12 Oct 1853
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Newspaper
Elyria Courier
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1853
Page
2
A Mohawk farmer writes to an agricultural editor about a poultry fad naming Shank-highs. He questions their body, balance, and behavior, noting Bucking ham and Sunk-highs comments. The letter mocks their awkward sit, necks, and strange crowing, with colorful figures and local gossip.
The Defiance crew faced severe discipline after a dispute at the Chincha Islands. Captain McCarron was arrested and injured during boarding by Peruvian forces over a killed lieutenant. The ship was seized. Minister Clay dispatched to demand Captain McCarron’s release.
A moral exhortation on parental influence, warning that disobedience allowance and idle indulgence harm children. It argues submission to authority protects youth, condemns idleness as a crime, and urges consistent schooling, proper discipline, and reverence in worship. A separate note recounts a Dixon Missouri telegraph incident of a thief escaping jail after a bedroon burglary.
A new company forms to build a submarine telegraph from Liverpool to New York via Galway Newfoundland and Nova Scotia with European branches. An American inventor claims to have found a cheaper method for laying wire both underwater and underground, reducing costs substantially and promising European news ahead of transatlantic cables once completed.
A New York Daily Times correspondent surveys Ohio rail expansion linking the Atlantic with the Mississippi, noting nine through lines and sixty four of eighty four counties to gain rail access. Thirty incorporation groups expect seventy five million dollars in expenditures as belts widen the continental network.
The fragment notes twenty two buried here and twenty five sent to the country, mentioning a town with only about five or six stores and a population far less than two thousand, highlighting sparse local commerce.
Wednesday Wornias det 12 1855 report notes Heari Wes aided by ferry workers to secure election integrity as tendon of wires prompts revival. Towsshunsti’s Lorain majority increases, with likely victory for the entire Wye Soil Ticket. Full details coming next week.
A Lorain county agricultural fair drew large crowds with excellent cattle and horse displays, high premiums for swine, scullery and garden produce, and strong judges. The president Mrs NLT Gans spoke on duties of delegates and road to agricultural success. A railway accident victim died the next day after a severe head injury en route home. The wounded man, possibly Was Krysty, had initials W K on his arm and was cared for by Janz Wasson before the railroad company covered medical costs.
Attraction notes a performance by Masten Azatox the celebrated Oifant Violinist at the Court House this evening October 13. Past notices praise his skill and attendance is encouraged. The Lawrence Journal recalls doctors experiments pleasing a large audience. Antioch College Yellow Springs was dedicated on Wednesday October Lth at 7 PM with Horace Mann delivering the inaugural address.
A National Woman's Rights Convention met in Cleveland over Wednesday through Friday last week. Leading advocates attended and spoke, with Mrs Fraxeus Gaon listed as president and nine vice presidents, most of whom were Indies. Notable speakers included Mera Gada, Mrs Buoosicn, Mrs Con, Luenerra Morr, Ws. Lory Gannison, Jost Baker, An osuvTe L. Duowny, Mrs Rose, Lucy Stross, and Mr and Mrs Mostar. Early sessions allowed participation in deliberations, while some opponents voiced dissent. The report praises Lily speakers notably Leey Stora and notes varied dress and oratorical styles, concluding with broad civic approval of the Cleveland gathering.
Judge Gunn in Pennsylvania denied a habeas corpus writ as deputies faced assault charges after pursuing a fugitive slave. A contemporaneous Interior Department note urged aggressive enforcement, while Treasury communications criticized political balancing affecting appointments amid broader party tensions.
The barque Homer from Philadelphia to Salem was run down near Pollock's Rip by the steam tug Achilles bound for New York with a brig in tow. Homer sank immediately. Achilles, unharmed, landed the Homer’s captain and crew at Holmes' Hole on Wednesday. St John papers note gale wrecks in the Sept 29 storm, mostly English vessels, the strongest seen in twenty years, with no reports yet from Prince Edward Island.
A collision occurred near Alliamee between the Lag, pious, and injurent several persons seriously. One man nearly lost a leg, another had both legs broken, with officers showing negligence. A. Wy. Woursgy, Es of Pittsfield, sent a basket of vegetables as thanks. Also notes on female horsemanship prizes and steamer arrivals, plus a Mexico Legation dispatch about Santa Anna restraining Indians along the Rio Grand.
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