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Inquiries indicate agents and offices for notices and advertisements. G S Walsh and V B Palmer are detailed as agents with Philadelphia and New York addresses, plus listings in Boston Baltimore and Cincinnati.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1855
Page
8
Inquiries indicate agents and offices for notices and advertisements. G S Walsh and V B Palmer are detailed as agents with Philadelphia and New York addresses, plus listings in Boston Baltimore and Cincinnati.
Ly Piet Maeesinche Orrice is moved to Tierys Brick Building west of Court Street second story entrance in depot. Board of School Examiners will conduct a special examination for teachers this Saturday in their room. Infant daughter of Jacos T. Statist Esq. died after coffee pot accident, eleven months old, causing deep sorrow to bereaved parents.
The writer complains about ongoing derangement between this place and Lancaster causing long delays. Saturday to Tuesday quiet, then Thursday morning news arrives after the paper is set, leaving citizens frustrated and calling for a private mail route independent of officials and their subordinates.
The article notes Congress convenes on the next meeting day and the President's Message will be delivered if an organization is appointed with ideological support. It suggests a prolonged contest for the Speakership may delay the document and weeks may pass before release.
Foreign news from Canada suggests war rumors between the US and England, while American minister Buchannan cites improving relations. Cosmopolitan Associations promote subscriptions with magazines and art drawings. Local markets report steady prices, cash needs, and a Republican tilt in Wisconsin.
A Rhode Island Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Michigan gathering presided by Lt. Gov Tuomas H OK v of Ohio reports 52 delegates with 104 electoral votes. The Select Committee approves resolutions urging repeal of the Missouri Compromise and restoration of pledged national faith, urging Congress to block admission of any slaveholding state from former free territory, and calls for a National Council meeting in Philadelphia February 19.
J W Percy a Cincinnati bookseller presented Indiana University Bloomington with fifteen hundred dollars worth of books due to the fire wrecking the library. The faculty gratefully acknowledged the gift and the incident spurred renewed attention to cataloging and preservation.
A fragmentary listing shows court officials with names Jacob Brinkerhof William Kennon Charlies C Convers Robert B Warden and references to long and short term terms, a majority for Conover, and scattered numeric identifiers. The text resembles docket or appointment notes from a historical court record.
The document lists monthly and yearly totals for 1855 and earlier years, detailing counts of Germans and Irish residents. It presents figures by month for several years, with totals and comparisons of Irish versus German populations.
A correspondent extols Minnesota territory from St Anthony to St Paul, praising timber, soil, crops, and waterways. He notes rapid growth, seven to eight sawmills, rising population, and plans to unite St Anthony and St Paul into a major city with vast lumber and water power. He describes climate as bracing, soil rich, and agriculture highly productive, urging readers to visit and decide for themselves.
The writer praises northern Iowa Illinois and Missouri soils notes vast Nebraska prairie and buffalo hunting. He predicts Iowa's Republican vote in 1856 and comments on England France anti US actions and potential war risks while vowing to return from Mexicana news.
The State Journal reports Gov Medill ordered all Ohio officers above Captain appointed since the new constitution to be voided. The Attorney General revokes prior election laws, the Legislature has not set a new method, and disbands senior officers. Arms are to be held by the Quartermaster and returned to the State Arsenal. bonds required for captains.
The Ohio Cultivator announces a change in ownership with Hanais purchasing the paper from Bareham. Col Harris becomes chief editor, bringing travel insight and strong support from leading agriculturists. State Journal notes this marks a bright future for the frontier journal and Western agriculture.
A Vermont note imagines Conscience paying into the state treasury and contemplates wide effects on the public finances. The piece jokes that broad use of Conscience could swell revenue, raise stock prices, ease money supply, and lead to tax revenue sharing among states, with a political tone about better times.
Newport News notes describe a Covington wager event on Main Street where a woman walked one block and back naked, with an $20 prize if completed without defect. The stunt occurred between Fourth and Fifth streets after 10 15 p m amid a dark night, sparking curiosity and local chatter.
Western Canal flour quoted 43 448, Philadelphia and Baltimore 44 45s, Ohio 45s. White corn 47d45s. Weather unfavourable, breadstuffs close active with high prices pressuring markets. Lard, beef, pork steady. bacon less active as buyers seek reductions. News from London and Sevastopol reports mixed war rumors and cautious stock sentiment.
The Cincinnati Gazette reports Cook and Co have recovered 45 495 from Hamilton County in a damages suit over contracts seized by the Lecufoco commissioner. The case is part of a string of actions aimed at taxpayers though voters again elect the men involved.
Martin Kozta arrives in Galveston from Chicago on November 21 and announces plans to make Texas his future residence in New Orleans era notes.
A private mail bag was seized yesterday on the premises of the consignees by Col Hubbard U S mail agent. The bag held 800 letters addressed to merchants in New York and other cities. The government plans prosecutions of the offenders.
The U S District Court in Michigan has ordered a Grand Jury to assess whether a jail is needed for imprisoning slaves, following the state’s refusal to use its prisons for such cases.
In the Ae saintina majority a faction amended their moral creed with a proviso after the phrase it is sinful we fight except in Kangae. The change reflects wartime sentiment and allows limited conflict.
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