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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1854
Page
1
The Athens Messenger lists advertising terms including pricing for one square twelve lines at three insertions and various display options. It notes payment in advance for casual advertisers, arrearages require six months to pay, and discontinuations must be communicated to avoid new contracts. Names of candidates incur $1.00 with advance payment.
An itemized roster lists court and county officers including Probate Judge J. O. Frost, Sheriff J. J. Kissivoer, Recorder C. C. P. Dismet, Auditor Extakim H. Moore, Treasurer William Gorpen, and Prosecuting Attorney Samuel B. Kyowls. Also named are Surveyor Joan Acktey, Coroner Ezra Maruens, Master Commissioner Henry T. Brown, Auctioneer Jolly F. Lyon, and Notaries Henry T. Brown Horace Wilson O. W. Brows and others.
A antiquated verse about a Brazilian belief in spirits and a Philadelphia 1849 reply by Edward Young. It includes mournful lyric stanzas about departed friends and a night bird, interwoven with a grim narrative of Terroggan, murder, and the suicide of a remorseful father and death of his wife after a brutal crime.
An old Cornish coast tale portrays a wrecker Terloggan and his wife who lure ships to destruction by a lantern on a horse's head. A West India trader mate survives a wreck, while Terloggan preys on the stranded crew as waves crash and a lifeless night unfolds.
A Petersburg morning train carries a high society sister in white and her mourner brother. The veiled beauty devolves into madness and song, drawing sympathy and shock as the ship Mount Vernon carries them toward an asylum on the James River.
A farmer family rebukes a colored worker for refusing Sabbath labor while haying. The tale centers on Sabbath observance and necessity. The New Cent. proposal describes a white metal coin similiar in size to a quarter, with a raised edge and no hole, intended for easy distinction.
The Cleveland Plaindealer reports a business firm in Cleveland mailed two $10,000 checks intended for Boston, MA. An error redirected the packet to Boston, Ohio then to Washington and finally to the Cleveland post office with orders to return it to the sender.
The New York Governor returns the temperance bill to the Senate with objections. He cites searches without warrants, seizure without compensation, self incrimination, and proof standards as constitutional concerns. The Senate refused to override the veto, so the measure fails.
Ex governor Rematos, a Democrat and former speaker, voted for Illinois resolutions backing Nebraska. After adjournment he met constituents in Belleville and denounced Mr. Douglas’s bill as improper. He admitted error in supporting instructions and the legislature’s action, earning house applause.
The Albany Register refutes claims the Whig party of the North has vanished. It argues the party is stronger in the North and especially in Nebraska moving as a united, solid force. The piece credits the repeal of the 1820 compromise for boosting Whig strength and notes Douglas and the Administration harmed slavery expansion. It declares the Whigs are not dead but full of life and promise.
The Conneaut Ohio Reporter recounts the February marriage of Elias Jones and Delia Swap, tracing their 1822 Genesee New York ceremony and a long separation caused by family opposition and elopement. After years apart, Jones finds his wife and two sons, renewing vows and formalizing the later marriage in Conneaut.
The U. S. Economist analyzes how steam fleets and rapid land routes could alter Russia's defensive line from the Baltic to the Black Sea. It argues that allied fleets could threaten St. Petersburg while steam transport compresses distances, making Moscow accessible in a summer campaign.
A historical sketch notes Morse’s 1844 line between Washington and Baltimore, private expansion to New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore Washington links, and 27,000 miles in operation. It cites global totals, Pacific routes via Natchez to California, and new lines in Mexico and Cuba with 4,200 miles planned.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Madrid, a telegraphic report, and a reference to royal figures with Ye Queen and the Government. The text is unclear but indicates a communication or error related to a high person and governmental matter.
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