23 Mar 1870
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Democrat
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1870
Page
1
A long listing of auctions and merchants along Calhoun and East Main streets appears, naming buyers and sellers for hardware, clothing, druggists, china ware, and other goods. A sensational tale of California gold fever follows, recounting a miner’s escape from three violent pursuers and a bear attack, ending with reflections on Grant and era politics.
Fragmented poem sketch about life’s bright and dark hours. It urges forgetting toil and care while cherishing hopeful moments. References to dawn after night and plucking blossoms beside the river of time appear alongside wending lines about life’s changing moods.
The writer chides Grant by recalling Johnson and Lincoln, mocking his vanity and petty acts such as removing Frank Blair from a railroad post and defunding a distant consulship. The piece contrasts Grant’s public facade with a small soul and a culture of toadyism that cost many promotions, noting Sherman’s early recognition of this trait.
Utica Herald reports Governor Seymour’s Utica Mechanics Association lecture on public men of the era. He contrasts John Randolph, Alexander Stephens, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, General Jackson, John C Calhoun, Daniel Webster and the traits shaping their public life, noting Adams reserve, Clay’s warmth, Jackson’s temper, Calhoun’s foresight, and Webster’s dual gifts as writer and speaker.
The note details a government investigation into late Piegan massacre causes. It cites failures of faith in treaties from 1867 to 1869, white encroachment on hunting grounds, and rising unrest among Sioux Utes Osages and other tribes. The secretary calls for explicit policy definition and peace over war to avoid further atrocities.
Boston correspondence describes the Joshua Sears estate worth about 6 million with a 15 year old heir. Joshua Sears died in 1857 leaving a complex will shaping control at age 25 and partial income until full management. The elder Sears, a frugal Cape Codder, built wealth in commission business and never married for love until late in life.
A treasuring note from Nelson's Gazetteer extols wax beans the Giant Wax and Dwarf Wax as superior garden varieties. The Giant Wax yields six to ten inch pods and leads in quality, while the Dwarf Wax offers bush growth and early bearing. Both are praised for flavor in salads and versatility in cooking with oil, butter, or vinegar.
A 16 year old girl Lucinda North was killed after she attempted suicide by lying on a Chicago and Alton railroad track near Pontiac. Her father opposed her marriage to the man she chose and warned her. The train crushed her as she signaled the engineer to stop. The bonnet and shawl identified her. A separate note mentions a theft of a jail door and Brigham Young’s vote for Train for President.
A sprawling roundup of untidy items from the era notes oddities and scandals from across the United States and Europe. It mentions ice from Lake George arriving in New York, a California Senate chaplain dismissed for sporting-paper reporting, a San Francisco girl shattering a parasol, and a goose in Fairfield County laying an oversized egg. It covers political jests, racial slurs, prize fights, West Point, Grant, Sangerbund, railway accidents, and curious anecdotes about editors, inventors, and miners.
Pike county farmers plow for spring crops while Parke County buyers chase top Kentucky cattle for stock. Wheat prospects vary by county with Howard upbeat and Sullivan drawing gloom. An indigenous woman defends herself with a kerosene lamp, then remarries an insurance agent. Elopement in Quincy ties James Turner to Emmie Mahan. Lafayette billiard champ Byers fires 575 in three rounds, all outside the jaws. A Lafayette street fight, a Bainbridge murder, near-drowning at Kerrs pond, and a New York ball nursery escapade fuel a round of local buzz and wry commentary from editors and correspondents.
Louisa Kempston, aided by Albertson, flees stern father with two companions. They hide at a saloon, are pursued by Louisa’s father Kempston and allies. After a wild chase through streets and a beer saloon, the couple marry quietly in Jersey City while the father is left bruised and exhausted.
Burghlar fears unfold in a Boston Journal reprint describing New York upper-class life irregularities. A guest recounts a luxury brownstone near Fifth Avenue where burglars stalked, a vigilant nightwatchman, a chainsawed dog, and constant alarms. The tale contrasts wealth with constant anxiety in Murray Hill housing.
A young gentleman visits a pretty acquaintance and is joined by several rivals. After a lively invitation and brisk interruptions, another suitor arrives surprised by the crowd. The ladies and gentlemen converse, and the evening ends with no clear favorite named by the hostess.
A curious historical note touts a home remedy for felons on the finger. It claims rock salt dissolved and mixed with turpentine, wrapped on the finger, will kill the felon within a day. The item reflects period medical quasi folk lore rather than modern science.
A fragmentary verse expresses a blunt view on women’s rights, contrasting a minority claiming rights with the majority preferring traditional charm and subservience. The lines critique women who seek equality, suggesting most women prefer beauty and social roles over political power.
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