22 Feb 1870
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1870
Page
1
The notice discusses yearly subscription rates and payment methods. It favors express remittance, noting mail loss risk and urging readers to use express mail or money orders. It stresses that variations from the quoted rates invalidate future terms and mentions offices and remittance options.
Special correspondence surveys the Utah question from 1848 to 1858, detailing Brigham Young’s governance, clash with federal forces, and the march toward conflict. It describes Johnston’s expedition, starvation in camp, and Brigham’s strategy of partisan resistance as tensions over polygamy and independence intensified.
A detailed discussion outlines Brigham Young’s leadership amid rival Mormon factions including Godbe and Harrison, the Church of Zion, and the Josephites. It covers excommunications, Utah population and economy, and the political clash with Congress over polygamy, with editorials weighing military and social options.
Special Cincinnati Gazette report from Indianapolis February 21 notes the Republican State Convention opens at the Academy of Music at 2 PM with orderly organization and strong spirit. It highlights Morton’s anticipated Mansion Hall speech, lists incumbents likely renominated for Auditor of State, Secretary of State, Public Instruction, and Supreme Court seats, and outlines potential candidates for Treasurer and the Twenty-fourth District judges.
In Vincennes Indiana readers report a canceled lecture by Fred Douglas to advocate for the African M B Church, while Louisville notes the earlier split of the Center Street Methodist Church South over slavery and property disputes. The piece also records various national notices including clergy, publications, and public figures.
Louisville taxpayers denounce the bridge inauguration as a partisan stunt aimed at defeating the Southern Railroad bill in Kentucky. Citizens fear the celebration favored certain officials and insiders, while harsh weather and poor streets worsened the scene. The piece hints at political maneuvering and promises scrutiny if the bill passes.
Indianapolis hosts ice building fever as the State Convention meets today and the State Board of Agriculture plans tomorrow. Terre Haute reportedly will not present any names to the State Convention. Columbus faces urban crime rumors and a Clay County ironmaker cites pig iron costs. Straw prices surge to 12 dollars per ton for packing. a Bloomington citizen struggles with a money loss.
The Memphis Avalanche notes brilliant prospects for the coming racing season in Memphis. It reports Sheridan fading and mentions a railroad proposal Cincinnati to Memphis. Also references King the balloonist, forest planting progress, and land openness in Indian Territory with a favorable climate and rich soil.
The article criticizes the Commercial’s push for postage reform and accuses it of using enterprise rhetoric to favor elite papers. It contrasts county papers’ independence with city papers’ subsidies and questions political influence over the press, citing Donn Piatt and George W. Julian.
Fragmentary poem lines speak of wind and heartbreak with references to love and parting. The garbled text hints at emotional imagery of longing and separation, comparing wind to a beloved and deriving a sense of fragility. No clear event or identity is established.
A letter from D. C. E. Venice in Alpes Maritimes, dated January 25, 1870, argues that brief consciousness may follow decapitation based on historical observations from Sir Astley Cooper and various experiments. The writer cites Paris during the Reign of Terror, experiments on calves, and Spanish bullfighting to claim the guillotine is humane and briefly consciousness persists.
A Pall Mall Gazette excerpt recounts Salt Lake City talks on the Utah Central and the Union Pacific, detailing W F Rae’s remarks on contractor payments, delayed wages, and Brigham Young’s handling of debts. It questions church leadership profits and the railway’s future amid worker discontent.
The Portland Argus notes the Emily Hillard schooner wreck near Nassau during a storm. Capt. Trimbull and crew endured heavy suffering as they struggled at sea, with accounts of endurance and peril aboard the vessel.
A fragment mentions T Zalacera P, P, Lane, N, Macneale and others in a piano related event from that year. The readable text hints at a lineup or recital featuring these individuals, underscoring a notable local musical gathering.
The report notes J C Fiedeldey missing a Police Court appearance due to illness. Dr W R Woodward returns to work after six weeks with a broken leg. Nashville’s A Morrow plans to travel north with children to support Clarksville orphans. pork dealer James Magill reports burglars stole $70 from his Court Street safe. The 614 Volunteerer's Life Association held an annual meeting at George Street Engine House for officer elections and business. An ice bed on Mill Creek bottom drew ice men. Solomon Abrams, a tobacco dealer, faced prior charges but bail was set for next court date.
Clerk directs notices to property owners to demolish or secure unsafe structures within twenty to sixty days. Also lists county bills approved by the county commissioners and certificates for record from Cincinnati Forging Company and Douglass Lodge Knights of Pythias. Aged Mrs. Morris fractures leg. Young Men's Hebrew Association leases rooms for lecture and library use. detectives recover a lady’s gold watch with diamonds.
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