10 Sep 1865
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1865
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows a local election listing with county level roles and candidate names including for County Judge and Treasurer. Text is garbled but indicates candidates such as Noralan and Navia among others, with positions including senatorial and open seats.
The issue summarizes a compilation of political and social items from diverse sources noting General Benton’s nomination for Governor, wartime troop figures, judiciary debates, and local editorials. It lists concerns about military and political figures, crime mentions, and regional commentary with multiple named places and people.
A Muscatine Jornal report mocks a Washington Bureau announcement about Republican motions. Davenport residents plan fundraisers to survey a canal route from Rock River to LaSalle, aiming for Congressional action. North West exposes Fort Dodge brick tests. Davenport Gazette notes sensational crime and a New York Moon couple’s dubious marriage tale from Lowry City. The supposed wife’s illness and alleged tongue removal raise suspicions about the husband.
General sentiment frames a pivotal Georgia 1864 political moment as a Confederate aligned candidate accepts the nomination for governor. The letter argues against expanding suffrage to freedpeople, citing race tensions and risk of violence, while pleading for unity and state rights in the upcoming contest.
Thomas H. Benton writes from September 9 urging adherence to Republican unity, civil rights for freedpeople, and swift restoration of civil government in former Confederate states. He asserts decisive Union victory, opposes terms of rebellion, and predicts rapid postwar reform, education, and economic modernization with Black and white citizens enjoying equal rights. A New York Kane story is denied by Kane’s family as a city rumor.
Telegraphed dispatch from the Daily Herald notes a fire in Washington causing about $15,000 in losses. Reports also cover political turmoil in New York, Seward’s Mississippi policy approval, and a sequence of testimonies about prison conditions and rebel conduct.
From Wasnixcrox Sept 9 The drought in Virginia tightens meat supplies as Fairfax and adjacent counties suffer hog losses to a disease called Hog Cyptheria The animal shows neck swelling in the morning and dies by noon, with no known cause reported In other notes a French tobacco cargo sails from Richmond to Bordeaux and a Bermudas guard shooting leads to a suspect arrestee from Lee's army. hospital convicts and wounded serve in Hampton. General Slocum cautions about civil office candidacy this fall.
Gen Stedman issues a sweeping order to seize and remove flag arms across the state within thirty days. Provost Marshal to act against parts resisting disarmament amid rumors of a new rebellion. Savannah labor strife due to a $2 daily demand quelled after threats. Plus market notes and a fire at the Good Intent mills.
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