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Miscellaneous County News
Hamilton County Teachers' Institute at the Ohio Female College - Thursday - Ninth Day's Proceedings.
Opening exercises were read by M. S. Turrill, who gave the Institute some very practical hints as to methods of conducting morning exercises in opening school.
The forenoon was devoted to class exercises, while the afternoon was occupied chiefly in lectures, drawing and penmanship.
T. W. Harvey gave a lecture on geography and methods of presenting the subject to classes of different grades.
The Hon. E. E. White took for his topic, "The teachers Preparation to Meet his Class at Recitation."
These lectures, which take the time of the afternoon sessions, are not only interesting, but we judge, from the large attendance of teachers and the attention inanifested, that teachers regard them as of very great utility and practical worth, placed before them in such a way that they may carry them into successful operation in their own school rooms.
The attendance is large, and there is a general feeling of regret that the Institute is soon to close; that the valuable instruction s must cease, and that at least a temporary breaking up of kind friendships and pleasant social intercourse must so soon take place. All are looking forward with cheerful anticipation to the grand social which is to take place in the spacious chapel of the Ohio Female College, Friday evening. 08-18
Cincinnati Daily Enquirer - August 18, 1871
Transcribed and contributed by: FOFG
Hamilton County, Ohio
That every man concerned in the Cincinnati election crimes and scheme to steal Hamilton County and the State of Ohio, is liable, under the laws of Ohio, to imprisonment in the penitentiary, should be the smallest put of their punishment.
Public opinion, swift, strong and sure, should unite against and mark them in a way to scare all such scoundrels away from all such attempts for all time to come.
Men of every political faith have a common cause here, higher than their mere opinion!
Shall not all such in all parts of this State send greeting and backing to the Cincinnati Committee of One Hundred of their struggles with the gang?
Summit County Beacon - October 21, 1885
Transcribed and contributed by: FOFG
Cincinnati Commercial Tribuen
October 21, 1880
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
Hamilton, O., October 20 - The railroad accident at Jones Station was the sole topic of conversaton among our citizens today. The news reached here about 9 o'clock and caused wild excitement. The first reports were grossly exaggerated, the number of killed being placed at seven, with thrity or forty wounded. A large delegation of Hamiltonians were on board the fated train and the telegraph offices were soon surrounded by anxious friends eager to learn the latest from the wreck. Many took passage on the relief car, which was sent down shortly after the accident occurred.
The heroism and presence of mind of Mr. Ed St. John, of this city, who, at the risk of his life, warned the passengers of their danger , is the subject of much favorable comment among our citizens, and Mr. St. John is the "Lion" of the town today.
An inquest was held this morning on the body of Charles Gramer, who was struck and killed by the C.C.C. & I. express train at Trenton yesterday afternoon. Upon examination last evening by Coroner Spencer and Dr. J. L. Kirkpatrick, the cause of death was found to be an injury of the spinal column, superinducing parslysis and death. The funeral took place this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence of Mr. Booth, Water stree, Third Ward.
Nelson Williams and Miss Susie Mallory will be married tomorrow evening at the residence of Dr. Mallory, Main street. Mr. Williams is a prominent young attorney of this city, while his ? has long been a reigning belle in Hamilton social circles.
W. R. Wilcox, of the Railway Mail Service, has resigned his position to go into business at Denver, Colorado. He leaves for his new home tomorrow.
Thomas Wall, an old resident of Jones Station, died at his home last night, in the 82nd year of his age.
Mr. Nick Gray and bride arrived home this afternoon from a short bridal tour through the South.
Miss Ella McCurdy, who has been the guest of Mrs. W. H. Fritton, left for her home in Piqua this afternoon.
Miss Clara Laurie will entertain the Emerson Club at its next meeting.
Transcribed and submitted by Dena Whitesell
Cincinnati Commercial Tribue, November 23, 1880
Miss Mary Haven has returned from a pleasant visit to friends in St. Louis.
Mr. DAvid O. Nelson, formerly of Covington, was married last week at Aurora, Ind.
Miss Mollie Booth has gone to Michigan to attend the wedding of her friend, Miss Hartie Brown, formerly of Covington, and Mr. Conant.
Transcribed and submitted by Dena Whitesell
Cincinnati Daily Gazette, June 10, 1880
Dr. Moody will have for his text next Sunday Tilden and Reform.
Miss Clara Edwards, of Seven Mile, was the guest of Miss Emma Price yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon Wm. Delacourt and Etta Matthes were united in wedlock by Rev. Mr. Gad, and in the evening Mr. Chas. Sohngen and Miss Annie Mason were made one.
A little after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon the parties engaged in the search of Clyde Bain succeeded in recovering his body about forty feet below the new covered bridge, caught in a log. The body was in good condition, and looked perfectly natural. Drug nets were used, and a great crowd witnessed the recovery of the boyd. Rev. Bain appeared on the scene shortly after.
Court Matters - The State vs. Jonathan Newman. Indicted for threatening, etc. The jury returned a verdict of quilty.
A petition for divorce was filed yesterday in the Clerk's office by Andrew Sigman vs. Catharine Sigman. Grounds, extreme cruelty and neglect of duty.
John Henry Garner vs. Eliza Garner. Petition for divorce filed; grounds, willful absence.
Charles Sohngen and Miss Anna Mason, daughter of the late Martin Mason, were married last evening by the Rev. G. H. Trebel, at the residence of the bride's mother, on Basin street. As both the bride and groom had many friends, there was a large attendance at the ceremony. Among the presents were a family Bible, by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schmidt; hat rack, John Schwartz; sink, Bender family; Chromos, William and George Schlosser; cake stand, Mary Rolbrock; silver card receiver, Philip Kamm; pair of vases, Miss Marie L. L. Reutti and brother; china set, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Heiser; game, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Hughes; sideboard, Charles E. Helser, Martin Mason, Joe Reutti, and Julius A. Heiser; lambrequins, Mrs. John Hahn; fruit stand, Mr. and Mrs. P. Sohagen; bedroom set, Mrs. Martin Mason; parlor set, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sohogen; dressing set, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fager, and many others. The newly wedded will immediately begin housekeeping in the First Ward.
Transcribed and submitted by Dena Whitesell
Cincinnati Daily Enquirer
April 12, 1871
Suicide
A Married Woman Drinks Poison
Yesterday morning, a married woman named Mrs. Goldsmidth, living at No. 399 George street, got up at about five o'clock, and, without saying a word to any of the inmates of the dwelling, took a large potion of arsenic, colored with indigo, from which she died about noon yesterday. At six o'clock, Dr. Thornton was called in, and expressed his opinion that the woman would die. The arsenic, it seems, had been purchased at a drug store about two weeks ago, and placed in the bathroom, near ther sleeping apartment, and had been used as a ratsbane. This the woman, for some cause, resorted to either in a moment of deep depression or partial insanity.
The woman was thiry-seven years of age. Nothing definite is known in regard to domestic troubles. A story was told by the servant girl, that her eldest daughter had recently married, and was living in a very extravagant manner, drawing large sums of money from her parents; and that her husband had rebuked and quarreled with her about advancing any further money. From this Mrs. Goldsmith became so depressed that she resorted to the fatal drug to end her tribulations. Whether this be a true version or not, it is impossible to state.
At the Coroner's inquest, held in the afteroon, evidence was elicited showing that her family affairs were of a pleasant nature, and taht no cause could be assigned for the act of self murder; and the verdict was suicide while in a fit of temporary insanity.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
September 2, 1871
Mrs. Dora Wurmaer Hanly died at the residence of her brother-in-law, A. W. Schenck, near Hamilton, yesterday, and will be buried from Christ Episcopal Church, in this place, this afternoon. Mrs. Hanly had only been married a few weeks, and her death has cast a gloom over the whole community.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
September 16, 1874
James Caldwell, son of Dr. Caldwell, who has been form some months visiting his friends here, will leave for Little Rock, Ark, on Monday.
The many friends of Captian Travis, the obliging young clerk and bookkeeper at John C. Holbrook's grocery store, will regret to learn that he is lying very ill with typhoid fever, at his father's resdience.
Miss Mary Potter, daughter of Ezra Potter, was married last night to John Wyman, a member of the Topeka bar, and formerly a resident of Hamilton.
Horace Wigand, who a few weeks since was so badly injured by jumping from a moving passenger train, died yesterday morning. His funeral took place today from his late residence in the Third Ward.
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The Cincinnati Times-Star
June 24, 1875
Dr. Beanchams who has been seriously ill for the past week is considered no better by his physicians'.
New Cases In The Common Pleas - Namoi Warren vs. Richard H. Warren. Petition for divorce on the plea of absence and neglect of duty. Custody of the children is asked. Conrad Harris, yesterday, filed a petition against John Dl Miller et el, in which the amount claimed is $500. The case of Davis & Davis against Wm. H. Miller, in which suit was brought to recover damages for breach of contract, was being heard before a jury, yesterday.
FATAL ACCIDENT - About 6 o'clock last evening, as several of the employees of the Cope & Maxwell establishment was engaged in leading a car with a heavy piece of machinery, an accidnet occurred which resulted in the death of one of the workmen named John Eltis, and seriously, if not fatally, injuring Joseph Feltman, also a workman in the factory. It seems in attempting to push the car out of the shipping yard round to the main track of the C. H. and D. road, they came in contact with a coalbin which, from the recent rain and the pressure of the coal, had sprung untid, at one place along side of the switch, there are about about nine inches space between it and a railcar. Between this the two men who were pushing the car endeavored to push when the accident occurred, and Elias was actually crushed to death. He died in a few minutes after. He was a married man, about fifty years of age, and formerly lived in Newport, KY.
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The Cincinnati Times-Star
July 1, 1874
Death of Henry F. Sedam
Old citizens of Hamilton County have been gathered to their fathers in increased number during the past year, and the list we must now add the name of Henry F. Sedam. He died at a quarter past 8 o'clock last evening, at his residence in Sedamsville, surrounded by grief stricken relatives and sorrowing friends. For weeks this sad event has been expected, as the rapidly failing strength of Mr. Sedam gave no hope tht he would outlive the prolonged sickness by which he was stricken down nearly a year.
The deceased was one of the prominent men of the county, his administration of justice as Magistrate of Storrs Township having extended through a period of forty-six years, from 1824-1870. His career in this office brought to him not only a local fame, but in the State and beyound its lines his name was known, and, when ever spoken, suggested a Justice of the Peace who, if he did not at all times follow the strict letter and spirit of law in deciding differences between the inhabitants of old Storrs, was altogether a just and impartial judge. In Sedamsville there still stands the plain, old fashioned two story frame where the Esquire held his court for nearly a half century. Anyone can recognize it, for above its door is the sign, "The Court Room of Old Storrs." The fund of anecdote concerning the eccentric administration of justice within its walls by the "Chief Justice." As the Esquire was popularity called, is rich. If he was not satisfied with the law, his ready invention would find a decision so just and equitable that parties to the suit would almost invariably rest their disputes upon it, and go forth from the Temple satisfied.
Esquire Sedam would have reached his seventieth year July 18. In the old Sylvan House, where he was born, he resided until 1827, when he married and removed to his late home, a few hundred feet from the place of his birth, where his entire life was spent.
His personal qualities were such as to render him a valuable acquisition to the social circle. For hours he could tell incidents of his career as Justice, and many of them included reminiscences of the early practice of Chief Justice Chase, Hon, Stanley Matthews, Judge Cox, and other lawyers and Judges of prominence who had appeared for their clients before the "CHief Justice of Storrs Township." The circle of intimate friends which Henry Sedam formed was wide, and from the number many have been daily visitors to his sick room.
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Cincinnati
Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA, November 12, 1828
Pittsburg, Oct. 29
Submitted by Nancy Piper
Steamboat Accident
A letter from Cincinnati dated 23d inst. says "Between this place and Louisville on our way down in the Steamboat Potomac, the Steamboat Waverly came in contact with us and cut our bow to the water's edge. Our pilot, a fireman and an old gentleman returning from the east to his family were thrown overboard. The old gentleman was drowned.
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Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA, January 7, 1829
Cincinnati, Dec. 4
Submitted by Nancy Piper
Yesterday, as the steamboat Gen. Marion was on her way from Pittsburg to this place, she overtook an ark with two white men and twenty-seven Negroes on board. The master of the ark, although earnestly warned of the danger, attached his boat to Gen. Marion. In a minute or two the ark was filled with water. Four of the Negroes were drowned and their bodies not recovered. Four were taken up in a state of insensibility, having remained under water from 20 to 25 minutes and three out of the flour resuscitated by the indefatigable exertions of Dr. Povall, of Philadelphia, who happened to be on board the Gen. Marion with his family as passengers.
The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA, September 25, 1811
Cincinnati, (Ohio) August 21
Burning of Judge Symmes' House
Some interest has been excited on this catastrophe on account of the reputed loss of property and papers, besides the house which has been consumed by the destruction of the premises.
In the court of common pleas, April Term, 1811, the grand jury of this country returned a bill against John Hart, a magistrate in that neighborhood for the said burning and being charged he was committed.
The trial in this important case was commenced on the 7th inst. and lasted till the 16th. Mr. Glover was the prosecutor on behalf of the state, and was assisted by Mr. Burnet. Mr. Monroe and Mr. Longworth were counsel for the defendant.
About 70 witnesses (on both sides) were examined and arguments of considerable length and ability were held, which together with the evidence we presume will be given to the public as we understand the trial is to be reported when prepared for the press.
The Jury retired on Friday morning to make a verdict and after returning two or three times with no verdict and the court sending them back to their room as often, no verdict could be obtained.
On Saturday morning the jury returned to their box, but without any officer as we understand they had broken out of the room in which they were and the officer would not again take them into his custody. The court refused to recognize them and after remaining sometime in the box without the care of an officer of the court, they dispersed to their respective homes and the prisoner was remanded back to his confinement.
Submission from Nancy Piper
The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA, September 26, 1810
Cincinnatti, Aug. 28
It is evident this Western Country was, in former ages, very populous, witness the number of artificial mounds and old fortifications that abound in almost every part of the state; and although we are left to from conjectures respecting the former inhabitants of this county, yet, we may reasonably conclude, from the vestiges of works yet to be seen, they must have been very numerous, and from the bones that have been dug up from time to time; (as a proof in point).
A few days ago, as the workmen were digging a cellar, near Halley's mill, Little Miami, 18 feet and 24, at the depth of 18 inches and 3 feet, they dug up no less than 26 human skeletons, one of which appeared to have been a chief, as he was laid upon large flat stones, one of which was placed at the head; on the right side of his head there was found an earthen cup, in a complete state of preservation. The cup is in the possession of Mr. John Campbell. Perhaps some of your subscribers may have met with something of the kind, which might lead us to some knowledge of the people, as it may be the practice of some Indians to place a cup on the right side of their departed chiefs to this day, as I have no doubt it was the general practice at that time. The bones were much decayed, and appear to have been deposited there at different times. They were placed in different directions. A considerable quantity of ashes was also intermixed with the bones.
Submission from Nancy Piper
The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA, June 21 1809
Cincinnati, June 7
Distressing Occurrence
On Sunday the 28th ult, Isaac Simpson, of Milford township, Butler county, went down into his well to bring up the bucket; his wife some time after going to the well perceived him laying with his face in the water, when she immediately went to her father (Mr. Richardson,) and soon returned with him and his two sons - the eldest being the most active arrived at the well first and immediately descended; the father and younger son on coming to the well behind them both at the bottom is a distressing situation, the father was just about to go down to their assistance, when his son insisted that he was better able to render them assistance than his father, and went down; as he came near the bottom he stretched up his arms as if struggling for assistance, fell back and expired. Mr. Richardson suspecting there was a dampness in the well let down a candle, when it had nearly reached the bottom of the well it went out - the three were then taken out by means of hooks, every effort to restore them proved fruitless.
Submission from Nancy Piper
The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA, March 15, 1809
Cincinnatti Ohio , Jan. 26
On Wednesday forenoon, as Francis J. Mennessier was weighing some gunpowder in his father's store, at the same time smoaking (smoking) a cegar (cigar), the powder in the scales took fire and communicated to a canaster (canister), containing about 6 or 7 pounds, which occasioned a tremendous explosion, by which F. J. Mennessier was burnt in his face and other parts of his body. His mother was knocked down by the forcing away of the partition; the doors and windows were shattered to pieces, and driven out. We hope that the hurt will not prove fatal to Mr. Mennessier, but rather than to cegar smoakers it will prove a warning, not to indulge themselves when gun powder is so near.
Submission from Nancy Piper
The New York Times
19 April 1852
The Cincinnati Gazette says that during March last, between 3,100 and 3,200 persons - generally farmers - shipped at that point for California - mostly without any intention of returning.
Contributed by Melissa Rodriguez
New York Times
5 July 1853
Railroad Collision in Ohio
Cincinnati, Saturday, July 2.
A gravel train on the Central Railroad ran into a passenger train between Columbus and Zanesville yesterday. A fireman and engineer, and a MR. GUTHRIE, of Putnam, were injured, but not seriously. The gravel train was out of time.
Contributed by Melissa Rodriguez
The Daily Messenger.
Canandaigua, NY. Jan 16, 1922
Claims Man He Shot Attempted Hold Up
Cincinnati, O. Jan 16 - Loren Hartzell, 33, of Anderson, Ind., charged with murder, today claimed he shot Carl Katz of Newark in self defense.
Katz, his pals said, was killed in an attempt to hold up the driver of a rum running automobile. Hartzell admitting the shooting told police officials that he shot Katz when he leaped to the running board of his automobile and attempted to hold him up.
Contributed by Melissa Rodriguez
Butte Daily Miner, Butte Montana, November 19, 1880
A Delayed Funeral
Cincinnati, Nov. 18-W. E. Adams, 50 years old, who lived alone, was found in the cellar of his house, having been dead several days.
Submitted by Shauna L. Williams
Mattoon Journal quoted by Charleston Plaindealer, June 23, 1887
Kirby Smith, a former Queensware merchant of Mattoon, is reported drowned at Cincinnati.
Submitted by Kim Torp
Times Picayune - September 4, 1890
Suicide of a Wealthy Manufacturer
Cincinnati, September 3. - Adam Amburg, of A. & W. Amburg, hosiery manufacturers and proprietors of three establishments, committed suicide this afternoon by shooting.
His business was unembarrassed and very prosperous. The cause was worrying over work.
Transcribed and contributed by Frances Cooley
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