subscribe this year.
Secretary Frelinghuysen cites a Chinese communication urging amicable discussion with France over Annam. Postmaster General relaxes paging rules for unpaged inserts in second class publications. A robbers’ murder ends a Texas ledger man’s life as valuables vanish. Mexico suspends talks with bondholders while promising to settle the national debt once obstacles are cleared.
Comptroller Knox reports 262 national banks organized in the year ending November, the most since 1865, with 40 in Western states and 26 in territories. National banks in operation on November 1 reach 9,522, a record high. The Senate rules committee proposes changes, including designating temporary chairs in President and VP absence and allowing a senator to discharge the chair duties for up to three days in open Senate.
Notes discuss removal of the star to Bismarck and pension frauds by four firms and four individuals. Dr Harrison testified that Proteus crew behaved as pirates and failed to save provisions. Hazen cited neglect by Proteus Chief Signal Officer. A France China clash meeting eyed impacts on US interests. US fleet instructed to protect American interests in case of war. President pardons Sergeant Mason for Guiteau attempt.
Continuous heavy rains on the 20th and 61st caused great damage in Indiana. Pogue's Ban at Indianapolis overflowed its banks harming property owners and merchants. The Spring Lake Ice Company dam broke flooding much of the city. Wind and rain also hit Arkansas and Tennessee with loss of life.
Cairo dispatch reports George W. Strahm who was thought drowned from the Gus Fowler at Ogden's Landing reappeared and confessed a plot with J. T. Yoakum to defraud insurers holding policies totaling 10 000. Both men are jailed in Mound City.
A number of Parsons Kansas saloon-keepers were found guilty of liquor law violations on the 21st and fined one hundred dollars each. Before release, they pledged to keep their saloons closed in the future. A later dispatch reports no open saloons remain, and those who stayed are preparing to move.
Rev J H Weber a Cincinnati evangelist conducts revival meetings in Jackson Michigan drawing nightly crowds over ten thousand. In seven weeks nearly eight thousand conversions reported amid intense religious activity. Glass Manufacturers Hold Line As Work Remains Halted This Year.
A horrific incident in Michigan involves Jacob D. Crouch a Jackson resident and Texas ranch owner Eunice and Henry White his daughter and son in law and Moses Polles an agent of Crouch.
The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, incorporated in Hartford Connecticut, has filed suit in the U S District Court in Boston seeking 15000 dollars claiming Butler received the money from the Home in 1879.
A Fort Myers dispatch dated the 22nd reports the New Orleans Times-Democrat expedition bound for the Florida Everglades escaped the forest fires feared to have destroyed their boat and crew and now proceeds slowly southward.
John Chisholm for the murder of his wife was hanged at Newark New Jersey on the 92d. He declined to hear as the death warrant read saying all he wanted was to be prayed for. Only thirty people witnessed the execution. Relatives claimed the body and posted bond to conduct the funeral privately.
It was ascertained that A. B. Johnson of Utica New York a political and personal friend of ex Senator Conkling who recently shot himself was a defaulter in the sum of 3010 dollars in the McDonnell estate Mrs McDonnell is a sister of Johnson and had entrusted all her affairs to him.
Vicksburg memorializes Congress to approve funds for Mississippi River improvement and urges Congressmen to back levee construction. Resolutions urge appropriations for agricultural and mechanical colleges and the establishment of experimental stations in the South.
A judgment for 60000 dollars was entered in the United States Circuit Court in Philadelphia against Benjamin B. Emery, former Internal Revenue Collector for Mississippi's Third District, on suit by the government to recover the bond amount.
Massachusetts Supreme Court rules it competent for the Governor to appoint a woman to the State Board of Health Lunacy and Charity with the advice and consent of the Council. The decision clarifies gender could hold a board seat in state health governance.
Andy Taylor, famed for his brutal career, was hanged in London Tennessee on the 23rd. He refused religious talk, dying with a curse on his lips. When asked for words he shouted a profane reply, then urged the sheriff to hurry before dropping through the trap.
Mayor O Connor sues Samuel J Keely a Manayunk manufacturer to recover for injuries after a mill fire. Plaintiff obtained a 10000 verdict. A girl employed there jumped from a window to escape the blaze while no fire escape existed. Fire board had ordered installation. She now uses crutches.
Mrs Thomas Way of Patterson New Jersey visited her husband a machinist at Pfeiffer and Wells spun silk plant when her hair became caught in a revolving wheel. She was whirled about several times before the machine was stopped and her hair torn from the scalp. The injuries are not fatal.
Grand Jury charges Aggie Hill wife of ex-Senator Sharon and attorney William M Nelson with forgery perjury and conspiracy They were examined and admitted to bail and face legal action in San Francisco courts
Colonel Carlos Agnero, a famed Cuban revolutionary who escaped Spanish lines, reached New York on the 23d from Key West. He plans to return to Cuba within six weeks and states the basis of supplies will be this country. Angelo has fought Spain for ten years in Cuba.
Damages from a late rainstorm in Randolph County Illinois are put at about 100000 dollars affecting bridges and farm property. The Iron Mountain Railway between Piedmont and Poplar Bluff remains blocked with three trains and nearly two hundred passengers stranded awaiting track repairs.
A Black man named Lewis Houston was arrested in Birmingham on the 24th for allegedly attempting to assault a respectable widow. He was identified at the victim’s home and jailed, but on the night of the 25th about 150 masked men overpowered the jailer and hanged him.
Immense damage has been wrought by the recent gale in the forests of New England as crews assess downed trees lines, and wreckage across counties. Foresters and local authorities coordinate relief and logging restrictions while residents brace for ongoing weather and road closures.
Thousands of acres of valuable forest trees are destroyed or damaged. Homes of woodchoppers are ruined, bringing anticipated suffering this winter. In a separate report, Corean government sought a $3,000,000 loan in Japan, pledging mines as security that an investigation found to be a myth, with US officials corroborating.
A Denver dispatch reports the mail and express train on the Southern Pacific was robbed this afternoon at Gage Station near Cummings Arizona close to the New Mexico line. The robbery is said to be heavy with a wrecked train and the express messenger shot and killed. No further details are available.
In Lynchburg Virginia Richard Shooler sixteen drew a pistol after being urged to chew tobacco and killed his friend Richard Newcomber within two hours. In Ashland Pennsylvania on the 22d John Stein hilbar killed Thomas Kerns seventeen in a provocationless act. Leonard Roessner a Brooklyn politician died by suicide on the 23d after business troubles. Keuffle a Tex store keeper and his clerk were slain on the 2d by a burglar who took fifteen dollars. In Laconia New Hampshire James Runpy his child and Mrs Ford were murdered on the 25th by an English cook named Samon. Mrs Ruddy was wounded.
A London dispatch reports the American ship Thomas Dana arriving at Fayal from Liverpool to New York with twenty-one crew and passengers of the French brig Wacoberg saved, while eighty-eight others perished.
James Davis, secretary of the London and San Francisco Bank, absconded with £50,000 including 108 Oregon and California Railroad gold bonds valued at £30,000. A warrant is issued and a £200 reward offered for his arrest.
London dispatch reports Hicks Pasha destroyed with 7 000 to 25 000 Egyptian troops, opposed by 20 000 to 30 000 led by the False Prophet. Battles raged November 3 4 and 5 as camels stampeded forcing a retreat, Britain countermands evacuation order for Egypt.
The Will of the People reveals severe treatment of political prisoners in Peter and Paul Fortress. Men and women, sick and healthy, are treated alike, with several prisoners going mad and dying by their own hand. Corporal punishment is frequent.
Paris dispatch reports it is probable the inspection ban on American pork will be lifted following a hygienic committee report. Dr Broardel attributes Saxony trichinosis cases to German meat, indicating the issue centers on imports and health findings.
Hong Kong dispatch on the 24th reports the French gunboat Caroline attacked while anchored near Haidzuong. Twelve hundred Black Flags and Tonquinese pirates led the assault, firing bullets that riddled the ship and killed several French sailors. No Chinese regular troops joined the attackers.
Reports indicate a week long information blackout on Tonquin military actions. China states its peace efforts while France resists an amicable settlement. London police arrest Wolf with time fuse devices aimed at the German Embassy. Egypt warns England over Sudan reconquest.
The annual report of the Soldiers' Orphan Home at Columbus shows 681 present on Now mapper 15, capacity 680, with 20 cottages for 34 each. Of the 681, 135 are orphans or full, 95 have father only, 368 mothers only, 83 both parents. 442 are girls, 239 boys, 221 girls 4 Na in Ohio. Since organization, 2,052 children admitted. 800 three-year total. 123 admitted, 119 discharged this year. Seventy-six children are supported in county homes. Industrial departments include telegraphy, wood carving, shoemaking, printing, farming, carpentry, painting, gardening, engineering, wanking, tailoring, dressmaking. Per capita cost 1882-3 was $182.
Totals show an appropriation fund of 180235 dollars supporting canal repair efforts. Officials note current spending enhances canal conditions not seen in years and project a substantial revenue increase for the upcoming year.
A child was rescued after falling into a cistern while a mother jumped in to help. Six masked burglars beat and bound Marion and Horace Allen in Trumbull County. they escaped with valuables. George W. Ream, Canton coal dealer, vanished, leaving $2,000 in debts. creditors seized his property. Post office inspector arrested George D. Bauer for letter theft. bail was set at $2,000. Two children burned in Unity area when a cradle caught fire. one died, other injured. Matilda Sapp of Mt. Vernon declared insane after family religious conflict and past disputes with husband over faith. Toledo man robbed in a Pullman car. Governor moved Charles McMichael from Penitentiary to Reform Farm. Deaf and Dumb Institute in Columbus enrolled 410 pupils. two deaths during measles. expenses $86,472. Blind Asylum spent $45,509 for year. Butler County farmers form Sunday trespass crackdown. one farmer cites 35 hunters.
Reports from PittspurG Pennsylvania recount a bloody clash at a Westmoreland County natural gas well near Murrayville between Weston and Penn Fuel workers. One man, C. V. Haymaker, died. four others were seriously injured. shots and a pitched battle left many hurt as Weston men seized control with police and detectives headed to the scene.
In Birmingham on November 26 the mayor deployed two military companies amid threats of lawless action by Black residents following the lynching of Lewis Houston for an alleged assault on a white woman. Authorities faced claims the jailer freed the prisoner and failed to prevent the mob, with groups discussing actions and vows to burn the jail and the woman’s home before disappearing by 10 p.m. The item reflects a tense racial clash and official response.
The military stayed on duty through the night. A mounted gatling gun is placed on a main street. The intended victim of Houston is a northern lady recently arrived in town.
Paris reports a London telegram stating England offers to mediate France and China and France accepts. It says England recognizes France's interests in Tonkin justify occupying Sontay and Bac Ninh, but urges a conciliatory policy. The gunboat Lynx left Haiphong with reinforcements and, with Opard, moved to the river near Bac Ninh to cut off the enemy retreat.
Two boys aged around eleven quarreled over fire fuel for a shared blaze. One boy, Andrew Wilbert, stabbed Frank Reed with a knife provided by an elder brother, and Reed died from the wound. Wilbert was arrested and held for a coroner's inquest. Both boys are sons of well known Southside residents.
In Dartford Wisconsin on November 26 Mrs Ellen Long on trial for the killing of eleven year old Harry Whitemore confessed the crime. Her father Judge Myers of Princeton urged the confession hoping leniency for his daughter. The motive remains uns stated though it is believed the boy knew her relationship with his father.
Romer reports that bishops proposed a Vatican nuncio to America are unfounded. The Vatican plans an apostolic legate, Monsignor Sepiacci, to preside over the 1884 council in America, not a nuncio.
Curiaco November 26. The clothing firm that hired Sergeant Mason, who shot at Guiteau, to work as a salesman after his release from prison, has heard nothing since his pardon and cannot say whether he will fulfill the contract.
The Syracuse Journal notes Chicago was the largest port of entry in the United States in 1881. Its arrivals and clearances totaled 29 more than New York Philadelphia and San Francisco combined, and 14 more than New York Philadelphia and New Orleans combined. Nationwide arrivals reached 43,209 with Chicago accounting for 26,027.
A nostalgic verse from The Lark celebrates enduring marriage through changing years. It remembers the wedding ring’s first shine and hopes to die while gazing into the beloved wife’s eyes, wishing blessings on her as time passes.
A Tribune reporter quotes a traveling man detailing druggist pricing tricks. The tale shows a 65 cent prescription costing six and two third cents after items and labor are counted. The druggist uses a fixed scale and adds margins based on customer savvy.
A Chinaman was arrested in Reno for stealing a packet of paste from a bill-poster. Police found him smacking his lips over pancakes made from the paste.
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