12 Jan 1875
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1875
Page
1
Special Dispatches from Washington report Postmaster General Jewell dismissed claims of Cabinet discord over the Louisiana question. He told a correspondent there was absolutely no foundation for such statements and that there was no disagreement among Cabinet members.
San Francisco records show the Erick arriving from Stettin with passengers including Eanon B and Saeed Naw Youx along with a wife noted as pase on January 11. The dispatch confirms multiple travelers aboard the vessel on that date.
A first hand narrative recalls a massacre at the desert camp on November 7 1857 with seventeen killed and fifteen wounded among emigrants. The account describes a bulwark corral as safety and reports brutal killings including women and children and claims skulls were found. The total slain is said to reach 133 with two children murdered after, noting Emigrant deaths beyond three in the desert.
A fox hunt took place in Lewis Township where four foxes were driven off. two were captured, thrilling the sportsmen. A larger hunt is planned for next Friday, with participants urged to assemble at 9 o'clock A.M. in Crown County News.
In the Senate petitions were presented from Seneca Guernsey and Washington Counties for a redaction of county officer fees. The House passed bills on burglary at night to corn cribs and chicken coops, steamboat claims before Justices, and allowing district courts to review questions of law on appeal. physicians exempt from tolls when visiting charity patients. A bill to pay salaries to county officials and to transfer control of the State-house faced postponement. Recess.
In Indianapolis January 12 the Indiana Senate debated dividing civil and criminal practice and restoring the Common Pleas Courts, a measure tabled 28 to 18 after discussion. Committees announced with railroads seen as strong. Many bills appeared, resolutions urged Congress for eight dollar monthly pensions and Ohio River improvements. Debates over a new Statehouse and interconvertible bonds. Caucus tonight centers on Holman’s candidacy and possible McDonald nomination amid possible Democratic caucus majority.
The city shipped a valuable carload of food and clothing to the State Relief Committee in Topeka. Last evening the City Council passed a resolution to enlarge the City Park. A delegation left this morning for Dayton to attend the election of the Caxton and South eastern Railroad Board of Directors.
The daily record notes proceedings in the Beecher scandal case in New York on January 12. The scene included Horace Beecher, his wife and son, assistant Pamela Dell, and counsel near the courtroom as Tilton and other figures departed together.
During the Wasuinertos session on January 12 the Ways and Means Committee discussed continued financing for the Ww. C Serene, against a backdrop of bank transactions. Papers reveal checks from Brooklyn Trust and National Bank totaling up to $60,000, with further notes on subsidies, witnesses, and bank officials such as Jno. Sears and William S. King. The testimony shows Becke’s evasive actions and Irwin offering $12,000, while Wiley’s testimony and Beck’s voting against the subsidy are documented, revealing inconsistent recollections of banking matters.
A congressional inquiry heard testimony about loan funds and bribery attempts linked to subsidy payments. Pratt acknowledged receiving five thousand dollars from Irwin as a loan repaid, while Irwin claimed private funds and denied using them to corrupt members. The committee ordered Pratt to answer further questions by Friday.
Governor Tilden sent a message to the Legislature in Albany New York on Louisiana weather and economic concerns. The address highlights early 19th century policy themes tied to common union and state interests.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Chicago area item mentions a date January 12 and notes on a regional event. Reads like a low fidelity report fragment with limited readable names and details, offering minimal context about the incident or subject.
The Waseca inquiry was resumed today by representative Stowell Cade, but no new significant developments emerged. Officials indicated the case remains active though details are sparse.
Special Dispatches note the Monongahela at three feet with slow movement and a towboat suspending dam operations at Evansville. Port lists include Indiana from New Orleans and Green. a three foot rise causes ice concerns though not dangerous. Green River report is incomplete but referenced.
Reports from multiple markets show corn dull and unchanged with varied car lots, oats and barley lower, hogs and beef steady, cotton firm at mid upland levels, and grain futures mixed. Prices in New York and Chicago reflect steadiness in cash goods, with flour, rye, and rice movements noted alongside shipping and packing notes for the day.
Oil prices show quiet firmness with refined crude around $1.30 and small lot trades firm. Report notes cautious mood following a Philadelphia fire incident, with prices near $1.00 to $1.30 and limited movement in crude and refined products.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times reports in Washington on January 12 that the Louisiana debate continued in the Senate. Mr Howe delivered a forcible reply to Schurz, quoting from Schurz's 1865 report when he was sent through the South by President Johnson, prompting Schurz to rise several times.
New York January 12 announces a reshuffle as six officers in the Western Union Telegraph Company are named or reassigned. General Superintendent Thomas Eckert and directorate members are indicated, with unclear references to Fy tsoroniny Meaniford and Taleoti amid scattered names.
Nomination for Geve N H at the convention today lists Person C and Chas F Po Powers for Taltrond Commissioner and notes the January 1 deadline.
A garbled text fragment discusses memory, trade, and state power. It mentions free traders, a city, submission, and complaints about reopenings. Names and clear facts are largely illegible, yielding a bleak, ambiguous snapshot of political agitation and control.
A prisoner, past two years, inserted a tool into his skull through the scalp and pierced the head with a broom-wire. He sat calm until discovered by the keeper. removed by the surgeon, he was admitted to the hospital for treatment with the wound near the brain.
A petition by numerous United States soldiers from the late war is being organized in Little to refute a Sunday card condemning General Sheridan. The item notes the Fisk University Jubilee and a concert in Nashville as contextual background.
Disjointed Senate fragment references public land issues and a commission of merits for a bill. Mentions Mr Scott from Soumettive on Finance, compensation topics, and an amendment related to abolishing a wean of Arkansas, with a National Bank context.
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