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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1872
Page
2
The Washington Correspondent attacks Secretary Delano for absence from cabinet meetings while praising his Indian affairs oversight at the Interior Department. The piece argues the critic is mistaken and urges other officials to inspect departmental needs personally.
The article declines to publish graphic details of a bond assault case. It notes the full account will come out in court and that the newspaper will not defile its columns with lurid descriptions, urging readers to view sensational material elsewhere if they insist.
The piece argues against delaying specie payments noting public calm on resuming gold and silver payments is unlikely. It cites Bureau of Statistics figures from 1854 to 1871 showing little improvement in specie reserves, with imports exceeding exports by $696. million and a persistent gap in specie stock since the war.
The article argues that accelerated transfer of American securities to Europe creates a large annual interest drain of about 120 million dollars, with only 90 million dollars of annual U.S. gold supply to cover it. It warns that current policies weaken private specie reserves and hinder a return to specie payments, proposing more moderate debt payments to build coin reserves for resumption.
A public letter defends Crispin shop workers against alleged exploitation under a contract system. It details pay by piece, uneven rates, and the burden on low earners, urging disclosure of wages and demanding fair treatment for workers and their families.
Rev Solomon Howard delivers the twentieth Baccalaureate sermon at Mt. Auburn Seminary in Cincinnati as Ohio University begins its fifty-seventh annual commencement at Athens. Tonight and tomorrow feature Athenian and Philomathan literary contests in Atheneum hall with judges' decision imminent. Editorial Convention in the valley winded up with a coal-field excursion.
The public is told the Davidson Fountain’s main issue is cleaning the hands of the Genius figure when water is muddy. Messrs Thos Gibson & Co maintained the fountain since October with no city charge but have not solved the hand cleaning problem. A new pair of hands was ordered to arrive by express, and Park Commissioners hold $20,000 bonds and securities to ensure safe management.
The New Albany Ledger reports Indiana wool clip as the largest on record. A man named George Lewis drowned in a canal. Wabash College hosts events from the 20th to 27th. Brookville College seeks a $10,000 endowment. Union City July 4 reunion postponed. John Giles of Gibson county to show a 2200 pound bull at the State Fair. A child in Mare City injured, skull fractured after pony incident. John Fishback resigns Indianapolis Fair Association presidency. Owen Tuller elected. A Michigan City woman buried in a well but rescued. Delaware county treasurer reports May settlement of 19,601.41 with 13,319.48 from School Fund. Indianapolis church plans a $30,000 edifice on Memorial Chapel site. Indianapolis orders a street-improvement loan and a steam road-roller for better streets. Union City Driving Park Association attracts many fast horses. Confidence men in Hamilton selling inferior goods at high prices. A horse theft in Bloomingdale. suspect arrested after liquor stop. Captain J H Rader and Riley Snipes tied to a 1866 murder in Seymour. Reno gang suspected. investigation ongoing. The sources weigh the rumor’s truth.
Professor Gunning in a Niagara Falls talk argues the falls have receded slowly, losing minor rock, forming a larger horseshoe, with a channel age near 200,000 years. He estimates the river’s ancient history and the upper lakes as very old, noting the falls’ long existence.
The Roanoke figure John Randolph is described with an anecdote from Virginia origin. At an inn near the forks of the road he settled for the night after engaging in quiet talk with the host. In the morning the bill was settled, but a dispute over directions led to Randolph leaving after an exchange and the landlord jokingly exclaims you owe nothing. The tale ends with Randolph bidding farewell and the host allegedly curses as Randolph rides away.
The text links early Spanish succession disputes to women's rights. In 1829 Ferdinand VII, widowed and childless, married Christina of the Two Sicilies and prompted a temporary repeal of the Salic law that barred women from the throne. The move aimed to ensure his heir, as his son reserve was unsettled by the new queen.
The text argues that implanting courage in the human soul is the best physician, while ruling by fear is cowardice. It stresses love as a source of courage, education shaping true purpose in social and public affairs, and the need to teach how to confront life’s evils to achieve victory.
The excerpt notes widespread smoking across Peru with classes and colors blending in the habit. It details cigaritos wrapped in maize leaves, clay pipes among laborers, and pricier cigars rivaling Havanas, while cleanliness among workers is criticized and social distinctions are deemphasized.
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