10 Dec 1853
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Newspaper
Danville Advertiser
Location
Danville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1853
Page
1
A blend of prose verse on spirit bridges and domain of the unseen, followed by a miscellany of clippings: editorials on subscription certs, a Washington township tragedy of unknown berry poison, and satirical takes on law and society. Also notes on California agriculture feats and a harrowing sea tale.
A man came to the Jeffersonville penitentiary on a Saturday seeking confinement to work off five years owed to the State. Convicted of manslaughter at a Lawrenceburg circuit term, he had broken jail previously. A reward failed to locate him, but he surrendered voluntarily to serve the sentence in a remarkable turn of events.
A Kentucky woman, described as young, pretty and educated, travels to western Virginia to defend a land claim descended from Revolutionary War ancestors. She clears land, builds a cabin, and rents a tenant, armed with a Coit revolver, roaming the mountainous region against a alleged land pirate who once acted as her agent.
The name Manhattan, derived from the Indian term given to the original Dutch settlement, refers to “the place where they all got drunk,” reflecting a folkloric attribution about the island’s early history.
A moral meditation urges gentle mercy toward an erring lover, warning against harsh taunts and urging outstretched arms and consolation. The piece contrasts forgiving kindness with judgment and recalls Calvary. It then notes a Clinton Mass legal case about a young wife who deceived a wealthy husband to obtain money.
A tavern keeper in the West advertises for a young lawyer who left his house without paying his bill. The notice carries a Latin caption and hints at the unpaid debt and absence of the debtor. The item reads as a period public notice with a legal flavor and local color.
Farmers are advised to ditch and drain their land to raise its value and aid national health. The saying about the hay-cock crow is invoked as a proverb to prompt practical improvements.
The Comet discovered June 10 by Klinkerfues of Göttingen Observatory has been observed across Europe and America. It’s described with a round bright nucleus, a thin smoky tail, 105 million miles from Earth, and a central brightness comparable to the Moon. Its orbit crosses the ecliptic and will be visible for years, with a period measured in hundreds or thousands of years, distinct from earlier comets 1256 and 1556 returning around 1858.
The Detroit Times editor praises enemies as evidence of virtue and strong will. He extols a man who faces opposition with sincerity and principled fearlessness, arguing a rooted character grows through conflict. A street scene with newsboys hints at a wager about Crystal Palace sightings and a rich blind man named Norton.
Thomas J. Lewis and cousin Ed A Lewis faced public safety charges in Virginia. The Petersburgh Express asserts courts protect a man who kills an accused marital intruder, while a local quip about misfortune and a Arkansas town's quirky census end with a jibe at postmaster absquatulated.
The Washington Star notes a city man so strict in his sect that he will not respond to a fire unless his church bell rings. It also comments that a woman’s concern for appearance has reached a low point.
A reflective aphorism on how friendship can endure despite romance. It contrasts friendship with love, suggesting love may not arise from every friendship yet longs to remain steady and loyal across social ties.
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