26 Mar 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1872
Page
1
London dispatch reports Mr Disraeli signaled intent to attack treaty provisions. He questions concessions by Great Britain on Canadian fisheries and Canada. The message notes political debate amid international negotiations and possible strain in British policy.
A Havana letter notes tense feelings between Americans and Spaniards in Cuban waters while naval activity remains quiet. In Washington the Commerce Committee plans to report Kellogg's bill to admit iron steamer materials free of duty as the Treasury balance stands at 119,670,613.47 dollars.
Chicago reports 373 vessels awaiting service including propellers and schooners with 24 dry docks busy. Ice limits on western lakes shrinking with Green Bay and Milwaukee open but April 1 for full Green Bay navigation. A stone fell from Clark Street Court House steps injuring no one. A. Ziegfeldt heads to Europe to select music for the Boston jubilee.
Secretary Boutwell transmits the committee’s inquiry into the Treasurer’s conduct to Congress. He asserts the report shows a good state of affairs in the office. Havana correspondence discusses a case involving Dr. deedimaniogy and reflects on the government situation.
New York March 26 Haggerty and Bauléb alleged voucher thieves were arraigned with bail set at 5000 cash indictment aided by the mayor, but detectives could not locate an alleged principal, delaying the case. The text also reports on trade, reindeer, oil freight terms, and upcoming congressional actions.
In Nashville on March 25 a Black man killed a gentleman named Murray of Sewanee Coal Co. and was arrested. A mob of 500 to 600 men shot the suspect four times, hanged him to a gas post, then cut him down and held the jail under guard. By 10 PM quiet returned as the mob dispersed amid fear of clashes.
A mob attacked a suspect in Ash barracks area amid burglary and murder claims. Troops and police dispersed the crowd after Mayor and Governor Brown appealed for calm. the wounded suspect lay near death as the city slept, with law and order restored.
A passenger train from Mobile struck a failing culvert between Ocean Springs and Bellefontaine causing a bad wreck early today. Several passengers were injured and left at Ocean Springs for care. Names are unavailable but no fatalities are expected. further details are scarce as reports arrive.
The Electoral Committee completes canvassing of the field and concludes the polls will see decisive actions in March. Officials anticipate turnout and guidance for party branches amid ongoing campaign activities.
Weather mild and cloudy with light rain. Ships arriving include the Silver Moon from the Ohio with heavy cargo, the Yeager with 200 tons plus 2212 railroad iron, and the Belmont Belle. Vessels report cargoes of cotton, iron, and passengers. river levels show rises and falls across regional towns.
Washington weather outlook shows barometer dropping from the Great Lakes to North Carolina with rain in New England tonight. A rising barometer and clearing conditions move from the Upper Mississippi valley to the Middle States by Tuesday morning, with no dangerous winds expected on Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The Evening Star also notes Linn street widening along with a call to push the project to completion to ease traffic, citing partial property acquisition and urgency in city government.
Senate passes bill allowing Ohio life insurers to ban on policies. A sine die adjournment is laid on the table for the second Tuesday of April after lengthy debate. House introduces bills on fish trade regulation, road tax options, winter fishing restrictions, township tax authority, county money oversight boards, widows and minor children in estates, and exemptions from appraisal on $500 of property.
Senate weighs tariff bill and measures for Marine Hospital land sale in San Francisco. Bills to extend customs rules to Alaska, fund Ohio river bridges, and raise consular salaries pass or advance. A Mississippi levee telegraph project of up to 10 million dollars seeks 25 mile land grants. House referrals of many bills. Hooper civil rights bill stalled. Soldiers and widows homestead bill passes. A statue for Washington proposed with cost limits. Pleas deadline set for 1873. Steamboat bill set as Thursday’s special order.
A report discusses revenue changes from September 1 1871 through January 1 1872 with taxes on spirits tobacco and stamps and tax removals causing a $6 720 617 decrease. Resolutions urge California Representatives in Congress to vote against the Dig report submitted yesterday.
The article extols steam cooking to save fuel and time. It notes steamed apples are superior to boiled, and recommends steaming custards brown bread and vegetables before oven finishing. Steam is praised as ideal in warm weather and for preserving fruits and making tender produce before syrup.
Yesterday's notes record arrivals at Cincinnati and St Louis with ships Silver Moon Robert Mitchell Oceanus Belle Memphis Glasgow and Arkansas River, and departures Oceanus Bed River Robert Mitchell for New Orleans. Weather shows heavy rain overnight, now cloudy and warm. river level dropped two inches.
In New York on March 22 the Erie stock leaped from fifty-two to fifty-five and eighty four in minutes with vast trades. Cotton remained quiet with low middlings at 22.5 cents and middlings at 22. Then four hundred bales were sold on the spot and sixteen thousand five hundred bales for future delivery. Haggerty and Baulck, accused voucher thieves, were brought to trial but the proceeding was postponed due to Connolly’s disappearance.
The Senate approved a relief bill for officers. In New Orleans on March 25 a passenger train from Mobile to the city reportedly ran through a bridge at Ocean Springs. Many casualties feared. details awaited as the train was full and the bridge high.
Local notes report a bustling upcoming building season as saws and trowels are heard across the city. Jos. B. Moore of company D, 39th O. W. Y. L. is very ill at his mother's home, 270 Hopkins Street, and remains hopeful despite his grave condition.
A grower details moving cranberry vines to pine land garden soil. He dug two foot channels, filled with local muck, transplanted clusters deeply, and maintains a weed free patch. One square rod costs two days of man labor and one day of horse labor. hopes are high for the crop to repay the settlement costs.
John A. Logan, en route with General Cameron to establish a utopian settlement near Pike’s Peak, falls victim to a sharp who steals $2,000 from him in Denver. Logan, traveling from Jackson County with farm proceeds, relies on others for transport to the frontier outpost as authorities investigate the scam.
A farmer's wife warns that butter spoils from environmental taint. She cites veal storage and a nearby stagnant pond whose foul air affected cream and butter flavor until the pond was drained. Other reader notes confirm similar odiferous contamination.
Mariners report large scale hunting of Arctic walrus for oil and ivory. An estimated 50 000 female walrus have been killed in recent years leaving the species highly depleted near Arctic shores from Cape Thad déus to the Anadyir Sect. Boats and settlements lack needed resources as mothers and nursing females disappear from the harvests.
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