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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1872
Page
2
An old newspaper segment lists subscription options and delivery terms. It mentions office address at 169 Race Street and pricing for mail and carrier delivery, including yearly, six months, and three months rates, plus a single copy option.
The Enquirer derides Wise as author and political manager while praising his writing and proclamation skills. The Evening Star apologizes for delayed deliveries due to carrier route re-districting caused by rapid subscription growth and promises stabilization in a few days.
The Senate discussed the Civil Service Reform measure with Senator Carpenter opposing and Mr. Trumbull replying. George W. Curtis and ex Senator Cattell of the Civil Service Commission attended and protested the reception of their work. They expect the President to back the measure and push for a fair trial despite opposition. The debate will continue to exhaust all bearings and avoid expediency.
The piece argues there is no land monopoly in the United States due to ample open land and ongoing settlement. It notes vast estates exist mainly from Mexican grants later recognized by the U.S., with value rising from distant uses to profitable modern farming, rail and steam routes transforming previously remote lands into fortune for holders.
The piece surveys Mexican land grants given to missions for converting Indigenous peoples, detailing extensive stock and herds at several missions in the 1820s. It notes confiscation by Mexico, resulting dispersal of Indians and ruins, then contrasts land monopolies with enduring chartered monopolies and warns against their growth and power.
The Court of Common Pleas examines county financial affairs through a lengthy committee report. The document reveals a total lack of system in county operations and outlines broad abuses in administration. Citizens are urged to study the report to understand the scope of the failures and improprieties.
A county commission report decries lax control by a three member board, detailing transfers that breach law, misapplied funds for Columbia Avenue, and large surpluses tied to mismanagement. It flags embezzlement risks, opaque tax omissions, and questioned auditor charges, urging reform.
A Boston paper ridicules President Grant's nepotism claims through a Detroit Post anecdote about a Sweetzer clerk in Pittsburgh and a Michigan postmaster appointment linked by distant relations. The piece ends with a child’s kite message praying for soldiers and family.
A series of mid January nuptials list Patrick Mullen and Catharine Downs in Ohio, J W Price and Clara Milward in Cairo Illinois, Robi Stewart and Martha Conelly in Kentucky, J A Collins and Emma Haseltine in Baltimore, Joseph Miller and Mattie Shaw in Point Pleasant, William Mayer Jr and Belle Brownlow in New York, Thomas Ross and Fronte Underwood in New Orleans, and H A Witherspoon and Sallie Arthur in Vicksburg Mississippi.
Deaths list January readings include John F. Bush age 54 in New York City January 16. Emily Jane Colston at Longview Asylum. Millard F Campbell age 15 at Delphos Ohio. Alice Gates Collins infant daughter nine months Covington Kentucky. Mary Robinson wife of the late Frank P. Robinson Latrobe Pennsylvania. Captain Nathan Brown age 71 Somerville Massachusetts, veteran of 1812 war. Sarah Gonzales wife of Chaplain M. Gonzales U S Army in Washington D C.
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