19 Jan 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1872
Page
1
Telegraph dispatches report a notable insurance decision in Chicago involving an alderman. The story headlines also note counterfeits seized and the wedding of Secretary Robeson, alongside coverage of Washington events and a murder case involving Botts.
In Washington on January 19, reports note a secret service find of a counterfeit $50 note and criticize its poor print quality. The piece covers Secretary Robeson's wedding plans, a stalled Senate confirmation for Charles Hale, and bills on postal telegraph, naval appropriations, specie payments, and income tax repeal. It also cites Fish proposing a $40,000 entertainment stipend for Japanese officials and discusses railroad charter authority and Congress’s limits.
Chicago January 19 A jury for the trial of the indicted Aldermen was finally empaneled after ruling out defenses. Trial of Alderman Glade starts this morning. In federal court Judge Blodget ruled on Sands Ale Brewery bankruptcy creditors seeking insurance proceeds of 60 000 to be paid to the company.
Newark Indiana reports that petitions for commutation of Botts sentence rise after his marriage claim. Mrs. Wilson swears she was never married to Botts and has not led a disreputable life since Halstead’s murder. Botts execution aimed for January 26 as Col. Johnson pushes a new trial bill in Trenton.
Markets report firmer coffee but not quotably higher. Sugar and molasses remain quiet. Petroleum steady with crude at 164 16 2 cents and refined at 22 0. Provisions dull. Pork at 1450 dollars. Wheat firmer with Pennsylvania red 16 11 6 cents. Corn weak with yellow 66 66 1/4 cents, white 67 0 1/4, mixed Western 60 cents. Rye 9 cents. Oats steady 52 68 cents. Barley unchanged. Whisky 9 cents. Cotton in Baltimore firm low middling 62. Flour more active. Pennsylvanian wheat 158 1 60. Corn quiet, stock scarce. Southern White 66 and 69 0, mix Western 11p. Oats quiet.
The docket covers James Attlesey vs. Mrs. T. A. Rowe with a verdict for the defendant, several dismissals and verdicts including Harman and Nieman, and protracted matters before Judges Cox and Avery. It also lists State cases on grand larceny and burglary with in progress trials, and probate proceedings for Joseph L. Swarts with executors named and substantial estate values. Washington notes follow on Senate debates over civil service reform, amendments to bills, and pension discussions, plus adjournment details.
The 1871 notice praises Dayton Kentucky as a fast developing suburb of Cincinnati with a new brick schoolhouse, improved streets, a rail line to Newport, and a bridge project. It predicts a spring real estate surge as buyers flock to shaded streets, churches, promenades, and a daily itinerant market.
A January Columbus column lists bills on county commissioner counts based on population, insurance risk regulations, workhouse confinement, health board expansion, and police fines funding libraries. Additional House actions seek repeal of sales tax funds and railroad stock buyouts amid broad referrals and debates.
A compact exhortation to writers to be concise and direct. Do not begin with esoteric rhetoric or lengthy exordium. State the case quickly, be brief, edit multiple times, and always come to the point. Preserve legibility, one side of paper, and copies for own records.
The piece critiques press ethics and reader reactions, notes that a revenue decision prohibits a liquor dealer from selling wholesale and retail on the same premises, mentions a Nashville inquiry into cotton seed meal stills for high wines, and cites that national cemeteries span 1,800 acres with 317,80 graves.
Newport news reports a Democratic Executive Committee meeting set for Saturday evening at the Courthouse. City Council granted relief totaling 134 dollars to the poor in the past week.
In Dayton Kentucky residents voice continued unhappiness as the No 2 Building Association plans to sell a share this evening. James Trimble lectures at the M E Church tonight on A Strange Story Behind the Bars and his subsequent conversion in the Ohio State Prison. Free.
A humorous Riverside tale recalls a small Hanging Rock church known as the humped back. A plowman named Aykers handles preaching during lean times and mocks Satan’s temptations with a folksy retelling that oozes local wit and devotion.
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