24 Jan 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1872
Page
1
From Baltimore January 2 the jury in the Wharton murder trial, after eighteen hours of deliberation, returned a verdict of not guilty. Supporters in the courtroom erupted in wild enthusiasm as the prisoner’s friends celebrated the acquittal.
The Daily News reports Grand Jury indictments against numerous figures connected to the Ring including Tweed Connolly and others. The narrative notes large bank deposits and multi million dollar city treasury losses while detailing forthcoming actions against Ingersoll Woodward Garvey Hugh Smith James M. Sweeney and Thos C Fields. The piece also covers Tweed still in the city and Stokes to be tried for Fisk murder as well as plans for an Knights Templar ball at the Academy of Music.
In a January session the Louisiana Senate recognized the House as legitimate, debated repeal of a printing bill, and discussed amendments to registration and election laws. A special fund for executive and judiciary pay was proposed, Vidalia and Alexandria Rail Road aid was considered, and disputes over seating of members continued. A robbery targeting P Garason yielded 1600 dollars in tobacco and pipes. Chinese residents sought permission to celebrate their national holiday with fireworks.
RicHmond Indiana January 23 a purifier at the local gas works exploded causing the building to shatter and debris to fly 100 to 150 yards one man inside was bruised but not killed he shut off the gas saving meters and the damage is estimated at about 10000 dollars
The inaugural through train from St Paul to St Louis passed here yesterday with connections to the T P W Cedar Rapids Minnesota Rockford and R I St Louis Lines. Running time between points is twenty eight hours and Iowa now has 3144 miles of rail with 461 built in the last year. Weather is clear and very cold. Occasional fraud cases in Boston and a few smallpox cases reported locally.
New Jersey Trenton report details the bank robbery loss totaling 28 000. Higginson loses 11 000 in Southern railroad bonds and 44 000 in state bond coupons. Bank paid and canceled coupons as checks. Reward offered 2 000 for each of five gang members, total 10 000.
From Lonpdos January 23 a reported case says Rev. Jno Selby Watson condemned to death for wife murder may be moved to an insane asylum. Paris hostages killer Geulon sentenced to death. others get transportation or life hard labor. many acquitted for lack of evidence. Swiss policy towards Internationals condemned by Prussia and Russia. anti slavery delegation seeks Granville aid for Cuba abolition but faces treaty constraints.
The deputation postpones discussion on English interference as it weighs grave consequences. Mr Bright works on a publication likely to influence the current English political situation.
Mapaio reports the government candidate Senor Herrera has been defeated in the Cortes presidency race. Analysts expect a ministerial crisis and several cabinet changes to follow.
A defense of the word gush and spontaneous enthusiasm against social ridicule. The piece argues that genuine enthusiasm is natural and vital, while condemning fake displays as empty noise. It urges readers to celebrate honest passion, likening it to essential elements like running water and rain.
The Pottsville Miners' Journal reports coal traders and workers expect harmony in 1872 with a Lehigh basis of 18 percent and a Schuylkill agreement fixing day labor at 2.75 dollars, contract work sliding to 2.50, and two months at 2.50/2.25. If coal rises to 2.75, prices align with last year. The plan favors employees overall and aims for broad adherence. A Washington note adds Senator Wilson is considered a Vice Presidential candidate by National Republicans.
Descriptive Washington dispatches note fires in the East and Southern Railroad enterprise along with river intelligence updates. Governor Vance returns his certificate of election as North Carolina Senator to the Legislature, which votes on Tuesday.
In Memphis, Messrs Scott Plant and Walters confer with Memphis & Charleston Directors amid no public update on proceedings. The 200000 extra payment clause by stockholders may be dropped as efforts to launch the Southern Pacific from Vicksburg intensify. Arrival reports note T H Allen from Arkansas River and Great Republic from New Orleans. Weather cloudy and cold with the Tennessee river down seven inches.
Gen Cadwallader's private summer residence burned this morning. Osweep New York January 2 percent. Smith Lewis Co.'s large lumber store also destroyed with losses estimated at 20000 dollars and insured. Cincinnati Market reports whisky at eighty nine percent and firms at that figure.
A collage of notices spans rail developments from Cerro Gordo to Northern Central Michigan Road, political notes on Alderman Glade and Mrs. Wharton, theater plans by Parepa Rosa, aging press veteran John Prentiss, and industry updates including a Wisconsin marble quarry and a Kansas City depot claim. The items mix local reports, legal cases, and cultural events with city, state, and national references.
Latest Telegraph market notes from New York, St Louis and Chicago indicate quiet and mixed trading. Commodities show wheat and corn steady or firm at several price levels, pork and lard movement varying, and cattle markets easing or holding near steady.
The New York Times weighs France’s presidential and parliamentary tensions as M. Thiers may lead a cabinet while remaining republic head. A Quaker meeting tale and a joke about in laws illustrate public mood and social foibles. A Chicago fire devastates the North Side and a Sunday school parable ends with a North Side quip.
A quirky collection of vignettes and jests on marriage, bachelors, and social mishaps. It features jokes about a wife ruling a room, worst seats, and a candid bachelor, alongside brief notes on manners, weather, and a coroner’s Minnesota case. The piece reads as a chatter-filled newspaper amuse-bouche with scattered portraits and puns.
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