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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1865
Page
1
Special Correspondent reports Oil Creek region swamped by visitors to Meadville and Oil City as oil fever fuels hotels, trains, and street mud. Widespread wells yield varied results from a dozen new sites. prices for lodging and housing climb while road conditions frustrate travelers.
Dispatches describe arrival of an officer from Lt General Grant with terms for the surrender of Kirby Smith's forces. Negotiations delayed by blocked river traffic and Col Szymanski detaining Col Sprague. later news of the Webb’s destruction near New Orleans reached Shreveport. Confederate reactions and Tennessee slavery debates accompany broader war news and local court notices.
Correspondence notes flooding on lands along Miami and Whitewater on Saturday halted farming. Much land is inundated with corn damaged but fruit prospects look strong as fieldwork can resume on affected tracts. The scene contrasts heavy saturation with hopeful fruit outlook.
The Boston Journal notes a cattle market decline with hopes of cheaper beef. Cambridge and Boston report many cattle unsold this week as prices drop to fourteen to seventeen cents per pound, signaling government market withdrawal and a potential rebound when demand returns.
An ex-official in Mahoning County gains a notable fortune as a petroleum well reaches a pivotal production stage. The Youngstown Register reports the development, noting a timely strike and expected commercial progress in the near term.
Fragmentary OCR text references a declaration and an ordinance with named individuals and a possible government proceeding. Details are unreadable, making it impossible to identify persons, organizations, or dates beyond generic terms.
The New York Probate Court sustains the will of EB P Christy in a two year case involving a controverted will and disputed provisions. Christy died from injuries after a collision. he had directed a ceremony between himself and a woman, but the matter centers on previous marriage and alleged arrangements.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions changes to a person or group named Sawa and a figure .4, but the readable parts lack clear context or events. No concrete action, date, or location can be confirmed from the text.
Gerritt Smith declines an autograph letter for the Chicago Sanitary Fair and instead sends ten hairs of the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson. The note, appearing in Voice of the Fair on April 24, 18th century era, humorously claims Clarkson’s hairs are worth more than the writer's brain.
The Nassau Water Department of Brooklyn reports 97.75 miles of sewers laid in six years, with 58.5 miles 12 inch, 19.66 miles 86 inch, 11.25 miles 18 inch, 6 miles two feet three and a third, and nearly a mile of five feet brick mains. It notes no pipe stoppages in the year, cleaning by flushing, and street debris cause most cleaning costs. The 1864 sewer cost details are given, including brick and pipe rates. The piece compares Brooklyn to Cincinnati and urges prompt sewerage to keep the city clean and pure, especially as war labor ends.
A bank raid and railroad robbery near Boone County yielded about 12 000 dollars in bonds and around 1 000 dollars in cash. Fighters were fatigued and horses jaded as the pursuit and investigation continued. rebels were reported encamped near the Ohio levee with no guerrillas captured.
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