15 Feb 1867
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1867
Page
1
An old newspaper fragment lists subscription and advertising rates including six months at 119 and three months at 600, with additional line items for stubs, weekly pay, and club rates. The text shows weekly issues on Tuesday and Friday and mentions multiple club sizes and a free copy for group organizers.
For every ten subscriptions, an extra copy will be sent with rates named. Extra copy for every additional ten subscribers. Club of fifty gets an extra Daily if preferred over extra Weeklies. Remittances by Express preferred. money letters risk of loss by mail. drafts or money orders advised.
Special correspondence from Washington reports Senator Nesmith admitted no evidence supported his charges against Indian Commissioner Dole and his purchasing agent Gordon. The Nesmith report is said to have omitted key evidence and to have misattributed responsibility, with letters between Dole and Doolittle clarifying exoneration and the suppression of critical records.
The letters from Doolittle, Windom, and Nesmith are cited as commentary on the committee’s decision to publish statements about Mr. Dole. The article notes this as another odd chapter in the ongoing congressional transactions and controversies.
Paris January 24 1869 correspondence notes Napoleon III's reforms to appease critics after Rome Mexico and Germany unsettled public opinion. Thiers Favre tensions shape politics while Rauher Lavalette and Raohler seek parliamentary support. cabinet reshuffle signals change including Niel and Fould removals. Bazaine’s powers rescinded. Carlotta’s letter to Miss Bauvais notes recovery and European return anticipated.
From Knightstown Indiana February 13 a vivid portrait of the town on the Columbus and Indianapolis rail line. It notes ambitious growth with 75 brick buildings added in 1866 and more planned, a strong working community, and significant industrial potential via water power and a planned foundry. It praises Presbyterian and Masonic unions, temperance efforts, and the Grand Army of the Republic, while highlighting schools, religious life, and civic uplift amid a gay winter and ongoing capital drive.
The speech praises a distant figure, notes the orator’s skill yet finds the content weak, and comments on the era’s economic caution. It mentions Louisville merchants and cautious credit lines, urging Cincinnati business men to heed lessons, with weather as a backdrop. The writer signs off with a formal closing.
The Nashville Senate debated the suffrage bill on second reading with the Taylor amendment to bar negro voting and office holding. Supporters like Muse, McElwee, Powell, Smith, Spence, Trimble, and Frierson voted yes. move to strike failed 7 to 12. A reconsideration motion by McFarland failed 10 to 9. The piece notes Loyal Union members oppose the amendment and predicts a final tally near 16 to 7 in favor, while giving details on votes and personalities involved. It also carries a letter from Ohio praising Gen. W. J. Smith’s stance and urging enfranchisement, reflecting Northern sympathy and Tennessee’s political tension.
The Indianapolis committee at Court House urged City Council to donate University Square for locate the State Agricultural College near Indianapolis. Sighted are plans to raise funds for buildings and equipment. Liquor legislation discussed with temperance advocates seeking county licensing reforms before expansion of Maine Law. President Johnson visited Mr. George Peabody to thank him for his benevolence and the Peabody donations, noting hopes for national harmony and strong postwar relations.
From Lexington correspondence the Cincinnati Gazette notes the Fourth District Democratic nomination of Mr. Knott, a Missouri returnee who denies rebel service, and compares A. P. Grover to Voorhees as a Northern man with Southern opinions. The piece discusses oath of allegiance and political loyalties amid Civil War era tensions.
George Getz Samuel Case and Alexander Olus, accused of killing James Hughes on February 7, were brought to Cincinnati by Marshal Thompson and deputies Harvey and Rifte. They are held at Ninth Street Station and to face Judge Warren for a preliminary examination. Getz linked to the case via information from Case, a known thief. Olus, also German, had prior theft charges.
Eleven years after founding a hosiery and furnishing goods shop on Fifth and Vine, Messrs. Joseph P. Leavitt and Alfred Bevis moved to 147 and 149 Fourth Street. The five story sandstone building houses a vast retail room on the first floor with skylight and high ceiling, a wholesale area on the second, paper goods on the third, and upper floors reserved for storage. The venture, praised for scale and management, marks a bright addition to the city and region.
The National Theater audience enjoyed Mise Emile Melville in The Pearl Or Bavoy with a farewell benefit tonight. Daniel Standmann starred as the Old Corporal in Destiny at Wood’s Theater for his benefit, and The Fart Men of the Oideo was repeated at the same venue to good reception.
A garbled dispatch describes a likely fatal result from an incident on the Rhine. It notes a man named Willian Nay wae severely aliied by bate aaa Nr aan but the details are unclear.
In Common Pleas the State vs J R Hawley, who pleaded guilty to selling lottery tickets, faces inquiry into charitable promises of proceeds. Witnesses, trustees, and officers testify about funds, drawings, and alleged distributions to the Home of the Friendless and other institutions. Judge Cox remarks on law, fairness, and penalties.
The defendant faces manslaughter charges for the death of Thotwne Moddjia at Cherry Wore. Proceedings occur under Judge Cox in the Kinte wo court, with the case titled Triai of Oliver Peters.
Judge Force delivers opinion in Seibel v Jones Ship-In. Court notes conflicting testimony and no preponderance for plaintiff in claim for meat furnished to a third party. The maxim melior est conditio defendentis applies as the law. Matson Paxton for plaintiff Long Hoefter contra.
A suit before Judge Force in Roswell Cochrane v. W. T. Loud seeks to void real estate conveyances and notes tied to a patent right in a cutting box bought for 3000 dollars. Plaintiff alleges the defendant acted as a stool pigeon for others to force a sale. defendant claims the plaintiff purchased the patent rights through agents. Case in progress.
A Blacksmith's Account for Ten Years before Judge Murdock in Roentrery versus Amlingmeier covers an action on an account for blacksmith work from 1358 to 1862. The dispute centers on whether the daily itemized entries kept by the smith constitute original entries. the book was admitted in evidence. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Jordan and Jordan for the plaintiff. Long and Hoeffer.
A brief court action over an account for board and wash sees the defendant calm but the plaintiff did not appear. The jury returned a verdict within five minutes after being sworn, with damages awarded to the defendant.
Alex B Barneson sues for value of a bag lost on steamer Edinburgh after boarding in Middleport Ohio for Cincinnati. Clerk failed to return contents or pay. judge Murdock presided. jury waived. verdict for plaintiff for 1010 dollars against Kenoon and Saylor attorneys for plaintiff Huston and Gaffey for defendant.
The Superior Court case before Judge Fox concerns establishing a trademark for Orange Valley Whisky by Foote Nash & Co. It alleges Buchanan & Co. infringed the mark with a red stencil design and the words Old Bourbon, leading to consumer confusion. Witness Foote testified about the mark’s creation and subsequent imitation by rivals.
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