27 Feb 1873
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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1873
Page
1
News briefs report Circassians in open revolt and their allegiance to the Czar shaken. Included are accounts of barbarous excesses by rebels and continuing Poland debate with speeches by Stevenson Banks and Butler. Bingham defends Bingham as a terrible Boston fire rages.
Reports from Opxan dated February 27 say Circassian tribes threaten insurrection as allegiance to the Czar weakens. Soviet-style lines report Russian posts being reinforced across districts from the Caucasus to the Don while Ukraine unrest is cited as a catalyst. Kiev dispatches claim rebel gains and escalating violence as government forces brace for new reinforcements.
In Washington on February 27 the debate on the Credit Mobilier affair centers on justice and mercy. Stevenson accuses the committee of exploiting a reluctant report while Brooks faces questions on voting and influence amid a sprawling graft investigation involving high officials and railroad interests.
House members defend representation rights amid bribery accusations tied to Ames and Brooks. Banks and Butler clash over expulsion precedents, railroads’ influence, and past stock dealings. Separate notes cite a bribery claim about Pacific Mail subsidies and Caldwell’s Senate influence.
New York reports a sharp stock drop with Panama falling from 120 to 95 and Pacific from 69 to 58 before closing at 62. Officials deny grounds for alarming reports while public statements promise to meet engagements today. The city marshal overhaul is announced under Mayor Havemeyer. Bernstoff leaves for Europe as German minister’s son ill. A religious amendment convention opens at Cooper Institute with delegates from across the country. John Scannel’s murder trial continues with insanity evidence. A Boston fire at Hanover and Jackstone streets results in fatalities and many wounded.
A 24 hour storm brings heavy snow and strong winds hindering travel as railroads report blockages including the Union Pacific. In Joliet an inquiry into Illinois penitentiary management opens amid allegations of sale of property worth far more than its disused value with witnesses pressed on prior conditions. The session adjourns pending further testimony.
Gov McEnery issues a constitutional proclamation from New Orleans dated February 26 1873 ordering all male residents age sixteen to militia duty in the parish of Sees ae to report to the militia headquarters for immediate service.
The McEnery Legislature resolves that Governor McEnery be asked to reinstate the Third Fourth Seventh and Eighth District Courts of Orleans Parish on their benches to sustain their judicial powers. The militia is to be disbanded when emergencies cease and arms preference is noted for enrollment.
A fragment describes how a drop of ink can spark thought and how random words can heal or wound a broken heart. It mentions a young lady anxious to recover her dropped lids after a tender remark from a gentleman and a nautical acquaintance joking about lashings and eluding loss.
English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh pursues El Dorado legend along Lake Parima in 1695 96 voyages. He reaches Trinidad and Caroni River, aids natives, clashes with Spaniards, and plans renewed campaigns to probe the Orinoco system.
The account portrays William Raleigh haunted by failure in a grand enterprise. His son died in action with Spaniards raising his anguish. He blames Captain Miss for past actions and returns home to face possible execution to appease the Spanish court and aid the future Charles I.
The piece recalls Cincinnati in 1840 41 with Charles Cist’s 1844 prophecy that the city would become the greatest in America and then the world. It lists portrait and landscape painters A W Corwine Alonzo Douglass and others, miniature painters, sculptors, and volunteers from the Old Volunteer Fire Department with their committee names and members, reflecting faded civic memory.
fragments recount early city water efforts with Superintendent Samuel H. Davies and secretary James FP Irwin, noting only one million gallons daily, 35 fire plugs and 34 cisterns. It recalls a Western Spy notice offering a pump for 5 cents weekly, contrasting past and present city departments and memories of earlier residents.
At a Covington meeting of the Young Men's Sodality of St Mary’s Cathedral the preamble and resolutions mourn Felix Mead a virtuous young man. The group offers heartfelt sympathy to Mead’s family and directs copies of the proceedings to local papers for publication.
The river shows a steady fall at 29 feet 9 inches in the channel and ice coats the levee from yesterday's storm, hindering business. Pittsburg reports milder weather at 30 degrees with the river falling to 5 feet 3 inches. Wind from the southwest.
Lin Wood announces a lecture at Linwood Hall tonight featuring Judson Harmon. The topic is listed as aearshall with emphasis on public affairs and legal perspectives.
Common Pleas case against David M. Bleaks alleges $150 paid by plaintiffs for stolen goods taken from Sperry and Co. store in Mt. Vernon. Bleaks, as city Chief, allegedly demanded payment to influence custody of a thief. testimony details arrangements and receipts.
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