Indignation Meeting Expected Over Government Action
A noon dispatch from New Seanee reports considerable excitement as the Government action stirs strong public reaction. Citizens anticipate an indignation meeting to be held today or tomorrow.
06 Jan 1875
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1875
Page
1
A noon dispatch from New Seanee reports considerable excitement as the Government action stirs strong public reaction. Citizens anticipate an indignation meeting to be held today or tomorrow.
Fragmentary notes indicate a meeting held in Buffalo about local affairs. Mentions include participants named Kime Materiaker and Sis New and references to an eS meeting and anticipated swan event. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
A Fire swept parts of Fort Russell causing extensive loss and destruction to a shed and adjacent property. Emergency crews battled flames overnight with reports of damaged business district area and nearby structures affected. No further details available on casualties or exact location.
In New York a lawsuit emerges over responsibility for damages after a judge’s error in enforcing revenue laws. The case involves the law on evil actions and attempts to recover frauds on the revenue, marking a first under the amended revenue statute.
January 5 reports clear weather and ten below zero near Pryor cast, with new ice forming on the Big Horn. Names like Fort McLeod and Satima appear in this brief travel weather item from the Crow country locality.
Dispatches describe a contentious meeting in Jackson and hearings about the Vicksburg fighting. Testimonies recount armed patrols, shootings, and racial violence between white and Black residents. Witnesses include Captain John E. Hogan and local names. casualties include a man shot and a boy killed. Evidence highlights fear, police duty, and political divisions amid unrest.
The January edition reports the Senate adjourning for the State Agricultural Convention. President Delano opened the convention with a historical address on Ohio’s farming progress since 1846. The report cites farm machinery advances, crop yields, and the state’s transport networks. The Treasurer’s annual report shows deficits, with assets offset by a questionable bank drag. The day includes dog patent debate, a reciprocity treaty mention, and the House debating Oren’s Fee and Salary Bill.
State Senator Graham testified before the House Naval Committee that he agreed to pay Stowell one thousand dollars for a naval cadetship appointment. The boy’s stepfather paid seventeen hundred dollars, with one thousand to Stowell and a cash deposit to Jay Cooke & Co. More funds were still unpaid as the committee adjourned.
INDIANAPOLIS January 6 The State Board of Agriculture considers dissolving the partnership with Exposition guarantors by releasing obligations and terminating annual thirty day Exposition. McDonald and Voorhees camps jockey for caucus support as leaders seek Assembly influence. Hendricks Gen and Col Alvord back McDonald in a tense political maneuver with Holman potential compromises.
Special Dispatch reports in Chillicothe Ohio that a brewer, Mr Laessele, faced a heated dispute after the City Council sold him the ice filling privilege for the lake in City Park. He failed to provide security on time, the council refused ice access, and he offered cash in payment. His counsel plans to seek an injunction to protect his claimed rights.
The Ways and Means Committee probes the Pacific Mail investigation as Charles Albert testifies Irwin paid 100000 to 150000 dollars in May 1872 to be distributed to 10 to 15 men in Irwin’s rooms. Bank checks show names of newspaper men, suggesting lobbyists may be involved. committee expects more disclosures tomorrow.
A Pine Bluff telegram to the Little Rock Republican reports great excitement as fifty militia under Gov. Garland's orders arrived to disperse the Brooks Legislature but failed to locate its members.
The governor warns of widespread winter distress as furnaces and mines idle and families struggle. He calls tighter scrutiny of appropriation bills, a $8 million bond reduction plan, and tax repeal impacts. He favors trade school education, compulsory schooling, an insurance department, and stricter state bank oversight, with no mention of national politics.
January reports from Pinacene Monongahela Irontos New Albany Memphis and Louisville note heavy or rising ice and falling waters. Ships and packets run in slackwater with limited arrivals and departures while pilots report doubtful boat raises and blocked channels. Weather remains cloudy and cold with low river traffic.
Liverpool deals list flour wheat and corn prices with brief figures for January, including Cotton market noting middling at 5. era's and Orleans exports. Chicago futures show wheat prices around 90 to 110 cents, corn and oats steady, with shipment tallies and commodity volumes for the day.
The Cincinnati Pork Packers Association asks the Chamber of Commerce to grant a larger room adjoining the Merchants Exchange main hall to serve the provision trade. They propose a 40 by 22 foot room, connected to the main hall, to improve dispatches and bulletins. Rent not to exceed 6000 per year. association to cap Chamber rent at 400 per year and cover setup costs up to 300 dollars. space to be under Chamber control and shared with Cotton Exchange operations. The move aims to broaden the Chamber’s usefulness and promote overall prosperity. The petition was ordered as a special order for consideration.
Incendiary fire set by an insane prisoner Thomas Kirkpatrick damaged the Burlington Boone County jail built in 1854. Three other prisoners were rescued. Coroner McCabe presided over an inquest into a drowning at the streetcar terminus involving a Mrs aepa Moser and Mr Allen Meakin. The verdict was accidental drowning. An arrest warrant appeared for Mr Jon Kearney for breach of peace in Covington. Carnival Club of the city received the King Carnival of New Orleans proclamation for the February carnival. John Butts, marshal Clint Butts’s brother, mourns and city officials are urged to offer him a suitable position.
Reports detail a suicide by Joseph Evans, formerly of a saloon near Swift's Rolling Mill, who had traveled to England two years earlier and died the day before the return steamer sailed from Liverpool. Recruiting continues at the barracks with emphasis on unmarred manhood. Grand jury indictments follow in several cases including horse theft and weapon offenses. A Covington shooting incident left a boy injured but improving. Marshals and local builders' dealings are noted, including Vanderman purchasing Blesch's Monmouth Street brick house and related construction disputes resolved amicably.
New York news recounts Sherman and Beecher counsel in the Tilton case as jury selection proceeds. Juror Mackey was rejected after questions. others including Andrew Mackey faced inquiry about statements. Court grants one hour for further examination and recess follows as jurors are arranged.
In Washington January 4 a Maine Republican Hale moved a resolution directing a new election in Louisiana. The House erupted in brief excitement as Democrats sought wider debate while the Speaker restored order. Senate attention turned to Plurion's Louisiana proposal, with Republicans aiming to adopt Conkling's amendment before final passage.
Testimony from Charles Abert, agent for Pacific Mail Steamship Co, details subsidies and disbursements tied to Irwin. Abert says he collected about 100000 to 125000, with 100000 from Irwin in New York on May 27, 1872, in checks signed by Bellows or Stockwell. He served as counsel and disbursing agent, with payments to 15 to 30 people under Irwin’s direction. He notes receipts were sent to Irwin and declines naming recipients due to Irwin’s refusal to answer. He is Irwin’s uncle and sought Reverdy Johnson’s advice. The report also includes New York market notes on Rio coffee, sugar, and gold.
Chicago January 6 report says the House organized temporarily with E M Haines as Speaker and adjourned until tomorrow while the Senate elected A A Glenn as President. Democrats gain leadership in both chambers.
Fragmented OCR note reports firm market conditions at Parker's Landing and Ti Uele with immediate shipment bids around 110 dollars and refined crude prices near 105. Philadelphia crude market appears quiet with limited sales and modest pricing.
A Pool and Mail special reports a blaze last night in Clinton near Bloomington destroying C. Gorman & Co.'s grocery store and Cockley's Billiard Hall along with other buildings. Losses cited include 12000 dollars and 812000 in value for the property.
January six report from Wasuixetox records the House Committee on Naval Affairs resuming its probe into a cadetship sale involving Representative Stowell. Virginia State Senator G W Graham testifies he acted as Mowell’s agent and paid 810 dollars of Eis00 received for the cadetship, while Stowell privately offered to return the money if Graham would deny the payment.
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