Polls Report Unusual Ballot Numbers Across States
A Dubuque reader notes ballots cast in his polling place by unfamiliar men who swore them in when challenged. Similar anomalies appear statewide with Buchanan County showing a 325 vote gain, while Ohio counties report heavier Democratic votes yet losses for key candidates. The letter questions sources and motives behind the inflated counts amid wartime mobilization.
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Buchanan
Ohio
Natanlton County
Edmilton County
Cincinnati
Carlay
Congress
Abolition Party
Ciase
Willandizham
Letter Writer Calls Out Hypocrisy Behind Slavery Defense
The speaker denounces a man linked to extortion and admissions of dalliance with Mrs. Forrest, condemns a dogged defender of slavery, and urges musicians to play John Brown’s song as a rebuke. The address laments those who corrupt the American cause and degrade the nation’s name.
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Forrest
Philadelphia
Reed
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John Beowrie
Caster Thorn
Porin
Bratt
Eple
Andy
Olin Brown
John Trowns
Rhode Island Vote Denies Alien Suffrage Rights
The New England abolitionists oppose granting voting rights to foreign born citizens. A Rhode Island proposal to allow such citizens to enlist in state regiments and gain suffrage was rejected statewide with totals by county showing strong opposition.
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New England
Rhode Island
Election Returns From Mardin County
Official returns from Mardin County show vote tallies for candidates including Democrat and Republican figures with listed counts such as 307 for Stone Ost Duncomb and 670 for Mastman, alongside other named offices and numbers.
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Mardin County
Stone
Duncomb
Sol Mastman
Mazon
J S Court
Dillon
Church leaders and Mr Uvthing in local dispute
The Times notes Archbishop Purcell and Bishop Rosecrans involved in a dispute with Mr Uvthing. The communication supposedly directed at him will attract attention when he returns to town, which will be very shortly.
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Uvthing
Abolitionists and Lincoln Nominated in Turbulent Race
The document cites Parson Brownlow traveling to Knoxville with family and funds to revive the Knoxville Whig, alleging abolitionists funded by selling wounds. It also quotes Lee criticising the Lincoln nomination as an abolitionist backed by Buchanan era forces, contrasting Hamlin’s Maine background with harsh racial stereotypes.
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Maine
John Brown-Vesper
South
Unclear Union Supporter Coxriscatip Details
Parson Brownlow accuses South Carolina Governor Coxriscatip Aiken, described as a steadfast Union man, of owning substantial property in Superior City that was temporarily seized under Milwaukee District Attorney Cogswall’s authority.
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Important Decision in New York Supreme Court
The case of Jon Jones versus Seward centered on damages for alleged false imprisonment. Justice Clerke ruled against removal to the circuit court, holding the President cannot exercise broad habeas corpus powers without Congress, and that the motion to transfer was denied.
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General Scott Praises McClellan and Lee in Washington Talk
Washington correspondent reports General Scott engaged with a senior Washington official in frank conversation. He rates Lee as the war’s greatest general and criticizes McClellan’s performances. Scott commends Conat’s Missouri operations as showing notable military skill beyond any allied commander. He recalls Mexico era courage but limited future promise. The piece also recounts Lincoln’s Missouri Kansas trouble anecdote and his land field story about stumps he could not remove.
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Lincoln
Kim Lane
Escape From Dixmont Hero Brings Blanket Costume To Freedom
Rite TXona, a resident of Brugh Valley, Indiana county, Pennsylvania, escaped from Dixmont Hospital by biting through the window casing. He fashioned a blanket into a full body disguise, roamed toward Allegheny, halted at a log house for breakfast, then was recaptured and returned to Dixmont. He claimed no malice and said he would not stay there again.
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Brugh Valley
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Allegheny
GleKnin
Dixmount
Great Ship Company Faces Critical Finances and Possible Wind-Up
The report of the directors to be presented at Friday’s general meeting expresses regret over the company’s difficulties and the need to decide whether to raise additional capital or dissolve. It notes improved passenger numbers but reduced earnings from steering competition and freight, with a £30,002 19s old trade debt and about £20,000 in season expenses over earnings. The Montauk Point accident and a hurricane on the last outward passage are cited as key contributors, though no hull or engine damage occurred.
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Great Ship Company
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Montauk Point
New York
Great Eastern
Comming’s Adairs
Streets Paved with Silver in Virginia City Nevada
The Virginia City Bulletin notes streets in Virginia City literally paved with silver. It describes using vast refuse rock from the Spanish claim for macadamizing roads and notes wagons constantly passing with ore that drops silver-bearing material along the way.
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Virginia City
Nevada
Virginia
Virginian
Gould Canon
Chase Ahead in Scrub Race for 1864 Nomination Says Albany Aid
The New York reg article notes Chase leads in the 1864 presidential scramble, comparing his rise to a horsefly that stung Lincoln’s secretary and spurred effort. The piece questions if Lincoln will muster a counter in New York before the election as Seward’s turn approaches.
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Lincoln
Sheraltd
Conee
Linccoln
Hage
Non Seward
Dr Draper Captures Moon in Record Photographic Effort
Dr Draper of New York has photographed the moon at nearly three feet in diameter magnified twenty times. The image represents the moon on a scale of seventy miles to the inch and reveals mountain ranges volcanic craters and lava streams. After five years he builds the largest reflecting telescope in America designed for celestial photography.
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Draper
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America
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