22 Jul 1882
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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1882
Page
1
A fragment from a weekly issue notes publishing details for Mevada State Journal and distribution terms in Reno and San Francisco. It reports Governor Juan B. Alvarado's death, political club enrollments in San Francisco, a petrified tooth found in Sterling mine, labor unrest in New York and St. Louis, and a fatal drowning of a Nevada City child. It also mentions Native American and Asiatic kissing customs and crude crude humor about breath.
In Congress fierce debate over Garfield medical expenses as the House rejects the Senate bill and moves to craft its own. Several members voiced bitter opposition to doctors. After non-concurrence the bill to grant Mrs. Garfield fifty thousand dollars and the president's one year salary, minus any sums already paid, was introduced by Judge Taylor and passed without division.
The national subscription for a Lonfellow monument progresses as fast as the association wishes but remains short of the total needed. Notably, many children contribute to the fund, reflecting Lonfellow’s appeal to youth. The envisioned monument aims to honor the poet who could entertain the wise and playful youngsters alike, with hopes it will soon be fully funded.
For two years sardines have failed to appear off European coasts, risking Brittany losses of at least 15 000 000 francs. The Acad emy of Sciences in Paris discussed the cause, with leading savans noting winds may have diverted the fish. Political sardines are plentiful this season but not suitable for floating.
Admiral Seymour strengthens police with a Minotaur corps as marines from several ships patrol Alexandria. Rioting begins in Cairo while British gunboats await canal orders. Arabi Pasha may be near, Arabs barred from arms, and a sister of the Khedive’s wife dies in bombardment.
Secretary Frelinghuysen states no American consul in Alexandria with Vice Consul as resident official. Judge Batchellor on leave, two other American judges reportedly gone inland. Mediterranean squadron dispatched for protection. two more ships sent as danger rose. Missions say missionaries safe or moved inland. Nicholson notes property destruction but no American deaths yet.
A fragment describes the sister of Under Secretary Burke, assassinated in Phoenix Park, living in sorrow. She has not shed a tear, her mind falters, and she waits by the window hearing footsteps and crying not yet. The passage notes Ireland’s desolate cabins echo similar grief after assassinations.
In Wasco county Oregon south of Fifteen mile creek nearly half the growing crops have been destroyed by grasshoppers. A dull blue gray fly follows and attacks the hopper as it flies. Larvae deposit under the wing pierce the membrane and feed inside, sometimes five or six per hopper. The dying hopper drops the larvae to the ground to become a fly later.
Those wary of a Channel tunnel invasion find relief as the High Court of Chancery grants an injunction to halt or continue the obstructive work. The ruling blocks or delays the project, addressing concerns about foreign use of a potential invasion route.
The city of Alexandria endures a violent riot as released convicts massacre Europeans plunder and burn the foreign quarter. Arabi Pasha retreated with troops two miles away while British backed forces repel the attacks. Admiral Seymour lands 600 policemen to restore order and protect consulates amid broad destruction.
The piece argues Arabi will resist invaders with a growing force, potentially 100000 or more, and will wage a religiously framed war. It warns Britain must stay in the field, or face heavy costs as forts are dismantled and Alexandria occupied, with wider power implications unclear.
A hunter reports a monstrous grasshopper cloud colliding with another from the direction of a canyon. The swarm rains down over acres, six inches to three feet deep, horse unseated twice, as crows and buzzards gather amid the stench of decaying insects. The notice also discusses public debt reduction postwar and domestic taxation to wipe it out by century’s end, arguing broad support for policy and honesty.
Rumors in San Francisco say the Nevada Bank will liquidate on August 1 with plans to disincorporate and exit the business, signaling a major shift in its operations and assets.
A strawberry grown in Quincy Florida measured five and one half inches in circumference. The remarkable fruit draws attention from local growers and horticulture enthusiasts.
Shortly after the Moscow exhibition opened by Grand Duke Vladimir a young man demanded an audience with St. Petersburg police chief. He stated he was sent by the Revolutionary party and said the Emperor must grant a constitution or face justice. He blew himself with explosive cuffs, dying moments later, echoing Alexander II’s assassination warnings.
The San Francisco Chronicle warns that British ironclads could overpower harbor defenses and threatenSan Francisco. It cites the federal treasury in the city at 35 million dollars and suggests deploying more ironclads to guard the harbor entrance.
A historical survey notes Mexico's turbulent past and argues it will become a major conservative republic shaping the U S political landscape over the next quarter century. It cites shifts from tumult and dictatorship to civil progress and influence across the hemisphere.
A Reno unrest story recounts a band of tramps marching toward Alexandria then Reno, sparking a vigilance committee. A hand car theft led to a chase, gunfire injuring R. McNulty, who is hospitalized with wounds to both legs. Local authorities detain several suspects as vagrancy charges are prepared.
A 21 month old child fell into the English Ditch near Bragg’s lumber yard, drifted downstream to the Congregational Church, and was recovered dead. Father J B Titherington of Lassen County, visiting relatives Phil Mathews. funeral set for 2 PM at Masonic Cemetery.
W. W. Cook, foreman at the Reno Gas Works, has kept a year long record of river height. The current level is six inches above low water mark, compared with last year at low water. Cook has over three years with the company and is a veteran gas engineer whose observations are valued.
Yesterday afternoon a blaze swept the C. P. show sheds by Clear Lake water tank, consuming over twelve feet of shed before firefighters halted the flames. Details were scarce due to the remote location away from a telegraph office.
Ollie Steel the Arc ade saloon barman keeps a horned toad as a curious pet. He can pocket it and stroke its head to soothe it to sleep, hoping to find a female horned toad to breed. The tale unfolds with local color and small oddities from Reno.
Our Athletes praises Johnny Wulff of the Washoe Saloon as a catalyst to revive Reno’s athletic life. It argues for a formal Athletic Club or a Turners branch, noting Reno’s many eager participants and a need for proper facilities and organized practice. Died in the Hospital WW. O. Winfrey died at the County Hospital Sunday night and was buried yesterday, moved from the Insane Asylum to the County Hospital last week.
Last Saturday evening the largest flock in six years, over five thousand sheep owned by a Buckley partner, was driven through Reno. The event drew local interest as the vast herd crossed through town in an orderly procession.
Ex Secretary Blaine sends $1,000 for Grinnell cyclone victims. George P Stone, Union officer and West Point graduate, served in the rebellion and Ball’s Bluff. Bishop Levi Scott, senior Methodist bishop, dies near Odessa Delaware. born October 11 1802, bishop since 1852. Seventh Regiment NY militia inspected but rain delays. Paris newspaper ad notes European princes seek wealthy American brides.
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