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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1872
Page
3
A child watches a circus with dreamlike images of animals and banners as he wanders with friends. The tale shifts to a later regretful memory of Willie and other children who sought home or guidance, feeling lost when the show ends. In the end, Willie stays at school while others follow hollow glitz, reflecting on parental care and faith.
In Washington on June 5 the Senate revived the sundry civil appropriation bill and debated amendments about paying unsettled claims for mail contracts in rebel states before 1861. Sherman, Morrill, Conkling, Ramsey and Thurman led varied proposals to bar or condition payments, requiring proof services were rendered, no double pay, and loyalty to the United States. The body rejected several amendments, postponed the bill to Friday noon, and instructed that fortification and river and harbor bills proceed next.
Five sailors fled the Advertiser at a South Sea Island and were captured after a night raid by natives. They endured brutal treatment, starvation, disease, and witnessed savage acts including a wife killed by a tomahawk. They recovered only slowly and never desert again.
A crowd leaving St Pauls cathedral after vesper service witnessed a young lady strike a choir member with a parasol. The assailant and her sister, who apologized, reside on Ramorene street and Logan street man is a respected choir member from Logan street. The incident sparked mystery among friends and drew police attention.
A London gun lobby reports on a new invention the gyro pigeon a mechanical pistol like steel fan device that simulates shooting at live birds without harm offering unlimited practice at low cost. It claims humane benefits and notes a gyro shooting club already formed with tests at Rye Lane Peckham.
The piece argues that low fares and frequent trains boost railroad use, benefiting customers and cities alike. It contends that liberal pricing draws business, expands lands and settlement, spurs factories, raises property values, and spreads taxes, urging public input in rail policy.
The army worm moved from the Twenty first district, crossed the Cumberland near the race course last Saturday, and on Sunday devastated Ab Turner’s twenty acre rye field. Workers harrowed, dug a ditch, laid straw, and set it afire to stem the invasion, but fear of continued damage remains as the pests sweep along the south side of the river across about a quarter mile. William Bird reported the worm crossing last Saturday.
The Steamer Northwestern struck a rock on the lower upper Mississippi rapids and sank slowly at 5 AM while towing two barges to St Louis. Main deck kept dry except one section where water ran over as the vessel lay across the channel. Passengers were sent ahead. freight in the hold damaged but insured. The boat is not at risk of total loss and will be raised or is already up. Repairs planned at dock tomorrow.
In gray dawn near the J L and 8 railway crossing the bear sighting by Chief Engineer Donovan and State road Commissioner Evans ends when the “bear” is revealed to be a wheel barrow. Guns fetched, chase pursued with lively excitement, then relief as wagon wheel proves harmless. Miss Williams of New York is reported in Columbus heading south.
The article chronicles rapid framing, roofing, and interior work on a large building, with scaffolding, towers, and finished south side rooms. Gas, water, and electric systems advance. an eight inch water main feeds the center auditorium and a hydrant is readied. A coal train accident near Port Jervis kills one and injures others. a Hartford dispatch notes Captain Bridgeport taking insurance on his life for $75,500, Connecticut Mutual $25,000.
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