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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1874
Page
2
Subscribers receive free county delivery starting July 1 1874 with noncounty mail at prepaid rates. Postmasters salaries capped by commission from July 1st and packages limited to four pounds. Single papers will incur one cent postage in advance affecting yearly costs. City papers oppose the change while urging local subscriptions.
The piece argues that a nonpartisan record beats the Republican party after fourteen years in power. It cites wartime sacrifices, reduced debt, falling taxes, growing prosperity, and a strong sinking fund. It predicts a large fall victory based on past achievements and future stability.
A Corry Blade editorial rebukes misread rejoicing over Gen. McCreary’s defeat and argues the district should retain capable incumbents. It cites a Boston school committee remark on departed leaders and urges continued service to benefit the district and McCreary’s honor.
A railroad accident at Stony Creek Connecticut on Monday evening injures 107 and instantly kills Superintendent Wilcox. The crash occurred when a switch was closed before the last car passed, throwing the rear car off the track and dragging the train to a marshy trestle. The engine and tender remained on the rails. The switchman is not expected to be promoted soon.
The U S legation secretary in London for years, Mr Benjamin Moran, is appointed Assistant Secretary in the State Department. The London Times lauds his career and notes his loss to English society will be widely regretted.
The temperance party in Allegheny County endorses Republican Senate hopeful Mr Newmyer for the Forty fifth district and Republicans Graham Christy Young and Hawkins for the Assembly. Gazette notes Montooth the Republican for District Attorney is morally endorsed.
Conacressway Dawes of Massachusetts declines a renomination to the House aiming for the Senate. His colleague Mr Hoar also signals a retreat, though his exact political goal remains unclear.
A new Lancaster Pennsylvania soldiers monument costing twenty thousand dollars was unveiled on the fourth with imposing ceremonies. Ex Governor Curtin delivered the address.
Public advisory warns that Yue papers marketed for potato bug control may cause poisoning if used on crops. Authorities urge farmers to avoid these papers and report suspicious products.
The National Convention of Lumbermen met May 25 in Williamsport with Judge L D Wetmore named president. Officers include J G Thorp as vice president and E Embick as secretary, forming the National Association of Lumbermen to promote the trade and set broad policy. A proposed Canada reciprocity treaty faced opposition and was adopted as a stance against ratification. The gathering, attended by leaders from Maine to Florida, ended with site tours and a Williamsport supper.
The Court of Inquiry finds Gen. O O Howard not guilty of the charges and the President approves the finding. He is assigned by the President to command the Department of the Columbia and ordered to Portland Oregon at once.
Col J W Forney has left for Europe with W W Nevin set to edit the Press in his absence. The paper backs the Republican ticket and asserts it is doing good service on the right side.
The N Y Tribune tallies Fourth of July losses in New York and Brooklyn with six brutal affrays thirty five fires and multiple deaths including a child burned to death. It cites Allegheny City and warns the nation faces similar casualties. Minnesota reports grasshopper devastation driving destitution and begging for aid. General H H Sibley and Gov Davis seek rations and provisions from the country.
Ground was broken on Centennial structures with Mayor delivering the first shovel. Cornerstone of City Hall laid in Masonic ceremony. Estimated costs total 5 441 000 for Main Exhibition Memorial Hall Machinery Hall Agricultural Hall Conservatory and other improvements. State and city appropriations plus stock subscriptions amount to about 3 800 000 toward the project.
James Parton, noted writer, criticized newspapers and reporters in Harper's Magazine for slander and false reporting. He cited a Morristown hanging case where drunken reporters allegedly slandered the sheriff, but a rebuttal showed Parton misled by a mischievous informant.
Mayor Havemeyer reappointed two convicted officials Charlick and Gardner after their malfeasance ruling. Aldermen denounce him and prominent citizens appeal to Gov. Dix for removal. The reform mood grows as residents aim to root out corrupt officials.
The New Orleans Times predicts a bountiful crop season in the Mississippi Valley as floods recede in spring. Rice area expands by 6,000 acres and rice output may reach 110,000 barrels. Sugar losses due to floods total about 10,000 hogsheads, while sugar yield is projected at 90,000 to 100,000 hogsheads.
Ton ScuvyLer CoLfax speaks in Ypsilanti Michigan thanking the crowd for his success and urging resilience in politics. He says men rise only to face mud but insists that right will prevail and be done in the open grave, warning Colfax against grumbling.
In the Springfield Massachusetts event last Wednesday, Brown secured victory in the International boat race by one end and a half boat lengths.
Boat race near Saratoga Lake features eight college crews competing over two days. Students from eight colleges participate in the inter collegiate event.
General Allen presents his 1873 report examining railroads canals and telegraphs. The work spans a large volume of about 906 pages and analyzes infrastructure, policy, and industry development impacting transportation and communications.
During a thunder storm last Saturday lightning struck a large oil tank at the Erie Railway Company yards in Weehawken New Jersey. The blaze destroyed seven men were killed or injured and seventeen tanks were wrecked consuming about three million gallons of petroleum. Loss estimated at five hundred thousand dollars. Also reports Vice President Wilson may resign due to ill health.
James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald and Geo Lorillard competed in a 100 bird shoot for 5000 dollars. Bennett hit 49 targets and Lorillard 52, taking the prize. Bennett quips that James Gordon should stick to his case.
In a Tennessee Cumberland Plateau gathering near Howard Springs on a July Sabbath the faithful arrive on horseback by the hundreds while others walk or ride two to three abreast. Sermons begin after lunch with 9 and 3 services, voices raise in song and praise, and Presbyterians Methodists Baptists United Brethren share in communion without sectarian limits. A. J. Spencer notes the scene reflects pure air water and religion with no interference among diverse congregations.
The Athletic and Boston Baseball Clubs plan a Merrie England excursion to promote American baseball abroad. English cricketers train a baseball team to challenge Americans, with hopes to form England’s club to compete internationally. The trip begins Thursday the 16th aboard the steamer Ohio from Liverpool.
At Saratoga summer amusements are in full swing with the college regatta on the 16th drawing attention. Rivalry between Harvard and Yale pervades the scene while Long Branch notes vary in living costs from hotels 2.50 to 5 per day and cottages 16 to 40 per week. Private stables 2 per week per stall and bathing house 1 per week. Bathing suits 30 cents daily. turnout with driver 1.50 to 2.50 per hour. West End Hotel offers 9 a day for dinners with senators governors and notable guests and evening dances.
At Burrato New York on July 5 eight people crewed a lake sail. After an hour and a half in the water four drowned including John Langley of Chicago and William Forest of Port Stanley, Canada first and second mates of the steamer Annie Vought, Mary Kurtz of Erie Pennsylvania and Lizzie Glass of this city. The remaining four were saved by the tug H L Smith returning from a moonlight trip.
A major fire in Allegheny City, Pa., destroyed more than 100 houses and damaged blocks along Federal Street, with losses around 300000. Fires also roared through Washington and Lewistown, Pa., causing widespread destruction, high winds, and one death toll with several missing. Other towns including Bergen County New Jersey Pontiac Illinois and Toledo Ohio reported fires and storm damage with substantial losses.
The July 4 ceremony in St. Louis showcased the new bridge with a five hour procession. Speeches by Mayor Brow ex Senator Gratz Brown Governor Woodson and Governor Beveridge marked the event. The bridge features three spans totaling 597 515 and 497 feet with ribbed arch design on granite piers and a 50 foot carriageway above river level. Total cost exceeds ten million dollars and it stands as a monument to Captain James B. Eads engineering.
Authentic reports say northern Sioux war party attempted to seize soldiers but was traced by Shoshone Sioux to a camp about seventy five miles east north of Camp Brown. Captain Bates and Lieutenant Young led 40th Infantry scouts in a three night pursuit resulting in about fifty Sioux killed or wounded and 100 head of horses captured. Three soldiers died and three were wounded. Lieutenant Young likewise wounded but not seriously.
An extended balloon voyage occurred on July 4 from Buffalo New York led by Samuel A King with two Buffalo editors James Albro and Walter T Chester and Luther L Holden of the Boston Daily Journal. The craft traveled about 400 miles over Lake Erie western New York Pennsylvania Maryland and New Jersey landing near Quinton township seven miles southeast of Salem at 7:05 A M after thirteen hours aloft.
Mrs. Lincoln travels in Paris while Wintermute, linked to Mc Cook’s death, receives a 10 year sentence in Dakota. Ernest Ortwein faces hanging for a Pittsburg murder. Henry Grinnell dies in New York at 75. Court in St Paul allocates 5000 for grasshopper relief as church and city events unfold. Fourteenth victim dies from Syracuse church disaster injuries. Chicago Presbyterians lease McCormick Hall and Swing preaches to 3000. Wheat crops praised in winter wheat regions. Texas yields up to forty bushels per acre. Book publishers and booksellers plan a Put-in-Bay congress to fix prices. Treasury clerks reduced on June 30 amid a mandatory cut.
In London on July 5 the anniversary was observed at the United States Legation in St. Petersburg with a dinner led by Minister Jewell. Lisbon hosted a fete for the American Minister as his residence was decorated, and Paris showed flags at the Legation and around town with no formal celebration.
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