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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1872
Page
2
The Warren paper opposes undue abuse of Union men who move South to invest or settle. It defends carpet baggers and scalawags as American citizens choosing their homes, condemns southern taunts, and urges protection of liberty for all citizens regardless of origin or party Affiliation.
A blaze in the stairway of the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the top floors caused $100000 damage and smothered 11 girls who were trapped and perished. Firemen and police recovered charred bodies in a small room near a roof window after the fire rapidly spread from the wooden staircase.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee favors considering French spoliating claims this session. Reported amounts total about 5 million dollars, originally exceeding 12 million dollars, with favorable committee action noted last winter.
Governor Geary issues a proclamation praising a 1871 debt reduction of 2,131,590.17 and announcing the public debt as 26,803,607.15 after including outstanding Chambersburg certificates, framing the result as a vindication against opposition claims during the gubernatorial and presidential campaigns. The note highlights a Republican administration and notes the December 1, 1871 debt figures for Pennsylvanians.
The second yearly report shows from March 1871 to November 1872 that 17,700 claims were filed seeking over 45 million dollars. Of these, 2,788 cases awarded about 1.138 million, 700 cases totaling about 2.5 million investigated and under review. About 15,000 cases remain untouched, totaling roughly 37.0 million dollars.
The eminent tragedian Edwin Forrest died suddenly at his Philadelphia home on Thursday morning December 12, likely of apoplexy. Servants found him in bed after 10 o'clock, having just finished dressing with his neck-tie adjusted, and he expired about half an hour later. He left no immediate relatives. his sister had died years earlier.
A Washington special reports Secretary Delano will sail for Cuba Thursday at the request of President Grant to assess conditions on the island. The president aims to curb bloodshed without pressing Congress for new action until the exact situation is known. Delano’s health is poor and he hopes the voyage will aid recovery.
Gen Horace Porter, the President's private secretary, has been elected vice president of the Pullman Palace Car Company and accepted the post. Gen Bab cock succeeds Porter as private secretary. Democrats who favor Porter may regret his departure as a target, needing to strike twice as hard at Bab cock.
The piece notes Louisiana’s political conflict with Yarmouth and a challenged government. The U.S. President recognizes the Pinchback administration and directs the Attorney General to inform New Orleans officials that a hundred citizens cannot change his decision, urging prompt acceptance to restore order.
Speaker Blaine urged swift investigation on the first day of the session. The House action and his remarks will be detailed on our first page.
In Scranton on December 9 at about 9 o clock, H O Silkman and his brother in law Gardiner beat the editor at the Sunday Free Press then stormed the composing room, upset cases and scattered type after a slanderous attack accusing Silkman’s wife of eloping with a married man, which is false.
At White Plains yesterday the daughters of Horace Greeley and relatives proved the November 29 1872 will while challengers led by Samuel Sinclair Richard Manning and Charles Storres contested it before the Surrogate. They urged the January 1871 will as more equitable, noting proposed annuities and legacies to relatives and the Children’s Aid Society. The case proceeds with witnesses and further proceedings planned.
The passage recalls long-tenured jurists like Story and Marshall, public figures such as Mayor Gaston and President Grant, and cultural notes on Fargo’s Buffalo mansion and an Empress of China piano. It cites legal disabilities bills, railway reports, population estimates, and Harriet Beecher Stowe’s public readings.
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