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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1872
Page
2
Beginning today the Daily Evening Star will issue three editions daily. The move expands local coverage with morning, afternoon, and late editions to reach readers at different times.
A correction notes prior report misstated railroad costs and creek improvements. The piece also discusses a rumored vast tidal wave off Italy with widespread death, urging caution and promising further details as authorities verify the extraordinary claim.
The Philadelphia Convention occupied itself as a mutual admiration society as politicians vie for the Vice Presidential nomination with Senator Wilson leading. Speeches favored President Grant and the colored element drew attention though the convention’s own power to reelect Grant remains unshaken. Rival forces are masked by party gaiety as Baltimore may reveal if the race becomes a triangular contest or two camps dominate.
A San Francisco Chronicle interview reveals Fighting Joe Hooker blaming General Howard for the Union defeat at Chancellorsville. Hooker says a guard order about Stonewall Jackson was never read, as Howard slept with the telegram unread. The clash extends to blame on Howard’s leadership, with further attacks on Grant Halleck Averill and Sherman.
The piece presents a forceful critique of war operations comparing the current dispute to the past quarrels of McDowell McClellan Fitz John Porter and their grievances. It notes the issue will continue and that many prominent soldiers are in the crosshairs, predicting a heated reception for the outspoken critic at future battles.
The article argues that British capital will back a Canadian Pacific railway spanning two thousand seven hundred miles from Lake Nipissing to British Columbia. It cites growing Canadian and northern trade, wheat regions near Lake Superior, and parallel progress of the Northern Pacific as reasons to expect a major continental railway expansion driven by English capital and land grants.
In Springfield on June 5 during a Rosston, Bringer and Henderson circus act a performer named Alice Mile fell twenty feet to the ground. She broke her leg and sustained severe injuries. The incident drew concern as responders treated her on site. Authorities investigated the cause of the fall.
The gathering opened with president S. F. McCoy presiding. Reports from Brown Crawford Muskingum and others noted local schools and revivals. Discussions centered on Sunday school impact, unity of the church, and sacred geography with ample participation and growing afternoon attendance.
London june 6 the duke of edinburgh opened the Dublin exhibition with imposing ceremonies before a vast audience. elsewhere june 5 to 6 the national reform union of manchester backed government Alabama negotiations and lord lansdowne criticized disraeli and the arbritation stance as an obstacle to settlement. Rome reported the po river flood near ferrero causing widespread desolation and about forty thousand homeless residents.
The Grand Lodge of the American Protestant Association of Ohio met yesterday with 47 delegates representing 26 lodges. Membership stands at 2,875 in good standing. Officers elected include Grand Master Herman of Cincinnati and vice grand R. P. Bradford, both of Cincinnati, with other officers from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Steubenville and Columbus. The lodge will adjourn today. A Jacksonville Flat Road boiler explosion killed fireman James Parker and wounded the engineer. Berry suffered a broken leg. Vanderbilt ticket re-elected at New York Central election.
In Richmond City Council a compromise with Fort Wayne railroad lessees yields main shop location at Richmond, expected to settle the railroad war. Indiana Diocese Episco pal Convention in Indianapolis reports large attendance. Clem trial continues with prosecutions by General Ben Harrison and defense by John Hanna. Cambridge City Racing Park crowds surge as track earns high praise. races excite, Charley Evans wins pacing, Joe Bowers takes running, Doltana second, Davey distanced. Weather fine, no drunkenness, expect large crowds for remaining days with purses of 700 and 2000 for trotting events.
Nine weeks earlier 13 year old Charles Schmidt was bitten by a dog at No. 8 Silver Street after delivering a Volksblatt. He developed hydrophobia, suffered excruciating fits, and died after lingering in terrors with foaming lips and violent thrashing. Doctors deemed no cure. Parents resisted smothering. The case horrified observers.
The text gives a dated health guide advising early bedtimes between eight thirty and nine, ample water, outdoor exposure, moderate sun, daily carriage rides, and a large oatmeal based diet. It recommends resting after lunch, socializing with cheerful people, and sleeping nine to ten hours, promising six months to reach ideal health. A nearby Knoxville cave discovery is also noted with water power for two mills.
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