22 Feb 1872
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1872
Page
1
A London dispatch discusses the Alabama claims dispute with Britain urging a diplomatic path. It notes Gladstone's controversial speeches and mixed press reaction. The piece cites Cabinet deliberations, timing of the American Case, and the move toward withdrawal from arbitration amid public pressure.
London whispers say Parwa Hotherly may retire as British chancellor with Lord Howdy named successor. In New York, Minor the American charged with murdering a workman faces trial. a coroner’s verdict may cite the prisoner. In Parliament Dalrymple signals questions on anti collision measures with Canada. The Pichborne case proceeds with Lord Bellew's testimony seen as damaging.
A convention approved a plan to appoint commissioners from Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Kentucky Indiana and Illinois to oversee improvement of the Ohio River and its branches with an annual appropriation of zero dollars.
The Court of General Sessions before Recorder Hackett returned a guilty verdict against Charles Moore, the emigrant robber. Witnesses testified Moore’s brother John Moore was present at a payment event, while defense counsel argued the case was a political conspiracy against ex-Alderman John Moore and Keforn movement supporters.
Three parades mark Washingtons Birthday with ample police protection to prevent trouble. The American Protestant Association will march at 11 a.m. from Washington Square around Manhattan landmarks. Participants include York Protestant Boys Henry Clay and others, with delegates from Pennsylvania New Jersey and likely 1000 veterans. A second brigade and troops will be on standby in case of disturbance. Services planned at Trinity Church at noon with music and marching bands. Public exhibits and markets will close. transportation and shops will observe the holiday.
The jury found Joseph Fowler died from poison administered by Hannah Ann Fowler with complicity of her brother George Fowler. The couple allegedly engaged in adultery and fled after the death. Exhumations and chemical analyses by Dr. Draper and Dr. Frost confirmed arsenic presence. The Fowlers were committed to county jail pending grand jury action.
Dernorr February 21 Sweet's Hotel the largest in the Mate western area caught fire at 10 o clock last night. Fourth and fifth stories were destroyed and third partially burned. Remaining structure deluged with water. One man missing believed burned to death. Loss around 500 insured. Cincinnati fire reports insurance details for Ring's building stock destroyed last night with multiple company commitments.
The Legislative Committee investigating quarantine abuses met at Moyer's Hotel Tompkinsville Staten Island to weigh moving quarantine to the Lower Bay. Testimony from Michael Conklin and Dr Theodore Balzer questioned effectiveness and cost of existing quarantine practices and urged reforms.
Testimony before the Quarantine Commission details shifts in authority since 1870, including limits on health officer spending and stationing at Staten Island. Officials debate open questions about cost control, private boarding stations, and the impact on vessel traffic while noting ongoing abuses and calls for reform.
A foreign correspondent recounts the British Parliament opening with an American lens. He describes the Ladies Gallery access, the Strangers Gallery crowd, and the spectacle of diplomats, peers, and officials moving through the ceremonial spaces. The piece notes the absence of the US diplomatic corps, contrasts American and British attitudes, and vividly portrays attendees including journalists, ministers, and bishops in the processional atmosphere.
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