20 May 1871
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1871
Page
1
Fragmentary lines claim forgeries of lokets on the Erie road amid ads for music education endowments and projects. The passage hints at social tensions over culture, travel, and entertainment in Nashville and other locations.
A delegation from the Methodist Protestant General Conference led by J. T. Murray and Thomas McCormick submitted a paper amending the book of discipline to better record church statistics and Sunday school work. The conference referred the proposal to the Committee on Legislation before adjourning for noon.
The Senate Judiciary Committee probes mileage payments in Georgia contested cases and notes a required amount near 30,000 dollars. A new convention with Mexico is discussed as part of the broader agenda, with details remaining unclear.
Report from New York May 19 describes a large funeral procession for two miners amid rioting tension in Scranton. The crowd reportedly rejoiced, while authorities prepared warrants and a meeting of Delaware and Hudson workers at Providence to discuss arrests of alleged leaders of the WBA.
The report from the Presbyterian Assembly details ongoing agency work, manses data, and union discussions with the United Presbyterian Church. It notes 453 manses valued at 1,792,700 and annual losses from absence, plus committee actions and adjournment plans.
In Bolling County a U S Deputy and Marshal James faced about twenty masked horsemen who demanded surrender of prisoners. The attackers fired, wounding James in leg and arm. officers returned fire, possibly wounding assailants, and the group fled with their prisoners. Prisoners remain in jail awaiting next steps.
In Columbus Columars May 20 a list from the Adams Eapen Company recent robbery notes six thousand eight hundred and a United States five-twenty July 1 1866 bond issues. It lists bonds of one hundred dollars with coupons, referencing May 1862 issues and numbers 8984 and 984 within the same denomination.
In Fort Smith Arkansas a large Sunday parade drew about ten thousand children along Main Street when a highway incident blocked the route near Clarksville. Reports say Col Dicke fieer Louis was traveling in a buggy and the scene involved a pebiceater buggy collision.
Special dispatch notes the Ohio river falling three inches per day with five feet six inches at the falls and seven feet six inches in the canal. News mentions Emma Floyd and Emperor freights, vessel departures to New Orleans and Tennessee River, and dull river business. Monongahela river levels show four feet one inch, with arrivals including The Packers and towboats. Arling ton movement unsettled, and a drowned Italian pedier found near Economy. Weather remains clear and warm with high humidity.
Weather report notes heavy rain and stormy winds from Minnesota eastward with brisk conditions on the lakes. Predicts barometer fall on Saturday and warmer weather south and west of Pennsylvania with increasing cloudiness in the East. Fresh southwest winds and threats of stormy conditions expected on the upper and lower Great Lakes regions.
Lexvox May 19 report says Versaillians occupy Clichy and a sharp engagement near Asniers. Paris dispatch claims Duc de Broglie to replace Favre in Foreign Affairs after peace ratification. Times notes National Guards halt services at Augustine Trinity churches and eject Mercy convent. Federals beaten by Vernaillier troops at Zoo Gardens. Prussia near Contlaln l Archierique in Seine department.
The report covers church and assembly motions, with two tabled motions on docketing and reconsideration. Ex General Pollock discusses the Lexington Female Institute ruling. J B Bowles describes corn cultivation methods, harrowing, and weed control, detailing A harrow use, middler splitting, and follow up cultivation practices.
Della bri frouytion is adjourned to Duncanea o2 ay New York. Arrivals include steamers Weser Moro Castle with destinations Australia New York and Denmark.
Detroit Market notes May 19 show Wheat Jem active a shade lower at 153 pounds for extra and 150 dollars for No 1 amber offered sae 46 while Corn holds at 63 cents and Oats at 56.
In a St Richmond street a man named William Wirt lay asleep in the heat when his former lover, drawn by chance, discovered him. She wept, he awoke, and the sight of her handkerchief with his initials moved him. He vowed to reform and later married the woman, ending a troubled chapter.
A Canadian note details an experimental graft between Rose and Chili vines, describing how Rose shoots were joined to Chili. the graft produced two distinct plant types with white fruits in part, and indicates the Early Roge variety showing signs of vigor and chlorosis.
An old piece warns of secret sins as hidden larvae that slowly feed on the heart like ichneumon larvae on a caterpillar. It likens covert drinking to a transformed life and urges daily prayer for cleansing secret faults. The tone is moralizing and reflective, urging self control and spiritual vigilance.
J R Dodge of the Department of Agriculture delivered a lecture praising the Saxon and French sheep for fibre length and wool, but contending the Lincoln or Saxon models best combine compact form with adaptability. He argued no other breed matches universal adaptability across varied climates and agriculture.
The Senate opened with under twenty four members present as discussions surfaced about an apparent Treaty of Soin copy. Sumner and others highlighted confidential copies, department printing, and a probe into who knew what, while questioning public disclosure and proper handling of the document.
The article notes Colorado potato-bug damage, with pests overrunning beds and vines. It discusses failed control methods, high costs of new strategies, and the risk that seed plantings may not meet year’s crop needs, stressing continued farmer experimentation.
The fragment discusses animal licking as a sign of stomach unease and suggests chalk as a remedy. It notes that chalk can neutralize excess acid when secretions are acrid and that giving chalk early is beneficial, while harmless if acids are not excessive. It emphasizes early administration of chalk if reachable.
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