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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1858
Page
2
In Bellevue Nebraska Territory a local paper denounces speculators and political manipulators fueling hard times. It lauds agricultural progress while urging honest effort, warns against land sales and self serving politicians, and contrasts Mayor Holloway with a hostile News editor in Nebraska City.
Washington June 10 official word from Gov Cumming arrives Salt Lake City with no hostility Brigham Young and leading Mormons surrender authority and urge obedience A dispatch notes Utah troubles seem ended laws restored Congress briefed on possible reduced or canceled military appropriations and tax relief The House also reports a sharp Senate exchange where Senators Gwin and Wilson clash over accusations of theft and demagoguery
The St Louis Republican reports continuing rain for thirty six hours with rising Missouri River levels. Merchants move goods to upper floors as Bloody Island floods and areas of the American Bottom near submersion. Notes river-wide increases, levee breaches near Cairo, and rising traffic disruptions while Ex President Tyler buys a villa near Hampton Virginia.
A columnist asserts that at the very lowest estimate Kansas has already cost the country fifty million dollars, reflecting on the financial impact of events in the state.
The Minnesotian reports a brutal clash between Chippewa and Sioux near Shakopee Minnesota. Sioux warriors fought fiercely while Chippewa fled toward Lake Minnetonka leaving wounded and trophies behind. Spectators observed the fight from the riverbank as chiefs heads and scalps were displayed with gruesome relish.
A dawn flood along the Belo and Madison branch of the Galena & Chicago Rail Road destroyed the two story home of Rev Horatio Isley near Roscoe. The clergyman escaped but his wife and eight children perished as floodwaters swept away the house and nearby structures. Four bodies recovered by 9 A M with more search underway. A scene of profound sorrow grips the community.
The new hall of representatives in Washington required twenty six dollars per hour to light using gas.
Twenty years since the Great Western became the first large ocean steamer to cross the Atlantic to New York proving steam navigation possible. Earlier voyages from Charleston to British ports showed limited success but steam on the ocean remained doubtful until recent progress. If the Atlantic Telegraph Cable is completed public belief may shift to accepting global motion of the earth.
During a Naples visit Signor Lablache entered the king's cabinet with two hats after a cold. The king joked which hat was his own as the opera singer realized he had forgotten his head and the other hat. Lablache admitted two hats were too many for a man without a head.
Amid rising crime and lax justice in New Orleans, about 1500 armed citizens create a vigilante committee to enforce law by their own standards. The mayor and council recognize the need to maintain order during the municipal election while denying party-driven motives. A separate item notes a couple mistaking strangers upon arrival from New Haven cars, embracing before realizing they are strangers. The Illinois State Register reports prolonged rain halting corn planting and farm work, warning of disastrous prospects if rain lasts.
Mrs Hickey was trapped on the third story during a Boston blaze. Six to eight men formed a human platform from window to window and caught her as she leapt outward, kneeling at the sill and falling safely onto their arms. The Duchess of Orléans, widow of Louis Philippe’s son, died May 15 in England.
C C Goss will read the concluding portion, outlining advantages and prospects, to citizens at the School House on Tuesday evening. Deputy Sheriff Stephen H Wattles reports new buggies from Asa Wilgus in Buffalo, paired with fast horses likely to draw attention for Fourth of July events. early call suggested to secure top turnout.
The adjourned March Term of the District Court in Forthia County opened in this City on Monday with Chief Justice Hall presiding. Stephen D. Bangs as clerk and U. S. Marshal B. P. Rankin attended, along with District Attorney James G. Chapman Sheriff Charles E. Norwood and Albert Steinberger among admitted to the bar. A large number of attorneys from abroad are in attendance.
The Dan Converse arrived June 15 Asa Wilgus arrived June 20 and Dan Converse arrived June 24. The Grand Jury has found a bill against C. L. Mathews for the murder of Thomas Noonan.
R. G. Jenkinson is named Post Master at Plattford. The Bellevue to Plattford mail route contract goes to James Davidson.
A ball will be held at the house of G W Owen in Owenton near Cedar Island on Friday July 2. Charges will be set in accordance with the times, and a large party is expected to attend.
Bellevue aldermen meet to adopt Nye resolution making the Bellevue Gazette the city’s official paper. An ordinance directs Mayor Holloway to execute deeds for city lots under the 1857 land disposal act, with costs apportioned to entering the city. Council adjourns to June 93 at 11 o clock AM.
Conyecit Room records for June 23 1658 show Alderman Longsdorf and Nye present. The council unanimously adopts a resolution directing the Mayor to issue a Proclamation calling a July 7 1858 voter meeting to decide borrowing five thousand dollars to finish the Court House in Sarpy County. The body adjourns to July 2 at 7 PM. Henry M. Bear, Recorder.
The Ladies Benevolent Society plans a July Fourth event in this city on Saturday the 3d on the Plateau above the landing near Wm H Hillyard’s dwelling. County Clerk Stephen D Bangs will read the Declaration of Independence and Albert Steinberger will deliver an oration. Dinner in the Grove costs 60 cents each or $1 per couple, with proceeds to finish the church under construction. All are invited to attend.
John P. Morn & Co. have painted their store on Main Street, a decided improvement. It is one of the finest buildings in this city. We are indebted to Henry Koch and N. W. Earls for a splendid lot of lettuce and radishes, the best this year.
Frank Davenport offers first rate tailoring at his new Main Street shop where customers get well fitting garments and reliable service. He is known as a skilled workman not surpassed this side of the Missouri.
The proclamation by Mayor Holloway outlines upcoming city events and official observances. It lists dates for ceremonies, public meetings, and infrastructural milestones, emphasizing community involvement and adherence to local regulations.
O. A. Welie is constructing a house on Hancock Street while Stewart Knight is building a residence on Franklin Street near the Presbyterian Church.
We note a wagon load of fine coal brought into the city and sold to blacksmiths near St George. New discoveries in Nemaha county are promising, as John Coate, Esq., has been examining near Glen Rock with encouraging results.
Honorable John P. Hale has been elected to the United States Senate by the New Hampshire Legislature. The official action marks Hale as the next senator from the Granite State.
The article describes Napoleon as a waterborne town with nearly every resident using skiffs or rafts for daily tasks from merchants loading at wharves to lawyers and physicians reaching offices. The editor published a weekly issue while the water stood about a foot deep, and remaining horses and cattle were rafted for temporary grazing under the rising flood.
The Baptist press denounces Henry Ward Beecher for latitudinarian baptismal ideas arguing that his plan to baptize his followers weekly would turn baptism into a common plunge bath.
Ebernezer Merriam of West Brookfield, one of Massachusetts' oldest printers with fifty one years in Brookfield, marks his eightieth birthday at a family gathering Monday of last week. His children and grandchildren attend. one child resides in Brookfield.
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