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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1872
Page
4
Specially reported for the Evening Star by fleary Twitchell optician. Saturday March 16 weather report shows clear conditions with a mild and cloudy outlook for Sunday March 17. Calendar notes sun rise six o clock sunset six ten and a 1:30 p m weather outlook.
Local items report 12 percent mortality this week with 27 deaths from smallpox. A Republican Executive Committee meeting redistricted ward delegates. A seven year old run over by a Stutzman & Dray wagon is active today. Sunday School Union of Hamilton County meets at Wesley Chapel with speakers. An inquest over Sarah Jenkins’s death returned exposure and cold as cause. New sanitary districts may be created under redistricting law. ward physician appointments may shift. The Albon burglary at 135 Sycamore Street yielded stolen items later recovered. thief remains at large. Y M C A young men meeting led by Rev A A B Taylor. plus Bible class and song service scheduled. Commissioners: warrants issued. Jacob Ott et al. paid. James A. Skinner appointed jail watchman. Planned Tax Home benefit meeting at Seventh Street Church. Haydock and Hathaway to discuss pauperism and Home work.
Fannie Oliver was arrested for vagabondage and keeping a bawdy house on Pearl near Syc amore, receiving 30 days and $50. Henry Cordes, Leonard Crosel, Michael Felix, and Conrad George face assault charges on Joseph Parsons with bail set at $5,000 each. Dr. Veeck warns Parsons may die within 24 hours. John Smith case continues to Monday and Charles Broescher’s trial for beating Catherine Henberger is postponed until Monday.
The Board of Improvements issued several building permits since the last report. Sussman to alter and repair a two story brick at 31 West Seventh. Benjamin Bertram to build a three story brick on the northwest corner of Ninth and Linn. A J Pruden to alter and repair a two story brick on Court Street between Baymiller and Linn. Nordman Co to construct a one story frame on Mulberry between Main and Sycamore. Ising to erect a one story frame on the corner of Findlay and John Dalton avenues.
Reports from Common Pleas and Superior Court detail verdicts and motions. A slander case awards plaintiff one cent in damages. Charles Thomas is fined $100 for receiving stolen goods. Ejectment actions, petition formalities, and default judgments are noted, with transport delays for fruit trees cited in the R. R. Co. suit. Police orders bar political delegates from conventions and a Col. Harlan card denies use of the Colored Battalion for school meetings.
Loans fell by 1,473,500 with specie up 418,200 and legal tenders down 1,378,100. Deposits declined 4,343,100 while circulation decreased 23,500.
A survey of clergy activities including Rev Henry DeFoe in Leicestershire, Spurgeon on clergy types, Rev Father Kelley in Duluth preaching in four languages, and a new pastor ordained near Nakheilah. Mentions include the International YMCA convention in Lowell, Blythe’s installation in Charleston, and fundraising by the American Baptist Home Mission Society.
River dispatches report the Ohio rising to 6 feet 10 inches in the channel at Pittsburg while the river here declines to 184 feet. Arrivals include the Andes and Evansville. Departures proceed on time with fair trips. Miscellaneous notes mention new river appointments and industry impacts from coke shortages. Captain Watson’s death mourned by Red River pilots. Wesley Reynolds dies from accident injuries. Funeral set for Reynolds tomorrow.
Navy beans and New York medium in demand at 260 275 per bushel. Butter scarce with strong demand 26 30c. cheese firm for factory at 11 18c. Coal demand active with varied loads. Eggs 18c per dozen. Fruits steady. oranges 4 6 per box, lemons 5 5 50. Flour firm with mixed demand. figures for various grades. Grain prices for winter red and white varieties listed. corn 44 46c, oats 38 42c. Molasses steady. oils quiet. linseed 88c, lard 78 80c. Poultry scarce, chickens 5 575 per dozen. Potatoes active. peachblows 95c 1 per bushel, Early Rose 350 per barrel. Provisions and pork prices noted. market overall quiet with concessions for large sales.
Beef cuts and bacon products show stable quotes with shoulder prices around 6 to 7 cents and clear rib near 6 to 7 cents. Sugar cured hams hold at 11 to 12 cents for top brands. Lard quiet with head and gut at 84 to 85 8 cents, prime steam 83 to 84, country 83. Clover seed weak at about 9 and a half to 9 3/4 cents per pound. Whisky trades at 54 cents with moderate demand.
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