08 Feb 1850
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1850
Page
1
The Ohio State Journal laments a noble man ruined by intemperance ending in a convict’s fate in a foreign penitentiary. The piece mourns the descent from generosity to degradation and evokes a mother’s pleading heart.
A convict in the Ohio Penitentiary writes a heartfelt poem to his mother expressing longing, guilt, and hope. He recalls childhood, distant lands, and the ache of separation, ending with faith that his mother's spirit may rest in heaven. Dated January 17, 1350, Ohio Penitentiary.
A mother pleads for mercy and reform as she reflects on a son condemned as a felon. The poem urges mothers to warn and aid youths to resist crime. Columbus, Jan. 25, 1850.
The United States year end report compares Sons of Temperance and Odd Fellows. Initiations total 111 520 for S T and 1 162 for Odd Fellows. Benefits paid amount to 230 886 for S T and 592 943 for Odd Fellows. Deaths among the pledged appear higher relative to the temperate order.
Rufus Porter reports Henry M Payne's near noiseless device that decomposes water into hydrogen and oxygen with minimal power. The system claims to light homes, heat rooms, and drive steam engines cheaply. Tests show public demonstrations planned in Washington within days.
The text discusses how snow forms and its effects on plants, then shifts to Proovers of Outio Ohio’s agricultural prominence with detailed 1849 crop yields and values. It includes a long Secretary of the Interior report on public buildings, agriculture bureau, land surveys, bounty lands, and mining in California and Oregon, plus Indian affairs and proposed transport routes.
The narrative notes the war department oversight of tribes, calls for extending US laws to Tudiga Indians, and urges higher annual funding for Home Department schools. It highlights progress in western tribes, civil progress, and social reform through manual labor schools, while acknowledging limited reports from Oregon California and New Mexico. The abstracted report praises the department and its efficiency.
The Auditor of State outlines exemptions for taxation including private household furniture up to 100 dollars, tavern property to 200 for beds and furniture and 100 for other items, and livestock limits. Food, clothing, farming implements, and tools under 150 are exempt. larger items and certain debts are taxed or deductible per rules. Books, school supplies, crops, wool, and certain credits have specific exemptions or inclusions. if oath is refused the assessor files for the full amount.
TP ADVERTISEMENTS announce ad rates for a square of thirteen lines or less with three insertions priced at $1.06. Additional insertions cost 25 cents each. A liberal deduction is offered for personal advertising by yearly contracts. Notices lacking insertion counts will continue until forbidden and charged accordingly. Candidate ads cost $1.00 and are prepaid. Ads must be in by Wednesday morning to appear in the next issue. casual advertisers must prepay.
In Columbus Jan 25 the Senate debate on the General Appropriation bill features Mr Byers to strike a 100000 State House appropriation. Whitman denies run for Legislature. Bank Commissioners appointment referred to Finance. Hamilton county repeal bill blocked by Locos, then revised. Washington news sparse. Weather wet. Locofoco caucus and nominations loom. Rushcreek Jan 28 reports weeks of un constitutional conduct by seventeen democrats and party upheaval. Supreme Court bill and Hamilton county repeal pass House. caucus secrecy criticized. Rumors of Flood and Manypenny nominations. Vallandigham for President Judge. Senate delves into committees over disputes between Messrs and Blake. Locofocos oppose impeachments.
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