Negro Convention at Alexandrina Adjournd in Aug 1865
Washington Aug 1865 report on the Alexandrina Negro convention adjournment with delegates denying authenticity of hostile resolutions. Observers claim SouthernWhite agitation, alleged black conspiracies, and calls for strict control of freedpeople. Mention of Richmond and Washington dispatches, and reconstruction work on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad towards Lynchburg and Jamestown.
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Rain and memories in the Indigna correspondence
In Priny on August 1 1865 Tad Le Mee notes welcome rain easing a malarial flood and recalls rural childhood. He jokes about mosquitos and weather while describing wetlands prairie life near Cairo and Memphis, and laments ongoing illnesses and travel obstacles.
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Priny, Tad
Dran Henrino
Bank Salaries and Scrutiny Urged After New York Losses
A call for tighter bank management and higher clerical salaries follows large recent losses in New York. The author argues that ample reserve cash and a circulating capital of honesty are needed to deter embezzlement, noting salaries influence temptations and urging public scrutiny to protect both banks and depositors.
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State News From Maquoketa and Davenport Items
Col Jenkins leaves Maquoketa for the South to locate on duty. The Red Bird arrives at Des Moines on the 10th. Lyons M E Church ladies raise 560.85 in Davenport for a town gala. Davenport Savings Institute holds 107000 pounds in deposits from workers and servants. Soldiers reception at Town City draws 6000 7000. Gen T 18 Coon now commands the Cavalry Department in Nashville. Two youths plan to publish a paper at Butler Center within weeks. Stars and Stripes printing materials secured. Gen James Wilson returns to Jasper County after four years service rising to Brigadier General. Dr N Udell to oversee Mississippi river hospital care for soldiers. Col Jed Lake to settle in Independence.
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Sugar Making From Cane A Practical Guide
A seasoned cane grower outlines timing harvest steps from bloom to seed and methods to reduce loss. He describes cutting stalks, preparing the juice, fermenting and boiling to 40 degrees on the saccharometer, and aging until granulation occurs. Expected yield cites 500 pounds sugar per 100 gallons syrup with molasses as a byproduct at low cost. A patent to remove the glutinous substance is noted as pending.
Political counsel on suffrage in Pennsylvania convention
The Philadelphia Press urges Republican allies to avoid the negro suffrage issue. An instruction piece says Pennsylvania should not legislate on this, noting constitutional limits and the need to amend the state constitution by removing the word white, a process that would take years. The tone is cautious and discreet, urging honesty.
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Philadelphia
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Washington War-Cable Talks and Sherman Paymaster Funds
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