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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1872
Page
1
A fragment describes a tariff dispute, a campaign reference with Horace Greeley, and various political and legal notes. It mentions Vice Presidential perhaps, the withdrawal of nominations, a mayoral trial in New York, Erie Railroad issues, and a severe snowstorm with a fire and a fiddle saver.
In the House of Commons debate Mr Disraeli said he would review government policy on the Alabama claims at an early date. The move is seen to affect the Geneva arbitration and draws wide comment in political circles.
Paris reports a tariff plan submitted to the Assembly by M. Thiers proposing a ten percent duty on cotton and four percent on silk. The measure aims to adjust trade duties and raise revenue amid tariff reform debates.
Washington dispatch notes Butler's comparison of Sumner to a party outsider and New York influence backing Horace Greeley for vice president. Davis denies authoring a letter about a Workingmen's presidential nomination while Francis Thomas is nominated to Peru. Cabinet routine, military affairs queries, and a Supreme Court motion against the Ku Klux case are reported.
Prayer for a mandamus to compel the Secretary to issue warrants totaling 500000 to reimburse state war expenses. Division on which party the decision favors. Also notes a shoe and leather company capital 250000 incorporated in this District planning to tan leather by a new process from a corporator.
In New York the Court of Common Pleas debated extending the term of Mayor Hall’s trial with juror death cited as a reason. Prosecution and defense argued at length, no decision reached, session adjourned to Thursday morning.
The bark Commodore Dupont arrived at Martin's wharf with hides wool and skins on fire. Cargo valued at 200000 dollars damaged about 20000 dollars. Fire suspected to have originated from spontaneous combustion off Cape Henlopen before reaching New York.
Charles L. Suydam ticket agent for the Burlington and Missouri railroad was arrested at the river on embezzlement charges. Three counts filed, bail default sent to jail awaiting grand jury action. Nearby arrests noted as conductors and agents allegedly robbed the line for months. In Iowa City the Clinton House burned, with Ole Bull’s troupe in residence, loss about 25000 dollars, insured for 15000 dollars.
A blaze swept a livery stable at Queen and Sherbourne streets in Toronto last night. The structure and two valuable horses were burned, with losses estimated at 10 000 dollars and insurance at 3 000 dollars.
Jason Collier president of the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank and three wealthy directors resigned Friday morning. Depositors rushed to withdraw funds starting Saturday, the bank faced heavy crowds and ongoing unease, but James Jackson was elected president and officials insist the bank remains sound and able to pay all dollars.
The governor signed an act granting the Mayor veto and removal powers, making him the responsible head of city government, with an emergency clause. A rabid dog bit four children playing on the sidewalk. wounds were cauterized, with hoped nonfatal outcome.
The Buffalo Fire and Marine Insurance Company declared a sixty percent dividend for policy holders today. It is one of three firms that suspended after heavy losses from the Chicago conflagration. A heavy snowstorm left six inches of snow on the ground this morning.
Large audience attends the Jersey City session as Judge Bedle denies defense motion in the opening phase. The petit jury is impanelled with ten jurors sworn by adjournment. Mayor Hall's trial resumes at once, de novo.
A Leinster Independent excerpt argues newspapers enrich a household beyond amusement. Reading elevates youth, fosters curiosity, and shapes future leaders by expanding knowledge of geography, current events, and public life. It claims American youth gain precocity and national ambition through regular newspaper exposure.
Victor Nehlig's Morning Dew graces the frontispiece with superb engraving and printing. Emslie Henry Linton and Smillie contribute full-page plates. Davis's The Little Mother stands out in figure drawing. Stories by Hawthorne Davey and Lolly Dinks, essays on Ancient Pottery and Eastern Shore of Virginia, poetry by Bailey, and Bryant’s Green River accompany a strong literary issue. The edition nears 50 000 copies monthly. premium oil chrome at $5. James Sutton & Co., 3% Liberty St., New York. Wm. Tuers, Ohio agent.
Senate notes a 190,000 payment to Kearsage officers and crew. Finance opposes substituting compound interest notes for legal tenders. Chicago relief bill debated, finance substitute approved. bill sent over. A resolution seeks info on Spanish Cuba policy and US Dr Howard sent to African penal settlements. Bills on Albemarne rebel capture and publishing debates advance, with cost and method under study. Judiciary panel authorized to pursue Judge Delabay inquiry. House discusses Pacific Mail subsidy, adjourns without action.
London dispatches report a mixed British reaction to American Alabama claims with Gladstone set to deliver a courteous reply to the U S government. Debates include republicanism at Westminster and an inquisition into royal expenditures rejected by Parliament.
A Corpus Christi paper warns that without rain soon Western Texas will become the greatest hide and bone country on earth. The remark cites drought conditions and looming environmental impact on ranching and wildlife.
After the first edition, nominees were named for City Commissioner Joseph Gaffney J G Shiner John N Clark Samuel Davies D Wylie H Steagie On the eighth ballot Shiner 94 Davies 111 Davies declared nominee For Damcior for City Heurvm Hyndman Ritter and others nominated on last ballot Hyndman 125 Ritter 68 Hyndman nominated For Trustee of Water Works Simpkinson Covington Carlisle Covington nominated For Justice of the Peace True drawn Cormany Harmeyer Cormany nominated ConventIon adjourned sine die Ticket listed: Joseph Abrahams Hanover Fisher Davies Hyndman Covington Cormany
The article extols apples as a highly nutritious staple, rich in sugar, mucilage, acids, and aromatic compounds with tonic and antiseptic effects. It cites Cornwall and European use, noting apples supported laborers during scarcity and could substitute meat with baked apples in place of potatoes.
A man named Wm Sonanstine lost his left hand while feeding a straw cutting machine as bystanders, including E Doty, stopped the apparatus. The injury was dressed and he was reported to be recovering well. The incident drew community sympathy and concern. Separately a Dublin to Cork St Patrick event drew about 20,000 participants with speechmaking on political amnesty and imperial policy.
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