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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1872
Page
3
A neighboring village reports a leap year romance where a lawful young woman and a willing groom elope against a deacon's wishes. After secret meetings and a hurried marriage, the deacon’s fury erupts. The couple flees as the widow and her lover confront him outside. The bride and groom depart, leaving sorrow in the deacon’s home.
Robert Dunlap, a violent, dissolute husband, shot and killed James Carpenter after a confrontation at a corn crib as Carpenter accompanied Mrs Dunlap, who had fled her husband to safety. Dunlap then beat his wife and escaped, while Carpenter’s body was found with a gun in his hand. coroner's jury ruled death by gunshot. The wounded Mrs Dunlap was treated and cared for in the city.
Washington reports strong effort to curb cotton on market as the crop comes in. Postal orders revenue rose by eight million dollars last year, yielding a government profit of one hundred twenty thousand dollars. A Treasury commission to examine stamp cancellations for tobacco and spirits will meet one final time before reporting to Secretary Boutwell. Boston notes the city fire department parade with forty companies, reviewed on the common and a Music Hall dinner concluding the day.
At Numa near Terre Haute and Chicago railroad a mentally ill son attacked his father John Steph and his wife with a butcher knife and a chair, leaving both gravely injured and a sister injured. He then hung himself in the barn muttering that the family must all go to hell together.
The convention reconvened at 2:30 pm. Treasurer D L Holden of New York presented a satisfactory financial report, while the Board of Trustees reviewed the church’s overall condition with favorable notes on education. Proceedings continued as this edition went to press.
A sad scene aboard a citybound train ends with a young bride discovering her new fake teeth have fallen out near a station. The husband pleads for a smile as passengers gather. she seeks help from a first class dentist, and recovery is hoped for.
Wheat opened at 1183 cents for September and 116 for October. Activity remained brisk with September at 117.5 and October at 115.44 as sellers bid for the year. Hog receipts totaled 9323 with market dull and about 10 to 15 cents lower, closing around 475.5. Corn and rice markets were quiet with mixed bids and regional prices noted in Toledo.
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