08 Feb 1870
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1870
Page
1
The notice outlines subscription clubs for a weekly and annual register, with options for additions during the year at stated rates. It notes delivery by mail or express and recommends money orders, urging subscribers to renew and adhere to original club rules. It ends with a request for the address.
Special correspondence details how the Interior Department records expose the bond history for Indiana held for Chippewa Ottawa and Potawatomi education and for incompetent Chickasaws. It outlines 1835 to 1845 investments, unpaid interest after 1841, and three per cent fund credits, plus reforms under Secretary Browning and later actions to collect arrears and adjust federal withholdings.
Indiana officials moved to credit the U S Interior Department with 323,925 dollars from war claims. The action followed bonds and Indian trust funds tied to Governor Baker and former Senator G N Fitch, with Williamson delivering bonds to Indianapolis. Secretary Browning was credited, and Cox pursues similar recoveries. The note argues for legal interest reform and free money trade, urging Ohio and Indiana to align policies on usury and lending.
A Cincinnati reader cites Indianapolis coverage of Indiana districts with praise for Julian and a critique of GOP shifts. The piece argues for protecting Julian, recalls anti slavery stances, and criticizes distillers taxes while noting Hamilton’s duel death and Decatur’s fate in later conflicts.
The bill adds that writs of error in murder and voluntary homicide reach the Supreme Court not only for law, but for fact review. It allows the Court to consider whether testimony supports a first degree murder verdict and to reverse and order a new trial if the evidence does not justify the judgment.
A Vermont naming tale traces Verd Mont to a 1763 baptism on Mount Pisgah led by Priest Peters and witnessed by local proprietors. The ceremony birthed the name Verd Mont, meaning Green Mountain, with a later spelling shift to Vermont after statehood.
A fragmentary excerpt urges wives to show mercy toward husbands rather than bitter judgment. It argues women compare husbands to male friends and fear underestimating their own partner’s faults, noting temper, sulkiness, and inconsistent behavior are hard to judge from outside.
A Rio de Janeiro travel portrait notes beauty and demeanor of women, praising amiable conduct and inner light while noting limited formal schooling. The McDonough Educational Fund in Baltimore reports $626,329 on hand, with 1869 gains of $103,598 from real estate, $8,703 from collections, and $34,895 from investments. The fund plans vigorous operations once the $500,000 working capital is reached, despite ongoing Louisiana litigation.
Meteorological observations by Haxey Wane report barometer 29.35 inches and 30.54 inches at 1 and 9 a.m. clear and snowy conditions in Cincinnati with wind from the E to N.E. Various city notices follow: Rev C L Thompson to preach at First Presbyterian Church tonight. 24 members joined Avondale Presbyterian last Sunday. two individuals appeared before Police Court and were released. Probate Judge elect Hoeffer names staff including Paddock, Quinn, Williamson, Dowd. Fairmount Building and Saving Association files $300,000 capital with incorporators Getz, Lushy, Johnson, Miner, Strickland. Rev A D Mayo to lecture at Y M C A on Mr Washington praised for nature lessons.
The meeting featured fervent pleas for humility, righteousness, and purity, with Rev. Taylor of Fulton noting widening good works. Reports described strong church attendance and growing religious influence spreading from Cincinnati into Springfield Lancaster and Hilleboro, and prayers for Newport Finley Chapel Lane Seminary Avondale College Hill Union City and Delhi. The session closed with anticipation of a prayer gathering led by Bishop Clark at 8 o'clock.
The regular session updates boundary realignments for districts 6 5 11 12 18 and 14 with school houses central focus. A new Bracman lot school plan for 60 000 is tabled and a university committee is formed as the city eyes educational expansion.
Judge Force handles a divorce petition by James W. Sharp against Susan The Sages amid accusations of degakeanches and adultery with the plaintiff portrayed as a war veteran. Willful Absence case Walter S. Zacks vs Enos A. Fact ends in a decree for divorce. Grand Jury proceedings note nonattendance and sworn witnesses. Judge Murdock rules on a demurrer in The State v Lucas over forged check allegations. Judge Cox presides as evidence fixes origin of disputed bakery and confectionery property ownership.
Veteran editor W W Gates of the West Tennessee Whig visits the city and plans to stay several days at Spencer House. The 40 year veteran is noted as the oldest editor in Tennessee since George B Prentice. The Whig, based in Jackson, Tenn, circulates across West Tennessee and Northern Alabama, urging local business leaders to contact Gates. James Carlin received the contract to repair the fill on the west side of Clevestown Bridge in Whitewater township.
Deputy Marshal Butts and Deputy Marshal Petenes led arrests of two men named Regie and Lewis Duval in a curbing operation tied to a pork racket and theft rings. A Bible society event at Presbyterian church featured Rev Worrall and Rev Dr Savage with reported open debate on vernacular Bible use and internal evidences, followed by elections of a local officers slate including Governor John W Stevenson as president and Flenr Bostatok as secretary.
The Dayton ferryboat is laid up and passengers will be carried by a skid on the river. A man named James Stanians was struck with paralysis while en route to church and remains unconscious. A child of baker John Steinhauer was severely injured when run over by a cart on Saturday. Oliver De Boyce, an engineer on the Newport per a bee, and F Hull of the Ferry Company were sued for breach of peace. Rev Henry ee-a-time of the Baptist Church at Ky departs for New Orleans for health reasons, to be replaced by Rev Mr Vickers of Dayton during absence.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at Mt Washington completed major remodeling and improvements costing several thousand dollars. Rev Wiley preached on John 14 1 5 with emphasis on faith through Christ and the Holy Spirit. A large benevolent collection exceeded expectations, aiding future projects while church leaders and local clergy praised community efforts and planned tickets for an inauguration academy event with a sixteen piece band.
An outpouring gathered at Latz Hall for a meeting on annexation with several from Chacincent expected to attend. The call urged all opposed to present and assist in making the event a success. An improvement project at Mill Creek junction near the Avenue Bridge will install drainage and sewer on the west side of vacant property, addressing low ground.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a scene near a church ward area by Hy aban and Brofeoston Gith. Mentions men of prominence and a group related to a young SP Sores School, with unclear context or outcome due to partial text.
Fragmentary report from Avondale mentions a man named John and references his second wife and a bio 2 Penitentiary. The text also notes large flocks of wild pigeons flying southward and ends with an unsettled weather forecast from a weather wise source.
A cryptic report notes the Men’s Christian Association pursuing the old associate chair in a Pietan Chevein meeting. Details are sparse but the move signals organizational leadership questions facing the group this quarter.
D B Miller and wife transfer land to James O Neal on Duilley Street near Souter Pike for 9000. J H Plamo acquires 4 acres in township section 9. Samuel Hannaford purchases 1 acre on Harrison Pike in Green County. Frederick Gleamer and wife sell 791 feet on Taies Road in Cle Wee. Robert Hosea wife sells property on Ohfever near Roberts Street.
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