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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1864
Page
1
Whittier’s poem recalls birds migrating north as a chorus of wartime memory. They witness the Civil War’s toll the suffering of soldiers and enslaved people and hear a rising refrain for freedom and peace. The verse contrasts desolation with hope as spring returns and a new dawn arrives.
The Baltimore Convention reassembled with Dennison presiding. The Missouri Radicals were admitted to seats with voting rights, Arkansas and other states were admitted without voting rights, while South Carolina delegates were excluded. A resolutions committee urged Union fidelity and resistance to rebellion, urging unconditional surrender of rebels and return to allegiance.
The Union party endorses emancipation and military victory, pledges unity and fiscal discipline, and honors Lincoln. Delegates nominate Abraham Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice President by unanimous or near unanimous vote amid cheers.
A long Nashville Times editorial criticizes slavery and rebellion in Tennessee, cites divine justice in the Civil War, and lauds Gen. Grant’s early service and rise to colonel. It includes speeches on emancipation and wartime politics, plus a tale of a trust betrayal and magistrate remedy.
A Native American man wandered from a camp and, after a moment of confusion, declared he was not lost but that his wigwam was. He quickly recovered and asserted he remained nearby, insisting he was not the one lost.
During a Sheridan raid toward Richmond the 5th Michigan Cavalry under Custar’s brigade reports Private Dunn of Company A used a Spencer long rifle to shoot Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. The rebel general reportedly fell from his horse after a precise shot, with witnesses and the brigade noting the event before Richmond papers confirmed Stuart’s death.
The statement shows the fourth week of May 1864 earnings for the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad compared with the same week in 1863. Totals include passengers freight mail and telegraph revenue, with year over year increases. May month total rose from 35,825.66 to 83,964.30, up 48,638.64. January through May earnings grew from 252,152.58 to 382,847.50, an increase of 130,195.27 for the period.
The Baltimore and Ohio and Marietta & Cincinnati railroads approved a contract to build an iron bridge over the Ohio at Parkersburg. The structure will be the nation's tallest iron bridge for navigation safety and will provide a continuous gauge from St. Louis to tidewater, boosting regional commerce and property values.
A lecturer extols the magnet’s power and challenges any to surpass it. A heavier object objects the claim, noting a young lady who used to draw him 18 miles every Sunday as a memorable example.
A preacher reflects on death as the greatest killer while noting the day of rest, the Sabbath, suffers the most violations. He parallels a College President warning against Sabbath-breaking, stressing solemn moral counsel.
A prison chaplain questions a new convict about his crime of breaking and entering. The inmate blames street education for his downfall, admitting his home training was strong but street life taught him to swear gamble and pilfer. The piece urges youths to shun street influences and seek wholesome home reading and activity.
Lizzie Common a French soldier who enlisted in three regiments and deserted appeared at Col Brace’s office in Louisville seeking a pass to the South. Refused, she dropped a letter to rebel General Wheeler containing enemy information. A detective pursued and she was found in men clothes and arrested.
A humorous court scene features a lawyer questioning a waiter as to why the defendant is not a gentleman. The waiter notes the defendant says thank you at meals, a behavior contrasted with a louder, rougher style attributed to a different man.
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