08 Aug 1860
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Newspaper
Evansville Daily Journal
Location
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1860
Page
1
The notice outlines yearly advertising privileges and limitations. It specifies payment by advertisers for their own ads and for ads benefiting others, with strict rules on third party submissions and legal notices. It states yearlong contracts, non disclosure of certain meetings, and cash payment for job work and talent advertisements.
The Daily Journal notes editors and managers including James H McNeely and F M Thayer. It lists the Evansville Journal Company with offices on Locust Street between First and Water, indicating the publication’s corporate and building details. N/A
Jas L Spalding at corner Main and First advertises No 1 Tea Tobacco and Cigars at first cost with bargains. Evansville Journal vol XXVI no 20 is out and lists news items from Petersburgh Jasper Gentryville Indianapolis Philadelphia and more including Breckinridge Lane convention proceedings and market reports. Price details for weekly and club subscriptions included.
Alabama senator Fitzpatrick reports he gave strict orders not to have his name linked to Douglas for vice president. The Squatters proposed his name against his will, then dropped it for Herschell V. Johnson. The piece condemns Douglas allies, notes Black Guards displays, and mocks the political maneuvering amid Kentucky results and upcoming speeches by Carl Leuenez and Will Cumback.
A Lincoln pole raising near James Wilshires Cooper Shop in Lainssco is planned for tonight at 8. Ex Governor Dixon spoke at a Douglas meeting last Saturday, arguing slavery must expand and cannot be confined. The address warned of civil war if Lincoln is elected and criticized popu lar sovereignty. The piece also notes local Democratic strife in Vanderburgh county and mounting party tensions.
St Louis dispatches show Barrett with tight short term lead but uncertain, Blair seemingly ahead for long term by about one thousand, Orr the Union governor winner by about two thousand, with Republicans likely controlling county offices and a doubtful legislative outcome.
A Letter from Kentucky dated August 5 1860 describes a train vote with Bell 28 Douglas 8 Breckinridge 14 Lincoln 2 and notes Gen Leslie Comba and Judge Underwood speaking to locals. It claims Union ticket support, reports crop failure in Warren Logan Todd Christian Hopkins Butler Allen Barren Edmonson Monroe Hart counties, tobacco headed to cabbage, no rain since mid June, and drying wells and streams threatening water supply.
A morning quake felt distinctly. objects rattled and a distant thunder rumble accompanied the tremor. Fowls crowed afterward, and silence followed as villagers pondered the event. The Philadelphia Press notes Lincoln’s potential moderate presidency could calm slavery tensions.
Full returns from 45 Raleigh reported counties show Pool ahead of Fillmore by 3 049 votes in 1856, representing two thirds of the state vote. If the same ratio holds, Ellis's majority would be 7 537 and the Democratic legislature majority will be reduced but remain sizeable. Democrats appear to have carried the state.
In Louisville on August 7 McClarty's vote lead grows by 100 in Lincoln and 49 in Scott counties over Magoffin, with additional gains noted in Rockcastle. A War Department note mentions a push for a Bell and Douglas joint ticket among Unionists.
At Syracuse the Democratic Convention has light turnout with many delegates arriving on the next train. Key figures include Gideon J. Tucker John A Green Jr and August Schell expected. Edward Croswell stays in Albany due to poor health and favors compromise. A straight State and electoral ticket is likely with some postponement talks. Dickson for Governor is discussed and Charles Conor could be the nominee if Dickson declines.
A meeting at the Astor House gathered about one hundred British subjects in New York to decide on a respectful greeting for the Prince of Wales during his visit. Archibald the British Consul chaired, denying any wish to disrupt New York’s public reception, and a committee of fifteen was formed to organize demonstrations of esteem without interfering with official events. The Ad Arago from Nantes and Southampton arrived last night amid anticipated news.
New York delegates arrive for a Breckinridge Lane state convention meeting tomorrow. John A. Green Jr will call the gathering to order as head of the national Democratic state organization. Officials expect a full state and electoral ticket with no fusion and endorse the Baltimore Maryland Institute platform.
Washington reports indicate President Buchanan plans a Great Eastern visit Wednesday amid a Treasury draft for two hundred thousand dollars to purchase Lime Point near San Francisco, later cancelled. Other items note party favors for Breckinridge and Lane, electoral politics, and local notices from Evansville and dates in Syracuse and New York.
The council met with Mayor and members Chandler Dannettel and Roelker present but no quorum appeared, so the Clerk adjourned the meeting. P Boree, Clerk.
R. Rudd Postmaster explains mail irregularities at Nash's Depot and Sandersville. He notes a Monday Wednesday Saturday schedule, a second pouch used in rush, and a misrouted Indianapolis journals issue. He denies bias and condemns partisan insinuations while offering to correct errors.
The column lists daily expenses for the Grief Fostern at 1146 dollars, notes Axcumetter Hynes’s trip to St Catherine's, and reports the Bishop's poor health. It mentions Isaac A Rion leaving three orphaned daughters, a haul of large halibut from Puget Sound to San Francisco, and Breckinridge men in New York favoring Lincoln. Also reports Captain Thomas M Cory’s Providence native’s death by suicide, census shifts in Wood County Virginia, and an invitation from the Mazons of Cleveland for Commodore Perry statue ceremonies on September 10.
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