30 Jan 1868
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1868
Page
1
City notices list arrivals at Principe Waters with guests including W A Tavastos from Pars Ky and W McMarchy from New York. The fragment cites multiple names and origins, indicating a social or hotel guest blurb in a city matters column.
Eleven new cases were heard before the police court with several defendants charged for vagrancy drunkenness and minor offenses. Notable actions include fines for period offenses and a case of embezzlement under investigation involving a local company employee.
Represented by Mr Force, the Sorense case is set for Thursday next. Ball fixed at $80 each.
The piece urges practical Christianity by aiding itinerant men in Cincinnati. It describes The Reners Home run by the Young Men’s Christian Association at Central Avenue and Eights Street offering beds and meals to stranded travelers, emphasizing orderly charity over mere alms and stressing the dignity of beneficiaries and proper conduct.
City officials unveil an emergency loan initiative to cover overdue debts and stabilize finances. The plan targets struggling residents and local businesses, with eligibility rules and repayment timelines outlined by the financial office.
A report from Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church notes Rev W McCune began his labors in a tented, heated, lodging space. The text mentions veterans and fundraising efforts to pay for repairs and ongoing services, with notes on leadership and community support.
Fragmentary notes show officials including the Chief of Police and Superintendent of the City Work House involvement in insurance losses. The text references sums around four thousand dollars and mentions Colonel and deputy figures in connection with the case.
Covington: Bishop Carroll sold a tract of 614 acres near Horse Branch between Bank Lick and Lexington Pikes to the Johns Orphans Society for 17000 dollars. An elderly man named Sullivan fell yesterday, breaking his limb for the third time in two years. James C. Blick bought the old Bates House on Greenup Street for 12000 dollars, with a 61 by 190 foot lot ending at an alley.
In Newport News the Commonwealth dismissed the nuisance charge against John Butcher after a jury was seated. Indictments include Thomas Tallon for forgery and McNamara for robbery. Marshal Fowler reported the events as part of ongoing local crime proceedings with notes on suspects and related street activity.
Special correspondence from Columbus notes a large Temperance Convention with resolutions. Senators discuss tax levies to fund bounties for volunteers and bills on public printing. References include Clark Township Brown County tax authorization, Hamilton county debt reports, and other legislative items discussed before adjournment.
A garbled passage references Buffalo talks on spirituality, Catholic and Protestant factions, and a national memorial. It mentions Dr. O Brien, clergy, meetings with fever, and Southern people facing turmoil as Tennessee and other areas are noted in a troubled, partial excerpt.
The latest European dispatches through January 12 describe Russian mistrust of France despite friendly assurances, France's army reforms, and British American tensions over possible support for Fenian actions. Vienna and Moscow dispute pamphlets and rumors of conspiracies across borders, with Austria blamed for provocative publications and Polish frontier tensions rising.
Reports detail Prussia increasing infantry and artillery between states and fortresses, adding battalions and depots. Russia plans to bolster western provinces with thousands more troops, signaling aim to pressure Eastern politics and counter opposition in the region.
The Ormahe Herald reports from Salt Lake that the Sweet Water mines near South Pass are exceptionally rich with about six hundred wintering workers. Messengers describe remarkable quartz specimens and broad access via the Union Pacific route and planned Wells, Fargo & Co. coach lines from the junction.
In Troup County Georgia a leading planter says farmers will prioritize food crops over cotton this year due to uncertain labor and past losses. Many planters contract less, reducing employment and causing concern for black workers and local families facing hardship.
A Cheyenne correspondent reports that after hanging three desperadoes, vigilantes pursued the remaining gang into the Black Hills. In a ravine clash, several outlaws were killed or fatally wounded while vigilantes suffered no losses. The movement to eradicate the band continues amid a tense moral atmosphere. A dispatch from Cheyenne notes a local political result with a two hundred forty eight majority for a candidate.
The Denver Tabune reports 1 225 votes on the railroad subscription question with 1 210 for and 16 against showing near unity. Other items note Acting Governor Hall's planned Trinidad visit, a mining accident with two rescued and one dead, and local officials creating a new land district and jail terms for a district area.
Reports from the era describe Republican and other party conventions across states. Pennsylvania nominates a General and Surveyor General with four delegates at large to a no convention. Illinois holds Peoria meeting to nominate state officers and elect national electors. Ohio and Massachusetts conventions discussed officers and national delegates amid race and liberty references. Tennessee delegates praise Grant and liberty themes appear. Delegates and notable names appear in Chicago convention coverage.
Chicago speaker Hon Isaac N Atsoun discusses Confederate negotiators at Hampton Roads. He quotes R M T Husxven of Virginia saying conquered peoples must accept new laws, while Congress and representatives debate terms and emancipation.
Fragmentary OCR describes river depths and tides with references to two miles above low water, four feet above low water, and W feet below high water of 1907. It mentions a channel, a knoll lane, and potential defensive concerns near an adversary, in a historical Leavenworth context.
The Atlanta dispatch reports five more sections of the Bill of Rights adopted by the Convention. Adopts ad valorem taxation and uniformity. poll tax capped at a limit for educational support. The twenty fourth section bars social status from legislation. Other items in the dispatch cover relief measures, official orders, and foreign dispatch notes from Virginia and New Orleans on disfranchisement, oaths, and debts.
Paris dispatch notes the army reorganization bill passing the chamber after Chevalier opposed it on grounds seen as untenable. The debate touched fears of war with Russia and the United States, with government backing for the measure and no open outbreak reported yet.
Fragmentary report notes President closing remarks on Alaska purchase and Senate reactions. References to various committee actions, amendments, and proposed import regulation measures appear, with mentions of named lawmakers and ongoing debates in the House and Senate.
A Chicago Tribune correspondent from Montgomery reports bleak rural conditions across Alabama and nearby Mississippi, noting widespread poverty, empty mills, and sparse industry. He observes depopulated areas, shanty huts, and a sense of stagnation that resembles a war aftermath.
Manning Robinson Co advertises repairing and replating all kinds of ware to the best standard. Located at 836 Walnut Street with sales noted.
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