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Newspaper
Daily Courier
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1854
Page
1
The Democratic Congressional Convention for the territorial district is set for October 1 in Waupuo with the aim to purge senatorial candidates and reappoint delegates. Delegates from each assembly district will be chosen and alternates named. officers include Robert Jenka and others listed as delegates.
The Democrats of the South Assembly District WI plan to meet in the precincts on Saturday October 2 to elect delegates to the Assembly District Convention in Oshkosh on Tuesday October 26. Each town or precinct gets three delegates. Edward Rastman and W K Rennedy are listed as committee chairs.
The call urges Democratic electors in the South Assembly District to elect delegates to the county convention on the 23d of the month to choose a delegate for the Congressional Convention in Waipun on October 3. It stresses fair representation and satisfactory nominations.
Dr Hoyt of St Croix was nominated as the Democratic candidate for Congress in the first district at Mineral Point. The convention passed resolutions endorsing the National administration and the Nebraska bill. Exster Mitchene of Janesville and one other candidate withdrew after the resolutions were passed. A. D. Lance received the nomination for State Senator in the La Crosse district.
Saturday display featured fine hops raised on the Brater farm. The piece notes the hop cultivation has been attempted here before and suggests farmers consider this crop given Beary et al report successes. A paid notice urges debtors to pay promptly. Also mentions August fires across U S with losses and a Chicago lager beer shortage amid hot weather.
A reprint from the New York Times argues that the nation risks decline as great statesmen are sidelined by expediency. It condemns political meddling by caucus managers and the rise of untested “new men,” urging a return to Principles and the service of the people with capable, virtuous leaders.
Total since January 1st the exports of specie from the St. 8 year to date failed to reach 240,000,000. The figure indicates weaker shipments and a slowdown in trade activity for the period.
A late OCR fragment describes a case of Eetunatribulism in a village about a cat that habitually sought lodging by entering a window at night. The note mentions an instance linked to a person nicknamed Mra- and a long-troubled cat owner, hinting at emotions and action responding to the cat’s nightly visits.
A Waukesha Plaindealer note recounts a domestic incident where a sleeping woman, in a somnambulant state, bounds a cat to her waist and, upon waking to her infant's cry, discards the cat by throwing it from a window into the garden, revealing a distressing carelessness.
A Frontier quarrel between an Englishman and a Prussian ends in a duel plan. The Englishman offers to buy the Prussian’s shot, paying 25 000 francs, then the two depart amused by the odd bargain and return to town.
Connecticut reports 28 clock factories employing 1279 workers with 81,003,080 capital invested producing 794,000 clocks annually. About a quarter of these timekeepers find a market in England.
The Millerites hold a Syracuse tent gathering asserting the earth is in a prime position for the Second Advent. They warn that a misused spark from the south could bring annihilation to humanity, reflecting apocalyptic rhetoric of the era.
The steamer Empire State arrived from Buffalo bringing two fine locomotives with tenders for the M. & M. R. Co. They are named the John Letcher and F. B. Ut ting, built at the celebrated Schenectady works.
A tall tale recounts how after the death of Jones, mint inexplicably sprouted six inches above the ground at his grave. Friends found the mint growing over the body, was harvested, and used in memory of the victim of brandy juleps, a bizarre winter incident in town.
A lawyer recalls a rotzh client who burst into his office declaring “I’m a husband-in-law,” insisting he existed though not defined in domestic relations. The client angrily mocks the attorney as an ignoramus before revealing his wife has run off.
A brisk admonition about respect for young ladies as institutions not to be trifled with. The speaker warns readers to avoid meddling in marriage plans and living arrangements, stressing seriousness in engagements and social duties. The tone is admonitory and moralistic, reflecting social expectations of propriety.
A French writer argues that if people knew half the thoughts or talk about him, he would be ashamed to walk the street in daylight. The reflection critiques public scrutiny and self-flattery as a social vice.
The readable fragments hint at a reflective piece comparing human beings and others with caution about intrusion while discussing themes and perceptions across personal and external views. The text remains incomplete and does not provide a clear event or subject.
Ambitious chatter fills a cramped room as Mrs Misun and Caroline discuss a delayed visitor. Mrs Henshaw's illness and miscommunications spark plans to delay callers while others contemplate social obligations and discreet departures from the scene.
A bear fatally mauls a man named Mic Cantin in a May night encounter. James Cantin, a veteran hunter, tracks the beast into the forest but fails to locate the hunter, instead discovering Cantin dead after a brutal struggle. A large posse searches dawn to dusk, following blood and torn foliage to the bear and the remains of Cantin.
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