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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1872
Page
1
An August dispatch notes G. W. Martin held in Ripley jail and forcibly moved by twenty armed men on Sandsy night. He was transported several rods from the jail amid buckshot fired from multiple shotguns, with the events discovered the following morning.
Lonvox reports cereals in France are generally favorable with forty two departments showing very good crops and Algeria and Corsica rated excellent. Yet estimates for America and Eastern Europe suggest these areas cannot meet breadstaff demand, while England and Italy may need more than usual. France may export up to 10 million hectolitres but higher foreign bottom taxes could restrict trade and transport.
Summary of Geneva court arguments on neutrality and due diligence under the Treaty of Washington. Cushing cites U S law and Supreme Court to defend preventive neutrality against unarmed vessels. Evarts notes England’s failure to adhere to treaty rules. America will respond to injuries at the proper time. Other items: Gen Carlotta's illness, earthquakes in Utah, miners strike in Illinois, and railroad progress to Lincoln Nebraska.
A Port au Prince letter says American Consul Teel was arrested by Haytien authorities at Miregoes on alleged counterfeiting of Haiti currency and jailed in a filthy prison. Minister Bassett has twice demanded release, refused. Bassett cites desire to avoid sensational campaign speech and says no naval aid was requested.
An August 27 report details a murder near Wiese with unresolved clues as investigators doubt theft motives. The Liberal Central Committee convenes to address the case and discuss the Kiowas. Lone Wolf, Kiowa chief, calls for military removal and Fort Sill's abandonment before peace with the government.
In St. Louis on August 27 Tepes Dowling and John McCormack quarreled with waiter John Hunter at a Union Market restaurant. Shots fired, Dowling and McCormack wounded. Hunter killed. Dowling and McCormack reportedly fled toward Dubuque. Several others reportedly suffered sunstroke in the incident.
Philadelphia August 27 a locomotive struck a carriage at a Tacony crossing killing Robert Deal his two grandchildren Miss Sayer and a coachman. The tragedy occurred last night and the victims were all killed instantly.
Ww. H. Pyné, agent of Roberts Torpedo Company, was blown to atoms yesterday by an explosion of nitro glycerine.
The river fell to 4 feet 4 inches in the canal as boats Towboat Unknown and packet Lovrevite moved upriver, with lower packets not in at noon. Weather clear with steady mercury, H B Turner sails to New Orleans tonight, business dull along the river.
A Canaan North Tennessee event reports the death of the wife of Dr. Asa Wheat. The husband administered chloroform during an extraction, leading to her collapse. The nearby Jacksonville link and Memphis Little Rock connection appear in incomplete phrases, suggesting a tragic medical incident unfolding after a train stop.
The piece describes a political fever likened to a contagion spreading across regions. It targets Democratic adherents, notes shifts toward the Republican or Fourierist positions, and highlights motives like vanity, revenge, or office-seeking. It observes a waning spread and returns to party lines, ending with a Canadian- journal style assessment.
Report notes favorable results from Cooley corn tested in 1871 72 across Mississippi Florida and Georgia. A J Wright of Port Gibson Mississippi and Charles Pesbod of Ga planted March 4 5 with ash bed and superphosphate yielding many roasting ears by June and stalks bearing multiple ears. Other testers report early maturity high fodder yield and up to one hundred bushels per acre in Florida confinement. peppers and peas intercropping discussed.
The piece notes a strange thermometer reading drop after a brief peak, casting doubt on the instrument as a tool for weather, as readers were urged to watch for a real shift rather than rely on fakery or misleading indications.
The New York Herald argues a political shift after North Carolina’s election dampens Democratic enthusiasm for Greeley and Brown. It notes Governor and congressional gains favoring Democrats, while Grant gains credibility as the presidential test. It cautions Bourbon Democrats and anti-Greeley factions may influence November outcomes amid a tense party realignment.
The South Bend Tribune notes a Cincinnati Commercial report of a Greeley speech quoting Colfax. The excerpt asserts the Republican party has ceased to be necessary, a fabrication denounced as a sham by Oberlin College’s Mahan and urged to be corrected.
Special dispatch from Warntine West Virginia reports Jacob's majority across thirty four counties at 5422 with twenty counties pending, not altering the result. The Constitution vote stalls near a small ratification lead amid Democratic disaffection toward Greeley and calls to align with the Louisville Convention. Camden Democrats fault Greeley’s bid, blaming his candidacy for Carden's defeat and disbanding local support for Horace.
A man named Michael Ain was fatally stabbed at Union Depot Carlisle. He and his family, bound for Columbus to relatives, traveled from Carlisle Friday. The weapon was a razor. the head was severed. The bereaved family, a wife and three children, were left destitute. A collection was raised at the depot, and the remains were buried at Highlandale Cemetery in this city.
The partial Ju report lists 170 Radicals 64 Federals 10 Conservatives 4 Independents and 3 Carlista chosen as returns continue to arrive from Spain Maraio Angus 27.
New York dated August 27 reports forged drafts purportedly from Koutze Bros bank circulated to banks nationwide. Notable forgeries include 4200 dollars to Real Estate Bank in Allegheny PA and 6000 dollars at Third National Bank in Chicago. The forger is named James T Hill.
Weather forecast from Washington dated August 27 describes cloudy conditions with rain for New England and southeastern New York to Virginia and the Carolinas, winds shifting to northwest and north, clearing by evening in many areas, with central states clear and northeastward regions drying out, and easterly to southerly winds in the northwest. The morning telegraph notes Kansas topper Michigan and westward reports not yet received.
In Chicago this morning the Board of Trade considered exparte matters involving Lyon and Co and Haugh Maher related to recent events in the wheat market. Officials examined their connections with ongoing market activity and future implications for prices.
August 27 dispatches report wheat active and higher with No. 2 red at 1.16 cash and 1.16 1/4 September, corn steady at 0.60, oats around 0.30, and pork and lard firm. Receipts show brisk wheat and 6,000 hogs. freight rates and grain futures fluctuate as markets close in Chicago and New York, with dull overall activity in some areas.
Sixteen hundred poor children enjoyed the fifteenth free shouts of the New York Times yesterday. The Fenian Brotherhood held a secret convention last week in this city. The Brazilian Princes visited West Point yesterday. President Grant leaves Long Branch for Washington on Wednesday. The Tombs physician states that Stokes is again standing sick. Excursion tickets from Boston to Louisville are issued at 27 00 each, and from New York to the same place, and return for 24 each, good from Aug 29 to Sept 15 over the Erie route. John Hart, who they shot at the express office by James Carrigan, will die, the bullet having entered under the left eye.
In New York on August 27 the National Union League elected Gov Jewell of Come and Judge Knight of Florida as vice presidents. The group endorsed strong Republican resolutions and thanked North Carolina Republicans for a recent victory. A Liberal Republican stance on the Baltimore Convention ratification was announced, with Tammany favored to act alone. A bogus circular from the Nations Grant Clan claimed a remittance to a non-existent club, warning recipients to disregard it.
In New Jersey on August 7 Major West of Chambersburg caused the arrest of Probasco Stewart at the Soldiers' Orphans Home. He was accused of brutally whipping a resident. During examination it appeared attendants neglected duties to focus on beer sessions. children were left in ragged, dirty conditions. Probasco was held for trial.
Special Dispatch to the Times notes no market for crude with no changes in quotations. Parker’s market quiet as Witte handles spot crude. News steady at 3 per barrel, Titusville remains quiet. spot at 540. Philadelphia refined prices quoted at 21 to 27 1/2 cents. New York crude market at 11/16 to 1 cent. refined at 9 to 9 1/2 cents.
A Gloucester and Bristol bishop at a Berkshire agricultural dinner urged farmers to resist strikes and wage demands, joking that village houses should not welcome agitators. The speech drew laughter, with critics noting the bishop’s unlikely role as peacemaker while observers debate the rights and wrongs of the agricultural agitation.
On August 27 at Puiladaliuta freight cars fell from a bridge on the exception road. A Reading road train struck the swashed cars, piling about twenty coal cars on the track, wrecking locomotives and setting oil alight. No one was injured.
Newark August 27 Rev James Roosevelt Bailey Catholic Bishop of Newark received from Pope Pius a bull dated July 30 announcing his appointment as Archbishop of Baltimore succeeding the late Archbishop Spalding. The document bears the fisherman's seal of St Peter.
San Francisco August 26 The California Atlantic and Pacific and Benfenders and Colorado River Railways ask the Board of Supervisors for ten millions each this chain. No action was taken on either application.
Two carloads of whisky were destroyed when a locomotive and two freight cars collided in Jersey City. The wreck sparked a major fire that burned for hours, with authorities investigating the cause of the collision and ensuing blaze.
A critic argues that newspapers and pulpits spread skimpy or flashy science while skipping core meanings. Clergy and media are blamed for overemphasizing theories, while solid, proven science lies beneath ignored by both ministers and readers.
August 27 reports the arrest of Fred De Krefft alias Griffis for the murder of Peter Bennett. The fugitive, linked to the Bennet case, was taken into custody by local authorities amid ongoing inquiries.
Special Dispatches report clear and hot weather across several cities including New Orleans St Louis Memphis and Chicago area with trains scheduled and times listed for morning departures. The garbled text references multiple locations and morning times but lacks cohesive events or outcomes.
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