Local Court Officials Named in Gallia County Notice
Judge Court of Common Pleas Simeon NASA of Gallipolis serves as presiding official with probate judge J C Frost based in the Court House upstairs.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1854
Page
1
Judge Court of Common Pleas Simeon NASA of Gallipolis serves as presiding official with probate judge J C Frost based in the Court House upstairs.
A reflective verse invites readers to remember the speaker after death. It contrasts sorrow with solace, asking loved ones to speak of the departed with gladness and keep the memory alive through gardens and eternal spring. The speaker envisions reunion in paradise beyond earthly pain.
A reflective vignette contrasts city laborers and a country retreat with a lost little girl and her father. The narrator recalls a girl in a dusty court, her red headed sister, the boarded horse and dray, and a farewell moment when the woman whispers that she and her child have gone to Greenwood. The piece closes with moral reflections and other short notes on language and common sense.
Victron shares a sentimental ode to flowers as symbols of beauty and mystery and reflects on virtue, kindness to readers, and simple domestic scenes. A separate note tells of a German tale, a shoplifter’s gentle correction, and editor’s quips about life, religion, and hope.
The Louisville Journal refutes rumors of widespread deaths from Sunday’s storm. It lists a dead child, several injured including Eunice Lane aged 16, Mrs. Marshal, and Emma Cooper, plus families struck by tragedy. A funeral crowd gathered at the Presbyterian church as officials described the collapse and burial rites.
A mixture of satirical verse and commentary about courting, marriage norms, and propriety. The piece notes the fragility of romance, praises or mocks social expectations, and references literature and a Canadian wheat harvest ironizing regional news. It mentions Daniel Webster, Fanny Fern, and the weekly Tribune with Iowa and Nebraska notes.
A Washington political summary argues Douglas and Pierce reshaped party lines by backing the Nebraska bill. It notes Whigs and Democrats shifting allegiances across states from New Hampshire to Wisconsin, Indiana to Missouri, with Ohio and Illinois seeing Whig and Free Soil gains. The piece also reports rumors of Buchanan resigning and Newark Times condemning Ohio’s gift scheme as a swindle.
A Sullivan County gathering endorses Judge Pollock for governor with pledges of full Democratic support. The group cites Pollock’s stance on re asserting the anti slavery law in territories and freeing enslaved people as a liberal position surpassing Gov Bigler.
The act reduces land prices for long on the market to aid settlers and cultivators. Prices range from one dollar per acre after two years to twenty-five cents after twenty-five years, with further restrictions and pre emption rights preserved.
The Ohio State Journal reports St Jos E Holmes Exq former superintendent at Worlds Fair London Crystal Palace New York and Newark Machine Works will head the Machinery and Mechanical Department at the Newark State Fair. A large steam powered machinery display fills a 208 foot building. Dr Babbitt previously headed the Agricultural department.
The article outlines Iowa's Senate and House composition with a Whig majority in the House and a contested Senate. It notes anti Nebraska sentiment, predicts Whig Senator replacement for Dover, and cites gains for Whig governors in thirty-nine counties. It reports Burlington Telegraph predicting Thorington to Congress and Clark as anti Nebraska Whig in the first district.
A man in a rented room on Seventh Street attempted to extinguish a candle with a loaded double barreled shotgun. The blast struck Catharine Desmond in the right breast, killing her. Daniel McArthur was examined and discharged for lack of criminal intent. The couple had planned to marry in about two months.
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