22 May 1868
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1868
Page
1
A lengthy critique denounces irredeemable paper money, contending it inflates values, harms contracts, and erodes wealth. The author mocks plans to raise currency to par with specie, warns of inevitable contraction, and critiques politicians tied to greenbacks amid national debate on monetary policy.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issues a writ of injunction preventing the Nicolson pavement project in areas of the city under charter rules. It bars awarding the contract to the lowest bidder for an article claimed as a monopoly and halts the laying of pavement in the affected sections.
Correspondence notes a mastodon tusk found while excavating a canal site near E Purl’s lands south of Cincinnati. The tusk lay ten feet below surface in clean sand, with a forest of large white oak trees nearby, and the piece found was incomplete and fragile after exposure. The report places the find within 75 feet of Plymouth road bridge and about 30 feet from the slope face.
The Life of U S Grant by E D Mansfield, issued by R W Carroll & Co, is a handsome octavo volume of about four hundred pages. It includes a steel portrait, title page with vignettes, several maps and battle plans, and offers an engaging compact narrative preferred by readers who dislike lengthy details.
Passengers buying tickets in New York receive seats with car numbers and seat numbers printed on their tickets. Ushers at the depot guide travelers to their places. The system replaces scrambling at boarding, signaling railway managers address customer needs.
Meteorological observations note moon phases and weather in Cincinnati on May 21, 1868. Reports describe Main Street disemboweling during road work, Walnut Street cleaners, iron railing around Hopkins Park, and a buggy accident injuring Thos Sherlock. The Methodist Book Concern building under paint and a Baker and Vine excavation are described, with local rail, railroad stockholder meeting, a new Aurora seminary, Sabbath School Convention events, and a fertilizer plant tank explosion causing injuries.
The document presents the April returns of bankers within the First District, filed to the Assessor of Internal Revenue for that district. The wording notes the period and the responsible official, reflecting a routine fiscal accounting update.
Returns from ward and township assessors to the County Auditor list property, bonds, and tax figures by ward and precinct. Totals include Reading, Lockland, Sharonville, Springfield, Whitewater, Delhi, Clifton, Woodburn, Camp Washington, Avondale, Anderson, and other precincts with sums varying from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
A large crowd attended a Vase Mall game at Enion Grounds where the Cincinnati Club fields Brainard Johnson and Grant, but the Juniors were unable to close the gap. The Buckeye Club defeated Great Western on their new grounds in a one sided affair, with time of two hours and twenty five minutes and Dr John Draper as umpire. A carpenter named Uriah Bail, thirty, fell from a scarf injuring his shoulder and it is feared he cannot recover. Sprinkling Montmery road and McMillan street to the head of thert avenue has begun, as drought continues and the road ends remain damp. calls are made for a coordinated effort to fix the gap.
An inquest was held Tuesday morning on the body of a man found floating far below Plam Street. The deceased wore sailors clothing including dark blue flannel pants a black sack coat coarse boots and was about thirty years old. At St Thomas Church on Sycamore Street north of Fifth an ornamental crucifix work was damaged in an accident resulting in about five hundred dollars of property loss.
Cholera spreads among chickens in central Kentucky. Notes detail a hog purchase in Bourbon County, a home burglary at Florence with cash, jewelry, and a note stolen, the Kentucky Court of Appeals meeting in Frankfort, and a new Adams Express agent in Covington. Also listed are soldier burials in Kentucky, asylum additions in Lexington, a confidence game at the Kentucky Central Depot, a Catholic hospital dedication processional, and a speeding arrest of Joseph Cheese man after a Latonia Springs outing.
The 1867 tobacco crop value for the county is recorded as 105,193 dollars. Local Odd Fellows plan a July 4 celebration and a move to establish a library for the order.
An operatic farce unfolds with Sebastian Baculus, the ugly old schoolmaster, wooing Maggie adopted as his ward while a Count, Baroness, and disguises spark comic errors. A billiard showdown and multiple identities drive a zany finale as lovers switch partners. The cast lists Baculus, Maggie, the Count, Baroness Kulmbach, Nanette, and others.
Townspay May 21 records multiple property transfers and leases in Mermaid area and Greenwood, detailing parcels on Vine Street, Buckeye streets, Madison pike, Poplar Street, and Walnut Hills. Names include Ward Hartzog, Leonard, Strang, Greenwood, Mack, Adams, St. Davey, Bartlett, Starbuck, Redeker, Hubbell, Larrabee, Evans, Schroeder, Add, Beresford, Seaman, Harris, Haber, Fecheimer, and others with sizes ranging from 14 by 87 feet to 100 by 250 feet and various corner or street positions.
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