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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1872
Page
4
The Evening Star weather summary by Henry Twitchell notes clear conditions at 92.48 and cloudy with rain potential near Bacon's Building. Calendar lines show July dates, sunrise at 4:55, sunset at 7:10, moonrise 11:47, moonset later, with northerly winds and cloudy skies.
A roundup of city items including tax changes and meetings, transit adjustments to racing events, library acquisitions, and public gatherings. The block reports rail service, church events, arrests, and infrastructure plans with notes on council, school district, and a medical college lecture schedule in Cincinnati.
Sanovacy O July 1872 reports contradict rival routes claiming no morning island boat. The Evening Star is laid up but B F Ferris runs daily. No delay in island travel via this route. H M Bronson notes a new feature with aquaria in the Exposition building. Robert Brown to join Eastport marine expedition to collect specimens for the Expo.
If weather favors, patrons at Exposition Park expect a premier trotting display led by Goldsmith Maid and Lucy. The big match and a trial race between Jay Gould, Billy Haskins, Tom Young, and Tom Stevens are planned as top attractions with all aiming under 2 30. Trains from C H D and Marieney will carry riders at twenty five cents round trip.
At yesterday’s meeting the Commissioners reported free application flow for Exposition space and set next week for assignments. Exhibitors submitting before August 26 receive priority. after that date, space allocation is by chance. Bradford & Sharp will furnish driving belts for Power Hall and space between Horticultural and Power Halls will host additional machinery.
A 2 pm chase from Ninth street Station ended with John Smith alias Wilson, twenty, thief, captured by Officers Gibner and Parks after a long pursuit through yards and alleys. He reportedly took five dollars from Mrs. Mary Hacksell at market with Charley Williams, his accomplice, under surveillance since eight in the morning.
About 11 o'clock this morning Mr G Booker of Asseforth and Booker undertakers was riding with a companion when his horse was frightened by a hogshead rolled from J C Crane and Co Park house. The buggy overturned and Booker was thrown, fracturing his right leg above the ankle. Dr Holdt set the bone and Booker was taken home.
Richard Delaney faced threatening a officer with a knife, fined $10 in addition to costs. Mary Maloney, described as old and barefoot, was jailed 30 days for street begging and drunken behavior. Louisa Robinson and Annie Andrews, both repeatedly drunk, received 30 days in jail. Hucksters were discharged with costs. Amelia Melian fined $5 for drunkenness and assault. Henry Moss jailed $8 and costs after canal rescue. Augusta Meyers fined $3 and costs for drunkenness. Mullaney’s property destruction case continued on $200 bail. Elizabeth Simmons held on $200 bail for stolen handkerchiefs. Jacob May fined $5 and costs due to insanity. Conrad Hagster fined $10 and costs for assault. Connelly sent to three months for stealing tools. Maggie Carroll jailed 30 days after repeated drunkenness. Louis Greenburg fined $5 and costs, later remitted. Stratomeirs case postponed after witness testimony. Hannah Connor released on $3 payment due to large family. Thomas Connelly charged with stealing goods worth $175.
Reports from Pittsburgh to St Louis recount arrivals of vessels including Worcester and Franklin. The Alice Brown sank after striking a reef near a falls, blocking passage as coal boats flood the canal harbor. Tests on iron steamers draw premium bets while owners brace for delays from a crowded river system.
A meeting of residents and property holders will gather at Schmidt's Hall to discuss erecting a bridge over Mill Creek at the head of Dam Street. About 200 dollars has been raised. Orietta Railroad offers a platform and flag station if the bridge is built at no cost to the company. Plans for Turner Halle were reviewed by E. Poetker, with bids expected tomorrow.
A large Dayton gathering at the School Hall adopted resolutions calling for the resignation of the City President and Council, election timing for a new City Clerk, and synchronized council elections. The mass-meeting pledged ongoing assemblies until grievances are redressed, with several leaders expressing willingness to align with the people's wishes.
The record notes an ordinance to repeal a previous ordinance creating a Hamilton Board of Improvements and its duties, dated December 22 1870. It cites conflicts with the City Council, causing darkness after the Gas Company stopped lighting public lamps, and mentions hope that Mr Troutman’s ordinance passes.
Dark Friday remains the attraction at Wood's Theater as Newcomb's Minstrels start Monday and run all week. Newcomb will award 300 in greenback prizes to audience members each night, promising honest, impartial entertainment. Also noted: death of Mrs. Emma Wheatleigh in New York at age 85, famed Park Theater alumna and mother of Chas. Wheatleigh and Mrs. Mason, and insurance capital of Tuk Watertown Fire Insurance Co. at 390,575 60 with agent Wm. Young of 6 West Third Street.
In the Evening Star’s market page dated July 25 1872 attention is given to Bran Shipstuff and related goods with no price gains and scarce beadoutcarees. Butter cheese eggs and pork show thin demand with steady to lower pricing while flour and wheat futures threaten declines as supply and quality shift. Prices for oats rye corn and other staples are described with uneven movement and light demand across the board.
The text reports fluctuating prices and demand for various goods including grain, tobacco, and outputs at different locations. It notes cash prices, freight terms, and market activity with parsable figures like 6c and 8% rates, while mentioning New Orleans and Turkeys but lacking coherent structure.
Chief Justice Lawrence overturns an earlier Pennsylvania decision by holding that a fire started by a locomotive sparks can be proximate when caused by a defender's careless act. The ruling emphasizes reasonable foreseeability of damage regardless of which house burns first.
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