Arms Seizure by Dubuque Officials Sparks Debate
A disputed shipment of eight Colt revolvers sent from New York to Dubuque was detained by local customs and express officials under Treasury orders. The article recounts correspondence between J B Westow, Stiles Hunter, and others, arguing the seizure infringed business rights while warning citizens of political tension and calls to arm in defense.
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Fairfield
Jefferson County
Union League
Rome
Confederate Forces and Arrests Reported in Missouri Scene
Telegraphic update notes Marmaduke with 32,000 men in Missouri, Price with 12,000 conscripts at Pocahontas, views may be exaggerated, Vandever moves on Rolla, Union forces under Ewing and Orson advance, Selma Tennessee destroyed by Federal troops, Starvation cited as a new Confederate general. Also mentions New York arrival of the North Star with 257000 in specie.
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Just and speedy punishment meted for atrocity
A terse statement asserts that those guilty of atrocity will face swift, certain justice. The law prescribes death by hanging as the punishment once determined.
Murder conviction and counterfeit arrests in New Year April 24
Rolski was convicted today of the murder of Feltner. Two arrests were made today for attempting to pass counterfeit hundred-dollar notes at the Bank of Waltham in Massachusetts.
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Multiple Civil War dispatches from April 24 25 1862
Telegraph reports Gen Elliott’s successful expedition with about 20 prisoners and 30 heroes, 9 killed. Marmaduke’s force 6000 8000 northwest of Frederickstown. bridges on Iron Mountain attacked but repulsed. Van Dorn arrives to command at Barriere. quiet on Rappahannock. guerillas plundering near Warrenton Treesburg. Lincoln era updates detail Sclua destruction 100000 barrels bacon 10000 bushels grain. Burnsides notes success. cotton arrivals Memphis. gold flow restricted. Nashville refugees drift north. rebel deserters reach Fort Moxie. transport flotilla at Eastport. Pontaleo engagement imminent.
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Trade notes and naval losses amid early 1864 dispatches
A broad update from San Francisco and Cincinnati reports mixed 1864 news. Cargo prices slip while ships Spirit and Ordville arrive and vanish, mining fever grows with many prospectors, and a Confederate offensive near Paducah prompts cautious notes. A submarine telegraph incident near the Rappahannock arrests four or five suspected spies.
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