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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1872
Page
2
General Omsswell has been cleared of the charge of accepting fraudulent contracts for carrying the mails as the House Investigating Committee reports. The proceedings concluded without finding evidence of wrongdoing by the officer involved.
A clipped Louisville Ledger passage notes that during slavery in the United States no human south of the Ohio River slept in hunger, highlighting a poignant claim about enduring suffering and endurance in the era.
The Creighton Lottery Sejunction Bill was amended and reported back then put upon its passage yesterday in the Senate. The vote stood eighteen to nine, one vote short of a constitutional majority, after which the measure was reconsidered and laid on the table, with plans to reappear soon for the necessary votes.
The article argues Pee managers lean toward reforms without pledging protection or free trade. It highlights Mr. Greeley denying seek for protection, suggesting major parties should present people with essential reforms. It notes power to enact reforms as key to success and contends early quarrels over policy could doom aims.
Indications from the Great Lakes show a thaw already felt in Milwaukee and Chicago with new business movements likely to extend across the region from the St Lawrence to Lake Superior. Rail progress continues west toward the Missouri River, while farmers prepare as fruit tree damage from winter frost may be overestimated and losses appear more evenly distributed by latitude.
An observer notes a shift in public opinion in Great Britain toward monarchy and away from republicanism. The recent royal ceremonies and Thanksgiving expressions reveal a declining strength of republican sentiment over the past months.
The article argues that loyalty to monarchy is a deep English habit sustaining stability amid fears of revolution. It contrasts Disraeli and Mill, notes republicanism’s decline in England, and cites the Prince’s illness and Parisian radicals as factors reinforcing monarchist sentiment.
A Lockport New York factory uses canal waste water to power belts that run along telegraph poles to distant mills. Printing presses of three papers, a whip sector, cabinet shop, shirt factory, foundry and machine shop all receive power at minimal cost. Many other factories could utilize excess water power similarly.
A New York gentleman laments a grievous loan demand, expressing disgust at a sole lending dollar and the unfortu nate outcome. The odd phrasing suggests a fragmented diary or letter reflecting financial frustration.
Senate assigns April 16 for the cese bills from the Judiciary Committee. Discussion covers ships mail contracts to Venezuela, shipbuilding drawbacks and bounties, a labor commission bill, and Persian famine relief petitions. House honors Professor Morse’s legacy and passes a steamboat bill with amendments. debate over shipping commissioners and sailor protections continues.
The bill assigns all fees to the treasury and salaries to commissions. Jr. Would oppose salaried officers and prefer amendments. It allows foreign built iron ships of 2000 tons to register as American vessels, stores and coal on bonds for duty free ports, and government seizure for naval use after inspection. Session adjourned with shipping bill unfinished. to be resumed tomorrow.
Notes on the Dolly Varden dress style, its origins from flowered cotton chintz to silk and brocade, and guidance on proper cut and sleeves. Also a parent advice piece about mothers speaking in a low tone to influence children, plus brief notices of Eastman bringing exotic animals to America and Abyssinian prince age eleven in guardian custody.
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