12 Apr 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1872
Page
1
Scarce details describe a memorial event honoring Maj. Gen. Thomas following the 110 lives lost in the Steanboat Oceanus explosion. The relief bill guidance from Chicago informs ongoing crisis response.
A jury of medical men examined Arthur Connor yesterday in the old Bailey to determine his mental condition. The panel found him of sound mind, and he was sentenced in connection with the assault on the Queen. An additional punishment ordered twenty lashes during confinement for the preacher.
Romcel will hold a consistory on April 29 to appoint a number of Italian and Polish bishops in a ceremony marking Preconization.
Washington April 12 reports on Liberal Republican and Democrat coalitions are declared false by General Morgan. Schurz Pendleton visits noted but no committee meeting occurred. Treasury closes with 124 million in reserve as customs pursues inland port procedures and relief shipments after a fire.
A chaotic collage reports a fatal barge explosion near a Cunard Dock killing six and wrecking tugs and barges. Missing search efforts resume at dawn as officials plan memorial fund for General Thomas. Nearby, cattle thieves and border tensions prompt local parties to alert Brownsville authorities and the president.
The Oceanus bound from Red River to St Louis exploded its boiler near Broek's about thirty miles above Cairo. Survivors were found on the wreck and wheel, with twelve rescued by a passing yawl. Estimates say about 100 souls aboard, only around twenty saved. Several crew and five lady passengers are believed lost.
The barometer will fall from the lakes to the gulf and Atlantic with a very severe storm over the lake region and Ohio valley. Expect cloudy weather and rain spreading to the Southern and Middle States with increasing southerly winds. Rising barometer and brisk northwesterly winds will follow as weather clears eastward.
The Finance Committee debated paying soldiers mustered for the great fire about daily wages. A Personal Liberty League and Anti Temperance meeting opposed the new temperance law. Alderman Walsh was released on Supreme Court supersedeas. two others in jail may follow. Lakemeen reports navigation delays. boats run along Lake Michigan's western shore.
In QrTaw Ontario on April 12 the Governor General opened the parliament and announced a general day of thanksgiving for the Prince of Wales recovery. He promised public release of papers on the Washington treaty and urged emigration details and a survey of the Canadian Pacific railroad. The speech calls for canal enlargements amid ongoing debates. The House adjourned to resume today.
A western bound freight train on the Boston and Albany railroad exploded its boiler near Granville at 1 am. Fireman J. W. Stoughton died at 5 pm after being brought to Boston. Engineer Frank Barnard and brake man Michael McManus were seriously hurt. In Ogdensburg a woman Catherine Connelly threw vitriol at James McGovern, damaging his eyesight and face. she was held on $2,000 bail.
Albany April 12 The Democratic State Committee met behind closed doors and adopted no plan. They resolved to stay liberal and keep the party intact while awaiting events. Ex-Governor Seymour and other prominent Democrats attended. The State Convention is to convene in Rochester on May 15.
In Philadelphia on April 12 two youths Charles Campbell fourteen and Edward Messenger fifteen were drowned when a boat overturned opposite Sweet and Briar's on the Schuylkill. The bodies were recovered and sent to Sedgely for coroner's proceedings.
The article promotes tincture of benzoin as a stopper for decayed teeth noting gold fillings fail to arrest decay. It claims benzoin oil seals air, strengthens tender teeth, and prevents toothache. It advises applying daily or twice daily with cotton and sealing into the tooth area.
News briefs report a mix of international events with trials and political shifts. O'Connor's son faces charges amid mental health testimony, Admiral Coote to command Pacific fleet, and Spain sees Carlist activity near Catalonia with Catalan arrivals in Havana appointments.
The Weser Zeitung details a new Arctic expedition steamer to be built at Bremerhaven for Austrian explorers M. Payer and W. Weyprecht. Named Tegetthoff, the 118 by 25.44 by 13.44 foot vessel carries ice resisting features, greenheart and iron plating, a 50 day supply plus coal for three years, six knots speed, 24 crew and officers’ quarters, and a large scientific saloon and library.
An eyewitness recalls the Belle of St Louis disaster sharing a hissing explosion, steam, and fire. He describes leaping into the river after a door, rescuing a life preserver, and the cold water while flames consumed the vessel. He lists crew and passengers missing or dead, including named names and locations.
Senators Schurz and Trumbull arrived at six thirty this morning and went to the Fifth Avenue Hotel where friends called. Trumbull predicted a large Cincinnati Convention and that Kansas would send a thousand men, with the nomination settled before adjournment. Cotton prices quoted as quiet with low middling 22 3/4 and middling at 23 1/4 cents.
The New Orleans colored convention met at 10 30 am and debated many resolutions. The meeting rescinded a plan to adjourn to another place because the gas at Mechanics Institute had been shut off due to unpaid legislative bills. A resolution sought to declare the presidency vacant after Fred Douglass's arrival but was tabled.
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