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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1872
Page
2
New Hampshire voters elected the Republican governor by a margin of about 1500 yesterday. The Legislature balance showed Republicans with 167 seats, Democrats with 101, plus minor party totals and reform labor and temperance factions.
The Senate delivered severe rebuke to railroad land grant lobbyists. Senator Morrill of Maine excoriated Osborn of Florida and Pomeroy of Kansas, hoping the rebuke will influence other senators involved with land lobby schemes.
The article cites Townley and Forney linked statements about wealthy donors being targeted to sustain the party. It argues that collectors' remarks and perceived mercenary acts threaten the party’s standing and legitimacy, suggesting magnates may retreat as public trust erodes.
The piece weighs the press as a check on public power against safeguarding rights of citizens. It argues leaders must be held accountable for unfaithful allies, warns against blind partisanship, and notes storms of party inquiry can keep public faith but risk excess.
The piece urges a return to simple government and press freedom to critique public affairs. It condemns Washington excesses, lavish dinners, and parasitic officials, arguing real reform lies in restraint and focus on governance over spectacle. It cautions the public to favor traditional, frugal practices.
In Newport on Sunday the writer notes rapid city growth with new brick dwellings across the northwestern and northern sections and Washington avenue expanding beyond its old eastern boundary. The Short Line Railroad and a new bridge across the Ohio drive business, and residents urge making the bridge free to avoid heavy yearly taxes on workers and families.
A traveler questions an Ohio inn hostler about his origin and tenure. The hostler reveals he is a Yankee who has lived sixteen years, and explains the landlord is also a Yankee, keeping the hostler from owning the inn despite his cleverness.
The Senate and House clash over bills on railroad land grants, timbers, and publication of laws. Amendments raise salaries for Treasury heads, and a Yerba Buena island use plan is reshaped. Zebulon Vance’s amnesty entry sparks party dispute as Mes. Meyers seeks seat.
The New York member Wood claimed revenue estimates exceed by over a hundred million, urging caution on extravagant spending given limited resources. Strong proposed banning printing on government stamped envelopes. Congress rejected the idea. Conger sought a $1,000,000 subsidy to China mail service with semi monthly American ships. Holman’s point of order was overruled, leading to a party line vote. committee adjourned without ruling on the amendment.
A French draughtsman Delahaye escaped death after a rattlesnake bite and swift medical care. A rabbit test and, earlier, a boot bite in New England illustrated poison transmission. Also news on Suez Canal shareholders meeting in Paris, Lesseps reporting rising traffic and Jan–Feb receipts of 2 577 000 francs, and Berlin-French war indemnity talks.
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