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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1872
Page
2
The Evening Star notes the daily circulation lead in Ohio while Dr Lawanan declines a public reception in Baltimore citing weak health and a wish to avoid prominence. Friends express disappointment and reiterate confidence in his integrity and Christian character.
The discussion argues narrow gauge railroads can reach areas without trunk lines and, with proven efficiency, may be adopted for main lines. It cites Denver & Rio Grande tests showing lower weights and fuel use, lighter cars, and superior passenger comfort, plus British commission support for broader adoption.
A survey traces how presidents varied in wealth from Washington to Taylor, noting how some saved salaries or inherited fortunes, while others spent heavily. The piece contrasts Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Van Buren, Polk, and Lincoln with rivals Webster and Clay, and ends with a curious Italian chalk bed near Modena showing ancient city ruins and preserved tree remains, followed by a short note on Atlantic and foreign shipping trends.
The City Council convened with all members present. Petitions on nuisances at Patterson street and Cabot street were referred to committees. The Weigher reports 1320 dollars from hay scales in June. A nuisance on lot 38 was ordered abated. Lamp posts to be erected at Tibbatts Williamson and Saratoga by Covington Gas Co. Waterworks bids rejected. brick pumping-house planned with new specs. Flag-stone crossings to be installed at Taylor Monmouth. Claims totalling 19 018 13 and 653 dollars for waterworks were approved. A fish swarm followed rain on Harris street. minnows found by children. A new small-pox case raises concern over city cleanliness. Col. Nelson reports pleasant conditions at Cape May with notable names and rising stock prices. Clay Insurance increases capital to 150 000 with high compliance. Greeley and Brown campaign club to meet at the Courthouse tonight.
The council discussed a fire department plea for a new hook and ladder wagon, passed streetcar regulations limiting speed and behavior at crossings, and required compliance with signals. A campaign meeting for Grant and Wilson was planned, while local incidents included quarrels over politics, a ventilated courthouse, coal contracts for schools, and minor fines for Wilson, Samuel, and Newt Stevens.
Stone acts cheerful as a clerk. Rev Elwell returns to occupy the pulpit tomorrow. Rev Stanberry of Covington preaches at the Baptist church tomorrow evening. A Sabbath school sermon and county wide Sunday school rally are planned for the last Saturday in August on the Alexandria pike. Rev John H Van Cleve, a blind young minister, will lecture on temperance next week with a concert to follow at the M E church. The lecture is free with a small concert admission. Van Cleve is noted as talented and well educated and has been blind since age six.
In Cumminsville residents discuss funding for a new foot-bridge at the head of Dane street near the railroad. Clopper donates thirty feet of creekside land. further subscriptions to be raised at tonight’s Schmidt’s toll-gate meeting. The article notes potential Groesbeck avenue use by a College Hill omnibus to the upcoming station and mentions geological finds from a new well related to the Marietta railroad project.
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