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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1872
Page
4
Special weather note by Boury Twitchell lists barometer 29.38 and thermometers with cloudy sky. Calendar shows sun rise 4:81, sun set 7:20, moon rise 10:54, moon set evening, weather cloudy.
The will of John T. Power was admitted to probate. Park Commissioners offered the French Band $500 for Eden Park, but they declined. Daniel Lanigan, of Dayton, identified as Sunstroke victim who died in Dayton Hospital. Temperance excursion to Philadelphia departed this morning. A True Daughter of St Crispin letter to the Sran office. Lucy and Jay Gould arrived for trotting races at Buckeye Track. Thieves garroted a boy in a Race Street laundry and robbed $25. suspects fled. Five month old baby at Children's Home awaiting adoption. Western delegates to Iron Molders' Convention praised Troy reception. Painter fell from scaffold on Gest Street, injuring arm. John Koch, 14, threw a boulder at a Route 0 streetcar, injuring a woman. officers seek him. Mt Washington toll gate abolished. road free to city line after verdict. North Bend man Welch held an inquest on drowned youth. naked body found. Indian relic on display at Gee Wilcox book stand near Third and Main. Artifact found near mound east of Lebanon. exhibited in Fulton Post Office years ago.
The temperance societies of Dayton Hamilton and Richmond plan their annual excursion to Philadelphia with round trip tickets via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad costing 28 dollars and valid for return until September 1. In probate court witnesses valued fourteen Hunt street lots near Montgomery road at 35 to 65 dollars per front foot amid a potential street widening. a jury has yet to decide. The New City Code was reviewed by the Board of Aldermen. key changes include license rates for shows and pawnbrokers and a rise in dog taxes from 1 to 5 dollars per year.
In Judge Carter court Jacob Schmidt and Andrew Hoffmann receive 5 fines with costs for disorderly conduct. Others face penalties for drunkenness vandalism and assault. Several cases continued or sent to the workhouse, including charges against Cordelia Wade and Peter Fowler with W. B. Sayers. A trial for Charles Fisher’s assault ends with a rib injury. Charles Henry faces sentencing for theft.
Thirty one members attended the second roll call as the board debated the Assistant Superintendent’s authority and salary set at $175 a month. They considered library funding, school rules on pupil attendance, and a controversial proposal for religious instruction by teachers. A courtship note and distress at the Ninth-street Station also figure in the meeting’s chaotic aftermath.
Crowds fill Exposition Hall for the world famous band with the audience cheering Vive la Republique and Hail Columbia. An admission crush caused torn gowns and early exits. organizers promised to correct entry for tonight.
A local concert review praises the band for balanced brass and reeds and flawless execution. Highlights include the William Tell overture, Au Varie Suisse solos, Wagner’s music, and the Marsellaise with Miss Anie Goodall as Liberty. The piece ends with praise and a warning that Goodall’s Marsellaise fell short. Also noted is Dark Friday at Wood’s Theater drawing big crowds.
The current river conditions show heavy rainfall and rising levels. Arrivals include United States and Ben Franklin at Louisville, with several other steamers listed. departures include Gen Lytle and Ben Franklin. A new boat will be launched named after James W. Gaff. a mishap afloat left John W. Hill drowned near Cincinnati. Memphis ferry engineer arrested for drunkenness. Buffalo interest grows in a four-propeller line akin to streetcars.
Market report for beans butter cheese coal coffee eggs fruit flour grain and hay with price ranges. Scarcity and demand vary. white beans at 2 dollars per unit. butter steady. cheese slow. coal abundant and unsettled. coffee prices steady with declining demand. eggs improving to 13 cents per dozen. lemons scarce. flour weakening. grain prices easing. hay dull. sorghum steady. linseed steady. petroleum refined at 21 cents. poultry small and firm per dozen.
The column lists current prices for assorted meats and provisions. Bacon, ham, and ribs show active demand with adequate supply. shoulders and clear rib cuts priced around seven to eight cents per pound. Sugar notes mixed demand with modest price adjustments. vegetables dull. potatoes offered nominally. and Kentucky prices advanced with fair demand.
Special correspondence reports an ongoing camp meeting at Madeira hindered by heavy rain yet continued with about five hundred attendees. Organizers remain hopeful and believe the weather will clear improving attendance and spiritual impact.
A travel narrative describes observing a Berber slave market in Berber, with a Syrian merchant showing a harem and two enslaved girls. The speaker notes the brutal traffic, calls it a common domestic scene, and condemns the system of selling children for profit.
A Kansas City Times correspondent from Plattsburgh describes David R. Atchison as a confirmed old bachelor who enjoys home life with an unmarried sister, a fourteen year old niece, a nephew and his wife on a 1200 acre farm. The nephew manages the farm while Atchison tends to vegetables in the garden and rests in his room, sharing political recollections.
The narrative recounts a long serving senator appointed in 1843 and re elected in 1849, noting pro tem duties and a brief presidency of the Senate. It also describes Nevada sandspouts near Virginia City from a July issue, detailing tall cylindrical sand columns 10 feet wide and up to a thousand feet high that outwardly resemble waterspouts.
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