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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1875
Page
8
The city news reports Officer Sam McFarland killed a mad dog on Sixth Street yesterday afternoon. Various items follow including marriage licenses, a new flag pole at the Workhouse, and local meetings.
The article notes burglaries with a safe blown open and a residence entry on Race street. It also reports financial tensions as the Board of Improvements owes funds for street repairs and the City Auditor may withhold warrants, risking contractor pay if tax revenue is used and disputes ensue.
Two minor fires reported Saturday with alarms at 11 from Box 134 and 1 from Box 9. A Betts street factory near Baymiller sustained trifling loss, and a four story Elm and Liberty street house suffered a small rooftop fire. Miami Baptist Ministerial Conference plans next quarterly meeting in Franklin Ohio with Rev. H W Duncan delivering opening sermon on Prayer.
A seven car special train carried Cincinnati citizens to L. C. Hopkins subdivision on the Wright estate for a musical picnic. The outing featured Newport Barracks Band music and milk refreshments, and helped sell several lots at the sale. A boy named Frank Feigel died after being crushed by wagon wheels at D. B. Pierson Co lumber yard on Central Avenue and Twelfth Street.
The body of Henry Schott, forty seven, found in the canal between Camp Washington and the Workhouse, identified by Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias certificates. A suicide note in his memorandum book hints at despair over work and finances. The coroner's jury cites death by own action.
Mr and Mrs Phineas Phillips planned a golden wedding with feast and guests when a river tragedy altered the day. Eleven year old Julius Solomon, son of pawnbroker Julius Solomon on Fifth street, drowned after sliding from a dismantled boat. Fifteen year old Harry Collins tried to rescue him but failed. The body was found at 6 oclock near the wharfboat at Sycamore street by diver Joseph Graham in armor.
A large and orderly Eden Park turnout enjoyed the Currier and Seidensticker bands with many children present rolling on hills. The music pleased crowds at times though unity and leadership were lacking, while Lincoln Park hosted Andrew Brand's band to a sizable audience and calls to improve park concert access.
Obituary notes the death of Wm. M. Robb at age fifty nine after three years of paralysis. A former County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace, he was respected as a civic reformer and a devout Catholic, survived by a widow and daughter and buried from St. Aloysius Church. The article also lists candidates for admission to Cincinnati University on a Saturday, highlighting Latin Greek arithmetic algebra geometry and science requirements. Among applicants are Fred C. Marsh from Madisonville Alfred Doerner Isadore Wise and Walter F. Logan.
The south western Convocation of Ohio met at St Marys Hillsboro to decide on employing an itinerant missionary at 2500 dollars per year. Clergymen salaries over 750 dollars would face a 15 percent assessment. Standing Committee for the year elected: Rev Thomas Yocom President, Rev P B Morgan, Rev Richard Gray, Mr A L Frazer Secretary, Mr Channing Richards Treasurer. Additional notes cover local society visits, a fifty year anniversary, and a parade plan if weather allows.
Cincinnati and other locations report a mix of clear and fair conditions, with temperatures ranging from the high 40s to the upper 80s. Notable readings include Alpena 63 clear, Augusta 76 fair, Buffalo 51 fair, Chicago 48 fair, New York 67 cloudy, and Savannah 77 fair.
A weather bulletin notes rising barometer and warm, clear to partly cloudy skies in the Eastern Gulf and South Atlantic, with a fall in Tennessee barometer. It mentions warmer, partly cloudy weather with southeast winds and possible rain in the Western Lakes and Upper Mississippi regions. rivers expected to fall slightly.
A long list of names from multiple states and cities checks in at the Indiana St James and Gibson House hotels. Visitors include figures from Ohio Kentucky Missouri and New York among others as arrangements unfold.
Nasaville reports river at shoals three feet one inch with clear and warm weather. St Louis records arrivals Colossal from St Paul and Chester from Memphis Rob met from Keokuk as river drops eight inches. Weather in Nasaville clear and warm. St Louis cloudy with showers and cooler conditions.
A fac simile of a 974 charter by Edgar King of England grants three hides of land at Nymed Devonshire now sites of Nymet near Crediton. The Latin body and Anglo Saxon boundary description feature a dramatic indulgence against theft and a long witness list including Athelfrith, Dunstan, Oswald and twelve bishops.
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