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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1877
Page
2
The Executive Committee resolved that any Republican from Van Wert county attending the State Convention in Cleveland on August 1, 1877 be entitled to a seat. J. M. C. Marble, chairman. A. H. H. Kester, secretary.
Republicans of Van Wert County meet in Van Wert on Saturday August 15 1977 at 10 am to nominate a county ticket appoint a central committee and conduct other necessary business. Nominations will be made for Representative Clerk Sheriff Auditor Coroner Infirmary Director. An invitation is extended to all who seek honest government and protection of citizens rights. U W Hester Secretary.
A special dispatch reports Governor Young and a committee from the Board of State Charities will visit Newport Rhode Island on August 1 to study the state prison setup. They aim to gather information about an intermediate prison system in Ohio.
In Carleton Illinois on July 10 John M Hamilton a prosperous farmer attempted to scold his son for a dissipated life. The son drew a revolver and fatally shot him then fled about three miles away exhausted and in a crazed state claiming liquor impaired him. The community reels as the well known Hamilton family is deeply affected.
At 4 o clock this afternoon the engine baggage car and one coach of the Fort Wayne Muncie and Cincinnati line derailed fifty miles south of Fort Wayne. Engineer Jack Strain was fatally injured while Superintendent W W Worthington and fireman Wm Van Geisen escaped serious harm. W Strain died from his injuries. None of the passengers are reported hurt.
Three government officers who arrived from Charleston cite two reasons Republicans failed to field a ticket in the late election. They cite Democratic obstruction and pretexts to throw out Orangeburg precincts, and note Federal officeholders withdrew election funding after the President’s order, hindering organization. Professor Tice’s July August weather predictions forecast varied conditions including heavy rains and clear spells, with warmest days on several dates.
The Cincinnati Gazette argues that peace and success at the Cleveland State Republican Convention depend on standing with President Hayes. It condemns Grant era policies and the military guard removals in Mississippi and Louisiana, calls the action a necessity, and asserts Ohio Republicans broadly back Hayes. It suggests the convention should affirm this support without dissent.
A nineteen year old young woman named Carpenter of Holley was struck and killed by lightning while she and her sister in law pulled a baby carriage toward a farmhouse during a severe storm near Rochester. Her companion survived, the baby was unharmed.
A deadly duel in St. Martin parish followed a ball dispute between two young men from good families, Rabin and Ducrest. At twenty five yards both fired. Ducrest fell dead from a shot to the heart. The piece prompts questions about honor and violence.
The Sidney Journal reports a railway con on trains where a pretended employee asks for tickets then substitutes a falsified slip. Also noted are tales of Paul Murphy the chess wizard turned street figure in New Orleans. Osceola, Arkansas whites repel a potential massacre by mob violence against a Black attacker.
Battle Creek Tribune reports in Europe on Chicago meats sold in London. A sharp Englishman offers ham shoulder and bacon in small two to four pound cuts at 10 12 and 14 cents per pound. Shoppers sample with suspicion then compare to English meat, finding it as good and cheaper by five to six cents per pound.
Sitting Bull offers a version of the Custer massacre claiming the fight lasted about thirty minutes. He says Custer broke through a line with a handful of men before turning to charge back and was killed along with his officers. He notes Custer felled five Indians and was killed while striking another with a revolver butt. The account aligns with other Indian sources.
A brief dialogue recalls the biblical tale of Joseph. Sammy confirms reading the story and discusses the moral question of why his brothers sold him, suggesting the sale was too cheap.
Lucy Hooper reports a Paris gossip fairy tale about a royal marriage scandal in London with a prince chasing other goddesses and a princess fleeing to her brother in the Isles of Poesy. The Springfield Republican attacks farm wives’ hard work and high burden from hired help and poor pay, urging recognition of domestic labor.
The Russo Turkish war has produced heavy losses and scarce cable reports show the battles. American missionaries on Lake Van seek protection on a boat offshore. The Sultan threatens to stop protecting Christians if Russian cruelties continue, hinting at broader carnage across Asia Minor.
A Japanese legend traces a stone cutter from wealth to kingship to a rock until a chiseling man and an angel grant him the fate of a laborer. He ends content with hard labor and small wages, learning contentment through change.
A correspondent offers practical household tips. For ordinary washing use borax and soap, soak overnight, then boil without wringing. Very soiled clothes may need soft water with borax. Flannels avoid shrinking with borax in plain water. Starch linen with borax in boiling starch. Bleaching laces uses borax in boiling water soak 24 hours then soap wash. Black cashmeres cleaned with borax hot suds and blue rinse, iron damp on the wrong side.
A Courier-Journal correspondent recalls the Sickles Key tragedy noting that Sickles allowed his wife's offense while not living as husband and wife. His wife died in 1865, he later married a Spanish woman in Madrid. His daughter Laura, kept ignorant of the scandal, later learned of her mother's disgrace and chose to enter a French convent.
European Catholics organize a new society called the militia of Jesus Christ to wage a crusade for the Pope’s deliverance and a war on secret societies. The group rejects violence, seeks prayer and moral discipline, wearing a service cross and urging faithful conduct. It reportedly has about one million members mainly in France and Belgium and has papal blessing.
A New York World correspondent recounts Wild Bill Hickok’s killing by Jack McCall after a $10 bet. McCall owed $7.50, Bill lent $5 for lodging, then McCall shot him in a saloon. The widow, Mrs. Lake, previously married to a circus clown, later ran the circus and remarried Wild Bill in Cheyenne last April.
Henry Ward Beecher preached on whether Hebrews aid or hinder civilization. He questioned if Jews are present in jails or defile streets, contrasting Jewish virtue with Christian licentiousness, and urged calm and integration rather than public offense.
The passage describes arithmetic curiosities using large numbers. It shows how reversing digits and swapping multipliers yields products with uniform digits such as 5 555 555 505 and 6 666 666 606, then 53 333 333 334 and 26 666 666 667, followed by 71 111 111 112, all tied to the multipliers 54 72 and 27. It notes similar results when using multiples of nine.
A note states the speaker uses a first class entitlement to attend funerals in person. The line suggests a formal travel or access privilege linked to ceremonial duties or status.
Court of Common Pleas in Van Wert County orders sale of the north half of the southwest quarter of section 23 township 1 range 2 east containing zero acres more or less. Appraised at 3000. Terms cash. Sheriff Fred Billman to sell at courthouse door in Van Wert on August 15, 1877 between 1 and 2 p.m. Clark and Darnell appear as attorneys.
By virtue of an execution issued by the Seneca County Court of Common Pleas, Fred Billman sheriff will offer for sale at the saw mill in York township on Tuesday July 24 1877 between 10 and 11 AM the described personal property appraised at a sum shown in the notice. Nose and Sutor attorneys represent the case.
The Cincinnati Gazette denounces priests and brewery owners over high beer prices and fake mugs. It urges revival of honest beer in proper glasses two for five cents, and calls for ministers who promote truthful brewing practices. A Manchester inventor touts a cowhide horse shoe with steel molding and light, firm traction.
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