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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1872
Page
4
Special weather notes reported for the Evening Star by Henry Twitchell, optician of 133 West Fourth street. Details include atmospheric conditions, temperature ranges, wind patterns, and brief forecasts for the local area.
Franz Abt expected in city next Monday. Poughkeepsie bank counterfeit alert. Decoration and Corpus Christi day suspend business. Mayo lectures on Shakespeare at Hughes High. Strawberry festival at Ninth-street Baptist church tonight. Jostern and Catherine James lease Gibson House front for 99 years. Tailors' Union forms constitution and seeks 20 to 25 percent wage rise. about 2,000 workers affected. Meimet?ish notes on picnics, lectures, and local incidents abound.
Amusements note strong crowds at Wood's Theater with Duprez and Benedicts Minstrels delivering hearty laughs and praised performances. National audience shows satisfaction with alio performances as prize winners celebrate nightly. Saturday matinees offer similar distributions. Newport club to perform in Dayton KY and Smece named as upcoming prima donna. Long Branch slated as actors summer resort.
Condensed dispatch reports Decoration Day ceremonies in Dayton with big crowds at Woodlawn Cemetery and Soldiers' Home. Gen Force of Cincinnati attended and spoke at Hill Cemetery as part of the day’s program.
Thousands filled the streets this morning to honor fallen countrymen as processions formed at the Davidson Fountain esplanade. Military units including A and C companies and German Battalion marched to Fourth Street depot for transport to cemetery grounds, a larger turnout hindered only by lack of formal invitations.
In a court report judge James Hwoans presided over the Butler attachment case against Lee & Leavitt, with $47,000 at stake and an appeal bond. Separately, probate confirms Samuel Bowles as administrator de bonis non of John Bennett estate. Tom McGehan was arrested for alleged assault and concealed weapon possession after a disturbance at Mrs. Lewis’s home, with ongoing court action in Judge Straub’s docket.
At yesterday's Board of Commissioners meeting, Mr Stewart's time to finish Art Hall was extended by six days. The Finance Committee secretary asked for disbursement instructions, referring to Rowland, Taylor and Blymyer. The exposition opening shifted from evening to morning on September 24, and the Transportation Committee was told to use last year's coupon ticket arrangement with railroads. Adjourned.
The Murdock Reading Club of Delhi held a Strawberry Festival last night praised as one of the club’s finest events. Floral displays and happy faces drew generous donations, with a floral table bringing in over 90 dollars. A repeat festival is planned for next Wednesday at the Presbyterian church to benefit that church.
The Union Bethel appeals for donations to erect a new building after the previous one was destroyed by fire. Directors Meas. C.H. Gould, John Gates, A. D. Bullock and others urge citizens to contribute to aid the institution that feeds the hungry clothes the naked shelters homeless and promotes moral social order. Receipts may be sent to Rev. Thomas Lee, Superintendent, No. 29 Public ing, with many named supporters listed.
The condition of Dr. Quinn is much improved today as physicians express confidence in a speedy return to health. The medical team reports steady progress and anticipates continued improvement in the coming days.
Decoration day quiet on the wharf as river traffic slows. The news notes river levels at Pittsburg dropping from over three feet in the channel to under ten feet, with ongoing decline. Arrivals include United States and Ren from Louisville and other ports. A deck-hand altercation aboard the Robt Burns leaves John Wagner severely wounded, hospital bound. The North Missouri sinks after snag strike above Augusta. engines saved. Minor incidents include Miner fired on by Indians with no injuries and a lightning strike on the Belle St Louis. Current fast water blocks ascent at Ronse's cut-off. Local inspectors revoke licenses for Wild Boy crew after collision near Catlettsburg.
Bran prices steady near 19 dollars per ton with light demand. Butter, coffee, coal, and fruits show varied but mostly steady or dull trading. oats, barley, hay, oils, and provisions listed with receipts and unit prices across multiple commodities.
An 8c market note from Sossity and BKC shows activity in salt and whiskey trades. Cargoes from Dow and Myc. reflect shipments, with 129 bales on hand and a fair whisky demand at 86c. Trade tone is terse and numeric, with scattered references to goods and prices.
Market reports indicate a dull market with prices not quoted lower and an unchanged tone. The notes show quotes around fair to choice at 4 7 percent and mention receipts and efforts to effect sales amid a very small lot of figures.
Market report shows cotton higher with 3 000 bales sold, flour dull, whiskey quiet, oats active, and beef and pork prices steady. Freight and currency references appear with Western and Ohio staples noted, plus Liverpool and Baltimore quotations for wheat corn and pork amid mixed receipts and firm cattle values.
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