Manic charges of government plunder spark reform plea
The Dubuque Herald cites Republican anti corruption rhetoric from 1862 urging economy and accountability in federal government. It reports arrests of Treasury officials and others including Stuart Gwinn Charles Cornwall and J C Catticott, noting theft of greenbacks and government stock dealings. The piece links these cases to broader abolitionist and reform currents.
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New Railroad Stock Subscriptions Rise Despite Cold Roads
The Platteville and Calmine Railroad Company opened at Gattaville on the 20th instant. Subscriptions to the capital stock have reached between fifty and sixty thousand dollars, despite severe weather and road blockades. The county shows growing belief in the project’s necessity and regional benefit.
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Fragmented quote on government and plunder by officials
The text reflects universal sentiment among officials and those near power that the government would not endure, with a shared belief that they deserved to plunder while it lasted, from top aides to minor clerks.
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Fawney
Vast Sums Across Nations Border on Speculation
The itemized notes describe projected costs for a Niagara ship canal at 26 million, drainage at 200 thousand, a governor buying a 30,000 dollar Washington home, and a Rhode Island marriage fee of 500. It mentions butter exports to England, a murder narrative, opera manager Bey Gye’s spend, and large stock ownership in California. It also covers volunteers in La Crosse, Kamehameha LV’s death, Astor House bills, and various wartime captures.
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King Makes Office Visit Amid Crowded Street Scene
Friday afternoon Yom King appeared at Belly Life offices escorted by his supporters. The Strand near Bell's Life was blocked for over four hours as crowds cheered the hero. King showed only nose bruising and a facial skin peel while Heenan Iy reportedly recovers. Mace has accepted a £200 to £500 challenge and the champion’s belt, hinting at a possible spring rematch.
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Oldest Northwest settler Dearators dies at 107 in Indiana
Louis Bible, a Lippecanoe county pioneer and possibly the oldest man in the Northwest, died at his Jackson township home on Thursday aged 107. Born in Virginia in 1756, he left behind sons over seventy and retained faculties well into his nineties. Funeral held on Christmas Day in Lafayette Courier obituary.
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Land Purchases Grow in Michigan and Frozen-Death Tragedies
Reports indicate Erastus Corning of New York has bought over 130000 acres in Michigan in the past three months, with other New York figures and firms purchasing large tracts. Meanwhile two Western Stage Co drivers froze to death near Des Moines and Marshalltown, with a woman found frozen beside her husband beyond Des Moines and a Fort Madison resident, Mrs Myers, dying by suicide by leaping into an air hole in the river.
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