29 Apr 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1872
Page
1
Telegraph dispatches describe the Spanish insurrection and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The mixed items mention threats of Indian hostilities and Roommate 4 in a terse, fragmented summary.
Dispatches from Manprib say Don Carlos has not crossed into Spain and remains in Mango. Carlist bands are isolated. no major clashes yet. Max Serrano predicts quick suppression as Don Carlos, with many supporters, reaches Navarre Torre. Authorities expect swift end to insurrection.
Napwis April 29 reports Sebastiano and Massa disomma destroyed by lava from Mt Vesuvius. Ponticella and Torre dei Greco also threatened as inhabitants flee. Explosions heard from the mountain interior. Government provides shelter for the homeless. eruption continues with reduced violence and officials deem the greatest danger passing.
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury orders the Assistant Treasurer in New York to sell 10 million dollars in gold and buy 10 million dollars of bonds in May with two million dollar installments on May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, and similar purchases on May 1, 5, 15, 22 and 29. Reports on army plans and Liberal Republican moves in Cincinnati are noted along with postal telegraph bills advancing in Congress and proposed rate changes benefiting press news transmission.
A garbled passage notes a morning scene with a person named Hattie and a deacon on a street, plus a reference to a will at midnight. Details are unclear, with many typos and missing context making it difficult to determine full events or identities.
A fire at Castle Garden destroyed the Staten Island property of George Galanakebaila, with losses around five hundred dollars insured. The St Patrick's Alliance, over thirty thousand members, honored St Alphonso’s church dedication on South Fifth Avenue. Reports describe a Bowery saloon fight between James Hallaran and James Burns, Burns firing twice. Hallaran may die. A London bulletin notes Austrian tensions. a Japanese embassy divine party entertained guests including Admiral Goldsborough. Swiss festival plans for July 21-22. the fast ship Spain completed an eight day voyage from Queenstown to Sandy Hook. German composer Francis Abt due to visit. Liederkranz and Arion societies prepare concerts and processions. Jerome Park spring meeting set June 1–15 with purses totaling $20,000.
About sixty delegates from Arkansas Mississippi West Tennessee and Louisiana leave Memphis for the Liberal Convention in Cincinnati. Conversations with delegation chairmen suggest a majority favor B Gratz Brown for president while no clear vice presidential choice exists. The Appeal endorses Governor Brown’s reelection in the fall. Reporters from the South and locally present discuss the scene.
Weather outlook from Wasuteron on April 28 7:30 PM shows clear to partly cloudy skies over New England, the Middle and Southern States with light to fresh winds. Low barometer likely shifting eastward from the Ohio Valley. easterly to southerly winds prevail. Upper Lake region may see cloudy skies and rain with brisk to very brisk winds tonight or Monday morning.
F H Plumado of Placerville and R H Olmstead brought two diamonds to the California Theater area for inspection by jewelers and an expert. The 2 1/2 carat gem is valued at at least $200 after cutting, with its larger quality stone weighing 1 5 16 carats and priced between $100 and $500 depending on appraisal.
The text argues that world culture rests on sacrifice, highlighting teachers, authors, artists, and clergy as the most influential yet underpaid intellectual laborers. It notes a long history of sacrifice by scholars and artists, with few rewards, referencing Socrates’ martyrdom to illustrate the cost of wisdom and public service.
A fragmented reflection on Copernicus Galileo and a life fading into myth. The text mourns a vanished era, noting the fading honors and the blurred lines between enduring fame and theatrical illusion along the Avon.
A fragmentary piece discusses soothing children at bedtime and avoiding stern admonitions. It reflects on gentle guidance, emotional calm, and preserving childhood peace, contrasting with strict parental discipline. The text uses archaic spelling and appears as a stray excerpt from a longer domestic guide.
Local hotels and restaurants publish convention pricing and locations. Motels range from 1.50 to 4 per day with many at 3. notable houses include Burns, Carlisle, Galt, and Evans among others. Dining spots such as St Nicholas, Hunt’s, Buckeye, Leininger’s, Schultz’s, and Debolt Exchange are listed with addresses. theater notes mention Mozart Hall and shows at Pike’s Opera House and the National.
The Probate Court issued numerous marriage licenses since the last report. Names listed include Morten Johnson with Kate Shepard, Barney Macke with Franciska Berger, Jno. Dugans with Kate Mattan, R. W. Logan with Charlotte Bing ham, Henry Berkemeyer with Mina Kasemeyer, H. Eddington with Emily Jones, Walter Baldwin with Hattie Wood, Frank Winster with Ada Weingardner, Wm. Stall with Horentine Schaof, John Bernzen with Mary Ette, Wm. Rottecher with Louisa Walkenherst, Christ Ropp with Ida Helson, John Haas with Margaret Bern herdt, J. Walter with Eva E. Henzelman, Henry Meyer with Anna Camstedt, B.F. Lawson with Mary E. McLachlan, John Smith with Julia Malone, Val List with Anna Schrader, George W. McCombs with Ella Wheeling, John Butler with Anna C. Murphy, Henry Scherer with Fredericka Weber, J. Wedley with Emma Naive, Andrew Sheriff with McGowan, P. Reub with Margaret Reis, D. Butler with Far Weaver, J. H. Lebmer with Anna Brecht, 8. Mosset with Bridget L. Galligher, James Kiss with Anna Quinlan, M. Bennett with Rosdkie French, George W. Chase with Mary A. Hutton, H. Herman with Sophia Schwabe, John Leveroh with Mary Garibaldi, Dominick Flatley with Bridget Higgins, Patrick Murrin with Margaret Maloney, Frank Kramer with Mina Steinman, Mat Klotz with Sophia Anne, C. W. Buesart with Mary A. Easton, Henry with Anny Gaster.
The Democratic County Convention met in courtroom at 10:90 A M and elected A F Hume president and Samuel Dickey secretary. Due to a small turnout the body adjourned awaiting the president’s call. Names listed as willing to serve in various roles include B Thomas IL M Warwick Benj Debell de Bell and Wm R B Cochran for Probate Pat Gordon Jarvis Haigh Lucius Wilkins for Clerk Court of Common Pleas Adolph Schmidt Dr Johan R B Brown and Christ Rothebush for Auditor John Neinmeyer B F Dill Jonathan Smith and John Long for County Commissioner. A deputy marshal arrested an elderly woman found wandering the streets carrying a hack with silver money. she is a stranger to the area. Thomas Clark was arrested for perjury on a warrant from Wax Presh and bound over to the next term.
The Monday docket shows 47 cases with nine assaults and battery, one shooting with intent to kill, four petit larceny, one malicious destruction of property, and remaining for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Names include Andreas Haren, Philip Pohlman, Jacob Swartz, Thos Green, Lizzie Bonner, Kate Neeley, Martin Kenny, Lewis Westerman, Louis Cassidy, Anderson Logan, and William Doty with various fines, sentences, and bail.
The Turners society held a meeting Saturday night and endorsed Liberal policies pledging support. Gen. James Cochran of New York and Gustav Koerner of Illinois to speak tonight at Odd Fellows Hall in Covington.
At a mass meeting in the Newport court house the Liberal Republicans chose delegates to the State Convention in Covington at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Delegates include George H. Knight John M. Macy N W Emerson W P Bradley and others. Col W S Rankin spoke. The City Council and most officers left for Louisville with the Bar racks band for a weekend in Falls City.
Dayton council meets in regular session with expectation to pass a live stock nuisance ordinance this evening. The Chan cery Court case was not tried. adjournment to next Thursday leaves the matter pending. Upper Enders arrange private sale of three fourths of band bar privilege to one member, offering the public a nibble at the remaining quarter tonight.
The Westwood School held a pleasant Friday assembly in the hall with teachers and students presenting cheerful performances. The renewed platform, decorated with spring blossoms, inspired the pupils as certificates for the roll of honor were awarded to Lizzie Whest Laura Schwartze Susie A Williams Hattie Jones Anna Jones and others.
The coroner will hold an inquest today on the body of F. Rowecamp found in a sewer at the corner of Hane and Seabee. He was seen intoxicated shortly before, and it is believed he fell in and drowned before he could be extricated.
Foreign dispatches report Count Von Arnim sailing to Paris as German ambassador to France. Duke de Harcourt named French ambassador to England. In the Senate Admiral Porter’s memorial and naval officers protest retirements and promotions outside the line of promo. Fire on North Front street damages Bernard Conway building for twelve thousand dollars. Dr Laski convicted in Memphis after insult allegation by a sister of a young man. Races begin this afternoon with expected large attendance.
April 20 arrivals include Shannon, Belle Lee from New Orleans to Memphis and St Louis with Nile and Bene, Mary B Poe and Joan Kilgour from New Orleans. Departures list Shannon to Cincinnati, Belle Lee to Evansville, Mz KE Poe, Redriver, John Kilgour to New Orleans.
Building permits reported by the Office of Improvement list projects including a two story frame house at Maple and Sycamore Walnut Hills. Cincinnati Type Foundry to repair a building. Wm Scully to erect a two story brick building on Calhoun street between Ohio and Clifton. C Wolfer to build a frame cottage on Mannette. Wm Ebert to build a two story frame house on Bishop street Corryville. John Steman to build a 23 story brick on Ohio avenue between Calhoun and Bank.
Fragmentary record shows Calvin A. Gant transferring land in Colerain to John Simon and wife in Millcreek. A. H. Smith as executor appears in related deeds involving Bates properties in Cincinnati and Frondorf. Mentions include Lot 127 in Bates estate and St. Peter's town parcel 50 by 100 feet for $100.
A party of city youths visiting Mt Auburn near the Widows Home engaged in a fight with local residents. Several were assaulted. the melee prompted a retreat. The coroner's jury found Rowekamp drowned in a sewer basin at Hunt and Pendleton, unclear if accidental or deliberate. Baker, a widower with several children, died by self-inflicted gunshot in a privy. The scene included delegates arriving for a convention and local political figures.
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