CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1876 Abstracts 4559 - 4561 SOCIAL FORCES & CUSTOMS (Cont'd) school system. But pardon me, to the UNIVERSE editor this is not a good result, although I regard it as the grandest result that has grown out of the communistic idea. The claim of millions that the government should alone issue money is also a communistic idea, and yet the UNIVERSE man is not adverse to that. I fail to see what point there is to the reverend editor's flaming phrases about the distinction and distribution of property. I hope he feels better now, having found a vent for his splenetic humor. "The essay as written and as read in the presence of one hundred truthful persons, word for word, I will submit to any priest, bishop or layman, and here venture the assertion that there cannot be found a candid, honest, sensible man who will condemn a single sentiment contained in it. I will even give it to the UNIVERSE editor for publication.... If the UNIVERSE man has anything farther to offer I am ready to hear it and reply to it." 4556 L Feb. 15:7/3,4 In a letter to the editor, "Peacock" says: It 4560 L Feb. 15:8/2 - William Adin, the triple murderer, was brought 4561 L Feb. 15:8/3 Yesterday Judge Welker of the U. S. circuit court announced that since all the criminal cases had been tried, the jury could be discharged after serving 43 days. The jurors met and appointed a committee of three to thank the Judge and the court officer for the kindnesses shown them. Another committee was selected to make the speeches. Responses were made by Earl Bill, Clerk of the Courts, and U. S. Marshal N. B. Prentice. (19) (7) (12) (7) CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1876 Abstracts 4562 - 4567 SOCIAL FORCES & CUSTOMS (Cont'd) 4562 L Feb. 15:8/4 G. W. N. Yost, of the New York firm of Locke, Yost, and Bates, manufacturers of the only Type-Writer, will give public exhibitions of writing today and tomorrow at the store of Cobb, Andrews, and Company, 315 and 317 Euclid Ave. A lady demonstrator will take dictation. The speed of the "writer" varies from 60 to 100 words a minute and as many as 20 copies can be made. The "writer," a wonderful piece as of mechanism, is what is called the perfected machine, and is easily operated by any person who can spell, and with little practice, extraordinary speed can be acquired. 4563 L Feb. 16; ed: 4/1 For some time past Bishop Gilmour has refused to pay taxes on his parochial school buildings, on the house of the Good Shepherd, on the palace in which he lives, and on other property which he holds in his name. Auditor Benedict has had the property advertised for sale as delinquent. Judge Burke, the attorney for the bishop, served out an injunction restraining the sale of the property. The matter will now come up in court to be decided whether the Romish church should be exempted from paying taxes on it's private property. "The issue of this case will be watched for with much interest.' 4564 L Feb. 16:4/4 The annual banquet given by the faculty to the graduating class of the Homoepathic hospital medical college was held last evening at Weisgerber's hall on Prospect st. Nine toasts were pledged and were responded to by 13 speakers. 4565 L Feb. 16:6/3 In a letter to the editor, W says: Having read in the Sunday VOICE a communication from a "Prominent Citizen, concerning the Order of American Union, I beg leave to reply. If there is such an order it is an honor to protestantism. Every Roman Catholic should be ejected from office because their first allegiance is to their pope and everthing must be sacrificed to that allegiance. 'Tis an old story to the readers of the LEADER that Cowles is no friend of Catholicism, and they thank heavens he is fearless in his opposition to it, that he places before them the falsity of the Romish church. America could hardly become a second Venice and the threat of the assassin's knife may be taken for what it is worth. It would scarcely pay to establish a bravo's council in this land, for the day that witnessed such would also witness the death blow to Catholicism. 4566 L Feb. 16:7/1 The water works commission held a meeting yesterday afternoon and opened the bids for building boilers for the water works, but decided not to let the contract until several engineers in the city are consulted. 4567 - L Feb. 16:7/2,3 The Ohio State grange convened in Case hall yesterday morning with about 400 members present. Worthy State Master Ellis, who presided, made the annual address. He spoke on the history (10) (4) (10) (12) (3) CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1876 Abstracts 4568 - 4569 SOCIAL FORCES & CUSTOMS (Cont'd) of the order since its inception in 1872 and its increase from 30 members to 50,000 in the state. He gave a brief resume of the business on hand and recommended that an encampment be built at the Philadelphia centennial. The secretary reported an increase of 98 granges during the year, making a total of 1,246. In the afternoon session the master announced the appointments to the various committees. Treasurer R. Stevenson reported on finances for the year: Receipts were $35,900, disbursements were $22, 285, the balance is $13,615. Brothers T. A. Thompson and M. J. Lawrence made short addresses. 4568 L Feb. 16:8/2,3 At the city council meeting last evening a (26) Ensign believes that he carried out his part of the bargain but that the city has not emulated him. He said it was not part of the contract that a public vote should be taken on the question of added allowances. He intends to keep his part of the bargain and expects the city to keep theirs. City Solicitor William Heisley submitted a letter containing his opinion on the subject. When the idea of building the viaduct was conceived, a law was passed in the legislature which gave the city power to incur an indebtness of $1,100,000, which has already been used, and not one cent more. Therefore, the city, to use 'reasonable diligence' must secure the consent of the people before it can incur an added debt. "No provision of the contract spoken of would be violated by such action." Councilmen Axtell, Buhrer, Farley, Gary, and the solicitor discussed the point in question but reached no decision. 4569 L Feb. 16:8/5 Hundreds of officials, professional and business men yesterday visited the show rooms of Cobb, Andrews, and Company to view the Type-writer on display by the makers, Locke, Yost, and Bates, of New York. (41) S. H. Johnson, of the SUNDAY VOICE, was one of the first to purchase a type-writer and he will devote it to his own use. Isaac N. Himes, M.D., 24 1/2 Public Square, presented an unsolicited testimonial of the great value he placed on the machine which he has had for over a year. "The exhibition will continue today, and it is to be hoped that all who have not already done so, will call and see a machine which seems destined to become mightier than the pen. (6) CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1876 Abstracts 4570 - 4574 SOCIAL FORCES & CUSTOMS (Cont'd) 4570 L Feb. 17; ed: 4/1 - A bill which has passed the U. S. Senate, provides that animals cannot be transported without unloading them every 24 hours for rest, watering, and feeding, and that they must be fed and watered every seven hours. "This is the sort of law that the case demands. Let the House adopt the bill as it stands, and then let the societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals in all the railroad cities unite and see that it is rigidly enforced." (3) 4571 L Feb. 17:4/4 The annual commencement of the Homeopathic Hospital college was held at the college hall, 99 Prospect st., last evening in the presence of a large number of guests. The Hon. George Willey, president of the board of trustees, introduced Rev. James M. Hoyt, who delivered the annual address. His remarks were not lengthy but abounded in wisdom and good advice. Mr. Willey presented degrees of Doctor of Medicine to 38 persons, including three women. Six states and the province of Ontario were represented among the graduates. An honorary degree was conferred on Constantine Herring of Philadelphia. Professor Boynton delivered the valedictory address. 4572 L Feb. 17:4/4,5 The entertainment and fair given by the ladies of Plymouth church last evening, for the benefit of Olivet chapel, was very brilliant and successful. The entertainment consisted of tableaux VIVANT, shadow pictures, Jarley wax works, and a Yankee supper served in a New England kitchen of a hundred years ago. Mrs. C. B. Pettingill, Mrs. C. L. Collins, Horace A. Tuttle and Mrs. S. P. Churchill were among those who took part in the entertainment. 4573 L Feb. 17:7/1 Over 200 Civil war veterans met Feb. 15 at the hall of the S. M. B. association, 184 Superior st. to discuss the proposed celebration of Washington's birthday. Captain John F. Kennedy presided and Major Miner delivered an address on "Cavalry Service." On motion it was decided that all veterans proposing to parade meet at 184 Superior st., Feb. 22, at 1:30 p.m. Officers elected were: Captain, John F. Kennedy; first lieutenant, Samuel E. Gordon; and second lieutenant, Albert Bigelow. · 4574 L Feb. 17:7/2,3 The second day's session of the state grangers convened yesterday at 8:30 a.m. The whole morning was spent in hearing suggested resolutions. None were passed; all were referred to appropriate committees. A centennial committee composed of S. J. Siddal, R. D. Miller, W. B. Shaw, H. H. House and A. Hisson was appointed. C. C. Jennings, Simon Taylor and A. S. Pratt were chosen as a committee to memorialize the state legislature on behalf of this state grange in favor of the immediate passage of the following bills: (1), to protect land owners from trespassers and to provide for the punishment of the same; (2), To (13) (8) (4) CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1876 Abstracts 4575 - 4578 SOCIAL FORCES & CUSTOMS (Cont'd) authorize the incorporation of the order of the Patrons of Husbandry. Master Ellis and Brothers Brighman and A. R. Keller discussed favorably the plan to establish grange supply houses at several business centers throughout the state. · 4575 L Feb. 17:7/3 Messrs. Childs, Akers, and Nicola, the committee appointed by the board of education to investigate the charges of favoritism and incompetency, made against Whitaker, superintendent of the Public school buildings, began yesterday by examining several witnesses. Thomas Whitehead acted as clerk. Samuel Wood of the firm of Smith and Wood, plumbers, was the first witness called. He believed that the charges against Whitaker were correct, as his firm had submitted bids for work on various school buildings and had never received any recognition for them. Other work had been done by firms chosen by Whitaker at prices higher than they would have been if bids were asked for. H. W. Luetkemeyer's testimony substantiated Wood's statments. J. W. Smith, Walter O'Donnell, B. P. Bowers and two others testified that they found nothing wrong in their dealings with Mr. Whitaker and they believed him to be straightforward and working in the interest of the city. None of the witnesses were under oath. (23) (15) 4576 L Feb. 17:7/4 In a letter to the editor, the Rev. H. C. Haydn says: "The JOURNAL AND MESSENGER, a Baptist paper of Cincinnati under date of Feb. 9, has a communication from a Cleveland 'Looker On, 'which makes bold to insinuate that Rev. Dr. Behrends and the Presbyterians were in a secret conference in reference to a new Presbyterian church in East Cleveland before his change of views was made known to his own people. "Dr. B.'s resignation took the Presbyterians as much by surprise as it did the Baptists indeed, if possible, more so." This attempt to mix Prerbyterians up with him is an ungracious fling at the honor of both parties, which is resented as a thing false in fact. 4577 L Feb. 17:8/1 The long agony over the viaduct bill in council is over. The bill goes to Columbus when put in proper shape by the solicitor. 4578 L Feb. 17:8/4 The safe assumption that hundreds nay thousands - of type-writers will be sold in this country within a period limited only by the time required to make their discovery known to those seriously in need of them leads us directly to a train of thought through which those who would escape from the bonds of idleness can very profitably go with us and observe the conclusion at which we shall arrive. As certainly as the type-writer is sold, so surely will it create a demand for the services of those who can afford to make its skillful operation a trade. In conversing with Mr. Yost upon this subject, he remarked that he could, at any time, secure 50 permanent positions for such operators as (8) (1) |