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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1872
Page
2
Samuel Galloway, a prominent public figure and respected Presbyterian, died in Columbus after months of pulmonary consumption. The obsequies follow a career marked by oratory and service, leaving a deep void across Ohio and the nation.
The Robeson Investigating Committee hearings reveal Dana of the New York Sun as weak as a prosecutor and unable to disclose confidential sources. His Washington correspondent fares no better, as the charges against Secretary Robeson and other officials remain unproven and debated in public opinion.
The Field Marshal headquar ters Fourth and Vine and Sapheads and Miners faction clashed over the nomination process. They deny Hanover promised support in exchange for favors and dispute the claim that assiduous trading secured the nomination. Hanover himself had considered a trip to New York days before the nomination and denies any trading.
Hanover explains he was offered no eulogy in the Gazette yet says a friend of the editor promised a compliment if he withdrew from the ticket. He told the Times-Chronicle editor that his resignation would serve the party whenever needed for success.
A pamphlet by Captain Farrell former Cadiz consul recounts his exposure of large scale sherry fraud in exports, the political push to remove him after Seward's departure, and the reward system for officers doing their duty. He argues that honesty meets harsh reprisals and cites saved revenue of over a million dollars from seized wine.
The House and Senate consider railroad extensions from Iron Mountain to Helena Arkansas and a bridge at Little Rock. Debates over Indian appropriations, Pacific railroads, and bond disputes follow. Bills pass on homestead settlers in Iowa and a Fort Madison Mississippi River bridge. Members clash over Treasury funds and naval prize money.
Congress debates war and navy spending as Beck accuses unappropriated expenditures and Wall Street defalcations. Butler defends Treasury protection, recalling Fort Sumter, while Morgan and Dawes criticize administration corruption. The House passes a bill restricting body markings on soldiers and adjourns to resume debates tomorrow.
The funeral of Professor Morse was held in New York City on Friday. Attorney Jacob A. Cain died recently in Chicago from hydrate of chloral. The Japanese embassy visited Philadelphia schools. Iowa legislators passed a stricter liquor law than Ohio. Detroit physician Dr Leina Pitcher died on the 5th. Edwin Forrest reportedly left the Globe Theater Boston due to lung fever. A Boise City letter denies John McDevitt alive there. Samuel Galloway died at his residence in Amberbe rd Ohio on the 5th after illness. Michigan Central railroad plans a double track from De Aee to Niles station within days amid lawsuits involving the moson & Erie Rail and Geo against A Far. Gen Longarotts’s sentence died. preparations for a notable event are underway.
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