26 Jan 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1872
Page
1
A brief telegraph dispatch carried by the Daily Evening Star via the American Press Association notes cooperation between the Star and the APA in distributing market and political notices. The snippet indicates standard news wire protocol without revealing局 further specifics.
Washington dispatches report Botts hanged in Newark at 11:30 A M after restless night. Reverend Seigfried attended. crowd outside jail, black screen concealed executioner. Gallows at jail’s north end. coffin black walnut. Botts confessed resignation to fate. fellow prisoner writes life account.
Washington reports indicate John Hart now works as a copy-holder in the Treasury printing rooms. The Ways and Means Committee debates abolition of rice duty with a possible reduction but little chance of law this session. Naval and Indian appropriations proceed. Foreign Affairs hears Gen Deitler on Alabama fishery clause. A Boutwell syndicate hearing is planned. A delegation from Arkansas claims election results were packed.
In a Washington exchange, claims arose that Bolles won the Third District while Roots allegedly won the First District but was omitted on ballots. The President defended himself against interference charges and urged Senate inquiry into fraud matters as Forts Pulaski and Jackson receive major fortifications. Meanwhile, a Washington card reception drew elite society crowds and rumors swirled about a looming Comptroller of the Currency appointment, with Hulburd favored. The Post Office Department announced contracts for twine, wrapping paper, and more, as a Philadelphia fire destroyed a Market Street mill and furniture factory, with substantial losses and a funeral for J G Butler, longtime fireman and Mason.
Jacksonville Illinois January 25 reports Harv(y) Jones a farmer attacked Geo Higgins a school director with a butcher knife in Fayette Harveys Jones action mortally wounds Higgins and provokes neighborly indignation. In Thayer smallpox rages with over sixty deaths and trains barred as the town is deserted in this affliction.
In Madrid the Cortes heard Senor Dian Queretera urge Spain to cede Cuba to the United States. His plea was hooted down by the entire chamber during yesterday's session.
The listing notes barley and malt steady while corn firm in Western markets. Provisions steady with pork around 14 hundred dollars for new mess and 15 fifty for old. Cotton futures stay steady with futures near 21 to 23 cents for several months.
Springfield January 26 resolutions declare the use of federal troops in Chicago illegal and unconstitutional and support Gov. Palmer in his protest against it.
Omaha reports the Nebraska Legislature adjourned at 11 P M after failing to achieve a quorum. The body dissolved in a farcical rumpus as ranks of respectable members had departed earlier, leaving the session without progress and lawmakers returning home.
TRENTON N J January 25 John G Stevens was elected President of the RB of New Jersey last night, vice Ash bel Welsh, a great victory for the Pennsylvania Central. Mr Garrett Van Horn a prominent citizen of this State died this morning.
Mrs. Lee wife of Bishop Lee of Iowa remains under surgical treatment in Burlington after a serious railroad collision near Mount Rose on the 8th inst. She is improving but cannot be moved to Davenport home for several weeks.
Brooklyn January 2 detectives close in on a partial clue to the murderer of Irof Panormo and are busy developing the lead.
Baltimore and New York report quiet to steady markets across staples. Cotton, flour, wheat, corn, oats, butter, and whisky show little change with ranges for various grades and regional flour values noted. Prices listed for several grain types reflect firm to steady demand and shipping brands.
The article discusses Dinas stone a new infusible material from Neath Valley Wales used for furnace linings and proposed for fire proof safes. It explains preparation from sandstone by crushing baking and molding and notes its high infusibility while warning against moisture and rapid temperature changes.
The edition reports the death of Lieutenant General R. S. Ewell and includes important Washington dispatches. It covers interesting news from New York and provides additional river intelligence as part of the day’s updates.
The Navy Secretary transmitted the board’s conclusions on officers unjustly passed over by promotion. It recommends reinstating Commodore Joseph I Green and Commodore John DeCamp, promoting Commodore Charles W Picker ing to Commodore and placing him on the retired list with pay at that rank, and promoting Captain Egbert Thompson next below Captain T G Corbin.
A Tribune Special notes O Baldwin’s pending signature on a proposed fight article while Mace’s promoter puts a 9500 deposit for the championship. Washington reports the Senate Public Lands panel will skip land grant bills until the House acts. Paris updates mention Thiers seeks Prussian evacuation. Bismarck demands three milliard francs. Burns birthday celebrations proliferate in Scottish societies. Caleb Cushing arrives en route to Europe. Depositors flood the Third Avenue Savings Bank as a new Bank Examiner Meigs begins bank inspections Monday.
River levels show 30 inches and falling with closed above and no ice running. Weather clear with a 12 degree thermometer and southwest wind. At Louisville on January 26 the river fell slowly to 4 feet 10 inches in the canal and 2 feet 10 inches on the falls. Cloudy and cold weather with a 26 degree thermometer.
Latest Telegraph market summary reports dull trading in flour and heavy grain prices with wheat at 160 and 155, pork at 14 506, and steady sugar coffee and whisky. Gold around 1094 with varied stock quotes and bonds offering modest gains as money remains easy and sterling steady.
Sheriff Heart will expose for sale tomorrow at the Courthouse rotunda several parcels: Lot 126 in More's subdivision valued at 2600, Lots 14 and 15 in Donaldson's subdivision Beech Grove Avondale valued 1680, Lots 48 49 and 63 in Carpenter's subdivision Oakley with 48 and 68 at 200 each and 49 at unspecified, plus the old stand at the northwest corner of Third and Mill streets valued 6500 free of dower and life estate. Terms require one third cash with balance on time.
Representative Job E. Stevenson argues for a ground investigation into Louisiana affairs amid Ku Klux violence and political corruption claims. He cites state debts in Virginia and Texas, emphasizes education gains, and defends reading of Southern recovery economics and voting rights postwar.
Washington Special Correspondence notes a large colored crowd in the Senate galleries for Sumner's civil rights speech amid Amnesty Bill debates. The writer suggests the ideas may become law despite current Senate opposition and mocks civil service reform proceedings while praising the territorial legislature's overall record.
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