21 May 1872
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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1872
Page
1
Disjointed report notes a fatal accident in Peoria and details about Spanish naval officers and a great aquatic expedition. Mention of a discovery of a father by Mr. Stanley and a New York Herald correspondent. Dr L reported severely wounded from a hunt. English government supplies and expedition reach the coast.
Incoming information from the scene of the Carlist troubles indicates Government troops have made a push toward the decisive position. Supporters of the Pretender anticipate an early May hopeful return to order amid tense expectations.
Treasury shows coin 98514840 coin certificates 25597000 currency 10584548 with $140000000 of fifties outstanding. Institute events in Lincoln hall include reports from various bureaus financed by grants and receptions led by President Grant Gov. Cook and Dr. Verdi. Navy reports Pacific fleet at Callao under Rear Adm Winslow. West South American coast politics calm amid English and French commerce. Senate to meet in executive session at noon for special treaty consideration.
The 7 o clock race on the Schuylkill matched Coulter and Cavitt of Allegheny against the Biglim brothers of New York. Crowds lined the river as Coulter and Cavitt led early, but Coulter began to falter while the Biglins pressed. A collision aftermath and further maritime incidents are noted with naval maneuvers around Virginius and the steamer Edgar Stewart, highlighting tensions with Spain near Kingston and Aspinwall.
Red Cloud and twenty seven warriors reach Chicago and encamp near Heesime. A dozen interpreters assist. the party plans to go to Washington to meet the Great Father and visit New York before returning. Twenty laborers strike for higher wages at Lasalle and South Water, are replaced by men from the Employment Bureau.
A quarrel between Thornton Watt of Peoria and another man near Primeyer ended with Watt severely injuring a coal miner named Johnson of Lower Peoria. Johnson was struck by a railroad car during a lifting accident at the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad shop, causing his instant death. Several Peoria musicians will attend and assist at the jubilee.
A blaze yesterday morning in Marcon destroyed Grove photograph gallery Busby Elliot produce and commission house W T Thomas boot shop W F Whipple grocery and Farmers hotel with an estimated loss of 16000 and insured about 9000 A separate fire in Iowa Falls damaged Wooa worth Bros brick building used as a store room for buggies and sleighs total loss 4500 with 2000 insured
A man from Pittsburg, a stone mason, was fatally struck by an up train on the North western railroad near Roscoe on Saturday night. His body was cut to pieces.
The barometer will continue rising from the lakes to the Middle Atlantic coast. Clear and pleasant weather expected in New England, Middle Atlantic states. North to westerly winds and partly cloudy skies over gulf states. Showers possible from Ohio valley northwestward with brisk northeasterly winds on the lower lakes tonight. no dangerous winds anticipated.
A Dutch tobacconist known as the King of Smokers, Klaes of Rotterdam, died aged eighty. His will invited all smokers to his funeral with 10 pounds of tobacco and engraved memorials, plus annual tobacco and beer gifts for attendees. His coffin lined with Havana box cedar and a pipe kept at his side capped a life of heavy habit.
MaypyRiDy May 20 reports irritations in Madrid as Spain protests French treatment of Carlist exiles. Senor Garcia y Gutierrez arrives to lodge formal complaints at the Bayonne consul. Insurgent detachments are beaten and dispersed by pursuing troops amid ongoing clashes.
A brief note indicates a meeting or event related to Fort Wayne will be held in that city. Specific details are unreadable due to damaged text but the intent references Fort Wayne and an upcoming gathering.
A jumble of reports covers a lager drink in Fort Wayne, Utah freshets, and the Nashville Exposition gaining interest. Also noted are the Lucas trial underway, a Schuetzen meeting in Highland Illinois, a ship wreck near Labrador with 45 lost, a Pardoned convict, and a payroll of tariff cuts totaling 44 million dollars.
An 1870s era analysis notes vast freight growth in the United States with major lines like Pennsylvania Central Lake Shore Erie and Baltimore & Ohio expanding engines cars and multiple tracks. Builders face surging orders as double tracking expands capacity and rail networks grow to meet trade demand. The piece also touches on travel patterns and a brief social aside about marriage.
A fair audience saw Repinian 2 Adee augural performance featuring Tred Peieenan in a captive view. Jananschek excelled as Beattish Queen with dignified diction. Elizabeth depicted by Miss Alice Placide was strong though occasionally stagey. Chesney Wold scheduled for tonight with praise for dramatic talent. National company praised for fine performances and Davis the ventriloquist enters last week of shows.
Covington Democrats held a short city convention to nominate a marshal candidate, naming Capt. Henry Riffe by acclamation. Kenton County Democrats met at Independence to nominate a sheriff candidate, after multi ballot voting, with John J. Macklin and others in contention. Scott won on the eighth ballot and was declared nominee. Local fines were issued by the mayor for drunkenness and assault. A meeting of colored Republicans will convene at the Covington Methodist Church, and Sabbath School picnics were planned along Greenup Main and the M E Mission. A Democratic mass meeting at Independence appointed delegates to the Appellate Convention in Lexington and debated resolutions on party nominations and platform.
Two picnics near this city on Jones hill and Hooper hill were disrupted in the afternoon by a crowd of drunken ruffians who were soundly drubbed in both locations. Warrants are issued for several participants. Ada E Wells sues Newport and Dayton street railroad for 10000 damages in Campbell Circuit Court following a prior injury. A councilman and city assessor had a minor on York street. The council may propose closing James alley to aid a new service pact with a railroad company for accommodation trains to Newport.
Admirers will attend a Concert Hall event tomorrow evening in Dayton. A Lutheran congregation fundraiser yesterday drew a profitable crowd. A streetcar incident left a driver missing after a river accident. horses drowned and the man remains unrecovered downstream.
The Navy Department awaits the outcome of Captain Davis in charge of the Wyoming and his escorting of the Edgar Stuart from Kingston. If the Borgia follows and an insolent Spanish officer appears, a naval battle may unfold. The Wyoming bears two 16 inch guns two 24 pounders and one 30 and two 24 pounders. Senator Sherman expects the tariff bill to pass the Senate by week’s end if the House bill mirrors it and moves swiftly.
Fire in Memmis destroyed one or two saloons and a boarding house on West Main street last night. Losses totaled about 10000 with most risk covered by insurance. Arkansas river flood reported with 28 feet at Little Rock and towns opposite submerged. Planations below Pine Bluff flooded with substantial crop damage expected.
May 21 river news reports arrivals at New Orleans include Carrie Kountz Belmont St Louis Colossal and Belmont. Departures list Kountz Sidmarck Pauline Carrol and Colossal for St Louis New Orleans. Carrol loaded with guard oil cake. Colossal carries a barge with rolling stock for Cairo and Fulton railroad. Weather says wart river rose 4 inches. river out of banks below Pine and 28 feet at Little Rock.
Market report shows gold prices listed with subtle shifts amid steady trading. The note mentions quoted figures and general market tone, but the readable text is fragmented and lacks full context of prices or entities.
A young man was struck by a buggy yesterday evening at Ninth Street and Central Avenue but escaped with a slight cut. This morning Bridget Curran a house servant on Eighth Street fell from a chair while cleaning a chandelier glass globe and broke her arm badly.
The piece notes the Dayton Spring field and Cincinnati Short Line railroad nearing completion except for six miles. It mentions a planned freight depot on the south side of Pearl Street between Wood and Mill and aims to receive freight when the road opens. Executor A. FL Smith transfers mention plots 1, 147, 204 and adjacent blocks along George Xues street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. Winters transfers to Lucy B. Lessy plot 68 near Seventh Street area.
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