15 Jun 1872
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1872
Page
1
In official circles it is intimated that the government has told the American counsel at Geneva not to oppose a likely request by Britain to adjourn the Arbitrators meeting today to a later fixed period. The note hints at possible non-diplomatic moves to secure release.
Special dispatch from Newavsany June 15 reports the Indiana Democratic State nominees will meet in Indianapolis on Monday to plan the campaign. Mr DePauw remains resistant but will attend and likely yield to pressure to stay on the ticket. The Republican County Convention meets at 3 PM to nominate a county ticket. only four Greeley Republicans are known in the county.
Reports from New York New England and St Louis describe a Republican stance on Grant re election and a New York convention near unanimity for Greeley while church and labor debates unfold. River weather and trade notes from Memphis Louisville and Pittsburgh detail rising rivers tolls and canal operations amid summer conditions.
Terex Havre June 15. Friends report denies a false claim that Hon D W Voorhees sought Baltimore Convention nomination. The statement calls the report mean and unauthorized, noting Voorhees did not consent to the action and distant district officials acted without approval.
Special dispatch from Columbus reports certificates of incorporation filed for Lake Erie Iron Company of Cleveland with 500000 capital Union Coal Company of Belmont County with 150000 and Cellamer East Cleveland and Street Rail with 50000. Mike Howard suffered a severe back injury after a fall from a gate-post onto a wagon wheel last night.
A Geneva dispatch reports uncertainty over the arbitrators response to Britain’s demand for adjournment. The message notes no definite answer yet and hints at a possible statement on matters in June. The date and source reflect a Geneva arbitration context reported from New York.
A concert event titled The Feast of the Singers takes place in St. Louis featuring a lineup of prominent vocalists. The program highlights traditional and contemporary choral works with emphasis on community engagement and regional musical heritage.
A Philadelphia North American reprint discusses a London Spectator article praising Jewish intellect and enterprise in Europe, noting Europe’s limited economic field versus the United States. It argues mass Jewish immigration could reshape American commerce, cites New York’s many synagogues and cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, and New Orleans as centers of Jewish influence, and asserts American institutions foster assimilation and opportunity for both Jews and natives.
A collage of religious commentary cites Baptist funding for a Negro church in Baltimore, church counts in the Southern Baptist Convention, Episcopal and Jewish religious developments, and notes on church leadership, missions, and reform. It mentions Boston aldermen debating Sunday library access, San Francisco church construction, and a Mobile rabbi turning Christian.
The June 15 Louisville report notes the Democratic City and County Convention adopted resolutions urging delegates to Baltimore to endorse the Greeley and Brown ticket. E D Standiford was recommended for Congress. A Wharf incident saw Capt Pink Varble and Capt Geo Dickinson clash aboard the steamer Leopora, with Dickinson drawing a knife and Warble firing a shot without hitting. The Brill from Cincinnati to Nashville moved past.
A boiler explosion sank the D. A. McDonald near North McGregor yesterday afternoon. Eight crew were rescued by Alamaka. five seriously wounded and two later died. Callers list twenty nine to thirty five aboard. several named injured or killed by Lacrosse, Amboy, Trempelean, St. Charles, Wisconsin, and other places. The Natronia crew search continues with one recovered man identified later as badly scalded.
In Brooklyn about two thousand machinists and iron and steel workers walk out for eight hours with no salary increase. Several firms resist and some shipments move to Scotland for engines. The furniture strike ends with mixed hours while 6 588 workers in that sector show 1 218 still striking. Delegates project a broader eastern and southern labor wave targeting piano makers and related trades.
A scattered set of reports notes Gen. Sickles traveling, detectives pursuing the swindler Lagrave who allegedly fled with $200,000 in cash, and a hurricane causing casualties and structural damage. It mentions sheriff fees and a large sum collected, plus a committee formed to pursue punishment of a senator and liberal reporters amid submarine debates.
In San Francisco a fatal case hints at Leedanam stock quotations and a failed operation. The report mentions Jones Snore and Leuda num, with unclear figures such as valley Paint and 126 Vo Pee ages 119. The text is garbled but suggests a drug-related death and financial market confusion surrounding stock quotes.
Marine dispatches report from Queenstown dated June 15 indicating interaction or movement involving ships or regions Cuba and Siberia with limited readable details.
A mix of brief notes cites Alexander Parkes as claimant to invent phosphorite preservation and a Mr MeKay of Wardrocques devising beetroot preservation via dilute hydrochloric acid. Other items discuss proposed War Department moves on compressed cotton, a glue and emery method to reface oil stones, heightened skin sensitivity to light, and discovery of hard iron sand bricking from New Zealand beaches. Mentions of Swiss engineer Leschot on diamond cutting and early refrigeration of nerves close a dense page of 19th century scientific curiosities.
A legislative bill became law just before sessions charges changed the postage rule. Under prior law two cents for four ounces or less becomes one cent for two ounces or less. Attorneys argued post office handling of one cent stamped circulars while officials prepare full promulgation to postmasters. The claim appears indefensible as the law now operates and all may claim benefits, with postmasters expected to know its provisions.
A garbled OCR passage presents a heated political tirade aimed at The Hon. Charles Sumnah and figures like Grant and Greeley. The speaker accuses rivals of prominence while praising refined individuals, mentions Josephus, and ridicules beliefs about self deception in a jab at contemporary politics.
Eyewitnesses in a small locality report a strange surface phenomenon seen at dawn. Devout observers claim a mysterious pattern appeared and vanished, sparking belief in a miraculous event and drawing curious crowds.
The piece recounts a Boston rival to Miss Mansfield of Fisk Stokes fame, described as a captivating yet ruinous figure who exhausted her husband’s fortune. It follows the old, sensational narrative of a beautiful woman who leads a rich husband to bankruptcy, then reappears in public life after his death by suicide.
Fragmentary text describes a youth in Dubuq Bas er deee te and an arduous labor tale. It mentions a local town, a vende r, and a brave remainder of life, though many words are garbled. The readable phrases hint at struggle, labor, and community spirit amid unclear details.
A brief, unreadable fragment appears to be a garbled request about a bot or person, offering no clear event, names, organizations, places, dates, or actionable facts for a proper news item or summary.
The text argues that Satan is a real person not an idea, citing scripture of his fall, dignity loss, and hell cast. It traces his presence in Eden with Adam and Eve, his influence on David and Ahab, and his ultimate defeat in a lake of fire, noting he remains invisible yet real and ever alert.
A San Francisco Bulletin correspondent reports in Lone Pine that a twelve year old girl is married to a man over fifty. The life matron Mrs. Lon Peyson is described as small and lenient, with locals recounting fear of violence as the couple remains together. The letter notes authorities accepted the union despite age disparity and raises questions about oversight.
Mexico reports Governor Canales of Tamaulipas directing National Guards to organize along the frontier as 360 recruits form a new force. Gregorio de la Santa leads the effort while Canales, vacating his post, is said to assume command against revolutionists. Camargo Mier Saltillo Monterey area sees troop movements and quiet business.
In New York on a June forenoon a large number of strikers demonstrated near Steinway and other piano stores. Police charged the crowd and dispersed them before any outbreak occurred.
Special Dispatch notes June 15 as Monongahela, Ohio rivers rise and fall at Greensburg and Brownsville. Barges, coal, and ore shipments logged for Cincinnati Madison Louisville St Louis Baton Rouge and others. Towboats and barges maneuver damaged by collisions. several vessels ashore or afloat. Weather cloudy with threat of rain.
In a joint session Hamilton and Clermont Counties awarded major contracts for bridge repairs and building work. H Pollock funded for west abutment repair near Linwood. Linwood to Union Bridge road to Thomas M Bard at 836 dollars. Carpenter work for new County Infirmary to M McKay. Plumbing to Thos Gibson & Co. Hardware to J R Schrader. Stone and brick to Beunie & Phillips. Tin steel galvanized iron to Dunn & Witt. Steam heating to Charles Stanley. Iron work to M Clements. Paddy's Run bridge superstructure to Smith Bridge Company Toledo. Foster farm bridge mason work to KR Porter. Springfield Township mason work to F Farrell and superstructure to John Cooper.
Messrs George Eustis and Co sold stock at 1 PM including 250 Andes Insurance shares 50 Andes Insurance 125 Amazon Insurance panel 135 Allen Insurance shares at $20 each 10 Kenton Insurance at $50 each County Commissioners Precedings record audited accounts for hardware dusters watchman and court house services plus ice contract for county offices at 28 cents per hundred pounds
Democratic District and County Convention in Dayton Ohio chooses district delegates and alternates from Darke Montgomery and Greene counties. David A. Houk and William J. Alexander named as delegates with Cephas J. Beam and J. L. Wisener as alternates, plus McMahon proposed as delegate at large. Montgomery County forms a 13 member delegation and alternates for Cleveland gathering on June 27.
Indianapolis special dispatch reports Articles of consolidation between the New York Western Railway and the Continental Railway Company of Pennsylvania creating The Continental Railway Company. A board of eighteen directs the venture with a $100 million capital and a plan for a grand trunk line from Council Bluffs to New York City. Officers include Ed Dodge president and James A. Abbott VP, with regional vice presidents named. Also notes John B R Gibson, a Daggett & Co. clerk, fled the city after a $35,600 defalcation.
United States Circuit Court in Pittsburg rules five percent tax on contingent or undistributed funds applies to savings banks. Judge McKennan delivers the opinion affirming government authority to collect the tax. Suit against Dollar Savings Bank of Pittsburg tests broader impact on 113 institutions nationwide.
In New York on June 15, members of the machinists association addressed by officials urged abstinence from liquor and warned against organized terrorism. Strikers pressured workers at Steinway's Forty-second Street piano factory, forcing some to join their ranks before police intervened with clubs.
Special river items report schedules and connections among river steamers and barges from Evansville dated June 15. Vessels including Arkansas Belle, Charmer, Petrel No. 2 and Idlewild are listed with departure times to Cincinnati Memphis Cairo and downriver. Freight includes 1,000 bales of cotton. business is dull and weather is clear and hot as the river falls.
A fragmentary report lists arrivals and departures at the Miami Canal in the last 24 hours. It names ships and consignments from Toledo and other towns, with receipts totaling 163,500 feet of lumber and assorted goods including paper, nails, flour, oats, corn, stone, ice, oil, and castings.
The Executive Committee met this morning to fix dates for delegates to the State Convention at Cleveland and for two Congressional District Conventions in Hamilton County. Delegates to the State Convention are apportioned at one per 500 votes, totaling 59 delegates from wards and townships. Congressional Convention delegates will be chosen Thursday evening.
The County Commissioners this warning ordered an appropriation of 100 dollars to the Hamilton County Teachers Institute. It will go to the Board of Control on Monday for approval.
The notice states Higbee Vansant is a candidate for City Marshal in the forthcoming election. It also notes Rev. Geo. L Stansbury will address Phillips Missionary Society at the Baptist Church in Dayton tomorrow afternoon at 3 and invites all citizens to attend. A Dayton post office unclaimed letters list follows with names such as John B Varnes and Merriam Evans among others.
Oil markets in June show a quiet weakness with crudes trading on spot and for July. Prices in New York and Oh City mark declines and steadiness, while Brille notes quiet activity around $4.60 to $4.05 for spot and refined blends.
Wheat prices dip as buyers stay scarce while corn futures show little life. Grain markets in Dereorr and St. Louis note weak demand and limited selling, with prices for white wheat around 2s 3c and white at roughly 1 86, while corn offers fail to attract bids.
An obituary style narrative traces the deaths and funerals of Scottish aristocrats, noting the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon's sudden demise in Paris, his sister the Duchess, and a life marked by scandal, fortune losses, exile, and shifting residences between London, Paris, and Scotland. It mentions royal ties, the Duchess's influence, and the era's social tension surrounding noble estates and debts.
The article notes Descartes as free in spirit, whose final utterances surprised listeners. Though famed as a mathematician and philosopher, his last words touched on the vast seas of God and human misery rather than his scientific achievements.
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