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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1872
Page
4
Weather reports for the Evening Star issued by Jon Twitchell optician note cold conditions with likely light snow. Calendar entries show sunrise at 1:06 and sunset at 5:2 with moonrise and moonset details for the period.
Reports cover a burned Presbyterian church in Ludlow to be rebuilt, Y M C A membership invites, a fatal heart condition of a fire engine partner, plans for Damascene ads, theater notes, a woman killed by a fall from a window, fire alarm on Plum street, Langorius necromancer at Greenwood Hall, a rail accident near Madeira, new music releases, a deadly burn of a five year old Annie Carney, county commissioners bills and payrolls, and a police clerk’s pay day.
A city opera season tale unfolds as Mrs. B- flirts with independence and an opera night leads to a near scandal. A neighbor confronts the husband with a dramatic scene, while a hackman and reporters add spicy aftermath to the incident.
Transfers include John Klopf transferring 40 acres to George Johnson for 8000 dollars in Colerain Township. Wan Behroer to Frederick Kamp mang with lot dimensions on West ern Avenue. T B Blackett and others to Mary Wiley for a 57 by 140 foot lot in Wade's addition for 200 dollars. G H Wiley to Ishamy L Wiley et al for east half of the above lot at 100 dollars. H H Southgate to Joseph Hoitler by sheriff for a 484 by 100 foot lot on Broadway for 12750 dollars. Jos Hollmann to Leopold Bicker for a 60 by 690 foot lot on Race Street for 46500 dollars. J B Neary to H E Randall by sheriff for 50 by 2 feet on Fox Street for 41600 dollars. B E W Tuttle to Vincent Henke for 40 by 100 feet on Rice Street for 3200 dollars. administrator of Clemens Voet to G J A Kwessling for 20 by 80 feet on Wood and Fifth for 7860 dollars. David Linton and Esselborn Brothers sign five years lease at 6000 dollars yearly for 192 ine premises. Frederick Busse and partners leasehold on Clark and Harriet Streets for 5825 dollars. Charles Kramer and wife purchase fee simple for 2000 dollars. Marty Fite Simmons to Thomas White for 25 by 100 feet on Walker Mill Road near Lohman Road in Twenty-fifth Ward for 2600 dollars.
Captain Brain Covimaton the final prisoner of the war lectures tonight at the Odd Fellows Hall. The coroner's jury finds Conrad Rheinfelter died when run over by a hose reel from Company No 1 during the fire at the Episcopal church. Madison Street Baptist Church meetings continue with large attendance and nightly additions. Union M E Church members visit Rev Henry Baker, share a substantial feast, present a Pentateuch commentary and a $100 gift, and depart at 10 PM.
The Police Court opens with twenty six cases including abuse, drunkenness, vagrancy, dog harboring and theft. Sentences include fines, terms in jail, and remittances. The Superior and Probate Courts hear civil suits, cross petitions, arrests, and notices.
At the National Theater Pomp or Way Down South is nightly performed to delight audiences. Budworth portrays Pomp while Jeames, famed for negro eccentricities in minstrelsy, shifts to legitimate boards and delivers a strong plantation darkey impersonation. We wish him success.
The page reports firmer cotton with upward tendency and middling around 21 to 21 1 2 cents, active coal and gas coke yard delivery, firm cheese and poultry demand, and varied prices for eggs, whisky, fruits, and grains. It notes the death of Mrs. Anna E. Townsend and mentions Wood's Theater bills and a beneficiary event for Mr. and Mrs. Bandmann by prominent citizens.
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