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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1872
Page
4
The 87th Ohio Infantry, Gen Hayes’s old regiment, will hold a tax reunion in the city on September 24. A large number of streets are being paved, and more improvements are planned despite ongoing work.
Tuesday night John Clark was swept by floodwater in a new sewer from Sycamore and Abigail streets to the river. Four workers escaped the rising current, three were carried on, and one man was rescued near the Ohio surface after emerging from the Eggleston sewer. He survived with injuries as the torrent carried him down Court Street.
In the county convention J N Ridgeway M Ryan H P Bowman H Pollock F Idrih Daot Hui were nominated with vote tallies for Bowman 71 Ridgeway 18. Liberal Republican attendees endorsed nominees. Strong won the county prosecuting attorney nomination on the second ballot 188 to 140. The first congressional convention selected Milton Sayler for the long term and Collins for the short term, with Sayler prevailing on the second ballot 99 to 70. Dodds withdrew. Sayler and Collins faced further ballots with Sayler winning the long term nomination. The convention adjourned naming a full ticket including Lib Rep for elector first district, Dem for elector second district, Milton Sayler, Col O J Dodds, Judge I C Collins, H B Banning, George W Ziegler, W Tilden, and Robert C Strong.
The report records multiple court actions including hospital terms for spun categories of drunkenness six to thirty days, and sentences of six months to workhouse for theft involving a valise coat pants shirt piano cover and other items valued around thirty dollars. It notes a bar meeting appointing a resolutions committee for Colonel Henderson and mentions a Harvest Home festival in Anderson Township at Turpin's Grove.
Mr. Newcomb's benefit was well attended with a first class performance. Billy Manning received a warm welcome from many friends. It is the last week of the troupe in this city and continued patronage is hoped for the remaining performances.
Cloudy murky weather with potential rain as river rises modestly. At Pittsburg the river swells to 80 inches in the channel. Arrivals include Gen. Lytle and Ben Franklin from Louisville and multiple named boats. departures list local fates for Andes Pat. Rogers and more. Arlington reports reduced activity. John Bailey recovers from pneumonia and notes brisk trade with contracts for dinghies and boats. The John T. Moore to lay up and be refitted for New Orleans trade. Captain Boardman charters Hcossier. Cincinnati & Red River Packet Company incorporation with a $300 000 capital and named associates.
The Evening Star reports slow Bran trade with prices steady. butter receipts in poor condition and light demand. cheese prices easing with better supply. coal demand steady with multiple delivery prices. coffee market fair with steady quotes. eggs and green produce mixed with dull egg market. flour activity quiet with weak prices. grains and rye flour notes. rain moderates demand.
The page records a quiet market with mixed prices for meat and produce. It notes dull butter and bacon values, steady rib and shoulder quotes, and firmer demand for some cuts. Vegetables show good supply with potatoes and onions. tobacco prices remain generally firm with regional variations. A closing line toys with moonlight farming lore.
An old advertisement touts Dr Fitler's Vegetable Rheumatic Remedy with large rewards for cures and proving credentials. It lists $6,000 for genuine cures within a period, $2,000 for proving Dr Fitler’s Pennsylvania credentials, $1,000 for detecting harmful ingredients, and $250 for naming other warranted preparations. It includes testimonials, agents, and a Philadelphia address for letters.
An OCR fragment lists Detroit to Montreal and other city routes with first class round trips. Fares range from 22 to 28 dollars, with routes via Kingston Boston Portland and Montreal. Some lines contain garbled notes but indicate meals on steamer legs and all rail return options.
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