07 Jun 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1872
Page
1
Telegraph reports show the House of Commons debating a new treaty while New York experiences strike excitement. The Philadelphia Convention prepares amid press coverage and nominee discussions.
In the House of Commons Mr Gladstone said the United States will accept the supplemental article as final settlement of indirect damages if the article is adopted. In the Lords Earl Granville echoed the note and Earl Russell withdrew his motion to retire from the article if claims for consequential damages continued.
June 7 report outlines a morning clash when James Brennan Chambers fired on James Brownlee a non union carpenter. Brownlee wounded as unions threaten further unrest and police guard major works. Strikes spread across gas car coach painting trades with threats of arson. The article also surveys Philadelphia Convention editorials from Sun Star Tribune World and Herald on Grant Wilson Colfax and party dynamics.
The Times praises the nominees in a lengthy editorial and lauds the Convention’s work as intelligent and businesslike. It predicts the death and burial of the Democratic party with Greeley at its head in November.
On the day before yesterday afternoon a coastal storm caused heavy damage and loss of life. The Boston bound schooner Jane from Bangor vanished ashore at Squam beach with all hands lost. M. M. Freeman wrecked at Tallycove with one survivor. Louise F. Smith wrecked at Lanesville with crew saved. Edinburgh lies ashore at Gloucester full of water.
The State Sunday School Convention met in Lancaster with limited turnout from Hamilton county and questions about advertising and delegate selection. A State Industrial Farm delegation, led by Rev. B W Chidlaw, surprised with singing and Bible knowledge. W A Ogden of Bellefontaine led singing, boosting the convention’s spirit.
The Ohio Reform Farm School at Lancaster reports two bids for the main building. The Door Sash and Blind Company of Columbus bids 38889 dollars and Ways and Bros of Lancaster bids 35850 dollars, the latter winning the award. The tower and tank are not awarded and the gas works will be deferred. honorable John A. Foote of Cleveland, a Reform School commissioner, will attend the International Reformatory Congress in London on July 8.
The Alaska fur seal is distinct from ordinary seals and once thrived globally. It now haunts only St Paul and St George islands and a Siberian coast island due to centuries of hunting. The timid animals flee at sight of a gun or dog and rarely return to rookeries after disturbance.
Reports describe widespread enthusiasm for Grant and Wilson’s nomination. Political figures and parties at local and national levels announce leadership changes and election outcomes.
Senate passes measures to curb obstruction in federal courts and to aid clearing-house exchange. Amendments set canal tolls at five cents per ton at the Ohio River falls, and authorize a survey from the Tennessee to Coosa rivers. The steamboat bill conference report discussed without action. House not in session. Mazzini’s body to be preserved for future sight-seers is noted with Italian patriotic reflections.
Walking author quotes an old doctor who advised a dyspeptic to eat gravel. The speaker, not dyspeptic, endorses gravel as a tonic and antiseptic in rough doses, prefers real quartz gravel but settles for brick pavements, praising the mental and physical effects despite rough surfaces.
The article advises simple grape care for home gardens, stressing fair soil and trellis maintenance. It notes trimming methods, renewal of vines, and the challenge of finding a universally superior grape variety. The Hartford, Concord, Delaware, Ilona, and Isabella/Diana/Concord grafting prospects are discussed with emphasis on local suitability and health.
Hargraves Central and Eastern Arabia notes a plant grown in Kasem and Iman that yields seeds producing effects like laughing gas. Powdered doses cause laughter, singing, dancing then sleep with amnesia. Overdose risk present though rare. Plant features include small Kasem height, larger Iman form, woody stems, pinnate dark green leaves, yellow flowers, and greenish padded fruit containing two to three seeds.
Sleeplessness should be addressed with outdoor physical activity for daily sleep. Those who lounge indoors should not expect sound rest. excess day sleeping disrupts night sleep. Avoid sleeping aids. chloral hydrate is dangerous and should only be used under a physician’s advice to prevent serious harm or death.
A health article warns that shutting out sunshine and pure air harms health, citing sunless rooms linked to higher fever deaths. It urges letting light in daily, noting even strong plants suffer without sun. It then notes Gambetta's Havre banquet and his remark that moral ruin needs restoration beyond military ruin.
The illness of Prince Bismarck is more serious than first thought though the North German Gazette minimizes it. It is one of his periodic health attacks that will necessitate a leave of absence from his duties when state affairs allow him to depart Berlin. John C. Cole of Ohio has been nominated to the Puebla In Agency.
Special dispatch from Washington reports that a bill passed both Houses of Congress fixing canal tolls at five cents per ton through the Louisville and Portland canal. The decision comes amid ongoing transportation reforms and affects Cincinnati commerce.
In Memphits Tennessee on June 7 a man named Burrows living in Searcy Arkansas has lived nearly forty days without eating despite thrice daily offerings from his family who he refuses. Also reported is the arrest of Henry Gant a Swiss for attempting to kill Mrs Whittaker and burning her house and barn near Little Rock. A Fort Smith Herald forecast trouble removing intruding whites from the Indian nation and supporting open settlement with a state or territorial government as a remedy. A grand council of Indian tribes met at Okmulgee to discuss these matters. Other notes include Grant’s nomination seen as unsurprising Beschoff suing the streetcar company for 40000 after his child was killed, Jones awaiting trial for the Cavanaugh killing, and Charles Clinton convicted of first degree murder amid insanity pleas.
In Philadelphia on June 7 the Republican National Executive Committee named E D Morgan as chairman and elected a 17 member executive panel from several states. James Riddle was chosen as Delaware representative, Texas seat pending. The group pledged vigorous campaign cooperation and adjourned to meet in New York on June 18.
Afternoon market review shows unsettled cotton with prices a shade lower and spirits of whisky fairly active while other grains vary. Wheat and corn brisk sales reported. oats and beans near quoted levels. provisions quiet with city and bulk meats stable. cattle steady with broad price range. sheep in demand. flour and other commodities traded in limited lots.
Chicago June market report shows dull wheat at 147 on July and 1 for June, oats offered around 42c. Receipts total 8,910 bushels with 20,800 on corn and 124.5 on oats. rye 1,800 and barley 1,795 bushels. Shipments and stock figures noted, with later updates on trains and market activity.
Cramped OCR note shows grain and feed prices with scattered figures for flour steady and wheat quiet. Misc entries mention oats, hogs, rice, sugar and coffee with uncertain values and stray symbols in a murky Janes, New York session.
Special weather note for Evzextwe Sras by optician Henry Twitchell. June 7 shows cloudy in the morning 2m, afternoon clear by 23.18, calendar indicates sunrise at 4 32 and sunset at by noon, with weather fair.
On Friday's Police Court docket two new cases and seven continued, including assaults grand larceny petit larceny and obtaining money under false pretenses. Several defendants were fined or discharged while others faced continued hearings or sent to the workhouse.
A 9 45 P M Bittle Miami line passenger train ran off the track near Sor Lebanon last night around 11 O clock. The entire train derailed but only one passenger was seriously injured. Trains were delayed this morning as crews clear debris and assess damage.
County Commissioners gathered this morning but did not transact any items of significance.
Yesterday afternoon Harry Hannan s Henry Hicks led a fresh escape attempt from the Workhouse. The pair, linked to a prior breakout, had used wax to loosen rivets and bars, but were recaptured within about ten minutes after shedding their chains and walls.
The box 123 fire caused by a tank in a vinegar factory on Fil west of John. steam pressure from a boiler outlet left open, tank burst. Damage trifling. Also dog fighting case on Walnut Street with arrests expected. sky rocket at Fourteenth Street caused window damage on Court Vine. theft at Hammond Street station-house. Havana Diario notes Cuban commissioners to Henho and debated Internationale implications.
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