12 Jan 1864
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1864
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text from Dubuque Herald discusses the newspaper's orientation toward daily and weekly meetings and cabinet outcomes. It references advertising, media influence, and scrutiny of the period’s press in Iowa without clear dates or named entities.
A House action requests the Secretary of the Treasury to report the services of Jay Cooke and Co. to the government in selling U S securities, the compensation received, whether Treasury could have performed the task, and any funds paid from the Treasury for advertisements ordered by Cooke and Co.
A Civil War era notice alleges Brigadier General Alumphreys faced dismissal for proposing actions that supporters welcomed. The document claims he stated that Maj. Gen. McClellan should be driven to Washington and the Army of the Potomac be sent into the Potomac, positioning McClellan at a bend near a camp around November 10, 1862.
A year after being labeled by Abolition groups as an adent Colonist and vile opposer, Emerson Utheridge now faces harsher terms like copperhead amid changing political tides. The administration asserts no championing of him, while noting a simple cause for his fall.
Davenport Castelle, a mail carrier on the Dasenpod to Lipton route, arrives after walking forty stables and a 24 hour delay. He says the mail must be carried at all costs, even by foot, and pleads for recognition of his dedication to the mail service.
A Philadelphia age writer disputes Tom Paine as an abolitionist while mocking claims of abolitionist instincts. The piece parades a stream of names and anecdotes from public figures, politics, and society, noting lineage and fame through generations. It mentions Fletcher Webster, Jefferson Davis, Beauregard, Beecher, and Corcoran with varied comments on ancestry, finance, and amnesty.
The Democratic District Convention in Indianapolis January 8 was orderly and substantial. Delegates A B Conduitt and N F Dodd were chosen to the National Convention with W Draper and W L Jennings as alternates. McDonald was named to the State at large, with Hanna likely to be designated. Delegates favored McClellan but decided to remain untrammeled. No elector nomination made. to be decided at the State Convention.
From reliable authority comes news that Hon. St. Clay Dean is preparing a public publication in Murpe titled The Reign of Percor. It will include extensive historical and biographical material and be ably edited by a known writer. The labor of research has begun and the work is expected to attract public attention.
Two New Yorkers living on the same block found an open drain in front of their tenements that served as a night gate to the other building. After both returned home in darkness and entered the wrong place, they discovered the mix up in the morning amid a chorus of surprised women. Authorities or further action not reported.
A London gentleman's widow, Mrs Pridex Wallyamy of Mt Bradon, Tor quay, is named as the donor of a forty thousand pound legacy to Disraeli. Of Jewish extraction she once wrote to the statesman asking about his ancient Spanish pedigree. His cordial reply strengthened her admiration leading to the substantial gift. She is said to be over a century old, and no scandal attaches to the affair.
Mrs Davis known as the witch of Jem wears plain dresses and travels by wagonette drawn by two horses. A black driver accompanies her on rides and is called the more consequential figure. She owns rich dresses and jewelry from friends of Etan Europe but uses them mainly for state events. She rarely attends amusements and is usually seen with her husband at church.
A western candidate visits a poor white voter with a single vote to give. He asks the man to hold a cow while the operation proceeds. The man agrees, and the candidate asks if Robinson has been around recently. The reply reveals Robinson is elsewhere, behind the barn with the calf.
The Camden and Amboy Railroad Company has paid twenty six thousand dollars for cargo loss after a watchman aboard a Philadelphia ferry-boat reported that all crew members except the captain and pilot were involved in pillaging the merchandise while crossing the river.
A Louisville Journal note recalls a friend who found a small male infant on his doorstep and adopted him. An olive branch quips it will be his step-son, a remark that sparked family storytelling in the morning.
A weenth was shown at Gloucester during Christmas week consisting of the hair of one hundred residents aged seventy and above. Ten are over ninety and one is a centenarian. The maker, a 59 year old woman, has spent four years on the work.
A New Haven Register paragraph suggests the Supreme Court has reached an unfavorable decision on treasury notes, but, for prudential reasons, will not be published publicly at present.
Cenenvren C. UL reports that on January 9 a cavalry regiment patrolling toward Sperrysille captured the noted guerrilla McCowan and three of his men. Additional details are sparse, with the misspelled dateline reflecting the era’s dispatch style.
Daily Herald summary of House activity in Washington: bills on loyalty losses and compensation, waterfront canal project, and investigations into Butler and Treasury grafts. Anna E. Dickenson to address the House. Death of Senator Bowden prompts condolences and crape wear. The Missouri hurrahing dispute and expulsion of Senator Davis discussed. adjournment follows.
New York reports a flurry of political maneuvers with senators Wilson Sumner and others drafting measures on salaries for collectors and naval officers, abolition of slavery in conquered Confederate territory, and potential changes to tax and military draft provisions. Images of mourning for Caleb B. Smith and ongoing Charleston siege frame a day of vigor and uncertainty.
Land offers 4 acres near the north Cascade road well fenced with 2 acres under cultivation the rest timber and meadow plus a frame dwelling stable granary and spring. Positioned for a small convenient holding, title perfect. Auction set for Monday January 4 1864 with immediate possession as owner leaves the country.
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