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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1872
Page
4
The page lists railroad rate details for DAILY BAR delivery and Vine street access, plus a weather report specially issued for the Evening Star. Beary Twitchell, optician, provides the forecast with a note of a fair moon setting and June timing.
Tax United States Courts in session this Saturday without a reopening date set. A steam road roller on Gilbert avenue inspected by a Indianapolis tax street official. A raspberry festival planned at the old Wesley Chapel on Fifth street Thursday evening. City Council chamber hosts Tax Police Court during renovation. new carpet needed. Zirgle r corner 9th and Central avenue imports a 17% pound sea turtle from New York. Harness item stolen from Mr George at 608 Race street. Waterworks likely to contract two new engines in addition to two unfinished ones. Thomas Childs, 68, run over by express train near Hamilton last Saturday. Relief funds helped Mr Harper injured at Rising Sun reach home in Xenia, Ohio. Corbin cut mouth by bat while catching in Millcreek bottom game yesterday. August Rembrandt, new arrival from Germany, fell from third-story Walnut street home. Park crowds grow as Lance Park band plays. more seats near music stand requested. Democrats meet in wards and townships to elect delegates to State Convention in Cleveland and Baltimore Convention. Dustin Spangenberg, and Beck with Mrs Galbreath, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, to be heard before Squire Carter Wednesday morning.
Unfavorable weather delays the Walnut Hill M E Church dedicatory services to next Sunday with Bishop Wiley preaching in the morning. Billy Manning’s Minstrels will stay through the week, moving from Pike’s Opera House to Wood’s Theater and promising novelties. Marriage licenses issued include John B. Sope with Elizabeth Moyers and many others in the city.
The recap covers foreclosure sale satisfaction of about 2400 dollars, a tax lien dispute over road work, and an injunction to curb costs. It also notes a fire loss suit, life estate sale, turnpike valuation, and a Methodist Church trust fund dispute with a judgment for plaintiffs.
Judge Straub sentences include William Donegan drunk in a cafe fined $10 and costs. Peter Campbell drunk fined $5 and costs. Ellen Gibson confined to workhouse six months. Julia Powers and Mary Dyers each one month for fighting. W Y Haynes fined $3 and costs for a disturbance. Lucy Tebbs ten days for drunkenness. John Hobert 80 days workhouse for vagrancy. Sallie Johnson ten days. James Smith five days for disorderly conduct. The theft case of Henry Phillips for buttons valued at $12 continued. Fred Williams assault case continued bail set at $1,000. about a dozen cases continued. court adjourned before 10.
In Dayton Kentucky select ball was held Thursday evening. Dr. Cameron departed for Memphis. A public school examination occurred Wednesday with a following picnic. W. Legge, Esq., leaves the role of superintendent for Stanton next year. Frankie Zeigler's body, drowned last week, was recovered and buried. Union Bethel services were led in Town Hall by Rev. I L Mitchell from Lawrenceburg. Harvest laborers are plentiful earning two to three dollars per day as fields near St Louis and Vandalia near completion. Valley Junction residents plan to mark the Berea Union Chapel semi centennial with a notable celebration.
The piece warns the Mayor's Court is becoming like a Freedmen's Bureau with a highly charged colored population causing explosions and disasters. It notes Manor criticism of youths and a push to form a reconstruction committee and mentions Dr. Doughty seeking Congress candidacy and the National Democracy's activities.
The piece urges local action to revive Covington’s economy amid freight and stock concerns, noting the city’s brains and capital are ready to be tapped and calling for a liberal railroad policy. It also notes Covington High School graduation exercises at Oddfellows Hall with eleven diplomas awarded to students and families.
A cowhiding incident marred a Newport day as Mrs. Goode punished John Holloway for lingering in her home. The Chicago firecracker ordinance faces council debate amid fears for safety. Knights Templar prepare to attend Kentucky Grand Commandery in July, with a stop at Cynthiana and Lexington and possibly a new lodge at Cynthiana. Chancery Court convenes in Alexandria today. Alexandria jail marks a full year with increasing disorderly arrests expected. Bridge work advances with the western footway busy. July 1 opens the passway for passengers. Painting contract awarded to Webber & Co of Altoona, Penn. Streetcar lines laid on both sides, but operation plans pending. Bridge crew numbers forty-six workers.
Mr. R B Spence of Duckworth Spence Co Cincinnati was thrown from a buggy when a line fell from his hand causing a runaway in Cumminsville near the street car depot. He was badly hurt on the head and forehead and treated at Von Wyck's drug store before being taken home.
Rain washed out yesterday while today sits cloudy and damp. the river at Pittsburg stands at 2 feet 10 inches. Arrivals include Gen Lytle Buell St James and more. departures list St James Maysville and Buell. The Sampson wrecking boat nears finish. a new US Mail steamer mirrors the Ben Franklin in size. tug Douglas lands at Buffalo as first iron framed vessel on the lakes. Matthews dies at Ludlow after a year in bed. Devenny visits on the Ohio No 4. the Hamilton steamer sale in Shreveport draws bids at 38 percent with heavy machinery valued much higher.
The Joseph Nixon trial in New Orleans for burning the steamer Baile of Al ton is continued due to the absence of the Attorney General. The state named William T. Houston to represent it, but the court held the AG had little right to proceed without him.
Market notes on eggs, flour, oats, grain and provisions with mixed demand. Prices quoted for corn, rye, barley, molasses, oils, poultry, pork, sugar and potatoes indicate a dull or firm trend, with regionally varied responses and several items moving at near steady rates.
Telegraph market notes show government bond quotes with dull offerings and steady sterling at 9X. Gold at 24 1/2 percent, and cotton around mid- to high-range with futures and exchange rates noted for Paris New York and London markets.
Transfers of real estate noted in Cincinnati on June 4 involve Gustave Tafel and others selling to Anthon Sean Taos Seone. Additional conveyances include J Moore and wife to Ed M Pai xe, with parcels in Delhi and Spencer townships. Other entries reference Joseph C. Cleneay and Corry's sub divisions in Avondale, detailing lot numbers and sections across Storrs and Corry areas.
In New York the union strike over the eight hour system threatens an unfavorable outcome for workers. Piano manufacturers convene to decide their adoption of the old system, with speeches suggesting most employees will return to prior work methods despite the dispute.
The article argues artesian wells as the sole reliable irrigation source for the western plains, citing global precedents from Sahara to Paris. It discusses the Grenelle well in Paris, deep drilling techniques, and the potential impact on agriculture, sugar beet manufacturing, and science, while noting a railroad accident correction in Paxton.
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