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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1872
Page
4
Friday June 19 summary shows fair at 7 AM with light wind. later cloudy conditions recorded for the day. Calender notes July 2 sunrise and sunset times with a fair weather forecast for Saturday.
Local item roundup reports Dwicer Benton and Heeny Mosier at work on Exposition paintings, an Eastern collection shipment arriving, and routine small incidents. It also covers real estate sale of the Baum property for $30,000, a Clifton String Band event, crop damage from rains, a Kansas City shooting in self defense, a lawsuit over liquor sales, and snapshots of the Cincinnati Savings Society's officers and finances.
John Walking of Columbia and Sycamore streets attempted suicide in a cell at Hammond Street Station-house. He severed an artery in his right arm, bleeding onto the floor, and was carried to City Hospital for treatment. He had been drinking and unemployed for six months and had previously abused his wife. Authorities believe he will recover.
Julia Watson avoided further costs for whisky disturbance after two months of noise. Nathan Gaff, homeless, to thirty days in the Workhouse. John Dougherty fined for drunkenness. Joseph Leider fined for selling apples before market hours. John Tuley drunk. Mary Donnelly housed in Work-house. Mary Cummings fined for drunkenness. Rosa Donnelly released due to age after public intoxication. Henry Pullman fined for habitual drunkenness. Lizzie Lesman bail set for silverware theft. Philip Pohlman and John Hussack fined for disorderly conduct. John Ferguson and George Webster on a continued docket for theft. Webster discharged. Ferguson to six months in the Workhouse.
A freight train halted by fog on the Ohio and Mississippi line near Delhi alerted an approaching express. Dense fog prevented the engineer from seeing the flagman in time, causing a high speed collision that telescoped the express and freight cars. Passengers sustained injuries including Mr Thos Osback of New York whose ankle was dislocated and leg fractured, and express fireman John Jeffers of Seymour Indiana with a broken leg. Dr Ewing of Lawrence Kansas attended the injured aboard the L and C line train to the city.
At Wade street Dog Pound yesterday about 5 pm nearly 330 unclaimed dogs were killed by two butcher boys using sledge-hammers. The execution lasted over an hour as dogs leapt to avoid blows, with head shots often missed. The method drew strong condemnation as brutal and uncivilized.
The French Band, celebrated for the Boston Jubilee and currently visiting Chicago, received a telegram stating it will perform in this city next Monday evening.
Multiple property transfers recorded in Cincinnati on July 19 including Jane Sayed to M. Hanover for a lot on Home Big Pack, Thompes to Elizabeth Baldwin on Storrs, EK Holtzinger and wife to J J Henderson on Mitton Street, Nicholas Nee to Margaret Feakins on Court Street, James Needen and others to Geo Valinarde on Bank Street, Talbots to S A Hammond on Auburn Avenue, and Barney Wisher leasing property on Water Street for $2 yearly.
The Emerson Minstrels receive strong notice with Billy Emerson headlining a benefit show tonight offering his hit songs and "The Old Clothes Dealer" act. The Cincinnati tour also reports Barnum’s procession drawing large crowds, with thousands ad mitted and thousands turned away.
The text notes municipal concern that Lorenz has not been paid the full sums due on his former and present contracts totaling $300. It also mentions planned completion of the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad station area and a new Knowlton block with fifteen stores fronting on two streets and near the Colerain pike and Hamilton pike.
In a presidential caper, Weigold claims no Greeley men are present while another insists there are not five Grant men. Only eleven votes from about twenty five hundred citizens are cast as General Tom Young contemplates a congressional run. The section remains calm and not excited.
Council met last evening and took no major action. Mr Peters began his assessment and aims to finish in a few days. The meeting drew all attendees but the Sergeant-at-arms was busy ushering away absentees.
In a local court Harriet West was fined one dollar for disorderly conduct after a report of theft. Barnum’s show opens in Covington tomorrow with three exhibitions, drawing expected crowds. The Good Templars prepare a Kenton Campbell Boone Grant Pendleton district convention on the 25th with officials Russell Bain attending.
Newport officials approved street and alley paving plans and crosswalks on Eglantine Columbia Elm Patterson and Walnut Patterson. A wire request to install a lamp post at Corpus Christi Church was ordered and a fire alarm system ordinance was passed. An ex policeman, Jerry Reed, was injured in a machinery accident and faces possible amputation.
Market notes show slow demand with large shipments, prices varied across commodities. Livestock and produce show mixed activity with scarce items like New Orleans sugar scarce and heavy oats dull. bacon and sugar cured hams in limited supply, vegetable prices steady to weak.
Elia Davis, daughter of Elizabeth M. and Arthur Davis, aged 238 months and 4 days, died Thursday July 18 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at the late residence 337 Bay Miller Street Saturday July 20 at 10 o clock AM.
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