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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1872
Page
4
Special weather note by Henry Twitchell of Faipay Averst 2. 7 Barom Therm Weather Wind AM 23 81 Clear MM 29 51 a4 Clear. Calendar for Saturday August Sun rises 6 20 Sun sets 6 44 Moon rises 10 48 Eve Moon sets Weather fair.
A black lace cape valued at fifty dollars is reported stolen and pawned from M A Downey of 339 West Court. The Walnut Street House coat theft was recovered by Officer Leiper. Dora Stattler found her trunk on the sidewalk at 66 Clay Street. it is at Bremen Street Station awaiting pickup. Death notes report G Lohnsback’s typhoid death at 117 West Fifth Street aged 61, Bavarian native and longtime Cincinnati resident. Wood's Theater to be renovated for the season. Macauley returned from the East with season plans. A marriage license was refused due to residency oath issues. A horse struck a crossing woman on Central Avenue leaving injuries. the drivers fled. Police saw 47 arrests Aug 91 and 22 on various charges. J H Mark reappeared, explaining his disappearance was for marriage and now offers to account for funds. Harrison McNeil arrested for selling liquor without a license at Parker's Grove picnic. bail set at 500 dollars. A man seeking a license offered 65 cents. Squire Pohlman married Joseph Kirby to Anna Washington free of charge. they head to Lawrenceburg with 65 cents.
Henry Nimberg fell prostrate from sun exposure on Walnut Bills and is expected to recover while Andrew Kraxner died at work in Sohn & Co.'s brewery on Hamilton road. A strike spreads among Knights of St Crispin allied shoe firms over youth labor limits. Regatta organizers convened at Oberly House with Klauser as President and Steinheim as Secretary, planning a course between Covington bridge and Dayton ferry. Council discusses river wreck removal costs rising from 2100 to 4400, with calls for a committee to audit the project and uncover interests involved.
Report on the thirteenth Harvest Home in Green township near Cheviot. Farmers and city crowds attended a day of fruit and vegetable exhibits, speeches, and a picnic with awards for apples, peaches, grapes, oats, rye, barley, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and more. Officers and speakers named.
The New York premium offers 100000 dollars for a viable steam propulsion method for canal boats. Dr Robert Hunter of Cincinnati builds a 200 ton vessel with Greenwald Winchell engines and Jones Co boiler in Buffalo. Trials from Buffalo to Albany span miles with three mile per hour average, starting September, judges to decide by November 15.
In a morning session 25 new cases were heard and 15 continued. Fines ranged from 5 to 10 dollars with costs for disorderly conduct and drunkenness. Several defendants were sent to the workhouse including Kate Hunt for thirty days and Hattie Clark for thirty days. One man, Fred Wilson, received a thirty day sentence and a nominal fine.
The State Executive Committee of the Liberal Republican party met in Covington with no major business. Cassius M. Clay traveled via Indiana en route home to Madison County. A special City Council session Wednesday at 4 pm will discuss Waterworks plans and specs. The new charter printing cost 492 dollars, approved for payment. Treasurer Hawes travels to Blue Lick Springs for health. Dr. Thos A Duke of Paducah visits Clinton Hotel. Wm Buser of Chillicothe and Emma Smith of Covington wed at the bride’s parents’ home. Tabbs Gross meeting costs 100 dollars for law and order. West End residents push for a foot bridge over Willow Run. referred to a council committee. A man named Martin Ready was not killed at Warner’s zoo. it was another person with the same name. Henry Schneider departs for Falmouth after a serenade. Michael Maloney resigns from the Ninth Ward Council seat. special election set for September 2. Sheriff Macklin’s buggy damaged by a transfer wagon. driver Henry Todde arrested. Water rents overdue. water supply may be shut off. No word on John George Myers missing two weeks. Dr Stevenson denies neglect claims. council filing notes received.
Newport city council approves a resolution to have the City Physician investigate smallpox cases and name physicians who failed to report them. The council discusses nuisance abatement, finances on Trustee Addition lots, and contracts for Washington Avenue, Stone Alley, York Street improvements, and Reservoir Road completion.
The council directs the Committee on Law to draft contracts and bonds for road work from the reservoir to the engine-house. Thomas H. Williams elected Street Commissioner to serve until June. The City Clerk to notify the Cincinnati street engines works the engine-house foundation is ready. Assessments set for Ann street and Lowell street improvements. Claims totaling 9789.6 are allowed.
Commodore Thumb notes curious manners and a strolling band of oriental musicians. City business foresight aims for a heavy fair trade as Opera House book store stocks up. Curtis expands mission work to nearby schools aiding the Sunday cause. A refreshing shower moderates the heat. Isaac K. Morris named administrator of Thomas Wallace estate. Butler County plans a Louisville convention delegation with five hundred Democrats likely to support Louisville nominees.
The gas main project paused until the council fixes the avenue grade. Mr. Jacob Hoffner invites inspection today and tomorrow of his century plant which may be moved to the Exposition. Hoffner’s grounds open weekly for villagers. Mr. and Mrs. Glins celebrate silver anniversary at Schmitz Hall. A buggy accident near the avenue bridge injures Mrs Burt and her child but none severely. Lights over trenches will stay until work ends. Grant club may rename to Young Men's Republican club. A McAvoy Francis scene over a morning glory ends with $60,000 in fines and costs totaling $18.
The Evening Star reports slow trade across grain and commodity markets. Bran prices per ton range to 14 dollars with middlings similar. cheese, coffee, and flour show steady to moderate demand, with limited high-grade selections. Wheat and corn demand steady. apples, lemons, peaches in good supply and sale. butter, lard, and fats quoted with modest activity. overall market cautious with potential declines if receipts rise.
Market notes show lard steady for a make of extra and linseed firm on jobbing rates. Petroleum dull with low cane and chickens priced around 150 to 250 and 800 to 375 for old stock. Pork and meat prices mixed with rib and side cuts firm, shoulders at 10 cents, clear rib 10.0, clear sides at 11 cents. Sugar cured meats in good demand with winter and summer cures quoted. Sugar market firm with current make and New Orleans and Porto Rico quotes. Grains and feeds steady, with oats, corn meal, and flax prices listed. Vegetables show modest trade for potatoes onions and sweet potatoes with red and yellow varieties priced per barrel or sack.
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