07 May 1859
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Newspaper
Cannelton Reporter
Location
Cannelton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1859
Page
1
The Carnelton Reporter outlines subscription rates and payment rules with annual, semiannual, and quarterly options. Legal advertisements require advance payment. notices for township, county, and state offices list pricing and insertion rules.
A reprint discusses premeditation in the Sickles Key murder case, citing alleged open affairs, an anonymous letter, and a written confession used in court and printed in the press. It argues the husband exploited scandal to justify killing, with condemnation of the wife and public sentiment cited. It also mentions temper in society, warning against chronic bad temper and its decay on families and neighbors.
A detailed visit to Newcomb and Co. mines near Perry county on the Ohio river describes 95 miners at work, daily output of 8,000–10,000 bushels, and 15,000–20,000 bushels daily to boats. The operation runs like a disciplined ship with strict safety, strong profits, German workers owning homes, and a mutual aid society supporting sick and bereaved workers.
The Odd Fellows march drew 155 participants due to rain the night before and possible more rain yesterday forenoon. Evansville and Cannelton bands led the procession ending at Marble Hall, where a church address by Rev. Stercitt drew praise and the day was celebrated with music and humor. The report notes similar arrangements in Indianapolis and mentions a separate item about Menasco Roser Long casting two water works cylinders west of the mountains, the first cast in recent memory.
The Louisville Journal prints two young women soliciting husbands in a romantic ad. Annie Mauri is described as beautiful with soft brown hair. Myra May is taller and darker, with black hair and olive skin. They seek well-off husbands and offer to share pictures, preferring men who are “a little fast.” Jeffersonville Indiana and references to regional notices are noted.
The excerpt argues women exist to be mothers and caregivers, suggesting happiness for women equals motherhood and implying melancholy as the fate of single women or old maids. It contrasts the peace of motherhood with the gloom of being an old maid.
A collage of aphorisms and anecdotes appears, touching on debtors and creditors memory, social behavior, and curious misreadings. Odd quotes reference Indians, physicians, nurses, and a bridge ceremony, with quips about brains riches and the clever misdirection of a letter note.
An editor’s marginal notes recount a Georgia crowd discussing rumors of slave importations and social mixing with enslaved people. The fragmented dialogue mentions five thousand souls reportedly in the Carolinas and stress over potential uprisings, showing the era’s tense racial climate.
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