Local notes from Delphi dated April 18 1855
Hon D Mace to address Delphi citizens at the Court House May 7 at 1 PM as Carroll county Circuit Court convenes that day. CPL Martin offers spring dry goods at low rates. Cyrus Taber of Logansport dies after long illness on Friday the 13th.
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D. Mace
Court House
Carroll County
Cpl
Martin
Cyrus Taber
Logansport
Carol Oo
Eatae
Sean Asso
Fountain Democrat January 17 report reaches us
The Fountain Democrat issue dated January 17 has just arrived, conveying local news and notices from the town.
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Fountain Democrat
Kansas Legislature seals amid pro slavery gains
A dispatch from Kansas notes most pro slavery legislators have certificates. Gov Reeder backs legislative authority over contested elections and plans to travel to Washington. Also reports on prices for flour and potatoes, a St Louis birth, bank charter renewal, fires losses, Mormon defense, and local financial unrest in Logansport urging caution with hard money.
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Kansas
St. Louis
Reeder
Washington
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Ballot Box Destruction Sparks German Mob at Polls
The text accuses German ring leaders of leading a mob that seized a ballot box and dumped it in the street. It claims a prominent Sag-Nicht politician removed the box and that Americans faced insults and intimidation as German rowdies forced many from the polls.
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Pap Taylor
Drunken Indiana Official Sparked After Election Night
John Lord Oil Robinson, described as a self constituted preacher killer, has been very drunk since the April election. The Sag Nights backed part of their ticket and he celebrated with a heavy bender. A drunken officer, a striking note in this story.
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John Lord Oil Robinson
Indiana
U. S. Marshall
Arrival of the Washington from Europe April 12
The steamship Washington arrives in New York four days after leaving Europe with Liverpool dates to the 28th. It reports 130 passengers aboard and notes the Canada had not yet arrived. Vienna conference remarks and Sevastopol fighting updates follow, including British and Russian actions at Balaklava and mounting fortifications at Sevastopol. Witness accounts of later murders and a grim discovery in Hubbard case also appear.
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Washington
Liverpool
Canada
Sevastopol
Odessa
Mount Leparue
Omar Pasha
Balaklava
Knoyes
Sardina
Porte
America
Crimea
de St. Petersburg
London Daily News
Vienna
John Russell
England
Menschikoff
Wisconsin Supreme Judge election hinges on Fugitive Slave Law
In Wisconsin last week voters chose between Crawford the Democrat and Cole the Republican. Crawford carried Milwaukee County and several counties but rural areas backed Cole. County tallies include Fond du Lac 600, Dodge 600, Green 500, Walworth 1000, Rock 2400, with Cole prevailing in Rural Districts and sustaining a local shift.
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Wisconsin
Crawford
Orsamus Cole
M. C
Milwaukee Co
Iowa
Mineral Point
Manitowoc
Township Election Sparks Republican Upset in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Times reports April election results across townships showing strong Republican gains and unity around common goals. The piece mocks the Tolerton Fleming ticket and discusses alleged alcohol influence at the polls, with sharp satire on local figures and conditions.
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Cpthe
Fort Wayne
Riot in Lith Ward election day disputed by Cincinnati Leader
The Cincinnati Leader says the Commercials account of the Lith ward riot and ballot-box destruction on election day is partial and incorrect. It asserts the facts differ and the conduct of the Americans present was not as disgraceful as charged by the Commercial, and urges a fuller, fairer account.
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Cincinnati Leader
Lith
Still They Come Electoral Recount in a Fragment
Auous Isuand cast her electoral vote for Gen Pierce in 1852 by 1109 majority over Scott. Last week she elected two anti Nebraska Congressmen, one Whig and one Democrat, by about 4000 each. Governor vote showed Hoppin for Western and Kansas nominees at 10466 and Potter at 2306. Administration carried only two towns in the State by small margins. Pierce party dwindling rapidly over two years, nearly invisible.
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Auous
Gen
Pierce
Orer Scott
Hoppin
W and
K. N
Potter
Adm
S. B. Rep
Ropstration to be Made Against Com McAuley
The Times Washington Correspondent reports a decided ropstration against Com McAuley with instructions to bring matters to an issue and orders for a strong naval force to cruise near Cuba.
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New York
Washington Correspondent
Times
Com. McAuley
Cuba
Louisville City Backed by Mayor and Officials in Landslide
The city voted decisively with the K Line faction sweeping most wards led by the mayor and city officers. An anti liquor ticket also carried in nearly all wards signaling broad support.
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Louisville
K. N’shon
Prairie ship blocked by Kansas genius winds up bid
A Kansas Territory inventor obstructed a wind powered prairie ship intended to carry Ms Telitha Twigs wife of Maj Twigs of the United States. Twigs died in New Orleans on the trip.
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Kansas Territory
Ms. Telitha Twigs
Maj, As Twigs
United States
New Orleans
Awful discovery of Hubbard murder suspects and missing French family
Report from an Ohio town describes a Hubbard household under arrest for the murder of Boyles while rumors spread of a buried family under their former cabin floor. Constables track a wife accomplice and probe a September disappearance of the French family of seven. Coroner and locals prepare for formal inquiry.
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Boytes
James Wilson
James Wilson, For What Follows.— Yesterday (Tuesday) Morning Mr. Wilson
M. I. Thomas
Hubbard
Boyles
French
Lewis
Hubbards and Was Told That the Night Before Mr. French
Aimes
Mr. French
Illinois
Effigy Burning sparks Old Line fury in Jasper
The Vincennes Gazette noted effigies of Gov. Wright and Sen Hawthorne burned in Jasper by Old Line Democrats angered by the Prohibitory Liquor Law. Ben Edmondson led the mob, cursed the figures, and had their effigies hanged after an implied provocation and speech. Tom Marshall aligns with Temperance.
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Gov. Wright
Senator Hawthorne
Jasper
Evansville
Ben. Edmonson
Wright
Hawthorne
Ben. Edmondson
Indiana
Smith Miller
Congress
Distinct Parisian physician counsels in health letter
A Parisian physician writes to a western correspondent in delicate health advising him to marry a young virtuous wife for better health. He asserts the union will do more good in one winter than mineral waters in twenty years, reflecting a medical viewpoint amid American life.
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America
Hopfland
Ingenious Hen Guard Device Sparks Garden Scrutiny
An inventive device for hens attaches a spur like instrument to a hen’s leg. When the bird tries to scratch, the mechanism catches the ground and forces the foot forward, steering the hen away from the garden. The article notes it could curb the “hen fever” and protect beds.
The Western Indians Sioux Uprising Signals Trade Ban
An army officer at Fort Laramie reports a January 24 letter stating that after the massacre of 30 by the Sioux, trade with them is halted and powder and lead traffic stopped. He says Missouri Indians north and east will only sell furs for ammunition and arrowheads as they prepare to open hostilities in spring to drive out soldiers.
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Buffalo
Fort Laramie
Missouri
Local Contemptible Moves Elect Constables at Rushville
In Rushville the residents elected Rev W W Hibben as Constable for the township and Rev Mr Welch as Constable for Milroy. Hibben, a Democrat who rebuked Congressman Robinson, and Welch, circuit preacher, were chosen by a secret concert of action. A fire destroyed a Nash foundry building once occupied by Geo Cecil copper shop with tools and threshing machines.
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Rushville
John L. Robinson
W.W. Hibben
Robinson
Congress
Welch
Milroy
S. B
Blair's Pier destroyed. Blair buys west pier
The east Pier at Blair's Point in Michigan was washed away by winter storms and won’t be rebuilt. C B Blair purchased the new west Pier in excellent condition. Gas shipments from Michigan are expected this season due to higher railroad tariffs. Tolls on the Wabash and Erie canal reduced forty percent.
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Michigan
Blair
C. B. Blair
Adv
Aos
Reverend John Allen Giles Sentenced for Early Morning Marriage
The Rev. John Allen Giles was sentenced at Oxford to twelve months hard labor for conducting a marriage at 6 AM, against the law that forbids nuptials before eight in the morning. He defended the couple’s act as fitting a proverb about the early bird catching the worm.
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John Allen Giles
Oxford
England
Another Chance for Dr Braun in High Court Case
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania allows a writ of error in the Beale rape case. Convicted and confined at Philadelphia Penitentiary, he may be acquitted on Miss Mudge’s chloroform testimony, as he should have been initially.
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Braun
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Beale
Philadelphia
Miss Mudge
Jnd. Jour
Scattering of Partiss Politician Compared to Flocks
A prominent public figure now outside party lines is quoted saying the Whig party is a flock of sheep without a shepherd while the Democratic party is a shepherd without sheep. The remark frames current party disarray in satirical terms from a recent conversation.
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Partiss
Tailor Invents Waistcoat Based on Colt Revolver
A London tailor develops a waistcoat with four fronts inspired by Colt revolvers. The garment aims to offer variety, conceal stains, and reduce baggage by transforming four waists into one.
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Revonville West
London
Colt’s
Whitlock Freed in Emma Moore Case. Devine Gets Reward
William Whitlock has been discharged after custody in the Emma Moore case. James Devine collects the $800 reward offered for the body of the deceased woman.
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Wm. Whitlock
Emma Moore
James Devine
Maine Law Passes New York Legislature for Governor's Signature
The Maine Law has passed both branches of the New York Legislature and goes to Gov. Clark for his signature. Water was let into the canal from Peru on Thursday, with uncertainty about full canal opening. The Washington Union estimates up to forty million acres may be needed to fulfill the bounty land act.
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N. Y
Clark
Peru
Logan
Jour
The
Washington Union
Locusts Expected to Return This Year in Kentucky
The Fifteen that are anticipated to emerge in Kentucky this year. We hope they pass by without causing damage during their visit.
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Kentucky
Unusual Ferry Passenger Surge Delays New York Route
A sudden rise in riders aboard a New York and New Jersey ferry boat occurred the other day as a pair of twins arrived during the crossing. The incident stands as a notable transit blip in the routine service.
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New York
Jersey City
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