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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1872
Page
2
The readable fragments show numbers and a few words like 6 00 3 00 1 50 and 10) wey 8, but no coherent subject or event is clear from the damaged text.
Report from Washington indicates House passage of a tariff bill for tea and coffee free of duty and notes the Ohio Republican Convention in Columbus tomorrow to nominate state officers presidential electors and senatorial electors. It also mentions a potential July 4 national Democratic Convention likely in St Louis and urges Cincinnati involvement to secure the event.
A youth who attempted to frighten the Queen with an unloaded pistol and a found document faces two punishments. He may enter a life asylum or be sentenced to penal servitude with flogging. A suggestion of birching echoes earlier foolish acts by a near twenty year inmate of a mental hospital.
Dispatches describe murder and lynch law in Nashville amid rising violence in surrounding counties. Reports note frequent homicides near Memphis drawing Arkansas and Mississippi suspects, with law and order advocates pressing for swift punishment to curb atrocities.
The author surveys how extreme climates tempt people to relocate, noting the misery of droughts, floods, and earthquakes on the Pacific coast. He argues every region has drawbacks, from drought to floods and tremors, shaping long term happiness with weather realities.
The author contrasts California's droughts with the Pacific Northwest, arguing Oregon and Washington offer untapped progress potential. Citing government data, they note milder winters and long grazing seasons, envisioning vast manufacturing, exports, and maritime growth fueled by abundant water and open settlement.
A passenger from the Eisner & Phillips party recounts the crash near Johnstown Pennsylvania. The car toppled off the track, trapping victims under debris while passengers scrambled to escape through windows. A German girl, Miss Amanda Hartman of Chicago, died. Mr Phillips survived with injuries.
The Ohio Senate and House consider liquor law notices, pond drainage and city water works funding. Bills pass and fail on temperance, waterways, education, tax relief, and municipal bonds while debates over the State Board of Agriculture report draw attention to printing costs and advertising concerns.
In a tally of votes the Democrats failed to strike the 1872 word and amendments limiting pages and publication scope were defeated. A resolution to adjust Ninth Judicial District meeting times and other motions, including a lien proposal for grave stone makers, were discussed or postponed.
In Washington on March 25 the Senate considered relief for certain officers and favored a sale of the Marine Hospital and grounds in San Francisco. Bills were introduced to improve Mississippi levees and a telegraph line, and a tariff dispute arose with discussable timing. Several measures on ferryboats, Duluth customs, Alaska navigation, Ohio river bridges, and St Clair Flats canal funding were approved. The House agenda included civil rights debate and local depot and land entitlement bills, with a notable delay on Hooper’s civil rights measure. A plan to fund Farragut memorial construction was advanced with a $20,000 cap.
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