26 Dec 1871
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1871
Page
1
Wasutreros D C December 26 dispatches a brief report from the capital. The item notes the date and source location with minimal detail, reflecting routine news movement from Epental to Washington via the Tunes and Chronicle service.
Associated Press reports from New York on December 26 recall letters and discussions about a grand canal memorial. The note reflects on the course of proposals and public reaction as ideas for a major waterway project unfold in the mind of planners and officials.
In a Biennial report from Columbus, the Attorney General states that militia claims scheduled by the 1864 act have been paid and Union claims under Supreme Court rulings should be paid without further legislation. He requests a commission to examine remaining claims and notes a delayed Pittsburgh and Chicago Railroad case due to Judge Basney’s illness, with expectations of early action.
Special dispatch from Memoriis dated December 26 states that residents of Chicot County faced harsh conditions as Ste Steer aid their homes. The fragmentary report mentions local families seeking shelter and basic aid amid unspecified troubles.
A report from December 26 details updated news items and notices compiled for the Times and Chronicles. The brief dispatch highlights local events, brief item summaries, and forthcoming calendar items within the era’s public notices.
A bridge breaks under heavy snowstorm conditions as crews report dangerous travel across the roadway. Officials warn motorists to avoid the area while temporary repairs are arranged and police direct detours.
Mapai reports December 26 that Topete, Minister of Colonies, convened a meeting to plan reforms in Havana. Reinforcements are to go in to aid in suppressing the insurrection and restore order.
The report sketches a crowded New York and Brooklyn scene with flags decorating harbor vessels and streets. It mentions a jail visit at Lady Street Jail and a man named Charles Johnson involved in a fatal shooting. The Ex Committee of the Viaduct Railroad Company promotes elevated rail plans while condemning Tweed’s bail on six thousand dollars. The piece notes a mayoral election and a newly formed Board of Aldermen with Republicans dominating.
A December storm in California brought heavy rain and southwest winds ending with severe subsidence. Levees and dumps along San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers were breached or damaged. vessels including the Live Yankee and the schooner Dagger were lost with all hands.
A fragmented OCR item references a $14,000 matter involving Oregon and Venezuela but lacks readable context or clear actions. No definite names, dates, or entities can be confirmed from the available text.
A fragmented note from 1870 mentions box honey yields and hive codes. The text references seven rolls, hive IDs, cents totals, and a sale or trade value of 68 00, with mentions of movable frame hives and beekeeping terms.
A brief note catalogues pirate works tied to Ed Abba and the Saint Augustine collection. The text lists various titles and related authors, noting themes of treasure hunts and seafaring adventures across multiple pulp editions.
Correspondent reports unusual excitement in Hamilton north of Cincinnati after the Dayton acquittal of Tom McGehan for murder of Thomas Myers on Christmas Eve 1870. Local divisions between moral, religious citizens and foreign saloon elements sparked indignation meetings and strong calls for restraint amid a deadly history of violence.
Fragmentary New York Evening Post item discusses European princes, noting most heirs are male and referencing Belgian royalty and other royal lines. The text is largely garbled, with incomplete phrases about lineage and succession across various European thrones.
Fragmentary passage discusses cattle movement between Rocky Mountain region and British North America and mentions drovers and long journeys. The text is garbled but implies exchange with Indians and Western States cattle yearly, noting rough handling becoming gentler with management.
A Boston resident shares John Adams December 17 1773 letter praising the tea destruction in Boston Harbor. Adams argues the Province may pay for the loss and warns of constitutional ruin, while noting calm in Boston that night and urging Mrs Warren’s compliments.
The Mauch Chunk Gazette reports cumulative coal shipments southward since January total 4,140,473.16 tons through last week, with 93,264.15 tons shipped last week. Stock markets foresee temporary gains from cold weather while navigation closes. price declines in Schuylkill risk profitability, and arbitration in Lehigh region recommends continuing current rates.
The Richmond Dispatch laments Virginia’s shrinking output since the war, citing five year comparisons in James River trade and statewide yields. It notes a halving of tobacco and wheat receipts, with distorted counts from double counting and wartime disruptions in the era cited.
Jamaica explores plantain juice as a valuable product from pulpy stems. The text notes potential high nutritive yield and ornamental uses, suggesting profit from an untapped tropical resource and comparing it to articles like paper in beauty and durability.
A Manchester scientist reports railway dust comprising yellow motes of sand coal and ash. He suggests iron filings from rails and wheel tires fuse with coal or grate ash to form the observed dust. The sample was gathered near Bir Taingham.
Reporter recounts a November harbor disaster involving six hundred pilgrims to Mecca onboard the Anchor Line steamer Assyrian. As quarantine crews attempted transfer to a lighter, panic and crowding caused capsizing with many drownings, including women and children. Bodies recovered total sixty three. others missing. Authorities warn cholera risk and urge stricter vessel controls to prevent importation of disease.
Pittsburg is shaken by a series of holiday incidents as broker James W. Kennedy shot himself on Fourth Avenue in his office after losses in stock speculation. He had long suffered nervous irritability and hypochondria. The morning brings a fatal affray at Bix Mile Ferry where John Mahoney died from hatchet wounds after a struggle with John Carmichael. A German man, Joan N Tomley, died after a fall from a wagon in Baldwin Township. The Fire sensation Through the Fire draws crowds at the Opera House with over 2400 in receipts. Christmas is observed with several nonfatal skirmishes in Allegheny City and a teamster killed by a coke wagon.
A plain outline of U S public domain policy including that public lands remain federal property and notes on desert areas being reclaimable. It explains squatter rights after five years of habitation, land sales prices for railroad adjacent lands, and the goal of providing clear title under Homestead laws. It emphasizes obtaining title before sale and the legal consequences of adverse claims.
Parepa Rosa presented with a valuable bracelet from Russia as a token of the pleasure she took in the Christmas opera performance.
In Havre December 26 a runaway team struck two children, a nine year old boy and girl named Meyers, in the southwest part of the city. Both were seriously injured and taken to a local hospital for treatment.
An explosion at a Scrub Grass drilling operation near Cory, Pennsylvania, destroyed a structure and burned six men, damaging the plant and injuring workers. Fire crews fought the blaze as investigators began assessing the accident’s causes and expenses.
There was no formal meeting of the Cabinet today as several members were absent from the city, with only a few visitors calling on the President.
Examination of county records reveals Mr Gardner supplied coal to the county under a 90 000 bushel contract at 12 19 20 cents per bushel. Tests show delivered weights short of contract, with overpayments totaling over 5000 dollars and questions about continued deliveries after the quoted amount.
James W. Kennedy, a stock broker, shot himself in his office yesterday at Portsauro after unsuccessful stock speculations. Authorities report his financial affairs are not greatly involved, and the event is believed to have unsettled his mind.
Dayton lodge No 147 Free Masons held a dinner after business where Alderman Jeffries spoke for the order and presented Mayor Morrison with a handsome chain. Morrison thanked them briefly. A fire at Metz mineral water house near Basin was started early morning but was extinguished with limited damage and insured.
In Urbana a six year old boy, son of Foulke, was accidentally stabbed by his brother while playing in the yard. The open blade cut a gash in the abdomen and left him in a critical condition. A smallpox case ticketed for Springfield passed through via the Pan-Handie road this morning, with authorities prohibiting landing of the case.
At nine pm the Squire sat as judge in a crowded space at the Fertilizing Company building. Ninety three defendants faced charges ranging from drunkenness to larceny and riot. Fifty arrests in two days produced a chaotic scene, with sentences set at fines and costs as the mill ground on through the remaining cases.
A panel of ship importers from W ton City and Philadelphia business leaders met the President with a delegation from the Treasury and Port Collectors to seek support for Indian tribes and national policy. They praised his administration, acknowledged the Friends' influence, and offered medals. The piece notes the Cushman School in Boston and recalls a half century of efforts to suppress tribal representations.
Tippecanoe Ohio December 26 special dispatch reports that tomorrow afternoon between 1 and 3 o'clock the large distillery of Clarke Dye Co and all property owned by it will be sold at public sale by the Government to satisfy its claim for revenue tax on whisky. The distillery is one of the finest in the West with a capacity of one thousand.
Edward Hessel, a farmer living three miles north of Bourbon, fell from his wagon on Christmas Day while intoxicated, striking his head on a sharp stick and dying from the injuries. His death was reported yesterday.
London markets are closed for the Christmas holiday and business is suspended. Steamships City of Paris Atlantic Calabria and Rhein from New York have arrived out, along with Sarnia and Tian from Portland. The Sublime Porte, supported by Russia and Austria, presses the government for settlement in Lyoxpox.
Judge Cardozo today appointed Judge Davies a referee to take testimony in reference to the Broadway widening. The Grand Jury special session adjourned without presenting any indictments.
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