17 Jan 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1872
Page
1
Washington dispatches report the Imperial Buffalo hunt near Fort McPherson with Grand Duke Alexis and officers including Sheridan and Buffalo Bill guiding. A buffalo kill tally includes two by the Grand Duke, two by Sheridan’s party, and one by Buffalo Bill’s group.
Spotted Tail sought permission to hunt south at Platte while his farms are prepared. General Custer’s horse died after a 50 mile trek. Buffalo Bill attended by the Duke with money and a scarf pin. A Spanish attack on the Florida violated a pledge. the Shawmut’s abstention to escort noted. Washington press notes, January 17. Also billiards match in Cyrille Dion's hall ended with Dion defeating Gates. Congressional committees discussed steam gauges and New Orleans investigations with no decision.
Deputy Collector G M Jarvis reports the Browns ville Ranchero incident with simultaneous Indian attacks on three ranches near Laredo. Indians kill a Mexican vaquero and another Mexican on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. American ranches are abandoned due to lack of U S troops. Also, Clarence Johnson is fatally shot by M D Logan in a self defense case linked to Mayor Conway’s administration.
Chicago observers condemn the night protest at City Hall over fire limits. Authorities say a small group threw missiles, breaking windows, while about twelve police on duty kept the crowd from entering Sed penal wpape sted 29 and the stones were thrown by a few drunken rascals.
Mayor Medill and Councilman Tuey consult on criminal steps as no arrests yet. officials warn of precedent if restraint fails. Amid tension the plan for new fire limits may exclude the German neighborhood in West Division. Glade, an indicted alderman, faces trial with defense focusing on venue. police court docket light under Judge Carter.
District Circuit Courts report multiple cases. United States v Baker involves counterfeiting. Probate Court reviews perjury charge against James W Clark over bail bond evidence. Civil suits include Miller v Crail rent suits and Berkemeyer v Kellerman over a pre marriage conveyance. Trial outcomes include Walters guilty of shooting with intent to kill and Vedict for defendant in Meyers v Bonham.
Hon R T Baker predicts Senate passage of the Southern Railroad bill. A Newport bridge accident injures Noah Booxer. City officials Line Constans and Geisler seek re election. Samuel Cummings plans another run for City Council president. A March election looms as many council terms end. A petition to shift Newport Waterworks control to a Trustee board prompts a July meeting and a Frankfort trip to oppose the change.
The estate of Elbert Casey is valued at 58000. An error in accounts involving ten cents led to exposure of John Moellan. The Nicholson pavement ruling limits city cost to standard material upkeep. The Democratic City Executive Committee elected A C Ellis as Chairman and Dillon H Brows as Secretary. Capt John Fennepey has prepared a private cu pin alley for future use.
Reports indicate the Prince of Wales makes satisfactory progress with convalescence after illness and is expected to drive out from Sandringham within a week. The English press also supports a new transatlantic cable project promising cheaper rates and stronger ties between the United States and Britain.
A lad, locked in a car by an unknown man, was whisked 34 miles west from Binghamton to Barton. He shouted to escape, but the train moved on. After uren of wandering he crawled into a haystack, survived on corn kernels, and walked home four miles. He arrived home at six, exhausted, as anxious parents awaited news.
A Connecticut correspondent notes market drift with prices from forty to seventy five cents per pound for leaf tobacco and twenty cents for baled scraps. Fillers fetch about ten cents, while actions to contract the crop are mentioned.
Population figures for Utah and Virginia noted amid a clutter of regional reports. Topics include a Newark New Jersey mill owned by two women, new coal near Oregon’s Cantor Swale, Missouri embargo changes on Texas cattle, Cambridge University prize items, railroad car counts, a death in West Troy, Wheeling production data, a financier’s sham nest scheme, a Chicago Times anecdote, Frankfort Kentucky ground vents, Oregon Rogue River navigation, and assorted diplomatic postings and curiosities.
The New York coroner records for 1801 show 1,314 sudden deaths with many accidents and unusual causes. Among incidents were 199 railroad-related deaths, a Westfield explosion, drownings, and several infanticides or executions.
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