21 May 1873
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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1873
Page
1
May 21 189? list of rear admirals to the retired list includes Emmons Stedman Taylor and another. Dispatches cover decisions on San Francisco deputy collectors bonuses and internal revenue rules. Also notes on the President vacation plans Russia mission candidate and Indian supplies contracts plus rumors and weather pests.
A dramatic scene at the Prescott House in New York yesterday afternoon drew a large crowd at Spring Street and Broadway. At 4:30 p.m. a man appeared at a fifth story window, released the sash, and leaped to the ground with a strapped automaton device winding itself as he descended. He survived, though severely injured, while authorities investigated the event amid broader city news including appointments confirmed by the Board of Aldermen and disorderly crime reports.
The interior will imitate the Alexander Theatre London at an estimated cost of 100000. Mr Boucicault will be lessee for ten years at 35000 yearly. William Stewart to oversee operations. Winter Garden manager to run the new house. Builder’s contract bars Black Crook style shows and circuses. A Madrid Herald dispatch notes James J. O Kelly will be moved from Cuba to Spain for an impartial trial and telegraphs confirm orders for his transfer to Havana authorities.
The Presbyterian General Assembly in Baltimore on May 21 considered benevolence and finance with debates over a single central treasurer and committee reforms. A proposed excursion to Washington and Annapolis, plus a reception plan, were approved for later action. The assembly adjourned after debate on a centennial celebration and a periodical for free distribution. Two-thirds voting rules influenced the reconsideration outcome.
May 21 187? The Governors' Convention met in Assembly Hall Atlanta with L A Thompson of Iowa named temporary chairman Delegations from several states attended while Governors Smith of Serre Brown of Tennessee and Wooson of Missouri spoke Committees on Credentials and Business were formed Brown was elected permanent president Harrington secretary Resolutions urged navigational improvements and railroad schemes and Niagara ship canal completion. the Great Western canal was not featured All items referred to the Business Committee.
The Union College Alumni Association of the Northwest held its fifth annual meeting at the Sherman House in Chicago with about twenty five members present led by Hon. W H King. Other items note railroad executives discussing ending the free pass system and a local attorney Dr James Terry receiving a penitentiary sentence for note alteration. The Episcopal Convention in Boston elected Dr Benjamin Paddock as Bishop of Massachusetts.
The Westinghouse Brake and Safety Apparatus trial occurred yesterday afternoon before a Franklin Institute Committee of Architects and Science and many railroad leaders. Westinghouse and Sellers demonstrated the device while attendees praised the experiment. A second note reports fires at Heft Ogle's dye works in Manayunk from spontaneous combustion causing about 6000 dollars in losses, and Watson Co varnish factory at Sixth and Reed streets burned by kettle spill, with losses around 14000 dollars and partial insurance.
An express train bound for Albany was halted after an attempt to wreck it with a railroad tie. The locomotive struck the tie but the cow catcher threw it clear from the track. Passengers reported considerable excitement as the train stopped after the incident near Albany.
Bradlaugh captured by Carlists on way to Madrid and released. Shah of Persia arrives in Moscow with three wives remaining in Persia. Alexander John Conza dies. French expedition against Morocco abandoned after peaceful settlement. Prussian Diet session ends in Berlin. Versailles reports a stormy National Assembly with Right seeking Thiers overthrow. 80,354 Coolies shipped from Macao to Peru, 3,227 perished. Louis Buffet re-elected President of the Chamber. Belgian clergy and Jesuits push pilgrimage for papal temporal restoration. George Smith finds Nineveh King’s Library fragments including deluge tablet.
Governor Dix vetoes the Local Prohibition bill while the Illinois Homeopathic Association meets in Chicago. Reports describe a gathering of railroad magnates in Chicago and decorations planned for Union and Confederate officers in Evansville. Chief Justice Butler of Connecticut resigns. General Sherman plans to attend General Canby’s funeral in Indianapolis. Sackett murderer to be strangled in Westfield, Massachusetts. Drowning deaths of David Morey and Dohme in Milwaukee harbor. Drummond colliery relief fund reaches 2094 dollars for widows and orphans. New Missouri River bridge crossing reported at St Joseph. William R. Sapp named Intense Revenue Collector for the Thirteenth Ohio District. Bridge tunnel workers in St Louis strike for higher wages. Albert Garnier challenges Maurice Daly to billiards for championship. Indianapo lisan Francis Bailey mortally stabs a boy in Indianapolis. Ex-Judge Edwards Pierrepont discussed as possible Chase successor in Washington. Lyman Utter of Litchfield, Ill. missing after traveling to Cincinnati. Indian Affairs Chief pleased with Indian supplies contracts and refuses changes. Colorado scouts to fight Modocs. General Schofield offers their services. John Regan of Soldiers’ Home Dayton dies, cause despondency. James Gordon arrested for Mary Jane Sullivan murder in New York. Paol Hall Company seeks receiver as company assets allegedly squandered in stock speculation.
The Constitutional Convention held a 7 PM session in Colume on Tuesday the 20th naming chairmen for all standing committees including Privileges and Elections Alexander Van Wert and Executive Department Andrews Cuyahoga etc. New business items include a petition for female suffrage to be incorporated and a plan to grant the governor veto power.
In Newport a group of prominent residents move to organize a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. George Youtsey of the city is appointed Deputy U S Collector for Campbell and Bracken counties.
A Washington dispatch says the Treasury Secretary accepted the Third and Scott street site for the Covington post office. In local news Captain Geo M M Linn retires as Internal Revenue Assessor after four years in the district. Indicted burglar Barney Frain is arrested in St Louis, and convict Ben Cruise captured in Louisville. Father Froelick leaves St Aloysius Church and Bishop Toebbe has not named a successor.
A localIncline Plane railway accident sparks blame and secrecy. The Commercial accuses managers of concealing facts while reports in nearby papers dispute the severity, noting the engineer’s vigilance kept a minor incident from becoming public.
A railway official’s exchange with a reporter leads to alarm over mishaps. The sup't questions the disclosure while the engineer admits truth but fears public reaction. The piece urges tighter precautions to reassure the public and restore trust in the line's safety.
Wrowespar reports steady times with banks accepting depositor paper at 8 to 10 percent and commercial paper around 10 percent. Exchange remains steady. New York funds open mildly better, local activity light with few quotations. Government securities show mixed yields. railway securities in New York slightly more active but overall dull locally.
Market dull with limited demand across grains, coffee, and meat. Prices show modest firmness in some items and steady to lower quotes in others, including corn, oats, rye, and cheese, amid light trading and liberal offerings in wholesale goods.
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