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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1854
Page
2
A caller from Indianapolis is told to send any business petition to the Peoples' Representative who will attend to it. The message frames the representative as handling constituent petitions for the city.
Report notes the Rock creek phrase and confirms work on the railroad below Fort Wayne is partly suspended for a few weeks or till spring. The Toledo to Fort Wayne line is being rapidly pushed toward completion and is expected to run by January with a longer explanation planned for next week.
A Virginia gentleman recounts how Washington wore two seals, one silver and one gold, engraved with G. W. The silver seal vanished in 1754 at Braddock's defeat and was later unearthed. the gold seal, given to a Virginia nephew, was recovered after years of misfortune. The finder claims the tale proves truth outstrips fiction.
The St Louis Republican highlights a feature on the steamer Illinois Belle showing a lady clerk named Mary J Patterson in fine hand. The note suggests insurance costs may drop with such a stylish listing. Also included is a Salem Evening Journal tale of a man returning after 42 years to find his former wife a widow turned matriarch with twelve grandchildren and a new marriage.
The state reports a school fund value of 2,076,000 dollars and other productive property around 400,000 dollars, mostly in bank stocks. In Lewiston, Virginia, Reigle won about 10,000 dollars against Farish & Co. for damaged stagecoaches, bringing costs to 11,000 dollars. A New York paper notes Cayuga Lake’s waters remain high despite drought, likened to a patent spiral mattress. James Campbell of Tansboro Massachusetts grows a tomato vine nine feet four inches tall with up to two thousand fruits.
A Paris Pays report notes a Moscow incident where peasants mock a priest by locking him in a barn on Saturday so he can perform church duties on Sunday. The tale highlights perceived moral decline among the Muscovite clergy and local villagers framing punishment as ritual surveillance.
Two educated physicians, Dr J H Snowden and Dr Daniel Lazing Jr, funded by the Massachusetts Colonization Society, have sailed aboard the Sophia Walker to Liberia to serve incoming emigrants and assist with acclimation.
A preacher laments printers conditions urging timely payments for paper ink type and wages. He questions subscribers if they meet subscription terms and pay for the printer’s labor. Also advertised: a good teacher position at Brick School House Rock Creek Township Delphi area for a five month term.
A Brookville Democrat letter tells of a New York preacher’s son who sank into vice, was saved by an old college mate who pursued him to New York, brought him home to teach, and whose fortune grew to over 300000 through marriage assets, a Mexican War will, and land and slaveholdings near Nashville.
A New Haven Journal excerpt relays a Barbadoes letter describing cholera deaths, mass coffins and the “Dead Cart.” The writer cites about 187000 dead or an eighth of the population, with daily deaths around 100 and rapid, deadly onset from health to grave in hours.
Report covers the Crimea expedition with 25 000 sailors and 9 000 cannon and 20 000 English 35 000 Turks 10 000 Egyptians marching on Sebastopol. Debarkation planned at Point Baba 15 fathoms deep. Fort Constantine to be main attack. Also notes Baltic fleet, Austrians in Bucharest, Persia Porte rupture, India trade, Boulogne exercises, Spanish Republican unrest, Mexico upheaval, and Lisbon to France voyage.
From Mexico New Orleans Sept 29 accounts describe Count Bourbon executed on August 12 and insurgent defeats as the rebellion progresses. Reports say Monterey held by rebels and Santa Anna considering abdication amid widespread dissatisfaction, with a severe Texas Coast storm causing heavy loss.
The old Ashland homestead, long the residence of Henry Clay, has been demolished by his son James B. Clay who owns the estate. He plans rebuilding an exact replica of the dwelling and intends to erect a monument at the grave site, which lies in a grove of ash trees on the twenty acre property.
The Dayton Empire reports a miraculous escape after Mr Hosler survived a lightning strike days ago while walking home in a storm. The bolt damaged his hut and body, ripping a hole in the brim of his hat, tearing his lip and teeth, and tearing his slippers as it passed through him and into the earth.
In 1853 Boston with 105000 inhabitants spent more on free schools than Great Britain. A New England free school half yearly exam shows two prize winners. the first is the woodcutter’s son, the second the U S vice president’s son, proving merit over class.
At the Union last night two enormous bets were placed. W L Chrysler bet Joshua P Haven 100000 that he could ever check him and Haven backed 50000. Both checks were honored by Page Bacon Co. Haven then bet 50000 he could beat C K Garrison for mayor. The wagers are described as among the largest ever seen in a local California election.
Report notes a Hoosier named Porter spoke in the city last evening and failed to trigger alarms. The piece mocks cross state enthusiasm, urges Indiana Nebraskans to focus on their own state, and jokes about a Mecca pilgrimage and the Conpax district.
A historical mention describes a brutal punishment where a criminal is sewn inside a green hide and stretched by the sun. The hide tightens as it dries causing intense pressure that leads to death.
A torpid toad dug from a hard pen near Ruthland Vermont, fifteen feet below the surface, revived upon grass and hopped away. The fossil-like find suggests an antedeluvian skill in catching worms and bugs of the era.
The Belfast Journal editor, a Democrat, accepts defeat calmly and asks readers to lend him Baxter's Saint's Rest to read a nonpolitical book. He jokes about Applegate and contemplates his own possible fate after the election.
The Pittsburg Gazette notes direct and indirect Treasury payments to major papers. The Washington Union is said to receive no less than 200009 annually, the Sentinel about 75000, and the Star roughly 30000. The Star allegedly paid 13000 for a post office ad never published. An ox spectacle at the State Fair drew attention as a massive, two man viewing task.
The constitutionality of the fugitive slave law will be argued in the Supreme Court as Attorney General Cushing prepares to carry up the Booth case decided in Wisconsin. The Dayton Gazette notes actor Jans E. Murdock arrived home near Loveland after a California trip that netted $30,000 beyond expenses.
On a warm day rusting of iron can be arrested by rubbing with boiled oil that contains some red lead. The oil creates a protective film reducing oxidation and delaying corrosion.
A number of masked men captured Phil Athy soon after a Jefferson fire. They tied him, ferried him to Towhead, and subjected him to tar and feathering before tossing him into the river. He was suspected of belonging to a gang that had harassed locals over time.
The Jamada Standard reports an 1840s plan to spare ships for winter use along the American coast. If courted by Mr. Marcy, operations at Greytown could repeat with improvements at New York Washington Baltimore and New Orleans.
The Savannah News reports that before his death Samuel Chapman editor of the Savannah Journal and Courier bought a cemetery lot in Laurel Grove to be used as a burial place for printers. His death came soon after and he becomes the first occupant of the tomb.
A Jeddo letter describes Commodore Perry hosting guests on the Powhattan deck who savored American dishes and champagne. The men grew merry and friendly, with one firmly embracing the Commodore while his epaulets began to suffer from the struggle.
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