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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1872
Page
1
A man believed to be responsible for the murder of a former Illinois secretary has been arrested. The case involves a high profile figure and follows intense local coverage and investigations. The suspect awaits further legal action.
An indignation meeting is planned to protest police actions after a clash with strikers in the 19th District. The piece notes rising tensions, July 12 Orangemen parade plans with armed participants, and potential disturbances among refiners as strikes broaden. It also covers ship arrivals and a fatal rooftop accident in New York.
The government rejects Britain’s request to adjourn without filing final arguments and insists on no concession. It requires an arbitration interpretation of treaty terms and states it will accept a tribunal decision on adjournment. If Britain must file now, definite action will follow. the supplemental article shields the government from indirect claims.
In McGregor Iowa on June 17 the steam tug B A McDonald exploded and sank near the D A McDonald. Debris and bodies litter the shore as a terrified crowd recalls the horrific scene and the widespread destruction. A passerby described the boat lifting from the water and a spray of wreckage flying across the banks.
Reports detail the explosion and sinking of the D. A. McDonald on the Mississippi bound from Rock Island to La Crosse. Twenty of thirty eight aboard are dead or missing as rescuers pull survivors from wreckage and coroner's jury is convened to indict the cause.
In St Louis on June 17 about one hundred thousand attended the Sengerfest picnic at the fair grounds with music and amusements. city quiets after a week of record excitement as crowds depart by train. An estimated 120000 visitors last week, half at the concert. next Thursday Protestant Sunday schools plan a 20 year public parade with 250000 children expected.
Ex Metropolitan police officer Barry J. Easton sentenced to death for the murder of Edward Lytes at a Horn Lake picnic. The execution date is set for August, with details reflecting ongoing legal proceedings and appeals.
The body of William C. Oliver, a Black man, was found near his Flatbush home. Police have no leads on the killers, and investigators suspect a family dispute as the motive. two Black men, Jacob Anderson and John Robinson, are involved in the case.
The Boston Jubilee begins today while the Sengerfest at St Louis concluded Saturday. Reports note baseball scores Cleveland Forest Citys 11 New York Mutuals 4 and a mad dog bite incident in Louisville. Other items mention political conventions and naval affairs, with mixed regional notes from New York to Madrid.
A Cincinnati reader urges publishing a plan for workers to form cooperative shops to reduce hours and trade directly with customers. He cites eight hour strike actions in New York and notes inquiries into a Cincinnati Machinists Cooperative Association filing.
Geneva June 17 reports say the Board of Arbitration will likely refuse adjournment requests from British commissioners and demand the British case be filed immediately. It’s possible the Home Government will withdraw its case from arbitration.
England brief: Harman MacLeod editor of Good Words and head of the Scottish Church died yesterday in Lowpomn from heart disease.
Washington reports a heavy rain storm from six to eight o'clock. A prominent official warns the administration would be deeply disappointed if the Geneva Conference adjourns and says American arbitrators are instructed to oppose such action.
The State v Ann McDermott Kate Farley and Kate O Donnell notes guilty pleas to petit larceny with sentences for McDermott six months workhouse 50 dollar fine and costs Farley 15 days O Donnell 90 days plus prior cases Dodson v Williamson discusses boiler as machinery and value. Bradford v Jones on administration bond one half judgment. Brown v Jennings discharge motion denied. Atkinson v Benjamin case pending about five sacks of feathers and three sacks of ginsing in transit.
U S Circuit Court Judge Swing presiding releases Sanders after the accused man explained a misread instruction. The District Attorney declined to press further. In a separate note, a collision on the I and C road near Elizabethtown kills John Zehnder of the Washington Band and wounds two others as the 1730 train meets a second special from St. Louis.
The Olivet Sunday School, once housed in a Carr street chapel of the Second Presbyterian church, has been transferred to the Presbyterian church. Rev. C. H. Taylor leads as pastor. the church raised 3500 dollars with support from friends to complete the transfer and establish the new Sunday school under faithful superintendent care.
The record notes a quiet market with 88c forWhisley and middlings at B56 per pound. Provisions are inactive and local rent details are recorded as held at 6c with a listed city reference.
New York markets show dull and quiet trading across grains and meats. Wheat and corn values drift with mixed bids and near-term futures. pork prices hold around current ranges. cattle and sheep trade remains subdued with modest bids. Receipts noted at several auctions as market activity loosens.
San Francisco reports R B Swayne president of the Merchant Exchange took laudanum yesterday and died this morning while the Cortes in foreign affairs is suspended with dissolution anticipated.
W York New York June 15. Yesterday a hurricane caused immense damage to property. Three 8 were killed in Brooklyn by the falling of houses. The Herald regards the new political movement calling for conference ine city as a mere free trade intrigue put up a new ticket with Adams and Groesbeck. The Tribune declines to regard it as hostile to the Cincinnati movement.
A passerby finds a comic note directing him to the Mayor for a pase to San Francisco. The joke misleads him into seeking San Francisco relations, while the true aim was a joke about the Work-house. The piece also reports on SCHULER’s Louisville engine trial of the Geo W Levi with water jet measurements and the return of the Mohawk engine.
A lazy customer in Police Court argued his case with dirty clothes to prove industry. Judge Straub retorted that there are two kinds of dirt lazy and industrious. A man named Wx. REAxY. was held at Hammond Street Station-house after posing as a police officer to extort hush money. Vic Woodhull’s moves in St Louis are noted amid other social chatter.
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