27 Aug 1868
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1868
Page
1
A Grady Evening 1968 issue mocks Democrats and Loyalists during the 1868 campaign. It references Seymour, Grant, and Bricks Democratic leadership, with remarks on bonds, carpetbaggers, postage, and secession era attitudes. The piece cites Horatio Seymour lineage, Greenbacks, and the Third District election, ending with a critique of Southern Democrats and freedmen policies.
Correspondence from Cincinnati Times describes the Seventeenth Conference session held at St Pauls in Hamilton. Bishop Davis W. Clark presided. Bishop Clark read the hymnody and ministers joined in prayer and sacrament. The address touched on territory, ritual, and the need for faithful devotion amid social ills. Hospitality of Hamilton is praised as ministers and attendees arrive in numbers.
Letter from the Capital notes high political feeling in Columbus and describes the new skating rink at the corner of Main and State streets. A large crowd witnessed music and elaborate entertainments as residents embraced metropolitan tastes. Reports also cover cattle plague in Madison and Green counties, local weather reflections, burglaries in Greenup Powell, and civic events in Covington and Cincinnati.
Bourbon resident Colonel Green Clay has come back from a long overseas absence in Florence Italy He recently resigned as Secretary of the United States with an honorable service since spring of 182 Barrist notes caution over horseback riding in relation to the matter
Newport News reports the election of officers for a Newport company led by Captain J F Herbert and First Lieutenant W H Jones with over one hundred names enrolled. The unit plans its first turnout Sunday to march to the Peeper Cavineton bridge and escort guards to the courthouse. Messages note school board actions on Cabot street schoolhouse funding and resignations by Scott and Miss Blackwood as teachers ahead of the September term.
Fanny Ellsler born in Vienna remains in Hamburg near, her sister Therese in London declined an offer from the Paris manager. He hosted a grand dinner at the theater with a dessert dish containing jewels worth forty thousand dollars each, handed around to guests as a lure to secure engagements.
A fragment describes a horse named Vong attached to the Bir port and branded with U S A C A JH markings. It notes that two sided politicians can propriety ride in the car drawn by the animal.
Fragmented dispatch from New York July 2 outlines Citizens Sees urging state labor officials to aid in coordinating wartime manpower. References Gov Fletcher of Missouri and efforts to track and place workers, with mentions of farms, lands, and local mobilization for national service.
Fragmented OCR text from Narragansett Park races mentions a first race and a jockey or entrant Morrissey with unclear details. Reads like a garbled race summary with attempted names and places but lacks coherent results or dates.
A note from Mr O Neill states he has written to the Aeral and the letter was submitted. The opinion concerns the law involved and the current status of the matter in the United Eastern District.
Special Indian Agent W J Cullen reports letters found on seven men murdered by Indians at La Bouis Wood Yard on the strewn river, eighty miles below Fort Benton. Names include Lee Lesbie Pittsburg Wm Whittaker Philadelphia L Keyser St Louis Frank K Burton Lagrange Tenn, others unnamed. War with the Sioux and Arapaho looms. calls for pacification talks and treaties. troop reassignments and public notices follow.
Fragmentary report mentions figures in Mexico and New York with references to a Prime Minister and foreign affairs. Details are garbled and names are unreadable, leaving the exact events, places, and dates uncertain.
The 11th National Convention of Spiritualists convened in New York on August 26 with Jeaae Rhean presiding. Sessions tackled finances, resolutions, and business. a motion to name a woman failed. Dora M. Fox of Indiana was elected president as the afternoon pressed on education and ceremonies. Nettie Pease of Indiana delivered a poem. Calisca were discussed but several proposals were voted down.
A Louisiana congressman died this morning from brain injury. Members of the house offered condolences, adopted a resolution, and scheduled a joint memorial service in his memory.
Reports detail a chaotic night watch as Sappho struggles with hull damage and a broken jib-boom while other yachts including the Washer and Cambridge race in rough Atlantic waters. A table lists time stamps for vessels Baldwin Sappho Mirands and others amid repairs and near misses.
Foreign mail reports in English circles a possible understanding between Mr Gladstone and the Irish Catholic Bishops. The plan would end Protestant disestablishment and fund Maynooth College with revenue from church estates. Wheat yields this year are projected higher than 1867, with a large surplus after commitments. Adah Menkin buried August 15 at Pere Lachaise. notable authors and theater friends attended. her horse followed the hearse.
August 26 dispatch notes Cabinet approval of instructions for deploying Federal troops during riot or insurrection when state forces fail. Grant's headquarters to issue. Rawlings has not distributed by late afternoon. Also reports no change in Congress contingency plans for supervisors and criticism of Perry Fuller appointment. President Johnson cancels summer excursion due to lack of invitations.
August 26 dispatches report a rumored plan to end the octan mail service between the United States and Great Britain via Southampton and reroute mails through Queenstown. Denials circulate regarding General Duke's death. Reverdy Johnson met with Disraeli at Hughenden Manor regarding the matter.
Charles Clark, son of G. W. Clark of Enfield New Hampshire, was accidentally shot in the temple and killed instantly last night while out coon hunting. The tragedy occurred in a rural area with neighbors reporting the incident to local authorities. No other injuries were reported and the event is under investigation by local law enforcement.
Company B of Boston or New York arrived here aboard the Boston Lancers and will use principal streets to the fenceck. They will leave tomorrow morning for Providence. During their stay in this city they will be guests of the Lancers.
Strickland of Lowell won the foot race with a clear lead over Austen, finishing in about five bats and nine seconds. Gitney placed behind, with the strong showing by Lowell noted in the sparse August coverage from New York.
The War Department forwarded orders regarding the use of troops to aid civil authorities. The directives were dispatched to General Buchanan and have since been sent to Generals Meade and Thomas.
August 26 report from Louis describes a fire at the wholesale house of Broloot Marsham Ro. 210 North this street, with the snake in the building valued around 000 and insured for about 75000, mainly in torn offices. Adjacent businesses Hughes Chance Fletcher and J Merriman grocer were damaged but largely spared. insurance details unavailable. The piece then shifts to political notes in the First Congressional District about Gen. Pile’s renomination and Republican denials amid a journalistic quarrel.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Vermont, reprixe or reprieve, and a reference to a state action. It lacks clear names, dates, or concrete events. The readable bits point to a procedural or legal notice context but no specific actions. Further readable text needed for a solid card.
Fragmentary ad copy highlights Steck & Co.'s Unrivaled Pianos with mentions of a piano meeting or showcase. The readable text emphasizes Sees continuers and a focus on piano offerings, though specifics are unclear due to OCR damage.
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