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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1872
Page
2
M Tuters pledges strong support for the French Republic and himself as its leader. The piece notes the growing intrigue as Gen Logan moves forward, labelled as Sumner’s assailant and a defender of the President, signaling worsening political mix ups ahead of a square race for the presidency.
The piece honors James Gordon Bennett the Herald founder noting his role in shaping the press as a world power. It recalls his rise from poverty to prominence and wealth and argues his influence would be missed as the Herald continues under successors.
The issue notes growing political confusion with new examples of partisanship. It cites a Richmond Greeley meeting, a club formation listing Confederate names, and Kilpatrick set to address Greeley in Vermont, illustrating a tumultuous canvass ahead.
The article ponders how looming political conventions and defections shape the race for the Presidency. It questions the President's tactics amid opposition, accuses him of neglecting reform, and contrasts his stance with Greeley’s aggressive campaign efforts through his newspaper, all signaling an active, unsettled national contest.
In Fayette County on June 2, 1872, Ely & Stevenson near Washington D. H. begin a brick grain elevator 45 by 120 feet, five stories tall with 100000 bushels capacity. The county weighs changes with new railroads, bond proposals of 300000 dollars at seven percent, and a push for roads, schools, and Sabbath-school progress as harvests show mixed prospects.
Judge Silverthorn and family crossed sixteen miles of snow from Hamilton to Breckinridge in one night. Ten to thirty feet of snow in gulches, eleven thousand feet altitude, nightly storms, and soft by day ice at night made the journey exceptionally difficult yet accomplished by shoeing through peak winter.
London reports the British government reopened talks on the Washington treaty. The issue hinges on whether the term indirect claims excludes certain classes of claims, with no final agreement yet and a decision due within 24 hours. Paris notes a large cotton mill fire near Rouen causing about a million francs in losses and mass layoffs. Madrid reports Marshal Serrano arriving, defending his conduct and leniency, while Radicals appoint Cordova as Cortes leader.
James Gordon Bennett proprietor of the New York Herald died after weeks of decline at his Fifth Avenue home. He faced paralysis and convulsions but retained keen mind and recall. Archbishop McCloskey administered last rites as relatives and friends gathered.
Indiana items report a Wednesday poultry show opening in Indianapolis, a state Diocesan Convention gathering, a brakeman injured at Knightsville, burglary with chloroform in Terre Haute, a stabbing in Terre Haute with a recovering victim, a girl saved from the Vandalia bridge, a large Anderson factory fire with $10,000 loss, two state billiard champions Garst and Byers, a damaging Terre Haute storm, a May patent jail case win for Edwin May, Indianapolis Journal sale to Hazelman and Fishback, and editorial shifts with new staff in St Louis assignments.
A message from the President vetoes the relief bill for Milton Best while a separate appropriation of 10 000 dollars for General Rawlins statue proceeds. The House agrees to adjourn on June 10 after an all day discussion. Filippo Marchetti, a young Italian, writes Romeo e Giuletta praised by Venice critics as Verdi's potential successor.
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