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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1872
Page
4
The Evening Star requests railroad agents and responsible parties to act as copy agents. A weather report for Saturday and Sunday shows details by Mocary Twitched, including wind, cloud cover, rain chances, and sunrise and sunset times.
Local items report a rat threat and unsettled redistricting. Tae Street Cleaning Dept to service Race street. Tae Chess Tournament in session at Pike's Opera House. Various city happenings include fires, accidents, and a coroner's verdict on a death from lung hemorrhage.
Judge Carter presides over 26 new and 9 continued cases. Donohoe is bound over for threatening personal violence. Becker and Evans are continued or discharged. Cresap and Greebaum face false pretenses charges with bail set. Several defendants, including two colored women, receive short terms for street walking. Johns case continued to March 9 with $1500 bail.
Where they Live lists ward by ward the aldermen and councilmen for the city. The roster names each ward’s officials including the head alderman and council members, providing a reference for residents and officials navigating redistricting.
A Louisville and Cincinnati passenger train wreck occurred at Ten Mile Creek when a bridge failed. The crash killed John Brock of Sparta Kentucky and Harrison Julian a colored porter, with many others injured. A relief train and ambulances hastened to Covington where the wounded were treated at St Elizabeth Hospital.
A blaze at 2 am in the carpet weaving shop of Barney Brandt spread quickly to nearby buildings along Twelfth Street. Firemen from a second engine relay fought the flames. damage estimated at 4500 dollars with Barney Brandt insured for 400 and another business owner insured for 1000, losses doubled.
Weather remains mild with rain expected soon while shore ice slows navigation. No arrivals besides local packets. Tele graph and Fleetwood absent at noon. J. S. Rankin sails to Nashville via Louisville. Divers Smith and Dwyer draw crowds at Nashville wreck. Potomac to pass canal next week for New Orleans. Coal ships Condor Charley Bowers Albion and J S Neal arrived with cargoes, easing rare coal shortages.
Navy beans brisk demand with prices 250 265 per bushel. bran and shipstuff prices up modestly. butter firm with Western Reserve 2c and Central Ohio rising. cheese active with factory 16 16 c. coal prices steady. eggs 21 22c per dozen. fruit prices mixed with dried fruits firm. flour firm with high demand. grain mostly steady. oats 40 43c and white 43 46. rye steady. corn unchanged. barley quiet. hay improving with wagon and store prices. oils steady. lard moderate. poultry strong. seed clover steady. potatoes moderate. provisions little moved with bacon and lard cots. cotton quiet. whisky quiet.
In Columbus on February 23 the Senate announces Rev. Dr. Robinson of Rochester has accepted the presidency of Brown University after an uneventful adjournment of both houses. Lieutenant Governor Mueller appointed Thompson Casement and McDonald to probe arrests by the sergeant at arms during the tumult.
Market merchandise lists include fruits seeds and goods with prices in per bushel per barrel and per box. Items named include apples dried apples lemons figs raisins and grain products with various brand and grade notes. Listings reflect 19th century trade terms and broad commodity categories.
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