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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1872
Page
2
The article mocks politicians and O'Conor while noting a ship from China educating Chinese youths in the United States and a delegation of Indians headed to Washington under General Cowan. It contrasts Grant and Greeley, satirizing the era's party dynamics and the East West civilizational exchange.
An 1871 affidavit from Mormon Bishop Smith alleges Utah Mormons ordered a massacre of emigrants near Mountain Meadows while traveling to California. The document, sworn in Lincoln County Nevada, ties the killings to revenge and to suppress information about Mormon advances.
Philip Klingon Smith testifies before a Utah court in 1871 about Lt Col Haight Major Lee and Col Dame ordering the killing of emigrants at Mountain Meadows, saving seventeen children, and the aftermath with Brigham Young as militia commander. He describes emigration, the massacre, and rescue of children at Cedar City and Hamlin's Ranch.
Council met yesterday forenoon where Mayor Turk presented his valedictory and discussed removal to New York as president of Laflin Jer Co. Reports confirm Fayette county courthouse fire with $12,000 to $15,000 loss, $9,000 insured, papers burned. John Thompson tied to Dick Arthur gang, jailed on grand larceny charge. Sioux City note: Steamer Western arrived at Fort Sully with Sheridan party on inspection tour of Missouri river forts heading toward here this Friday or Saturday.
Reported up to close of the day September 18 buyers show moderate demand for corn and oats with prices steady on some grades. Bulk meats remain strong while bacon and pork products hold near prior levels. Listings include mixed ear and nand at 68 to 70 cents, oats prompts varied at 28 to 30 cents, and spring wheat arrivals noted with private terms for fall.
In a police court session Judge Straub sentenced Nettie Fitzgerald to thirty days in the Workhouse after a drunkenness arrest and obstreperous behavior. Thomas Corcoran, a six-year-old fel low, received three months for abusing his wife over rum money. Jas Gordon, a young man with no visible means, was sent to the Workhouse for one month. Anton Smith got one month for stealing a carpet sack from a German laborer. The lengthy case of J C Orr for assault at the race track on July 26 was finally disposed of.
The Ohio River Improvement Commission met in the Board of Trade rooms with General J. K. Morehead chairing. Thirteen members attended as temporary organization ended and Morehead was named permanent president. An executive committee from each state was formed with members from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Tennessee. An invitation to visit the Merchants' Exchange was extended and an adjournment for 3 p.m. was scheduled.
The Pork Packers Convention delegates, invited guests, and Cincinnati merchants gathered as Mr. B. F. Covington, president of the Chamber, opened the meeting. He urged harmony and the advancement of a strong, honorable trade code, while Col. John L. Hancock of Chicago spoke for uniform standards. A change in schedule moved the banquet to tomorrow night with a riverside excursion and suburban visit slated as announced.
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