29 Dec 1869
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Democrat
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1869
Page
1
An advertisement from B Dumm and Company at the Dewoonar Building corner Calhoun and Wayne Streets Fort Wayne Indiana outlines recurring Wednesday offerings.
Fragmentary OCR shows advertising terms and rates including $2 per year and $10 per square, with excerpts about ten lines per nonparcil column and payment timing. It references DUMM CO. Fort Wayne Indiana as the office.
A Buffalo Express fragment presents a poem recounting a doomed romance. Merkimer county’s fair Annabel Green is contrasted with a deceitful lover, Chabod Brown. The betrayed heart ends in loneliness and death, as lovers meet a grim fated retribution.
A composite of Crime era sketches and urban scenes. It recounts pocket mining anecdotes with sudden gold strikes and cautionary warnings about chasing riches, then shifts to a vivid comparison of London streets, dust, carts, and crumbling infrastructure contrasted with new city improvements and public comforts.
An English observer describes Paris in the morning sweep and wash of streets. Clean gutters flow with water from taps as scavengers sweep and rinse, leaving air fresher. Benches invite rest, cabs await, and roads show quick repairs with rolling heavy rollers.
Local affidavits from residents near Cardiff testify that the Cardiff giant was found in a marshy, undisturbed site with construction workers noting soil layers and a hemlock root. Witnesses including landowner William Newell and others assert the dig did not disturb the site prior to discovery and that the giant may be an ancient relic rather than a fraud.
A man described as a brute living on South Virginia Avenue yesterday assaulted his wife with a billet of wood. The woman bore a bloody head and face and filed complaint against the assailant, a warrant issued by Officer Thomas.
The Bulletin reports a Chinese funeral in San Francisco for Ah Poy, a local merchant. A dozen mourners, mostly women, dressed in white, gathered as the coffin rested on the sidewalk. Offerings included roasted hogs, sheep, chickens, and fruit pyramids, with joss sticks, tinseled images, and elaborate ceremonial food arrangements, while the street near Meiggs’ wharf filled with smoke and strong odors.
A period essay argues tea and coffee at modest meals aid health and life while warning against overuse. It claims tea and coffee are nutritious stimulants, better than cold water or alcohol, and asserts hot water can aid digestion though excessive cold drinks harm the stomach. The piece cautions about social judgment for favoring hot beverages.
Tea or coffee have become universal beverages present on every table and expected by all. They are not only allowable but political and necessary, saving lives where water would fail. Hall's Journal of Health notes these drinks are essential for health, providing safety and life to multitudes.
In New Orleans a dapper internal revenue detective questioned Henry Bonnabel about whisky production but found only bisulphate of lime used to improve sugar granulation. A barrel was opened, releasing sulfur fumes that felled the detective, who later recovered. State items note trains, jails, court suits, and local curiosities from Vincennes to Lafayette.
A Brownsville Nebraska telegraph operator Jacob K Bear confessed via letters that he stole 12,000 from U S Express, later stating 8,600 was hidden in a zinc box and dropped into the Missouri river during escape. He seeks no sympathy, predicts eventual repayment, and laments his ruined life while facing arrest or death.
A German worker returning from Lake Superior country was cheated in a saloon on Lared Street when he bought a replica pocketbook for 75 cents and later discovered his real money missing. An accomplice produced a matching book as part of the ruse, then fled. the German cried theft and chased the pair, but details fade as the incident ends with confusion.
Survey figures show Bengor Missouri timber output for 1869 at 198 840 908 feet versus 220 794 766 feet in 1868. Other items note a California flying machine venture, debt for tobacco papers in Chicago, and a Treasury Department whistle ban for young ladies. Reports cover a Pennsylvanian mine disaster probe, commutation calls for Terre Haute killer Morgan, and the murder of Dr. Andrew Mead in Allegany New York. A Boston resident walks on the ceiling, a Burlington Sabbath school lambs question yields “old bucks,” and New Hampshire cousins spur marriages. A Southern dentist suspects fat and butter degrade teeth, and a New Orleans inebriate quibble features apple punch. Relief Fund totals and debates about disbursement are discussed, plus Dubuque cave discoveries near Maquoketa.
Washington correspondent notes sensitive gentlemen who oppose repudiation while Mungen argues for free expression. Garfield pushes a pro debt stance but the piece argues national honor is a myth and suggests repudiation will rise as taxes and reconstruction drag on. Debtors and creditors both claim sacred rights as the era shifts toward financial realism and greenbacks.
A Boston Post report describes a luxurious New York gaming house on Twenty-fifth Street with a long frescoed parlor, velvet carpet, and French mirror. A second adjoining room features green decor, a domed ceiling, and a long table where players bet nightly. The bank’s strength is $500,000, attracting bankers, merchants, lawyers, artists, generals, and even clergy as frequent visitors.
Washington correspondent to the Cincinnati Gazette reports the President’s reasons for removing Governor Ashley of Montana. He cites fitness doubts, congressional Republican pressure, and the Dear Case letters as affecting Ashleys nomination and confirmation prospects. The Washington dispatch notes the President viewed Ashley’s bid for Democratic favor as a poor sign for Administration credibility. In St Louis, December 21, local election results show Buckland winning the state senate seat, Pulitzer winning the house seat, and Gene Claihong securing a ward seat.
A Brooklyn Equal Rights Association gathering at the Academy of Music last evening featured Henry Ward Beecher and Susan B. Anthony. Anthony spoke on education and wages while Beecher urged women to stay in their traditional sphere, with Randall reading a concluding poem as the meeting adjourned.
In a Detroit Free Press sketch a sixteen year old woman tells Policeman Considine she is ill and fundsless after arriving from a down states journey. She recounts being allied with a horse theft ring led by Sta Hutchins near Waukegan, Wisconsin, where Hutchins allegedly turned State's evidence, aiding arrests. She claims she remained with the gang and feared betraying them, detailing a night escape and transport to the Island.
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