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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1858
Page
2
A Bellevue Aug 19 1858 issue comments on Dr Rankin and Mr Strickland. The piece defends Strickland against what it calls slander from The News and criticizes the newspaper for its abuse. The writer urges Otoe County Democrats to remove their paper’s weakness and restore respect in contests.
The Florence Courier sale ends with Major Strickland blamed for Mitchell’s rise in Nebraska politics. The piece denounces Jim Mitchell as corrupt, torn by heaping invective, and declares his influence doomed. It also defends Gen Bowen’s Sarpy County victory and mocks a Newsman’s attack while reporting Atlantic Telegraph progress and Cyrus W. Field’s closing note.
Dean Lin presents a table comparing Nebraska climate with other regions. The list records past year facts on temperature, rainfall, and seasonal patterns, offering curious observations and informational detail for readers interested in regional weather comparisons.
The article recounts a year of near constant rain, snowfall, and wind, noting four feet of water depth, two feet of snow, and a mix of cloudy days. It cites temperatures from freezing to near 95 degrees, first frost and snow dates, river ice events, and agricultural activity marking a perceived delightful climate despite wet conditions. It ends with casual notes on grasshoppers, a Charleston accident, and a claim about global gold production.
A heated dispute erupts after Frank Leslie's Bellevue sketch published in a national weekly prompts sharp rebuttals from local voices. The issue accuses misrepresentation by Col Huyett, notes typographic errors, defends Bellevue’s image, and calls for civility. Also reports Gov Richardson’s proclamation for an extra legislative session, Forest City incorporation, a Sarpy court murder case, local obituary, ferry repairs, and a new pocket agricultural manual.
The article extols western territory as a vast region between latitudes 40 and 49 with 620 miles north south and 330 852 square miles. It highlights Missouri as a great river for steamboats, future Platte Neprathka navigation, and rapid white settlement rising to cities and journals. It notes Sioux tribes totaling about 45 000 and praises Col Richardson now governor and D E Reed who founded Bellevue paper in 1854.
In a shire town a judge observes a boy ignoring his father’s commands to drive cattle into a pasture. The boy casually responds that neither parent speaks to him, claiming a dog superstition between him and his mother.
At a Historical Society meeting in New York Dr. Bacon described eighty languages used in business and social life, noting it as the largest variety in any city. A Havana correspondent reports thirty-one thousand five hundred and eighty-nine Coolie laborers have landed in Cuba to date. Sculptor Joax A. Jackson works on a bust of John Howard Payne for Boston Music Hall, while Prentice notes Cairo’s large floating population after the great flood.
There are 19 flouring mills in St Louis producing about 6000 bris of flour daily. Multiplied by 300 working days per year this yields roughly 1,800,000 bris of flour made in St Louis annually.
The following named gentlemen were elected to the Territorial Legislature with a few counties yet to report. In the Council, L L Bowen and R Rankin lead alongside Shields Norwood Wattles with seats for Washington Sarpy and Burt. George W Doane Douglas George L Miller Omaha and others like William E Moore John R Porter Mouse William A Gwyer Omaha George Clayes and John Steinberger Elkhorn R W Steele Florence James Stewart Omaha Clinton Briggs James H Seymour Augustus Roeder.
In Burt County references the name HOUGE appears alongside Thomas L. Collier and R. W. Furnas tied to Nemaha and Johnson Counties. Other names include G. Daily Jesse Nowl Milluw Fr Mark HOUSE and nearby geographic or institutional markers.
A fragmented notice lists names such as Richards m, E. $8, and J. B. Ramsey across Otoe, Cass, Dodge, Platte, and other counties. Contested by Silas A. Strickland, the document names council figures including Donelan and Marquette along with multiple county allocations and districts.
Congress ends session passing dozens of acts and resolutions while Minnesota reports a heavy immigration wave this season. River traffic is light but actual settlers exceed last year by about half with Blue Earth County cited as a major destination. An Irishman sells an old parcel and jokes about buying “something” with the money as his children ask why.
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