20 Sep 1865
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1865
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text references a meeting or event involving Beometen yp of deanna Sainty and mentions Muntele ty Wastea, with references to Chee parpees and Deurcral coated tater. The text is garbled, unreadable in places, and lacks coherent dates or place names.
Fragmented dispatches describe a tor in aid of the Orphan fund, crimes, political shifts, and militia counts. References to Louisiana and New Orleans governance appear amid mentions of Brig. Gen. Vee, Brush with radicalism, and provost marshal communications.
The Democratic Party of Floyd County met at Cageles City on the Tach inst. Binet was chosen chair. Kale Y elected secretary. Resolutions endorsed reconstruction and denounced salvtues while praising Civil War veterans. The convention named a committee to confer with cities and urged unity and support for the party’s national aims.
The dispatch reports disjointed scenes with four million dollar losses cited and debates over national currency redemption. Rebels Geo Merriwether and Gr. El. Willinowon reportedly expressed rebel sympathy aboard a steamer, while Gen. Sean Shey faced a sword cane wound in a quarrel with Merriweather. Delegates and a musicians’ band arrived with escort to quarters.
El Paso reports James Juarez abandons plans to seize Mexico City while Mexico teeters under imperial ambitions. In Washington counterfeiting and Treasury fraud probes surge as the paymaster department faces overhaul. News from New York, Rio Janeiro, and London covers Brazil’s war, currency counterfeiting risks, and political shifts affecting U S policy.
The text portrays General Lee opposing immediate pardon petitions and seeking presidential mercy through Grant. Grant replies with a supportive tone, arguing Norfolk proceedings were inadmissible, ending Attempted plan to publicly trial Robert E. Lee.
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