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Newspaper
Beaver County Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1858
Page
1
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An American observer recounts a 19th century Paris theatre display where a juggler decapitated a man and, with medical observers present, restored him to life. The crowd recoiled as blood, fear, and astonishment filled the venue, amid cries and fainting spectators. The report notes the skill and plausibility of the act, leaving readers unsettled about its truth.
A Louisville man William C. Preotice joined Professor Wright and others to descend the Mammoth Cave chasm using a rope. After a harrowing descent to a circular chamber, a cave collapse threat and a fire on the rope nearly doomed him, but rescuers pulled him up.
Reports from the Pike's Peak area describe rapid gold dust finds and large claims. People trade large sums in dust and nuggets, including a boy with 1000 dollars and an old mountaineer spending 1000, while firms show samples. Expectation rises as prospectors travel toward the Arkansas headwaters.
A fragmented religious reflection urges preparedness for death and judgment through Christian themes. It contrasts worldly wealth and social status with the certainty of death, judgment, and the need to trust in Jesus for peace.
An old man recounts a vivid memory of a wagon load tipping during a rough day on the farm. His tale centers on a bragging man and his two sons racing to unload hay as the hayloft clouded over with dust and ropes snapped. The crowd cheers as a dramatic toppling ends with the old man surviving, urging patience and effort.
Surprised and indignant, the candidate describes threats, posters, and crowds outside his home as supporters taunt him in the wake of a council election loss. He notes rumors, financial pressures, and pressure from friends, with his family affected and no home or money.
A Salt Lake City correspondent argues that Brigham Young and church bishops hold the wealthiest homes and largest fortunes in Utah Territory. He notes the Perpetual Emigration Fund assets, estimated around 3 million dollars, and asserts church property largely remains untaxed, defense against Congressional revision seen as crucial to Mormon authority.
Washington report recounts General Cass directing an agent to sell land near Detroit for thirty thousand dollars, then refusing to sell until further orders as a higher offer emerged, noting the area’s growth and Cass’s status as a prominent figure.
The Vicksburg Whig recalls a tale of a veteran running for Congress opposed by a young candidate who never served in war. The old soldier boasts of hardship while the sovereign listener weeps and decides to vote for the rival.
An old tale tells of a man ten miles from town who went on regular sprees while his wife worried. He claimed he was kept on the jury and could not get off. A servant Ned rode to town with whiskey, got drunk, slept on the way home, and admitted he was both on the jury and unable to leave.
The American Agriculturist advises on pasture timing and barn shelter for dairy cows to produce rich cream and good butter through October November and December. It stresses feeding hay before frosts, sheltering cows at night, and drying cows for a spring calving to improve future milk yield.
Col Forney declares he will publish an address rebutting accusations by the Administration and its agents. He notes engagements in the city and elsewhere and promises to present his vindication before the public on September 27, 1858.
A fragmentary note discusses Parson Brownlow and Pryne in a North-South debate context. It mentions Brownlow leaving, a sober lighting metaphor, and Philadelphia as a backdrop to effusive claims about enlightening the slavery question, with uncertain attributions and garbled phrasing.
A reported account describes Turley a former clergyman executed in Kanawha County for murder. He delivered a final speech exposing his intemperance, sang a farewell tune, embraced his daughter and brothers, and expressed readiness to die as the noose tightened.
A midwestern tone recounts Gov. Corwin defending opposition to negro suffrage while canvassing for the governorship. Anecdotes depict his views on voting rights and a parlor conversation about complexion. Separate items note grasshopper crops, Selkirk settlement reports, and Ohio corn conditions.
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