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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1872
Page
2
In Cincinnati on Friday evening February 2, Horace Greevey announces he will not accept a statue. The columnist lists three reasons: he would not know what to do with it, he does not need one, and he does not deserve one.
JupeE Swine refuses to lead the probe and the Attorney-General plans to have the Bateman case heard in Washington. George BR Sage of this city is cited as the Richmond signer accusing District Attorney Bateman of misconduct in office.
Col W P Ross testified before the House Committee on Territories in Washington urging Cherokee Creek Seminole and other tribes in the Indiana Territory to oppose Congress action for a territorial government. Cherokee Nation spokesman E C Boudinot urged adoption of Congress plan. Favor seeks land jobbing lobby influence.
The article lampoons political soothsayers in Washington who claim prophetic authority. It then traces the split between the Latin and Greek Churches from Constantine to the Greek Church’s establishment in Russia, noting rivalries with Rome, the great schism, excommunications, and eventual attempts at reunion, with Russia as civil head and Rome as spiritual leader.
A brief note on how Protestantism and Roman Catholicism are seen as major branches while the Greek Church is a less discussed but important segment of Christendom. The piece reflects on historical perspectives and the varied practices within Orthodox traditions.
The essay notes Russian Orthodoxy's toleration of other faiths within its jurisdiction and compares it to England's Anglican Church. It argues that future regional empires will hinge on the Greek Church’s influence, shaping wars, empire building, and the longing to claim Constantinople as a holy center. The piece likens this to the Jewish yearning for Jerusalem and foresees Constantinople as pivotal to Eastern Christendom.
The passage of several bills dominates the session including oil inspection land protection and jury law changes. A Noble county election contest is debated in the House with substitutes, votes, and a Senate joint convention on the Constitutional Convention outcome.
The legislature debated a report requiring two thirds to expel a sitting member and carried a point of order that the report was not agreed to. New bills proposed include township bounty funds for Franklin Monroe County hall, locating lands near public works, and taxing German township Harrison county to pay local bounties.
Special Correspondence from Washington notes the fatigue and humor of a President’s New Year reception, with critics mocking the formality and discomfort. The piece also covers local politics, a petition alleging municipal graft, and mentions the Robeson and Aulick marriage, noting the Navy Secretary’s restrained reaction amid ongoing congressional delay.
The article summarizes Senate maneuvers on adjournment, amendments, and civil rights debates. It reports a House vote timeline, a delegation of suffragists pressing Ben Butler, and a congressional inquiry into Postmaster General Cresswell's mail contracts.
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