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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1870
Page
2
The Daily Herald announces a special lecture by General under the auspices of the M A to be delivered at Kilgore Hall on Thursday evening December 13 1570 Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe praises Gibson as the best orator she heard for a promiscuous audience.
An Alabama newspaper lauds General Grant's message as plain, concise, and candid. It highlights civil liberty, protection of Black voters, foreign policy successes with France and Spain, and calls for adjusted federal subsidies, railroad growth, land grants for settlers, and continued census gains amid wartime memory. It notes disputes with Mexico and Canada and urges restrained federal expansion.
The report discusses French operations around Paris with Trochu and Frederick Charles. Six French armies totaling 425000 are listed including Vosges Besancon West North Center and Loire forces. Prussian fatigue and improved French morale are noted amid hopes for lifting the siege and victory.
A long despatches chain from Tours to Tours and Paris recount ongoing French sorties near Paris at Choisy le Roi Noisy le Grand and Champe ny with heavy casualties on both sides Saxon and Prussian forces push back French lines near Brie and Ormesson while Paris faces bombardment and rumors of imminent capitulation with minister Washburn and Gambetta issuing updates prospecting a near end.
The 1870 opening in Washington saw Senate Vice President preside as William Windom seated. House Speaker Blaine led a crowded session with 173 members answering to roll call. Messages from the President were read and ordered printed as both chambers adjourned.
Reports from Tours and Paris describe Orleans evacuation to Blois and a Loiret army withdrawal after heavy fighting. German forces expanded control near Orleans while French morale and mobilized troops remained active. accusations of arms and food fraud surfaced amid uneasy prospects of Paris capitulation within weeks.
The term of Ohio Senator John Sherman runs to 1875 with the legislature to choose his successor or reelect him next fall. Schenck Delano and Biegham are likely rivals. A Pittsburgh resident once used the Herald as a scrap-book source, and some critics now imitate it. Senator Revels lectured in Norwich, and Gov Buckingham hosted the hotel owner as a guest at his mansion.
Washington rumors swirl over potential Senate committee reshuffles including Patterson’s move to District of Columbia chair and Conkling possibly taking his post. The President rebukes Schurz over Missouri losses, while party unity efforts accelerate.
Fragmentary OCR shows entries referencing Five-twenties bonds with dates around 1864 to 1865 and later notes including numbers like 1908. The text is corrupted but indicates financial instruments and related agents or issuers in New York.
The document lists varied commodity quotes including flour brands at 5.25 to 6.75, red winter wheat at 1.60, corn at 0.44, oats at 0.40, rye at 0.? The groceries section shows coffee ranges from 14 to 22 cents, teas with grades, sugars from 12.5 to 14.5 cents, syrups and molasses prices, fish and mackerel prices, pork and hog quotes, lard rendered at 15.8 to 16 cents, hay at 10. per ton, potatoes at 1.09, pepper roast salt at 3.25, eggs 25 cents, coal oil 2.23, cheese 13 to 14 cents.
Historical notice lists a range of goods with prices per unit including APPLE3-Green at 209300 per peck, FLOUR variations 6.50, 6.75, BUCKWHEAT FLOUR 5c per pound, TEA Young Hyson 2.00 per lb, Oolong 1.725.420 per lb, RICE 2. BEEF and other meats, POTATOES 25 per peck, CABBAGE 2c per head, CHICKENS 60-00c per pair, TURKEYS 15c per lb, LARD 20c per pound, CARBON OIL 40c per gal, BEANS 10 per quart, CRANBERRIES 15c, WALNUTS 5c, APPLE BUTTER 2 1/2 per quart.
A Dec 1876 report notes quiet business as manufacturers buy only for immediate needs. A New York auction sold 20 660 pounds. Ohio fleece lots, blood, and tub wool appear with varying weights and grades. Prices were fair, with concessions needed for larger cash sales.
General merchandise trade is fair but not active as December typical. Butter eggs apples cheese flour wheat corn and hay markets show varied steady to downtrending prices with supplies described. heavy detail lists specific quotes for dairy fats grains and produce including butter at 2 75 per pound, apples at 2 00 to 3 50, flour at 6 50 7 60, wheat red winter 1 15 1 20, corn 65 cents, onions 2 04 3 00 per barrel, potatoes scarce and higher, poultry scarce with live chickens 4 5 percent per pair and turkeys up to 1 00 each.
Fragmentary OCR lists prices for flour and commodities with numbers and halted terms. Mentions Indiana values and varying product captions. text is garbled with misread terms and inconsistent formatting.
Baltimore December 7 1974 market notes show flour firm at extra western 5756 25 corn steady white Tin72 yellow Veai3c oats dull rye unchanged. Prices appear garbled with some misspellings but indicate mixed grain futures and near stable oats and rye.
Market notes show flour at 6 396.00 for shoping while wheat quotes include ping 1.53 and red amber 1 5541.57. Oats and pork futures listed with mixed terms and beef steady with strong demand for cut meats and bacon. Lard remains steady and meat markets show export demand in portion.
In Cincinnati on December 7, prices for flour and grain held steady while coffee and sugar trade in New Orleans declined. Pork and lard show limited movement with prices fluctuating and whiskey demand rising, highlighting a cautious market with several items unchanged.
A fragmentary item references November 23 and officials in Jefferson County and Bel-Mont county. The legible names include Rey, Gaton, Ba SW, and Low Weert, with unclear context about a fires-related matter.
The text records multiple obituaries and a marriage notice from a Me. Taouas Woops residence on Rorta Higa street. Decomer Gith aged 65. It also notes the death of De U. Adams at 79 in Sleavesville, with Rev Dr A M Reed officiating. A marriage is reported at Sleavesville Seminary between Guscet of New York City and Mine Many Bates of Maine.
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