10 Dec 1874
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1874
Page
1
Washington reports the government discontinues prosecution in the Safe Burglars case and reviews financial conditions of the Louisville Canal, public debt concerns, and Alabama claims. It notes pensioned bank affairs, district accounts scrutiny, and upcoming Ohio River improvements discussions.
The Return Board, it is ascertained, will report a complete Republican win in the State. The men are shown to the Attorney General and informally laid before the President. The House Foreign Affairs Committee meets tomorrow and will consider a bill to ban Chinese women’s importation into California for immoral purposes.
Attorney General Williams informs a Criminal Court judge that the government will drop the late indictment on safe burglary cases ruled a nullity by the D C Supreme Court. A nol pros Equi is entered. bail for Harrington Whiteley and Williams discharged. No further action now. Postmasters appointed and Ku Klux pardons granted for Whisonants. Arkansas senators caucus on state affairs. Louisiana discussed in relation to other Southern states and government validity.
Rail plans emerge for coal regions from Springfield to Pomeroy and Dayton to Gallipolis with routes via Greenfield Xenia Washington D C Chillicothe and Jackson. Indiana meeting of the I B W Railway board discusses funding, bond relief, and avoiding forced sale while signaling potential restructuring to regain finances.
In U S Circuit Court injunction sought by bondholders from New York Minnesota Missouri Pennsylvania and others against Jay Cooke & Co trustees to prevent dividend payments or estate distribution as the railroad claims insolvency and bondholders seek recognition of up to 16000000 in claims. John W Garrett reelected president of the B and O Railroad with policy oversight by the vice president. Memphis mortgage holders plan to push Selma and Memphis Railroad into bankruptcy. Little Rock and Ft Smith Railroad to be sold tomorrow by a U S government commissioner. Devereux appointed driver for A and W Railway in Cunvatano Ohio.
A special dispatch reports another public meeting in Wilmington with focus on the Western sufferers. The December 9 note indicates ongoing assembly activity and communal concerns discussed at the gathering.
The town canvassers report steady progress with committees of solicitation actively raising over $200 and gathering clothing and other items. The effort remains vigorous as the drive stays in full swing and business activity continues to surge.
At Mansfield Ohio on Sunday night three men were arraigned before Justice Crall after an attack on Mr Seaman at the Waterworks. John Wallace and Ward Lewis identified as assailants, with Albert Lewis as a confederate. Witness C N Porch testified to the stabbing and injuries described as four wounds eight to nine inches long. Wallace bound over for trial, Ward Lewis held as a witness. case to grand jury. In Bre men Coroner Halderman to inquest into Robert Hardwick gunshot death. In Kenton John Kelly, 22, fatally crushed while coupling cars carrying heavy logs. head mashed between cars killed instantly.
Chicago dispatch reports John Joyce attacked James McGuire in a saloon, stabbing him to death after McGuire accused him of bank robbery. Memphis notes Halebuck, a merchant, was shot while returning home. no clue. Tennessee Bank Robbers claim linkage among several bank robberies. Westfield absconder owes 7000 dollars. Pfeifer, linked to a West Spearweight store and post office theft, is jailed. accomplices at large.
A Dayton dispatch reports Gravatt found guilty in a embezzlement case with judge’s mercy plea for youth and beauty. Burglary strikes Fourth street home and others as tramps roam. an earlier apartment theft at Mathias Beckert’s locks clothes and value. Mexican War veterans set reunion next Tuesday the 15th in Miami Valley. Austin Scott, notable Black barber and former Becke House kitchen king, dies in Lima. A brief railroad skirmish involves Brice & Webber track work amid ground disputes. The Von Arnim trial in Brauin opens with dense court room, indictments on missing documents, diary entries, and diplomatic disclosures. Transit of Venus reports arrive from Cairo, Thebes, Shanghai, and Japan with photos. Britain agrees to Centennial celebration in Philadelphia. Philadelphia invites a British commissioner.
Fort Wayne Indiana reports Joseph Irene a Pleas ant Township farmer dropped dead at home last night from heart disease. City Council kept the Fire Department volunteer force and did not hire paid men. Telegram lines on fire alarms remained undecided. A Wolf from Bohemia was the telegraph name on the tiger train. he left a wife and two children in New York before his fatal attempt.
A heavy gale on the coast drives vessels ashore and afloat at Lowpox. Nine inshore at agen 97 and several at Seaham. A large Quebec vessel bound for Shields foundered with fifteen crew drowned. Telegrams from Greenwich Observatory report the Venus transit in India.
Paris dispatch reports Daniels printing-house in Lille, the largest in France, burned last night causing losses around 300,000. The Italian government and the Pope, watch presentation to Lafayette descendants, and Assembly maneuvers in France are also noted in the roundup.
The Sultan allocates 100000 for Angora famine relief as provisions shrink and agriculture shows revival. In London dispatches, General Loma’s assault on Carlist lines near Tolosa fails after 8,000 men and four guns are repulsed. Carlist losses cited as 200 with Republican losses likely higher. A reported move by Marshal Serrano reaches a new stage, and the Bishop of Arigel defection is denied.
Several governments including France respond favorably with reservations to the invitation from the Czar for the International Law Conference to be held here.
A Board of Appeals of the National Trotting Association continued cases including Wilson versus J B Loder and others and J M French versus B S Wright with a decision reserved in Chicagoan John A Bachelor versus Boston’s B S Wright. The Stokes inst Smith suit was removed from the calendar. Edna Dean Proctor versus Francis D Moulton was referred to citizenship status in a Brooklyn federal matter. Western Union Directors met and declared a two percent dividend payable January 15, 1875.
New York dispatch notes arrivals of ships from Hamburg Cardiff and Liverpool including Schiller Glamorgan and Abyssinia. Obile records Scandinavian from Baltimore arriving. Kenilworth from Philadelphia and Queen and Gaelic from New York depart and arrive out in lowpow.
An 19th century advertisement touts The Vigor of Life as a universal blood purifier. It claims to improve skin, hair, and complexion and cure chronic diseases from scrofula to syphilis related complaints. Sold by druggists at $1 per bottle.
Radways Ready Relief billed as the cheapest and best medicine for family use, claiming cures for many ailments and epidemic prevention. Promotes internal and external use, touts usefulness for miners and rural residents, lists numerous conditions, claims fast relief within hours, and notes price of fifty cents with availability at druggists.
Advertisement for Radway's Regulating Pills claiming to cure stomach and bowel issues and other internal disorders. It asserts pills purify and strengthen the body and promises relief from a long list of symptoms including digestive distress and yellowing of the eyes. The copy urges sending a letter or sample to Radway & Co for purchase.
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