13 Apr 1871
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1871
Page
1
Various brief notes report elections, legal decisions, and incidents: Jersey City aldermen elected, Yale Divinity School chapel cornerstone laid, Indiana railroad tax upheld, Volenti New York nearly destroyed by fire, and political figures like Senator Davis and Horace Greeley mentioned amidst tumultuous national events.
Paris dispatches report the coup de main postponed to prevent bloodshed as garrisons move toward Versailles. Artillery duels rage, Notre Dame de Lorette and Abbe Miguel arrested, insurrectionists show high spirits, and both sides brace for a decisive clash near Neuilly and the Orleans railway amid ongoing bombardment and troop concentrations.
Special Dispatch reports an early morning street shooting during an attempted highway robbery near market entry. Two butchers were halted by a footpad who fired buckshot wounding one man in the face and arms. a suspect was arrested amid heavy clothing likely to protect against gunfire. The incident is described as the boldest robbery attempt in the region. A Supreme Court ruling on the Indiana Railroad law brings satisfaction to airline advocates and railseeds in the Beate.
In a April 12 afternoon session, Mr Odlin led debate on tax rates for a county and on funding for a bridge at Paint Creek near Chilliothe destroyed by floods. The house considered the Soldiers' Orphans' Home in Xenia with a substitute proposal at 51,200. Amendments by Mc Smith and Hitchcock were discussed, then agreed, with recess set to 10 AM tomorrow.
Fragmentary text mentions bonds of 51000 and officials linked to Musiwippi and Oklahoma. No coherent event or names can be confirmed from the readable lines.
War claims installment payments draw attention as Daniel Sullivan receives a ten year penitentiary term for manslaughter. The article notes a large war claims payment of 243,436 and mentions related appropriations and Senate actions on lands for the Soldiers' Orphans' Home at Xenia.
Partial forecast notes increased pressure over the Mississippi valley and on the lower lakes. It describes partly cloudy weather with unsettled conditions and fresh southwest winds.
An incendiary fire at Nevada Missouri damaged property valued around 15000 dollars. Prosecution notes indicate a burglary style theft and two baskets tied with tableware and clothing were carried away. The Missouri Publican reports on the matter and discusses the proper venue for the next Democratic National Convention.
An abbreviated Bostonian endures grave uncertainty with each illness as symptoms blur into vague signals. His extremities feel 80 near and close, making it hard to distinguish headache from other pains.
The Buffalo Express notes a local family near Buffalo that has suffered losses including children to a malignant illness, the eldest aged seventeen, within a brief span. It also mentions the Boston music hall organ being tuned to the French standard, a change requiring substantial labor and expense.
Col Muckle, financial manager of the Philadelphia Alger, invented an instrument to open letters. It can cut one hundred per minute, a convenience for proprietors of newspapers and others with extensive correspondence.
The report covers a heated discussion over the Ku Klux bill with speeches by Morton Cole Saulsbury and Bayard along with waits on printing and Senate amendments. It notes adjournment after appointments, and committee assignments, as well as later foreign and domestic notices and book listings.
A crowded court-day featured lively livestock, with about 1,000 head in pens. Demand for fine horses and broke cattle remained strong, while short horn cattle drew steady sales. Kentucky buyers reported high prices for jocks and cattle. multiple lots sold from $150 to $1,000 per head. A Mason County agreement locks Major Peed to furnish five years of horned cattle at five dollars per hundred.
A Boston Journal correspondent travels from the old city across a iron bridge into a modern town and lush Brazilian suburbs. The scene includes welcoming hosts, fruit-filled grounds, exotic birds and a cobra, with guests invited to bed and board and stories of generous Brazilian hospitality.
From yesterday's five o'clock edition comes an update on Paris fighting. Prussians bombard Paris while insurgents clash at Fort Montrouge and St Denis. Commune guards encamped at Asnieres, others in trenches. Rumor of Vermorel death denied. Women urged to form defense corps. Prisoners return from Germany at a slow pace with favorable Versailles views sought.
News reports an accident involving the steamboat Major Anderson on the Wheeling Water Line. The Express line describes efforts by crew members all night to refloat the vessel, which remains immovable and demands further salvage work.
Markets by telegraph from Burvau and Chicago dated April 12 show a steady floor. Wheat prices around No. 2 futures. corn weak with Toledo bids around 46 to 60 cents. oats and rye mixed with small lots sold in Chicago and St Louis. Provisions flat with pork dull and lard weaker. whisky firm with buyers at 87 cents.
A fragmented timetable fragment mentions morning Steatenmaan at 7 and a Brening service, with references to Express and Accommodation options. It lists stations, times, and routes including Little Rinma, Shige Express, and Pan Mandle. The text is garbled but implies scheduled trains and passenger services.
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