19 Feb 1867
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1867
Page
1
Publication schedule lists Tuesday and Friday issues. Subscriptions priced by duration and quantity with various club rates and a weekly option payable to agent or carrier. Free copy offered to organizers of ten or more subscriptions.
The notice outlines copy quantities and extra copies per club size from ten to fifty subscribers. It states remittance options by Express or registered mail and advises preferring money orders or drafts due to mail losses. It mentions registration for letters and cautions about risks with money letters.
A turbulent editorial from Washington and New York debates a proposed reconciliation with the South after the Civil War. It argues Congress should enact amendments, insists loyalists guard the South under martial law, and foresees a rising Radical party shaping future policy.
Washington dispatch outlines the Stevens bill clash over reconstruction policy. It describes factions, leadership struggles between Bingham and Stevens, the Johnson flank move, and the military bill's fate, with notes on riot reports, habeas corpus provisions, and claims from Loyalists.
E. D. M. Dayton denounces Mr. Johnson for equating rebels with loyalists and claims such views erase the moral distinction between duty and treason. The letter argues rebels fought for power but wrongfully claim equal status in governance, urging Congress to preserve its constitutional authority. February 15.
Detectives Ellis and Dixon traced forged Buena Vista county bonds to two men, William Lee and John H Cofer. Lee sold $10,000 in genuine bonds to R M Whipple. Cofer met undercover agent John Williams and arranged a counterfeit bond sale at D. H. Horne's office. Arrests followed at the Central Station with $10,500 Whipple acceptances found.
Thaddeus Stevens delivers a lengthy address in the House on the Military Government bill arguing for swift action and condemning perceived dereliction of duty by Congress and the President. He criticizes delays, defends his own health, warns against compromising amendments, and urges unity to protect civil rights in the South amidst Reconstruction tensions.
Meteorological notes by Rawat Waas and local notices appear alongside police court docket updates. The piece mentions a large docket with six cases and describes the Artists Exhibit and education progress at the city school, noting Chadwick’s role in the artistations effort.
The State charges J. C. Healy with second degree murder. Prosecutor seeks to proceed to trial while defense requests another continuance. Judge Cox reserves ruling and schedules the case for morning to review the defense papers.
The State's case against Samuel Williams alias Samuel Gordon, charged with burgling William Taylor's store, ends with a guilty verdict after the defendant, a colored man, asserts self represented counsel and calls witnesses. Testimony details silk velvet worth $7 to $12 per yard and a $15 hat, with goods recovered at a Mrs Coleman’s house.
A magistrate case before Judge Murdock involves a contractor suing a sub-contractor for $800 after stone work on a project near the Dry River dock was condemned and pulled down. The defendant argues the labor was performed under an agreed rough contract via sub-contractor Richard Land and seeks $167. Jury awarded the plaintiff damages.
In a Superior Court decision by Judge Fox, Lawrence Myers & Co. sue Gallagher & Perrs to recover value of a cask of brandy shipped from New York. Defendants, former Dennison Home owners, claim the brandy was ink colored and unfit. Evidence shows the cask held a good brandy initially, later tampered with by a center iron bit that caused leakage and contamination. judgment for the plaintiff is anticipated based on the evidence of original quality and vessel tampering.
Court examines a written marriage contract between Lowen Klayer and Jereard Kisyer. The agreement places Berard Kieger’s estate under the wife’s control for life to support herself and her children from past and future marriages, with future division among Kisyer’s children at her death. court finds partition inconsistent with the contract’s terms.
Henry Willows of Olth The Kina Captor Church seeks an order of ease against the church to grant a share of proceeds. The amended petition faces a demurrer and the matter proceeds to a hearing as disputed claims and ownership surface amid unclear OCR text.
The chairman of the jury recounts a Saturday stop for two beers after inspecting gas fixtures. Hutchings paid for the round, jurors shared a drink, and the judge warned that drinking while on duty could overturn a verdict, though the panel remained sober and continued the examination.
The Cincinnati School Board met in regular session with President Fisher presiding. The monthly superintendent report noted district and intermediate enrollment, attendance, and German studies. A Teachers Association committee presented Ohio vs Marvin on corporal punishment, urging action to defend teacher authority and appealed to the City Solicitor to aid Marvin’s legal defense. The board passed a resolution to support punishment authority and prepared to defend Marvin's appeal.
Yesterday's police court session touched on numerous felonies and misdemeanors. Alice Tlinter Mary Shaw and Henry Nohen faced larceny and jail terms while others including George Gets Alex Olus and Hamuel Case saw murder charges continued. Several defendants such as Tun Sullivan Carrie Johmson and Catherine Campbell received fines or short jail terms for lesser offenses as license receipts and real estate transfers were also noted.
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