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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1854
Page
1
The Athens Messenger lists weekly publication terms by A. J. Van Vorhes. Details include subscription options, arrears policy, advertising rates by duration and size, and charges for political candidate listings with advance payment required.
Jude Court of Common Pleas Simeon Nash Gallipolis Probate Judge J. C. Frost Athens County Officers Sheriff J L Kessinorr Recorder C C P and District Clerk Joseph M Da Na Auditor Exiakm H Moone Treasurer William Gopern Recorder William H Bankert Prosecuting Attorney Samuel Knowres County Commissioners Lorenzo D Poston York Jolly Exxtorr Carthage Twp William Mason Amesto Sealer of Weights and Measures Exuiaxim Moone Auditor's Office Surveyor Joan Ackry Athens Coroner Evmans Marnzns Athens Twp Master Commissioner Henry T Brown County Auctioneer Joan F Lyox Athens Board of School Examiners Dantrel S Dawao Athens W Reep Goren Athens J A Dinsmore Troy Notaries Public Henry T Brown Athens Horace Wison Lor L Samira O W Brown Lorenzo Furrox Amesville Joan G Wintson Hibbardville
The poem portrays sleepers as children and mortals in sorrow, momentarily eased by dreams. It recalls loved ones returning in fantasy before dawn, then waking to face pain again. Death is described as a deep, peaceful sleep that no weather or time can permanently break.
A review notes a leading man in a loud old style comedy collapsing under audience derision after revealing his wife’s death hours earlier. His moving apology wins sympathy, and the piece transitions to sermons on ministers prayer, life, and virtue, with many quotes from reformers.
A German fable describes a cloud rising from the sea and seeking to aid exhausted laborers suffering from drought. The cloud wishes to help but recalls the danger of sinking near the earth, then resolves to descend and respond with mercy despite peril.
A speaker urges young people to show kindness to the old, describing aging as a confined, soundless world and calling youth to act as guardian angels. The text emphasizes patience, tenderness, and magnanimity, noting everyone may need care in their later years.
Mrs Horton living three miles west of Oswego saw a large pine fall across a railroad track. The couple rushed with an axe, cut and rolled the tree clear, while Mrs Horton waved a leg of red flannel drawers to halt the approaching mail train. The bystander passenger train then proceeded, likely saving many lives.
The speaker ponders why beauty and celestial splendor vanish, while human grace arouses longing and affection. They claim a higher destiny beyond earth, envisioning a realm where the rainbow endures and stars rise as islands, with beauty remaining forever.
A quoted essay lauds women as Christianity’s last refuge and the truest altar, praising the maternal heart and children's prayers at a fireside. The piece urges women to live up to this high tribute rather than question its validity.
The piece condemns the U S Supreme Court decision against Ohio bank tax cases as an unconstitutional act that undermines state law and labor. It denounces Republicanian lawmakers and urges restraint while warning of a broader war on business and slavery politics, citing Webster and northern press unity against the Nebraska bill. It notes a court jury incident in McKenney vs Taylor.
An 1854 Ohio law establishes detailed fee schedules for clerks of the courts of common pleas, outlining charges for docketing, indexing, entering appearances, issuing writs, certifying records, and other services. The act also governs penalties, grand jury fees, and county treasury disbursements, with provisions for criminal case costs and miscellaneous administrative charges.
The Washington Union decries a 12th District Ohio betrayal with venom toward a named figure, likening treachery to Benedict Arnold and criticizing shifts in support for the Nebraska bill. It cites editorials praising Dr. Olds and mocks a presidential appointment mention as Cowan.
A house near Vicksburg, Mississippi, was struck by lightning on the 9th instant and demolished. A loaded gun fired and shattered, a powder keg burst its hoops but did not explode. Six people slept inside and were not harmed.
Private letters reached Helena indicating Martha Washington prisoners were indicted by Philips county Grand Jury. Kissane and Cole were re-arrested and imprisoned. Two prosecution witnesses allegedly indicted for perjury. Rumor linked Cincinnati parties to new testimony from Albert Pike. Cincinnati dealers Watts and Wanpoore return from England with cattle and sheep, praising local hog quality.
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