15 Nov 1864
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1864
Page
1
The latest reports recount fifty five deaths from a Potomac steamboat explosion on Monday last. The text also notes ongoing Civil War updates including raids, politics, and military movements, with references to Richmond orders and Lincoln’s administration.
The Dubuque County Board of Supervisors canvassed the county vote and sent the official result to the Clerk. A tabular summary of the vote is prepared for later print. It lists presidential electors and state offices with Democratic candidates and totals across the county.
The report notes renewed clashes among insurgent tribes in India and a Mor mon colony in California holding a San Francisco conference titled Conference of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints. It mentions Brazil declaring war on Uruguay and a Missouri woman cultivating tobacco for $300. It lists English nobles by income and credits an American inventor for torpedo apparatus used by rebel vessels, with six ships built and one bound for Fortress Monroe.
Nov. 14 dispatches report high officials naming Stanton as Chief Justice and Holt as Secretary of War, with Banks possible. Shenandoah Valley correspondent describes Rebel cavalry probing Union lines before Front Royal and heavy fighting near Winchester, Powell’s division repelling them. Plymouth, Plymouth, and Albemarle developments include naval recapture reports and ram Albemarle’s destruction. Georgia governor condemns Davis and warns against secession. Richmond rumors push for slave arming and large mobilizations. St Albans raiders case advances with prisoner statements sought.
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