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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1872
Page
2
The Evening Star reports a daily circulation that exceeds by more than 8000 copies any other afternoon paper in Ohio, signaling strong reader demand and market dominance in the state.
The piece cites Mr. Frank A. Dean of Otto Indiana receiving fine Crawford peaches from A Dean Esq orchard and reports East India Company plans to build 10000 miles of narrow gauge railways to cut cotton transport costs. It also covers the Louisville canal dispute and Attorney General Williams ruling, with a plan to pursue court action to settle remaining issues.
Prices for pig iron, bar iron, steel rails and other metals have surged over the past year driven by a sharp rise in pig iron costs. The British royal commission warned of coal supply exhaustion, linking fuel limits to future metal production and global industrial progress.
The article analyzes England’s coal reserves under 12,000 square miles, noting rising pit-mouth costs from $1.25 to $2.00 per ton and deeper extraction limits. It cites a 4,000 foot deposit depth, heat constraints, and a maximum practical depth around 2,700 feet, estimating remaining coal at 61 trillion tons with 39 trillion within reach and 22 trillion requiring high costs. With consumption rising from 64.5 million tons in 1855 to 108 million in 1869, it projects the current deposit lasting about 73 years, forecasting exhaustion around AD 1945 and a corresponding price increase.
Field plowing uses gang plows drawn by eight-horse teams to cover vast wheat acreages per sowing season. A seed sower in front scatters seed as plows create long tracks. teams drive, plow, and steer. In light soil eight-horse teams plow seven gangs, while heavier soil uses four gangs. The process yields high daily acre rates and supports seasonal crop planning.
Geneva reports the Board of Arbitrators still debates whether Britain used due diligence to prevent escape of rebel cruisers. Cohen is summoned as an expert. Attendees Lord Tenterden, Sir Roundell Palmer, and Mr. Cushing, with a protracted session expected.
Readers report foul odors from buckets of night soil and garbage dumped on the Lawrence street wharf by residents of the corner house. They urge city authorities to intervene, noting the heat worsens the smell and that day police claim no jurisdiction over such matters.
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