16 Feb 1871
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1871
Page
1
Indianapolis letter surveys U S wool production and exports, noting export value at $24,000,600 and imports around $40,000,000. It describes western ranges, ranching in Wyoming and the Big Horn country, and climate suitability for sheep. The column discusses immigration, education bills, and state insurance reforms, linking economic development to agriculture and industry.
Report covers Fenian exiles welcomed in New York with heated speeches and a lecture by Rev Dr McCoskh-How at Madison Square's Adams Church. The address argued for knowledge of God from nature and mind, debating Spencerian unknowns and a rational theology, with note on British political and clerical structures.
A long compilation of biographical miscellany and oddities. Mentions Horace Greeley’s alleged life insurance scheme and various figures such as F B Zdrubek, Mrs. Susan Rusk, Nathaniel Fullerton, Walter Scott kinship, and the King of Greece. Includes notes on Rand Paul’s fictional echoes?
A Kansas Bulletin excerpt recounts a robber’s swindle on a minister in transit. A pastor seated on a train is crowded by two well dressed men who use three picture cards to lure him into a high stakes game. He bets large sums and loses, seeking authorities as the criminals slip away before arrest. The tale labels the scam as a common old ploy and warns readers.
A miscellany from Post Sam mentions a liberal mix of anecdotes from Liberia aid requests, a Connecticut man’s repeated dinner routine, a New Yorker’s marriage after a fortune discovery, and editorial misattribution. It recalls juvenile party put-downs, a school verdict of not guilty, wartime tomb desecration, and early adulteration debates with household goods. It ends with Dr Helmbold’s pledge to fund a church rework and questions if scale alters its meaning.
A reader recounts a Denver letter about Theodore Johnson of the Cincinnati Commercial and editor Murat Halstead. The note claims Johnson has no connection to the Cincinnati paper and recalls past editorial pressure and disputes involving Halstead, Florus B. Plympton, Joe Miller, and Wash. McLean.
The Providence Journal notes Angel leaves Vermont after five years of service, a move claimed as a consequence of his strong work. It laments Burlington losing a Rhode Island talent and predicts his impact at a major university, bringing New England culture and leadership to a large educational institution.
A letter from Chaplain L F Drake invites Ohio chaplains to form a Convention of Chaplains to collect and preserve wartime observations. Interested parties should write to L F Drake in Boverville Ohio, February 1871. An unrelated society note touts a heiress wedding, praising the bride’s beauty and fortune, and mentions the groom’s upright character and bank rescue during the gold panic.
In Chicago a barber named Tom Bond, famed for shaving faces on Washington and State, discovers his long lost brother Newton, who had been a prisoner among Indians near Wyoming. Newton, now a Wyoming farmer near Cheyenne, happens to visit Chicago, leading to a joyful reunion and Tom musing about farming.
A Boston Journal correspondent reporting from Tip Top House on Mount Washington describes extreme weather with winds peaking near eighty eight miles per hour. The summit remains clouded as frost and ice lashed the area, while indoor comforts prevail and outdoor activity is curtailed.
Western Reserve Historical Society officers found valuable Confederate documents in Washington showing Ohio country settlements before 1785. Correspondence of Colonel Harmar and Ensign Armstrong details towns along the Hockhocking Muskingum Scioto and Ohio rivers, with white settlers from Pennsylvania and Virginia, and petitions from residents. The records promise new, reliable facts for future Ohio historians.
Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office reviews samples of bar iron produced from slipping tin salts and tin scrap waste. Discusses profitable potential of reclaiming tin scraps, existing failures, and the risk of tin contamination turning iron into low value alloy. Notes annual US tin plate imports around twelve thousand dollars with one fourth previously wasted.
Government reports from Bengal to Madras detail losses from wild elephants tigers wolves snakes and alligators across regions like Malabar Burdwan Behar Chung Bhukar and Behar. Officials debate duties while human and animal deaths rise as authorities consider decisive action to curb depredations.
Home news notes Callie Curtis and Frank Swift will skate tonight at the Rink for the American championship. Thomas Williamson, a colored boy, slipped on Ninth and John streets yesterday morning and broke his right leg. Cincinnati Conservatory concert at Pike's Music Hall benefits the First English Lutheran Church. A Barton and E Eilers face charges for lottery tickets. Barton bound at 1000 dollars, Eilers discharged.
The Gazette recalls yesterday's Police Court appearance of a man who gave the name James McNamara after being arrested for forgery. A Walnut street merchant named James P McNamara shares the name, prompting wide inquiries and mistaken rumors from about city residents, whom the subject seeks to clear his name from any connection to the alleged offender.
Stockholders of the Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton Railroad voted yesterday to guarantee 3.7 million dollars of preferred stock for the Dayton & Michigan Railroad, to redeem bonds. The issue will yield 8 percent dividends quarterly, with funds used to retire mortgage bonds totaling about 4.26 million dollars.
Real estate transfers include multiple parcels: Sarah A Roosase and J. F. Rowm convey 89 by 204 feet on the west side ofan street, 905% Ber north Weller street. Francis Varelmann and wife sell lot 1 by 118 feet on Maple Street west of Lind Street in Reading for 1,200 dollars. D. P. Young to Jacob Sch involves a wide lot on the Wooster Pike in Brewster. Ward and wife transfer 35-100 square rods on Logan Street in Colerain. Michael Clements and wife to A. Mills, lot 24 by 104 feet along oxiatest 72 feet. Miner to Severain. Sheriff Yourtee Jr. acquires four and one half acres in Springfield township for 4,783.84 dollars. Rogers to McCord a lot 18 by 1054 meters, etc. The fragmentary notes include several other parcel transfers with varied dimensions and locations across towns, with monetary figures ranging around a few thousand dollars.
The Avondale V Council held a special session pending annexation discussions. A burglary at J P Spence’s residence in Avondale involved entry last night. A suspect described as of peculiar mind was found in connection with the case, and a person has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Legal motions challenge indictments against Frank Homans and others for keeping brothels and gambling houses in Hamilton County. Defects cited include duplicity, form, uncertain offense description, venue, and failure to endorse prosecuting witnesses. The defense argues indictments mirror outdated forms used by a prior attorney, while the state insists on mandatory witness indorsement and proper venue. Judge Cox allows time for response as attorneys prepare additional argument.
Jacob Rapp, held on a peace bond of 100 dollars by Justice Cox, faced allegations of drunkenness and cursing his wife. After a brief appearance and mediation, his wife agreed to return home and both signed a bond, with conditions he refrain from drinking and abusing her.
The Grand Jury reported after nine days in session, 150 witnesses examined and four indictments. No county institutions were visited. Indictments included Chas Herbert for cockfighting John Allen for burglary Cora Phillips for keeping a house of ill fame Barney Vogel and others for gambling Stone and Wy for gambling M Rollings and others for libel with Nicholas Bird named as the prosecuting witness.
James W. Clark sues Alice Clark for divorce on grounds of adultery. Witnesses say the plaintiff and defendant were living separately and the plaintiff’s former husband was dead, but a letter claims he is alive in New Orleans seeking reconciliation. The court deferred ruling for further testimony.
Probate records show Elizabeth Weatherby died leaving a will admitted to probate with Maria Weatherby appointed as administrator with the will annexed. The estate lists $1,900 personal property and $35,000 in real estate, with Haley named as executor.
A mixed Aloud summary reports Kentucky items from Covington and Newport. Mentions a city petition to pass an ordinance, a governor remitting a $400 fine, Kenton County jail escape attempts, a memorial to Congress from Florence, and Newport political activity. Notes on local governance, budget figures, and annexation talks for Cumminsville.
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