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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1872
Page
3
The speaker urges caution about leaving the farm for mercantile life. They warn that fashion and risk temptations, while mining booms and wealth may fade. A slow move back to farm life is favored, avoiding rush to new ventures.
Geneva reports to August 6 show arbiters leaning toward a general fee award instead of detailed ship by ship sums. The Georgia case appears weak. Shenandoah negotiations focus on indemnity for whaling losses. England argues treaty limits scrutiny of internal administration. Palmar dinner for arbitrators ends day with no new disclosures. Cuban insurrection reports claim 13,600 killed and 70,000 surrendered. British fleet plan and storms cause maritime incidents and rail safety inquiries in Britain.
An elderly St Wendel resident in Posey county died after a fall at his niece’s wedding. In Newcomb’s coal mine two brothers perished from choke damp while attempts were made to save them, and two others narrowly survived. The Cincinnati and Terre Haute railroad opened with a banquet for 3,000 guests in Terre Haute. Excursion trains ran to Middleburg and speeches were given by notable figures including General Pleasanton and ex Governor Fletcher. Indiana news also notes the arrest of Dunn’s Mercantile Agency official for embezzlement, the discovery of Patrick Tunnions’ body near Indianapolis, and a large Indianapolis bond issue for city expenses. A wartime prison camp fund discovery yielded up to $100,000 in state bank notes in the fairgrounds area. A coal seam was found near Leavenworth, and a 13 year old boy named John Randels drowned near Grangle in Tippecanoe County.
Reports describe a severe tornado in Harrisburg Pennsylvania causing extensive damage to buildings and trees. A destructive fire in Minneapolis gutted several residences and a church. The Buffalo Park Association opened its seventh annual meeting with major horse races underway.
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