Amusements Theater Listing and Dress Show
Local theater notes list dress and costume events with performances and dates. Visuals advertise stage acts, prices, and featured entertainers for the week.
06 Mar 1863
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1863
Page
1
Local theater notes list dress and costume events with performances and dates. Visuals advertise stage acts, prices, and featured entertainers for the week.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions dietary terms and scattered words such as beans and cans. No coherent event or names emerge, leaving unclear context or dates.
Correspondent reports on the siege of Vicksburg with two large armies facing the Mississippi. The canal project Farragut's Ditch is described as slow and doubtful. rebel forces fortify roads and batteries while Union observers note distant actions, ram ships, and diversions along the river.
In New York last week Hon. D. Dickinson warned that if the government must fall it should be by force or blood, not through subversion by traitors or assassins. He invoked Washington and the founders as enduring examples amid the crisis.
General Hunter appoints Dr Boynton as commissioner to investigate the conduct of citizens of St Augustin. The commission will examine the residences within the city limits to report findings and recommendations.
The Ohio House debated a donation from the General Government tied to a bridge project. A close vote favored some elements while opponents argued higher crossing rates and state debt concerns. The bill's fate hinged on a later session as amendments and financial conditions were discussed.
The Senate opened with a letter from Finn on reconsideration, and the canal report was discussed without a recommendation. A bill to extend railroad privilege to construction and related activities passed the Senate, with revisions noted for the Quernacy Preston Wilson and Manawa sums. Annual elections and a central committee meeting outline future steps for state officer nominations.
Muddled dialogue from a Terre Haute Journal piece hints at slang and misheard speech about naming a baby. A Rockville Republican note mentions a Proclamation and questions a gentleman's presence, without clear context or identifiable individuals.
In the New York area at least fifteen ironclad and eight wooden warships are under construction. Ironclads include Comanche Dictator Dungerburg Keokuk Manhattan Mahopac Tecumseh Puritan Catekill Roanoke Montauk Weehawk den with many nearing completion. Wooden vessels Chenango Genesee Maumee Metscomet Mendota Mackinaw Oteego Shamrock. The ironclad Dictator is a Brienson ocean steam frigate. The Roanoke features a reinforced battery with turreted weapons and heavy armor. The plans call for substantial protection and high horsepower with armor up to six feet below the waterline.
Important New Orleans report details General Banks meeting with Louisiana planters. Banks promises nonviolent restoration of labor, supports plantations, and aims to preserve peace and prosperity. Planters adopt resolution to cooperate with government and quartermaster on reuniting families and restoring enslaved workers under orderly terms.
The description details Red River as a vast waterway with multiple branches, a north side path navigable for hundreds of miles, and a wide channel diverging near Shreveport. It notes the river’s use for salt, ore, timber, and plant goods, plus towns like Border and Nachitoches and the growing trade in Alexandria with populations around a thousand.
A passenger aboard the Great Eastern died during the voyage to America from Monmouthshire. Mrs Fatene, wife of the captain, gave birth aboard the ship during the journey.
Report notes nearly one third of English women never marry and millions of females bear independent burdens, confronting a social shift and economic pressures unique to the era.
In Wisconsin the Psacs Movement resolutions calling for an armistice and a National peace convention were rejected 25 to 63. Democrat Sharpetein argued for keeping war, rejecting secession and rejecting any peace plan that would abandon Union preservation.
A discussion of Barnum's handling of a dwarf performer, praising his support and friendship during marriage. The piece recounts European and English court history of dwarfs, citing Jeffrey Hudson and other small stature figures, their fame, duels, and peculiar anecdotes across courts and cities.
Last night dispatches suggest J. Lewis of Pennsylvania may be nominated as successor to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The appointment is expected to be accompanied by a defensive and explanatory note from the current commissioner.
OCR fragment describes Confederate forces under Van Dorn and Franklin clashing near Nolstevilie with casualties on both sides. Union and Confederate units organize cavalry actions, reinforcements sent, and a reported Rebels counted around 1,000 in Har Shoale area. A court note prohibits non oath-taken individuals from handling cases.
Washington March 5 The Senate today administered the oath to Indiana and Rhode Island members who took their seats as President pro tempore appointees. The session was limited to arrangements and motions concerning military matters and related constitutional or procedural questions.
Fragmentary text notes the capture of Tadencerty aoedeaen on a Friday near Wind West and a river barrier named Providence. Mentions illness in the army and a completed capsl between river and Providence with water not yet released.
A Richmond Virginia correspondent to the Jackson Miss Appeal laments wartime consequences. The piece links notable events around the Merrimac and the Harriet Lane incidents, recalls Major Lea fighting his son, and notes Captain Leon Smith as Magruder’s ally in Galveston Bay.
A Port Royal Free South report details brutal scenes from the Civil War era including blood hounds capturing fugitives, skulls used as cups, and jewelry crafted from human bone. The narrative cites violent raids in Virginia and Tennessee and notes a Nashville-bound party from East Tennessee remarks on Rebel brutality and demanded ransoms.
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