28 Feb 1870
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1870
Page
1
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The article argues that a proposed joint board plan for a Cincinnati university risks absorbing endowed funds into politics. It urges a revision to ensure independent governance, safeguards for private and corporate endowments, and a transparent representation to avoid sectarian or partisan control. It contrasts with existing colleges and calls for a truly endowment funded, standardsed university.
The passage argues that Christian instruction belongs in higher education, reflecting on University of Virginia and Girard College. It questions secular reforms and foreign influence, urging the university to confront religious questions and uphold patriotism, morality, and Christian ideals in a postwar South. It notes February 25, 1870.
A New York City art page reviews how 19th century painters clash over tradition and modern methods. Beards, Beard, and Beard’s cartoons are hailed for dramatic fantasy while critics worry about reverence for classic subjects and the push for realism in the Metropolitan Art Museum project.
The Cincinnati Gazette correspondence reports a Court of Common Pleas ruling awarding Mrs Fone twenty thousand dollars damages against the Courier Journal Company after a City Court case involving allegations of malice by a Courier Journal reporter. The piece also recounts a wild tale of a deep hole in Harding county near Sonora and a dramatic arrest chase led by Wyatt, with multiple counties involved and several injuries.
A Cincinnati Gazette correspondent reports severe prairie sickness around Allison Prairie near Vincennes, with high mortality in Minois County. The piece discusses febrile diseases, winter floods, and drainage challenges, plus local efforts to improve infrastructure and commerce.
In Prairie County, a man faces execution for the murder of Mian Fexyee. The prisoner, whose name appears in court records, is scheduled for hanging on Thursday March House details and the Supreme Court warrant removing the stay are noted. The report includes varied local items from tobacco production to jail cell counts and meteorological notes, reflecting a broad snapshot of regional affairs.
The State drafts report on constitutional amendments debates a journalist feud sparked by a Herald article. Meanwhile reports describe a vast soda deposit near Gold Hut News, with Virginia and Ow sharing details of a bedded quartz ledge, a shaft 50 feet deep, and a vein ore claim believed to hold a million tons.
A crowded dispatch from Vincennes notes gambling activity and a fatal death in Evansville. Reports from Indianapolis, Newport, Lafayette, and Green Castle cover charity receipts, a lost country girl, railroad work starting, petrified plant findings, a fatal child smothering near Elwood, and a sudden death in Cloverdale township after church attendance.
A fragment from Newport notes religious meetings at the Christians' Home and Young Men's Christian Association with prayers and baptisms. It records political items including a Republican primary result, court actions, and a city officers convention at the Court House.
Cincinnati February 26 report notes nominations for officers, committee selections, and a vote plan. Independent ticket listed. polls open March 5 at 8 AM and close 2 PM. other society items include fruit prospects, potato habit, room changes and committee reports.
The Dorcas Relief Society held its annual address and meeting with officers listed, including Laura W. Treasurer and Elphia Eikers. Remarks by Rev W Shelton and Elder Shelton closed the gathering at on street with a light collation after discussion of the society’s trends and future peace.
At the regular meeting held last Friday on school matters, 23 pupils are to be enrolled. Monthly salaries of the teachers and various sundry bills were entered and paid.
The article argues iron surpasses stone for front fronts and jail construction, sparked by the Crystal Palace's use. It highlights light, ventilation, fireproofing, and humane prison design as benefits, contrasting with dark stone dungeons. It credits Mr Dibble and notes iron’s growing citywide adoption and influence on art.
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