02 Mar 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1872
Page
1
Trial of Mayor Hall in Progress Kennedy the Forger Arrested The Oil Convention in Oil City on The Steamer Falls City Burned
Paymasters to refuse payments where soldier identity is uncertain. Obituary for M Johnson noted. Customs receipts across ports listed for week to Feb 24. Vice Admiral Rowan reported worse. Treasury to call in 1.6 million of 3 percent loan. Cabinet to discuss Washington Treaty reply with Geneva Conference reference. W B Stokes fined 1500 dollars. Japanese Embassy to be presented Monday. reception at Masonic Temple. February public debt decrease 12 million. Seth J Comley confirmed as Philadelphia Port Collector.
Delegates from Irish societies decide on a March 18 parade with Police Commission escort and Mayor Hall review. A master forger named Kenny, once Barclay, is captured after targeting Jay Cooke Co for bonds worth 130000. Reports from Washington discuss Geneva Conference prospects and London politics amid trials of Mayor Hall and the Stokes case. Workingmen's Union forms a committee over Grispins beating charges.
A mass meeting of oil producers refiners and shippers in the oil region drew about two thousand delegates. They approved pledges to stop new wells for ninety days and to shut down Sunday operations, plan a regional railway and pipeline, and form a united front against the Southern Improvement Company. A provisional committee of sixty was named and a $50,000,000 capital subscription pledged to fund these moves.
Louisvile report says the Falls City steamer was burned at the canal mouth after striking empty barges at Sand Island. The hull sank at Sand Island and is a total loss. Reports indicate two colored cabin crew lost. no other lives known to be lost.
Chicago March 2. Policy holders of Garden City Insurance Company met to seek a settlement of claims. Secretary reported losses of 1,200,600 dollars, nominal losses of 200,000 dollars, and assets below 115,000 dollars. Stockholders face near-total loss and unable to pay assessments. A committee was appointed to take action.
Council Bluffs reports vigorous activity as crews push to finish the great bridge. Delays linger from missing timber shipments from Wisconsin lumber regions, but freight and passenger traffic flow remains steady over the pile bridge and the Union Pacific line.
In San Francisco on March 1 the Mining Stock Board shows subsiding excitement as mining stocks weaken. Harry H. Byrone, a prominent local lawyer who prosecuted the Laura D. Fair case, died yesterday from Bright's disease of the kidneys.
George A. Sheall, a former State University student from Madison, was found guilty today in U S court of counterfeiting. he has wealthy parents residing in Monroe.
A weather system moves northeast from Florida into the South Atlantic tonight with brisk northeast winds along the coast. Snow may reach the Ohio Valley as the northern edge advances, while clear weather follows in the South and Northeast with clouding increasing in the middle states. Beaver Lake land disputes in Indiana involve state ownership, riparian rights, and possible federal claims prompting congressional action.
The Senate tabled Sumner's partial illness as reason to step back from the arms to France inquiry while Sargent’s credentials were presented. Debates on tea and coffee duties, mint abolition, and printing debates continued, with a House bill to publish congressional reports and Wisconsin railroad land grants amid filibuster tensions.
A compendium of scattered reports from Oil City to Scranton notes Russia, canal navigation delays, and indictments. Headlines mention Thrall jailed for counterfeiting in Monroe Wisconsin, a Fort Wayne council decision on Sunday saloons, and Iowa legislators seeking congressional seats.
Reports from Lospex on March 2 state the assault on the Queen is subsiding. Authorities deem O'Connor crack-brained with no plot or accomplices found after strict inquiry. Documents recovered support the view the attack stemmed from mental derangement.
The steamer Falls City collided with tow boat Garrett at Sand Island at 11 to 12 last night. Falls City burned to the water edge. cargo intact, passengers stranded on Sand Island until ferrying by New Albany. Two crewmen missing. Owned by Green and Barren River Navigation Co. Capt. Robinson commanded. Insurance on Falls City set at $8,000.
A two story frame building owned by John Servis and occupied by a German family was burned down about 2 o'clock this evening. Loss estimated between $2,000 and $2,500. The blaze started from a kerosene lamp explosion. Weather was cloudy and cool.
Washington reports a fearful snow storm since daylight with a foot of snow on the ground and continued heavy snowfall alsong the morning.
Latest market notes show subdued activity across grains and hogs with some firm pricing. Flour remains steady near 5500 to 5600 per barrel while wheat holds around 1243 per bushel and rye markets stay quiet. Cattle and hogs show moderate demand with prices steady.
Proceedings note the County Auditor issuing warrants for various payments including hauling ashes painting labor and bridge protection with totals cited. F H Oehlman appeared and refused to refund funds paid for indexing.
1872 entries show Elias W Hoffner executor selling 50 acres 64 poles in Springfield township to George Nortmann for 3760. Anna H Maxon sells No 6 Cincinnati Building Associations plot Home City to Charles B Parcell for 2500. Thomas B Calloway et al sell 9 acres in Whitewater township to Andrew Sprowl for 1150. Mary L Howard sells lot on Price street Prospect Hill 5 by 140 to Louis Kniebehm for 450.
The text urges that true loveliness in a woman comes from happiness and useful deeds. It argues that hardship mars features and dulls virtue, while peace born of happy memories and hopeful spirit preserves youthful charm and bright promise.
F W Canault of Council Bluffs wandered from home in a fit of insanity to a house sixteen miles south at Tutten's. He attacked Tutten and wife, who defended themselves and killed him. Tutten and wife were arrested and jailed in Mills county.
A bitter feud between the Webb and Aid families led to a deadly shooting at Salem Church five miles from Independence Missouri. George Webb was killed by seven bullets after a meeting to settle the dispute. James Aid and David Hamiltree were wounded and later arrested. Warrants were issued for other involved parties.
City Board authorized condemnation of a ground strip east of Sixteenth District School for school use and passed ordinances on weights and bread flour. A lengthy Southern Railroad funding debate ended with a compromise to cap bonds at ten million and restrict trustees’ powers, while annexation reports were tabled.
The Yeddo Japanese Troupe ends its National engagement this evening after a highly successful run. Next week Mr. Sargent offers new variety acts with several stars. Billy Newcomb’s benefit drew a good crowd and Andy McKee and Stevie Rogers received strong applause for Rebecca Jane. Davis’s Varieties prosper, with Annie Hindle slated to sing Castles in the Air.
In Common Pleas Judge Murpoch overruled a demurrer in Elizabeth Schafer suit, finding the defendant’s defense valid. Grave v Baen went to a jury with a plaintiff verdict. In Superior Court Judge Miner noted Fishel v Katzenberger, claims against property and money contested, with judgment for the plaintiff.
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