Day's Gazette Contents and Inside Notes
Contents list across pages including schools and Catholic vote notes, a John Bates case, arrest of a physician, railroad timetable changes, a hanging death, hotel arrivals, real estate ads, illegal freesealing in Chicago, school questions, Misssionytucky notes, a Southern view, Weather and advertisements across pages. The list highlights period topics and public notices.
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Henry Ward Beecher
John Bates
Freeselinger
Chicago
Lightni
Glory of
Columbia
Ice
Wilson
Columbus
America
Summer Gazette Subscription Offer
The Gazette notes seasonal travel out of the city and offers mail delivery of the Daily Gazette. Readers may place orders at the counting-room located at the north-east corner of Fourth and Vine in Cincinnati.
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the Gazette
Daily Gazette
Fourth and Vine
Cincinnati Gazette Company
Fragmented Opinion Polls and Public Debates in Late News
A sprawling set of political comments critiques the Democratic platform, temperance figures, and public works debates. Reports touch on water works irregularities, anti-temperance backlash, and reactions to Whitman era scandals with judgments on leaders like Grant and candidates tied to greenbacks.
Ragged Edge Contrast in Penal Justice and Political Rhetoric
The article juxtaposes rising outrage over lynching and rape with calls for harsher punishment, cites Indiana and Urbana cases, and discusses reform measures like England’s contagion act. It critiques Governor Wu and Governor Allen, noting media debates over federal intervention, rag-money repudiation, and alien and sedition laws amid 1870s political campaigns.
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New York World
Ww. Aven
Columbus
Gov. Allen
Allen
Lynching in Indiana Stirs Outrage Over Mob Act
An account in a separate column condemns the lynching of a colored man in Indiana. It argues the mob's act was unjustified and desecrates law and order, urging swift discovery and prosecution of all participants while noting there was no fair trial or legal execution.
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Urbana
Indiana
Cravens
Impending Indian War and Government Abuse Exposed
An editorial condemns policy toward Native Americans alleging management caused rising tensions. It cites General Custer’s Black Hills expedition, Delano’s Nebraska land offer, and a hostile stance to invited chiefs. It decries starvation, corruption, broken promises, and army hostility pushing toward conflict.
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Gen. Custer
Black Hills
Delano
Nebraska
Black Hill
Washington
Interior Department
The
Indian trouble over gold rush shown in Black Hills report
The piece warns that small gold findings and reckless miners in the Black Hills spark conflict as the government fails to honor treaties with Indians and respond to their grievances. It argues fair administration and honest dealings could have prevented war, while implying war may result from continued mismanagement.
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Black Hills
Chicago Architects Debate National Building and Inquest
The Chicago Tribune asked numerous city architects for opinions on the national building and the government inquest report. Views varied on the foundation Buena Vista stone work and tests, with many reserving judgment until a city appointed commission completes its examination. Some insist frost caused disturbance, while others cite unprotected concrete and deep frost penetration as key factors. Some think defects could be remedied without demolishing the structure, and the Chicago Custom-house remains a continuing question.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Buena Vista Freestone
City Council’s illegal sewer tax levy criticized
A local columnist denounces the City Council for a general sewer tax levy against district law, notes illegal sinking fund shortfalls, and questions a $250 Fourth of July appropriation. The piece urges taxpayers to sue offending council members to enforce compliance and deter future abuses.
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Board of Aldermen
Whisky and Lightning A Grim Reflection on a Whisky Fire
A whisky warehouse fire caused by lightning last Friday prompts grave reflection on natural law and providence. The cistern room held about twenty barrels. flames spread as alcohol ignited, inviting thoughts on human folly and the thunderbolt’s impartiality.
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Jove
Cary
Thunder Season Prompts Talk On Alcohol Avoidance
The passage argues that alcohol attracts lightning due to fumes and bodily emissions. It warns drinkers to abstain during thunder storms, noting beer and spirits both fail to prevent danger. It even suggests lightning rods as a possible defense, but endorses total abstinence as safest.
The Glor y of Columbia Burns Debate Reignites Memory
Gen Luxaman's Memoirs prompt renewed debate over who burned Columbia during the Civil War. Davidson cites letters showing Gen Hattrox and Gen Suerman urged destruction and that the 15th Corps, including Hampton’s troops, torched Columbia February 17. Witnesses say the blaze was partly accidental but widespread and intentional planning is questioned.
Burning of Columbia Attributed To Suerman
The 15th Corps would do it and disbanded them there with formal possession of the city at 10 am. The body entered an hour or two later. the conflagration began around 8 pm in several places by concert. National soldiers aided by brand and torch. The Confederate plan to burn cotton was abandoned. Buavaraano order countermanded at Hampton's request. Fires were put out by local fire companies with citizen and soldier help. Suerman blamed for the burning of Columbia.
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Columbia
Luxaman
James Woop “Davinson
New York
South Carolina
Davipson
Hattuck
Sirkwan
Hattrox
Suerman
Savannah
Hattixox
Sueaman
Charleston
Saer- Man
Wade Hampton
Haypton
Hampson
Hawkrox
Suzaman
Lasrman
15Th Corps
Suzimax
United States
Buavaraano
Hampton
Catholic Variations on the School Question
The piece argues the Roman Catholic Church opposes non Catholic education and seeks control of schooling. It cites Cardinal McCloskey and Archbishop Purcell, contrasts public schools with faith instruction, and notes Purcell’s remarks defending common schools while criticizing godless schooling. It critiques press claims and notes tensions between church authorities and state schooling policies.
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Church of Rome
Rome
Freeman’s
Catholic Telegraph
New York Tablet
Cardinal McCuoskey
Cardinal McCroskey
Purcett
Purcell
St. Xavier College
Goy
Sherman
West Point
Notree Convent
Massachusette
Cincinnati
Telegraph
The Misplaced Switch and Salamanca Alibi
Detective Frank Mitchell pursued Tisdale to Salamanca seeking the man who boasted of derailing the A and G W train near Hamilton last week. Tisdale proved he was elsewhere and Mitchell returned empty handed as a crowd awaited his capture. A small bakery cellar fire on Clark Street produced little damage after a rapid response.
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Frank Mitchell
Salamanca
Tisdale
Hamilton
Hawilton
Mitchell
Clark Street
Cutter
Clark and
Linn
Health updates and historical notes from the era
Feeble health of Mrs. McClellan in Paris with Gen. McClellan cited. Breckinridge estate valued around $40,000 with Rep. Beck named as executor. Auction at Ross England sells four silver decanter stands for $300. Amherst College president Stearns fully recovered. Thompson statues unveiled at Clinton Connecticut. Bateman inaugurated president of Knox College. Mill letters delayed due to objections. Cardinal Antonelli reportedly ill. Liebig successor Baeyer to Munich Chemistry chair. Tennyson royalties from poem licenses cited. Sea water treatment promotion for convalescents. Yale student inventor displays motion study device for rowing. Sheridan anecdote on banker's clerk. Funds raised for Prof Winlock’s family, including $10,000 with $5,000 from Alexander Agassiz. Siamese king names and titles listed. Brazilian aid to U S crew amid yellow fever on Brooklyn and Lancaster. Carruth and Shute case noted with World War parallel. Wound in Pittman’s face reportedly lodged in skull, ball later discharged safely into mouth.
The Inventor of the Wheelbarrow
The piece credits Leonardo da Vinci as the inventor of the wheelbarrow and lists him as a polymath artist and scientist. It notes his Florence birth, era around Columbus's voyage, and his painting The Last Supper, while praising the many Americans who own wheelbarrows attributed to him.
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St. Nicholas
Leonardo da Vinci
Columbus
America
Florence
Italy
Curious Case Set for Immediate Hearing in Springfield Court
Heirs of Stephen Griffith of Vermillion County seek to set aside will orders transferring valuable land to religious societies. Griffith, once near bankruptcy, vowed to devote surplus wealth to the Lord. After prospering, he died at eighty six leaving bequests now in litigation to groups including the American Tract Society and a Methodist Church extension body.
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United States District Court
Springfield
Stephen Griffith
Vermillion County
Griffith
Tract Society
Church Extens
The
Methodist Church
Ameri
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Democratic Party
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Democrats
Committee of Safety
Parrison
Titrox
Biscarz
Union ‘Depot
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Enquirer
Gen. Any
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Beecher
Bexcuey
Titton
Grant
Pallups
Lost Arts
Patrirs
Harvard
Bezouer
Bercuen
Mr. Bexcusr
England
Commissioner of Police
Wu. Attar
New Orleans Picayune
Louisiana
Potnam
Picayune
Washington Chronicle
Gen
Hampseh
J. F. Boyes
Mrs. McClellan
Paris
Gen. McClellan
John C. Breckinridge
Beck
David Gartick
Asanas
Ross
Stearns
Amherst College
Launt Thompson
Pierson
Charles Morgan
Clinton
Newton Bateman
John Stuart Mill
Comte
Antonelli
Munich University
Baron Liebig
Prof
Baeyer
Strasburg
M. Fale
Sir, Kennedy
Yale University
Sheridan
Sherigan
Joseph Winlock
Harvard Observatory
Agassiz
Cambridge
Alexander Agassiz
Siam
Somdech Phra Paramindi
Maha Chulalongkorn Patindr Debia
Maha Monogkut Purue
Slaruine Heberan Innate
Warutmabongse
Paribat Warakhajtiarajanikarotama Chaturantae
Ba Chakrabartirajasangkas
Karmmika Maharajadhirajx
Paramanarth
South Atlantic
Brazil
Brooklyn
Lancaster
Rio Janeiro
Don Pedro II
Carruth
Shute
Irwinton
Hatcher's Run
Green Pittman
Wilkinson County
Pittman
3D Georgia
Wheelbarrow
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