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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1865
Page
1
The notice lists advance and monthly rates for the Daily Gazette with options for six months or one year. It notes weekly payment to an agent or carrier and mentions rates for agents and transient customers, with unclear small print surrounding terms.
The notice lists advertising rates for the Weekly Gazette including 150 per square for display ads, 4c per insertion, and 10c per line for various notices such as wants, sales, rentals, marriages, deaths, society meetings, and church notices. A minimum charge of 25 cents applies and four line items are priced per word.
The article argues the Central West drives U S exports in breadstuffs and petroleum, shaping national unity and westward expansion. It notes Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio as core producers, builds on rail and coal wealth, and predicts growth from petroleum and mining amid the Civil War. It also discusses immigration shifts and regional economic integration fueling a broader commercial revolution.
E D M Ciscrinati writes from Cincinnati on March 14 that the South's resources and morale have collapsed. He argues the North holds decisive power since November, with universal conscription and desertion, while rebels cling to bragging. The piece predicts gradual disappearance of the Southern cause.
In the Kentucky Legislature discussion on the U S Constitution amendment Colonel Landram moved to strike the second section. His motion prevailed and the section was rejected. The piece argues the clause adds no new powers to Congress and explains Madison and Story on federal powers. It cites Stanton’s report on the Quartermaster and military departments.
The piece cites Senator Wigfall’s combative speech condemning critics and urging resignation, attacks the Virginia legislature and press, and voices Texas and Confederate leaders’ alarm at Union advances. It recounts Wise’s grim Virginia war-situation portrait, noting defeats, evacuations, and strategic setbacks across multiple theaters, urging unity and self-reliance.
Testimony from John Phelps John Trahon and Patrick Dooley in Chicago concerns the movement to release rebel prisoners from Camp Douglas and the roles of Dr Ayre Judge Morris and others within the Illini or Sons of Liberty. The record covers arrest threats and internal debates on plans to secure release.
The Treasury notes April cash on hand shows a strong balance with reduced bonded debt since installation of a new system. Officials state expenditures have been controlled and the city remains financially sound, capable of meeting obligations and preserving credit into the coming year.
A Missouri afor correspondent reports a San Francisco Sanitary Fair exhibit with farm notes highlighting Mr. Geo W Woodfall near Newburyport Connecticut. He produced 2000 bushels of onions from six acres selling at 175 to 200 per bushel for a rough 2000 profit though the year yielded only half a crop.
In England and France the newest fashion features breast pins and earrings made from Brazil green and gold tie materials and tropical plumes. Feather flowers imitate birds in brilliant hummingbird colors creating vibrant accessories.
The Miltonian Tableaux of Paradise Lost, a London spectacle touring the East and West, will show at the Melodeon Hall in Chicago starting Monday March 20 before moving to New York. The piece cost 360,000 pounds to produce and recreates Heaven, Hell, Chaos and Paradise from Milton’s poem with scenes of angels, Satan, the fall, and Eden.
Western soldiers died in hospitals around New York City during the week ending March 10. Robert coi B.29th Ohio died while enlisted. Other names and details are incomplete in the record but indicate fatalities among U S servicemembers.
Telegraph dispatches from New Bern and Fort Monroe detail Friday and Saturday battles near Kinston. Union forces under Couch and Cox pressed, rebels repulsed with heavy losses. Couch and Cox join, Sherman advances toward Wilmington and Fayetteville. Sanitary supplies flood front, New Bern depot to aid armies. deserters stream in as rail and bridge repairs proceed.
Reports from City Point and Washington discuss Daniel Sheridans activity near Richmond. Some say he entered Grant's lines north and east of the city while others place him southward, just west of Richmond. The Richmond Whig notes a Yankee cavalry force moving along the Central Railroad but holds publication until War Department guidance changes.
The record outlines cases in room No 1 with Judge Storer including Edwin Edwards versus McClish for damages over an incident at a party, and a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company suit for recovery of several bales of cow shipped and delays claimed by the consignee. Huston appears for the plaintiff Ramsey for the defense. Also noted are apartment gambling house charges and a Solon Johnson bail for an alleged attempt to kill with set bail amounts.
Richmond papers report the rebel Congress delaying adjournment at Jeff. Davis request to present something of importance. the session was to close last Saturday but was postponed.
The Fort Myers defense by the Union garrison is praised as very brave and it ultimately compelled the Rebels to retreat. River reports note the river at nine feet two inches by the pier mark and falling, with wet weather and ongoing rain in the forenoon.
Pastiche of stage scenes and lovers in a rapid, faded lyric style. Multiple vignettes show young romance interrupted by rivals and parental objections with abrupt shifts between settings like a father's study and garden shadows. The fragment emphasizes passion, misadventure, and melodramatic reversals.
A Kentucky court session led by Judge J Doniphan disposed of cases including a selling cards without proper license with a $50 fine for both defendants John and Sant Mayberry. The report also notes a release from imprisonment of a Confederate veteran from the Kentucky Cavalry and lists several local war casualty notices and hospital deaths.
Morgan and Allen listed as general agents at No 46 Cleveland Street New York for the William H. Gregg Company promotion.
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