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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1859

Page

2

Legislative Session Varies With Bills Passed and Debated

In the Senate Buckland officiated as absent president pro tem was chosen Langdon. Numerous Hamilton county liquor license petitions were received. A Western Reserve culverts and ditches reform was approved. In the House many bills were discussed or advanced including justice code amendments real estate indexing by county recorders and the reform school law. A tax law amendment extending returns deadline passed as the House recessed to tomorrow.

Senate Buckland Langdon Hatch Hamilton County Board of Public Works Western Reserve Maumee Road Canfields Dobmeyer Hamilton Board of Agriculture Northern Ohio Greene Township Joto Congress Canal Bank of Cleveland Raymond State Journal Morrow Green State Library Taylor W. J. Jackson Backus Jackson Miler Edeon Brown Monroe Stout Common Pleas J. Paine Kerr Day Mr. Harrison Harrison Parsons

Senate Post Office Committee Debates Ocean Mail Service

A protracted Senate Post Office committee session postponed the rating and carrying of walte and other privileges. They discussed abolishing the franking privilege, evaluating pay for members, and considered telegraph bill provisions as a likely outcome.

Senate Post Office Committee Walte Wwe Eeare Werth

Little giant Douglas and the Kansas Nebraska bill

A Philadelphia Worth American critique argues Mr. Douglas earns fleeting applause but lacks lasting fame. It condemns his Kansas Nebraska bill as the era’s most disgraceful act, credits him only as a capable debater, and warns he would be unsafe as national leader.

Mr. B Douglas Mr. Douglas Atchison Missouri Douglas Kansas Phila. Worth American

Burglar Sapp Foiled In Summit County Treasury Attempt

Report from Summit County notes a Sunday night robbery attempt on the county treasury in Akron. A schoolhouse fire drew residents to the scene, Marshal Wright exposed the intruder named Sapp, who planned a large haul but was arrested before escaping. The incident underscores debates over sub-treasury law. The piece also mentions a Washington subscription to gift Joshua R. Giddings a plate, source noting cross‑party support and donor anonymity.

Summit Co. Treasury Ashimun Summit County Treasury Akron Marshal Wright Sapp Ohio State Journal Plato Giddings Washington New York Evening Post Congress Joshua R. Giddings

A Cupan Lady and the Purchase of Cuba

A comic dialogue portrays a Cuban lady accusing an American of stealing Cuba, while an American insists they mean to buy it. An Indiana editor recounts being attacked by a man over a grievance, noting they moved to avoid harm.

Cuba Mount Vernon Indiana Pereson Ava Athens H. K. Blackstone

Frequent foddering proves best for wintering cattle

A farmer argues frequent foddering is the most economical winter plan. He notes cattle waste less, eat calmer, and eat more completely when fed six times daily. The key anecdote recalls a widow who kept her cow thriving on a small pile by ensuring full consumption without waste.

Baily Shanghai Java

Fattening Fowls in Small Coops and Related Notes

Guidance on confining fowls in compact coops for rapid fattening outlines dimensions and materials for a twelve bird coop, feeding schedules, and cleanliness. Also reports cattle deaths from eating processed Chinese sugarcane residue, noting stomach injury and post mortem findings.

Eatina Sorauen Independence Iowa

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