CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1876 Abstracts 4398 - 4400 SOCIAL FORCES & CUSTOMS (Cont'd) The crime of wife beating is increasing in all American cities. The offenders in a large majority of the cases are of foreign birth and are indifferent to public disgrace. A man capable of striking a woman cannot be punished by being disgraced. If he is fined, the presumption is safe in five cases out of six that the woman will have to earn the money. If it is claimed that the re-establishment of the whipping post would be a step backward, it is also true that there is need for a revival of attention on the part of courts and legislatures to penalties affixed to crimes against women. All that class of offenses has increased rapidly in the last ten years. Violent assaults for infamous purposes, the betrayal of young women, and forcible abductions into lives of shame were never so common as they are now. "Public opinion, which...denounces the duellist and disgraces the man who slays the seducer of his wife or sister, should insist that the laws become more rigorous toward offenders against womanhood, as other means of retaliation become more and more impossible. (12) 4398 L Jan. 4; ed: 4/4 The CATHOLIC UNIVERSE denounces in blackguard terms the establishment of the newsboys' home. It would rather have those homeless boys starve and die in the street. It calls on the managers to feed and relieve but not to tamper with the faith of boys of Catholic parentage. "The joke of the matter is that the arabs have no home and no religion in fact, have no idea what religion is." We will ask the UNIVERSE, is it not as proper for benevolent Protes tants to teach their religion to these street arabs of Romish parentage children? 4399 L Jan. 4:7/1 - There were 522 tramp lodgers at "Poverty Barn" for the two weeks ending Dec. 31, 1875. Of this number, 386 worked on the streets, 58 deserted, and seven found employment. During that time, $125.70 was expended for meals, which is at the rate of 32 1/2 cents per man for those who worked. 4400 L Jan. 4:7/4 In a letter to the editor, Patrick Flynn says: Did it ever occur to you that the American Catholics have to contend with the one man power. The United States is as yet a mission country, consequently the authority of the bishop is nearly absolute. In temporal matters this is not in accordance with our form of government. For instance, some time ago our Bishop Gilmour came here to take charge of this diocese. All the real and personal property, purchased by the laity here before he was ordained bishop, passed into his hands to do with as he pleases; he can encumber, trade, or sell it. He has built costly houses and made purchases of doubtful utility, all of which have to be paid for by the Catholic laity. It is not usual for a bishop to report how money is disbursed. "It is the duty of Catholics in America to remove every temporal object that would seem...to conflict with the American idea of free (4) (2) CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1876 Abstracts 4401 - 4405 SOCIAL FORCES & CUSTOMS (Cont'd) government." When this is done there can be no further opposition toward them, but as long as the American Catholics allow a one man power, just so long will certain classes of Americans persecute them for worshipping according to the dictates of their conscience. (12) 4401 L Jan. 4:8/2 No clue has yet been obtained as to the whereabouts of W. H. Rose, the missing cashier of the Merwin st. freight depot, who disappeared the night of Dec. 30. On Dec. 31 Superintendent Reynolds on arriving at the depot, found the vault open and an examination of the books showed that about $4,000 was missing. Rose had been in the employ of the Michigan Southern and the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati railroads for about two years, had the confidence of his employers, and a pleasant house on Arlington st. In view of these facts it is thought exceedingly strange that he should abscond with so small a sum as $4,000. 4402 L Jan. 4:8/3 In accordance with a circular scattered on the west side P. J. McQuire of Connecticut made a violent speech yesterday at Kurtz's hall. The hall was well filled and McQuire denounced the hard times and charged the fault to the corporations and monied classes. The speech was marked by the production of no special points. "If Catholic 4403 L Jan. 5; ed: 4/3 The CATHOLIC UNIVERSE says: (10) (L) "The deceptive editor of the UNIVERSE...tries to convey the false impression that the priests belong to no secret association." The UNIVERSE knows that the bishops of his church have a secret order; that there is the secret Society of Jesus; and that there is the secret ecumenical council. "The UNIVERSE man has shown a vast amount of stupidity in trying to hoodwink intelligent people into the belief that the priests and bishops of his church are so immaculately pure that they do not belong to any secret orders or associations." 4404 L Jan. 5; ed: 4/4 - "The UNIVERSE is advertising its virtues by taking the warpath against secret orders. (1) (6) Will the UNIVERSE state the connection its church had with the Sons of Malta, with the Society of Tammany, and why doesn't it pitch into the secret Catholic order of Knight of Erin. (3) 4405 L Jan. 5:7/5 - The ordinance to allow the West Side Street railroad to collect six cents fare failed to pass city council last night. Quite an excited debate occurred, in which the old questions, so often fought in council, were recounted. Sommer of the west side was interrupted in his speech, favoring the six cent fare, by Kelly of the eighth ward, who asked: "Do you own stock in the road?" CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1876 Abstracts 4406 - 4413 SOCIAL FORCES & CUSTOMS (Cont'd) "I do own a little," said Sommer, as the other members smiled at his confusion. "That is all," said Kelly as he took his seat with the manner of a man who had done his duty by the eighth ward. 4406 · L Jan. 5:8/1 The boss of the tramp gang is beginning to have trouble in getting them from "Poverty Barn" to the streets in order that they may be set at work. Yesterday two or three would not leave the barn till an officer was called. 4407 L Jan. 5:8/1 Certain pork packing houses in this city are reported as buying hogs suffocated in cars, but for what purpose is not stated. The health officer should investigate. (6) (1) (1) There 4408 L Jan. 6:7/2 In a letter to the editor, L. S. F. says: The Catholic laity cry out against taxation for a common school fund, not because education of youth is wrong; but what they do cry out against is double taxation. The state taxes them for public schools and then the priests tax them for church schools. "Surely the time is coming, and now is when we should say to this Jesuitical priesthood, by the eternal gods, stand back!" 4409 L Jan. 6:8/1 The tramp brigade keeps along at about the same number. The ordinance has been a success in ridding the city of an extensive nuisance. 4410 L Jan. 6:8/1 Dr. J. W. Strong, having qualified as superintendent of the Northern Ohio Hospital for the insane, has assumed office. (2) (1) (1) 4411 L Jan. 6:8/2 The mayor, the workhouse directors, and the council committee on finance held a meeting to discuss plans for establishing a house of refuge yesterday. Why not act on the LEADER'S suggestion and utilize the smallpox farm which the board of health desires to be rid of? (1) 4412 L Jan. 6:8/2 Last evening the Eclectic club held a very pleasant reception at their rooms in Arlington block on Euclid ave., which was largely attended by the friends of the members and the public generally. (2) 4413 L Jan. 7; ed: 4/4 The Chicago ADVANCE says: If the amount of CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1876 Abstracts 4414 - 4420 SOCIAL FORCES & CUSTOMS (Cont'd) intoxicating drinks are the most heavily taxed property in the country. They 4414 L Jan. 7:7/1 To any one who has noticed the tramp gangs at work on the streets during the past two weeks, it must have been apparent that most of them were greatly in need of articles of clothing: especially of boots or shoes for their feet, that these parts of their bodies might be kept dry and warm. The necessity for covering for the feet has been so great that the superintendent of police and the street commissioner have taken it upon themselves to endeavor to obtain material for boots and shoes, and the tools with which to make the same, free of expense to the city. 4415 L Jan. 7:7/1 "It is reported that the Rose case of embezzlement has been adjusted by his friends with the Railroad Companies. It is also reported that there are persons in the city who know the exact whereabouts of the missing cashier and that when he left the city he was accompanied by a woman, name unmentioned." 4416 L Jan. 7:8/2 - Three thousand children entertained the public by singing songs on the Public Square, under the direction of Professor Stewart. The crowd was overwhelmed at the singing of the children. One German man remarked that he once thought German school training was the best, but now he thinks it is nothing in comparison to ours. (3) (1) (17) 4417 L Jan. 8:7/1 Yesterday afternoon a union meeting of all the auxiliaries of the Women's Foreign Mission society of the M. E. church in this city was held at the First M. E. church. The meeting was well attended. 4418 L Jan. 8:8/1 Stein is doing his duty nobly, as he doesn't · 4419 L Jan. 8:8/4 The Thilmany Pavement co. is fully relieved by the special paving committee of the blame for the Broadway paving job. The report establishes the fact that the affected blocks in the street were bad when laid and so the Thilmany co. can still boast that no paving blocks ever rotted after having been treated by its process. The report also speaks of all older Thilmany pavement as having worn well. "The 4420 L Jan. 10:7/1 In a letter to the editor, "Infantry" says: streets are no longer safe for pedestrians. In Cleveland the driver reigns supreme from his throne, be it a coal cart, an ice wagon, or a gilded hack. "Have we no law against this reckless jeopardy of life? If we have laws on this subject, who and where are their executors?" (6) (1) (7) (3) CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1876 Abstracts 4421 - 4428 SOCIAL FORCES & CUSTOMS (Cont'd) 4421 L Jan. 10:8/1 Four hundred families at present are on the books of the Bethel Relief association. 4422 L Jan. 10:8/3 Two murder indictments have already been found against William Adin, and there is a good chance for a third. Mrs. Elizabeth Benton died on Jan. 8 from her injuries. Adin received the news unconcernedly. Benton, the husband, is utterly broken down. (1) The crime was committed on Dec. 4, 1875. Mrs. Adin was murdered in her home behind the grocery store owned by her husband. Miss Hattie McKay, Adin's step daughter, and Mrs. Benton, Miss McKay's friend, were assaulted and received injuries from which both have now died. (12) 4423 L Jan. 10:8/4 The new arrangement for feeding the tramps at the Bethel went into effect yesterday. They now get soup for breakfast and supper, but meat for dinner every day, and potatoes and meat every other day for dinner. The expense is 37 1/2 cents per man each day. 4424 L Jan. 11:7/1 There was a meeting of the citizens of Bedford on Jan. 8, to devise means of improving the road from their township to the 18th ward. It was proposed to cover the road with cinders and slag. If this is done it will only be on the expectation that the city will extend the Broadway pavement to the city limits, where it will be connected with the improved road. (1) (3) 4425 L Jan. 11:8/1 The tramps occupied the new addition to "Poverty Barn" last night for the first time. (1) 4426 L Jan. 11:8/1 The third charge of murder was entered against William Adin at the central station yesterday. (1) 4427 L Jan. 11:8/4 A large audience, filled the Globe theater last evening to see the invention, Webster's motor, free of charge. In the center of the stage stood a patent kerosene stove, in the lower story of which was a wash-tub minus one handle. Above this a galvanized iron cylindrical retort or boiler was attached by a rubber tubing to a smaller tin boiler which stood on a kitchen table near by and which also held a diminutive horizontal engine. When Webster proceeded to describe his invention in most flowery language, the audience aided him by expressions of "Thunder!" "How high is that?" "Whew." The inventor then announced that if the audience would return the following evening, he would show them the invention. Then he left. The crowd began to throw dust pans, feather-dusters, and packages of mails at a gentleman who walked up and down stage with his hands in his pocket. As for the "motor," nothing can be said as nothing was proved. The whole affair was a decided burlesque. The city's two Protestant hospitals, the City and the Huron st., have done an incalculable amount of good for the indigent and friendless sick without price or pay. (12) |