22 Jun 1868
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1868
Page
1
The June edition presents Mr. Summerbel's sermon discussing church unity and independence from sects, citing biblical authority and early church forms. It records debates on Catholic and Protestant lines, a State reform school proposal, railroad notices, and the Red Cross and M C A reopening plans with community events and meetings.
A first person fishing chronicle describes early season bass catches near Put-in-Bay and a social fishing excursion to Rattlesnake Island. Piscator, George, and a Cleveland party fish rocky shores, share midday meals, compare catches, and recount the day’s varied bites and bragging fish stories with a final note of upcoming letters and further adventures.
A Missouri correspondent details a wagon journey from Sedalia through Pettis Benton Henry St Clair Cedar Vernon Jasper to Carthage. He praises Southwest Missouri prairies Osage River scenery, towns Roscoe Lamar Carthage and nearby mills, timber coal and railroad prospects for growth.
The Texas Congress proposal envisions splitting Texas into four states or three states and one territory with consent from residents. It cites bounds and populations for bound areas Navarro Alamo and the new territory, comparing sizes to New York Pennsylvania and the UK, highlighting empire scale.
Letter from St Louis reports weather cool and river fall with heavy tow to St Louis levee and multiple steamers bound for New Orleans and St Paul. Crime notes six burglaries, fraud schemes, court cases, a large fire at the C M railroad freight depot causing major losses, and a dangerous accident at the Jas Works with two rescued. Finnegan missing.
A long mixed dispatch from the Hoexilton era notes crew members saved from the steamer Dames and lists missing passengers from several cities. It also reports a large fire at the St Louis Transfer Company warehouse with sizable insured losses. European updates discuss Paraguay war costs, Brazilian politics, and unrest in Uruguay and Argentina. Weather and river basin flooding events in the United States include heavy rains, a basin breach, and dramatic fish hauls as the scene unfolds with eyewitness detail.
A Cleveland dispatch reports the steamer Morning Star and the bark Cortland sunk after a collision thirty miles offshore. Forty passengers and thirty crew on Morning Star, thirteen on Cortland. About twenty crew members are missing. Some survivors were picked up by the steamer R. M. Rice. Names of many reported missing or saved.
Washington reports brief in which Senate moves to take up legislation amid discussions on pensions and a distillery tax. House proceedings cover questions on a Kentucky election case and a treaty for peaceful relations, with a recess until Monday to resume debate.
Special dispatch from Cincinnati notes no quorum in the Senate prevents passage of the Arkansas bill. The House discusses the contested McKee v. Brown case from Kentucky. Later, at 3 40 P M, nominations include John L. Treavor as Assessor for Kentucky's Fifth District and Thomas S Pettit as Assessor for Kentucky's Second District.
Special Dispatch reports in New York on June 20 a bank statement showing decreases in loans and specie and circulation, with increases in deposits and legal tenders. The item also notes a murder in Brooklyn on Finlay Street and mentions German court visits and naval officials in brief.
A Cincinnati business meeting established that the next Swagerfest will be held in Cincinnati in 1870. The decision was announced at the June 20 session.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Phalon's Papiian Lotion aimed at beautifying the skin and complexion. No clear event or full context available.
Offer for sale in large quantities of Hunnewell Canal Coal and charcoal and stove coal. Sale advertised by E. L. Ailes general agent at 7 West Third Street Cincinnati and by various dealers. Remains to be seen.
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