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Newspaper
Weekly Exponent
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1883
Page
3
A survey of recent items includes mishaps and political notes such as Passavant hospital fire in Milwaukee corruption cases with Cecil Ward Co NY failure, Apaches raids in Northern Mexico, cholera rises in Alexandria, and various European affairs.
Samuel B. Edmondson of St. Louis argues in Washington that Washington units including South Washington and much of the capitol grounds were leased to the government by James Greenleaf for 99 years and that purchasers hold no fee simple title. He seeks settlement with occupants and offers $3,000,000 for all property involved.
An unknown schooner of about 300 tons reportedly sank off Beech Haven Long Beach after being chased by a steamer. Both vessels neared shore under full sail and steam. the schooner disappeared about five miles out with all aboard presumed lost. The steamer left the scene half an hour later heading eastward. The ocean vessel is said to have flown a black flag.
A British Balti more pilot steamer was signaled to stop by the revenue cutter Ewing off the bay. The vessel ignored signals until a series of shots were fired over bow stern and rigging. Lieut Mullett prepared to target the ship but it surrendered after the quarantine surgeon boarded. The captain claimed no fault by the steamer and the pilot said he did not hear the firing. The British captain censured the pilot and the vessel then came to.
The article announces a forthcoming postal note allowing deposits of 4.90 dollars or less with a three cent fee. Postmasters will punch holes to indicate amount and date, then issue the note with stamp and signature. The system, endorsed by government action, targets small tradespeople and farmers.
Treasury plans to reimburse Canadians for duties illegally collected on hay. Other items note Spain’s policy on landing rights for foreign Blacks in Cuba, a counterfeit five-dollar coin report from the Philadelphia mint, and renewed calls on Indian transfer to the War Department. Also reported are August silver dollar demand, a naval driver remark on the Pinta, and a court martial finding on Capt. John A. Kress with a reprimand recommended.
Detectives arrest ex convict Wright Leroy in San Francisco connected to the murder of real estate broker Nicholas Skerrett. Leroy, once an Oakland attorney, confessed links to John Townsend and William Miller who hired him to broker Skerrett’s property. The plan allegedly involved choking at the scene to force signed checks. Leroy claims he did not participate in the killing, while detectives pursue the others.
A fragment notes Mrs Gloucester earning a shilling weekly and depositing a portion of it monthly. She kept a bank book and a remaining balance is recorded in the bank.
Judge Jeremiah Black dies in York Pennsylvania at 2:10 am Sunday after a prolonged illness. The death followed abdominal illness and fever worsened by retained urinary constituents. He was a Washington figure and famed Supreme Court lawyer known for his wartime prominence and a long public life.
An unknown assailant mutilated Townesayle's body near Oakland on the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad. Joe Payne, a Black man, confessed and was hanged by a crowd of 500 to 600 after a swift trial with Sheriff Pearson and local officials presiding.
A disturbance grows in capital society as Mrs. Dahlgren’s A Washington Winter faces sharp criticism for its portrayal of Washington life. A reporter notes indignant remarks from a lady who recalls Dahlgren’s background as the daughter of a U.S. Senator and her second marriage amid sentiment on the book’s depiction.
Mrs. L. T. Twitchell of Brooklyn testified to a Senate subcommittee on labor and education in New York, linking unemployment among 4000 women in New York and Brooklyn to immigration, unions restricting jobs, and urban crowding. She urged government aid for the unemployed and proposed domestic economy schools for the poor.
Mrs Samuel Seblebler, wife of Seblebler & Co senior partner, died at A Wesson & Son dental office in Memphis after chloroform for a tooth extraction. Husband claims no illness, doctor cites heart disease. Coroner's inquest censures dentist for lacking skilled physician present. Dr Wesson arrested amid public reaction.
A tornado swept through Chattanooga Tennessee on August 17 causing significant damage. Three depots were roofless within 200 feet and two business buildings boarding house and a large foundry were heavily damaged. Twenty buildings were partially roofed and seven destroyed. Two serious injuries occurred as debris injured a man and machinery. A gale produced runaway horses and uprooted trees across the city.
A mule in Kalamazoo Michigan sank into cellar quicksand before workers could pull it free. Rescue efforts failed and the animal disappeared from sight.
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