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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Press
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1862
Page
3
The readable portions describe community notices, weather mentions, police and court items, missing person reports, a coroner inquest on a woman, a mill fog incident, a merchant advertisement for sewing machines, and a variety of military and local public notices. Names include Lieutenant Colonel Biwanl, General McKinetry, Camp Degalson, and the Fourth Ohio Cavalry along with local business references.
In Cincinnati, twelve youths from the new Fourth Street district formed a theft ring, stealing skates, toys, bells, and books from stores on Central Avenue and Fifth Street. The court discharged most with admonitions, promising House of Refuge if future offenses occur. parents endured visible mortification as judge urged action against juvenile crime.
A garbled local wire appears to mix a court action seeking damages with a trial date and judge names, followed by scattered theater listings and a horse exhibition note. The prose is fractured with misread names and dates. readable items mention a trial on damages and various stage offerings at Smith and Nixon’s Hall plus a horse trainer exhibition later in the week.
A private city letter reports Cotoxen Moxpy's command arriving at Lexington Friday evening and pitching tents on a farm near Pair Grounds. Four regiments were on the move, with two already gone, and a deserter is confined. German workmen plan a meeting at Tarnere Hall to discuss actions regarding government contracts removal.
Mary OConnor was arrested for drunken and disorderly conduct. Mayor Goodson offered twenty days in jail or leaving town, she chose exile. Grand Jury proceedings in Covington feature jurors listed and numerous civil debt cases.
A damaged OCR passage discusses a New York Broadway market figure, Stewart, accused of monopolistic control over blankets, army cloth, clothing, and uniforms. It claims government contracts funded vast purchases, with Stewart allegedly profiting while others could not obtain goods. The piece mentions Uncle Samuel and the War Department, hinting at profits from a broad textile supply during a wartime era and questions about affiliations with defense committees.
A fragment from Mr Lockwood's letters quotes a Black brother Carey's prayer asking divine aid for deliverance of Union supporters, Congress, and officers, and for prisoners and families, with mentions of Iowa, the President, and the military. The piece closes with printing costs for the Thirty first Congress and local commodity prices in the city.
Market notes show wheat offerings exceeding demand with price declines at close. Corn remains firm with good demand. oats, barley, rye, hay, cheese, and whiskey show mixed movements. Provisions steady but activity limited. retail and wholesale buyers cautious amid fluctuating bids.
January dispatches describe Batley expedition planning near Hatteras Sound to Roanoke Island, with Fortified defense by 2000 to 3000 troops. Reports from New York and Washington mention policies on enslaved people, Civil War governance, and upcoming military department reorganizations.
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