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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1865
Page
1
Local rates show weeklies and annual copies for Bauly Gazette with agent and carrier payments. Advertising prices include 1 58 per square, 10 cents per line for wants and notices, and a 25 cent minimum. Front Works was a list.
A reflective piece argues that abstract truths yield to concrete reform and that the U S Constitution must evolve with changing times. It warns against clinging to old forms, urges national life to become a living organism, and calls for a decisive, clear settlement of slavery within constitutional terms.
An ingenious New York calculator averages income returns from city wards and states bankers earn from twenty five thousand to one hundred thousand dollars annually. Lawyers receive ten to twenty five thousand, importers six thousand to one thousand, clerks five to fifty thousand, retailers three to thirty thousand. Physicians report from fifteen thousand down to eighteen hundred and two thousand dollars.
A Kentucky contributor argues for completing Cincinnati to Virginia and East Railroad lines. He notes charter changes dividing the Big Garay road into three divisions and describes a boom in coal oil lands and coal and iron furthers rail建设. He urges cities and counties to align with capitalist interests to build these routes as commercial highways boosting Kentucky’s wealth and status.
The Philadelphia Academy of Music hosted the third anniversary of the U S Christian Commission with full attendance. George H. Stuart presided as speeches praised liberty and the nation, while Rev Dr Krauth and Rev Dr Berger offered prayers and psalms. A Cincinnati singer and Boston's Chas Demona read the annual report detailing 1864 receipts and extensive distributions of stores, chapels, Bibles, and periodicals.
Special correspondence analyzes Hood's retreat from Corinth and the rebel army's weakness. Forrest remains at Okolona while Hood gathers remnants toward Columbus, with March expectations of up to 30 000 troops. The piece weighs Hood and Taylor in leadership, Davis's influence, and potential redirection of rebel forces.
Correspondence from Eaton Michigan Jan 30 reports experienced oil men touring the region find a surface show of oil promising and near term drilling planned by Messers Messinger Stockton Carlisle Rowe and the Preble County Petroleum Co. Also notes Mexican and French postwar politics and London literary chatter with Stonewall Jackson and Napoleonic hints.
A Louisville journal excerpt offers a full and accurate report of Mr Guthrie's Frankfort speech. It portrays him as cooler and more deliberate since his election, while praising his Union loyalty and patriotism. The piece notes some lingering attach ments to guarantees but applauds his stance on Lincoln and the Union amid postwar issues.
The Ohio School Commissioner’s Report for 1864 lists the state’s five to twenty one year old population at 694,920 with 45 percent enrolled. It details the School Fund balance and receipts from township tax fine licenses and other sources totaling 947 000. Expenditures for common schools reach about 1 924 703 with extensive district disbursements. The piece notes an upcoming table and discusses authorship of the Hulse Mann letter, with John Taylor claiming Webster drafted it.
New York reports reveal Cabinet members split over peace negotiations. Seward and Stanton face scrutiny as Lincoln travels from Annapolis to Fortress Monroe for crisis talks. Rumors say rebels may gain amnesty and Confederacy hopes to end confiscation acts amid divided Republican support.
New York reports a Savannah fire destroying about one hundred homes with twenty dead and several wounded. A shell-strewn house exploded, fueling blasts for two hours and panic. Authorities weigh whether the blaze was accident or rebel arson, with prevailing belief favoring the latter.
Burley, the Lake Erie raider, was delivered to the J.'s Provost Marshal at Suspension Bridge New York at four o'clock this morning.
City finances report shows weekly receipts and disbursements per the Auditor's presentation to Council. Fourteenth Ward holds a large draft meeting aiming to raise $15,000. by Feb 4, volunteers urged to contribute $25 each toward the recruiting fund. Cincinnati Sanitary Commission describes efforts to aid soldiers arriving by rail, including rations, clothing, and various comforts distributed through the relief rooms.
Testimony traces a 1864 Confederacy alliance with Windsor and Chicago operatives. Witnesses recount meetings with Anderson Langhorn Thompson Castleman Hines and Jessie, money transfers and plans to move South, with arrests, aliases, and cross-border travel through Canada Indiana Kentucky and Ohio.
Knitting Machine advertisement attention requested for Lambs Patent Knitting Machine appearing in another column.
In Srrcran Teem Albert Stein sues The Prairie Rose under the water craft law for 2000 to recover hire of the barge Ann from August 13 1862 to delivery. The defense claims the contract was executory and not within the watercraft law. the court finds divisible non executory elements and awards judgment for plaintiff.
Eunice Burxep reports that on Thursday near Lair's Ferry a gang of guerrillas set fire to a bridge over the Licking River. They attacked trains, with 1864 rail traffic noted as disrupted. a band of rebels under Frank Lecce allegedly fired a depot and caused a blaze at Midway, with losses described in local dispatches.
The council received a bank loan of 78 from the Bank of America New York and discussed a tax act requiring on each 100 of taxable years for potential court house repairs or new construction. Reports note claims and special taxes totaling 956 68 with certificates to Geo. Boimes for paring.
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