14 Mar 1863
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1863
Page
1
The notice outlines payment options at two dollars per antom in advance, two dollars and fifty cents after six months, or three dollars after one year. Papers are not discontinued until arrears are cleared unless the publisher elects. Ads cost one dollar per square of ten lines for the first three weeks, then half price thereafter, with generous yearly advertising allowances.
The military commander Col Carrington at Fort Wayne issues an order against secret societies. He warns Republican groups and abolitionist circles meeting in Wrights Trail near Little’s Hotel to heed the directive or face possible action.
Telegraph dispatches reveal Oswego Rochester Troy Utica and Lockport swing Democratic in municipal elections. Mayors and city tickets all show large Democratic margins as public opinion shifts amid war criticism and calls for change. A Columbus mob attack on abolitionist offices intensifies calls for self defence.
Detroit reports a brutal riot after Faulkner's life sentence for raping two girls. Soldiers fired on the mob, killing one and wounding others, as fires gutted African American homes. Separately, Union forces clash at Spring Hill and Vicksburg, while political shifts and conscription debates ripple through Indiana, Ohio, and the nation.
An 1863 Indianapolis column warns that secret abolition leagues, sworn to follow presidents and boycott nonmembers for offices, could provoke trouble after a period of political crisis. It notes arson risk to press and reports on local crime, finance, and hotel life in brief, linking national tension to city events.
The Northern Light arrives from Aspin wall bringing 1 283 000 in treasure guarded by the gunboat Connecticut. President Carrera of Guatemala invaded Salvador and a battle was expected soon as British efforts to stop the war continue.
The February 27 1863 New York Tribune editorial column carries a special correspondence from Royal describing 5000 black troops led by whites moving toward a dense Department of the South district to enforce emancipation. The piece notes communications with teletypes and a foreboding warning of inevitable upheaval as cannons thunder. It also reports New York politics with Democrats in nine counties and Republicans in ten, listing town tallies and a Navy Agent income claim tied to a Post editor.
John Shaffer of Madison Township appointed special agent to repair the bridge near Muldoon’s Mill in Marion Township. Henry Baker appointed agent to fix embankments at the new Maumee River bridge and to remove the old bridge once the new is passable. Over one hundred accounts adjusted and settlement with twenty town trustees ongoing. The Commissioners Court business likely finished tomorrow. praise for ABen County board efficiency. Indiana Military Event at Washington prepared to aid sick and disabled soldiers. Smallpox reported prevalently in Nashville and among Lebanon KY soldiers. USS Senate confirms T A Morrison, Cravens, Pope, Brown as executive and supply officers for volunteers.
Reports from Spring Hill Teun say Union forces suffered 2 220 prisoners 110 kHeds and 20 wounded. Southern accounts disputing Telianola fate vary with blown up or repaired. Detroit riot suppressed by militia amid martial law and threats against the negro population. Kentucky secessionists stir tensions. Thirty two houses burned Friday.
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