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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1872
Page
2
Mr. J. C. Orr of 122 York Street is the agent for Eventne Star in Newport Kentucky.
The first edition will publish at 2 PM with Telegraphic and Local News and market reports. A second edition at 4 30 PM adds more Telegraphic and Local News not in the first. Governor Leslie is expected to veto the Southern Railroad Bill. ex-Governor Hayes returns to residence. Clifton Commune and Avon dale mourn. Grand Duke declines Cincinnati visit. a later Enquirer correction on a prior town status.
The piece calls for a prompt and well executed monument over General Harrison’s grave. It argues Ohio owes reverent tribute to the deceased, praising his public services and urging a lasting shaft as a beacon for future generations.
The Count de Chambord pushes a claim to the French throne amid levies of support and factional tension. Thiers aging in office, Thiers exit anticipated as factions await a clash of kingmakers with army backing seen as decisive.
A fragment notes an impending whagalt referenced by Wor and 10 Ogres Actieposed in yesterday’s correspondence. The readable text hints at a pending event but provides no further specifics.
A long analysis notes Russia and England contest Central Asia from Afghanistan to the Caspian, with rail links and routes shaping Asia-Pacific trade. England seeks to counter by a Persian Gulf to Marmora corridor, while both powers eye Afghanistan as a hinge between empire goals. Senate adjourns amid debates, while various bills and petitions move through the Ohio legislature.
Citizens petition for protection against quacks and stricter regulation of mineral oils. Bills considered include railroad fence laws and canal basin adjustments. Proposals seek widow election rights, prosecutor presence with juries, and other legal safeguards amid a session filled with legislative maneuvering.
Official call from the National Committee of the Union Republican party for a Philadelphia convention on June next at 12 noon to nominate candidates for President and Vice President. Delegates equal to twice state Senate and House members, two delegates from each territory.
The document lists Republican leaders from multiple states calling for reform to maintain purity and efficiency in public service. Aimed at national cooperation, it names chairs and secretaries from Massachusetts to California and ends with a date and Washington D C Jan 11 1872. The roster includes many notable figures across the United States.
Davenport reports 5 000 hogs packed this season. Muscatine Evening Journal notes Richie and White challenge competition on forty two hogs weighing 17 500 pounds. A Union Pacific collision near Red Buttes injures fifteen passengers. Cotton crop for the year estimated at about one million bales. Obsequies held for Col Norman B Eddy in Indianapolis with remain to South Bend.
A District Court suit to collect a dated note from 1864 ended with Judge Richman ruling for full payment plus 6 percent interest from the 1868 demand. The defendant argued lack of consideration and convenience, noting prior amicable settlement and an unstamped note later stamped without consent. The decision warns against signing obligations unless intent to pay exists.
A New York Tribune note questions reformers turning to preaching. It cites England’s United Christian Band of the Royal Artillery of Heaven with many ex wrestlers and pugilists now serving God. The piece mockingly warns of a militant majority taking a meeting house.
Catholic groups in Boston plan to take charge of Catholic destitute children in state care. They note 5000 inmates from about fourteen cities, mostly offspring of Catholic agents, and seek to provide spiritual instruction themselves rather than Mass in almshouses. They already run a Home for Destitute Catholic Children and seek further mortgages to cover boarding.
Fragmentary note shows Londof city council discussion on a subject of thanks and gratitude. The readable text indicates a formal consideration or ceremonial mention but lacks specific names, dates, or actions.
New York reports strong cotton with various grade quotes from ordinary to good middling and futures at 6 000 sales. Spot sales total 2 338 bales with 1 890 in transit and futures trading 16 000 bales with February at 22 cents and May around 36 1/6 cents. Liverpool notes excited market with an estimated 20 000 bales, middling uplands at 1144 and middling Orleans at a similar level.
Covington reports hundreds crossing the river on the ice impacting the Covington and Cincinnati Bridge takings. A boy Rhinefelter killed by a horse reel incident is to be investigated. Four smallpox cases at the post house near the city. Escaped prisoners seen at Getz concert saloon in Cincinnati. John Dixey sentenced ten days for vagrancy. Trinity Church fire damages about $4000 with $1000 insurance. A horse driven fire Hose Reel No 1 caused a Madison Street accident injuring a boy named Conrad Rheinfeter.
A list of directors for the 1872 insurance board includes J Bb Bennett, Jas Keas, P Kilbreth, J R Stone, W Moulton, Conrad Windisch, Carson W H Buell, and A Everett among others, with locations Marietta Cleveland and related names.
The entry lists cash on hand and in bank and in transit, bonds totaling 700 441, bills receivable 479 00, due from other insurance companies 6 044 46, and other items 9 843 47, summing to a total asset figure.
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