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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1872
Page
4
Special weather note by Henry Twitchell lists conditions: wind seven miles per hour, cloudy skies, with foggy or misty hints and temperature details. The report cites TuxispaYy as a location reference and mentions Maren and Tim Barom as observers.
Local notes report municipal expenses for the past year exceeding four million dollars. A city lease advertisement invites bids to lease wharf property by Mill Creek. Tak County Commoners held a session with road talks. a burglary occurred on Church street. A city deed for an engine house site was recorded and bids set for construction at 4 PM. Railroad promoters debated subscriptions in Board of Trade. no conclusion. Grand jurors were impaneled by Judge Cox including Hargrave and Baker.
The Police Court docket lists twenty new and seven continued cases from a night of arrests. Among those, Philip Buehler lost his way home after visiting a father in law, David Green was discharged with warning for family abuse, and Robinson Crasoe was jailed for drunk and disorderly behavior. Other incidents include a loaded pistol found on David Hall, fights involving George Flacke and Pete Footman with Footman fined, Bartender and family cases, theft involving Andrew Young who pleaded guilty to stealing $980 from his parents, and multiple drunk or disorderly offenders with fines or workhouse time. The report notes a disorderly march to the stationhouse, and ongoing examinations including Henry Kilg’s assault case.
Frank Mayo opened at Wood’s Theater with The Streets of New York to a hearty audience. Mayo’s Tom Badger drew unqualified praise and the crowd anticipates another performance this evening.
An Ohio gathering of policy holders urged modification of insurance laws to gain representation on the Mutual Life board. Resolutions calling for stockholder representation were debated as speakers argued for local control and against high executive salaries. The adjourned meeting plans to reconvene four weeks before the next annual officer election.
The Hon. A F Perry is spending a few days at his home in the city and will return to Washington on Thursday next.
Weather colder last night then pleasant this morning with a frozen river. Reports from Pittsburg note zero temperature and ice on the Allegheny and Monongahela. Shipping news lists arrivals, departures, ship actions, accidents, and canal tolls. Through service will improve Kanawha Valley connections with daily train-steamer links between Cincinnati and Huntington.
A 14-year-old in Sonoma County faced a conviction for presenting a fence picket to a stage-driver to rob Wells Fargo. The incident ended with a broken treasure box and a warning that the boy might have used a real weapon. In Butte County, three boys aged 17, 14, and 11 murdered an elderly man for his money, employing a deception to lure him. The report notes a troubling rise of youth crime and a shift toward “hoodlums” among the young population.
A London paper notes the abolition of the Kings Cockcrower, an ancient Lent rite at the palace. The last recorded crowing occurred on Ash Wednesday after Hanover's accession, when the prince protested loudly. Debrett’s 1822 calendar hints the post lingered as a sinecure in the royal household.
M. D. Conway recalls Bulwer Lytton as a vain, aging figure whose sharp hawk face and fashion hide his decline, while praising Alfred Tennyson as well beyond his poetry in public esteem. He notes Bulwer’s isolation from younger writers and Tennyson’s warmth, wit, and sociable presence in London society during a foggy season.
An Indianapolis Journal item recounts a ruralist from near Anderson visiting the city and buying roman candles. A spark from his coat caused chaos as staff and patrons fled, while the frightened man suffered coat damage and claims of burnt clothing. The incident ends with the man testifying no candles missed fire. A separate piece, The Secret of It, cites an old farmer who kept sons at home with reading, asserting home reading prevents city dissipation and aids independence on free soil.
Reports note Krupp's twelve inch gun and heavy German naval guns in production with large barrel weights and big shot charges. The article also cites coast defense guns and parlor dancing scenes in Cleveland with a humorous family tableau as a sharp contrast.
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