27 Feb 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1872
Page
1
A mixed list covers sunk steamboats at St Louis, nominations in various jurisdictions, and investigations into officials. Items mention President N Orleans, a New Collector for Philadelphia Gordon and Davis, a court martial, treasury balance of 156 372 762 dollars, and arrivals of Japanese in Chicago. Other entries note Cardinal Antonelli resignation, Prince of Wales Thanksgiving, Grand Duke Alexis in Havana, and aid subscriptions for France.
London prepares a grand Thanksgiving celebration marking the Prince of Wales recovery. The city fills with crowds as public and private buildings display flags and flowers. The Queen and royal household will attend and take part in a city procession through multiple streets.
Rome reports political circles that the Secretary of State and President of the Council of the Pontifical Ministers plans to resign from his cabinet and lay offices. Cardinal Antonelli, born 1806, retires due to age and ill health. Potential successors Cardinal Pietre or Cardinal Lucca are discussed with deep cabinet regret.
The Japanese Embassy including Prime Minister and cabinet members arrived in Chicago by train, met Mayor Medill and the Common Council at Tremont House, and accepted invitations to visit private residences. Meanwhile a German suspect faced trial for allegedly murdering his wife by hot coffee, with defense arguing accidental death.
The President sent a batch of nominations for customs, internal revenue, and consular posts including Davis in Savannah, Hannah in Traverse City, and Leese in Taranto. Treasury balances were reported, and Washburne arrived for a court martial linked to Paraguay. Reports from New Orleans and Arkansas discuss investigations and labor shortages amid political rumors.
In New Orleans on February 26 a large meeting organized a permanent French liberation society with subscriptions planned from French residents and supporters of France. A committee was named to centralize funds as $5 140 was already subscribed, while in New York Mayor Hall's trial began before Judge Daly in the Common Pleas Court with a crowded courtroom.
Philadelphia February 26 President Grant sent to the United States Senate the name of Seth I Comly for a seat. The announcement signals the administration's candidate for a key legislative post amid ongoing political maneuvering.
A large field of ice hit the Carter line evening, sinking the R. J. Lockwood and the Silver Bow in forty feet of water. The Silver Bow carried 600 tons of Red River freight. the Lockwood was unloaded and partly wrecked. The Northern Line steamboat at Vine Street wharf reportedly began departure.
In this report the barometer is rising with a clear sky and northerly winds from Pennsylvania to Maine. Easterly winds and dampness are noted for the Upper Atlantic and Gulf coast areas. Low barometer persists in Kansas and Arkansas with unsettled winds along the coast. dangerous winds feared.
Amid debate on freeing individuals from political disabilities, senators discuss a resolution to inform on office recommendations and removals. Conkling, Trumbull, and Morton spar over inquiry methods while Schurz and Frelinghuysen defend neutral policy and Grant praise. Bills on civil rights, public buildings, and wartime ordnance sales are introduced or advanced.
From Brownsville Texas on February 21 the collector reports no vessel clearances to Mexican ports under Revolutionist control. A denial is issued of claims that Congress authorized an American bank to offer England ten million pounds to settle the Alabama claim. In Congress a Peace Society memorial asks for universal peace. The Currency Committee in the House moves to retire torn and mutilated currency.
Arrivals include Edinburg Cincinnati Sioux City White River Belle Memphis St Luke Julia St Louis Pink Warbie Evansville Departures to Edinburg Red River Julia Vicksburg River rose ten inches Weather clear and warm Business good.
Navy beans firm with short supply and high demand. Bran and byproducts mostly steady to lower. Butter and cheese strong. eggs and feathers mixed. Coal demand good with limited supply. Fruit and flour markets active. grain prices mixed with new demand. Potatoes, pork, and lard vary. cotton quiet. whisky steady. New York markets note unsettled government offerings and steady sterling.
Additional Markets by Telegraph from Chitano reports flour steady around 650, wheat weak and lower, corn demand tentative, pork markets firm, and general price activity mixed with several garbled phrases indicating varying cash and futures tones across commodities. Names and precise figures are obscured in OCR.
The crowd enjoyed daring sword ladder stunts as performers mimicked Bare feet displayed for proof of nudity then climbed a sharpened edge. Master Speight and Billy Manning drew applause with graceful bow work while Wood's Theater drew mixed reviews of Across the Continent. Charlotte Cushman announced three readings in March with high praise for her stage prowess and vocal nerve. Theodore Thomas will bring his famed orchestra to town soon. Annie Hindle and the star troupe continue drawing crowded houses at Davis Varieties.
The Covington District assigns presiding elders and preachers to Union Church Chadwick Shinkle Chapel Main Street and others while Ten Mile creek bridge on the Short Line railroad is to be completed today. The Kentucky Conference places Rev Thomas Rankin on the superannuated list. The Kenton County Quarterly Court sits with Judge Perkins. George Babcock of Waite Co. is held on $50 bail after a pistol was seen. Mrs Joseph Green will host readings for the Y M C A at Franklin Hall with a quartet tonight.
The convention refuses to demand pledges from candidates letting the party rank and file off the hook. Thomas Gideon declines the Democratic nomination for President of the City Council, replaced by M. J. King who accepts. Word of a planned Sunday prize fight near Swift's Iron and Steel Works triggers Marshal Clary to intervene. City Clerk X Line faces a strong opposition bid after seven years in office.
Last night in Danton Kentucky ward meetings in the Second Ward Meyers Britké Arthur and Camm were dominated. in the Third Ward Davidson Frick Vansant Thomas and Smith were nominated. Resolutions were passed ignoring the new districting.
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