18 Jan 1869
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1869
Page
1
Local notices outline advertising rates and policy including minimum charges and annual discounts. The page also reports widespread bee deaths in the district, speculation on causes such as bee bread scarcity and locusts, plus indictments for treason and a Massachusetts currency bill proposal with complex treasury measures.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue enforces a new rule requiring all liquor sellers to display their names on a prominent outside sign. The note urges local Corydon men to ensure compliance, warning revenue officers might take action.
A report notes Queen Victoria's annual income as 1 925 000 dollars. It mentions she is a widow and advised she should not travel near Corydon.
Twelve year old David S Trimble of Sugar Creek township Vigo county was found suspended to a tree in the orchard by a small string worn as a bridle during a play of horse. He likely slipped while reaching an apple and the cord caught on a broken limb causing death.
Washington notes cover Chanler urging Michigan tariff support, a Georgia Unionist petition on intimidation and 14th Amendment violations, bills on civil disability removal, disloyal textbooks, and a constitutional amendment on voting rights. Debates include Cuba annexation and a repealing tenure act, with sharp comment on a local “old gal” description from an Indiana witness.
The Philadelphia Ledger reports George B. Twitchell Jr. was found guilty of murder in the first degree. The verdict rests on the blood spatter evidence and the bloodied shirt linking him to the crime against his mother-in-law, murdered in her home.
A fire destroyed a large double log house near Jasper on Christmas day. Mrs Ursula Dischinger and a baby died. four children and husband Mr Benjamin Dischinger survived. Loss estimated around five hundred dollars. body recovered from the cellar after flames were put out.
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