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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1872
Page
4
A crowded list covers weather remarks by Henry Twitchell, arrests by the police, county and city meetings with asylum and infirmary boards, choir and military association events, political party activities, a fine for assault, counterfeit bill examination, upcoming spring race prospects, interviews with European leaders, and temperance pledges.
A jury trial involves Sarah Concannon vs J J Krutbhauss over 5000 damages for a dog bite on October 13 at defendant’s grocery. defenses deny dog viciousness and carelessness. Probate court admits will of Jacob D Pierson and Mary Campbell. Erritt appointed executor. estate values listed. Superior Court jury Moupt & Co v Truman B Handy seeks 6153.50 for brick work on an infirmary. dispute over brick provision and hauling costs. defendant claims payment and unfinished work figures.
Plaintiff accuses a Camp Dennison resident of seduction under promise of marriage and seeks paternity status. Defendant denies fatherhood and any marriage vow. Proceedings ongoing with Cunningham for the plaintiff and McLean for the defense.
The Ironsides with four barges of iron ore in tow passed up this morning and was towed back for repairs after taking on water. The wrecks St Charles Major Anderson and Argosy will be sold at 3 pm. Steamers like the Major Sanders and Henry H. Merrill are noted. vessels were ordered removed from the city wharf within twenty days. The St Louis Peoria Packet Co officers were announced, and captains and clerks listed for several boats.
Beans firm with Navy and New York medium at 250 2 1 2 cents per bushel. Bran shipstuff and middlings steady with prices listed. Butter demand active for table selections at 24 21 cents, lower grades quiet. Cheese firm at 17 18 cents. Coal demand active with unchanged prices. Eggs dull at 20 26 per dozen. Fruits and dried goods show mixed demand. oranges lemons and peaches priced. Flour grain rye and corn hold with small shifts and no major changes.
Oats and hay demand dull with prices steady. burley inactive. Petroleum 23 1 25c, poultry scarce and strong, potatoes steady, peaches and sweet potatoes listed. Provisions dull with city pork at 12 50, bulk meats soft, lard steady, cotton quiet, whisky down 1c.
Markets report no decisive change with New York Central and Chicago lines mentioned. London and Liverpool prices show Consols steady, cotton quiet with 10 000 bales traded, New York futures firm at 6 1 2? bales, and commodities like wheat pork and coffee listed with varied values.
A Philadelphia Bulletin note recalls a poor Camden girl who died after a life of hard labor in city garment houses. Her fellow workers and a local firm provided a floral harp and a wreath plus five dollar donations for her funeral, celebrated with carriages, while the text emphasizes anonymous charity among merchants.
An account of Henry V of France who twice whipped his son Louis XIII for trivial reasons. The king’s cruelty began with sparrow crushing and extended to harsh treatment of his queen, leading to a foreboding that cruelty hardens with time and ends against the mother who bore him. The story ends with the foretold outcome fulfilled.
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