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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Press
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1862
Page
3
The Daily Press reports on Hive Works for Pitty Comte and a melee involving the Davey Crneuetats, noting disruptions in distribution and carrier duties. It mentions the Hewulae Tilegenth Demwtrhea and City Mowe, with references to payment, weather, and shipping details affecting deliveries.
A crowded city column reports church, political and social items. It notes sentencing and public addresses by Catholic organizers, a visit by Colonel Hathon Kimball, preparations for a burial, and a call for rough-shod horses amid ice. It also lists boots at Lawson Co., election results for a library association, and notices of taxes, charity, and commerce from Salt Berean and surrounding towns.
The local court docket swelled with cases this morning including a boy sent to the House of Refuge, a man fined for drunkenness, and another in a malicious damage charge. A coroner’s inquest into an unknown man’s death yielded no clear cause. A jail contract dispute and bench appointments were also noted, with various town officials and police actions recorded in detail.
A wartime community drive raises funds and goods for wounded and ill soldiers. Donations from multiple church societies and local groups include clothing, bedding, food, and medical supplies. The report lists substantial offerings from Presbyterian, Baptist, and other congregations along with a public entertainment fundraising note.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a probate dispute over a will and estate with references to Judge Mintars Court, a codicil, and a purchaser contest. The passage also covers a political figure’s veto, a legal action to recover property, jurors and verdicts, and mentions a deserter Michael McKinsey tied to a Kentucky regiment. A separate brief notes a theft investigation and a vendible claim on stolen horses in Indiana.
In a chaotic 19th century English style report a court issue appears over a jail release and a bill of exchange. Beatty faces a warrant after a disputed bargain and Guilford is charged with trying to obtain money by pretense. bail is set at 290 dollars before the mayor.
Fragmentary Richmond dispatch reports Captain Cution leading a company of Colonel Mundy toward a supposed marchers’ encampment, amid treason arrests and a court discharge before Judge Moore. A sleigh collision on Greenup Street injures none. suburban rail and substitute hiring notices abound with wartime mobilization details and prices.
Reports from Hancock Virginia and nearby theaters announce Union captures and military movements. Details include Colonel Daw commanding a raid, the destruction of enemy pickets, and a pursuit near Cumberland with measures by Federal forces. Governor Leed of Kentucky is released from a truce and heads to New York. Pennsylvania regiments and war expense data are also noted.
The report covers a House action extending prepayment of postage for soldiers, new postal rules, and a January 7 convention in Indiana with delegates from every county except one. It notes leadership selections, a vote on a platform, and a friendly partisan tone. Also included are ocean and port news, arrivals, and market summaries from New York and Liverpool with commodity prices and shipping movements.
A garbled miscellany of religious speculations, gossip, and odd anecdotes. The text references a Chicago figure claiming a wheat crop forecast theory and a meditation on ecclesiastical propriety, interwoven with old jokes about bishops, editors, and social mores. It reads like a collage of clipped dialogues and stray opinions without a single cohesive event.
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