22 Oct 1875
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1875
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR indicates aDuryee failure or legal matter with several unnamed parties mentioned. exact details are obscured by garbled text making it impossible to identify the event, date, or involved organizations.
Scranton residents report a strange case with unclear details from Ravine involving Bicks and Baler Hicks and a high fever rumor. The fragmentary note hints at a local incident but lacks concrete names, places, or outcomes.
The report covers October 22, 7205 A M for the Army and Agriculture commission. It outlines weather conditions affecting common grounds and agricultural activities.
A historic letter discusses the Pandora voyage toward Melville Bay in the search for Franklin's lost expedition records. It notes the dangerous Arctic pack ice, recounts Captain Young's course, and argues for wintering in King William Island to recover documents, while reflecting on Nelson Franklin's fate and the broader prospects of British Arctic exploration.
General Fisk recounts how conversations at the Union Club spurred bankers to fear a Missouri law requiring 15 percent of gross earnings to be paid to Missouri. Evarts and others allegedly misinterpreted a suit amount, prompting market selling that cut Missouri Pacific stock by over twenty percent in three weeks.
A Liberty Missouri Advance item reports a remarkable birth where a 76 year old mother gives birth to an eight pound healthy child. Judge Gunn, a respected Clay County figure, corroborates the account from his own lips. a neighbor present at the birth weighs the child.
Special dispatch from Washington reports another push in Congress to transfer all war claims pending at the Treasury to the Southern Chin Commission for adjudication. A strong ring of claim agents is alleged to aid the transfer, with unclear gains. Barbers and Jewell are cited on interior and post office vacancies. no chief clerk appointed. Treasury and Post Office chief clerks unsettled.
Crilllicothe dispatch notes Governor Allen will travel to Pennsylvania for a canvass, delivering speeches in Pittsburg Lancaster Harrisburg and Philadelphia. He aims to secure support for his presidential nomination by showcasing his vigor during the campaign.
Johnson aboard the Royal Standard reports sighting the Aurora wreck off latitude 36 44 north, longitude 31 west on September 15. The lower hold burned. he scuttled the craft. Mrs. D L Murder died in a coal oil lamp explosion. her husband burned extinguishing the flames. Prof W P Gardner and Captain Frederick Wright lead about forty from Cleveland to Pass Christian considering permanent settlement.
Loxpox reports the Bank of England balance shows bullion withdrawn today amounting to £40. Weather remains tempestuous with several shipwrecks reported and twenty lives lost.
The Presidio hosts a six team field with twelve squads and two hundred individual entries. The three matches invite California Rifle Association members, US Army officers, and National Guard members. Distances range from two hundred yards to long range with a silver trophy and a gold medal to be awarded. Aggregate prizes total 1300 dollars.
The Diocese of Eastern Maryland reports an assembly of bishops elect from Illinois Fond du Lac and law jurisdictions. Rev Dr McLaren and Rev Dr Brown are named as bishop elects, with additional designation for Rev Dr Eccles to laws. The ceremony signals forthcoming leadership transitions across referenced dioceses.
Boston, October 22. M. V. Stimson, former Portland publisher, is under development here for fraud. He allegedly induced 61 people to invest about $26,000 in a Marsfield Vermont colonization venture, which was halted when the swindle came to light.
Additional markets show wheat firmer with spot values around 1.07 to 1.24 for different grades and dates. Corn remains steady to high mixed with ranges near 58 to 81 cents, while oats hold firm for No 2 at 37 to 37 1/2 cents. New Orleans notes flour dull and prices weak, but lard and bacon receipts rise. New York shows quiet cotton, steady corn, and firm wheat with varied winter and western grades.
The Globe Foundry of Cordesman and Dierker faced dismissal of McCoy ferry cases in police court upon payment of costs. Michael Quinlan, Overseer of the Poor for the Tenth District, relocated his office from Central Avenue below Fourth Street to 306 West Fifth, between Julia Street and Central Avenue.
Officers Mead and Kushman arrested John Rennie this morning on a charge of purglery and recovered a gold watch and chain stolen from Mr Sullivan's residence in the West End.
Mayor Johnston and Superintendent Sad baker resumed the investigation into charges against Captain Welsh and Officer Rourke of the police. Four soldiers denied the allegations. witnesses testified about gatherings near Newport Barracks prior to election day. Rourke and Welsh testified they did not solicit votes, jokingly discussing crowds, and the mayor dismissed the charges after finding the police had fulfilled their duties. Rourke, demoted for a week, lost pay while awaiting resolution.
Colonel T C Campbell ex Prosecuting Attorney clashed with Judge Lindemann over a sentence on John Cunningham. Campbell was fined fifty dollars plus costs and ordered to jail, then habeas corpus actions led to a bail plan. Judge Lindemann later remitted the fine and costs, restoring calm in the courtroom. Local officers and several lawyers, including Skaats and Lincoln, debated bail options before the final remittance.
An Ohio inventor’s sewer trap, Lewis, showcased by reporter John Connelly, reduces noxious gases from basins at Pearl and Pike. The semi circular iron plates close the mouth of the basin except when water pressure opens them to carry refuse away. Five traps were installed by the Sewerage Commissioners with consistent success.
A twelve lecture series by John Lord LAD offers students and history enthusiasts a chance to study Christian civilization from the fall of Rome to modern times. The first talk, Chrysostom Sacred Eloquence, is at College Hall Tuesday at 4 PM, with eleven more Tuesday afternoon sessions. Tickets are available at Robert Clarke & Co., 65 West Fourth Street.
Lieutenant E F E Arnold, stationed at Hammond Street Station-house, was acquitted after a trial before Squire Anthony. The defense claimed the shooting of Homer Williams was accidental and not intentional. The mayor, Johnston, will issue a ruling in a few days.
At Pete Lauer's on Pike and Pearl streets a cartoon presents celebrated local politicians. The display humorously shows each figure's role in the election with a final depiction of their part in the campaign.
In White Plains Westchester County a preliminary hearing examined the contested will of inventor Isaac M Singer. The will favors Isabella Eugenia Singer and his second wife Mary Ann Foster while alleging multiple children from various unions, with disputes over dower and legitimacy and a possible admission to probate pending.
The New York E Herald notes Pacific Mail stock leading the Exchange rally at 59. Rumors claim a 700000 Mexican dollar sale of four side wheel ships and a 100000 pound sterling loan from Brown Brothers & Co. to the company. Speculation links A B Stockwell’s overtures, D P Morgan, and a new telegraph pool led by Eugene Robinson to stock moves.
Special dispatch notes President clemency for John D Bitweiler jailed since 1872 for counterfeiting, with five year term reduced. A Steubenville area child dies after boiling apple butter accident, third in family. Methodist church groups seek organic union in sessions held privately. Pottery and factory leaders fail to reach firm wage pact as ton manufacturers cut prices by one dollar per ton amid looming work stoppages. Further lockout signs appear as meetings continue.
October 22 report from Dernott Michigan notes the Northwestern Gas and Water-pipe Company of Bay City failed with 110000 dollars assets not stated. The text also mentions a separate matter about a woman found and identified as the daughter of Captain Scott Cleveland, who was lost with the Propeller Equinox.
Baltimore October 22 marks the final day of the Imlico races with higher attendance than prior days. The Breckinridge stake for three year olds ran three miles and was won by Aris tides in 3 36. Madge captured the handicap race for $100, run one mile and three quarters, in 2 133.
Governor Ames writes to the Attorney General praising opposing party leaders in Mississippi for maintaining pacific relations. He thanks the state’s officials for fostering a peaceful campaign and fair election conditions.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue ruled Weiss beer is a similar fermented liquor to ale, porter and lager beer and thus taxable at one dollar per barrel of thirty-one gallons. The decision notes Weiss beer’s alcohol percentage is not in the taxable range.
In St Louis on October 22 Henry Brown a Black man confessed striking Philip Pfarr to cause his death and denied raping Pfarr s wife But he admitted killing Pfarr and was executed in the jail yard at Four Courts at 1 o clock He had killed and robbed Pfarr s wife on the night of last May
Washington reports a treasury robbery with about $2000 missing. It is unclear if an accounting error or actual theft caused the deficiency. Authorities have not yet identified a perpetrator or confirmed details.
The Beecher-Tilton scandal continues to draw attention as Brooklyn court actions grow out of the famous affair. Proceedings focus on legal filings and public interest in the high profile case.
October 21 reports arrivals of steamships Canadian and Plane from Liverpool with the Governor General and suite aboard, Ladene Montreal from Moa and England and heading to New York, and Victorix from Glasgow docking in New York. A royal decree convoking the Cortes will be issued immediately.
Special dispatch notes a dull oil market with weak refined prices. Parker's Market shows quiet activity with wells bid at 140 and asked at 143.75, while other centers like Ol City and Titusville report quiet markets and mixed crude and refined pricing.
John Cuningham petit larceny five months Mary fourer same thirty days and a fine of one hundred fifty costs Annie Connelly same two months J. Smith drunkenness thirty days John oben disorderly conduct thirty days
The Hon James F Neal elected to the House of Representatives from Butler County was greeted warmly at the TIMES Office today. Neal won by 200 votes over Allen, a clear display of support in the county.
Henry Godar, a Venice Court official, faces bastardy charges after Caroline Keausche accused him of fathering a child and fleeing. He was arrested and committed to jail in default of $900 bail to await the next term of the Common Pleas Court.
A fragmentary note discusses authentic documents and a painting titled Madonna and Child, traced to a wealthy Fleming and later linked to Louis Viard. The piece hints at artist attribution debates and hesitates to confirm the Madonna of zen as a major statue or work.
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