19 Dec 1866
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1866
Page
1
Fragmentary notice outlines advertising rates and discounts for advertisers. Mentions special notices and classified space costs. Includes references to business cards marriages and deaths and other public notices in the section.
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts Abraham Lincoln's 1835 visit to Miss Ann Bulledge and Miss Ratledge, detailing heartbreak and moral musings. It blends Lincoln’s emotional distress with reflections on his later restraint and evolution, interwoven with military anecdotes about Joshua Giddings, his son Gratian, and Civil War exploits.
A postwar sermon by Nasby recalls the November elections and the tension in Kentucky and New York as the South debated Reconstruction. The speaker likens Democratic failures to putting new wine into old bottles, urging adherence to integrity while criticizing mixed loyalties and postwar policy shifts.
Florentine correspondent reports H. Surratt, charged in Lincoln assassination, served under alias Job Watson in the Papal Zouaves at Veroli Italy. Telegraphic exchanges with Rome and Vatican led to arrest orders and surrender talks. Surratt escaped over a cliff but Italian authorities signaled to pursue. Surratt’s fate hinges on Rome and Egypt routes. authorities anticipate possible extradition. The piece links this crisis to broader debate on racial rights and political unity in the United States disabled by Johnson era policy.
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