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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1872
Page
1
Telegraph item reports King Victor Emmanuel backing Amadeus of Spain while notes linger on Mazzini’s death, ongoing congressional probes, presidential nominations, and unrest around railroads in Erie and Indianapolis. Canadian loyalty highlighted amid broad political and transport news.
In Rome on March 11 the Pope told a deputation the Church and State cannot share power and work harmoniously, addressing speculation about his possible departure from Rome. Rumors also connect King Victor Emmanuel with sending Italian troops to Spain to bolster Amadeus's throne amid Spain's crisis.
In the House of Commons Mr Knotch Bull Hugessen rejected reports that Canada would sever links with England if Britain fought the United States. A dispatch from Pisa reports the death of Giuseppe Mazzini, the noted political agitator, at an extreme old age after years of ill health.
Washington reports five probes active in session including District of Columbia, arms sale to France by both Houses and Senate, New York Custom House, and Sandstone investigations. Col Crispius, New York ordinance officer, to be examined by the Arms sale committee. Williams to Connecticut for campaign. Assistant Secretary Richardson returns two million five percent bonds from Europe and reinvests on call bonds of 1862. The President nominates Commodore Alfred Taylor to rear admiral and James J. Kane to advance in rank. John H. Harris named postmaster for Kansas City Missouri.
In Indianapolis on March 11 an employee entering Bowen Stewart and Co.'s book store found the packing table and goods ablaze. The fire spread rapidly through the second and third floors and roof, threatening adjacent structures. The building suffered about ten thousand dollars in damage.
In Chicago CureAco in March reports rascalities by teamsters and hackmen during a fire. Some charged up to one hundred dollars for transporting valuables, took money in advance, then vanished. A German professor was robbed of manuscripts he prepared for the press.
New York reports a burglary at Lewis Ohn & Brothers at 25 Park Place with $2000 in stock stolen and no clues. Erie Railroad upheaval dominates Wall Street, with directors replaced, Jay Gould remains on the board, and press calls for a fair election. An arrest links to a Brussels murder case, while London funds may back Erie up to five million pounds.
LARAMIE March il The Union Pacific road reports a splendid day enabling crews to remove storm obstructions. The line is now entirely clear from end to end. Two passenger trains each way passed Perry at 4.30 PM and will run on regular schedules to their destinations.
MEMPHIS March 11 The Mississippi Legislature passed a bill authorizing all cities and towns in the state to subscribe to railroad capital stock. A clerk at D C and H M Lowenstein’s dry goods store was arrested today for stealing goods including a trunk of laces and velvets found in his room.
A belated weather bulletin from WEATH KREPORT notes a diminished pressure over the South States moving eastward with light rain in North Carolina and snow in the Middle Atlantic region. Winds become northwesterly, followed by clearing skies as barometer rises from the upper lakes to the gulf, with temp rising and southerly winds by Tuesday morning. No dangerous winds expected for the Gulf and Atlantic coasts tonight.
A correspondent describes treating animals infested with lice by giving a tablespoonful of sulphur every other day for a week and dusting them with very dry wood ashes. If vermin disappear, supply needed minerals by adding two scoops of sulphur per quart of salt.
Reports from Rome Dublin Paris London Versailles and Berlin sketch a busy diplomatic panorama. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lorne visit the Queen before her Germany trip, while Mazzini is mourned by a unanimous Deputies vote, and a Dublin editor faces libel charges. Thiers and colleagues push press control reform as Hyde Park protests erupt over a parks bill. The Prince of Wales tours Paris as the British case at the Washington treaty arbitration nears, and chaos erupts in Versailles over libel proceedings involving Deputies Jules Favre and others.
The Virginia City Enterprise reports on the Piute encampment around the city during a harsh winter. Despite scarce wood and severe storms, the Indians remain unwell and cheerful, cooking with limited fuel and huddling in brush huts to endure the cold while subsisting on available meat and food in town.
In 1852 Tommy Dod endured captivity with the Goshoot Indians after their raid on his train. The Indians seized a hand organ and, as a cautionary note, kept it playing tunes nightly. An Italian captive was nearly harmed and the organ was carried away, its music amusing the tribe as stories of Yankee Doodle and Pop Goes the Weasel are recounted.
On week days inmates work study and recreate at Reform Farm School. Sunday sessions include a well attended Sun school led by Commissioner Howe with Bible memory, a Lutheran pastor sermon, and evening addresses by a legislative committee. March 11, 1872. L.
The essay profiles Philip Astley the famed horse tamer and two legendary steeds Billy the clever trick horse and the famed Spanish horse gifted by Gen. Elliott. Billy’s escapades led to private sale then reunion with Astley’s troupe while the Spanish horse, famed for feats including self unbridling and self washing, lived to forty two and inspired a thunder drum used in the theater until the 1841 fire.
Congressman James Brooks reports rapid travel in India from the Bay of Bengal to the Sea of Arabia. He notes distances covered, sleeping en route, time spent at stations, and speeds of thirty to forty miles per hour on first class railroads. He praises roads, rivers, and mountain passes, comparing them to American conditions.
A New Hampshire traveler notes 26 miles from Concord to Bradford with two deserted houses and 110 miles from Franconia to Concord via Warren with 29 deserted farm houses. The report states people are flocking to towns and cities.
Concord March 12 reports a quiet election with indications of a heavy turnout. Republicans appear strong statewide with majorities in Concord Manchester Dover Exeter and Portsmouth by 2 PM. Total vote likely around 75,000 as results unfold.
New York reports a stay of proceedings in the Foster carhook murder case while Erie affairs calm. Gould challenges General Dix authority and blocks recognition of others. Police guard the president's room as Erie Directors meet to grant bona fide stockholders full control and pursue a speedy election. The Board backs the State Legislature and Gould yields Erie offices to Dix and Roche.
G W Fishback a one third owner of the Missouri Democrat sues for dissolution after a mutual separation with Wm McKee and D M Houser, disputing the value of Fishback's stake. He claims one hundred thousand dollars and the court is petitioned for a receiver to settle the partnership estate.
Market summaries across multiple exchanges show steady activity in New York with mixed quotations in equities and scrips, while Chicago grain and livestock prices edge lower on wheat and corn. Liverpool cotton and commodities trade reports indicate softer prices for wheat pork and lard with quiet cotton. overall market tone remains cautious.
A Longtime Little Miami Railroad engineer, Mr West Reynolds, was badly injured when his right foot was severed under a locomotive wheel as he exited the moving engine in front of the Marine Dry Dock Seventeenth Ward. He received immediate surgical care and is considered to be doing as well as possible. The Methodist Preachers Association and Evangelical Ministerial Association met to draft a remonstrance to the Legislature opposing liquor law changes, signed by church leaders including S M Merrill and J Krehbiel. A rickety wagon loaded with a poor family’s household goods blocked Vine Street between Fourth and Fifth as they moved from Lee County West Virginia toward Indianapolis after a horse died. The old Observatory on Mt Adams has been purchased by the Passionists for $50,000. instruments will be moved and the site repurposed for an educational institute.
North Whatcom, long a nameless speck, becomes the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad causing rapid town growth. The town is laid out in blocks and lots with sale prices at 100 dollars per 300 by 140 foot lot as the new city earns a settled name and future.
General notices include Longstreet resigning as New Orleans surveyor and a new Episcopal journal starting in Chicago. Memphis organizes a Cotton Exchange. Mayor Hall’s trial delayed due to juror illness. Wilmington dispatch confirms Boss Strong’s killing. Boiler explosion in Maline Michigan kills three, wounds five. Treasury bonds redeemed total over 101 million. James Caddy fatally shot in drunken quarrel near New Albany. Rev Dr Young expected to succeed Huston at Trinity Baltimore. Boston Universalists denounce Massachusetts beer act. East St Louis man killed crossing railroad track. A.G. Cameron, Memphis grain dealer, dies. Goshen drover J. A. Miller robbed of 12 thousand dollars in Toledo. 8 thousand recovered. Sarsoree gun accident kills Joseph Newman. Dismissal bid at Christ Church Germantown defeated. Pope unlikely to leave Rome. coexistence of two powers deemed unsafe. Perryville Kansas robber shoots and kills merchant Fisher. desperado to swing. Navy Dept charges inquiry advanced by House. Erie railroad board names eight anti-Gould directors. Dix elected President. YMCA Indiana to hold state convention in Indianapolis March 2? ministers urged to appoint delegates. Ohio members invited. Circulars with program planned.
March 11 reports show Senate and House activity including appropriations for civil service reform, a bridge project on the Great Miami at Dayton, and a bill to elect County Superintendents. Debate covers Trumbull and Morton ethics claims, congressional districting, naval ranks abolition bills, and public buildings amendments. Madrid dispatch notes coalition voting cues.
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