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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1872
Page
1
Gladstone and Cockburn on arbitration. Office workers appearing in Washington. Sherman to select Meade's successor. List of victims by the Boston fire. What various insurance companies will do. Action of the Board of Underwriters. The great storm at Duluth.
London observes a banquet at Middle Temple marking the opening of the law term. Premier Gladstone and Chief Justice Cockburn speak on the Geneva arbitration and the Alabama claims, urging continued acceptance of arbitration to prevent future bloodshed.
Washington rumors place Generals Meigs Howard Burnside Canby Terry and Secretary Belknap as Meade’s successor options with Sherman selecting the nominee. Meigs would trigger Rufus Ingalls as Quartermaster General. Cook nears retirement after 45 years. Treasury balances and San Juan award copies noted.
Boston furor follows the great fire with a wave of relief actions. Delegations press for a postmaster appointment while civil service rules loom. Mutuals announce rescues and new charters as losses near 1.8 million dollars, with over 70 percent of insured property to be paid and repairs planned.
Supreme Court upholds Judge Barrett over Tweed case with Board of Supervisors as plaintiffs. Corn Exchange directors plan stockholder assessments to cover deficits. Market Insurance Co expects to pay Boston losses and more. Underwriters adopt higher rates, skylines and Mansard roofs likely insured at higher costs. Father Burke lectures on Ireland under the Tudors at Academy of Music. Dropsy in horses affects travel little. A three story brick fire at 317 Washington street damages stock $8000 and building $2000. Dem factions of Tam many and Apollo Hall plan unity. District Attorney to move for nolle prosequi against Mayor Hall Monday.
Louisville reports a rapid horse disease outbreak with about 2500 cases and some deaths. Streetcars suspended, freight slowed, and a single boat runs daily for the Louisville and Cincinnati Mail Line. Smallpox rises. vaccination resistance noted. Rev G H Robertson trial features lengthy speeches, defenses deny charges, presbytery adjourns without verdict. Fire alarm mobilizes engines by manpower.
Michigan dispatch reports a light snowstorm in Grand Rapids on the morning of November sixteen. The ground is blanketed by about three inches and temperatures are not severely cold.
Minnesotan report details a severe Duluth storm with the breakwater, elevator, and freight depot destroyed. The schooners Alice Craig and Francis Palms wrecked or ashore, Sweetheart ashore likely salvageable, water level rose about fifteen feet, Minnesota Point submerged, statewide damage estimated at $100,000.
A blaze swept through Mission Valley on the Northwestern railroad, burning Salomon's block and most business firms. Losses reach about 35 000 including Harris and Sons Harris and McGouin W A Ellis J P Lahman and others. Records and papers of St John township cemetery county records and Medical Association papers burned. Insurance light. Snow helped stop further spread.
Chicago Nov 15 Action was begun in the United States Court to place the Republic Fire Insurance Company into bankruptcy. The firm suffered from the Chicago fire and stockholders paid little on subscriptions. Creditors seek further steps as the company confesses bankruptcy. They claim cash assets were one million and losses three and a half million, making stockholders liable for eight percent of four million capital.
In Jersey City on November 15 a quarrel at Pat Roche’s liquor store led to Michael Donnellan striking John Dorris who then fired, hitting Donnellan in the abdomen near the naval. Donnellan is dying and Dorris is jailed awaiting prison.
Rebels attacked the San Ramon plantation near Manzanillo burning the facility and abducting about forty workers. Troops pursued. The insurgents also struck La Casimba near Guantánamo, looting three stores before government forces defeated them the next day. Governor Obegón says the raid on the Guantanamo plains became impossible after the defeat.
The Pennsylvania Railroad case in Trenton was postponed until December 3 by the railway company's counsel. Represented in full, the Pennsylvania Railroad team favored delaying the proceedings, and the delay drew much notice.
In Mapison on November 16 the first snow of the season accumulated about three inches of light snowfall from Wednesday night into Thursday, coating streets and roofs. The short fall disrupted travel briefly but caused no major incidents.
Forecasts show high pressure over Gulf and South Atlantic states bringing clear and very cool conditions. Northwest winds bring frost over the lower lakes, with snow possible in northern New England as systems move east and clear weather returns inland.
Reports from London Dublin Paris and Hamburg describe gales wrecking ships and igniting fires. In Britain ships sink while towns flood as coal mines flood and rescue efforts continue. Paris debates reform and a republic posture while Berlin reports illness of Bismarck and coastal damage. New details from India Egypt and Italy touch officials and unrest as Indiana politics begin maneuvers for state offices.
The Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad introduces parlor day cars on its line between Cincinnati and Dayton. The Python will operate a two hour and a half excursion weekly, with a fifty cent extra fare for the Cincinnati to Dayton stretch. The car features plush arm chairs, a private state room, smoking rooms, wash room, and heated lighting, and is promoted as an experimental service supported by public interest.
Probate Court criminal term opens on the 19th with 2000 Army of Cumberland soldiers expected to be here on the 2nd and 21st. Jack Painter acquitted of homicide after a case that drew much interest. Minor burglaries reported with no arrests. Night school planned in Best of Trade rooms. Sheriff Swedener back from Columbus with election returns. Colored citizens urge J M Langston for Attorney General.
Post office letter list for Hamilton Ohio dated November 15 1872 includes names such as H Blair P T Berk Miss Paulina Berner Wm Bowers L Brown and others Held for postage mentions Heinrich Little Dayton Adaline Wells and Miss Christina Brindle. Real estate transfers list several Hamilton properties and a union meeting called at Frizers Hall with political commentary. Trial of Rev G H Robertson in Louisville progresses with mixed charges and confession.
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