24 Dec 1867
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1867
Page
1
The text discusses risks of mailing money letters and suggests sending them by Express when possible. It notes using offices and arrangements where drafts or money orders can be obtained and registered to reduce danger. The tone advises cautious handling of valuable items via secure channels.
An eye witness account from October details the Central Pacific route over the Sierra Nevada. The reporter describes Sacramento engine houses, massive granite foundations, large machine shops, tunnels, and the ascent past Cisco with snow capped peaks as the line nears Donner Lake. He notes farmers, mines, and the vast freight movement and predicts the railroad will open markets and settle a vast western expansion.
Special Cincinnati Gazette report from Atlanta dated December 19 describes the Georgia Reconstruction Convention backing R B Bullock of Richmond Augusta for Provisional Governor, replacing Charles J Jenkins. The body approved the resolution amid debate, recording 81 ayes 39 noes, and set delegate pay at $9 per day plus 2.5 cents per mile amid broader political tensions and protests.
The Georgia Convention debated tax relief, endorsing a resolution to empower Governor Jenkins to suspend tax collection temporarily. Objections cited his prior unresponsive messages, but a late reply was noted. General Pope received unanimous praise for his leadership in the Third Military District.
The record recounts heated debates over relief from debt, names three allies of relief added to the Relief Committee, and notes a partisan clash between Conservatives and Republicans. It also covers a pardon request for Jeff Davis, a roll call for new measures, and a financial deadlock delaying adjournment.
Reports from Atchison and Nebraska City show railroad grading suspended for winter and lands sold totaling two hundred thousand dollars by the Atchison Branch Pacific Company. Leavenworth hosts a 33,000 population with churches theaters and gambling houses. Madison County begins electing officers, noted for thrifty farming. Lincoln’s Nebraska Commonwealth recounts a city lot plotter securing a site, while Gov Mitchell of New Mexico calls for a free school system. Territorial finances in good shape with no debt and a small treasury balance, and new houses to be let in a western city.
The Boston Advertiser reports Rev M P Gaddis of Cincinnati lecturing at Music Hall as part of the Old Bay State course. Despite mispronunciations weak grammar and a plain delivery, his evident sincerity and earnestness drew a large enthusiastic audience and respect from listeners, though the reviewer found the sermon repetitive and tired.
A New York Tribune correspondent in Sitka Alaska Territory argues the land is not a farming region. He notes heavy August September rains ruin grain and grass, cabbage and tuber crops lack body, fruit trees fail, yet timber is plentiful though hard to access. He observes harsh seasons, dwindling fur-bearer numbers, and questions the value of funds for the Russian purchase.
From Louisville a correspondence to the Cincinnati Gazette argues for general amalgamation of races, praising intermixture as civilizing. It questions why miscegenation advocates deny mixed Africans in Kentucky and surrounding states, urging recognition of blended races and social equality.
Population of Mattville is 5,000 with taxable property over 2,200,006. A 360 lb black bear was shot near Beaver Dam. Over a thousand mulés passed through Winchester toward the Southern market. Rev. W. F. Junkin accepts Danville Presbyterian pastorate. Kentucky Statesman to switch to triweekly publication after January 2. Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Stuart in Lexington praised. Mildred Robinson burned to death in Lexington from coal oil. Temperance group in Mason County forms a division of the Sons of Temperance with over forty members. West Point cadetship and Naval Academy appointments announced. Bagging manufacturers seek hemp tax repeal or flax imposition. Union University presidency announced. Louisville court rules distilleries under vinegar process, company property restored. Paducah messenger robbery tied to self-roycery. money recovered except $100. Desperate affray in Fayette County ends in Carter’s death. Versailles bootmaker tale of cautious customer and generous trust. Newark counterfeit $100 bill found after a drunken window incident. South American Confederation talks revive to unite Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador under a new republic.
A jumble from Terre Haute notes a local business selling pigs feet as Wabash oysters, cites the Pilgrim landing anniversary, and records various scattered items from Indiana towns including deaths, seizures of distilleries, a haunted house claim, a arsenic incident, a court demurrer, and a controversial slavery land offer near Muntie.
A corked bottle thrown from a yacht near New Haven contained a paper indicating its location. Discovered recently, it lies six miles from the original site, reviving curiosity about Barnum's Museum and related historical postings once published there.
The article surveys Draytons and the Davenants sequel Ox Bot Sings or Ims Sea, outlining the earlier tale of two households, Cavaliers and Roundheads, amid King Charles I’s troubles. It notes characters, historical figures, and pious liberal spirit, with publication details and a list of related works from Scribner, Hurd, and Ticknor publishers.
The County Commissioners failed to meet yesterday while the School Board also lacked a quorum for last evening. James Green was fined 25 and costs for resisting officers. Anthony Gebhart forfeited bail of 25 for exposing himself. Representatives Eggleston and Cary returned home for the holidays. J B Covert recovering from a fall. An inquest will be held this afternoon into a death suspected from nitrous oxide. Mary Kilrey jailed 30 days plus 50 fine for drunkenness. E E Lemming case continued to January 23. Maggie Singer held on $45 theft charge. Richard Zehur jailed for one month for assault on attorney John Tullis.
Coverage of the United States v H D Chaffee et al with a $253132 verdict against the distillers for whisky tax evasion. Details include juror misconduct allegations supported by letters and affidavits, plus affidavits describing how handwriting tied the anonymous letters to one writer, and witnesses recounting jurors drinking and discussing the trial.
Annual celebration at the First Christian Sunday School held at the Christian Church on Eighth and Walnut streets drew a packed crowd. The program featured school singing, recitations, tableaux including Cain and Abel and The Dying Soldier, plus notable solos and a praiseworthy overall display reflecting strong management. The Strangers' Home concept was proposed at the Y M C A to shelter and employ the homeless, with collection points at 200 Third Street near Plum and at 200 Vine Street.
Specially reported for the Cincinnati Gazette Mospar December 33 lists numerous property deeds. John Bickett and wife transfer a 20 by 126 feet parcel on Cutter street, etc. The document details dozens of lot sales with grantees grantors and street locations across Clark Ludlow Fourth Deer Creek Home Orchard Main Commerce and other streets, including leaseholds and undivided interests.
Danpeijd Sellars, a carpenter who worked on the trestle of the L & C Railroad, fell or jumped from a tunnel cut eight miles from town and was killed. He lived in Independence. The report notes possible intoxication or self-harm as causes.
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