29 Jan 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1872
Page
1
Special Dispatch reports in Chillicothe on January 29 that a motion for a new trial in the Blackburn Lovell case was denied and Blackburn received a life imprisonment sentence. The ruling concludes the high profile murder trial amid distant legal wrangling and public interest.
Theodore Hoffman a prominent German citizen hanged himself in his stable yesterday his body was found frozen in Indianapolis. Authorities report no foul play suspected and the death is recorded as a suicide. Local officials declined further comment.
Paris reports a planned revolutionary movement in the south if Thiers resigns and Duc de Aumale or Marshal McMahon becomes chief executive. Gambetta and Republican leaders in Bordeaux coordinate action while preparations continue.
Treasury officials cite rising duty totals as proof the smuggling trade has been broken up in the quarter. New York dispatch reports Tweed plans to go to Albany to confront opponents in the State Senate. John Glass lies near death after a stabbing by Costello in Nassau Street. Washington updates note Hale’s nomination to Assistant Secretary of State and Senate action. Senate scheduling disputes arise over Apportionment and Amnesty bills.
Chicago reports detail protests by North Side citizens against first proposed fire limits and calls for fair treatment of small property owners. Aldermen faces indictments with twelve officials under trial, amid resignations and rumors of witness removal. A Third Unitarian Society church was dedicated with Boston contributions as winter cold halts building. The Common Council discusses a fire ordinance removing a ban on breweries.
The January riot atmosphere in Brooklyn follows the Panormo assassination with arrests and reports of outrages. Willard East, a former companion of Panormo, shot himself after believing he was suspected. An alleged near fatal affray on Division Street involves Robert Lyons and Michael Warrell amid a tense crime wave.
A man was stabbed twice in the back with a case knife and struck on the head with an axe. He was taken to City Hospital in a dying condition with little hope for recovery. The Farrells were arrested in connection with the attack.
The Merchants' Association of Milwaukee protests a pending Congress bill for Chicago relief, arguing harm to mercantile and manufacturing interests in Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota with vast capital in lumber brick and building sectors. The War Secretary orders rendezvous discharge and Colonel Towle to Newport Barracks. A Democratic Convention von delegates protests temperance legislation and seeks party reorganization amid concerns about corruption in the federal government.
In Madison Wisconsin January 28, reports discuss the cruel treatment of University of Wisconsin student Engerseathers who fell ill with smallpox. He was removed from campus to a half mile away at Camp Randall and placed in an old shed where he died. Authorities blame city officials for the removal, while public opinion condemns the university.
The report notes 1,566,981 pounds of upland cotton and over 53 tons of cotton seed shipped from Savannah to Liverpool on Friday. The Confederate raider sunk at Charleston harbor during evacuation has been raised in good condition. Treasury directs February bond purchases totaling one million across three dates and sale of gold amounting to two million in February.
Twenty persons were baptized at Madison Street Baptist Church. T. B. Fish died at his Flor ence residence and was a Kentucky Legislature member. The Kentucky Southern Railroad Bill’s final passage sparked rejoicing. Funerals for John S. Gettys and Henry W. Wayman drew Masonic and Odd Fellows members. The Covington jail saw three inmates escape with a key, prompting a reward offer. authorities pursuit follows.
A Newport correspondent questions if law exists to bar the present City Clerk from keeping his post forever as long as popular, with depots and bridges discussed, ice dealers work, and local politics slow in nominations. A large Eclipse Hall sparring event featuring Ned O Baldwin and Tom Ryan drew hundreds despite odd notes and garbled admission details.
A New York Financier analysis explains that insurance losses and expenses consume about 60 and 31 percent of premium income historically, with modern years raising expense to around 85 percent. It argues insurance is sold below cost, tying premiums to capital risk and questioning merchant views on underwriter pricing amid large fires. A Rome dispatch notes a Papal audience with Grand Duke Michael signaling reconciliation with Russia.
A Saturday Westmarer note reports that fifteen million dollars will be required to meet immediate demands created by a pension bill dating pensions from injury, with broader financial figures on bank loans, specie, legal tenders, deposits and circulation. A separate item notes a grand jury indictments extension and a lawsuit for breach of promise of marriage seeking $25,000 in New Haven.
Lipanow Pa January 2 a blaze destroyed the bakery attached to Mrs Buck's confectionery with a loss of 1000 dollars. Soon after another fire consumed Rosenburger Light Co and Reisenaker Meiley's planing mill causing 35000 dollars damage with 5000 dollars insured.
St Louis residents mark the birthday of Thomas Payne with plans for a mammoth fire insurance company in the city. The new firm will have a paid up capital of half a million dollars.
St Louis market notes January 21 to 27 show flour steady, wheat prices mixed with light activity, corn dull, oats firm, rye steady, and bacon and lard levels modest. Louisville reports January 26 cite quiet bagging, firmer cotton, active flour, mixed grain demand, and pork and bulk meats firm. Albany and St Louis weather and receipts noted.
Last night Harry Hill of New York deposited for a Gypsy versus O Baldwin bout with editor Frank Queen. A Star reporter heard the Giant express eagerness to meet Mace in a 24 foot ring, though doubts linger about the dispatch's truth. Ned promotes a sparring show at Eclipse Hall, Newport, with Mace ally Harry Slade and city fistic talent.
The latest dispatches describe European affairs including Rome politics and the Paris Commune debate. Reports mention Minister Washburne hosting General Sherman in Nice, American squadron readiness for Italy, and British pressure over civil versus military courts. A Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires steamship disaster is noted with casualties.
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