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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1872
Page
2
Cincinnati readers get a candid California letter on the late earthquakes and their consequences. The write up is praised as truthful and worth considering for anyone thinking of living on the coast. It notes an earthquake cannot be easily endured despite repetition.
The Hon. R. D. Harrison of Columbus, state Railroad Commissioner, died suddenly this morning. A respected attorney and insurance figure, he was known for his public spirit and urbanity, leaving a wide circle of friends and a difficult void to fill.
A Philadelphia meeting of Liberal Republicans shows hostility to the old Republican Party ahead of the forthcoming convention. General Wm. B. Thomas vows to annihilate the old party, while Col. McClure says Cincinnati movement is rebellion leveling to revolution, signaling a deep split affecting the Philadelphia nominee.
A Stan report describes a brutal court-room massacre in Indian Territory and declares lawlessness across the region. It notes cavalry sent to restore order but calls for sweeping national authority action to ensure government respect and put reforms into effect.
The piece argues Mr. Fish is stiff and impracticable in diplomacy with foreign powers, urging a gentler, more capable minister to improve U S and England dealings. It notes Mr. Gladstone’s courteous approach and stresses the president must not have one man bear sole responsibility for peaceable adjustments.
A call urges the Board of City Improvements to quickly address street roughness caused by convention time. The writer insists on immediate measures to restore order and settle payments received through coercion noted in the city.
Citizens demand a bold effort to improve sanitation, warning that neglect harms health and reputation. They argue doubling or tripling ordinary force could quickly transform the city into a cleaner, healthier place rather than being seen as among the dirtiest cities in the Mississippi valley.
The article argues England favors Louis Napoleon due to strategic policy alignments with English bankers manufacturers and merchants. It cites Queen Victoria’s avoided interview with Thiers and a reported visit to Louis Napoleon at Chiselhurst as signs of a longer standing pro Louis Napoleon stance shaping European power dynamics and potential trade agreements with Britain.
The Senate fixed April 1 as special order for several measures including insurance regulation and county expenses. Amendments to lighting, a fence, and bridge funding were debated, with votes on clerical pay raises and turnpike repairs. The House passed a school board funding bill and discussed canal action, with continuing committee work on railroad extensions and reform school measures.
A bill to authorize the Trustees of Delaware township to borrow money for building a bridge was introduced. The measure was read in both houses, read a second time, and referred. Five Senate bills were read the second time and referred. the House proceedings mention a brief session with scant public interest.
The report covers Senate debate on a Texas Pacific railroad bill with land grants and mileage requirements, amendments on taxation and gauge, and a pending House bill to repeal duties on tea and coffee. Absences and quorum issues halt proceedings as the session adjourns.
Instruction on building asparagus beds now with 20 to 24 inch soil depth and layered manure. Plant Colossal two year roots three feet apart with crowns six to eight inches deep. Maintain weed-free beds. expect first growth in season one, spears in season three, full maturity by year four. Avoid salt until established and keep away from edging and young trees.
Jonathan Talcott reports an experiment on a Suffolk pig fed boiled sugar beets and roots for fattening. The hog, about a year old, gained from 360 to 520 pounds from September to October, with a weight increase around two pounds per day at peak.
Reports from London Madrid and Paris cover papers on Alabama claims, Nellie Grant’s London visit, and a proposed Atlantic Telegraph cable from Milford Haven to Rye Beach with rates one shilling five pence per word. Emigrants sail from Liverpool to Canada. pacific Alsatian tensions and Don Carlos manifestos unfold. Gambetta urges dissolution of Parliament.
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