20 Dec 1860
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Press
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1860
Page
1
A highly garbled OCR stitched together across topics includes references to Be(v)okly and New York deaths, a depth of random items from manners, crime, and market chatter, remarks on Hawthorne, Venice travel musings, a note on buffalo ranges, theater incidents, Lincoln history glimpses, and various stray anecdotes about monks, monkeys, and ancient cities.
The Ohio River continues to fall rapidly after receding about three to four feet in the four hours ending evening, with river depth near the water works at twenty three feet. Shipping is hindered as weather turns warm and wet, quashing business at landing points and leaving wharves inconvenient for loaded vessels. The Lower Mississippi and Arkansas rivers show declines or uncertain status, while the upper river area records varied readings and ongoing rain.
Telegraphed dispatches describe President-elect Hamlin with General Scott amid debate over fugitive slave law and Union support. Reports note Wade remains central to factional stances, with talk of Attorney General nomination and conference committee progress. Ohio caucus results and New York World correspondents underpin a tense national scene. security concerns in cities prompt official inquiries.
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