21 Feb 1874
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1874
Page
1
A fire at Andrew Graham's smoke house east of Hauntington, Indiana, destroyed the building and its contents including about one thousand pounds of hams and a large quantity of shoulders. The loss is estimated at seven thousand dollars.
The report details weekly health board figures with births interments and a probate entry for Jonathan Harshman. It lists real property values for Jonathan and Joseph Harshman totaling 179,200 with firm assets at 125,000 and liabilities around 307,200. The Harshman bond reaches 300,000 and Winters and Harshman serve as sureties. Prison terms noted include Ed Butcher and Charles Shulem at one year and Nathan Ellis at two years.
The Brewers' Insurance Company of America, organized in Wisconsin, obtained a verdict against Henry Clausen Jr. of this city in an ex suit to recover damages. The defense argued police or witnesses implicated Schweick, a Hudson River Railroad watchman. Meanwhile a strike idle twelve mills and nearly two dozen operatives in Pennsylvania demand a fifteen percent wage raise, leaving many idle.
Mixed grain trading with dull corn and oats, firm barley, and no rye sales. Wheat steady to firm with oats around 47c, new oats held at 3 ¼ to 3 ½ cents. wheat prices quoted in several ranges, copper tied to futures. Cotton and sugar respond to market, while bullion and shipping values show modest moves. miscellaneous notes mention pricing in Liverpool and New York, with several commodity quotes and freight data.
Special Dispatch reports Governor Allen named a panel for Olio State Centennial duties, naming ex Chief Justice Rules Pevi Cleveland and ex Governors KK B. Ha fon How and E F Noy among appointees. Legislation referenced includes school funding and medical dispatches, with notes on county seats, tax bills, and jury duty reforms amid a tense House session.
Special Dispatch from Washington reports heated contest over the Boston Collectorship with Butler confident of victory. Messages from Massachusetts officials and State Central Committee support the nomination, while Mr Sumner fears party fracture. House plans adjournment to observe Washington's Birthday on Monday.
Pertpevns February 21 river ice reports show 6 to 8 feet of floes in places. towboats plan departures to St Louis and New Orleans with about a hundred tons. Memphis notes rain, rising river, light business, and cotton movements. Evansville lists several departures and arrivals as pack boats adjust. Warnings of river rise continue with a flood risk from heaviest rains and rail shipments aiding movement.
A coroner in Madison Indiana and jurors hear testimony in a case charging Dr. Jos. T. Brentin with procuring an abortion for Amanda Cameron. The witness described a plan to take her to Cincinnati for treatment, a $100 fee, and medicine administered at the Heyl House. Additional testimony from John Heyl, Phil Mae, druggist St. M. Lytle, and Captain Brady outlines events around August and the 12th inst.
In Oxford on February a rain drenched night and morning did not curb turnout for a 9 o clock devotional at the First Presbyterian Church. A letter from Iowa City urged temperance work to ban whisky, praising Iowa's efforts and urging broader national spread. Women’s league reports, visits to saloons, and efforts to close taverns were noted, with multiple speakers and volunteers braving the weather to push the cause.
Special dispatch reports a workingmen parade in Indianapolis this afternoon after a delay. Police and labor organizations will participate as many workers fill the streets despite continuous heavy rain since last evening.
St Louis February 21 Merchants Exchange unanimously adopted a resolution approving Capt James B Eads plan to deepen the Mississippi River mouth. The plan envisions a six hundred foot wide channel twenty eight feet deep using jetties, at a five million cost. Channel to be maintained ten years at half a million annually, with payments starting four months after twenty feet is secured and kept, contingent on ongoing maintenance of depth.
Reports from London detail a reshaped cabinet with eleven or twelve members and discuss potential promotions. The text notes Disraeli's cabinet limits and new posts for various MPs, alongside Copenhagen and Westminster as lines of inquiry. Also announced is word that Ashantee’s Coomassie has fallen and its king and family are prisoners.
A Washington dispatch reports rising speculation that Sehneck may leave the London Mission at his own cost and be replaced by Mr Fish as State. Bancroft is said to wish retirement from Berlin and Rev Mr Thompson in Berlin urged as his successor in Prussia.
In the Police Court this morning Fiiry Wright about 45 was sent to the Work House for thirty days and fined $50 for a single room offense. Several men including Wilson James Williams John Armstrong and others were ordered to leave the city by five this evening or face thirty days in jail. Other cases: God Williams fined and imprisoned for concealed weapons. Robert Lee theft case dismissed after character proof. Jane Smith and John White cases continued. Alfred er gain devices case continued. Betti Relitz convicted of malicious property damage fined $50. Samuel Berger pedaling without et as continued. Jas Lewis Geo McArthy street box 15 days. Michael Hollis disorderly 30 days. Mary Welch 30 days. Mary Perry vagrancy 30 days. A dispatch from Mayor Johnston says they will leave Memphis tomorrow and arrive Monday.
A report states that last night between nine and ten o clock a spring wagon owned by Mr E M Stewart was stolen from the front of Christie Chapel shore. The incident cites the vehicle as the misssing property.
A city event by The Random Minstrels in Lerierie, Washington, scheduled for Mochar night, is postponed because of the weather. A new appearance of the pump and the American flag are noted as highlights. the item claims the fire extinguisher is the best ever brought to the city.
Fragmentary record shows the House debating a bill to ratify treaties with Felix Brunot and the Banaras head Shoshone. the measure faced objections over railroad influence and commerce impact. After a lengthy exchange, the bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole, with a motion to postpone noted and failed.
A long time Claeinwatl Ohio resident and gentleman, well known to newspaper publishers nationwide, has died after forty years of prominence in the community. The passing draws notices from local officials and neighbors, who recall his steady involvement in civic affairs and local papers.
An advertisement claims Radway’s Ready Relief ends the worst pains within minutes without lag. It purports to stop excruciating pains and reduce inflammation and congestion in lungs stomach bowels or other glands or organs.
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