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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1872
Page
1
Secretaries Boutwell and Hooper report rising opposition to currency expansion amid bank dividends. Boston banks expect timely payment of paper while some may extend time, and a lengthy presidential meeting with Boutwell occurred with undisclosed details.
The Treasury reports fiscal year receipts at about one hundred and five or thirty millions less than prior. Officials push administrative reforms to streamline districts and cut expenses. Telegrams from multiple governments discuss new arrangements as Grant's re election looms, with officials clarifying actions and responses amid controversy.
A special dispatch from Lovumnsville reports rapid spread of horse disease as 700 to 1,000 horses are ill by noon. The City Railway Company withdraws 150 horses, several stables lose horses, and business suffers as wagons and teams are pulled from service.
News reports from November 12 describe a horse epidemic spreading across towns including Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas with many animals dying. Observers note rapid spread, with some regions reporting abatement and others continuing outbreaks affecting stable workers and laborers.
Indiana report notes Republican caucus selections including G W Friedly for president pro tem, and W E Edwards for speaker. O P Morton and D H Oliver named in senate and house nominations. Grand Lodge Odd Fellows and Grand Division of Sons of Temperance meetings planned with adjournment details. Legislature convenes 2 PM. governor's message delayed. district certificate pending and legal election questions referenced.
In Fort Wayne a trial of Dr Brubach and Mathias for malpractice is postponed due to the principal witness Christian’s disappearance, allegedly induced by interested parties. The Fred Huber trial for the murder of his wife, alleged two months ago, is postponed to early December.
A Boston Fire Department opinion links the Great Fire to delayed response and narrow streets. Board of Fire Underwriters adopts 1870 rate forms amid talk of insuring mansard roofs with fireproof materials and forecasting lower district losses. New reservoirs are planned to increase water supply.
A compact report outlines the aftermath of the Boston fire with focus on rebuilding efforts. It notes ongoing insurance statements and the activity of several firms preparing to rebuild the burned district. Hopeful tone despite severe destruction and a push for rapid recovery across the city.
Boston reports a quiet city as relief work resumes in the damaged district. About a thousand laborers clear debris, search for missing firemen, and restore services while incendiary fears persist. insurance figures outline company exposure and payments amid post disaster measures.
Boston fire losses cited at forty seven thousand five hundred dollars with nine banks affected. Relief committees formed across cities to aid Boston sufferers while Liners report prompt payment and banks resuming operations. Freeman's failed to settle at Clearing-House and is in temporary suspension.
New Albany district reports hog-killing started yesterday. receipts light with prices from 375 to 100 per head. About twenty small-pox cases traced to Louisville, several deaths. Epizootic hits twenty horses with a mild form.
The Republicans of Miami County held a grand jubilee last night with strong representation from neighboring towns. Ghent and other speakers delivered lively speeches while fireworks and glee club music from the colored Glee Club of Piqua drew hearty applause.
Loxvon November 12. Great Britain seeks cooperation for suppressing the East African slave trade reports allied governments respond with sympathy and united action. ACCIDENT TO THE HELVETIA. The steamship Helvetia, from New York to London, encountered severe weather near the English coast on Friday. Her machinery broke. she drifted toward Cherbourg, then was towed by the Eshel, causing a collision that crushed the Helvetia and injured two. Helvetia reached Falmouth today.
In Constantinople on November 13 the American minister held talks with the sultan after a meeting at the palace. The brief exchange touched on ongoing relations and regional concerns while signaling continued diplomatic engagement.
In Knoxville on November 7 Senator Brownlow claims Tennessee will elect eight Republican congressmen out of ten. He asserts the party dominance across the state and notes expected gains in key districts as results come in.
In San Francisco on November 12 an official canvass confirms Grant's majesty in the city. Details indicate the tally aligns with prior expectations, reflecting formal approval by local authorities.
Official returns show Baxter elected with Brooks also winning in multiple counties. Polling locations were held across the state with continued tallies confirming the two candidates' victories.
November 1 reports from nearly all counties, except nine frontier counties that are Republican, push Grant to a 30,483 majority. Only two of sixty two counties favor Greeley, and Liberal majorities there are smaller than the Democratic lead two years ago.
Special dispatches report river conditions with water levels and timings for barges and upriver events. Reports from Naw Alnany and CHARLESON note midnight and 5 PM schedules, with 4 feet 6 inches water at Zee ner eS and a reference to Gadlipolis amid cloudy conditions.
A large mob attacked W C Moreau and other politicians as windows were broken and stones hurled. Shots fired left injuries serious but non fatal. police foiled plans to tar and feather Moreau. Six Mob members arrested amid political tensions following a Sun article denouncing Judge Dykeman.
On Tuesday night Betsy Lindsey a 65 year old woman was murdered at her home about two miles from town. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict that death was caused by a person or persons unknown with a clue suggesting a murderer.
In Spain Maprio November authorities report several ringleaders sentenced to death after the Ferro revolt. Additional Carlist bands have appeared in Andalusia interrupting telegraph and rail lines. Troops deployed to restore order.
In Washington on November 14 the Boston merchants urged relief from a ten percent national tax on goods in bonded warehouses kept over a year. The Secretary of the Treasury said he lacks power but would propose to Congress a remission if fire victims keep goods beyond the limit. The secretary met with a merchant at the Treasury Department this morning.
A Havana dispatch notes insurgent commander Acramonte facing shortages but with solid arms and ample provisions. He and his troops oppose President Grant’s re-election. In New York, the DA-elect to pursue indictments for homicide, drawing political unrest from bondsmen and locals. Belmont collection sale yields eighty thousand dollars.
At a Board of Trade meeting in St. Louis on November 13 resolutions urged the City Council to modernize the Fire Department by adding engines and hose and to consider prohibiting Mansard fuel construction in the business district.
Boston merchant Charles W. Hoovey has been arrested for obtaining about $40,000 worth of liquors in 1870 from Courtland Street firm E Co by false representations. Today seventeen bond offers totaled $2,510,150 at 112.42 to 113.47. If the secretary buys one million it will go at 112.42 to 112.95.
The New Jersey Supreme Court on November 13 upheld Governor Parker's appointment of Jersey City Police Commissioners. The court ruled no clerk or officer may lawfully refuse to swear in any person who holds a governor’s commission.
The Centennial Commission, signed by President Joseph Hawley, calls for a ten million dollar fund to ensure a patriotic national centennial celebration. It urges state and territorial centennial organizations and county associations to organize, showing pride in American achievements and urging broad public contributions.
Special Dispatches report river conditions and vessel movements along the Monongahela and Ohio. Towboats Hope and Carrie Brooks arrived from Wheeling. J.S. Mercer Tigress No 2 and Nellie Speer from lower ports. Weather clear, horse disease persistent. various arrivals and departures at Camp, St. Joseph, and Arkansas Pauline Carroll lines. River rising at Louisville with 60 feet 6 inches canal depth and 4 feet 6 inches at the falls. Cowan Scales tow of iron ore to Pittsburg. Khiva Russia border tensions noted by Gazette de St Perraburg.
A 19th century update notes committee chair George Davis presenting on railroad ties to coal and iron regions in Virginia Kentucky and Ohio. The report urges caution on debt while stressing city credit must stay strong to attract necessary public improvements and potential private support.
A suit filed by James Hollander against Wm Wrinkleman seeks $5,000 damages for alleged alteration of a water course affecting hillside properties below defendants. The jury viewed the site, witnesses testified, and verdicts were directed in related cases as judges ruled on demurrers and motions.
Verdits rendered in multiple cases before Judge Burnet including Robert Moore vs Ald Nugent and Hannah Belting vs Henry Bayers, with paternity findings and motions for new trials noted. Southgate trial proceedings discussed with potential confinement considerations and court motions pending.
In a probate court session before Judge 4better the city suit over Court street extension proceeded to verdicts for several claimants including Peter Niley and Denix Mahoney with sums listed. The hearing was continued to tomorrow due to city counsel arrangements Warrington and Cramer for the city W Cox W P Otay and Austin Goodman were named in related action Will of general Pawner admitted to probate executor appointed with personalty valued at minor amounts.
Health Officer reports the city clean and ventilated as the approaching epizootic prompts residents to move horses to the country. The piece notes a funeral or ceremony for Siskita Throw, daughter of Win. Ee Brown, president of the Second National, with extensive attendance and a formal gathering at her father’s residence.
Special Dispatch to the Times reports county returns show Abraham Lincoln Grant leading by 14,780 votes with total anticipated to rise to 136,121 after Greene McKenan Jefferson Clarion and Tioga are added. Allegheny County records Snowden support for Grant while Greeley notes none. Fires destroy a livery stable in West Deer Township killing horses and injuring property worth about $7,000. Nicholas Schwabs, 60, gored to death by a bull in West Deer, sustaining severe wounds before succumbing. In Minishel, Just bighe John maith murders his wife, details received.
England reports cholera linked concerns prompting quarantine measures. Vessels arriving at Italian ports from affected regions face strict health checks and possible delays, with announcements tracing origins to Austria and broader southern Europe. The notice emphasizes protecting shipping along the British coast and near Rost.
In Paterson New Jersey on November 13 broad silk weavers at Tilt and Mons Phenix Mill halted work demanding a wage reduction of twenty percent. About two hundred men are affected, with total weekly wages around three thousand dollars. One hundred fifty other mill workers faces no cut yet as unions in New York Hartford and Green Point discuss actions.
George Grant was hanged in Westchester Pennsylvania at 11 o clock for the murder of Amanda Spence. He had attacked Keeper Harris days earlier and remained quiet after. The scaffold stood in the prison yard away from sight of inmates and the public as the execution proceeded.
Boston reports theatre managers organized aid for fire victims while police recover stolen goods. Sixteen thousand dollars in property restored to owners and thirty thousand awaiting claimants. Jas was turned on to play as the city endured two nights of darkness.
New York dispatch reports gold shipments totaling 800000. Police announce the robbery of a large jewelry quantity at Knowsly Hall, Earl Derby’s seat, on October 25.
Philadelphia reports that on November 1 a Relief Committee dispatched a subcommittee to Boston to inquire if contributions for the sufferers will be acceptable.
Dispatches report river traffic and weather across Evansville and Ironton. The Mitchell and Idlewild operated with favorable trips, Patoma and others added few loads. river levels fell about six inches. Evening weather shows cloudy skies with heavy rain from 10 to 12, then clearing. temperatures around 50. Local packets remained on schedule as conditions improved.
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An Adams Express car burned at Newark yesterday. The Arizona front Panama is eight days overdue at San Francisco. The Metropolitan Hotel at Little Rock narrowly escaped destruction by fire. In California mining yesterday, prospects look bright for a fine season. Great sympathy across Salt Lake for Poston sufferers with a relief fund underway. Geo. Tanner fatally shot his father at Tappan town New Jersey during a quarrel. Colonel William M. Grosvenor became editor of the St. Louis Daily Dispatch yesterday. The President recognized Halle Steinslund as Vice-Consul for Sweden and Norway at Madison Wisconsin. San Francisco Fire Commissioners seek 20000 feet of hose and two steamers after Boston disaster. A corrupt ring eclipse in Philadelphia City Council. Wood-parching noted. The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias Missouri held in St. Louis yesterday with ten city and eighteen state lodges represented.
Reported disturbances by Carlists in a Spanish province and a telegraph outage between Hong Kong and Shanghai. France re elects Grevy as president 402 to 43. Spanish Colonies bill pending in Cortes. Russian talks to seal Central Asia trade with Karian Bokhara and Kashgar. European fleet to winter in the Mediterranean with vessels at Marseilles Toulon and Ville Franche. A new French Assembly bloc shift and a potential rupture with the Extreme Left.
In New York on November 1 reports indicate many goods at nominal prices as traders seek learning the result of destruction and the actual description of destroyed goods. Boston markets show falling prices across cotton goods while foreign markets remain dull.
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