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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1872
Page
4
Fragmented notice advertises daily paper delivery by railroad agents at Fifth and Vine, with rates and delivery points. Includes weather line noting cloudy conditions and a calendar entry for Sunday June 2 with likely rain.
Local items report Moéto events in Washington and Lincoln Parks this evening. Snatch-and-run thieves steal cigars from Sullevan's Opera Sample room last night amid a string of accidents, rebounds, and minor injuries including a broken arm on the Little Miami railroad and a severe blow to a candle factory engineer.
Abraham Diack charged with receiving stolen goods is continued on bail of 900 dollars until Tuesday. Annie Doran faces assault and battery to Tuesday. George Yean and battery await one week bail. John Edwards drunk and disorderly fined 2 dollars plus costs. Christian Hof charged with striking Danke plus gas and drunkenness ten days. A homeless sick vagrant is ordered to 30 days.
The Fruit and Vegetable Trade of Ciac reports J G Breiten bach & Co on West Sixth Street shipped 107 barrels 56 sacks and 68 baskets of vegetables 20 boxes of tomatoes and 140 barrels of potatoes and cabbage as a busy daily exhibit. The Steve Molders Strike ends after nine weeks with a compromise paying 23 4 percent of the advance, half the amount asked. workers to resume Monday and arbitration committees to ease future disputes.
Company D of the Cincinnati Zouaves holds a grand social picnic at East End Garden on Monday the 24th. Proceeds go to uniforming the company. A grand footrace offers a fitting prize among day’s amusements.
An enthusiastic crowd filled Pike's Opera House as Manning and Hall drew roars of laughter in the first part. Stevie Rogers delivered a superb clog dance and the troupe praised for timing and steps. Nick Roberts reports Tony Pastor's Troupe thriving in St Louis and soon to open here.
The Rev J R Mitchell of Lawrenceburg will speak for the Christian Association on Sabbath afternoon. A July 4 basket picnic is planned in a nearby grove. Hon J Scott Harrison will be invited to address the Pioneers on the valley’s early history and other speakers will be announced later.
Higby Vansant, who narrowly missed last summer, plans to compete again in the upcoming race. Frankie Singless, a twelve year old boy, drowned while bathing Thursday evening as currents swept him away. his body has not been recovered.
Announcement of the high school graduation exercises for next Monday night plus lively chatter on Madison street soda water rivals. A local “garbage man” complains of public notices and lists order drop-off points at Tebbs’ office, Scott and Thirteenth, and Davies’ Pike Street grocery. Also reports the first annual stock sale by Strader & Co in Boone county with prices up to 1000 dollars for Olio Volunteer and other trotting stock sales details.
A wagon accident sent a man to St Elizabeth Hospital with a broken leg and injured arm after falling on the Licking railroad bridge. In the river, August Wichmann drowned at Twelfth street while bathing. his body recovered and coroner's inquest ruled accidental drowning. The article notes the return of Covington’s P M and a steamer from Liverpool carrying Mr Swiney and Mr Hallam to Europe.
The Newport public schools held a festival at Odd Fellows Hall for the Teachers Aid Society, yielding a substantial monetary benefit. The Cabot Sunday school honored Dr Ireland and teachers Ginn Craig and White with tokens. Swift’s rolling-mill workers plan a picnic for a deceased coworker. An accident on Madison Street left a man with bruised arm and shoulder after a mule strike. General Hodge is mentioned as a likely Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
The Evening Star notes Milford papers filled with local items. Miss Frank’s school held a year end picnic yesterday. Pastor Melish preaches at Christ's Church Baptist on The Divinity of Public Worship tomorrow morning. Congregation discusses moving to Milford side of the river.
The item notes warm weather with possible rain and Measured river levels at Pittsburg and the channel. It lists arrivals including Gen Lytie Ben Franklin from multiple cities and departures such as Henry Probasco and Lady Bertram. It mentions the steamer Macdonald explosion details and personalities like Capt Josh Throop and Jack Macallister. A council meeting reports leave of absence for Joe Siefert and a committee to investigate a councilman amid infrastructure crossing requests.
An ordinance approved street improvements and special tax assessments on Hughes alley Livingston street St Clair alley Wade Sharp Bogen Hust Mulberry Wade Cutter Oak Park street Orchard Sycamore Straight Township Lane Spring Grove Lane McMillan Elnathan and others. The C H D railway received permission to cross Freeman street and a sewer contract with Ashman and Scully was adopted.
Frederick Chase and others transfer to George Hoadly and Elizabeth Bates a southwest corner lot at Eight Street and Central Avenue, 66 feet on Central and 100 feet deep, for 37 920 dollars. Andrew Hart and wife convey Lot 6 in Reeder's Warsaw subdivision.
The page notes a dull market with liberal receipts and steady butter prices. Western Reserve and dairy items show limited demand from locals. oats and flour markets weak with high receipts. Provisions and beans show mixed activity. overall prices largely unchanged amid light demand.
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