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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1872
Page
1
The Yellowstone Exploring Party and Illinois Double-Headed Convent nudge headlines with no jury in the Stokes case yet. The Daily Evening Star notes ongoing peace jubilee scenes and regional events shaping public interest.
A Washington dispatch reports Gov. Scott will push for the Republican nomination for South Carolina governor, avoiding a legislative bid for the U.S. Senate. The note also covers naval assignments, financial dealings, cotton market outlook, tobacco crops, and a Bancroft Davis letter on Geneva and consequential damages.
Treasury figures show currency and coin totals, and Alabama reports claim Liberals will control the next Legislature and defeat Senator Spencer's reelection. Ex-Senator Warner likely to stand again. Surgeon Bennet A. Clement leaves Gulf Department duties for St. Louis recruiting depot as medical officer.
Professor F V Hayden leads a group of scientists and artists from Ogden toward Fort Ellis to reach the Fire Pole basin and Yellowstone headwaters. A second expedition led by James Stevenson departs with sixty men, aiming to survey the watershed of the Columbia Missouri Iowa and Colorado regions and assess agricultural and mineral resources.
Leopold and Geraldine fell twenty two feet during a trapeze act at the Howard Athenaeum. Geraldine was badly injured but no bones were broken, a surgeon said. Concerts at the Coliseum drew smaller crowds with mixed reviews. a Paris band performance promised a strong Jubilee program tomorrow.
Springfield delegates arrive for Liberal Republican and Democratic gatherings. Likely state ticket includes Trumbull for Governor and Koerner for Lieutenant Governor with Rumble and Sherman discussed for Secretary of State. Minor for Auditor and Ives also named. Dubois urged for Treasurer. Governor Palmer attends as delegate. A Chicago Alton line derailment near Joliet delays trains while no injuries occur.
Chicago clergymen from City Home urge public contributions to aid starving people in Persia. The Clothing Cutters Union approves a shift to eight hours for same pay, demanding ten hours for proportional wages. Fireworks sales are pressured by manufacturers and dealers amid a new city ordinance. Philadelphia, Kia, and Traysaya Athene events are noted with unclear outcomes.
Hackensack June 2 The Court of Pardons refused to interfere in the case of John W Avery and he is to be hanged here next Friday. Belleville Ontario post mortem held on bodies of railway accident dead about thirty mainly lumbermen and telegraph builders from Quebec.
In New York on June 25 the jury pool for the Stokes case expanded with John Augustus Lefferts sworn in as the tenth juror from the exhausted panel. A fresh two hundred jurors will be summoned today. The issue also covers yacht racing for the Wallack cup won by the Madeline, with Tidal Wave second and the Magic last. Strikes near end, carpenters possibly rejoining on eight hours, and Brooklyn streetcar workers organizing for a general walkout are noted, alongside resumed sugar refiners work and a proposed eight-hour rule petition by port officials.
The Richmond passenger depot opens amid local bustle. Reports cover an equine illness in Lafayette, a post office appointment for John Popp, a wage raise in Decatur, a prison fire scare, and a jail disturbance in Vevay. Miscellaneous items note farm yields, cattle shipments, injuries, a hunting accident, and legal rulings on insanity and divorce. A Logansport Masonic dedication drew praise, while a court panel begins judicial-system reorganization.
In obedience to Count Scropis summons the arbitrators return to Geneva and will meet this forenoon, replacing the previous Wednesday session. It is not yet known if new developments arise, but a definite action is expected to be taken today by the conference.
Report covers imports and exports of leading articles up to 1:00 PM Tuesday June 25. Notes ore firm with high grade demand around 9 cents and dull activity in some items. Buyers described as active at prices near 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 cents.
Cotton markets show dull activity with unchanged or firm prices in places while Bacon market remains quiet. Hogs strengthen to around 4.42 per hundred weight with light receipts. New York and government bond quotes reported, gold at 2 percent carry, and cotton prices cited as steady with possible rises in some grades.
Latest market notes from New York London and Chicago report mixed grains and metals with wheat fluctuating, corn steady or quiet, and rye/other commodities showing modest changes. A. L. Bramble of Plainville displays a white wheat sample, with an optimistic crop outlook at thirty bushels per acre.
The Union Baptist Sunday School of this city will excursion tomorrow to Parker Grove. The steamer Champion will convey the excursionists to the grove. A pleasant time may be anticipated.
Mr John Peters of Fairmount was thrown from his carriage when his horses panicked at an approaching train on the Millcreek bridge. He suffered a broken leg and possible internal injuries. The report notes the incident occurred early this morning. Rev R Crossette Funeral at College Hill Presbyterian Church.
The coroner held an inquest on five month old John E. Stoeckle, son of John G. Stoeckle of 50 Buckeye street. Officials found the infant died from disease of the lungs after being placed to bed while parents sat on the porch until eleven. A jury returned the verdict death from disease of the lungs.
The case of Mary Tenneson and Sallie Lewis for grand larceny was dismissed after the prosecuting witness left the city. Sallie Lewis trial for harboring lewd women continued to Monday. Thomas Shannon Molly Brannon and others were arrested for public drunkenness in an Italian confectionery. Molly and the others fined $5 and $10 while Shannon received 10 days in the Workhouse and $10 fine. Abraham Block and Chas Hill were discharged for receiving stolen goods.
A man calling himself Joseph Phelps attempted to pass a forged Evans Wharton & Co check for 8000 on the Fulton National Bank of New York at the First National Bank in this city. Cashier Stanwood refused the item and Phelps left claiming he would return with funds via telegraphic means.
New York on June 4 reports General Wade Hampton negotiating for extensive land parcels on Long Island with intentions for a permanent residence.
A workman tearing down the old Orphan Asylum on Elm street fell from a height this morning and broke a leg. He was rushed to Cincinnati Hospital for treatment. Nearby Salvisa a Bucktown belle caused a stir in the Police Court after hijacking a wagon and tossing beans onto Sixth street. She faces Workhouse time tomorrow. License receipts show Hucksters’ earnings of 726 dollars for the week ending last Saturday.
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