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Newspaper
Baraboo Republic
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1857
Page
2
The Baraboo Republic reprints a ceremonial state proclamation dated November 21 in which Governor Coles Dasuford calls for a statewide day of thanksgiving and public acknowledgments of providence. The notice emphasizes loyalty to the Wisconsin state seal and gratitude for mutual benevolence, urging public observance across the state.
Reporters reflect on Saul County voting apathy and contest outcomes. Rival papers dispute Cross's lead, with Sentinel predicting a clear cross over, Jorn ut arguing near parity, Basavono and Barstow figures noted. Democratic papers push their favorable probabilities while awaiting decisive results next week.
The United States steamer Arago from Havre and Southampton arrives after passing the Needles at 6 p.m. October 21 with 806 passengers, mails, $299,000 in specie, and 250 tins merchandise. English and French rates of discount rise. King of Prussia health improves. harvest prices fall. Kansas news discusses Gov. Walker and Free State majorities, and republican press notes. A Delinquent subscription letter from Wend warns debt payers. a Va. widow survives a near-death experience. Broome County NC adrift with railroad ejectment judgment. Notable items end with Nova Scotia and Manitou discussions.
Secretary of State reports nationwide returns with Lowe majorities and Senate counts. New Jersey, Maryland shift to Democrats. New York heavy Democratic gain predicts 19,600 margin. Massachusetts leans Republican. Chicago strong for Republicans. Madison Typographical Union to hold first state celebration January 18 1868. News items include sensational crime notes and a steam saw mill planned at Ilburn City.
A fragmented circular from Messye Brown Baggs Co of Richmond lists prices for several items and brands. The piece then condemns slaveholders and urges readers to consider the list when evaluating purchase of slaves, followed by a note that C H McLaughlin has left town after a prior disappearance with others’ money, and a jumbled diary-like remark about a tedious time.
A Fredericksburg merchant kept a $100 note moving through farmers and towns until it reportedly paid $1,000 in debts in a single day. Similar tales circulate of a $100 bill that lit up $3,600 in a Alabama Court day as it changed hands three times. The piece urges creditors to settle what they owe to ease others’ burdens. A Portage Democrat, Atyin B. Avery, is elected to the Legislature. A horse with five feet reportedly appears in Westchester, Pa.
A chaotic column of gossip and data spans politics, travel, finance, and science. It notes Gorrig Sraith’s illness in New York, Cabinet rumors, Bayard Taylor’s possible Gotha marriage, rail and telegraph receipts jump amid panic, Fremont’s return, and population estimates for Wisconsin Iowa and Minnesota. It also reports hotel price cuts, sewing machine praise, a four mile Hoosne tunnel, fraudulent election returns, a drowned horse and wagon in the Ohio, and a Boston-bound family renting a full car for $50. The items mix sensational anecdotes with statistics from Kansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee, concluding with curious odds and ends from local business to notable figures.
In Kansas politics, the Free State party gains nine councilmen and twenty-three of thirty-nine representatives, signaling a shift as proslavery forces face loss. Gov Walker and Secretary Stanton confront opposition from ex-Sheriff Jones and jurists, while clerks and judges clash over certificates and constitutional aims.
Translation from Jagdpore describes a magazine blast at the Rajah’s fort on a hill after heavy rain and lightning. Explosions leveled walls and a temple, killed many, and left thousands of injured or dead under debris while residents removed corpses. Local Kotwal notes over a thousand bodies recovered so far with more feared. Also mentions a marriage notice with mismatched data about ages and measurements.
Fragment from the Independent American notes local editor Ma nay M. Pacn facing disdain and patronage shifts. It laments sectarian jealousy and short sighted schemes while praising loyal supporters who funded the paper. The piece defends a community minded press as vital for growth and emigration, citing Kilbourn City bridge praise and varied regional notices.
Twelve states have set aside the 26th inst for general thanksgiving while Maine Mississippi and South Carolina chose the 10th. The Democratic party is viewed as aligned with the slavery issue as reflected in editorials from Louisville papers.
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