04 Feb 1860
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1860
Page
1
The account details how gunpowder aided the removal of ruins near a church in London. Eighteen pounds of powder lifted or toppled massive arches, saving two hundred feet of height and shocking residents who feared an earthquake. During Wren’s absence, powder caused stone displacement and property damage, leading locals to petition against further use.
The Albany Argus on January 31 publishes Neal Dow’s reply denying reports he backslid from total abstinence. Dow reiterates lifelong temperance and rectitude, notes editors may have misrepresented him, and urges readers to seek the truth behind circulating claims.
The San Francisco dispatch notes a new movement called the Dashaways gaining rapid members after a simple start with a few converts. In twelve months the group reaches about 2,400 adherents with most joining within six months. A meeting at noon features speeches and songs as they pursue abstinence from vice.
Disjointed notes describe legal notices and political talk, including references to a Office of the Solicitor General, a Washington deadline for letters, restoration of valuables, and a New York correspondent. The text mentions a bishop’s funeral in Philadelphia, a crucifix, a prison case, and varied European figures, with fragmented dialogue on law and morality.
A reporter recounts how Mr. A. J. De W, a compositor, was separated from his group during a winter night trek. He clung to a small ice cake hoping to stay warm as he drifted from the main body, until his brother managed a rescue. The harsh conditions nearly drove him to peril before rescue at dawn.
A fragmentary report from Gambier mentions Kenyon College and a week of events surrounding a student incident. details are unclear with mangled names and actions, but the piece references a sophomore and a concert disrupted during a Monday sighting and a subsequent committee discussion.
The Lafayette Courier reports arrangements are underway for an old fashioned wolf hunt on the Grand Prarie this month. It notes no unified extermination effort has yet been made and that wolf numbers have increased, becoming a serious nuisance at local farms.
An unclear fragment reports a defendant named Swinain being sentenced to a month in prison. No further context or details are readable from the damaged text.
A confrontational meeting at noon ended with gunfire and both sides discharging weapons. A man received a serious injury and medical opinion suggests he may not recover.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions ferries at St. and a payment related to toe welds and a $100,000 amount. The readable facts are minimal and unclear about dates or identities.
Mr. Davis plans an Abner Ore meeting in Amesding with details unclear. The fragment references a possible local event and someone named Davis but lacks dates or locations.
Telegram reports a series of House actions including votes on per diem for the late clerk, a resolution for Mr. Spioner, and reminders that committee appointments would be announced later. The discussion touches on prior similar resolutions and procedural questions from Mr. Davis and Mr. Covode with Mr. Sherman and Mr. Houston weighing in.
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