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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1872
Page
2
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Cincinnati dispatch notes that in Victoria's address to Parliament the rumors of war with England are described as baseless, clarifying the political climate as of February 7.
A New York City theft is described as the city’s vast treasury robbery with indictments delayed for months. Tweed is accused of shifting three million dollars in real estate while the law lags, leading to public outrage over justice and accountability.
An Ohio political group known as the Liberal Republican Reunion Reform Party is under scrutiny. Cox Kittredge and Oliver face questions about leadership, plans, and signatures for the party call. The interviewer notes Cox’s reluctance and Oliver’s embarrassment as the scene behind the curtain unfolds.
An interviewer records a puzzled impression of a Missouri reform party plan blending figures like Trumbull Groesbeck and the Adamses. The piece suggests tariff and civil service reform as aims, notes Grant’s honesty with questionable partners, and ends with the interviewer misreading initials as Liberal Radway’s Ready Relief Party.
The Senate considers a memorial from New York merchants urging merit based appointments. It weighs a resolution asking the President to report Britain’s possible treaty repudiation and how to preserve U S claims. Amendments on race, religion, and amnesty are debated before adjournment. House members present New York Chamber of Commerce backing ski commissioners and reform discussions continue.
The House debated a bill to establish an educational fund using public land proceeds with state grants and homestead reservations. Amendments sought limits on bounty lands, school segregation funding, and mineral land sales. Remarks by several members preceded a vote, then printing of amendments and adjournment after 1 PM.
Debates show petitions from Cleveland Medina Cuya hora and Erie counties on land rights and railways. votes scarce with 16 members present. Penitentiary statistics on convicts and terms are released. Bills propose school examiner elections and repeal of the Adair temperance law. discussions on liquor law amendments and excessive taxation end with an adjournment after brief voting.
The Kentucky Senate adopted a resolution calling for a five member committee to investigate alleged bribery involving a tobacco weigher in Louisville and a Senator. The House ordered a report on cross annual receipts and disbursements of the State Treasury for 1860 to 1872. Also mentions the Cincinnati Southern case and California wheat crop estimates.
A Cincinnati letter argues union rules favor newspaper workers over book compositors, detailing pay disparities and job instability. It calls for equalized pay, limited proofreading impositions, and revised laws to ensure fair work distribution for book trades. The writer cites conditions in the industry and notes Mobile plans mounted police for border areas.
From Toledo Tondo February 1 1872 winter brings ice for ice merchants and sleighing snow from Dayton to this place. Timber yards resume log work in Black Swamp region while wheat crops stay protected by deep snow. A fashionable wedding unites William K Mandeville and Sophie E Commar at the bride’s mother’s home in a large reception. Notables include H S Sobes editor gathering Northwest history statistics and Cincinnati printer John Lant starting a Sunday paper with grit and energy.
Rev. Ezekiel Gilman Robinson of Rochester Theological Seminary has been elected president of Brown University. The selection wins broad approval. Robinson is praised for stimulating thought and guiding students toward pastoral leadership, with strong ties to his pupils.
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