Whisky seller’s downfall and local notices
A whisky seller in Iowa was sentenced by Judge Day to twelve days in jail for a first offense and twelve more days plus forty dollars for a second offense. The issue also reports deaths, amputation of a Mr. Albee after a runaway wagon, a Henry County distillery action, and several society items including lectures, elections, and local anecdotes.
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Mt. Pleasant Journal
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C. L. Vallandigham
Meroes
United States
Richard M. Johnson
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State Register
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Adair Register
Warren County
Indianola
J. C. Read
Cassian Gazette
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Cass County
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Civil War Dispatches From Washington and New Orleans
Special to the Commercial outlines militia calls and potential troop movements, reports on Sanitary Fair holiday, shipboard assaults and a fatal powder-magazine incident, fire losses at Brooklyn, seizures and receipts for the 10-40 loan, and Gen Grant, Dahlgren, and Ord movements with fresh notes on Mexican affairs and rebel reports.
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Gen. Grant
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Georgia
Wasuhineton
Stebbins
Ways and Means
Ould
Butler
Col. Dahligren
General Ord
Virginia
Gen. Siegel
House Debates Montana Territory Amendment and Rail Bill
The House considers Pendleton's motion to reconsider the Senate's Montana amendment restricting white word usage on settlement rights, while BARE moves to table. The R and D Bay railroad bill is debated with Hooper proposing changes to National Banking rules. Adjournment follows routine votes and further Senate activity adjourns to later sessions.
Lawmakers Tweak Banks Bill Amid Repeal Debate
The House debated amendments to a National Bank bill with Holman proposing a three year wind up period for banks and Stevens offering a 7 percent rate substitute. The bill as amended went to the House floor after committee action and the session adjourned.
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House
Stevens
Brooks
Slavery Bill Reported. Grants, Banking Bills Spark Debates
From Washington April 5 the Slavery Committee will report a new bill establishing Freedmen's Bureau. Grant's exchange of prisoners at Fortress Monroe was approved. National Banks to accept 10 40 Loan subscriptions and deposits for Internal Revenue commutations. Senate and House panels move on military and postal matters. Navajo surrender prompts $100,000 agricultural aid plan for 4,000 people.
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Bare
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Sweet
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Blair
Michael Powers
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Sickles
House Post Office Committee
California
Postmaster General
Advocate Holt
Senate Military Committee
Civil War Updates From Arkansas to Missouri
Private advices place General Steele with 15 000 troops moving south from Little Rock to join with Fort Smith forces in the southwest. Brayman issues river landing restrictions along the Kentucky riverfront while federal ferries receive limited crossing orders. In St Louis a new council tilts 13 radicals to 7 conservatives as Mayors Seethy political control shifts. Banks army anticipated to stay near Alexandria while gunboats blockade Red River mouth and Mower reports 17 cannons captured. Rebels rumored to retreat from Shreveport and shift lines on major rivers. Local politics show Flesh elected mayor of Jefferson City by 25 vote margin.
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Times and Herald
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Banke
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Flesh
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Wagoner
Metropolitan Record
Turbulent Kentucky and Memphis Civil War Dispatch
News from Cairo and Memphis reports cavalry actions, river traffic, and troop movements in western Kentucky and Tennessee. Rebel forces under Forrest and Bolivar areas clash with Union units as Gen. Brayman orders security measures, while cotton markets stay firm in Memphis and Paducah.
Irishwoman Shot by Lover at Concert Saloon
In an unfortunate incident at a concert saloon an Irishwoman was shot dead by her lover who fired three bullets into her. The house closed following the tragedy.
Wrecks off Cape Henry Involve Two Vessels
The steamship Fair Haven en route from New York to Alexandria wrecked at Cape Henry with no loss of life. The schooner Fanny Bell traveling from Philadelphia to Port Royal also wrecked at the same spot. the captain and cook are ashore at Fort Monnoy.
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Fair Haven
New York
Alexandria
Cape Henry
Fanny Bell
Philadelphia
Port Royal
Cook
Minn Ae
Grant issues court martial order on unforwarded communications
The seventh region sends 10000 dollars to the sanitary fund and General Grant orders that any soldier or officer who writes to a superior outside official channels will be dised and tried by court martial with possible dismissal. A newly invented torpedo explodes injuring the inventor at the navy yard. Admiral Dahlgren plans to leave for Charleston to resume the South Atlantic squadron command.
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New York
Sanitary
Herald
Washington Dispatch
Charleston
South Atlantic
New York War Dispatches Advance on Red River Front
The Columbia arrives from New Orleans as Union forces push up Red River. Lumin engages 300 rebel prisoners including 25 officers near Alexandria. Destruction of cotton surges by civilians as gunboats destroy property. Gen Taylor's Chief of Staff among prisoners. 34 Ohio Infantry part of Banks’ advance reaching Alexandria after a 170 mile, five day march. 90 prisoners taken and minor skirmishes. Bridges health good, middling cotton at 70 cents, gold at 163 dollars.
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Eau
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Ner
Pecs
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S.C. Adams
Brayman
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Chalmer
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Tenn
Bolivar
Forrest
Trenton
6Th Tennessee
Hurst
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McCullough
Paducah
D. C. Hard
Jewels
Cincinnati
Cairo
Constitution
17Th Army Corps
1St Indiana Artillery
New Orleans
3D Minnesota
Little Rock
White River
New York
Columbia
Red River
Lumin
New Snd
Alexandria
Union League Committee Pushes Voluntary Enlistment Bill
Washington April 3 The Union League Club of New York committee led by John Jay Devin Nostrand G C Ward E Cowden and Geo Blunt arrived to urge Senate passage of a House Bill allowing voluntary enlistment of residents from insurrectionary States into regiments of other states.
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John Jay
Devin Nostrand
G. C. Ward
E. Cowden
Geo. Blunt
Union League Club of
New York
Senate
House
Rescue flotilla fails to locate disabled ship off Cape Henry
Fortress Moxrog April 2 The steamers that departed at one oclock yesterday morning in search of the disabled steam ship reported off Cape Henry have returned unsuccessful. Rint at Leavenworth.
Heagett Wins Union Nomination Mayor by 236 Vote Lead
Keoxog April 4 J M Heagett Union nominee elected Mayor today by 236 majority the largest ever in our city election Gilligan Democrat elected Mayor by 205 majority also all Democratic aldermen chosen Fort Maprson April 4
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J. M. Heagett
Fort Maprson
Gilligan
Indiana in readiness for field review and railroad repairs
By order of Gov. Merton the entire Indiana nation has been put in readiness for a field review. Reports say repairs to the Knoxville and other railroad lines were completed. Rumors of a 2000 rebel cavalry raid proved groundless.
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Cincinnat
Merton
Indiana
Lapion
Knoxville & Oes
Forrests Movements and Confederate Skirmishes Reported
Reports indicate Forrest preparing to move toward the south with a substantial force at Grand Junction and Bolivar. Grierson's cavalry is active, threatening Forrest. A skirmish near Summerville results in three officers and seventy five men killed wounded or missing. Vicksburg telegrams note all quiet as of the 29th.
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Toma
Memphis
Forrest
Guerrilla raid fears in Kentucky and rail disruption
From Louisville April 3 the military authorities see no large raid into Kentucky. A Huntsville dispatch says guerrillas robbed houses eighteen miles south and stole horses. Generals McPherson and Logan chased them to the Tennessee river with no rebels seen across. The Nashville Times notes Sam Moore’s lure near Pulaski Athens and Decatur. A Nashville train delay is blamed on a freight wreck at Memph...
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Kentucky
Huntsville
McPherson
Logan
Tennessee
Nashville Times
Gue Sam. Moore
Pulaski
Athens
Decatur
Nashville
Memfordsville
Coronation Drama and Navy Yard Visit Reported
From New York April 5 a letter to the Times says crown and padned have arrived for the coronation of Lopaz as Emperor of Paraguay. The U S gunboat Mexican was at Buenos Ayres. The steamer Fairhaven ran ashore off Cape Henry on the night of the 1st with 45 soldiers returning to New York regiments all saved. A Washington dispatch notes the House Naval Committee the Vice President and members of Ways and Means depart Thursday for St Louis and Cairo to inspect Western Navy Yard sites.
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Buenos
the Times
Lopaz
Paraguay
U.S
Buenos Ayres
Fairhaven
Cape Henry
New York
Washington
House Naval Committee
Ways and Means Committee
St. Louis
Cairo
Buckingham Leads in Connecticut Election Returns
The Pallladium reports Buckingham with a 5,653 majority from 18 towns statewide. Unionists hold six sevenths of the Senate and three fourths of the case. Indications from Hartrorp suggest Buckingham’s majority around 000 with the Senate near 18 Democrats 3, and the statute about three fourths Union.
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Senate
Hartrorp
Democrat
New York News Briefs on Powder Test and Mint Coinage
The article notes a successful test firing 50 pounds of powder from a 15 inch gun aboard the Delaware vessel. It also reports national bank receipts of 301000 dollars, with 247000 assigned to various uses, and Philadelphia Mint coinage for March totaling 9124566 cents.
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New York
Delaware
Gustom House
Steamer Ella Absent on Kentucky Shore Orders
From Cairo Carmo April 5 The 47th Indiana and 2d Illinois regiments for New Orleans passed. Brig Gen Corse also passed down. A steamer Ella officer was fined for unwarrantably taking ention from Tennessee river. Radical elected in St Josef as mayor Wan R by two votes. council seven radicals three conservatives.
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Cairo
Carmo
Indiana
Illinois Ao
New Orleans
Corse
Dellars
Tennessee
Ella
Kentucky
St. Josef
Wan
Election Returns Show Union Victory Across Cities
At the April 5 election in Cincinnati the Union carry about three fifths of votes with a statewide margin around four thousand seven hundred. Interior towns report small majorities while Lancaster Troy and Dayton report Union wins. Cleveland shows a large Union majority. Columbus remains Democratic.
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Troy
Dayton
Cleveland
Columbus
Fiona Fortress Monroe and Rebel Leaders Detained
April 5 report from Fortress Monroe states rebel Commissioner Ould and Captain Hateh returned by flag of truce to James River last evening and are likely en route to Richmond.
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Monroe
Monrok
Ould
Hateh
James River
Richmond
Milwaukee Group Names Officers After Re-election
From Milwaukee on April 5 J. J. Tal was re elected as President of the rember foams organization. William Young was named Vice President J B Key was named Secretary and J C Montgomery Treasurer.
Butterfield Passes Through Cincinnati En Route North
Cincinnati April 5 Maj. Gen. Butterfield arrived in the city today as he proceeds toward the Army of the Cumberland for forthcoming operations. He travels to reinforce strategic movements in the ongoing campaign.
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