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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1872
Page
2
The Evening Star announces its publishing operations at the Star Publishing Company office located at the northeast corner of Fifth Street and Vine Street.
The Herald runs a thin two thirds page noting the Livingstone safety issue. Report from an Arab to another Arab via a Herald correspondent in Zanzibar telegraphed to Aden. Also mentions Sumner opposing Grant and hoping a high character man emerges to unite the Republican party at Philadelphia.
The piece comments on the President signing an Amnesty Bill leaving only a few hundred defeated Confederates in the Toombs and Davis line, criticizing Liberal allies. It notes Grant briefly ceasing to smoke and planning a flanking move, suggesting he may outmaneuver opponents in time.
The piece denounces Gen. Howard's peace effort as a failure and censures Congress and the President for a lax response to years of murders and depredations on the Texas frontier. It mocks officials for relaxing amid touring and hotel comfort while natives suffer and calls for action and Texas-focused campaigning.
The trial in Columbus centers on John Barclay 27 charged with the murder of livestock buyer Charles F. Garner last November. Prosecutors allege a brutal assault near a covered bridge over Alum Creek after Garner withdrew bank money, leaving Barclay to rob him of about two hundred dollars before Garner died days later.
A journal narrative portrays Barclay's murder, the bank scene with money, hammer purchase, and boot tracks in creek mud. Blood on clothing and the pursued suspect's calm demeanor highlight a doomed crime, urging labor and moral caution. The text notes strong evidence and little chance of escape.
This dispatch argues for the eight hour labor limit while noting its benefits and limits. It cautions that broad strikes reach only some workers and that many others like homemakers, doctors, and clergy bear heavy duties beyond eight hours, risking idleness if limits harm productivity.
The piece argues that most workers remain bound by circumstance and cannot be elevated by restricted hours or a universal labor code. It compares workers to wheels of a coach doomed to dust, regardless of efforts to raise wages or shorten hours for some classes.
The Senate held an all night session with a heated debate between Conkling Thurman and Casserly. It passed the habeas corpus suspension bill 28 to 15 and immediately moved a civil rights bill with a 27 to 14 vote. The House Amnesty bill passed 38 to 2 as Sumner opposed it in protest over the Senate rejected a prior civil rights bill.
Proceedings reveal tensions over amnesty for a member elect and the President's potential approval of a bill. The Speaker declined Randall’s move to swear in Rogers of North Carolina, stating precedent requires signing by the President. A related Farnsworth charge resolution passed after debate, with Treasury reporting requirements. The House then moved to the sundry civil appropriation bill, paused on page 42 of 53, and adjourned amid procedural objections.
London articles discuss the treaty and its supplementary article with mixed opinions. Pall Mall Gazette urges that saving the treaty risks offense, while American papers oppose adoption. Paris notes blame on Gen Alrich for Strasbourg capitulation. Versailles reports political clashes and Gambetta’s sharp attack on the empire. Madrid cites Carlist arms and band submissions.
The narrative recalls Florence Nightingale’s pet white owl carried for years, praised for affection and playful nature, and its voyage from an Eastern country to England where it died beloved by many. A Salem Mass. boa constrictor incident of grand scale is also noted with a dramatic escape and mock combat aboard ship.
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