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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1872
Page
4
The Evening Star lists agents on railroad lines to distribute copies at one cent per copy. Weather report by Henry Twitchell notes cloudy conditions and a forecast for Friday March 15 with sunrise at 6 11 and sunset at 6 08.
Lavnza B Woolwitne to sing at Presbyterian Church Mt. Auburn. Mrs Plants dies after ovarian tumor removal by Dr Punlap of Springfield Ohio. Bar Association adds over a hundred new members. Judge Taft presides. L M Lee gambles away stamps at Barker & Lytie's and faces arrest. L&C W R Co lowers track to serve sleeping cars. depot access on first floor. Indianapolis and Cincinnati train wreck near Wood Street injures one, no major damage. Gas Company clears old retort site for new offices. Wharf bid accepted by City Council committee. James Graham Co to pay 2000 yearly for ten years. Erie line 9:45 train to New York accident injures one, smoking car damaged. Ida Bantieri freed after hearing for opening letters, case tied to Bartlett and Ada.
In United States Circuit Court Juvo in P. B. Swing presiding the motion for a new trial in the distiller's bond case United States v Tom McGehen and others was overruled.
The room of H. H. Hathaway, clerk for Howell Gano & Co., was entered February 10 and clothing worth over $200 stolen. The Independent Detectives recovered all the items after three weeks and returned them to the owner.
Judge Murdock overruled the defendants demurrer in A K Brookbank v Redistricting Commission and ruled the law general and unconstitutional. At the Industrial Exposition 1872 General Committee meeting, Goshorn chaired, announcing ten committees and chairmen for building printing advertising transportation awards machinery and more.
A citizen, George Bashour, was beaten with dray pins at about five this morning near Workman's Hall on Walnut Street. He was taken home in critical condition, with bleeding from ears nose and mouth and delirious. Physicians attend. suspects fled but pursued by proper parties.
This morning the Police Court docket lists ten new and four continued cases. Defendants include John Ryan charged with abusing his wife and sent to fifteen days, George Sheriff with the same charge and sentence, Howard Weaver for disorderly conduct with five dollars and costs, and others facing bail, fines, or continued hearings, such as Mary and James Ryan, Chris Traesher, and John Kessler.
A large crowd greeted the Necromancer at the National with a grand spectacle praised for its grandeur and completeness. The Octo roon last show is at Wood's tonight, followed by Mayo’s benefit with Dumas’ Three Guardsmen, then Chapmen Sisters and Ed Locke, plus Davis’s Varieties thriving and a matinee tomorrow. Alf Burnett launches a long tour next Monday.
A colored laborer sued his employer for work done and kept an account by plaster on the wall. He returned with plaster cakes marked five and ten cents to prove the sum due. The Squire required the man fetch the account, and he did so, producing the plaster evidence. The court granted judgment for the full amount of the bill.
The Board of Improvements reports new permits: G W Robinson seeks a four story brick on Third between Park and Smith. Fred Brent to add to a three story brick on Everett between Linn and Baymiller. Fasse Co. to alter a three story brick on Fifth between Sycamore and Broadway. Jon Krome to erect a three story brick on Buckeye between Main and Locust. John Krolue to build a three story brick on Buckeye between Locust and Poplar. John B Feldkamp to build a two story brick on Orchard between Main and Sycamore. John F Menkhaus to build a three story brick on Green and Bremen. G W C Johnston to build an office and scales on Griffin and Ludlow.
The river swells in the local channel while Pittsburg reports river levels falling to four feet, though rain extends toward the mountains. Arrivals include Emme C and Elliott from Memphis and others, with departures of Charles B. Church and Hudson for Pittsburg. The old reliable ernsYa lines plan evening trips to Pomeroy connecting with the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad toward Kanawha.
Reports from river ports describe fog delays for packets to Nashville and rising waterways. Captains McCracken and Frazier lead pilots for Lawrence, with eventual safe arrivals. Wrecks and ferries, plus towboat Lookout and R. A. Babbage fuel disputes, show shifting river commerce and new dredging concerns.
The piece portrays Iwakura and a Japanese embassy visiting from Yedo with diverse looks and backgrounds. It notes their height, attire, and education, naming Yamata the brigadier general and listing five young dames from noble families with ages. It also covers medical advice on in-grow nails and a Brazil rail disaster report along with a Hillsboro fatal shooting.
Active demand for Navy and New York medium at 266 976 dollars. Butter firm at 28 c. Coffee steady with ranges including common Rio fair 20 c, prime 34 d, Wye and Java 28 32 c. Grain and flour prices steady. eggs, fruit, and meats show varied demand. Hogs and cotton steady, whisky firm at 8 c per gallon.
New York markets show steady activity with New York Central and Michigan rail shares indicated. Pacific Sixes and Northwestern issues feature in the active list. St Paul and Northwestern preferred noted. In Paris, Dufaure advocates penalties against the International Society, Favre opposes. the bill's first clause criminalizing membership passes 501 to 104.
Members of the Western School District met at Court Street Schoolhouse to consider appointing a committee to meet union candidates for municipal office and secure pledges to allot public work to the colored community. Attendance was fair and the discussion was spirited, though little was accomplished and many left unsettled.
In Covington the Sunday School scholars will present a concert and exhibition at the Main Street M E Church this evening to raise funds for repairs. A discussion on keeping children engaged will be held by the Sunday School Workers Association at the Scott Street M E Church. The Chancery Court's session was moved to a small room in the Court House after a search for janitor Isaac Saunders failed.
The formal opening of the Newport and Cincinnati bridge is postponed to Wednesday the 2th inst. A salute of one hundred guns will be fired. In Dayton Kentucky the Chancery Court heard McArthur and others against city authorities. the motion to dissolve the injunction was argued and taken under advisement.
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