Weather Summary for February 4 in The Evening Star
The calendar lists sunrise at 6 94, sunset at 4 94, moonrise at 8 71, moonset at 2 71. Weather is cloudy and cold with light winds and several barometer readings and temperatures noted.
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1872
Page
4
The calendar lists sunrise at 6 94, sunset at 4 94, moonrise at 8 71, moonset at 2 71. Weather is cloudy and cold with light winds and several barometer readings and temperatures noted.
A collection of short city items reports robberies at Betts street and a Longworth street mattress fire with minimal damage. It notes a jail census, insurance applications totaling 35000, juvenile society officers, council ward residence rulings, and upcoming entertainment at Greenwood and Mozart Halls with civic notices and meetings.
Fragmentary notice indicates Morlacchi will perform in various pantomime roles next week at a renowned Fy theater. Other text references a theft and unclear details about safety or schedule.
A driver attempted to cross the ice at the foot of Columbia Street Newport but the ice gave way near Ludlow Street causing the man and team to plunge into the river. The two horses drowned yet the driver survived.
A garbled column lists arrests by Cincinnati police for January, including burglary, embezzlement, forgery, larceny, assault, drunkenness, vagrancy, and other offenses. It also reprints a Missouri Liberal Republican mass convention call and a short note about Gabriel the trumpeter.
River notes report low water and heavy ice blocking navigation with 10 feet in the channel. Siren of humor mocks a planned “nigger show” as a riverfolk satire amid harsh times for steamboat men. Weather diary notes recent snow and continued cold, with warnings about crossing icy streets.
The Covington issue notes a renewed smallpox increase with new cases daily. It reports a low January marriage license count of seventeen, compares it to typical thirty to thirty-five, and mentions Jvo. R. Lamb’s return to Covington Jail after a prior escape. An incident involves a Greenburg man delivering Lamb for a hundred dollars, and a family seeking 10000 damages from the city over a fatal horse reel accident. The city charter renewal is discussed with calls for reform and cautions about proposed changes.
The case in Common Pleas details a testator who owned 1000 shares rising to 1200 before death. Legatees claim the increase. the court rules distribution per New York law, granting the legatees the added shares but deducting Franklin's 200 shares for expenses and debts. A Superior Court note records additional criminal and civil proceedings with local court activity on a snowy day.
Local coverage notes a proposed city purchase of footways from the Newport and Cincinnati Bridge. Police news is sparse this week with only minor cases before the Mayor. Council candidates are notably active in the campaign.
The daily market review notes continued navigation suspension and rail blockades southward, keeping merchants in an uncomfortable position with limited trade. Flour shows stronger demand and higher prices, eggs are dull, linseed oil firm at around 85 cents, and poultry demand remains solid with firm quoted prices.
A jumble of obituaries and death notices lists February deaths and funeral details for several individuals including Catharine wife of WMOT Ext Cincinnati. Maria Francis Neimer. Elizabeth A. Donelson. Major John Thos Smith. J C Snyder. Charles H Shively. The items note ages, residences, and family relations with brief funeral arrangements.
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