06 Jan 1879
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1879
Page
1
State and Suburban News reports severe snow and freezing weather killing many quail across the region. Farmers note widespread starvation and losses as coveys diminish due to harsh conditions.
Severe cold slows travel with the Pan Handle express arriving in Columbus late and the Cincinnati connection delayed until evening. The Columbus accommodation to Cincinnati was not made up, forcing passengers to wait. Hotel owner Mr. Dunn denies claims of unpaid bills by Mr. Wardell and calls the report malicious gossip.
Perry Martin entrusted with Fire Department property care. John Remley buried at Oak Hill Cemetery. estate valued about $400,000 and died intestate. Logansport Crawfordsville and Southwestern Railroad directors election January 31 at R B F Pierce's office. Henry Johnson concedes to J D Brown. all county officers now Republican except Treasurer. J P C Shanks of Portland departs for Indianapolis for Legislature opening as joint representative for Jay and Delaware counties.
In Comt.mbus Indiana the county jail holds two inmates both indicted for larceny. Lola Branham of Madison is visiting her uncle Dr. Wm Hogan on Franklin Street in the city.
Thursday night brought Chillicothe its coldest air since 1856 with temperatures from 12 to 19 degrees and a 3 a.m. low. Mrs. Eleanor McDougal widow of Thomas McDougal Esq. died at Waverly Thursday morning of congestive lungs in her 73rd year after a short illness. She was highly regarded and mother of R. D. McDougal, a leading local lawyer.
The Kingdom of Mother Goose was presented by Mrs. M. M. White and a group of young ladies and children at the First Presbyterian Church in Delhi. Audience expressed thanks for the performance, praising the children’s conduct and the organizers’ work.
Will Stephens and Will Munger again lead their schools with Superintendent L D Brown back in service. Vic Whitridge and Frank Lemmon of Cincinnati paid a flying visit last week. Herb Campbell is recreating in Cincinnati.
Business resumes as usual with banks ready to pay in gold but demand remains scarce. Only a few customers exchange gold at counters, curiosity driving minor activity while overall trade stays steady.
Scarlet fever has appeared and caused the death of a young child from the Adam Stephen family. A committee on seane appointed by the Pa in a et pm eo ft.
Newly elected County Commissioners must oversee ongoing abutment work on the bridge across the Miami River at Miamiville, continuing the program begun by their predecessors.
Ice fourteen inches thick is reported in Hamilton with multiple incidents including a major fire at Stephen Hughes & Co. flour works causing heavy losses to Barton Carr & Co. and insured totals of nineteen and a half thousand dollars. Several crimes and legal actions follow, with arrests for animal cruelty and various county court and political developments noted.
Thermometers marked 8 to 16 below zero on Saturday as the vote for Lieutenant Colonel of the 13th stood Picard 133 Boyd 86. Judge Steel arrived from Washington D C. Our banks remain well supplied with gold and ready to meet demands. Farmers report fruit trees unharmed by the cold thanks to dry weather. Re sumption brings elation and business men anticipate better trade in 1879. The 13th Regiment Band at City Hall was described as splendid rather than fine by the writer.
The Slaughter-Miller cases will come up for trial on Wednesday. The Indiana Commercial Travelers Association will hold its annual dinner and ball at the Grand Hotel on February 14.
A festive tenth anniversary gathering at Levin Goodale Esq. hosted about 150 guests. The event featured a surprise china and silver gift presented with a speech and a prompt, polished response from the honoree. The evening ended with praise for a delightful and first-rate time.
In Liberty Minnesota Judge Fallen, a local saloonkeeper, froze to death Friday night. A boy named John Tearmore, about fourteen, was injured after getting his hand caught in a freight train bumping gear and now has two fingers missing. The Indiana forgery case State of Indiana vs Daniel Breen is set for argument Monday with Burt Burke prosecuting and John Yargan assisting Gen T W Bennett for the defendant.
Mt Vernon reports Ida Loveridege visiting Delaware Ohio. The 96th Regiment C V I holds a reunion promised as grand. John Denney takes Curtis House with inaugural New Year dinner. Nimrod Norton son of Gen Norton visits. plans Gambier college. Cold spell with 20 to 24 below zero. Local election today for Clinton Township Justice of the Peace. John D. Ewing favored. Endowment Rank R of P Section No 180 officers named Desault Kirk president and others listed.
No sunstroke cases reported yesterday in town. Mrs. Leever and Miss Luella Kitchell visit friends out of town. Mrs. Borcks sustained severe injuries from a fall on New Year’s Day into a cellar. Perlee and sister of Spry Dale visit Mrs. J. G. Lindsley. Miss Perlee, former teacher here, remains popular with locals.
Workers press on with bridge construction across Tods Fork despite freezing conditions. The report notes persistently cold weather as a backdrop to ongoing site activity and mentions elected officers for the coming term in a local lodge.
Wilson P. S. and Geo Holzlin serve as treasurer figures as workers prepare to install a new railing around the church altar this Saturday evening for the Methodist congregation.
Protracted meetings start at the M E Church as cold weather worsens. The thermometer plunged to 26 below zero Thursday night, possibly lower, before rising to 22 below zero after sunrise Friday.
Elder Moore of Bellefontaine begins a week of Christian Chapel meetings after a county officers freeze out game at the courthouse. Pipes burst from a Friday night freeze. United States Gauger A M Grose visited town after the death of his niece Ella Clements. Invites go out for the marriage of John M Morris and Cora Heritage on the following Wednesday after noon January 15.
The Pomeroy Flour Company assigned Saturday to A F McCown with liabilities unknown. The Sutton Salt Works were sold Saturday by the Sheriff for 25000 dollars to A F McCown and J J Juhler.
Springfield reports the Ronkle distillery at St Paris burned down Friday midnight, with losses under 16 000 dollars. A baptism for colored converts was postponed due to weather. James Liverpool formerly of Cincinnati, tied to rape, was bound over for bar cay after being found at A Dotze’s boarding house. County bee keepers named Dr Mason and J C Oldham to devise a permanent organization plan. James Enmitt of Waverly tours Narrow Gauge campaigns for President as stockholders urge him to resolve Pike County salary suit and other accounts.
D W Gibbs of Toledo is preparing sketches for repairs to the old Presbyterian Church building and plans for a new church. Miss Emma Amos daughter of Gen J O Amos of the Shelby County Democrat is set to wed tomorrow at 1 pm to a Columbus O gentleman.
Rev. Wm. G. Smith, once active in itinerant ministry across Central and Southern Ohio, died Thursday and was buried in Xenia. He was a plain practical Gospel preacher and regarded as a faithful servant, a good citizen, and a kind father and husband.
Plumbers find steady work thawing frozen pipes while ice dealers expand storage to cover two seasons. The previous season’s ice shortage is unlikely to recur, signaling improved supply stability and rising demand in cold-weather services.
Capt J R Goodwin was buried on New Year’s Day with the honors of war. A religious revival continues at St Mark’s Lutheran Church. Rev J W Stockton remains as pastor of the Presbyterian Church after reconsideration. A New Year’s list of ladies to visit was mailed but not received in time for Cincinnati publication. The Van Wert Bulletin reduced its size and price, prompting local speculation.
The Congressional Committee, urged by Fernando Wood, will meet in New York to hear testimony on Commissioner John S. Davenport’s alleged illegal arrests at the last election. Plaintiffs plan suits for damages and false imprisonment, while witnesses will cite Judge Blatchford’s ruling on 1876 naturalization papers. Charges to be pressed against Davenport include removal from several federal posts.
Special Correspondence argues against transferring western surveys from the Engineer Corps and Land Office to the Coast Survey. It claims a hidden push to create a continent spanning geodetic system via appropriation bills, noting Coast Survey expansion and concerns over accuracy, continuity, and public feasibility.
The author argues against moving western surveys from the Engineer Corps to a coast focused agency. He notes extensive prior maps and surveys from 1853 to 1868 by national experts, their value, and risks of interrupting ongoing topographical work. He warns the transfer harms public interest and could reflect adroit management behind the scenes.
Mr. Miner fleeing from his home to Mr. Morrill's with his wife and three children faced five large timber wolves near the Joselyn school house. The wolves leaped at horses, a wolf attacked by the wagon, the miner’s dog fought but was killed, and the pack threatened the party until Joselyn and family pursued and drove them off. The incident highlights unusual wolf predation in this part of the state.
In Mill City Nevada a curiosity on exhibition shows a perfectly formed hand believed to belong to a boy about four. The hand’s palm and fingers are preserved while the back is crushed and petrified. It was found among sulphur beds near Rabbit Head and likely imbedded in time.
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