28 Nov 1857
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Newspaper
Cannelton Reporter
Location
Cannelton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1857
Page
1
Advertisements with rates and terms for Camelton Reporter are listed. Subscriptions paid and advance payment details shown. Rates per square and time options include single, three months, six months, and one year with conditions for town officers, county representatives, and legislative notices.
A notice highlights J. H. Mateard attorney at law notary public and rent estate agent offering prompt service. The item references the Canielson Reporter office at 937 Oct, with claims of reliable handling of entrusted business.
The document contains Brigham Young's September 15 1857 proclamation asserting martial law and defense measures in Utah Territory in response to hostile incursions. It includes Col Alexander’s reply noting receipt and ongoing military consideration as federal troops engage. The text blends these local declarations with unrelated items about the governor and editorials.
Morning Star reports grave private and official concerns over actions at Dinapore and Cawnpore. It cites claims that the Queen's 78th Regiment killed thousands and that the 10th Regiment massacred faithful sepoys, including a woman, amid mutiny aftermath.
Bayard Taylor recounts four or five lepers boarded en route to Bergen hospital. A rain shield of oil cloth draped over spars left them exposed to the elements as they stood on deck, their figures somber and their faces marred by misery.
The piece extols the hard work of laborers who till earth and fashion civilization, arguing their hand should rule and challenge past abuses. It laments taskmen’s influence and envisions a future where labor asserts its rightful power against oppression and decay.
Local report notes David Simeontem unearthed a pile of human bones while digging at Logehead. The bones appear to be from numerous individuals buried at a former battlefield site. Observers suggest heads were detached pre burial, with bones now decaying after exposure to air.
The Utica Telegraph notes a needy candidate seeking help at a doorstep for relief on his way to Cane. A Metropolis damsel sues a Paducah man for not wedding her, seeking 6000 dollars to mend her heart in these times.
The report notes large scale wheat production reaching hundreds of thousands of bushels in the state though overall output remains limited. A society has formed to promote cultivation and encourage sustained farming efforts.
The text references a collector in New York seizing smuggled goods valued at seventy nine hundredths of a dollar and selling them at public auction. It then shifts to a dialogue rendering from a compositor and foreman discussing various advertorial and printing tasks including items titled A house on Fire, Hornble, Runaway Horse, Municipal Candidates, Jenny Lind's Family, and a Lion of California Gold among others, with mentions of the Coalition and editorial duties.
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