25 Jul 1855
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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1855
Page
1
The Central Committee of the county urges a public meeting at the Court House on Saturday at 1 PM to discuss forming an efficient temperance and freedom allies group. Citizens with interest are asked to attend next Saturday.
DCP Rinehart, Bowen & Co announce a wide range of print, wrap, writing and stationery items. DC Bolles offers summer goods and clothing at low prices. Sumey can renovate feather beds at the old Union House office.
A local notice promotes Dr Dustar and Mr Dunlap selling chances for prizes to raise money for debt settlement. It appeals to all readers, even those with only one dollar, claiming a handsome family residence or fine horse could be won. Distribution promised at a set time regardless of ticket sales.
The old line press laments the Republican Convention as factional and failing to unite amid dissensions. They oppose the new platforms but the public supports a moderate, conciliatory tone. Old liners fear Nebraska, Kansas, and slavery conflicts, predicting a Waterloo-like defeat for their party.
The speaker derides the old line Republicans after their convention. He argues loyalty to Constitution and Freedom as the party’s safest path. He predicts the slave driving party in the North will fail and be damned if it clings to slavery.
DPA notes Raglan, commander of English forces, has died with DP reporting his death after a late Crimea arrival. Simpson succeeds him as commander. The rest of the bulletin mentions little else. DP Mrs MeIntose to receive thanks for apples sent last Saturday, described as a luxury fruit.
The Governor grants a further stay of execution for Samuel Romaine until the first day of December next.
C Vandeventer reports a field of corn with stalks reaching 11 feet and claims a calf born on the same farm weighed 120 pounds, possibly the largest calf ever born in the state.
DPPH Gregg reports a remarkable hatch four miles east of town a chicken with four legs. Two legs are natural while the other two grew beneath the wings and stand upright with feet and knees, matching the others in perfection.
Since the People's Convention the old line party suffers an acute rheumatism like crisis threatening collapse. The piece argues only a strong infusion of Republicanism can straighten the party, deeming nostrums and specifics ineffective.
The Louisville Democrat reports price movements for new wheat with morning sales at 1.50, noon at 1.25, and evening at 1.00 dollars. Market activity reflects a sliding scale through the day.
The Lake Erie and Wabash Railroad began service with cars departing the city for Toledo for the first time. Editorial writers were invited to ride for free and were wished safe travels on their return.
The Grand Lodge of the state meets in session with many Past Grands present. The order is prospering and expanding with new lodges to be chartered. About 200 to 300 votes were cast for Grand officers, naming Prof. J. B. Ander as Grand Master and A. H. Matthews as Deputy. Continuous harmony noted as no appeals have been filed for years.
A July market note from Caversnall records weak sales with prices near 90 and a noted drop in demand. The fragment hints at a comparison against a dollar value around 1.10, but details are unclear.
A report notes Phen Pom trading in Philadelphia at a price of 6.50 per barrel, indicating market activity and price level for the commodity in the region.
The harvest shows wheat fuller and heavier than forecast as frost damage appears minor. Observers report shoots of a second, dwarfed stalk near damaged plants that could yield a light grain if mature, likely used for hog feed. a prior similar case occurred about sixteen years ago.
The article recalls a Wesley led hymn and a Boston parody ratification meeting endorsing Mellen for President. It also outlines a personal sketch of Madame James Burr from Providence, detailing her courtly years, marriages, wealth, isolation on the island and a music-loving refugee circle she hosts.
In Battmonsz on July 15, three men including a British recruiting officer were arrested for violating neutrality laws by enlisting men for the Crimea.
On the 20th alt a negro woman owned by Mr E Williamson residing miles from Griffith D C took her two children aged about three and six into the woods and hung them, then hanged herself in a suicide.
From St Louis July 17 a pro slavery convention met in Lexington Missouri on July 13 with many delegates. After a temporary organization Senator Atchison and Doniphan declined to address. W T Wool was chosen president and resolutions urged Missouri to retaliate against products of Vermont Michigan and Micnco. University President Shannon delivered an address on biblical support for slavery, provoking strong objections. The convention remained in session.
Observations across regions show broad support for the prohibitory law. Reports from many counties indicate last fall voters now favor it, with enforcement proving easy and beneficial. Even hostile papers concede its benefits as temperance advocates predicted reduced drunkenness and crime.
Brig. Gen Sargent of Cincinnati ordered all military companies to parade on July 4. Four foreign composed companies refused to march, prompting a demand for surrender of public arms. Only one company obeyed, and the Sheriff seized the arms. The dispute stirs tensions between native and foreign troops.
A race planned for July third at Galesburg Illinois would pit Mr France's mare against a locomotive with a mile distance and a $500 side stake. The note mentions other varied items from St Louis dog fatalities to deer on display and local farming claims and a Beckwith death with late children.
The Court of Sessions holds imported liquors cannot be sold once original packages are broken under the new law. Virginia ladies seek 200000 dollars to buy Mount Vernon. In New York many were arrested for drunkenness and fined ten dollars. Wheat is priced at one dollar per bushel. The Dayton Gazette estimates Ohio wheat at twenty five million bushels.
In Jansville Wisconsin on July 14 a mob seized Mayhew from the Sheriff and hanged him. The murder trial of a raftsman killer ended abruptly due to indictment defects, sparking the lynching by the crowd.
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