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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1864
Page
2
The Argus outlines a shift to prepaid subscriptions to cover higher printing and operating costs. Rates rise for individuals and clubs with discounts for multiple copies. postmasters may act as agents and no new subscriptions are accepted for less than six months.
A fragmentary OCR line shows a sum of one hundred dollars and other numeric figures, but no clear context or full details. The text lacks identifiable persons, organizations, dates, or events to form a complete news item.
The county paper should be urgently devoted to informing taxpayers about tax rate changes and when new taxes are laid. It advertises property for sale, helps buyers find bargains, and boosts mutual improvement by sharing farmers discoveries and practical notes. Citizens are urged to contribute brief plain notices to expand usefulness of the Argus.
General Sherman details a string of Union successes over Hood at Nashville and in pursuit operations. He cites captures of artillery, trains, prisoners, and key positions, plus the opening to Savannah and the destruction of railroads. He notes replenishment and readiness of his army and plans to clear surplus supplies.
A condensed Hancock note outlines entry to the First Corps Washington City enlistment for veterans and new recruits. It lists $300 government bounty plus scale local bonuses for one to three years, free transport, and government furnished arms. A Springfield Republican correspondent reports on Sherman era surgery advances, noting head and neck injuries treated via tubes and remarkable facial reconstructions with cork substitutes.
The Philadelphia Press correspondence reports scenes aboard a landing boat where starving, exhausted Union soldiers receive bread coffee and boiled pork. The accounts describe lean bodies, tearful thanks, and moments of humanity amid recovery, with stretcher bearers, doctors, and chaplains aiding dying men and arranging solemn escorts to hospitals.
The Secretary outlines the 1860s national debt at $1,740,690,429.49 and discusses revenue sources, tax policy, and plans for currency reform. He foresees increasing taxes to manage debt and hints at converting currency to gold bearing bonds, with broader fiscal governance under Congress.
The readable lines indicate a county obituary noting a person born on a specific date and living to about eighty. It mentions eleven children including Brantt, a son, and a youngest daughter, with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, but the text is incomplete and garbled.
The Pennsylvania Electoral College assembled in Harrisburg on December 7 to cast the state's votes. Electors Mortox McMichael Thomas Cassinost Robert P King and others attended and John B Clark was substituted for John Wistar. Lincoln and Johnson received unanimous votes for President and Vice President, with John A Heistand delivering certificates to Washington and civic officials arranging the delivery. A drowning in the Ohio River near Economy was reported with Philip Smith missing and a reward offered for recovery.
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