12 Feb 1868
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1868
Page
1
Readings from a heated exchange over the Tenure of Office Act reveal President’s dispute with General Grant and Cabinet ministers. Letters from Seward, Stanton supporters, and Grant detail interpretations of the interims and potential impeachments, with Grant defending his stance and offering a tempered reply.
The City Matters column notes hotel arrivals from Milford to Knox County with scattered place names and dates. It also reports on The Prize Ring, quoting The New York World about O Baldwin and Jem Mace, challenges between Elliott and Mace, Collyer versus Billy Kelly, Barney Aaron’s training, and other boxing bouts and bets.
Mr C M’Cantran of Wooster Ohio reports a calf choked on an apple and dying of consumption. The piece notes climate shifts and poor air quality as triggers and advises moving stock to healthy locations, blankets in cold weather, carbon rich feed like oatmeal, gruel with saccharine matter, four ounces of cod liver oil nightly, and powdered phosphate divided into sixteen doses daily, warning death may occur despite care.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions individuals and places such as Toledo and Philadelphia with unclear roles. Contains scattered names and terms like Obie and Femies, suggesting a clipped obituary or personal notice. The legible elements point to a local or family record rather than a full article.
Local notes report a fine of five dollars and costs in a civil case, new board directors for Wivows' and Hospitals, distillation and tax figures for the Covington district, and coal supply concerns as the Ohio River ice hampers shipping and risks a coal shortage within weeks.
Newport News voters will hold party primary meetings Saturday evening to select delegates. Meetings are planned in multiple wards at Turner Hall and other local venues to pick candidates and delegates for the city seaboard and to prepare for the subsequent election.
The piece argues population declines from war preparation and large standing armies, noting higher taxes, labor shifts, and social ills. It cites France’s law attracting men to service, doctors warning of future demographic harm, and a Paris jeweler selling electric scarf pins as a curious modern gadget.
A private January 4 letter argues Washington sabotaged Republicans in Virginia by creating an artificial party split. It claims two factions exist: a Radical group of Afro-Americans and outsiders, and a Conservative group of native and aligned whites opposing Negro domination, forecasting eventual accountability for the upheaval.
The Sacramento Bee notes a heavy snow cover across California, with the Sacramento Valley and eastern and western hill regions blanketed. Flooding mixed with frost spares most livestock and buildings, while markets suffer from difficult transport. roads improve below the snow line and farmers anticipate a fruitful summer after renewal of sunshine.
The Chinese miners face heavy taxes in mountains counties with reports of swindling and partial payments. Tax collectors vary from strict to lenient, some offering illicit rates without receipts, allowing evasion and undermining public revenue.
Reports from Louisiana Connecticut Vermont Kansas North Carolina Mississippi Arkansas and Iowa outline party conventions and campaigns. The texts urge loyal support for Reconstruction goals, advise on candidate loyalties, and condemn opposition while detailing planned meetings and votes.
The Springfield Republican argues against rapid reconstruction as flawed and uneven across Alabama. It notes limited voting access, white resistance to enfranchisement, and fears that the current path will not yield lasting or fair governance for whites and blacks alike.
From our latest advices Central and South America the government removes General Martinez from command and his Senate seat while holding a strong working majority in both houses. Peru notes Canseco’s cautious rise and the shaky finances of the new regime with the guano hypothecated to foreign financiers. Bolivian exile amnesty is granted, Melgarejo’s moves rally Cochabamba, and exports to Europe show varied totals as yellow fever declines and ports receive clean bills of health.
Washington dispatch notes a brighter financial outlook with debt reduction and lower contingency spending. It reports the Treasury and Ways and Means debates on education department abolition, tax reform, and impeachment chatter, plus views on national bank legislation and policy prospects.
The San Francisco Times reports a definite silk manufactory project in San Jose. Mechanics' Pioneer Silk Factory articles of incorporation filed January 13 indicate $100,000 stock, $2,000 paid, and $10 first installments. Foundations laid, machinery on site, with California climate and mulberry culture cited as favorable for silk production. The venture aims to boost state wealth through new industry.
The article notes unusual consonants in the South African language family, especially the Kafir branch and Zulu, with tongue clicks and suction sounds. It discusses variation, possible Hot epic origins, and spread to neighboring dialects. The piece also reports Boston authorities ordering public soup houses in February and March.
The Supreme Court has not yet pronounced on the motion to dismiss the McArdle case for want of jurisdiction. Meanwhile rumors of war between Guatemala and Mexico are denied by the State Department. Senate confirmations and rejections include John B. Pennington as U.S. District Attorney for Delaware and several other nominations. Some dispatches report unrest in Ireland with clashes between police and rioters and trials in Dublin for seditious libels and funeral disturbances. Additional notes cover Denmark, Prussia, and Mexican affairs, plus cholera and health notes from New Orleans and a local horticultural society election.
An elderly Ethiopian man on Jefferson Street in North Nashville seeks to wed again against family wishes. His wife, about twenty, supports him as they rely on charity for food and shelter. Community officials and witnesses describe the strained situation amid social norms.
A fragmentary report discusses a Nevada public land bill and a committee hearing. It mentions Mr. Davis of Kentucky declining to attend a September session and notes union interests and preemption issues in the debated legislation.
A fragmentary OCR notice references Cincinnati civic proceedings and a January or April schedule. The readable bits mention Road County and a city board committee with plans for Fourth and Fifth street areas. Details are unclear due to text corruption.
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