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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1872
Page
4
The page lists a calendar and weather snapshot for Wednesday January 31 with cold cloudy conditions and probable snow. It includes sun set and moon rise times and an optician address at 138 West Fourth Street.
A compilation of short notes reports a Nilsson portrait in Wiswell’s window, prison lodgers count, births, weather, local politics, sermon notices, and public meetings. Entries mention Schiff redistricting, a Liberty Street bridge bid, Y M C A lectures, and city charity housing plus a Grand Duke arrival chatter.
A partial OCR text contains garbled phrases and repeated fragments about a seance and names, with unclear context or identifiable individuals. The readable bits show disjointed words such as Seance and references to attacks or events, but no coherent report or identifiable entities.
A skater named Summerwell fell through thin ice while crossing the river from Ludlow to Ohio shore. Crew on the steamer Shamrock and bystanders launched a rescue using ladders. he was pulled from the ice after more than three quarters of an hour in the water and treated aboard the Lawrence and later at P J Gray’s room. He is a grandson of S Eaton of Union Chapel Covington and survived the harrowing incident.
Mr Shadford Easton becomes Special Agent at Covington Post Office during Mr Grant illness. Rev W Felix of Fourth Street Baptist leaves for six months European tour. City charter may allow District Physicians elections. Efforts to open an avenue from Covington Cincinnati Bridge to Lower Market Street proceed with committee setup. Notable Covington figures travel to Frankfort. Jail escapees remain at large with $300 reward offered for capture. Episco pal preachers convocation in Trinity Church includes Bishop Cammins.
Newport notes the ex mayor C P Buchanan leaves his house after a weeklong pneumonia confinement. Michael Vaughan, convicted of grand larceny, was pardoned by the Governor. Fire dept counted unlit lamps across wards. Campbell County Chancery Court convened with Judge O Hara presiding in Judge Doniphan's absence.
Dayton reports a syndicate meeting this evening and Templar supper tomorrow. The council will meet next Monday in regular session. A committee held an all day meeting but produced no report. Testimony was taken but no real report could be issued. The council is expected to discharge the committee and hand the matter to independent, fact‑seeking men.
River news reports the Ohio River closed by ice from Pittsburg to the mouth with less than ten feet of channel at the city front and a narrow gap kept open by Newport ferry boats. Pittsburg dispatches indicate two feet of channel ice with no quick relief in sight. Towboats Kate Putnam Nos 6 and 8 are laid up in the Licking while Minneola Moon near Hawesville Ky and Dean at an unidentified location face delays.
Court records show seventeen new and nine continued cases before Judge Carter. Notable items include Stephen Morgan in petit larceny, Henry Sandover as vagrant, and Archy Alten for keeping a gaming house. Sentences range from fines of five to ten dollars, costs, and occasional periods of detention.
The correspondence from the Presbytery of the Eastward to George Washington praises his Sabbath observance and Thanksgiving proclamation as a model for church state relations. Washington replies humbly acknowledging the greeting and stressing that true piety does not require political direction from Magna Charta principles. The document also includes later commentary urging workingmen to educate themselves and rely on individual effort.
The January market report notes flour unchanged with light receipts and steady demand. Hogs show a slight price advance due to light receipts, with sales around 46 to 50 per cental gross. pork remains held at 18.50 to 18.75 with inactive demand. Grain sees corn prices down about 2 cents per bushel amid heavy receipts. eggs and butter steady. various fruits and commodities listed with mixed activity and prices.
Widespread prices across grains, livestock, and commodities show little change. Wheat, flour, corn, and oats stay firm or quiet while beef, pork, and lard move marginally. Jack Glass remains gravely injured after the carving-knife incident. a bail release and re-arrest add to the case as authorities await his condition.
Marriage notices list Samuel W. Carpenter uniting with Annie Campbell in Covington Kentucky. Paul Platz weds Maggie O Neill in city ceremony. Henry M. Smith weds Josie Shattuck in Nowhere Ohio with L Mith name noted. Eugene D Shattuck weds Lizzie A Browning at the same event.
Death notices for Richard C. Clark David Hill Amanda Payne Lydia Seinsheimer Matthew Markland and Joseph Kennedy report ages and dates of passing with family requests for attendance and burial details in Pittsburg Paducah Acton and Hamilton County locations. Public notices record drownings and poignant remembrances in early 20th century listings.
Fragmented notes list a set of individuals including Mitchell, Gaither, Buchman, Hecheitl, and Buell as directors associated with an insurance body for the year 197. Names are sparse with unclear roles and places such as Marietta and Tonk are mentioned among the otherwise mangled OCR.
On hand bank and in transit reflect bonds and market value notes for Neyseni ee County and City. Bills and assessments due from agents and railroad collateral loans show accrued interest. Totals indicate outstanding losses and various small figures.
The fragment shows an 1872 balance sheet page listing assets including cane and bank items, market value state bonds, bills receivable, and other items. It mentions losses in the process of adjustment and fire and inland liabilities, with several names and dates obscured.
The document lists board members for 1872 including Robert Uischel Samuel Hi Taft Jabez M Waters Alene Leen Alex Bachman Geo Fox Chas Robson Carl A G on Db es oe C W Moulton Koon Sumner J B Bennett hn Mitchell Geo Davis and notes on cash in hand in bank and securities. It records liabilities such as losses in process of adjustment and fire and inland, other liabilities up to 6000, and a total net assets figure of 324 600 with a balance 121 598. Bennett is president and West is secretary.
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