30 Mar 1869
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1869
Page
1
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The governor convenes a special legislative session on April 8 to ratify a proposed amendment to the U S Constitution as requested by the national government.
General Butler on Saturday presented Juobert a colored man from New Orleans to Secretary Boutwell and urged his appointment as assessor of internal revenue in the city. Juobert said he sought the office to test the party in power on the rights of his race, not for pay.
Farmers from Blue River Spencer Posey and Taylor townships report a strong wheat crop. The stand in the fields is better than since the war and breadth of land devoted to wheat suggests the most abundant yield in years.
February warmth threatened to kill early buds, but current outlook shows the peach crop safer. With late season advances, it is unlikely hard freezes will endanger blossoms before they bloom.
The trial of Godfrey for the Hurst killing two years ago is postponed again on the defendant’s request due to absent witnesses. The case now lies over until the September term of the Circuit court.
General Morgan of Ohio pledges to introduce a bill to ease tax burdens. The proposal directs Ways Means to report a bill exempting salt tea sugar coffee and tobacco from all taxation and to levy a 24 percent gold tax on all government bonds.
The quote recalls Elwood Fisher predicting a future inscription about a people who sought to grant liberty to the Negro yet forfeited their own freedom. The speaker notes little of the prophecy remains verifiable today.
A dated Hebrew Bible from either 1491 or 1402, printed on parchment, recently sold in London for 8800. This rare item drew interest from collectors and scholars, reflecting enduring demand for early Hebrew scriptural works.
The article quotes Voorhees from Terre Haute arguing against negro equality and urging white supremacy to preserve national strength. He likens mixing races to the curse of civil war and urges voters to decide by ballots, warning of public schools, juries, and legislature inclusion for Black Americans.
A hog in DeKalb County was found in an empty house where it had been shut inside three months earlier. The animal had no food during that period and lost about a hundred pounds, with respectable parties confirming the account.
A Vanderburg county man who obtained a marriage license in Evansville last week must settle an unpaid balance of about 6 dollars in a divorce case in which his intended spouse is a principal party. It is expected that more than a million acres of new prairie will be broken this year.
An enthusiastic crowd welcomes ex President Andrew Johnson in Greenville as trains from Knoxville and Bristol bring supporters. Johnson praises the Constitution, defends his record, and expresses pride in returning as a private citizen. The event ends with fireworks despite a mayoral dispute over official participation.
A 1869 letter expresses undying devotion amid sorrow with pledges to endure, then shifts to a death scene note about Mr. Eckerson killed by hydrophobia. The piece details a mad dog bite, a wife’s risk during the dying man’s plea, and neighbors debating legal action against the dog’s owner, Hopper, to cover a $700 mortgage.
Riverside brings an April issue with Hans Anderson tale Luck may be in a Bin and Porte Crag’s The Young Virginian. Benjamin starts a Constantinople rambles series. features include flowers dogs tableaux Bible tale Doctors and Velocipede Race. Also reports a Wisconsin hard times party menu and a child’s stove wood anecdote.
At a Louisville Board of Trade meeting last week a communication from William Pickering, president of the St. Louis and Louisville railroad, urged aid to complete the railroad. J. J. Porter said Louisville’s business community backed the Mt. Carmel to St. Louis air line, and moved to receive the communication. The line runs Mt. Carmel to St. Louis as part of the New Albany and St. Louis Air Line railway.
A bottle seen floating in the Misawa ke mill race was retrieved and opened revealing two human fingers in good preservation. The incident stirs speculation about a missing body and prompts police to investigate the possible connection to a larger crime.
A German scientist reports that freezing animal brains preserves vitality and warmth can restore motion. An experiment on a frozen bird kept it preserved until thawed. The text notes uncertainty about applying this to humans and mocks the idea, citing skepticism about a volunteer.
Governor Conrad Baker of Indiana proclaims a special session of the General Assembly due to unmet appropriations. The assembly is summoned to meet at the late House in Indianapolis on Thursday, April 8, 1869, at two o'clock in the afternoon. Secretary M. F. A. Horrman notes the proclamation.
A girl asks about a cucumber on a dish and learns its name from her mother in a humorous exchange. A Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroad conductor tells a comedic tale of an old gent boarding at Chester without a ticket and being told to pay twenty five cents to get off at Wilmington, with a blunt reply about going to hell.
In Quincy Illinois a would be suitor to a rich man's daughter faced a stern father. The youth asserted a clear conscience and a solid bank balance. The father softened and asked for explanations. The youth claimed he owed no man a dollar. The man is now the son-in-law.
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