19 Mar 1872
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1872
Page
1
Amid a tug of bills on amnesty and revenue abolition the Alabama capture and a prize fund for Kearsarge officers are debated in Congress. The St Croix Railroad measure and Sumner proposed Revenue Bureau abolition frame the confrontation as representatives seek voting on both sides.
A brief archival dispatch dated March 19 from Darrou, C. provides a concise record for the Times and Chronicle. The fragment notes a dated report but lacks further context or details beyond author and day.
Building owned by George Muscroft sustained damage with an estimated loss around 4000 dollars while insured for 1200 dollars at the Knox Mutual. Dr. Mitchell at Less on Stable reported 800 dollars in coverage. Four may be figures remaining from a damaged OCR.
A terse notice reports a dispute over alleged revenue defaults involving a family entity and a financial company. The case centers on obligations linked to a tee operation and contested payments. Officials note ongoing legal action without detailing private disputes.
Chicago obituary notes the March 19 death of a public spirited citizen. The notice highlights community service and civic contributions, naming the individual and their city.
London reports the American Government’s forthcoming reply to Lord Granville regarding the Granville note. The document indicates the US will respond with a view to executing the treaty, while acknowledging public anxiety and the seriousness of Anglo-American discussions. The note will be presented to the American Minister in London before week’s end.
On March 14 at Cork a St Patrick's Day celebration drew an estimated 50,000 people in the city park. Ronayne presided and delivered a forceful speech praising restraint from a despotic European government. The event featured a royal thanksgiving reference to the Duke of Marlborough and crowded processions with heightened police presence but no disorder.
Unclear notes reference a pardon by the governor and a grand jury inquiry. Mentions Whitney as a prominent figure and various municipal officials, railroads, and large sums. Fragmentary text hints at political connections and possible corruption probes, with no clear outcomes or dates.
A husband abused a man identified as a Minnenese by a brutal act that left him hospitalized and later dead. The case notes health consequences of treatment and the man’s failure to return to the household, reflecting on ongoing abuse and its fatal outcome.
Fragmentary river notes from dispatches dated March 19 describe packet arrivals and ship movements on a murky river scene. Mentions Arkansas Belle from Cairo and Florence, with sparse names and vessel references amid weather and timing ambiguities.
A garbled historical item mentions Bourbaki’s alleged action against Marshal Baraguay D Hilliers, a reception last evening in Ohio, and a dispersed array of political moves. It also notes fifteen smallpox cases found by a New York Health Officer and various diplomatic notes, parliamentary maneuvering, and local nominations for city offices amid a chaotic legislative session.
A New York correspondent recounts Fanny Hyde's jail visit by her father. The piece hints at a powerful employer who controlled her, an early life of misfortune, and a plea about ruin and retribution tied to the wealthy. The report preserves the peril and grim social critique of the era.
Fragmentary OCR paragraph discusses shifts in free trade policy and mentions internal press, protection, and the balance of power between protections and free trade. The readable text references Philadelphia and various implied debates without clear events or dates. Entities are limited to general terms and a place name.
A garbled extract discusses census ratios in Hertfordshire. It suggests 245 proprietors in the county and applies that ratio to England, yielding a hypothetical figure around 904,588 versus 30,765. The passage hints at errors or exaggerations in national land assessments.
Local politicians and delegates filled Sixth and Vine streets before the 10:30 gathering, then moved to Greenwood Hall where seating filled. H Stegner opened proceedings naming John W. Carter temporary president and Ephraim Morgan Jr. temporary secretary as committees were formed and a recess called for eleven.
In a Wisconsin 1851 letter to the Patent Office, Alfred Branson recounts a test of the divining rod or water witching, detailing how a peach twig fork supposedly moved to indicate subterranean water. The writer notes mixed beliefs, describes an observer’s skepticism, and records attempts to locate water with a rod and depth measurements.
A terse local report notes unexpected phenomena across the Dakota region with scattered reports of unusual lights and weather patterns. Officials caution residents to stay aware as investigations continue and no injuries are reported.
In Washington on March 19 the House defeated Beatty's substitute for a four hundred thousand dollar appropriation to fund the Globe and upheld the original bill. Judge Davis denounces the alleged correspondence with the Labor Reformers as a base forgery. President nominates Francis Thomas of Maryland as Minister to Peru.
Testimony before a Senate committee claims Remingtons received five cent commission from the French for arms, with Gen. Dyer's dispatch cited by Belknap to label them as French agents. Discussion covers sales after an order forbidding shipments, a bid afterward, and a supposed Remingtons influence. W. Smart served as a Remingtons agent while on leave from the Ordnance Dept, resigning later. concerns that Richardson arms might reach the Remingtons.
Special dispatch from Memphis reports another victim dying after Sunday gunfight at President's Island bringing death toll to three. Four more wounded, two badly and one fatally. Three black men who killed Kneehaus at Knowlton Landing with an axe confessed and are held in jail in Helena.
Loxpox March 19 reports a banquet for Lord Northbrook successor to Karl Mayo as Viceroy of India, prior to his departure for Bombay on the 25th. The press reacts to Gladstone’s House statement on Granville’s note with disappointment. Gover urged to action to amicably resolve indirect damages claims with America.
Paris reports the first anniversary of the revolt of the Commune passed with no communal celebration. The day elicited no public manifestation in Paris or other cities, reflecting an unexpectedly calm observance.
Rughia reports The Empress is ill in St Peterspurs on March 19 with no further condition or details provided.
In Seafle Hall a jury trial was in progress when a bartender fatally shot a man named Murphy and escaped. The prosecution requested an extension of the term of court as proceedings were halted by the death of a juror, delaying the Hall's trial.
YANKTES Dak March 19 The Missouri River broke at this place early this morning about three hours later than last year. Advices from Fort R five miles above here indicate the river is rising rapidly and some damage may occur as a result of the break.
A fragmented dispatch notes a March shipment of 60 tons destined for New Orleans via Charleston with Kanawha River route details and associated scheduling, naming Vito Sore and related transit notes.
The afternoon vote for City Infirmary Director continued into the fifth and sixth ballots. Hyndman led with 123, securing nomination. Victor withdrew after Ward Fifteen. For Water Works, Samuel Covington led with 140 votes and was declared nominee. Cormany won as Justice of the Peace on the first ballot. The ticket lists ARRANAR, Hayoven for the court, Fisher clerk, Davies city commissioner, Hyndman infirmary director, Covington water works.
A man named Edward Scovel was found dead in his bed with a whisky bottle and razor, throat cut from ear to ear. A Toronto man, John McDonald, was killed on Wabash avenue by a falling tree. Alexander White, a wealthy patron of the arts, died at Lake Forest. Tilton defended his divorce theories amid a temperance reform push. Hesing and Roster vow to mobilize 10,000 German voters for the beer and wine amendment.
William Everett was arrested last night on a charge of forging an endorsement on a warrant of Comptroller Connolly for four thousand dollars.
March 19 report notes Senate action involving Mr Fi of Mith and an unsigned 1400 elinese aid package tied to the ice area project. The fragment describes parliamentary denial and crew assignment for a maritime or regional effort, with limited readable names and places.
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