21 Jan 1870
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1870
Page
1
The letter from Kar Fare discusses road costs and mileage, mentions Kansas City, and notes disruptions and family references. It references various names and places in a fragmented way, with hints of personal birthdays and future plans amid weather and travel concerns.
Letter from Columbus reports a dramatic Ohio House session on the Fifteenth Amendment. Republicans push for delay while factions clash on extension of time and a key vote nears. The piece notes bills on common schools, fox bounty repeal, and a slavery introduction bill amid party pressures and potential political fallout.
In a Frankfort letter to the Cincinnati Times the writer analyzes the opening of a ballot charter struggle. Louisville fails to muster strength, and the piece weighs prospects of approval or defeat amid strategic concerns and rising tension over whether the colored man can vote and testify.
The week brings mixed theater news with financial strain on two houses but strong comeback potential. Patti’s entrancing songs excite music lovers while Nellie shines at National Theater in Lancashire Lass. Murdoch may visit next week but William Holstein debuts Monday in Poor Humanity.
Manager Wood of New York announces two Cardiff giants on exhibit at his museum. Albany opens a handsome new theater. Judge Hurlburt delivers dedication speech. Mrs. Howard Paul engaged as prima donna for Mr. Gray’s opera bouffe season in New York. Joseph Emerald portrays German roles at Indianapolis Academy of Music. Aiken's Museum readies Olive Logen's Surf production in grand style. Booth revival of Hamlet a success with high fee and strong reviews. Parisian BarNum sought to cage Trautmann for touring show. Mdlle Morlacchi’s dancing admired in Boston theater with gifts. Booth poised to recite Collins Ode to the Passions with Mollenhauer Symphony. Edwin Forrest to perform in Canton, Ohio with National Theater company. Chapman Sisters, Hanlon troupe, and Max Maretsek’s Opera Company active in Baltimore. Strakosch pays 16,000 dollars monthly for Rossini Mass troupe in Europe. Olympic Theater in St. Louis to open with The Long Strike and full company. Chinese company at Marysville Cal. Theater ends three months engagement. California Legislature repeals Sunday theatre ban. dramatic performances nightly. Mrs. Scott-Siddons exhibits Victoria bracelet in New Orleans. Mlle Deverin tops Parisian opera bouffe. Ernest Rossi rumored to tour 100 Shakespearean performances in America. The Twelve Temptations projected at Grand Opera House New York. Brignoli sacred concert slated for Omaha. Elise Holt injured in New Orleans accident. Billy Jacobs shot in Lower Florida. death ruled accidental. Louis Gottschalk dies after Rio de Janeiro concert. Bonfanti at Maguire’s praised by San Francisco News Letter. Mrs. Hannah Jackson aids Young Men’s Christian Association relief.
The Clip Gieil council announces business items while J H Deters, a former dealer, engages in current work. Death reported of Mrs Toniable wife of Honea ab Coffin at 165 West Seventh, funeral at 2 PM with large local attendance expected.
The text lists Ohio lodges officers including Grand Patriarch C L i Reval and Grand Chancellor Robert cinnati with others from Cincinnati and Steubenville. It notes the organization of the lodge in Ohio months ago with seventeen hundred members and that the next Grand Lodge session will be in Cincinnati on the second Tuesday. The World Lodge meets in New York on the second Tuesday of next March.
Covington officials discussed paying city firemen seventy five dollars for engineers and fifty for others, with adjustments for the Sixth street engine house. They also considered reducing streetcar shifts and delaying elections by aligning municipal polls with state elections amid charter debates and waterworks planning. Local court actions included fines for liquor sales to a minor and appeals over indictment defects in Kenton County.
Newport council records show John Glaecoe awarded a contract for semi pavement of Connolly alley and a Market Master report of 105 dollars since last tally. An ordinance to fund Cumberland Ohio Railroad stock passed with March first ballot. Officials consider streetcar route issues and repairs on Mad street Cabot to Columbia. Detailed year end receipts and expenditures presented, including total receipts and various outlays, with a court note from Mayor Covington.
Condensed Telegrams report rising insanity in Pittsburg and a flood of items from Dayton to New York. Notable mentions include Samuel Farne, Dion the illusionist, earthquake shocks near San Bernardo, Pasadena, and a fatal shooting in Logan. Also covered are weather, accidents, civic notes, and political skirmishes across multiple states.
41st Congress session notes Senate debate over a Georgia oath dispute and a proposed federal act to promote harbor preservation and land disposition. Reports show Howard defending secrecy around a citizen letter and Georgia funding allegations, with adjournment near four o clock. House relates Arkansas volunteers bill and Wisconsin harbor aid petition. State bills discuss county reports and canal project linking Wabash and Lake Erie.
The Mississippi Legislature on the 18th elected Governor Alcorn and United States Senator H. B. Revels. Revels, a North Carolina native educated in Ohio, defeated Eggleston and will be represented in Congress. The body adjourned to meet after state admission.
A bill aimed to confirm the Berwick and Texas Railroad charter proposes seven and a half thousand dollars in stakes if votes favor the road within twenty eight months. The measure includes state authorization to assess funds and shares of the Mississippi Navigation Company. A House inquiry resolution questions bribery for votes and probes a $50,000 penitentiary payment. The hall is granted for a female group.
Notice to contractors to review site for preliminary proposals and plans. Details reference entering bids on realignment work and related projects with instructions to submit by specified deadlines. Officials urge timely participation and compliance with project scope.
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