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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1858
Page
2
Henry M Burt serves as the News and Local Editor for the Bellevue Gazette, directing city coverage and reporting local events with oversight over editorial content and community news. He leads reporting teams and coordinates breaking stories for the daily paper.
Bellevue Nebraska May 27 1868 a notice calls Sarpy County citizens to a meeting on postponing the September sale of public lands. settlers fear dispossession and hardship from $200 payments. editor defense of Mr Chapman and Judge Ferguson noted with praise and political commentary.
A writer questions Nebraskian editor's needling accusations against Judge Ferguson and publisher Mr Chapman. He cites slanderous editorial tone, warns readers and Congress seek facts over mudslinging, and notes community backlash and possible repercussions for the paper.
Leavenworth correspondent cites a May 14 1859 dispatch claiming Governor Cumming entered Salt Lake City on April 1 with Mormon officials recognizing him. Brigham Young reportedly subdued, emigration to the south possibly to Mexico. Fort Leavenworth and the city brace for further troop movements as trains and boats carry soldiers and supplies toward the war’s conclusion.
The Lynn Massachusetts Young Men’s Christian Association has debated for three weeks whether it is consistent with Christian character to play chess. Members are theologians but lack common sense, the article suggests.
A Boonville telegram claims Gen. Larimer of Pittsburgh was killed by a cannon explosion but is denied by Leavenworth sources who note the General is alive and well. The missive prompts questions about the origin of the message and its spread. The article also recounts Chicago's early schooling history from 1816 onward and notes 79 teachers currently in the public system.
A collision on the New York Central near Whitesboro caused the Utica Freight Acc to plunge into Saquoit Creek and the Cincinnati Express to follow. Ten to fifteen dead and forty to fifty injured, all from the Express cars, as the bridge yielded under impact. The Utica Accommodation on the west did not reach the bridge.
South Carolina Senator Evans died suddenly in Washington on Christmas Eve. He collapsed during the day while seated in the Senate chamber. Local officials reported no preceding illness.
A queer runaway involving two yoke of cattle attached to an emigrant wagon sped across the prairies with a mule tethered behind it. The mule resisted, nearly unseating the wagon, but no serious damage occurred aside from a stretched neck. Miss Helen Long, daughter of Mrs. Cunningham Burdell, wed a Jersey City dentist on Sunday last.
The legality of marrying a deceased wife's sister in Britain is debated after Justice Croswell and Vice Chancellor Brook ruled such unions invalid under English law when performed abroad. Protestant dissenters urge repeal, noting public support and a House of Commons bill by Lord Bury remains under consideration.
The Missouri Tribune notes a warm forward spring with wheat ahead and an expected harvest three to four weeks early. Oats show uneven germination but no crop loss, as farmers plant corn under favorable conditions.
In Mr Beecher's Brooklyn church a member of a liquor wholesale firm sought membership and argued he would not partake in profits from liquor sales. The five year partnership would not be ended, but he pledged non participation in profits. The vote favored admission 77 to 25, noting many churches bar liquor related members.
The United States Senate on Monday confirmed Hugh B. Walsh as Secretary of Kansas Territory and J. W. Linde of Minnesota as Indian Agent for Indians east of the Rocky Mountains.
Virginia legislature unanimously passes an act amending the Mount Vernon incorporation to allow the association to hold two hundred acres including the mansion and Washington tomb with garden and Potomac river lands. It restricts sale or lease without assembly consent and preserves vault remains, with property sacred to the Father of his Country and revertible to Virginia if the association ceases to exist.
The New York correspondent describes Mr. Henry Ward Beecher as a popular, forceful preacher who fills his church every Wednesday. His sermons blend fervor and vivid illustration with bold, energetic delivery, leaving the audience stirred and convinced of his ministry’s effectiveness.
Louis Napoleon marks his fiftieth year born at the Tuileries Paris on April 20 1908. He celebrates a milestone tied to his Parisian birth and lineage this year.
Citizens of Sarpy County will gather at the Saw Mill in Sal ing's Grove on Saturday June 5 at 1 PM to decide on remonstrance against sales of public lands in this district in September next. Many citizens attend.
C C Goss of the American Sunday School Union will organize a Sunday School at Fairview next Sunday morning at 101 2 o clock and at Owen ton at 3 PM the same day. The following Sunday June 6 he will organize another Sunday School at the home of Mr Thomas Clifton between this place and Omaha.
A. Lockwood, Esq, reports the road to Council Bluffs is in good condition with bridged streams and sloughs. The route is shortened and offers a safe and reliable ferry, making it the best and shortest path between the two places for travelers.
Democrats of Sarpy County met in Bellevue on May 22 to elect six delegates to the Plattsmouth Territorial Convention on June 3. Jacob Smith chaired and William R. Smith served as secretary. Delegates named included L L Bowen, Wm. R. Smith, Charles Keys, Doc T J Boykin, S A Strickland, and H A Longsdorf. The party delayed permanent organization until after the August election and granted delegates authority to fill vacancies and influence Plattsmouth talks. The convention adjourned sine die.
The Bachelors' Sewing Society will celebrate the Fourth of July in this city on a magnificent scale. Front seats are reserved for ladies.
A District School opened in the Joy School House at Saling's Grove. It is taught by Wm. Maj. Gen. Wm. Larimer and his family, who have moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A rumor of his death from a cannon burst is denied in this report.
A Sunday School was organized at Philander Cook's last Sunday. Named Plationia Sunday School, it will meet in Larimer City at 101 260 o'clock A M. Philander Cook chosen Superintendent, S N Mahan Assistant, John M Enoch Librarian. A subscription was raised to procure a library.
Workmen begin opening a coal bed at Fairview in this county and current indications suggest it may become one of the Territory’s most valuable mines.
The piece argues Nebraskans should distrust Wild Cat Banks and bankers who issue promises to pay they cannot honor. It condemns such financiers as common criminals and urges readers to be cautious in aiding those seeking quick riches at workers’ expense.
The Douglas House in Omaha thanks patrons as its hotel fills with strangers. Adams and Nelson invite new guests to call and stay at their well regarded establishment.
A May 21 arrival of the packet Hansiman with Capt. William Haslett and Geo. M. Haslett, Clerk, is profiled as a first trip of the season. Officers are praised for courtesy. Other vessels including S. Badger bound for Fort Benton carry London Sioux delegates. The Spread Eagle and Twilight plan mountains runs, with Varossa from St. Joseph and the Thomas E. Turn delivering freight on May 23 and 25.
A local notice lauds women working outdoors in hauling lumber with ox teams. It praises their courage against social barriers and urges freedom for all occupations. The writer encourages women to act boldly in fields within their power.
A company organized at Nemaha City named the Nemaha Valley Canal and Manufacturing Company plans manufacturing but currently relies mainly on gas related work.
Heavy showers visited Saturday night through Monday night, nearly flooding the area and soaking land as prolonged rain fell across multiple days.
A correspondent reports traveling south where he attended a meeting led by a Black preacher who offered a controversial prayer for the white element in our nation. The account notes racial tension and the tense atmosphere at the gathering.
Rev Henry Wood writing from St Helena says the room where Napoleon died now contains a threshing machine with horse stalls for its operation in his bed chamber.
The Kansas land sale event has been postponed from its original date and will now be held in October. Local organizers cited scheduling conflicts and weather considerations as reasons for the delay.
The Springfield Journal reports a bundle of wheat received yesterday from Pulaski County in Southern Lae noi. The crop stood three feet high and headed out with heads perfect and in blossom. A field of salt wheat, with favorable weather, is expected to be ripe enough to harvest early in June.
The Des Jardin bridge disaster has already cost the Great Western railway over 161 thousand dollars and there are still three or four unsettled cases.
A Galena area farmer tried to sell potatoes for ten cents a peck but dumped the load into the Fever River to avoid low prices. He was fined fourteen dollars for obstructing navigation.
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