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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1872
Page
2
The Evening Star exceeds rival papers by more than 3,000 in circulation, outpacing every other paper in Ohio. This dominant position reflects strong readership and market presence across the state.
A Friday evening meteor display in the vicinity drew wide notice and is deemed the most remarkable August shower since 1860. Prof Loomis estimates about 1,606,000 meteors fell per hour globally, a striking figure reported for this event.
The Colored Citizen is a neat well printed weekly serving colored readers. Edited by Chas W Belle a young man of ability and industry. Office at 6 Bacons Building corner Sixth and Walnut streets Cincinnati.
The death of Col. Thomas J. Henderson occurred at his brother John C. Henderson's residence on Staten Island on the 11th. He was among Cincinnati's oldest bar members, a respected lawyer, and esteemed for his social qualities by all who knew him.
An editorial denounces the campaign’s personal acrimony and the press’s role in libelous attacks. It rails against partisan papers and engravings portraying candidates as thieves or villains, condemning caricatures as vehicles of defamation and a misuse of press freedom.
In a political era claiming to overcome hate and reunite a fractured nation, critics condemn the press and art for libelous and deceitful campaigning. They argue printer’s tools and engraver’s skills corrupt when used to mislead, inflame, and distort public opinion.
On August 12 1872 the newspaper mocks doomsday prophecy as a comet is said to strike Earth at four or six pm, describing portents like northern lights meteors and wrecking the election. It jokes that presses and wages will still finish before doomsday.
Indiana items recount a man killed in Logansport by a rail line accident and describe Emily Weaver a murdered woman linked to a wealthy Danville, Kentucky family. The note mentions a suspected Mattox arrest offer in New Albany, a rattlesnake tale from Brownstown, Centreville camp meeting opening, and a party stance by Mayor W C Morean urging Democratic organization ahead of a Louisville convention.
At Urbana Ohio on August 10 1872 a large camp meeting featured Rev Coleman at 10 A M and Rev A C Hard of Cleveland leading a children's service for about 1000 attendees. Prayers hymns and a short ministerial sermon followed with many parents and youths coming forward for prayer and pledge, including Warm testimonies from Mrs Whetstone and the Good family, closing with invitations to join the church and a public blessing.
Trouville reports Gontaut Biron the French minister to Berlin will return immediately to Berlin after consultations with President Thiers on Evacuation Treaty terms and the upcoming three emperors conference. Six hundred Communist prisoners from Aix Island sail to New Caledonia for sentence service aboard Garonne. Count De Vogue resigns as French Ambassador to Turkey. Admiral Le Noury expected as successor. In Berlin Jahn statue ceremony draws global turnout. In Madrid King Amadeus arrives at Bilboa and pardons several Carists.
A Paris physician warns exposing babies arms causes illness by cooling blood flow. A Pittsburg dispatch reports Frank Monsa and wife severely burned when carbon oil ignited during a tire lighting attempt. Mrs. Monsa died after hours of pain. Rises in heat stop most Pittsburg rolling mills.
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