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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1862
Page
2
M Pentengill and Co located at 37 Park Row NOY advertise agents in Boston to take advertisements and subscriptions at their lowest rates for the act in those cities.
A fragment notes Hon Dan Agnew consenting to deliver a Tuesday evening lecture for the Methodist Church benefit of the Ladies' Soldier's Aid Society. The event promises poetry, romance, and sharp discourse on law and prudence, with a 7 o'clock PM start and invitations to volunteers to attend.
A 19th century political clash alleges Greene County carried the election through disloyalty and heavy money from the Farmers and Drovers Bank in Waynesburg. The piece attacks Breckinridge Hughes Locoto party support and claims vast bank circulation exceeded others in the 24th district.
AQuotations filled letter accuses politicians of illegal voting and polling irregularities around the polls. The piece blames editors from multiple papers and calls out anonymous communications as false, while noting mint nickel production and local civic reactions in New Brighton.
A detailed account explains how Eli F Sheets, convicted of John Ansley's murder, escaped from the county jail with aid from turn-key Dumbarington. The sheriff pursued, found Sheets at Mrs Barker's house, and reimprisoned him. The piece condemns the alleged accomplices, questions the Barker women, and defends the sheriff's honesty.
The National Tax Office reports revised excise provisions and license requirements in Béayer county. Decisions by the Commissioner cited by Davenport set licensing rules for drovers, eating houses, cattle brokers, farmers and butchers, plus timing for taxation value. Public attention urged as these rulings may aid concerned parties.
A letter from Jeesse Darragh, son of Captain Desa le, written near Grab Orchard Kentucky on June 18, 1862, recounts marching from Bridgetown to Chaplin Hills, a deadly rebel volley, a dispatch to Gen. Rotsega, and a risky ride for Gen Buell. He notes 25 men on horseback and daily duties.
A Baltimore letter details harsh partisan actions by General Wool and political pressure from Gov Bradford and Gov Curtin. Loyal citizens and Rev Dr Hay are arrested for publishing simple facts about treatment of loyal citizens. The writer laments widespread scapegoating and calls for removal of unfit officers amid a tense national crisis.
Fragmented report commends Pennsylvania troops from the 47th under Colonel Good and the 55th under Colonel White for gallantry at a major engagement. It notes heavy losses, with about six hundred Pennsylvanians in action, around one hundred fifty killed or wounded, and praise for Good's regiment and naval command led by a steadfast South Carolinian.
A correspondent reports a soldier warned against assuming soldiers vote uniformly. Dispatches describe McClellan in the Bakke r’s Gap area and Union captures at nearby fronts. The piece notes Republican votes outnumbered Democratic ones by about ten to one among Pennsylvania volunteers.
A long list of the newly elected state Senate members by district across Philadelphia Chester Delaware Bucks and other counties, followed by a detailed recapitulaton of Breckinridge majority on joint ballot and the House of Representatives elects across districts including names of candidates and party affiliations.
Philadelphia dispatch discusses Major General Banks leading an expedition from New York to assert Federal authority in Texas. It notes aims to restore loyalty, open new states, and push the war with concurrent efforts along the Mississippi. Also reports ships captured near Port Royal and confirms no draft in Philadelphia after enrollment checks.
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