09 Apr 1863
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1863
Page
1
A fragmentary portrait recalls Gorthe born 1749 died 1832 as a prolific German writer. He reflects on restless travels and fame pursued abroad while criticizing his homeland and noting personal losses and public scrutiny ending with a sharp remark about an adversary named E.
In a crowded depot a young corporal Walter Evermond receives a kiss from Nellie Preston before departing for war. The bond deepens as her brother George and father the Judge learn of Evermond's heroism at Ball's Bluff and Williamsburg. Nellie and Walter plan a life together after a year of letters and reunion.
A Washington Chronicle correspondent praises Gen Hooker for boosting army spirit. He recounts Hooker’s demand to end embarrassing cavalry “surprises” and take direct control if needed, arguing such discipline helped make the army invincible and capable of decisive victories.
A Michigan farmer Stearns reports a series of mysterious fires beginning with a girl extinguishing a carpet blaze. Fires spread to clothes, a towel, a straw stack, a trunk, and a bag of books. the family fled. Visitors, scholars, and locals debate supernatural causes while a few call for practical investigation.
The Paris correspondence reports Napoleon III weighs resuming negotiations with Mexico after Puebla. Discontent grows over costly expeditions and slow progress, with evacuation of Tampico and Jalapa cited, while a Mexican missioner claims 40 000 troops needed to capture Mexico City. The envoy departed Paris on September 15.
The narrative recounts Talleyrand arriving in Havre on foot from Paris, fleeing the Reign of Terror, and seeking aid in the United States. He asks a hotel landlord for a letter to a powerful American, meeting a lone man upstairs who appears to be American or British. The exchange portrays Talleyrand as a beggar and exile appealing for help.
The 1862 act liberalized pensions for Union Army veterans and dependents. It covers disabled soldiers, old widows and children under sixteen, mothers and dependent sisters of killed or wounded in service. Pension amounts vary by rank and degree of disability, from 8s monthly for privates to 30 for high officers, with most pensions based on how much disability prevents livelihood.
Mrs Partington criticizes a cosmetic bottle demo led by Mr Bit. The exchange alludes to neighbors using beauty products long-term and mocks potential skin effect, warning that limited contact with bottled remedies is wiser.
A reflective piece notes journalism demands steady work despite illness sorrow or grief. Editors and reporters must write promptly and vividly, even with personal hardship weighing on them, as daily deadlines override private pain.
A Union soldier from the 17th Illinois married a week before enlisting. He deserted, wandered among Confederate sympathizers, reached Peoria where his wife lived. She refused him entry, telling him there was no room for a deserter, and he returned to the Confederate-leaning crowd.
The Mt. Vernon Banner notes multiple Knox County crimes including Louisa Hammon of Browns town jailed for strangling her illegitimate child and Sarah Boyd of Morgan township slitting her throat in insanity. It also reports Abraham La fever a Mt. Vernon businessman eloping with Mrs Ever sole whose husband is in the army.
Soldiers from the 88rd Ohio including Sergeant Mason Corporal Pettinger Peddick and privates Bullrager Bullman and Parrott were captured while trying to destroy railroad bridges in Georgia under General Mitchell orders. They underwent mistreatment before being honored by the War Department for their conduct.
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