13 May 1854
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Newspaper
Bloomington News Letter
Location
Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1854
Page
1
The document lists Saturday morning publication by James C Carlton and A B J C Carlton. It states annual prepaid rates of 150, delayed payments within six months at 200, and after six months through one year at 259. post-year six months prepaid at 100.
Advertising rates listed for 3 months 6 months and a year with various column and square sizes. Legal ads to be paid at insertion. agents liable for payment. Marriages deaths and benevolent notices published gratis if brief. longer remarks incur cost.
A report from Belcomincvtpon notes only a light yield of fra in Jackson county during the coming summer, with Saturday morning May 13, 1954 referenced.
A historical note indicates Cincinnati maintains one policeman for every Zod inhabitants raising questions about policing density and public safety implications.
A garbled OCR passage references Aeris claiming a $100 million debt in a Rome lepe and mentions Mes. Rawsr in St. Louis for murder, plus various seemingly unrelated names, places, and dates. The text appears to mix individuals, cities, and events with numerous unreadable fragments.
In New York during Mandir week areas fear a water shortage due to the Cretea dam washing away in the flood.
AG DSO Co Gernosen heir to Garnonera title forfeits his recognizance of 91200 and decamps. Supposedly Cuba bound, he eludes pursuit. The New Haven register links unseasonable weather to Sir John Planxants seekers passing through the Northwest passage and leaving the door open.
The La Fayette Journal reports James O'Brian elected mayor on the 2d instant. T J Ciurssos serves as marshal with D T Hotuar as clerk and A Narner as attorney. The vote totaled about 1300.
New York report warns that counterfeit ten dollar notes from Rochester Bank are in circulation. They are well made and would fool most people, but expert eyes detect irregular shading in the word Rochester and should reject the bill.
The March earnings for the Northern division show Passengers 12068 65 Freight 10176 85 total 22245 50. The note mentions Bowie knives and pistols sold in Louisville labeled Kentucky Statutes and comments on public sentiment tied to the Warps acquittal.
Baooxs returns from the North and predicts cars will run through to the Lake in six to seven weeks, signaling rapid progress toward full operation of the railroad.
A man recalls the vow he made to a widow weighing three hundred pounds, reflecting on whether love endured beyond appearances and social expectations. The line suggests a meditation on commitment and lasting affection despite burdens.
A Green Farms man left the Methodist church for the Congregational church and was repeatedly unable to restrain exclamations of Amen and Glory to God during sermons. He was prosecuted for disturbing public worship, fined three dollars plus ten dollars in costs.
The State Sentinel reports Indiana now has 1590 miles of rail in operation with 1562 under construction and 732 more projected. The New Albany and Salem is the longest at 237 miles while the Madison and Indianapolis, 86 miles, is the oldest built in 1847 and later consolidated with the Peru and Indianapolis increasing length.
The Lewisville Courier reports the Ward house fire likely caused by a few reckless youths. Total damage including the Summer House demolitions is put at about 8500 dollars.
Postmaster at Bryanteile reports a dreadful hurricane on the 25th alt., destroying vast property including orchards, houses, barns, stalls, and tepees. Residents, like Brien Shipmin and family, endure losses and uncertainty as debris blocks paths and homes are ruined.
Reports describe a severe storm on the lake causing pier collapse and wrecked vessels. People faced danger on the beaches as waves swept over piers and ships, with many sailors perilously escaping as boats broke apart and shore structures endured extensive harm.
Matt Ward and wife and R J Ward Jr left West Point by carriage reaching Saline River mouth. A stern wheel steamer carried them after entreaties and offers of money, with poor sleeping accommodations. They reached Cannelton then Judge Huntington's, boarded Eclipse for Arkansas, amid a crowd in Henderson urging the captain to depart.
The item reports a rumor that Lucy and Fred Douglass were in a serious flirtation. The piece suggests the tale is exaggeration and notes Lucy would likely call it a Glark falsehood while hinting she would rather marry Fred than its author.
The city of Columbus offers five hundred dollars and Newark three hundred dollars as a reward for the apprehension of William Jones, the burglar and murderer of Cyris F. Beebe. Jones is about five feet eight or ten inches tall, stout, with a red face, black hair, and broad shoulders, wearing a satin vest and snuff colored frock coat with a velvet collar. He was seen near Springfield. officers are pursuing him. Cincinnati Enquirer.
A brief aphorism notes that true character is proved by facing challenges and resisting pressure. It frames integrity as resilience against opposing forces, emphasizing steadfastness and moral strength in adversity.
Mr Dusnam and Mr Dunham argue to extinguish annuities paid in cash to Chippewa Indians in Minnesota and Wisconsin. They condemn cash payments as ripe for fraud and urge replacing them with productive aids like farming tools and instruction to promote civilization and self government. They warn current policy harms both Indians and whites and call for individual property rights as the basis for future progress.
The writer argues witnesses from Washington and other states attended the Ward case voluntarily. They were not summoned and knew little of the affair, coming to testify about the accused's character. The piece contends position influenced them to override justice.
Coroner James Scott reports on April 24, 1854 the inquest into the deaths of Valerie Klaus and Margaret Kaiser near Dutch Fill Prairie. Klaus murdered his stepdaughter with a musket and then killed himself with a pistol. the girl’s ball was cast in a thimble.
The Madison Banner reports a Louisville meeting on the 2d supporting the Courier and Democrat for their zeal in public justice after Butler's murder. It calls for withdrawing Governor Crittenden’s invitation to speak at Jefferson County Fair due to his Ward case actions. Gamaliel Taylor chairs, James H. Sonra secretary.
A reader denounces excessive perfume use and poor hygiene. The note urges people to bathe daily, avoid strong scents, and favor simple remedies like cold water and geranium leaves. It mentions a recent stifling experience caused by perfumes near two young ladies and nicknames the trend as fashionable nuisances.
The Massachusetts Senate approved a $10,000 appropriation for a Daniel Webster monument but the House tabled the resolution after a heated debate. Whig leader Mr Volt led the move to table, defeating the measure amid fierce remarks about Webster and the Fugitive Slave Law. The column also discusses the Schoolmaster as a public figure guiding learning.
Old Deacon M runs a small shop in a distant village and on a stormy day tests a ragged youth. He asks for the strongest thing the boy knows of and the lad replies that butter from a recent purchase is so strong it makes his mother unable to manage it, beating the father.
Paris letter describes Dr. Payerne's air-breathing apparatus enabling a fourteen man crew to stay underwater four hours. Experiments include sailors descending to Marseilles and surfacing unseen near a warship. Plans mention twenty man subs for the Black Sea and use for oyster supply in Paris.
Fragmentary report suggests a continuous German military force that would unite Austria and Prussia under a single command. The estimated size is claimed to be just under nine hundred thousand troops.
A reminiscence of a Sabbath sermon about tears in the pulpit. The speaker recalls a benevolent stranger who preached on judgment and weeping over sinners, urging that sowing in tears yields a harvest and pondering whether believers share the Master’s compassion.
The American Agriculturist notes that sowing and planting early reduces frost risk and allows re sowing if spring is cold or wet. A field of marrowf peas yielded green in the pool with profits over 50 per acre, and early potatoes fetch good prices nationwide. Early plantings offer extra home use and ground utility if first crops fail.
Report notes an insult to John J. Crittenden in Saint Louis last week. Passengers who arrived on Pike Day discussed it, while a Medical Convention debated a point of order. A suggestion to defer to Crittenden as parliamentarian caused a spontaneous hiss and the matter ended.
The Madison Courier records that Hon. J. Crittenden volunteered to defend the notorious swindler and forger Munroe Edwards who was convicted in New York years ago, sentenced and died in the penitentiary. Thomas F. Marshall was also engaged in Edwards’s defense.
A fragmented report notes a county level political tender case being forwarded to the United States Senate for action. Details on parties involved or dates are unclear in the readable text.
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