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Newspaper
Elyria Courier
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1853
Page
2
The tale recounts Jim Scroggins smashing a bottle, a visit by Mr Shadow and wife, and a transformation that leads to a sober life for Jim and a happy marriage for Susan. It notes a linked sketch about a woman from the Northwest seeking religion, her earnest conversion efforts, and hope of salvation.
A religious obituary recalls a consumptive woman found at peace through Christ before death. In a separate river incident three Germans swam near the Falls at 11 pm. Louis Dembitz was swept toward the Indiana chute, clung to a rock, escaped naked, borrowed clothes, and reached Jeffersonville, while his companions were rescued by a skiff.
A broad New England counterfeit ring unravelled after an informer inside the operation exposed the leaders. Police arrested about forty suspects including a Troy officer, with key counterfeit manufacturing sites located in two quiet Massachusetts villages. A New York sheriff pressed the case as the ring faced arrest in New York without a requisition. In a separate incident a wife cowhided a man in public after a pants-wearing assailant insulted her, witnessed by many. Ohio State Fairnal.
A Cresenit column recounts New Orleans plague horrors with vivid scenes of death carts on empty streets, nurses and widows tending the sick, and acts of charity. The Levee is desolate as ships depart and life retreats, while the public laments the grim toll of the pestilence.
The Sam e Squad and Emily Swift arrive from Worth East fishing grounds with British interception details and crew counts. Hannidelas chased from Fox river by an English cutter. Devastation cruised near the fishing grounds. Reports claim entry to Bay Chilure blocked by steamer and cutters. one vessel allegedly swiveled from Garland of Newburyport. In political news, five Whigs and four Democrats seek Congress. Johnson leads for Governor by 2216 votes. Senate split 13 Democrats to 12 Whigs. A new Democratic paper aimed at defeating the Plain Dealer may form in Columbus with capital discussions. Also, accident: the steamer Mississippi, after leaving Burrato, at Silver Creek fire collapse kills a coal passer Richard Long and scalds two firemen. repair will take days.
A chaotic Lorain county convention cites the unjust tax on banks and the popular anger at the current law. The Argus criticized Democratic opposition while endorsing tariff and finance measures. Free Soil ticket selections include James Moweon and Carun Cooper as nominations amid party frictions.
The article recounts RiGK opposing Cuasa for U.S. Senator, slanderous remarks prompting a recount ballot, and a row over a secret extra ballot. It notes party maneuvering in Lorain county, opposition to Humble for the Senate, and the effect on nominations amid factional tensions at a Democratic convention.
A woman holding an infant steadies the child in water then swims to shore as her buggy sinks at the ferry mouth. In a separate incident, Mr Frat a brakeman on the TN & C Rail Road, loses a leg after being run over near Wake Tian and is amputated below the knee. The note recalls a man Andrew Reader who rode a load of ties home after straying twenty five miles from town. The tally ends with a financial summary favoring the railroad company and a claim of a successful passage back to normal operations.
An early report notes a gas fountain ejected from a water bore about 15 feet deep near Amherst. The flame rose up to six feet, ignited by a lighted match, with repeated trials showing the same result. Public notices mention local business changes and a rail accident impact on a boy, plus advertisements for hats and legal services.
New Orleans reports fierce yellow fever impact with 232 deaths yesterday, 206 from the fever, and 1,482 weekly total ending Sunday, 1,369 due to yellow fever. 125 bodies burned. Howard Association caring for 3,000 patients in four weeks at 10 cents, many mercantile houses closing early.
Correspondent visits the Female Seminary at Mount Holyoke during its sixteenth anniversary exercises. He notes the brick building, scenic grounds, and nearby Mt Tom with the Connecticut River. Examinations, recitations, calisthenics, and music display student discipline and memory, while a few long compositions mar the program. Reverend Davis praises female education and urges Mass to expand schooling, as forty three graduates receive diplomas after three years.
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