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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Press
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1862
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text describes routine notices and advertising lines from The Daily Press. It mentions timely service, weekly rates, and savings on back subscriptions. The piece reads like a layout note for sectioning, with emphasis on low Adventinenents and a call to return to the People’s Diaper.
The fragment reports Cheap Shoe Store deals at 325 Gentral avenue and Lawnon de Oo near Vine, plus a burglary at Applegate and Mockern daguerreotype gallery with twenty dollars’ worth of goods taken, and a note on license receipts for the week ending yesterday plus Catholic church organ year-start outlook.
Fragmented notes describe Lt H Armstrong of the Fifth Ohio Regiment praising health and readiness with 900 men and Saxony rifles. Mention of Col Dunning, hospital confinement few, and Right of Romney division. Also shifts in police and county payroll items and vendor notices.
The narrative recalls New Year celebrations with a mix of sobriety and revelry. It notes arrests and fines, a Kentucky battle rumor, a mistaken thief believed by hoarders, church observances, and varied private gatherings. It mentions City police, the Fort Fayette furlough, and local inns hosting feasts.
Court proceedings before Judge Sivtor and Judge Handy covered a real estate contract dispute over a lot purchase and a restraining claim on refunds. F. Troutman and H. Graves appeared in the suit seeking a deed. In a separate matter, P. Carey faced a theft charge with testimony and evidence reviewed to determine sufficiency, as the event unfolded in Anderson Township at noon.
A grand concert at the Cathedral this Sunday evening by the church choir and performers supports St Pete Orphan Asylum. The program features Mr Proctor as "Giu" from The Armorer of 5 plus acts by Tat-Toeller and Fanny Lane. Proceeds aid the orphanage and a note on a later theatrical program appears in the city columns.
A cluttered 19th century local page lists numerous names and roles from court and social life. It notes cases at the city court, fines for offenses, detentions, and sentences, along with wedding notices, lodge elections, and a fundraiser at Catholic Institute. It mentions Patrick McMannis, Tomes Burke, John Davis, John McLean, Henry Molzbier, and others, with various dates and places such as the Burnet House and First Baptist Church. It references a wedding tour, a funeral for George H Knight, and social events including a grand soirée for orphans and theater notices about Miss Allen McClure and performer Mary Snow.
The Covington News reports the withdrawal of Henry Lette from the race for City Clerk. A meeting is set for this evening at the Volvo Armory corner of Fourth and Greenup Streets with addresses by Gen Osty Hon Finnell and others.
The Circuit Court session this morning dealt with a case involving a setback to a planned marriage and related proceedings. A separate report notes a local official fined ten dollars plus costs for selling alcohol without a license, while a New Year’s Day incident led to a ticket and a $4 burden in fines.
A young escapee from the galleys enters a cottage seeking shelter. He learns a starving family faces eviction, and offers to return for fifty francs as reward. The father, moved by the tale, turns the man in but secretly pleads with the mayor. The mayor rewards the father, learns the prisoner’s case, and orders release after half its term.
A veterinary note explains how horses and mules move their ears to survey surroundings during travel. Leading horses point ears forward while followers vary, suggesting constant awareness of crowds and objects. The behavior implies the group is kept safe by collective vigilance and directional cues among ranks.
The New York World cites nails as a key shortage delaying the forward movement on the Potomac. The paper notes that without nails, progress stalls and assurances from officials are needed to resume the effort.
The Cincinnati produce market shows mixed activity with wheat in demand for prime lots around 450 per bushel and 3,000 bushels on hand. Corn prices drift lower amid dull buying, oats and barley see steady to rising demand for prime qualities, and whiskey and pork rate quotes reflect regional pricing pressures across the trading week.
Market notes show flour and grain prices steady with firm sales in wheat corn and rye for January. Butter cheese and lard price levels reported, with cotton and sugars steady. weather described as cold and steady in Ritver. A humorous anecdote recounts Sydney Smith remarking that a tea kettle in hand helps a man advance in life.
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