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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1872
Page
4
A compact notice list from The Evening Star dated June 17 notes railroad agents and residents receiving city papers at a rate of one cent per copy delivered via Railroad Star Co at Fifth & Vine. It includes a brief weather report predicting clear skies and a calendar entry for Tuesday with expectations of clear weather.
The document asks city residents to sign a counterbook with their names to help repair shortfalls and meet canal rate expectations. It references a 8TaR issue, the Louisville and Portland canal rate dispute, and mentions a violent event and a fountain anecdote in a fragmented, gossiping tone.
Fragmentary notice records a series of quit claim actions and transfers in Cincinnati. Names such as Julius F assignee Ferdinand and corner present with mentions of Longworth Maury McCon and Andrew Mich relate to parcels near Celestial Street and Mitchell Grove Cemetery, Lot 106 in a cemetery section containing 354 square. The text is garbled but indicates multiple property transactions and a Celestial Street address.
A garbled column mentions a coal fleet arriving and a new post office site in Bris. It lists numerous marriage licenses with many names and pairs, and odd phrases about peppermint, a Kentucky youth with a comic nickname, and a “new science” for judging character.
A comic tale recounts a Teutonic gentleman asking what a Dolly Varden is after a Yankee Doodle calls him that. Notary Finney Schwab and bystanders listen as the man seeks a Latinish and direction book explanation, lamenting the unknown term.
At a Cincinnati Law Library meeting last Saturday, Treasurer W I Scarborough presented a financial recapitulation. Total expenditures 5.65 266 2 Balance due Treasurer 216.29 The only indebtedness is 310 owed to Robert Co. and the treasurer, both to be covered by dues. Librarian M W Myers appointed collector after Berry resigned.
Listing of songs with words by Samuel M Mitchell and music by Will A Hootley. Describes "Hear the Angel Calling Me Mother" and "Down in the Meadow" as clever pieces with chorus. Mentions a violent injury incident at Wood Street with unclear details and garbled text.
A county report details receipts and expenses through June 1 showing a cash surplus of 24 883 62 after a 20 percent fee reduction. It condemns lawyers for filing orders to Master Commissioners and recommends county purchase of horses and saddles for the sheriff.
A quarrel over an attempted kiss in a Barr street residence led to Baum striking Rev. J. Thompson three times with a hatbed. Thompson suffered skull and shoulder wounds and was taken to a drug store for treatment. doctors fear he may die.
The mayor fines Nettie Thomas and Frank Johnson for assaulting Adaline Coleman and warns Adaline after a close case. Esquire Francis faces a case on reputations. The city clerk must file the newspaper for ordinances, fines apply to mutilating copies. Licking bridge receipts rise. treasury holds $14,500 with a 15 percent semiannual dividend next month. Short Line to transport Democratic delegates at half fare. new fire alarm box added at Hemmingray & Co. glass works.
Newport report notes Yeateriay was not quiet, with disturbance reported late in the evening. Details are incomplete, but authorities or witnesses referenced a notable disruption in the community.
At a called Board of Trade meeting last Saturday directors approved a preamble and resolutions backing the organization of a steamship line for Red River trade. The Committee on River Navigation is to lead support and attend the citizens’ meeting Tuesday afternoon the 10th at 8 o clock in Board of Trade rooms on behalf of the enterprise.
Warm cloudy day as rivers rise and fall. Pittsburg reports 5 feet in the channel while here 18 feet. Arrivals include United States and Ben Franklin from Louisville and others. departures list Key West and St Louis bound vessels. Coal fleet entries with many towboats noted. John Gilmore tows of black diamonds. A man claiming a navigation theory was jailed after a staged ship sale.
A brief 19th century market update notes limited daily activity. The item mentions the STAR newspaper and a June 17 date reference, indicating a concise market summary or bulletin in the Monday issue. No concrete prices or entities are clearly readable.
The report lists prices for grains and meats, noting barley and oats in fair to dull demand with prime and choice grades. It also covers oils, fats, and seeds alongside a broad barley, pork, lard, and bacon market snapshot with steady or quiet demand and current quotes.
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