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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1872
Page
4
Notice for railroad agents or responsible parties along rail lines to act as agents. Gratuitous copies provided, agents charged one cent per copy, delivered at railroad stations. Star 00., 160 Race St., between Fourth and Fifth.
Weather report for Ev kxixg St48 by eren Twitchell optician gives barometric and thermometer readings. January 9 shows clear and cold conditions with moon phase details and sunset times. Henry Twitchell optician at 18 West Fourth Street appears as the source.
Tar Nilsson troupe arrived yesterday after noon. Academy of Medicine debated Insanity on Saturday. Rev A B Money to address Loveland on Temperance Tuesday. Davis's Varieties presents a strong bill. Presbyterian Church Ludlow Ky destroyed by fire loss 10000 with insured. Tax licenses report totals 159 50. Clerk Joum McLgay gravely ill. Horse theft escape from Covington jail. Mrs Bandman new play Dead or Alive at Wood's with Faber talking machine. Rose lead ore samples shown, claims over 80 percent lead. National Theater bills strong with Pomp Down South and Clair Sisters. Board of Improvements to meet for bridge work. Lost items include boots coats watch. Fire at John Rothman shed causes $500 loss. Local officer elections and school board actions noted. Multiple small incidents and rail timetable updated with new Cincinnati line.
The paper records marriages from last week listing couples such as Frank Kleffner and Anna Hartmann, Lambert Gottner and Lena Schnite, Maurice Kahn and Pauline Manderson, Tom Crawford and Chrissie Falcone, and many more including Elizabeth Buckhaus, Hermine Kiockkenbrinck, Bertha Mannheimer, and Belle Thompson among others.
The county commissioners approved warrants including 200 for Volunteer Relief Fund Fifteenth Ward and 250 for Fourth Ward, plus various payments for construction and advertising. Proposals were invited for 9,000 bushels Youghio gheny coal, and advertising awarded to the Enquirer Co. and the Volksfreund. Culvert bids were opened and postponed to Monday.
Real estate transfers list transactions including J R Wright to Maria Nie meyer for lot 50 by 11 feet in Reading for 202 dollars. School board transfer in Sycamore Township. Sharon Lodge and A M receive lot 66 by 182 feet in Sharon for 1040 dollars. F W Friend to Phoebe Fox 66-100 acres on Carthage pike in Wyoming for 6843 dollars, and to C H Friend 163-100 acres nearby for 6839 dollars. KE W Tuttle to Hugh Campbell leasehold 91 by 100 feet on Sixth Street for 7000 dollars. Herman Mueller to Philip Stoehr leasehold 30 by 86 feet on Noble Court for 2576 dollars. Thomas Marsh to L C Ford lot 40 by 750 feet on Gest Street north side by Mill Creek for 8000 dollars. Louis Seiler to Christian Weber lot 20 by 80 feet on Pleasant Street between Green and Elder for 8500 dollars. G M Maxwell to P R B Neff lot 10 and south half of lot 11 in Milne’s Mount Harrison subdivision Twenty first Ward totaling 828-100 acres for 4000 dollars.
Mrs Mary Isriels and Mrs Henrietta Isriels, wives of brothers who went to Cairo, came to the Mayor seeking help to reach Cairo. The Mayor and R B Moore, president of the Relief Union, provided funds from their own pockets to cover travel costs after learning their husbands sent money for the journey. Henrietta grew despondent while Mary remained hopeful.
Morning scene on Mound street near Ninth Street ends with a stubborn horse balking at heavy load. Conductor and male passengers boost the animal as the driver pleads and the dashboard is kicked. After a pitched struggle the horse is calmed and the car proceeds amid cheers.
In Brookville Indiana on January 27 1872 the jury in the case State of Indiana vs Mack Cheek found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree after deliberations ending before 1 PM. The court prepared for execution by hanging.
A crowded Eclipse Hall in Newport hosted an O Baldwin sparring exhibition featuring Harry Slater Tom Ryan and others. The match showcased midweight talent with Bays and Cincinnati fighters, while a late fire at 88 East Pearl caused $50 structural damage and up to $700 in stock loss.
United States Circuit Court under Tuiers Emmons and Swing presiding hears argument for releasing John S. Robbins who was sentenced to one year imprisonment and $8000 fine plus costs. He was brought on a writ of habeas corpus and the proceeding is in progress.
A lavishly apparelled woman announces she is going to night to Shillito's, a noted dry goods palace, in a brief, fragmentary OCR read.
Superior Court verdicts favoring plaintiff include $6 734 against Mutual Benefit Life Insurance. Other cases award defendants for professional services and ongoing criminal sentences are listed, with probation and custody notes from Common Pleas and Police Court. Sentences include terms for grand larceny shooting with intent burglary robbery horse theft forgery and more. Public notices cover probate executor appointment and court dockets.
The article praises Christine Nilsson as the new foremost soprano rivaling Jenny Lind. It notes her magnificent concert presence and unprecedented tour success, with critics urging operatic debuts. She appears tonight as Mignon with Ma foule Duval Capoul Jamet and the Strakosch company.
The river runs excessively cold last night with the thermometer below zero and Fifth Avenue frozen for the third time this winter. Five feet in the channel at the river and Pittsburg shows four feet of ice. many vessels named America have met disaster in history, and current events reference a late loss of a fine steamship America. JAIDITSO AT meets the Board of Trade. F cad ouckard protests the Chicago Relief Bill urging Ohio officials to oppose it as impolitic and dangerous to industry. Hen's lecture for the Young Men's Christian Association will be published in fall, having been crowded out today.
A fragment about Mrs Partington visiting a Boston homeopathic doctor who quickly recognizes her intent and prescribes aconite and phosphorus, illustrating rapid, standard remedies in a early medical scene. The text shows dated language and fragmented phrasing from an old newspaper clipping.
The Liverpool market shows cotton sales totaling 20 000 bales with 7 000 bales for speculation and export. Middling uplands and Orleans prices noted with a general market weakness for listed securities and railroad shares like Erie at 29 1 4.
Market overview notes prices for commodities with mixed demand. Various items such as flaxseed, cotton flour, dressed meat, linseed, lard, and eggs show quoted per bushel or per barrel with small price ranges and delivery terms reflected.
The Gazette attacks William M. Shaw agent of Keystone Sewing Machin Company, accusing him of sending detective Frank Mitchell to seize goods then paying him ten dollars. Shaw gives his version: December 16 1871 he sold sewing machines to Kelley firms, draft bounced, property traced to Delaware Indianapolis and North Vernon before Shaw sought police aid. Mayor Davis advised detectives to recover the property, agreeing to cover travel costs.
Frank Mitchell detailed for duty as agent while Kelley fled to Indianapolis. Shaw arranged $20 upfront and $130 paid by Kelley for three machines. Mitchell sent telegraphs, then returned $120 from the $130 and received $10 more as reward. Kelley remained at large. Mitchell declined cigars offer.
Rumor says the Prince of Wales will cruise in the Mediterranean and to Madeira Island aboard a refitted royal yacht Victoria and Albert in April. The project aims to suit his convenience and timing hinges on pleasant weather.
Multiple marriage notices dated January in different towns. Betsy Brodie wed Batine Hammett in Kentucky. Amelia Yorston tied to Mr. Hofman in Indiana. Ellis Pate married in Indiana. Eunice Carter joined Lewis Counts in Illinois. Sallie Ferguson wed Canelen Wian in Kentucky.
A collection of brief death notices and fraternal meeting minutes dated January 1872. Entries name individuals such as William Dowell Laura Dowell Edna Pollock Patrick McGarry and Albert Harding, plus a North Lodge I O F resolution honoring a deceased brother with brief memorial language.
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