The Horse Distemper and Its Dire Business Route
The dispatch reports widespread effects of the horse distemper on commerce in New York and Boston while Philadelphia reports the illness. It notes testimony in Tammany Hall trials, and cites appointments and movements in Washington including Boutwell and various postmasters. Also covered are military orders, treasury balances, and the October wheat production outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Boutwell
Treasury
Taking Testimony in Hall Case Opens in New York
In New York on October 25 the Hall trial resumed in the Court of Oyer and Terminer with Lyman Tremaine returning to aid the prosecution. Richard S. Storrs testified about 1870 routines in the Comptroller’s office and Mayor Hall’s signature on warrants. Stephen Clyner described the Board of Audit procedures and voucher handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mayor Hall
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Lyman Tremaine
Richard 8. Storrs
Comptroller’s Office
A. Oakey Hall
Wm. M. Tweed
Board of Supervisors
Storrs
Stephen Clyner
Board of Audit
Horse distemper spreads through city stables and transport lines
The city endures a severe horse disease with four hours to eight days of impact across Adams Express, Broadway, and livery stables. Hundreds of workers are displaced, freight movement slumps, and many horses are affected or dying. Lectures, politics, and international dispatches fill the rest of the report as the outbreak spreads.
Imperial arbitration seals San Juan case legacy
The Emperor William award confirms U S title to San Juan per the 1846 treaty, deeming Hudson’s Bay Company and other British subjects on the island intruders. The ruling is unlikely to have lasting practical effect, with Congress expected to quiet titles and enforce penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
San Juan
United States
Hudsdén Bay Company
Congress
Temperance Controversy Sparks City Meetings and Lyndon Divorce
Carcano Oct 25 report notes false alarm over horse disease in the city as citizens form a law and order committee and plan an independent ticket. Anti liquor league circulates call for a Personal Liberty League meeting on Oct 28 to organize for elections. German societies hold large meet ings protesting Sunday saloon closures. Temperance groups hold two large meetings. Lyndon divorce trial ends with dismissal and potential reconciliation. Lyndon is the coachman who married his employer's daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcano
Oit
West Side Street Railroad
South Side
Citizens’ Law and Order Committee
Anti-liquor Law League
Personal Liberty League
League
Ester
Musical
Friends of Temperance
Lyndon
Private Residence Burned in Riverton NJ Fire
The country residence of Samuel C. Cook in Riverton New Jersey was destroyed by fire on Wednesday caused by gas estimated at 60 000. The loss is insured for about 20 000 with 1 000 on the furniture. One worker was severely burned and the report notes the horse disease spreading from Canada and New York appearing here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Samuel C. Cook
Riverton
N.J
Canada
New Yor
Jersey City Police Chief, Detective Face Robbery Trial
Jersey City on Oct 25 reports the trial of Chief of Police McWilliams and Detective Doyle for complicity in a city robbery. Witness Dennan testified that McWilliams suggested the robbery and that after arrest the Chief and Doyle arranged for handcuffs to be fixed so they could slip. Evidence to date stirs great excitement in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
McWilliams
Doyle
Dennan
Justice’s Court
Brooklyn Horse Epidemic Strikes City and Carriage Trade
The Brooklyn horse epidemic shocks owners and travelers as thousands of horses fall ill. Stable superintendents report many animals affected, threatening to halt streetcars and commerce. Livery and private horses suffer as ice suppliers suspend service due to unavailable horse labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ice
Stabbing Affray on a Steamer Milwaukee
A fatal quarrel among two roustabouts aboard the steamer Milwaukee during a down trip near Dousagug ends with Aleck stabbing Ed. Weeds in the chest. Ed. Weeds dies instantly as the murderer jumps overboard and vanishes. Both men hailed from St. Louis with Wooding from Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dousagug
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Wooding
Illinois
No Horses on the Streets of Boston Amid Disease Outbreak
A Boston citywide horse distemper cripples transit and business. Thousands fall ill with the illness in city and suburbs. omnibuses halt, railroads report sick horses, and stables face widespread disruption. The National Conference of Unitarian Churches resumes with a plan for a Washington missionary church funded by $50,000. Amos Coolidge, father of H H Coolidge, dies at North Cohasset residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ambridge
Metropolitan
Adams Express Company
National Conference of Unitarian Churches
Washington
Amos Coolidge
Hon
H. H. Coolidge
North Cohasset
Almost a Riot Strikers Interfere With Laborers in New Orleans
In New Orleans on October 25 a threatened strike caused crowd disturbances as laborers on the Belle Lee refused to work for three dollars per day. Police posted guards. several arrests were made, including Pat Butler for disturbing the peace. Manning drew a pistol during a wage dispute, raising tensions along the levee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Belle Lee
Lee
Jake Manning
Manning
Pat Butler
Higgins
Memphis Close Race at Fair Peter Trot
Memphis MEwPass Oct 25 Mayor Johnson arranged payment of November interest on city debt. A $1,000 purse three in five trot at the fair featured Calvins Rattler winning over Leonard's Pat Risg and Lewis' Byron. Large crowd. track soft. horses close in heats with a blanket likely covering all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Peter
Calvins Rattler
Leonard
Pat Risg
Lewis’ Byron
General Howard in San Diego en route to Arizona
Gen Howard reports passing days with Apache chief Cochise and setting aside southeast Arizona as a 55 mile by 55 mile reservation for 1,000 Apaches led by Cochise. Lucy and Occident in cool condition for next Saturday's race with pools at 100 to 25 in favor of the mare and times 2:19 2:20 and 2:21 betting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Howard
San Diego
Arizona
Cochise
Lucy
Occident
Weather Report From War Department Signal Office
The issued synopsis notes high barometer with threatening weather and brisk northeasterly winds and rain on the lower lakes, New England, and the Middle States. Clearing from the South Atlantic to the Ohio valleys, with variable winds in upper lakes and northwest fair weather. Probabilities predict falling barometer, storms in the South Atlantic and Gulf, generally clearing toward the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Warning signals active at Norfolk, Baltimore, Canaan, New York. ordered for New London and Boston. Gulf reports incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Washington, D.C
Lower Lakes
New England
Middle States
South Atlantic
Gulf
Mississippi
Ohio
Upper Lakes
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Michigan
Illinois
Norfolk
Baltimore
Canay
New York
New London
Boston
Two Men in Ontario Saloon Shoot Wounding One
In Clrton Ontario at about four this afternoon Frank Collins and a companion argued with Goodfellow after a refusal to drink. Collins drew a revolver and fatally wounded Goodfellow with a bullet entering the left bowels. Collins fled and has not yet been arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clirtton
Ont
Frank Collins
M. Fellow
Clark’s
Goodfellow
Collins
New Hampshire Horse Epidemic Reaches Keene
KEENE reports an outbreak of a disease called Ponapeog affecting horses. Since it appeared two or three years ago, about a hundred horses are affected in town, with fourteen sick in one stable. Local authorities note the spread and seek care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene
Coal dealers cut steam coal price in Cardiff six shillings a ton
London reports coal merchants in Cardiff have reduced steam coal to six shillings per ton to guard against American competition. Other dispatches note France may liberate part of twenty six million pounds, Alsace and Lorraine émigrés sailing to Canada, and a Liberal address on Geneva Arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cardiff
New York
London Times
Alsace
Lorraine
Canada
John Duke
Great Britain
Liberal Association
Exeter
Geneva
England
Reminiscences and notices across nations
Strauss pursues Reminiscences of America. Smallpox rages in St Louis. Imperial Library of St Petersburg adds 100000 dollars yearly. Widow of Rev Wayland dies in Providence. Americans in Berlin plan Thanksgiving dinner at Grand Hotel de Rome. Marseilles Greeks start a weekly journal in their language. Disraeli to join Glasgow University as Lord Rector in November. Bombay census reports 640636 inhabitants. Dr Rousseau dies in Paris, leaves 12000 dollars yearly to staff. Turkey reverts to old 30 day month. 500 million francs weighed to Germany in three days six hours. New York Evening Mail mocks current campaign. Kentucky Odd-fellows adjourn to Covington. Washburne to join U S Cabinet after election. Louisville votes on railroad extension. US wheat crop forecast 240 million bushels over 20 million acres. Lane estate leaves 20000 to wife and trust for two daughters. John Hurd freed after shooting charge dropped. Post office deficit cited. franking may be abolished. Telegraphy in Chinese language solved by numbered character blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strauss
America
St. Louis
Imperial Library
St. Petersburg
Francis Wayland
Brown University
Providence
R. IL
Berlin
Grand Hotel de Rome
Marseilles
Benjamin Disraeli
Glasgow University
Bombay
Rousseau
Paris
Turkey
William
Germany
New York Evening Mail
Odd-fellows of
Kentucky
Lexington
Covington
Washburne
United States
Louisville
Elizabeth & Paducah
Chas. Lane
Boston
County Fair Gloriously Described by Danbury News Writer
Cyrus Perkins of the Danbury News visits the county fair and portrays a bustling scene. He notes crowded tents, booming money, and lively stalls with vegetables, poultry, fruit, and squash displays. He praises fine domestic wares, blooded stock, and a Devon bull and cow shown by B D Norris of Ridgebury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Perkins
Danbury
Pippin
John Franklin
Hubbard
Bashan
B. D. Norris
Ridgebury
Devon
The Canadian Horse Epidemic and Home Remedies
Buffalo reports a spreading horse epidemic from Toronto to Niagara Falls, with Buffalo horses affected. Veterinarian Dr. Elliott of St. Catharines offers treatment: well ventilated stables, blanketing, lime chloride cleaning, nostril sponging, bran and hay feed, and linseed oil for constipation. Prescription routines and topical rubdowns accompany daily dosing, stressing cleanliness and quiet for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Toronto
Canadian
Niagara Falls
Messrs. Level & Fralick
Ellicott Street
Swan
Seneca Streets
C. Elliott
St. Catharines
Fragmented veterinary recipe amid disease description
A damaged text fragment outlines rudimentary animal remedies, detailing dosing of tonics and antidotes. It references vessels, mustard applications, aconite, calomel, linseed oil, and nitrate potash, with patient condition notes such as cold extremities and breathing changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elena Ae
Indiana Items Describe Fires and Legal Delays
Toast of Indiana items report a fire destroying the flour mill of I y & Brnger at Rockfield with heavy losses and possible casualties. Trials of Herbert for wife murder and Dr Bruback for malpractice are postponed to early November in Fort Wayne. Indiana Board of Trade discusses currency policy urging specie payment and opposition to expansion, opposing Secretary Boutwell’s current path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ator Company
Indianapolis
Thureday
Port Ae
Iy & Barnger
Rockfield
Theo
Nehouse
Herber
Bruback
Fort Wayne
Indiana Board of Trade
Boutwell
Newport City Council Meeting Notes and Actions
The Newport city council held its regular weekly meeting with the presiding officers and members present. Protests over paving Harris street sidewalks were referred to the Committee on relief assessment, while taxes were levied on Haslet street for improvement. A nuisance on lot 115, O. P., owned by Mrs. A Feakins, was declared and the owner ordered to abate within twenty days. The Law Committee was tasked with drafting a lease for the unimproved Pub Landing to Coal Hill & Whale Coal Co for one year at 600 dollars annually. The Gas Committee was authorized to paint street names on gas lamps at street corners. A nuisance petition for lots 297–301 and 356–361, Trustee addition, was referred to Propositions and Grievances. Law Committee to draft a contract with H D Roe for a fence from reservoir to Routh gate land at the same price as Mr. Walsh’s contract. Law Committee instructed to prepare ordinances to compel fined violators to work off fines. The City Attorney may pursue delinquent accounts of 100 dollars or more in the circuit court. General Fund claims of 645 dollars and Waterworks Fund claims of 564 dollars were approved. Oscar Edgar declared no longer connected to the Newport Free Press. L & L railroad timetable to be revised with morning, afternoon, and late evening departures. Postmaster B L Winans is on leave. Mr. Shepherd is temporarily in charge. York street completion prospects appear bleak with no progress after a week. Republican rally at Court-house announced with speakers F Vogeler, C W Cole, and R T Baker. A Saint Petersbourg Journal correspondent described an illuminated Buddhist manuscript copyist’s work, valued around 2,500 rubles, and a remark about Nast’s earnings and a proverb on masters and servants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Street
Central Weasel
Brighton
Haslet Street
Harris and
Tibbatts
O. P
A. Feakins
Committee On Law
Coal Hill & Whale Coal Company
Columbia Street
Garrison Wall
H. D. Roe
Ee Aan
Price
Mr. Walsh
General Fund
Oscar Edgar
Newport Free Press
Clermont County
Ohio
Pos
Shepherd
York Street
F. Vogeler
C. W., Cole
Cincinnati
R. T. Baker
Alexandria
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Distemper
Chicago
Waseiingtoon
Washincton
Geo. B. Baker OoLord
Mort Araguay
Frank C. Lorasessornternal Teveaue
Nevada
Charles H. MclIntyre
Yaneton
Dakotah
F. Skeels
Oregon
Dkr
Frederick Rodgers
Washavy Yard
Wh. N. Kelley Hegister
Rand
Prescott
H. H. Eastman
Fort Ontario
Madison Barracks
Fort Niagara
Plattsburg Barracks
Fifth Artillery
Fort Indepenence
Boston Harbor
Jersey Ty
Utica
Ommander Lull
Nicarauga
Darien
Maryland
Virginia
Tennessee
California
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Lakes
Miami
Hudson
York
Hall
National Insurance Convention
Miss Faithfull
Express
Adams’ Express Company
Broadway
Emily Faithfull
Queen Victoria
Faith
Grant and Wilson
Fifth Avenue
Louis Bloquelle
Detroit German Evening Journal
Committee On
Grant
Wilson
London Sporting Times
J. Rooke
Steel Grey
Royal Oak Park
Manchester
Cyrille Dion
John Deery
Dion
Thomas C. Field
Havana
West Indies
Spain
Field
World Washington
State Department
Brooklyn
Dan Mace
Darkness and
Plimpton
Ethan Allen
Wheeler & Wilson
Bonner
Vanderbilt
Bank of England
Bank of France
Thiers
Republic
France
United States of America
Channel de Haro
Herald Washington
Temperance Party
New Jersey
Brooklyn, N. Y
Bostrom
Unitarins
Nww
Orleans
Memphis
Onwtario
New Hampshire
Postu
Monaco
Rome
Rheims
Marne
Veer
Elihu B. Washburne
Ananes Babinet
John Hurd
Champaign County
W. D. Few
Cable
Post-office Department
Perkins
Pugpkings
Pifpins
The
Danbury News
Indiana
Newport
Journal de Saint Petersbourg
Thibet
Nast
Harpers
Uller
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