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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1858
Page
2
Bellevue Gazette reports that Democratic triumphs over the Kansas-Nebraska act and Lecompton Constitution have settled the Kansas question. The piece praises Buchanan era policy, squatter sovereignty, and the Democratic Congress for defeating opposition and preserving national rights.
Notice calls a mass meeting of the democratic party at the school house in this city on Saturday next. It urges organization after years without a local structure and emphasizes uniting democrats on a common platform to advance democratic doctrine and flag loyalty.
A newspaper outlines support for a Democratic Party presence in the Territory while opposing any early party organization before the summer or fall elections. It argues vital issues, like Capitol questions and legislative breakup, should frame the next session, not party bias, and mentions Hon. Edward Foerest stopping at Bt Joseph.
A poetic column reflects on hospitality and unity as a stranger joins the community. The writers urge kindness and shared labor, urging readers to greet the new arrival with warmth, amid musings on life, hope, and the brief passage of time. Farewell dated February 22, 58.
The document notes a contract with John A. Washington and partner for 897,000 dated January 1850 later payments of 606.08 February 1851 and 1 566 67 February 1862 with interest. It also reports crop prospects in Union and Cary counties, frost impact, and broader notes on travel by the President and regional trade issues.
The Peninsular News argues for immediate abolition in Delaware by a law freeing all children born after the fourth of July at ages eighteen and twenty one. It cites land values in free versus slave counties to claim slavery harms population growth and urges swift legislative action to spur emigration and raise real estate values.
The bill outlines 1 076 200 in total appropriations for clerks, contingencies, transportation, barracks and buildings, and miscellaneous expenses. It also notes 220 000 for borrows in California and 1 469 000 for Post Office revenues. John Pecock Holmes, a noted surgeon and former Hudson Bay worker, dies in poverty after a life marked by invention and hardship.
U S Marshal arrests Sergeant Repard of the Sixth Infantry on the 145th instant, finding a trove of counterfeit coin in his trunks. An accomplice testifies Repard engaged in its manufacture as other fatories may exist nearby.
The Sevenworth City papers report peace commissioners stared for Utah from the fort yesterday. They were well equipped with five ambulances and four moles to each, proposing securing an escort at Fort Laramie.
The St Louis Democrat reports a private sale of government lands near Fort Snelling involving Richard Schell and John C. Mather with payments conducted without full public notice or required patents. The paper cites improper deeds and undercuts the law, accusing officials of corruption in the transaction used for military needs.
The excerpt notes Europe sees more rainy days in Western regions like Ireland than Eastern Europe and Russia, cites a Heckerson Kentucky correspondent on a remarkable conjoined triplet-like birth, recalls Levi Day and seed corn schemes in St. Clair county, and quotes Washington dispatches about Congress adjournment and proposed night sessions.
The Croton reservoir plan for New York City would contain about 1 020 880 145 gallons with wide access. The construction contract is set at 614 298 77 dollars and a three year completion is expected by the contractors.
C C Goss will preach at Scio House on Sunday next at 8 o clock pm. The gathering in Bellevue aims to appoint delegates for the Territorial convention meeting in Plis mouth in the first week of June. Democrats urged attendance and noted speakers. Delegates for the Republican Territorial Convention from this county will meet next Monday evening at 7 1 2 o'clock.
The Mayor fixes an election date for city officers on Monday June 7. Tickets will be printed locally for a fee. Dakota County District Court May Term sits in Dakota City with Judge Wakeley. A large mail matter exists at the Post Office with many packages prepaid or underpaid. pre-payment is required for all mail papers to leave the office.
Delegates were elected to attend the Territorial Convention in Omaha on May 27. D. E. Reep chaired the meeting. G. Le Parker Thomas Reet and others were named as delegates. Speeches addressed party organization and forthcoming conventions. The session adjourned with James Gow as president and Henry M. Boar as secretary. A Mason lodge meeting in Nebraska City is announced for June 23 at 10 A. M.
Leopold Lathrop son of Changetlor Lathrop of the Wisconsin State University died in Madison Wisconsin on April 26 at age 93. The item mentions Atlantic Monthly subscription offers and a Presbyterian meeting in Plattsmouth with plans to build a church, 34 by 54 feet, and ongoing fundraising.
An election in Nebraska City to fill city officer posts under the consolidated Charter produced a decisive result. Voters approved the slate for mayor and council seats amid a quiet campaign and stable turnout. Local officials praised the orderly process and stressed the need to implement charter provisions smoothly.
Officers of the Company of Colony arrive aboard the Stephen Decatur en route to establish a settlement on the western frontier. The party includes W R Craing J M Confer Surgeon Wm B Darlingtons Surveyor and Gen HI Heli with other leaders from Bell's Mills and Pennsylvania. They praise the colony’s wealth and enterprise and predict rapid growth as more members join.
A fragment shows Col Benton dying poor with a $10,000 mortgage on his Washington home. The Charleston Courier recounts his family role as husband and father, praising his domestic virtues and contributions to education and morals. The text also touches on roads, rail projects, and a speech by Henry Ward Beecher.
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