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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1872
Page
4
Amid city items an express train collision injures one, a court sets bail for a suspect, and officials shuffle posts in the Board of City Improvements. Pioneers plan a Monument Committee meeting while society figures share tributes and gifts at a farewell for Europe.
The Mental Association invites the public to the corner stone laying of a monument honoring Christian Indians and call vines missionaries massacred at Gnadenhutten in the Tuscarawas valley. In court, Ramour Joven Honorrn and Fra stic k Brawsle appear. Brawsle named administratrix with will annexed. Personal estate three thousand dollars, real estate four thousand dollars.
The meeting features Judge Eaton as temporary chairman and a call for national unity. Speakers urge Americans from all states to unite beyond party lines to address constitutional wrongs and reform abuses, with emphasis on shared patriotism and the Exposition’s goals.
A large gathering at a political convention features a grand hall with a semicircular platform, decorations, and a diverse audience. Notables including Carl Schurz and Judge Stanley Matthews address the crowd, urging reform from the Republican base amid calls for honest government and new leadership.
War Department releases river rise and fall data for the hour ending 4 PM April 4 at Cincinnati. Maynard oversees telegraph or transmission of notes.
Police court records detail Peter Conrad a Lick Run blacksmith fined warned after family dispute. Philadelphia visitor James Camberford jailed thirty days for drunkenness and property damage. Maggie O’Brien served prior term. Louis Barnes fined for abusing an officer. John Durken’s coat dispute over price led to arrest and costs. John Adams vagrancy and associates case sent 30 days. Adam Hinson fined for garbage hauling. O Cole charged with larceny but cash issues leave judgment unresolved. 14 days to pay bond set. John Costello fined for assault on a cart driver. Michael Welsh strikes during a dispute with Henry Cohatt. contempt charges loom for bribe attempt. Charles Johnson arraigned after knife wound to officer Delahanty. disorderly conduct on April 8 cited.
A long list of delegation headquarters across states is given with room numbers and hotel names including Mozart Hall Burnet House Gibson House and James Hotel. The Board of Health announced district physicians for wards one through twenty four plus additional wards and postponed milk and meat inspector elections. Robberies target Gibson House rooms with valuables including a New Orleans man robbed of 200 dollars and a diamond pin for a Louisiana judge and a Ninth street car pocket book worth 2287 dollars. M. Chapman of Chicago Evening Mail arrived at Gibson House.
Rain intervals yesterday left a single perfect surface lane on the river this morning while water levels declined upstream and downstream. Arrivals include Gen. Lytle and Gen. Buell from Louisville and several boats from Kentucky rivers and Chile, with several departures listed and canal locks likely closed until Friday. The canal jams and log drives hinder traffic as the Chippewa log drive is reportedly stalled and the Brunette Falls jam holds massive timber volumes above the Fisher river mouth.
The daily market review lists steady to firm prices across commodities. Beans show dull demand and mixed prices for various grades. cheese oils and eggs move with note of activity. fruits like green apples and peaches show varying demand. grains like wheat corn oats rye and barley mostly steady with occasional activity. molasses oils and sugars quoted with firm tendencies. poultry meats and lard (with cattle and bacon) show improved demand and firmer prices. overall tone indicates cautious trading and price stability in many sectors.
The market wire urges sowing Extra Early peas as ground firms, transplanting rhubarb roots, and cutting horse radish into pieces with crown. It advises moist beds, proper waxing or tying, and leaving outdoor grapevines on the ground until sprouts appear to promote renewal.
Instructions describe using barrels filled with stones and rich dirt to grow cucumbers tomatoes melons and other vegetables with barrels placed around a yard and watered to keep soil moist through autumn. A stray anecdote from Richmond Virginia recounts a racially charged question during a play, provoking an offended response.
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