24 Apr 1871
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1871
Page
1
A cyclone of cold overnight frost damaged fruit across the Miami Valley. Reports cite injuries to crops as frost continued to threaten orchards and growers, with local assessments underway by agricultural officials.
A Paris dispatch reports severe defeats of insurgents with Versaillists occupying Charenton and Nogent. Dombrowski led and failed at two barricades with heavy slaughter. Neuilly inhabitants allowed to leave cellars until 8 am Monday. Versailles says Versaillists take Clarenton and Nugent. Eight hundred Paris workers idle after factory closure at Boulevard Houseman.
Special Dispatch from Cincinnati Times notes Ohio Senate actions on railway stockholder protection and police extension to second class cities. Bills authorize tax for Franklin village river protection, vest land in Virginia District to Agricultural College, and set annual county officer settlements. Columbia Avenue funding totals near 158 thousand dollars with most right of way already paid. failure to pass would waste investors’ property sacrifices.
The German Relief Fund at the German General Consulate reported receipts of 3 560 29 dollars last week, totaling 340 815 55 dollars. The report appears in New York dispatches while the San Juan boundary question and related claims in Britain remain a topic of international debate.
April 24 New Orleans reports from Bonnet Carre Crevasse describe a roaring surge of water piling in the river’s center creating a 9 foot rise. The breach widens as levees buckle and a continuous flood extends toward Lake Pontchartrain endangering the city and Jackson Railroad.
Reports from South Carolina describe a cowardly Ku Klux attack on April night near Old Shore in Chesterfield County. Elderly Union man Robert Melton, his wife, and daughter confronted gunmen who shot them as they came to the door. The wife was killed, Melton fatally wounded, his daughter seriously wounded. Melton was a delinquent tax collector.
A dispatch from Potty ee at the district Workings' Benevolent co vey a saselagied Seas Railroad and mining cerpa tions ae with our canployers to beneath 'the level of plantation Geinie te contene and inju The merchants of 8. Clair tea aided us by furnishi other necessaries of l our struggles, therefore be it : Redeed, That we protest aapinet sue unlawful combinations of railroad and mining corporations with our employers as boys to the community at large and to individual coal enterprises, and will eventually result in the accession power by corporations, pprcssion of the poor of our sea by Gaonee exorbitant rates for cost.
A heavy frost in the Bur day morning reportedly harmed grapes and early fruit in the vicinity. Local growers face potential losses as the frost extended across the region, affecting nearby vineyards and fruit crops.
A fragmentary adage promotes relief from dyspepsia by dietary restraint and mental discipline. It urges abandoning worries about stomach issues, adopting steady routines, and imagining a nutritious diet while avoiding fixation on dyspepsia.
The April 22 session of the General Assembly in Columbus saw the House and Senate committees adjust appropriations for the Girls Reform School and Big Beaver River improvements in Mercer County. Amendments restore clerk hire funding in several departments, raise Chief Clerk pay, and add temporary clerks. Multiple bills passed on third reading, including education, negotiable paper venues, land reconveyances, fairgrounds, and river improvements. An adjournment sine die was approved for April 28 after actions on new bills and financial items.
A miscellaneous page describes amateur framing of art with simple materials, notes on fish nets and telescope use, California tarantulas in tourist markets, a Russia murderers experiment, buzzard scent debates, stomach digestion questions, Gobelin tapestry color ranges, lunar forecast highlights, an opossum bird behavior, and tips for preserving furniture citing water alcohol and acids.
Pyat resigns from the Commune while Porssaillot is knocked to pier. General Cluseret sanctions a truce for Neuilly residents to depart. Austrian and Hungarian delegations summoned for May 22. Massive property losses in Paris. Princess Louise and Marquis of Lorne visit Florence from London. General Cecillia named Paris commander. General Bergeret released. Havre Municipal Council declines, Paris and Versailles. Marseille plots to overthrow the government fail. Castelar plans a bill on temperance. War indemnity rumor denied. Versailles publishes Legion of Honor appointments to balance Rhine and Paris rewards. Generals Changarnier Cissey and Binadel remain involved.
In the past forty four hours the barometer stayed low and southerly winds rose across the country from the Ohio River to the sea. Most places along the lower Lakes Atlantic and Gulf likely experienced clear weather when the barometer rose.
Insurance details for White and Earickson tobacco factory in St Louis after a Saturday night fire. Listed are several insurers and amounts including New York based companies at 5000 dollars, North British and to London, Finburgh, Manhattan, Philadelphia, and others varying from 2500 to 5400 dollars.
Vienna April 21 The Austrian Reichsrat adopted a resolution urging the government to introduce a prominent bill addressing the separation of church and state. The action signals a formal move to regulate church influence within state affairs.
The special session of the Legislature was deemed unauthorized after a telegraphic mistake. Governor Burbank and Secretary Fish disputed whether continued action was valid. The error, caused by a dispatch misread between Sioux City and Chicago, led to the bill passing both houses before correction. Congress may legalize the action upon appeal.
New York reports a muted early session with government bonds dull but steady and stock prices showing little change. Major rail and utility issues edge higher while state and regional issues vary, highlighting a cautious mood at the opening as traders weigh yields and dividend prospects.
Fire near Wheeling damages the carpenter shop and station offices destroying fifteen coats and merchandise valued at 3500 dollars. The blaze started by a candle while players were gambling cards. town reports heavy losses and near total destruction. Local markets follow with mixed prices for pork lard whiskey and grains as notices of nearby markets appear.
Hon Thomas A Marshall a Kentucky born leader died recently. He was born July 15, 1794 in Woodford County and practiced law in Warren county before rising in state politics. He served as a Louisville legislator, led judiciary work and shaped appellate matters. Meanwhile in Philadelphia a Presbyterian dispute split into Stuart and anti Stuart factions, with 133 votes challenged, synod involvement, and church locks changed as trustees fought for control.
City matters recount a Pioneer Encampment gathering at Eighth and Freeman Streets where visiting Washington and Hesperia Encampments were warmly welcomed. A playful duel between Pallards Hayden and Harrop sparked laughter as Napoleon was dramatized and restored in a lighthearted night that ended with coffee and companionship.
Regular meeting held at 10 o'clock this morning in the absence of the President Mr I M Sheppard presided. Minutes approved. Seventeen new members elected. Secretary read the list of members including Ferdinand Bodmann F W Wilson Louis Ritz F W Kits Chas Lawrence General Powell Geo W Crawford Ira Temple Motuer Seen Evans A Motuer Pickering W Knott JW Kasman S A Winder Thos B Paxvn Captain H Carroll A A Uskamp Ubass Brodeteubrer Niarf prepeet Colonel H Phister Gove Wehrmann Nathaniel Wright Inc son W Bullock Ubass Crowley H parere John Brown J R K Strome W OH Aller. Interest in proceedings high. Special meeting proposed for Wed April 26 at 11 A M to complete organization. Secretary to issue invitations to poultry lovers. Adjourned.
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