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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1872
Page
4
The Evening Star reports weather for Vine Street area and lists Twitchell Optician at 139 West Fourth Street as the source of eyewear guidance.
Tax Rev N Summerbell leads Y M C A services at 8 pm while L Thompson preaches farewell at Viret Presbyterian. High School exams underway with graduation tests on the 19th. Bunviore fete postponed due to rain. Intermediate and District Schools conduct pupil exams next week. Police file a Sheridan theft notice for owner ID. A woman named Nelly Petrauss attempts poison, suspected adulteration. Covington preachers in Union M E Church led by Dr Chadwick. Sons of Tem hold Friday union at Temperance Hall with songs and speeches. Tex Ry Rev Simmerbell to read services, Sunday meetings continue. Dog fights on Ohier Street spark police concern. Suz Homeopathic Society buys Seventh and Mound corner for Pulte Homeopathic College. German Cincinnatians return from Baengerfest in St. Louis. impressions mixed.
A collage of whimsical lines and references to public figures. Mentions a harbor buoy a dentist's office a waterspout a temperance speaker and a song of the oyster. Notes Nilsson reception in London and a political nod to Mrs Woodhull Tennie C. and Citizen Corry with a 14 pound weight reference.
The Board of Aldermen met with 16 members present. They approved funds for medical attendance for officer Delahanty and for condemnation of property to widen streets. A lease offer for the Hammond Street Station House was discussed, along with contracts for sewer and street work and a plan to supply coal. A protest over Park Avenue condemnation was noted.
Mr Harris protested the resolution citing treas ury strain and a need to avoid costly projects. Mr Crotty backed bridging since no one paid for influence. Mr Skaate released claims for damages and supported the project after opposing it earlier. Finance offered monthly appropriations and the board passed ordinances funding Third Street and Fourth Street improvements totaling 2381 and 2757 dollars respectively.
Sixty cases were heard with 19 new and 8 continued on the Saturday docket. Defendants include John Freeland and others for larceny, Henry Lyman for repeated drunkenness, and Kate Neeley for drunkenness. A cited elderly vagrant, Dennis Berky, was sent to the infirmary. several cases continued or bail set, and a wounded party required bail reductions as police and witnesses abated.
The seventh annual reunion of the 93d C V I was held in Middletown on the 14th with pleasant weather. Officers were elected for the next year, and Major Samuel B. Smith was named orator. The gathering included a large feast at Doty's Grove, brief welcomes, stories, and songs, honoring fallen comrades.
The Martinetti-Ravel pantomime troupe closes its engagement at Wood's this evening after pleasing performances. Billy Manning's company will fill Pike's Opera House nightly during his stay, drawing crowds. Joseph Jefferson must retire for a season due to eye injury. an operation is scheduled today and community hopes for a successful result.
At the Cincinnati Union Bethel monthly board meeting the fundraising committee reported progress and confidence that the required amount for the new building would be raised in time. Superintendent Rev Thomas Lee detailed fifteen religious services ten sermons five lectures and two funeral services for the month. Relief donations included meals lodgings bread shoes clothing and fabric, with numbers listed for calico muslin and flannel. Mrs Ronano Dexise, assisting at the National Sengerfest in St Louis, received high praise from the press and performed on stage four times, being recalled twice. The Republican described her as a tall graceful brunette resembling Madame Parepa-Rosa, wearing a white tulle dress and diamond jewelry.
Covington notes a false fire alarm, school exhibitions planned for Friday or Monday, and Blind Tom to perform next Tuesday. A Sodality picnic at Parlor Grove is eyed for next Tuesday, while the steamer Champion sails from Scott street at 7 30 A M with a stop in Cincinnati. Officer Creighton fined Thos Killduff $5 for frightening children. garbage-fetching complaints arise. Civil Court trials include Thomas Johnson for burglary and others linked to Captain Hardeman. Chancery Court finalizes injunctive actions and tax payments face penalties. Rev D H Greer to preach, Chancery Court session set, and EB Fogarty’s Pike street shop enjoys brisk business from low prices.
In Kewport the jailor challenges a Dayton report on John Spronk claiming the mutimus showed nothing and that Spronk must keep the peace for a year. He warns no prisoner will be received without funds for board unless charges are specified. Miller the cripple is kept in place, Dennis Flynn resigns. A York street cottage is moved. Elder Munnell preaches at Hayman Hall tomorrow at 4. The Celestial City is the morning sermon at York and Ringgold and The Reh Fool in the evening. Seats free.
Weather warm and cloudy with rain likely. rivers rise at Pittsburg and headwaters of Allegheny and Monongahela with rising water levels. Arrivals include United States and Ben Franklin from Louisville and St Louis. departures list several steamers. Pittsburg coal fleet to begin arriving. wages paid for pumping coal barges. Local notes mention theft, officials, tobacco and freight prices, a mule killed by an alligator near Shreveport, and a court settlement over railroad freight with the steamer St. John involved.
Prof J B Chickering of Cincinnati will give the regular afternoon lecture for the Christian Association at the Town Hall tomorrow afternoon. The event draws local interest due to his scholarly reputation and friendly demeanor. Delegates from Delhi are also expected to attend. A widow in the area was rumored to have died by suicide yesterday. The Patriotic Sons of America have formed a new camp in the village with weekly meetings on Thursdays.
In Daxton Kentucky the community learns of a social ball set for the 27th at Concert Hall. The Board of Education is still accepting applications for the public school superintendent job. A charity public school entertainment is planned soon to benefit an individual.
Receipts light with bran and middlings steady to higher. Beans scarce and high. coffee mixed. eggs scarce and firm. oranges dull. peaches dull. butter and lard steady. corn and wheat near firm. oats fair. barley firm. pork and beef prices mixed. oils steady. chickens fair demand. New potatoes scarce, old potatoes dull. cabbage steady to firm. general market mixed with demand uneven across items.
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