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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1872
Page
4
Special weather note for the Evening Star by Beary Twitchell, Optician of 1122 West Fourth Street. Cloudy conditions reported with no wind details or precipitation noted.
Local items report street hazards, a swan killed by a stray stone, a sewer accident injuring a citizen, milk wagon runaways, and several police actions. The Governor’s notes include new trustees for the Woodward Fund and a German interpreter at court. West Ward bridge contract awarded. crime arrests total twenty two. other items note an annexation talk with Columbia and a concert for Union Bethel building fund.
At the Religious Intelligence briefing in Brooklyn on May 2, delegates elected Rev. Dr. R. S. Rust as Missionary Secretary amid debates on bishop appointments and civil rights within the Freedmen's Aid Society. In Detroit on May 27 the Presbyterian General Assembly pressed judicial matters, while a police raid at Deer Creek bottom cleared a slaughterhouse of disorderly youths and confiscated beer.
May 27 1872 report from Louisville details J H Kellogg a U S Pension Office clerk fleeing to St Louis with forged checks to divert pension payments. Fifteen envelopes opened by Kellogg found at a known caller’s house. Other items include Re A Williams bail in a boy crime case, Ives bankruptcy suit against Perrin in Cincinnati, and the Marietta & Cincinnati railway valuation by the Board of Auditors.
Weather clear and mild with dull business on the river. Pittsburgh river 4 feet. expect rise after mountain rains. Waterworks mark shows 10 feet 9 inches downstream. several arrivals list including United States and Ben Franklin from Louisville and others. The St Charles wreck removal progresses. new boat for Captain John Todd named Key West, hull 200 by 38, hold 4 feet, engines details. upper Missouri service planned.
The Memphis Avalanche reports high floods in the Arkansas valley with caving banks and floating debris. Levees broken, fields inundated, and houses washed away as cabins drift downriver. a resident near Pine Bluff describes a landslide that carried his cabin away and other cabins floating past during a few days along the river.
A late day market review shows mixed commodity activity across grains, produce, and livestock. Corn and oats steady to firm with regional bids from Ohio river markets, while eggs and fruit see moderate demand. flour and oils hold steady with varied receipts and small shipments.
Market remains very quiet with receipts listed at 1 88 and 400. Exports reported 1.469 and 1 436 for Carrie and Suzrr receipts. Prices hover around 4 430 per centat and 426 for the range, with fair demand noted on Suzrr.
Markets by telegraph from Liverpool and New York show mixed futures and quotes. Wheat ranges and declines noted with January to August figures. corn prices shift. pork, lard, beef and flaxseed appear with steady or nominal levels. gold trading around 113½. other commodities and market actions include ship libels and Bethel building funding details.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin reports the Coliseum decorating contract awarded to indears Cow Roeth and L Hollis. Central tower banners, American and foreign flags, lyres and laurel wreaths, dove standards, and extensive crimson and gold trim will adorn entrances, walls, and galleries for the International Musical Festival.
A skiff carrying nine railway workers from Mills station to work on the Pittsburg Virginia Charleston line capsized near Braddock's Fields. Four men, foreigners including two Germans, one Irishman, and one Englishman, drowned. several others survived. Accusations claim Mr Meller overloaded the boat. no bodies recovered after late reports.
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