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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Press
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1861
Page
3
The issue reports theater plans, county road repairs, river traffic updates, and charity efforts. It notes a culvert repair bill, a Kanawha River steamer arrival, and a sobering police court case about two missing boys found sleeping in a wagon. Community committees and ward selections are listed with local names.
Long dispatches outline movements and appointments as Ohio regiments prepare for Western Virginia and Kentucky service. Mentions Brigades to receive artillery, Cameron and Morton clash over supplies, and regiments Camp Dennison, Camp Ford, and Wooster details. Names Col. Smith, Fitzgerald, Stone, Beatty, Bailey, and others contrasted with state efforts to clothe and equip troops.
Proceedings describe the city’s challenge to an injunction over a per capita tax in a contract dispute. The court weighs constitutional powers of the City Council and admissibility of the tax, noting the contract’s alleged illegality and capacity issues. The narrative shifts to Camp Dick and Ohio volunteers, detailing troop movements, camp morale, and local public opinion on the war, with measles reported among Kentucky units and several regiments stationed near Nichollsville awaiting further orders.
The Washington correspondent praises General McClellan's industry and patriotism while noting political critics at home. Reports on Storm's breech loading rifle trial in Harrisburg and calls for soldier comforters highlight wartime supply concerns and civilian aid efforts.
Dispatches report Confederate and Union movements along the Potomac and Kentucky border. Brigades and batteries are deployed to protect lines, with British-Egyptian trade moves affecting supply routes. Crittenden leads Kentucky guards. mutinies and troop movements shape frontier conflicts and communications.
Contained misspelled report notes the steamer Ana from Liverpool arriving at Quarse own after a delay of two days. The text references American yeomens, a privateer scare tied to Confederate plans, Presbyterian leadership, and anticipated discussions in London about Mexico and intervention ideas.
Prices in Sob trade edge higher amid active demand and firm market rules. Soy products including oats and Timothy show buoyant rates, with barrels and goods moving steadily.
Market notes show receipts of wheat and flour shipments with mixed prices across grades, including superfine and common varieties. Reports mention steady demand for shipping brands, unchanged oats and corn, and quiet activity in oats and rye with firm burley and western grain prices amid a largely unchanged overall market tone.
The Covington news reports Mayor's Court actions with Martin Reidy a vagrant held on bond for the next circuit term and references to warrants for treason. It notes two men Anderson and Snyder surrender to U S authorities, an examination to occur, and a public disturbance on Madison Street. The piece also mentions a Knights of the Golden Circle connection and limited local news for the day.
Fragmented OCR text describes unclear local events in New Port News, mentioning Abe Farmer meeting and money owed to watchmen, a city of Bewpert facing action, and references to various names and places with disrupted language. The meaning is obscured, but hints of municipal concern and unsettled affairs emerge amid scattered names.
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