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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1872
Page
2
Cincinnati reports the Daily Star Evening edition outsold all other Ohio papers by more than 8,000 copies, highlighting its leading regional reach and weekday circulation.
The Covington Star announces a new office at the southeast corner of Fifth and Madison streets Covington Ky to serve patrons in Covington Newport and vicinity R F Glasdon Kay is named as authorized agent to fill subscription orders and handle advertisements Ads dropped at the Covington office before 9 oclock A M will run in the final edition of the Star Covington Ky publishing company aims to expand daily and evening service.
The Evening Star plans a Covington office to serve its readers in Covington and Newport with subscriptions and ads. A local well known citizen will run the office, devoting full time to Star interests and delivering service from Covington. Ads will be classified under distinct heads for convenience and satisfaction.
A recent Cologne assembly of eminent theologians, titled the Old Catholic Congress, discussed uniting the Christian Church outside papal authority. The plan seeks a universal faith before the papacy, opposing infallibility and hierarchical supremacy, with Dr. Dollinger leading renewed efforts across Roman and Greek churches and Protestant bodies.
The text describes the Russian Greek Catholic and Austrian Catholic alignments at a Cologne congress, praising Franco reformers and noting the Russian Empire's Greek Orthodox linked Society for Religious Instruction. It highlights Grand Duke Constantine’s leadership, aims to educate common people, discuss ecclesiastical issues, abolish religious disabilities, and reform priestly abuses. It also notes growing international interest and the potential beneficial effects on Old World institutions.
A long argument notes Missouri Republicans bolt from the party for a local rebuke, then face fallout as a U S Senate race and statewide shifts unfold. The piece warns that political inertia favors the Democrats while urging vigilance against power’s misuse. The saying What I say for goose is ye for the gander closes the reflection.
Firefighters battled a major blaze in a foreign palace and monastery complex on Oct 4. The stone walls blackened and much woodwork burned, delaying aid but saving some paintings and library contents. Roof of the monastery suffered extensive damage while the palace remains seriously damaged and repair is uncertain.
In Richmond about 11 o'clock last night a fire broke out in small rear buildings behind Phillips Hall and was put out quickly. While lowering a lantern into a cistern opposite the Citizens' Bank to gauge water depth, an explosion occurred due to a gas main leak filling the cistern with gas. Stones and dirt flew into the air but no injuries were reported.
Paris reports indicate leaders backing a conservative republic while seeking Assembly support for a form of government. Gambetta is ill but not seriously, with doctors ordering rest after heavy provincial travels.
New York reports a large Liberal triumph in Georgia with a predicted 30,000 majority. A Saturday afternoon Tammany Hall reception will honor the victory, with Southern reps visiting Liberal Headquarters. A 100 gun salute is planned, and editorials note implications for Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio.
In Newport, Thomas Lytle faced charges of shooting with intent to kill Butch Kramer. Testimony supported Lytle’s claim that he struck Kramer with a pistol and it discharged from the impact. The case was dismissed this morning.
Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts Republican candidate for Vice President spoke at the Chamber of Commerce at noon, received with hearty cheers. He praised Cincinnati trade, noted extensive Ohio travel, and planned to visit the Exposition and Evansville for a speech the next day.
A long docket shows multiple defendants facing varied charges from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to vagrancy and assault. Several cases were dismissed or continued, with fines and costs set for others, and some juveniles committed to the House of Refuge.
Market report shows 24 hour changes across imports exports and key items. Flour firm with fair demand, wheat quiet but firm, corn quiet, cotton firm with middlings 18c, pork demand at 1350, meats moderate, bacon quiet with shoulders 11c, lard scarce with prime steam at 7c, city kettle 8.40. Base figures include flour samples 800 and bacon and pork lots with various prices.
Market notes show wheat and corn quotes with slight declines in Milwaukee and gold and flour steadiness in New York. Prices for pork lard and beef vary, with hog receipts around 7,450 and cash trades easing. Strong emphasis on futures for October and November, while soy and oats show mixed results. Overall activity appears dull to lower across commodities and metals.
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