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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1854
Page
1
A Barnwell Sentinel letter from March 1854 invites C. F. Thorn to join a new portraits and memoirs volume of eminent Americans. It explains steel engravings, daguerreotypes, and a memoir, asking for Thorn to provide likeness and life facts, with subscription efforts already underway.
A memoir style letter recounts a long string of unlikely misadventures and mild boasts from a self described modest man. He recalls stealing watermelons as a youth, running away at 17, gambling on a river boat, a near disaster on the Alabama River, and a political run for tax collector followed by securing a post office job from the Hon. James Campbell. The tone is self deprecating with anecdotes about nearly forgotten scandals and promises of future fame.
The sketch portrays Napoleon's death during a fierce night storm on Elba or in exile, with nature roaring around him. As he dies his delirious mind recalls battles at the Pyramids, Danube, and Italy while his last breath is uttered in a final cry.
A Vermont Chronicle clipping links M de Rothschild to Turkish loan terms on Palestine, arguing the Jew carried wealth and influence, and that power shifts there signal Armageddon. It frames Palestine as divine inheritance, with Russia, Turkey, and Western Europe poised for conflict over the land.
The Cin Organ notes a Columbus Democrat claim that distillers use strychnine to raise whiskey per bushel of corn and that hogs die from still slop. It says strychnine is no worse than other poisons used in adulteration and argues that regulation cannot fix the liquor problem, calling for annihilation as the only remedy.
A Bradford Herald correspondent recalls 1800 Detroit announcements of a vessel to Buffalo and minimal early transportation. He notes one passenger on the voyage, two shanty taverns at Buffalo, and a single weekly stage to Canandaigua. He highlights how inventive genius transformed travel modes over time.
The extended extreme heat over the past week led to the dissolution of a business partnership as both parties cited unsustainable conditions and disagreements over operations. No details on the partners or location were provided.
Col Vaughan cites Buffalo range losses near the agency where the American Fur Company trades with Indian communities. He estimates annual kills near 400000 with over 100000 robes shipped last year and 150000 destroyed. Many hides used for lodges, as winter savages. Buffaloes drown crossing the Missouri river and die from starvation in deep snow drifts.
Matt Ward his brother and Mrs Matt Ward left Louisville on Saturday amid riot unrest and traveled by carriage to West Point Ohio River. They were denied landing at several towns and forced to seek passage on a stern wheel boat and later boarded the Eclipse for Arkansas. A large Henderson Kentucky crowd refused landing at the wharf.
A Chicago Journal editorial argues the Democratic plan to restrict foreign voting rights threatens the principle of universal franchise. It notes German and other foreign settlers fear losing a voice as the Nebraska Bill passes, urging readers to compare Northern Whig and Democratic votes and draw conclusions.
A Green Farms man who left the Methodist church joined a Congregational church and faced fines for shouting Amen and Glory to God during a stirring sermon. He was charged with disturbing worship and fined three dollars plus ten dollars in costs. Hartford Courant reported.
A flowery portrait extols the virtuous woman as an angel of virtue and domestic grace. She brings happiness, order, piety, music, and model institutions, while men admire her and society relies on her influence for stability.
The Peoria News reports a previous catch of nineteen hundred fish was surpassed by a haul of fourteen thousand fish. The seine near shore required several men three days to empty. Send your order for the socks.
The Pittsburgh Gazette forecasts a lower wool price this year than last. It notes last year’s clip had many bales on sheep and that this year’s supply will be larger as farmers kept more sheep. Woolen fabrics declined and Eastern markets show wool 10 to 12 cents lower than a year ago.
The text offers a series of maxims about virtue and behavior within family and society. It lists tolerance as the best gift to opponents and heart as a gift to a friend, along with examples of respect for oneself and obedience to God. It frames moral conduct as guiding personal and social harmony.
The Cincinnati Columbian recounts the Martha Washington arson trial in Helena Arkansas. Prosecutor J C Palmer denounces Kissane and Cole with remarks about hanging, saying they are in Arkansas in Phillips County and will face judgment by the devil in hell. The crowd reacts with apparent satisfaction to the cruel exchange.
The passage cites Thackeray defining a snob as someone who pretends to be better in wealth or fashion. It argues such individuals regard their own status as inferior yet strive to rise above without proper education or merit. It notes snobs despise and flatter the wealthy or titled.
The Journal of Commerce warns against hasty aggressive steps over Cuba and the Black Warrior affair. It argues the United States has no rightful claim to Cuba and risks war with England and France and Spain if it forcefully seizes or threatens the island.
John Hancock Jr. nephew of the patriot Governor Hancock and occupant of the Hancock House slipped Sunday evening on Somerset Street Boston and fractured his skull falling in a passage, dying soon after.
The Boston Mail notes a tobacco that allegedly causes forgetfulness of owed eight dollars. We fear some subscribers may chew this tobacco and forget their debts.
In Washington city strict logicians contend General Pierce will veto both the Homestead and Pacific Railroad bills on the same principle he used to veto the Indigent Insane land bill.
A young lady asks a bachelor why he has not married. He jokes he has tried ten years to find someone willing to have him. Her sly retort suggests she doubts his prospects, hinting at a playful social exchange.
A mother scolds her son for delaying chores and insists he should act today. He responds with a witty plea to finish the plum pudding that very night, highlighting a playful domestic exchange.
In Hardin County Kentucky a minister cited a biblical call to repentance in a sermon. He warned that without baptism repentance would not avert damnation and referenced a county jury as a local reminder of judgment.
A drunken dog disrupts Milwaukie, with the Democrat noting the animal behaved like others in similar inebriation. The creature toppled a rail fence briefly before resting by a wood-pile.
An old bachelor offers a provocative line comparing women to horses in harness, claiming gayer harnesses improve their mood. He reflects on being early crossed in love, presenting a controversial social stereotype.
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