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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1872
Page
1
New York dispatches report election returns by state and city. Grant leads in many columns while Greeley regains control of the Tribune editorship. The city ticket remains largely Republican with strong margins in New York and statewide gains for Republicans.
In Trenton on November 7 the Republican concept gains momentum with about 12 000 votes. Five congressmen are Republicans while the Senate leans Republican and the Assembly shows 41 Republicans to 19 Democrats.
A New York report notes a steamer caught fire causing damage and smoke observed on the river. No injuries are detailed and authorities began an investigation into the blaze.
Reports from Washington detail scattered political tallies and telegrams. Secretary Belknap and Secretary Robeson were mentioned amid electoral updates while Treasury balances show substantial coin and deposits. A Raleigh dispatch notes a 15,000 vote margin for Grant in Oregon and many visitors went to the White House to greet the President.
A fire at Lynch and McCormick canal stables on Ter race and Canal streets destroyed about forty horses and mules on the lower floor and led to the total loss of an adjacent four story brick building. Fire believed incendiary. total losses around $25,000 with hay and canal stable damage near $4,000. Twenty horses were rescued from upper floors while some mules perished.
Dispatches from New Orleans and Little Rock claim Grant leads in Mississippi and Tennessee with majorities around 8,000 and significant Republican gains. Reports note fraud concerns and indicate Brooks may win the governor’s race with large margins.
The Illinois Superior Court at Altoona on November 7 awarded a new trial to a murder suspect in the Chicago Evening Journal contempt case, while Gregory Peni’s death sentence was affirmed and set for December 26 execution. The decision hinges on whether intoxication evidence should have been admitted.
The Nov 7 dispatch notes slow returns. Greeley’s statewide lead appears near 000 with Democrats tracking a small Congressional result. Republican committees report varied totals and the second district split between parties as results trickle in.
Early returns indicate a 60,000 or more majority for Fuller in Iowa with Republican gains widespread except river towns. Grinnell district yields 335 majority for Grant while Grinnell abstained from voting. Kasson leads Palmer by over 6000 in the district. A fatal railroad accident near Sioux City claims driver Boner and two horses after a blue plunge into a 40 foot cut.
Indianapolis November 7 Republicans report official returns from fifty seven counties showing a statewide Republican majority of about 18 003 with half the precincts counted yielding a gain of 15 207. Governor Baker issues a Thanksgiving proclamation praising blessings and designating November 28 as a day of national thanks.
Madison reports Wisconsin over 15 000 votes with a possible 20 000 for Grant electing Republican candidates Williams Hazleton Barker Sawyer Rusk and McDill Democrats Mitchell and Eldridge. Legislature expected to be largely Republican. Milwaukee reports county sheriff and district attorney races leaning Democratic. Wenona schooner cargo coal from Cleveland Company ashore near Sheboygan in 14 feet of water valued at 13 000 and insured.
Major General George G. Meade dies at his residence on Delancey Place after a brief illness. Philadelphia residents provided the house, and obituaries note political opinions on postwar conditions and party standings. Early estimates place the Republican state majority around 35,000 with gains in Congress.
Election returns show Grant and Wilson carrying Illinois and Iowa by about fifty thousand votes. Oglesby leads for governor by several thousand, with Republicans likely to hold the state legislature and at least thirteen of nineteen Congressmen. city returns not yet complete. The Evening News and its Greeley-backed drive expire with the election results.
Election notes report First District John, Second District Jasper B I, Third District Charles B Far among aldermen. It notes seven likely Law and Order or Temperance nominees. Republicans win Legislature, boosting Oglesby to Senate and Beveridge to Governor. Iowa advices claim GOP majority. all Republican congressional candidates elected by large margins.
Richmond reports all interior Virginia returns since Tuesday are favorable to Republicans with both sides claiming victory. It is still unclear whether Grant or Lee has a statewide majority as results remain unsettled.
A November 7 synopsis notes barometric fall across Atlantic states with southerly to easterly winds and heavy rain. Lakes show clearing except Lake Superior with varied winds. Gulf coast sees clear skies. Warnings issued for Duluth Milwaukee Chicago and Grand Haven amid threatening weather and rain.
London reports the wreck of the D from Santa Anna de Chavis en route to Falmouth. A Guy Fawkes Day protest in London degenerates into a riot with arrests and injuries. Fires destroy a Kidderminster carpet works causing job losses.
Reports from Europe include a mine disaster near Charleroi in Belgium where twenty-one miners died after the shaft machinery failed. In Berlin a pamphlet criticizing the House of Peers appears. Cortes in Madrid discusses reforms and cabinet changes while Vienna notes Jewish refugees seeking passage to the United States. Count Andrassy is named Major General in Hungary.
The story explains a Roman edict to honor the first born and punish labor violations. Virgil is invoked to craft a statue that accuses offenders. Focus, a carpenter, explains daily eight pennies owed to father wife and self, revealing his motives and birth to labor. Corcoran in Chicago carries a throat wound mystery.
A correspondence from Ohio Farmer discusses turning hogs into fields to maximize weight gains. It estimates that two barrels of corn plus grass and clover can yield about two hundred fifty pounds of pork per hog. It notes hogs thrive in large, well-watered fields and recommends fall corn harvest to enhance land value and manure benefits.
A London Times correspondent from Jerusalem describes Moab excavations yielding earthenware jars, lamps, inscriptions in Phoenician and Nabatean scripts, and numerous human figures. A life size seated calf with an incense hole and a smaller upright calf head are noted among striking pieces. The work employs about a hundred Arabs, paid by the ewe, highlighting ongoing efforts and risks to inscriptions.
Early measurements between Ireland and Newfoundland mapped the Atlantic floor as a vast flat plain with gentle slopes. Professor notes a central low area under 1700 fathoms of water, suggesting the bottom would be almost featureless if sea were removed.
The Comptroller of Nevada reports yearly bullion production through December 31 1871 totaling 218.09 in assessors taxable value with 1870 gross yield lower. Storey leads as top bullion county while Lander ranks third and Lincoln also appears in the table. Exemptions under prior law reduced taxable amounts and the 1871 gross nearly doubles 1870 despite deductions.
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