14 Jan 1874
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1874
Page
1
Special dispatch from January 14 details House petitions and new bills. Four members of the State Horticultural Society seek an act to shield the forests. Mr Heilman introduces two bills authorizing Franklin County to levy a tax from railroad bond sales for road improvements. Senate discussion noted.
Special Dispatch from Mumrum reports Mayor Johnson will present a council summary noting wharfage receipts for the year at 28400 dollars, police expenses at 6061 dollars with a 36000 dollar decrease, Fire Department costs at 67050 dollars down 10000 from last year, city owes salaries to police and fire totaling 7 dollars, and total city indebtedness on bonds and interest at 4685700 dollars.
Syskt arrives at Baty Ton Lrom Inc. on January 14 as Boyle & Co. burned in a blaze that destroyed Kirkland Bail and nearby buildings before flames were controlled. One boy died and several men were seriously injured. Loss estimated between 75,000 and 100,000, largely insured. Great union revival meetings held at Kirkland Hall will move to the Methodist Church.
Soldiers from the Wa r Specter Dispatch and the Daily Times report that Silk Guards and Squad A from Columbus are well pleased with their trip. They extend an invitation to the Lytle Grays of Cincinnati to visit on February 22, with festivities to be provided by local citizens.
General Wolseley and two hundred seamen departed December 27 from Cape Coast Castle toward the river Prah with scouts proceeding beyond the area without sighting the enemy. In Madrid the government announces restored order in the city of Espana.
A fragment describes dry goods and cooper shops along with a cigar manufactory and a grist mill as nuisances while noting Sunrian and other goods. The piece references salary-grabbers and a correspondent urging perseverance, with a Times-like emphasis on sales and news of every kind.
Correspondence from Indianapolis reports a heated council debate over the proposed Washington street sewer from Kentucky avenue head to Pr is run. The brick main, 8 feet across, would cost about 150 per front foot with city payment options and a three day completion after contract signing. The session also tackled bond sales irregularities with City Finance officials and brokers Smith & Hannaman, amid concerns of legality and bids.
An account describes a tense confrontation in a crowded square. By 10:30 the area housed thousands as police and guards moved to clear the space. A mounted squad halted near the gates amid yells and rocks, while arrestees and injuries are noted.
Fragmentary OCR text cites a running match in London with unclear participants Harding, Stites, and others. Mentions W. E. cnvdgns and a time around minutes and seconds, plus a Christmas day note and Sauget. Details are garbled with missing names, places, and outcomes.
In Lebanon the trial of Braden and Grady for allowing liquor sales drew witnesses from churches and homes. Ministers, a Cincinnati detective, and local officials testified while attacks on the judge and pastor Burrows marked the heated mood. Braden was fined fifty dollars plus costs and ten days imprisonment, with further penalties for legal fees.
Delegates including Mr Taplon and Mr Bodton Wright debated currency and banking law, heard on lake trade and internal improvements, and referred nine-member committee proposals. A motion on reporting vessel arrivals and departures was adopted amid adjournment for the day.
A Denver to Kansas City party chased a deranged man named Morris who fled via the riverbank and ice to Branham's Mills. He sank in slush but was dragged ashore and calmed. Morris, once of Cairo Illinois, had wandered from Weld County Colorado amid family troubles. He is being taken to Illinois by Col Layard.
Disjointed excerpts cover a range of topics from legal tenders and resignations to state legislatures and city notices. Mentions include Postmaster resignations, weather in San Francisco, rail wage discussions, New Jersey strike responses, Senate committee reports, and various regional political movements. Also notes property losses, prison terms, and charitable fund reallocations amid a broad snapshot of civic affairs.
Special Dispatch from Washington reports January 14 that the President, after Cabinet consultation, will withdraw Caleb Cushing’s nomination to be Chief Justice. The withdrawal was received by Republican members of the Senate without outward satisfaction.
Washington January 14. Rumors of Senator Sherman reconsidering Wahle’s confirmation are unfounded and traced to those who want Kessler appointed. The President and Postmaster General have not withdrawn Wahle. Kessler arrived last night and is at the Capitol seeking Ohio support but has received no encouragement. The matter is settled orally.
Frankport January 14 William Cassius Gosiline declared entitled to the Twenty-seventh Senate seat by a 38 vote majority over Ed Woolridge. Goodloe sworn in as senator while Miles Brown case favored Miles. House contest unclear as to ousting Brown while Goodloe remained.
Colvin a stock drover from Peoria wagered and lost a draft for 4384 on Beatisen's Bank New York at three-card monte east of the city. Notice given to banks. draft presented at First National. Police hold case. suspects H Pickett and G A Burtis who opened a commission store last November have disappeared with consignments' proceeds.
The bedding warehouse of James Frank ce Chatham Square was banned last night amid a reported loss of $30,000. Gy, New Yor, January 4.
An account notes a destroyer or vessel going ashore from the Navy Yard area in New York as of January 14, with sparse details on the incident and surrounding activity.
Special Dispatches report river conditions on the Ohio River with arrivals and departures at Louisville and Cincinnati. Freight includes cotton bales and barges, with 420 long tons of iron ore shipped. weather described as cloudy with snow and signs of clearing. The river level around 36 feet 6 inches at Cairo, and outages noted on multiple boats including Arlington and Peytona.
Wheat dull and corn quiet with mixed quotes around 64 to 67 cents. Oats dull with no notable activity. Barley strong in some regions, rye higher, whisky demand steady. Pork dull, lard and bacon firm with futures demand. Receipts around 4,050. mess pork at 16.25 and lard steady at steady levels.
Receipts and prices feature flour oats corn and wheat with mixed firmness in Chicago New Orleans and New York markets. Cotton pork lard bacon and ham values shown, with gold and whisky notes and regional supply details.
Special Dispatch notes a quiet off market with weaker crude and refined prices for Eastern and Western shipments. Landing and Titusville markets show steady, very quiet levels around 125 to 137 ½ cents, Philadelphia reports quiet crude and refined pricing, while New York has no report. Last evening crude closed around 55 ½ cents with refined firm around 10 ½ to 13 ¼ cents.
Aux orphan boy August Bengle was sent to the House of Refuge this morning by Judge Marchant of the Police Court on a charge of incorrigibility.
Mr W H Murphy of 13 West Third street is named agent for the Security Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York City in a formal appointment notice.
Propriety owners of the Oberly House deny a robbery at their establishment and claim the incident occurred on the steamer Warner. Grounded in statements from the Oberly House proprietors, the report shifts the location of the alleged crime to the Warner steamer.
Isaac M. Troy reported a burglary at his Sycamore Street residence in West Walnut Hills. A morning theft occurred while the family at breakfast, with $65 taken from a drawer in a sleeping room. A small V shaped object dropped at the scene.
This morning in the Police Court the following individuals were sent to the Works House for thirty days each for intoxication. Names include Sonn Pebea of Ealovitles, Wica Huntley of Syracuse New York, Blank Norton of Memphis, and Wm Curie of Indianapolis.
John C'ark died at his Middletown residence on Monday aged about 50. Former local resident, he was noted for work in water transport matters and ran a gate agency under the C H D KR RR. Archie Mack, linked to a recent meat theft at Good Samaritan Hospital, was taken into custody after a police order. Judge Marchant warned Mack to leave the city within 24 hours or be sent to the Work-House for 30 days. Officers instructed to watch for his departure and bring him in by tomorrow morning if he remains.
At a stockholders meeting of the City and Suburban Telegraph Association Andrew Brehenbrecher was elected President and E C Armstrong Superintendent. Since last year the association has erected seventeen miles of poles and nearly two hundred miles of wire. A backbone telegraph system links the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department with the engine-house and private lines connect fourteen offices, factories, dwellings and more.
Boston dated January 14 reports Governor Andrew of Massachusetts refusing Galeth Cushing a role in the camp council due to long standing relations with leading secessionist statesmen. The same dispatch notes a Cabinet meeting at 11:30 a.m. to consider the Chief Justice nomination after Caleb Cushing withdrew his name in a letter to the President.
In Madrid on January 4 a segment of the siege force at Cartagena began marching toward the Carlist lines, signaling a shift in the engagement in Spain's ongoing Civil War.
The National Cheap Transportation Convention met in a hall with Mr. Quincy advocating restrictions on freight and great national water projects. It discussed canals and river improvements on the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, and other rivers, with applause for industrial ties. A Credentials Committee led by Col. B. W. Ferobel of Georgia was appointed. The body adjourned to 2:00. Proceedings noted figures such as Lewis E. Thonim and senators Sherman and White among others.
Two Swedish seamen involved in a quarrel over a game of cards in a Brooklyn boarding house this morning ended with one, Ole Spina, fatally stabbing the other. Police say the incident occurred during the card game and the assailant fled the scene.
In a joint session at noon on January 14 in CoLeMbes the Legislature announced the election of Alled GQ Thuringa to the United States Senate. The announcement confirms Thuringa as the chosen successor in the federal body.
The report records river depths and weather across towns including Oil City Brownsville and Matamoras with rising and falling gauges. It notes five inches of snow at one locale and several towboats arriving or leaving, with vessels Leopard Tom Dodsworth Coal City and R W Skillinger mentioned. The Messenger and Juniata schedules are listed as departures. Weather described as cloudy and windy with light snowfall.
The convention met at 2 oclock with President Waite presiding to decide amendments striking words about Hamilton county and rotation of circuit seats. Amendments were debated and rejected, with motions to reconsider and various proposed insertions failing. Section 7 was read outlining circuit court jurisdiction alongside the Supreme Court amid ongoing parliamentary maneuvering.
The brief record notes a State v Samuel and John Smith case with a seven day assessment and a value of articles set at $70. The defendants are described as nephews of Roosa, with incomplete details on real estate and origins.
Judge Matson presided as the will of J. L. Levinski was probated this morning. Meyer Herschberg was appointed executor with a $2500 personalty estate noted in the probate.
The Common Pleas Court convened with a grand jury empaneled led by Foreman Geo Vinnedge. The docket includes John Lach v Ireton et al, Oliver Brant administrator v Schwab et al, Flickinger v Elliott et al, Phillips v Brant, State of Ohio v Vedal, and several others. A motion allowed bail for William O White of Oxford after a prior lunacy finding and asylum commitment.
Reported by the Committee on Claims several unfavorable items on Ville of a private nature were postponed for further consideration. Mr Pratt presented a petition from Indianapolis concerning expired hours, while the Senate proceeded to the section of the resection from the Fitasce Committee and Mr Schurz addressed the Senate.
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