28 Sep 1870
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1870
Page
1
Fragmented readable lines point to a typed page with discussions of local officials including Belknap and Robeson, and mentions of Danville New York and a general speech by an attorney. References to a fire, a leather dresser, and a horse race are noted with limited clarity.
Reports from London and Paris detail ongoing war tensions across Europe. Napoleonic plots and Prussian actions are discussed alongside sieges, troop movements, and political maneuvers. Toul capitulation is described with vivid scenes of debris, civilian resilience, and military actions amid a broader Franco German conflict.
Jules Favre describes his mission to reach peace with Prussia. He met Bismarck after pressure from Paris and demanded direct negotiations, proposing territorial guarantees while warning France would not accept a mere truce. Bismarck warned France’s govern ment instability might block talks and pressed for fort and fortress terms.
A Florence dispatch recounts Rome’s fall to Italian forces on September 20. Cannons roared as Bersaglieri and troops breached defenses, Saint Peter’s roof struck, then General Cane and staff entered the city amid barricades and cheering units.
A wide range of early baseball and horse racing results are reported. The Hed Stockings defeated the Indianapolis club 42 to 2, while the Mutals lost 2 to 11 to the Chicago combination. Other items include the Haymakers beating the Baltimore Pastimes 32 to 14, and a Southwest championship match between the Tornadoes of Ludlow and the Bouncers, with the Ternstices leading in the series. Buckeye Races at Buckeye Course drew light crowds but high excitement.
Andrew Wilson Jr formerly of Ohio died Sunday from injuries linked to a prior self harm attempt in New York last week. The incident involved personal safety concerns and the outcome confirms his death in hospital.
Milton Sayler will speak to the Democracy of Sharonville tomorrow. Cary speaks at Cleves today and Harrisonville tomorrow. Patrick Hall, 32, unmarried, was found dead in his Walnut Hill room yesterday from an epileptic fit caused by drinking.
A fee of the Thirteenth Ward will be held at No. 4 Engine between four and seven this evening to nominate a candidate for the City Council. Daniel F.E. Fe of Troy New York was arrested here on a government embezzlement charge after an officer trailed him from his home.
The steam plow owners asked the mayor to move the plow from Cincinnati depot to Industrial Hall for exhibition. Stockholders of Western Bee or Company may vote at the annual meeting on the 6th by handing proxies to Alfred Gaiter, superintendent of Adams Express Company, who will attend the meeting.
At the Board of Health meeting Mr Simpkinson drew attention to East Walnut Hills residents inability to dig vaults to the required twenty feet due to soil conditions. Water is sometimes found at six feet, preventing legal depths.
Mr Chas 8 Looker and associates presented Virginia Wil with a silver bowl and oat of silver as a token of esteem and good will. E A Herod delivered the presentation speech. Burglary report notes eight coats several boots a double barrel shotgun and some cash stolen from G H Friend residence in Lockland last Saturday night.
A garbled report describes authorities instructed to arrest individuals and impound items following a disturbance on an avenue. Names and specifics are unclear, but the action centers on law enforcement response and asset seizure.
The Rev John Griffith of Wales has traveled through Nebraska and Kansas seeking a Welsh colony in America He has negotiated for 20000 acres of lands in Putnam county Ohio as a base for emigrants He represents about forty families facing political persecution at home and seeks to settle in the United States.
Dr Clenden in submits a special Board of Health report urging prior notice to municipal Boards and the public before paving or repaving streets to allow gas water pipe work and house connections. He claims this would cut paving costs, save other boards money, and improve pavements. the Board backs only that the City Council controls streets. The report also notes steamboat whistles disturb the sick and the public peace in early morning, urging limited use at night while preserving essential whistle functions.
Dr Clendenin urged caution as yellow fever spreads in several cities along the route. He warned against importing rags from infected areas, noting they may have been used near fever or smallpox patients, and urged breamboats to prevent disease transmission to Cincinnati residents via clothing or passengers.
The court upholds a five year restriction prohibiting cigars and tobacco for Alfred Owens and heirs. Executors may transfer the estate at five year end if conditions are met. The ruling requires adherence to the clause as a condition of receiving the property.
The Belmont county case: Jo was arraigned on charges of malicious acts in open boxes belonging to Gather. Witnesses testified boxes were private but he claimed a right to do as he chose. He was acquitted.
The Kentucky Sixth District Democratic convention at Walton devolved into factional standoffs as leaders failed to form a temporary organization. Jones and Arthur factions sparred over control while Nelson moved to adjourn, triggering rival conventions and a chaotic split amid calls for unity. County actions followed, with petitions and precinct reelections discussed and a public relief fund allotted.
A large Ninth Ward Republican gathering last night chose M. Gee as chair and Henry Dierkers as secretary. Speeches energized attendees before adjournment. Finance Committee named: E. Kistner, C. Bom, Casper Ke Huneke, Jacob Gewert, J. T. White, and H. Dierkers.
A man about 45, brown eyes and hair, with mustache and whiskers, was found in the river at Harriet street foot yesterday. He wore a brown vest and pants, a red and white striped shirt, blue calf skin shoes, and carried a slip indicating Hopkins and Beymiller streets. The Coroner convened an inquest and the jury returned death from drowning.
At a Common Council Committee on Condemnation and Vacation meeting the City Solicitor was advised to condemn property to widen Cleveland street to fifty feet. The committee also proposes extending Oak street from Lebanon road to the corner line east, opening Findley street from Freeman street to McLean avenue, vacating Eastern avenue and the northern sections of Holmes and Carr streets north of Columbia avenue to open Barton street, and opening Charlotte street from John to Kivett alley.
Dr James L Sewhestead announces Crutcher agent for Ohio Malieed city soliciting subscriptions for a much needed road. If enough funds are raised, the road will reach the Tennessee line. Subscription book at Longworth & Anderson, 174 West Third street.
A notice warns that Fecarep Convict and fellow prisoner John Gibout escaped Napoleon jail on the night of the 21st. Thamas J. Westen, confined on rape charges, is alleged to be involved. A $100 reward is offered for their arrest.
Canal News reports diverse local trades and product listings in Miami and nearby towns. The piece lists vendors Covad and Messersolerts, noting port activity and multiple places including Franklin Middletown Rialto Hamilton Laurel Lockland and Silver Moon with various goods like brooms hoops and fire-brick.
The city library trustees plan a major reorganization under Mr Poole and assistants to bring 25 000 volumes into a new orderly system. Shelves will be numbered and a printed catalog provided to help visitors locate books, reducing the need to hunt. Opening will be announced.
Administrator Eliza Young to Wm Stanton transfers lot 15 by 90 feet on Broadway with 315 feet south of New Street for 3125. J and White to William Stanton grantor’s interest in same lot for 250. John Kilty to J B Henry lot 2 by 121 feet Locust Street south side east of Ham Street Walnut Hill 108. Lot A Orft to G W A Rowsche lot 25 by 85 feet northeast Milk Street northwest Vine Street 200. Julius Vom to Jacob Miller lots 8 and 4 in greater subdivision section 34 Storrswa ward 1258. William Beck and wife to Conrad Sauerwera part of lot 35 Carson’s subdivision of Glen Grove Twenty-Fourth Ward 50 by 277 feet 500. Mercantile Library reading rooms open to public tonight free until October 3 with Currier’s Zouave Band. Library reopening late next month. Police Court docket this month shows cases from murder to drunkenness, a poor moral mix.
The well known resident Evan Ewin returns to public view after serious illness age unknown prompting local talk. A report from yesterday notes over a hundred people who had not signed up for something were reported to the United Marshal office, indicating unsettled local activity.
Covington lodges elect delegates this week to the Grand Lodge of Expiseky meeting in Louisville next month. Street repairs resumed after summer water pipe work, to be pushed vigorously to finish before winter.
A citizens meeting at the Courthouse in NewPort elected delegates to the Lexington October railroad convention. Semeel Cummings chaired, with A Hallam as secretary. A report praised internal improvements and Cincinnati’s plan for a great trunk line through Kentucky, urging Trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Railway to secure rights. Delegates named include Henry Stanbery James Taylor George B. Get Samuel Cummings and many others. Provisions called for publication in daily papers. The east Newport area remains a major nuisance street from Dayton, the second avenue of importance from New-
In Newport city discussions street and riverfront land may be sold to the city at a reasonable price. The plan envisions a park with forest trees and avenues, creating a central leisure area while granting a long payment term to fund the project. Surveys continue to refine the proposals amid concerns over back-water overflow.
A Mount Pleasant church memorial addresses a deceased member, Brother Tobe I L McGill, who died in his fifty second year after a life devoted to faith. The speaker recalls his sensitive nature, rectitude, and public love for Jesus, noting trials from malice and the loss felt by the congregation and community.
The text argues that women endure many sufferings from peculiar relations and offices they perform. It claims freedom from these sufferings contributes to happiness, warns against prolonged illness, and promotes self treatment with simple specifics to relieve and cure various female complaints.
A historical medical broadside argues for the dangers of direct irritation of the vaginal membranes and social pressures on young women. It links fatigue, overwork, dancing, and early marriage to seminal female ailments and claims a remedyed focus on female weaknesses and debilitating conditions.
Directions claim it strengthens both sexes across life stages and treats appetite loss, dyspepsia, emaciation, low spirits, and organ paralysis. Endorsed by prominent US physicians, the ad pressures genuine production, urging purchases of Helmbold's at 84 Broadway with engraved packaging and physician signature.
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