13 Jul 1868
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1868
Page
1
Fragmentary report references investigations, arrests, and local policing events with garbled names and scattered details about watch recovery and a gas supply issue. It mentions a Friday or Saturday time frame and several unidentified individuals, with no clear narrative or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss observatory observations and data handling. Mentions ages, continuums, and mean calculations with unclear phrasing. Includes references to observers, contact, and adjustments to results. specifics are garbled.
A fragmented account shows tenants debating rent and housing costs, mentioning various properties on Richmond and Everett streets. The dialogue references a landlord’s high asks, a potential monthly rent of 50, and the idea that wealthier elites control lending while common families struggle to secure a home.
Correspondence recounts the Cleveland era nomination race as Pendleton, Hendricks, and Chase vie for the Democratic standard. Western Democrats push Pendleton, while New York crowds, banners, and banter mark the convention day as Seymour rises on the final ballots. Escorted by a Pendleton bannered cordon, the delegation confronts wagers, weariness, and shifting loyalties amid fevered street cheers.
At late hour on Reet cell Condit eu eure weekend a laborer drowned while bathing on Smith street Third. John J. Spencer, found in the Obie river last Friday near North d, was identified. An inquest found accidental death and the body was buried on the Ohio bank near General Harrison’s old residence.
The text notes Mr. Seward's proposition for U S arbitration among Spain Peru and Chile gaining likely acceptance and a quick end to hostilities. It urges Brazil and Paraguay to accept mediation and to oversee the settled destinies of the American governments.
An 1868 newspaper fragment recounts the collapse of a political campaign after Pendleton's defeat signals in Indiana and Illinois. Escort crowds disperse as greenbacks vanish, mourning turns to peaceful resignation, and a first campaign procession is described amid telegrams and rumors of shifting votes.
The correspondent asserts the Escort conducted themselves with propriety during the New York trip and in the city. Those who met them would testify to their decorum, though their supporters claim they would have returned triumphantly if their favorite had been nominated, instead they slipped away quietly.
A Columbus dispatch to the Cincinnati Times describes a tour of the Ohio Penitentiary. It details rations, beds, and utensils for inmates, hospital care, work shops, steam engines, and tools, then portrays the prison chapel and questions religion among prisoners as officials enforce discipline.
A letter from Marietta notes the Duck Creek to Cincinnati rail project as the day’s hot topic, with stock uptake and expectations it will boost the city, farms, and local manufacturers. It mentions Harmar basket and manufacturing firms, Bartlett Hancock feed-cutter, a new go building, and a struggling college. Boat-building and river trade rise, shipping facilities limited to rail, and general business activity improving as wheat and fruit crops look promising. More anon from Minases.
A reader in Sucawax notes heavy rains in Cincinnati reported by the Times. An overnight deluge from 10 P M to 3 A M on the 1st caused widespread leaks with ten inches of water in five hours, damaging bridges and crops but sparing fields with wind. Harvests are delayed yet promising. grasshoppers not yet seen. wheat and corn face stress but should recover.
The writer notes Isabella Clinton and Delaware varieties were damaged or removed but vines were left exposed with no injuries. Osage hedges unprotected fare well. Fruit overall an average crop with small fruit yet abundant cherries appear finest yet. Grass omitted as an extra crop.
The London season nears its close in a grand whirl of fashion and politics. Queen invites guests to a 4 PM breakfast at Buckingham Palace Gardens, then opera at 8 30, with possible midnight dinner. London’s long twilight, mild air, and summer charm frame a lively social finale.
London correspondent reports gambling turmoil in England with claims that Marquis of Hastings's horse Lady Elizabeth was drugged and recent big races may be fraudulent. Observers warn Americans against adopting English sports amid alleged scoundrelly behavior at Ascot and broader cruelty in other English pastimes.
The New York Times reports a failed Spanish movement as a military plot seeking a Bourbon restoration with Queen Isabel II deposed and the Duke de Montpensier implicated. The ministry acted swiftly, arresting involved parties, and the conspirators showed no serious plan for national improvement.
Garant and Chaplain Morgan of the ratio Convention urge Grant in prayer at the convention. He notes Paris as headquarters and mentions vast trade in leeches from Trieste, Australia, and Egypt. The Viceroy of Egypt grants annual collection rights for three million leeches from Nile overflow pools.
General Blair accepts the Democratic nomination and vows to restore constitutional government. He lauds civil leadership over military power and praises figures like Lee and Johnston while invoking white race solidarity and exile threats, amid applause and tense reaction.
In New Orleans on July 11 and 12 the Senate referred the appointment of a joint committee to investigate the late election to the Judiciary Committee. A House bill would bar any discrimination on race or color in public transit or places of business where licenses are required. A petition sought back pay from military rule to Governor Warmouth’s era. A plan proposed placing public schools under seventeen governor‑appointed directors. Calls for social equality and Civil War era governance drew debate in the sessions.
The article reports on a pending bill to reallocate electoral representation, the President’s anticipated veto, and possible two thirds votes. It mentions Italian consular activity, Wm. H. Evarts as Attorney General, and officials in San Francisco and Chicago, with the constitutional deadline approaching on the 23d.
Fragmented dispatch reports Admiral Hastings in command of British forces, details an order to open a port promptly and push to Den leader of late large force. references to California department, Secretary of War, and a reduction of the army with no troops to be sent. Mentions a coroner's jury verdict tied to an Okina incident and a neglect finding against a ferry company.
New York reports the season's peak heat with the thermometer near record highs. Dispatches from several localities describe stifling conditions in the middle of the day as temperatures remain elevated into the evening.
From Bert to Prussia the report notes the Naturalization Treaty between North Sermons and SOTA overnumen prosece. It mentions German-born citizens in America to be released, and references trials of reaping machines with English machines ahead. Don Antonie, Duke de Mo sier, is said arrested and taken to the frontier amid other unclear items.
A brief Senate notice from Wasuixaron references a New Hampshire Union member introducing a coin related proposal. The fragmented OCR text indicates a congressional item noted in July but lacks a clear outcome or full context.
Immense crowd gathered at Burrato Park for a hero race event. The track was rough and heats ran in poor condition. A competitor finished third in the series with a time of 2:30, while a leading entrant placed fifth.
A Western newspaper notes Italy faces olive crop failure, yet the story interests few readers west of the Atlantic since Western oil supplies largely come from olives processed by hogs, not humans.
In compliance with local regulations, officials prepared to generate specific records and actions. The document references the mayor and a named attorney, indicating formal procedures and governance steps.
Dispatch from Mavana on the 7th reports the new submarine cable parted from the buoy. The Narvoo is grappling for it with assistance from the United steamer Yeburg. Cholera on the Island remains unabated.
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