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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1886
Page
6
Reports indicate gold has been discovered in paying quantities near McMinnville Tennessee. Prospectors search the area for vein leads and potential mining prospects according to local reports.
The sea-serpent has appeared along the Massachusetts coast, measuring about one hundred feet in length. The description notes a late season sighting with a considerable, elongated form observed by local witnesses.
The small planet Matuipe was identified by Dr Palisa using his sky-sweeper on November 12. The discovery marks a notable addition to celestial observations in the vast heavens.
Governor West of Utah issues a proclamation warning Mormons of punishment if they do not forsake polygamous wives. The note underscores official stance amid ongoing debates over plural marriages.
Omaha Bee reports a doctor shot a horse thief using a handful of pills. The piece does not reveal whether the doctor also operated or performed medical treatment beyond the shooting.
A Pittsburgh man patents a machine that uses compressed air to blow window glass and claims it will revolutionize the glass business.
Thomas Epson plans a Florida experiment on earth currents he believes could revolutionize telegraphy and render telegraph wires obsolete.
Crankes and James Culbertson of Vandalia Missouri killed three thousand field mice while plowing one hundred acres of ground. They believe there is some hope of raising a crop of corn.
Sivon Wilcox of Bradford Junction Ohio faced a publicized blasphemy accusation after cursing his Creator over a recent hail storm that devastated his crops. He was paralyzed and described as a raving maniac following the incident.
The Waesland reported striking a sleeping whale about eighty feet long during its voyage to New York. The ship stopped to disengage the carcass.
Ex President Arthur shows rapid health gains in New London Conn. He has regained sleep, can eat solid food, and remains in buoyant spirits during his recovery period.
A commission has been appointed to negotiate with Indian tribes in Minnesota Montana Dakota Washington and Idaho Territories for reducing reservations and settling other land matters.
Dan Stupson a noted Boston character died recently at nearly ninety six. He played drums at a Spencer militia muster in 1800 and served as drummer for the Ancient and Honorable Artillery since 1820.
M. M. Stewart of Caledonia and P. FE. J. bought counterfeit money in New York for seven hundred dollars and shipped it to Boston by express. Upon opening the package in Boston the recipients found only a brick.
The statistics show the number of personal crisis reports in major U S cities for 1885 with New York 207, Chicago 118, San Francisco 4, St. Louis 79, Philadelphia 75, Brooklyn 40, Boston 45, Cincinnati 44, New Orleans 39, Baltimore 28, Newark 22, Buffalo 15.
SeLpon Burns and cousin Elbert Burns quarreled over a young woman in Point Pleasant West Virginia. They confronted each other with revolvers at the woman's home. one man died and the other was fatally wounded. A bystander without a gun is set to marry the woman.
Peter Schell rode astride the truck of a Pullman sleeper during the Chicago limited express to Pittsburgh from Fort Wayne a distance of 320 miles. He claimed to be bound for Washington to see his dangerously ill mother, and fellow passengers raised a purse to fund his journey.
Miss Many Leary a 19 year old girl died at the New Haven depot after recognizing a missing cousin from Derby. She cried out with joy and collapsed. Medical Examiner White ruled the death caused by sudden joy in a rare case.
United States Senate members contribute ten dollars each to purchase a portrait of Senator Wade Hampton by Mr. Guerry of South Carolina. The painting will be presented to the state with a parchment containing the autographs of the senators in appreciation of Hampton's native state.
Herman Krause and Adna Eschenbach married in New York City after meeting again post war. He served as a soldier in the Franco Prussian conflict and was believed dead, later recovered by his fiancée who dug his body from a battlefield pit. They renewed vows recently and wed in a carriage.
The Senate approved the River and Harbor bill with canal survey provisions and related measures. House actions included a vetoed pension bill for Margaret D. Marchand and confirmation of conference reports on Sundry Civil and Deficiency Appropriation bills. Adjournments sine die followed varied sessions and notices of party alignments and local incidents appeared.
Washington reports the Forty Ninth Congress closed after 241 days with 241 Senate bills and 86 House measures enacted, 113 vetoes, and 181 laws by presidential approval or limitation. Presidents called 2,439 nominations. 30 rejected, bonds to be called under surplus plan starting at 15 million pounds.
Snow fell at Mt. Washington New Hampshire and Rome New York with depths near two inches and winds up to eighty miles an hour. John Irwin and Bro lumber yard at Cowensville Pennsylvania burned destroying 1 50 000 feet of pine. Nine injured three fatally in a Lansford boiler explosion. Groner William Corris re-elected president of the National Civil Service Reform League at Newport Rhode Island. Seven drowned near Portland Maine in a boat capsizing. Samvel Jd Tunes former New York Governor and 1576 Democratic presidential candidate died at Greystone on the Hudson aged seventy two. Jealousy incident at Wallacetown Pennsylvania. James McLain shot Ella Davis and killed himself.
The Fourth Louisiana district renominated N C Blanchard for Congress at the State convention in Columbia. John P Richardson was nominated for Governor as Kansas and Missouri Republicans align in regional party actions. Segments mention G A R, Knights of Labor, and an anti saloon convention with delegates named.
Foreign intelligence reports a blaze in Ves provacz Hungary burning about 150 houses and a large amount of corn and hay. Other items note Britain surrendering seals at Osborne, Heidelberg University anniversary celebration, and various international events including riots in Belfast and a yacht wreck near Ontario.
The National League table shows Detroit 6 18, Chicago 55 20, New York 51 28, Philadelphia 42 27, Boston 33 30, St. Louis 24 51, Kansas City 17 52, Washington 12 51. Irish agitator Davidt arrives in New York. Multiple fires, accidents, and legal actions reported with deaths and notable funerals.
Mayor Harrison testifies at the Haymarket case defense as witnesses dispute police firepower and origins of the bombing. Simonson and other witnesses challenge state claims while Krumm and Engel associates counter Gilmer. Cross examinations underscore police culpability debates.
Captain Wallace W. Hall former Chicago secret service chief was shot and killed at 476 Wabash Avenue after an argument with his wife. She hid in a closet as Hall menaced her, grabbed a revolver, it fired during a struggle, and Hall died after saying I am a dead man. Her father corroborates. Hall recently moved from Chicago to St Louis amid reports of heavy drinking and jealously.
In Sprixncriento Neosho, Hon John Sobieski is chosen by the Prohibitionists of the Thirteenth Congressional district as their candidate for Congress. Reports from Louisville and other cities note parallel nominations by Democratic and Republican groups across several districts.
London reports the British government will hand supreme administration of Burma to General MacPherson. Five thousand Madras troops will reinforce Burma and depart after the cold season. MacPherson plans an expedition to disperse dacoit bands and restore peace, with one thousand additional police from India.
The Commercio del Valle reports from its City of Mexico correspondent that presidents and ex presidents of Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica and Guatemala are meeting in Mexico City to arrange a plan for uniting the Central American republics into a federation with aims of eventual annexation to Mexico.
A telegram from Torrka Kansas reports Hartland in Southwestern Kansas was struck by a tornado on Thursday night. Twenty houses were demolished and crops sustained great damage. Sixteen freight cars were blown from the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line and telegraph wires were prostrated for two miles west of town.
Fielden testified about May 4 Haymarket remarks and denied intention to incite violence. He described joining the International Workingmen’s Association in 1884 and testified on his views of overthrow by force as a general belief. The day included witnesses on Spies, Schwab, and police actions, with mixed testimony on bomb timing and shooter identities.
Ex Governor Samuel J. Tilden dies suddenly at 8 50 am at Greystone on the Hudson. Attended by Drs Simmons Swift Miss Anna Gould and Tilden’s valet. Funeral expected at Greystone with burial at New Lebanon. President Cleveland and Congress react as flags fly at half mast and public grief is widespread.
Senator-elect A F Williams of Livingston & Co is a San Francisco business man and the only non-Booth to be elected to the U S Senate from California. He will likely not sit in this session as Congress adjourns before his commission arrives, but will serve the full second session from December to March.
The conference on the Inter-State Commerce bill agreed to defer action until a week before the next session and will prepare a substitute for the Cullom and Reagan bills. The General Land Commissioner reported 4 788 land entries canceled or held, 54 reinstated, 34 518 patents issued or ordered, and 4 823 issued between April and June 1886. Seven people drowned when a boat overturned in Portano Harbor, Maine.
A column of curious tales from across the land describes peculiar happenings and oddities. The items include a bedspread made from kid glove backs near Cannelton, jokes about editors in Indiana, a speed note from Pavia, and a Hebron vandal painting a zebra on a body. It also mentions a man in Galton with rattlesnakes records, a boy in West Virginia who chews glass, a bear taking a railroad car press office, and riverside cow tales from Carson Nebraska.
An Irish mother to the East arrives with a baby and a three year old. The mother, bearing her ill infant, weeps in a ladies room while neighbors learn her tale. John Logan, a mill worker, sent money for her journey but the child grew worse and died, leaving him crushed by grief.
A boastful passenger recalls dining with nobles in Europe including a king and two queens. He claims lavish hospitality and social access, then explains he returned to America after being cheated and cleaned out by another traveler.
In Tehran a sewing machine agency opens as a sign of progress. pigs are now tolerated in the capital. a young free woman teaches piano. a German clock-maker's wife features in a Persian play adaptation. The era marks cultural shifts under the Shah’s minions.
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