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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1872
Page
1
Readable items include an Inter Oceanic Canal Survey report and Centennial Commission in session. Other notes mention a large Philadelphia fire and an absconding official arrest in Missouri, with additional mentions of a Dallas City railroad accident and a disastrous Frankfort Kentucky fire.
In Paris on March 5 the ministerial crisis eased as Finance Minister M. Pouyer Quertier resigned after his handling of the defalcation by the ex-prefect of the Department of Euro. The cabinet met late into the night and accepted his withdrawal.
A fire at Hiram Kirk sash and blind factory on Schermerhorn Street damaged two adjacent dwellings and a carpenter's shop. Separately, a large New York banking meeting discussed a plan to establish a national bank with capital up to ten million dollars and broad agricultural financing. Temperatures plunged to four degrees above zero as ice obstructed river navigation.
A blaze swept Jayne's Building in Philadelphia last night, starting in a room used by Jas R. Carpenter, a U S Revenue Stamp Printer. The burning warped walls and a falling rear wall caused steam explosions. no injuries were reported. The cupola collapsed into the fire as the Centennial Commissioners adjourned tasks for the day.
Prominent Chicago ladies thank Pittsburg for funds sent to relief efforts and note religious societies contributed goods and money. Hulls being raised from the river after the city fire, with several recovered and ten smallpox deaths in a week. Two women arrested for garroting and robbery. a girl reported assault and theft near the Pacific Hotel ruins. Springfield dispatches say Governor Palmer declines to join Liberal Republicans against Grant but may not back the regular nomination yet.
A Burlington and Chicago Railroad bridge gave way when workmen on a repair site failed to flag the approaching train. Division Superintendent L. A. Carper died from severe scalds, while the engineer and fireman escaped by leaping clear. In Des Moines the Senate debated a bill to protect telegraph message retention by employers.
Memphis dispatch reports Mason's, a small town on the M and E R, burned completely this afternoon. eleven business houses and two dwellings were consumed, with losses estimated around seventy thousand dollars. hotel and other buildings survived after flames were checked. weather clear and cool. river fell two inches.
In Springfield the trial of Chief of Police Robbins for the murder of Bancroft during an attempted arrest concluded with his acquittal after several days. The case drew regional attention as legal proceedings followed a tense investigation.
Delegates from New York Pennsylvania Maryland Ohio Delaware and New Jersey attend the first National Convention of the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America in Allentown with plans to form a National Camp and a banquet and grand ball to close the session. Henry J. Stager of Pennsylvania is elected President.
A blaze in Frankfort Kentucky last night destroyed five brick business houses. One child perished in the fire. Estimated loss ranges from fifty thousand to seventy five thousand dollars with insurance not stated.
The report from Washington on March 5 7 30 P M outlines pressure recovery by Wednesday over New England and the Middle States with westerly to northerly winds and generally clear but cold conditions. It notes Wednesday will bring partially cloudy but pleasant weather to the South Atlantic States with easterly winds and rising temperatures across the Western Gulf and Tennessee to Lake Superior with diminishing pressure. Very brisk but not dangerous winds are expected along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts this evening, easing tonight and Wednesday from New Jersey to Maine.
Kansas Senator Caldwell defends himself against corruption charges tied to 1867 and 1871 elections. The Senate adjourns after debate on apportionment, civil service reform rules, and a bill on republican process. House discussions cover representation increases and Pacific railroad land grants amid Ku Klux era tensions.
Paria March 5 The crisis eased as Pouyer Quertier Minister of Finance resigns over the defalcation linked to the ex Prefect of the Department of Ease. Cabinet demanded his withdrawal after a lengthy meeting and accepted the resignation this morning. Casimer Periere may replace him as interior minister.
March 6 report notes President Grant’s son Little Fred Grant watching much of last night’s House of Commons debate. Cyrus W. Field visits John Bright at Rochdale, Lancashire and plans to sail for New York on Saturday.
Treasury says 89 150 000 of 140 000 000 five-tenths has been received. Two last calls redeem without rebate. House schedules reception for the Japanese Embassy at 11 oclock tomorrow with a five member planning committee. recess planned at 4 30 today. Public Lands bill to secure lands for settlers ordered printed. apportionment bill supplement reported and recommitted. Speaker names Banks Myers Ambler Wood and Morgan to arrange Embassy reception.
In St Louis on March 5, male compositors at the Journal of Commerce quit in protest over the foreman’s discharge. The vacancy led to girls taking over roles and Monday’s issue became the city’s first daily paper set entirely by women.
Markets by telegram report New York prices for gold cotton and futures with steady to firm tones. New Orleans and London show cotton strength and general wholesale weakness in wheat corn and pork with varied futures and cash levels across regions.
On March 6 the City of Quincy City of Helena H. M. Shreve Armadillo Mary Boyd and St. Joseph arrived from St. Louis Vicksburg Natchez Cincinnati Arkansas river. Departures include City of Quincy for New Orleans City of Helena Belle of Memphis and H. M Shreve for St. Louis. Weather varied with clear warm and then cloudy cold snow. river level fell two inches then rose two feet in twenty four hours. markets unchanged and very dull.
In Common Pleas Judge force and a jury hear Timothy Murphy v. The City of Cincinnati over embankment flooding on Lock street. City says $500 paid before 1871. disputes damages after March 27 1871. Also John C Crane v Samuel W Walton for $294.88 on travel expenses. jury to decide. Probate Court Judge Hoeffer appoints Charles Strobel administrator of Francis B Goettheim with personal estate $2,000 and real estate $8,000.
A collage of brief overseas items notes whispers about the Tichborne claimant, a medical inquiry into Lady Morant, anxieties over the City of Washington’s non arrival, and drafts tied to war indemnity. Reports from Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Calcutta, Berne, and London cover elections, finance posts, constitutional revisions, and political shifts.
The Grand Duke remains in Havana. The Arkansas Democratic Convention is set for June 19. Judge Cardozo allegedly faces impeachment in New York. Thermometer readings hit minus 22 in parts of Canada. Sandy Bradley killed by a railroad train at Fountain Head Tennessee. Rev. Mr. Gilmore named bishop of Cleveland diocese. Union Pacific train from the west arrived at Cheyenne after a stop. Democrats win municipal elections in Manistee and Owasso Michigan. Smallpox reported aboard the frigate Powhatan at Philadelphia navy yard. Oswego New York reelects Alanson Page mayor. Extreme cold forecasts in New England. Ogdensburg New York reports 82 degrees below zero. Planters Bank of Fort Valley Georgia robbed of 15000 dollars in currency and 200 in specie. Colonel House of Giles County Tennessee found dead in Nashville by poison suicide. Rev. Mr. O Callahan prominent in anti Rappe fare es before authorities to retract. Joseph Brooke ofered 3 declares he supports neither the present A n nor any backers. Rev. Ithews sues for libel in New Albany Indiana claiming defamation of character.
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