22 Jul 1857
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Newspaper
Beaver County Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1857
Page
1
Fragmented OCR shows a town newspaper notice about advertise rates and publication options. It references a discontinued paper, terms for insertions, and discounted yearly rates. It mentions advertisers and communications by mail.
A fragmentary poem describes a harvester praised for his two white hands and work across fields. The speaker contrasts the harvester’s gentleness with the labor's hard, noble toil and mentions a battle-like rhythm of reaping.
Fragmentary notes recount a 1687 convention discussing the need for a county superintendency, funding, and the role of the state in education. Resolutions urge maintaining county supervision to ensure teachers, schools, and funds, with references to officials and supporters like Prof. Baldwin and J. B. Kidd.
The Beaver County convention urged Directors and Teachers to work with the Superintendent, form Teachers Associations, and support County Institute. It backed improved salaries, broader training, standardized curricula, and greater professional duty through Normal Schools and County Institutes. Prof Baldwin spoke on education reform, and arrangements were made to host the County Institute locally.
The convention unanimously endorses the County Superintendent position as essential to education. It condemns the $350 salary as a misjudgment and urges boards to raise it to $800 per year, while clarifying this does not repudiate the national directors convention. The meeting adjourned for seven o clock.
The Pittsburg Journal reports Southern Democrats demand Governor Walker's recall and accuse the administration of treachery to the South. They warn Buchanan must oppose Walker or face rifts in the National Democracy. Vicksburg Sentinel and Georgia Mississippi voices echo calls for action.
A chaotic Arkansas courtroom drama unfolds with Gen Smoot clashing with Judge Yell as a brutal confrontation ends with Smoot's sword and pistol drawn. Sheriff Bill Buffum and others subdue the mob, restoring order and sending Smoot to prison as the judge maintains authority.
A fragmentary lyric asks for a hidden spot where women are not present and bachelors may rest in peace. The speaker searches for a secluded, peaceful ground away from fashion and bustle, with wind, snow, and distant moonlight shaping a somber mood. The old voice hints at a secret soil where solitary men find solace and safety.
A historical note recounts the 1809 to 1812 arrival of the New Orleans steamboat on the Ohio River, its voyage from Pittsburgh to Louisville to Natchez, and the public reaction. It mentions Roosevelt, Livingston, Fulton, and engineers, plus contemporary fears of steamboats and a Virginia prison superstition.
A fragmentary tale recounts a sheep thief challenged by a planter and boasts of alibis. Amid scattered news, the St. Joseph Journal notes Cheyenne and Arapaho clashes near Fort Kearney and a trader’s tale of a disastrous massacre with emigrants corroborating but few details.
A British judge sermon cites Christianity as central to law and life. A Columbus Journal note recounts Marietta Ohio’s naming from Marie Antoinette and the gift of a bell, with French casting mishap. Orange peel danger warning urges caution for children to avoid poisonous oil.
Reports from Kansas detail a National Democratic organ near Lecompton, land sales and a bridge cornerstone across the Kansas River at Tecumseh, a German settlement south of Lawrence, and a new daily mail between Kansas City and Topeka. Elections show low turnout for bogus constitutional delegates. Leavenworth municipal results favor Free State candidates. A railroad convention met in Leavenworth, and Haller’s murder case against Leavenworth county clerk James M. Lyle sparks tension as fights over control and fair trial erupt.
Bees occupy two chimney flues in a town mansion. A naturalist found honey and comb extending from flues into rooms, with bees active at work. The flues are plastered and smooth inside, suggesting long occupation. Estimated 40,000 to 50,000 bees and two to three thousand pounds of honey reported.
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