24 Oct 1865
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1865
Page
1
Publisher announces subscription terms and rates for one year and notices its policy on discontinuation and arrears. It details square inch advertising charges, multi insertion costs, and special rules for legal ads including divorce calls and non resident plaintiffs.
The Treasury Secretary estimates late war costs at about 3.5 billion dollars. Navy expenses near 350 million and War Department costs around 2.65 billion with Quartermaster spending about 1.1 billion. Remaining figures project future annual outlays and revenues including interest, pensions, taxes, and customs, predicting a possible government surplus of 60 million.
Likeus U. Barry reports a Supreme Court judgment in Poughkeepsie for 300 against the United States Marshal for unlawful arrest and imprisonment in 1862. The entry also notes confusion over a mention of the Stantons and related statements.
Under President Johnson orders General Crant is to muster out the remaining colored troops. By Congress, no negroes will be under arms when it meets, a milestone in pacification. The move is praised as reducing social tension and federal expense, with white troops remaining.
The Sparrow Hawk wreck, found on Cape Cod in 1626, has been dug up and cleaned then moved to Boston for display. Officials claim it is the identical raft described by Gov. Bradford and historians. Also, Jasper Courier notes a Ferdinand township robbery where PF Summers was assaulted and robbed of 82,000, with Summers beaten and left for dead.
Jay Cooke, the Treasury Agent, asserts that every acre of land and the bones and sinews of every laborer and their descendants are mortgaged to secure principal and interest on the public debt.
Work to remove fortifications along the Potomac River moves forward with all but two Virginia side forts slated for removal. The effort targets reducing defensive structures and stabilizing the border as part of postwar adjustments.
A Tennessee native has thanked the President for a pardon extended him, expressing gratitude for the mercy shown.
An editor from Wisconsin declares he loves being called a liar robber murderer assassin secessionist copperhead woman killer traitor and vows to charge ten to fifteen cents for each insult from those with no better argument, framing the abuse as a fee.
The guidance urges swiftly knocking down an opposing view in a discussion to prevent being drawn into a quarrel. It frames quick assertive action as a strategy to avoid escalation and maintain control of the exchange.
In Montgomery cemetery a marble slab marks the death of William L. Yancy. The Alabama senator died after a violent encounter with Benjamin Hill during a secret Confederate session. Yancy collapsed from injuries after a forceful clash over states rights and slavery, with his death described as quiet after a year of suffering. The incident was hushed and unknown in Richmond for six months.
A visitor describes the Burning Mountain near Murrurundi Australia, noting persistent smoke and heat from underground coal fires. The author doubts volcanic origin, cites sulfur fumes and warm ground, and urges tourism to the site. The piece also includes a political aside praising government support and criticizing opponents.
The death of William L. Nicholas aged eighty three in New York City is reported. Born in Virginia he recalled Washingtons smile and served notable figures including LaFayette and John Randolph. He led Harrison s funeral horse in 1841 and later ran offices at Wall Street addresses 52 and 67.
Mr Addison with his daughter and Mr Sothern visit Blarney Castle where the famous stone is kissed. In a tense moment Mr Addison is held by the heels over a hundred foot drop as Mr Sothern and guides hoist him free. The scene frightens the daughter but the party safely returns to Cork amid lively theater chatter.
A moral exhortation extols the young man as a beacon amid temptations. It calls him to resist vice, endure sarcasm, and protect virtue with intellect and faith, urging him to awaken, arise, and wear the garb of virtue.
An Irish judge spoke to a prisoner saying you are to be nang and I hope it will prove a warning to you. The remark appears in the courtroom as part of a controversial judicial rebuke.
A crowded church lecture ends with an honest Irishman offering Miss a safe seat, noting the area is full and the door area remains the only option. The scene blends humor and social etiquette as attendees navigate limited seating.
A collage of quirky remarks and comic vignettes from the era. An Anglo rhetorical jest about eels and printers, a cheeky exchange about marriage, a travelogue note from The Mobile Tribune on a chicken buyer on a streetcar, and a playful tale of a boy and a crying chick aboard.
Dialogue shows two men greeting each other with feigned familiarity. One questions the other’s identity while the other insists the greeting holds no advantage or familiarity, highlighting polite social game in an informal scene.
A penny dreadful line recalls a park lawyer asking a hotel keeper what to do with a man who leaves a hundred pounds when he dies. The landlord replies he would rather pray for another like him than for the deceased.
A terse exchange shows a suitor pressing for marriage and a woman replying with wit that she would not be made a fool because he saved her the trouble by his own past actions. The line reveals social mating norms in humorous dialogue.
A grocer scene ends with a two quart request to share one jug for two people. In Pittsburg Judge Sterrett adds a year to prison for Linkhorn after a jokey remark about whiskers and time served.
A Missouri Democrat notes the colored clergy savor an oath of loyalty as a joke aimed at “Secesh preachers.” A fop jokes to Colman about a woman’s eyes, and George comments on her appearance, remarking she had a “sty” in them.
A report claims His Holiness the Pope has issued positive orders restricting all bulls to stay within the Vatican borders amid ongoing unrest and rumor of a rat tle diseago affecting communications.
An incoherent fragment from a courtroom transcript questions a husband about how he obtained a wife. The garbled text suggests a judge or attorney speaking and a jury bos, with unreadable names and unclear action.
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