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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1874
Page
1
A fragmentary poem from Helpers Magazine presents a morbid scene of a dying speaker guiding a lover through a ceremony of cremation. The speaker invokes a new “apparatus” and warns against Eurosene while urging a final vigil at the furnace door and later at the grave, with imagery of calcification, carbon rising, and ashes shed.
In Fort Wayne 1874 a fanciful Bret Harte style tale follows the Colonel of Challenge Hill as he flees gunmen, robs a stage, then theatrically retires. After a chaotic night with road agents, a chase, and a plundered haul, he unexpectedly returns to console an old woman passenger, calling her mother as he departs toward a new life.
A historical miscellany recalls the Geroves Cilley duel with Maine’s Jonathan Cilley killed at 100 yards after a dispute with Webb the Courier and Enquirer editor. Also recounted is a lurid interview with Nancy Clem’s attorney describing her secrecy and appearance, plus speculation about the Hartman and Youngs case and a comparative Civil War assessment of General Lee and Napoleon.
A Nebraska sheep farmer Mr. Myers of Gage County details a 1000 head flock with annual costs totaling 1035 and potential revenue from wool and lambs at 2800, yielding a claimed 50 percent return on investment. He argues practical farming with self-help lowers costs and boosts profits, noting hay and disease risks as minor. Also recounted is the 21 year old mad dog hydrophobia case from Stroudsburg, Pa.
A man filed for divorce in Burlington after his wife deserted him claiming she would not leave New York to live with Vermont gum chewers. The item cites Parson's pills and Sheridan's cavalry powder as claimed remedies for horses.
A Greenfield Indiana writer signs as Julia and sends a tale about Georgia gold mine partners Jacob Young and a murdered wife. The Postmaster Hughes is said to have aided the trio and left with a hint that the second partner could be implicated. The writer claims to have heard the account from Hughes in Indianapolis.
A pallid chronicle details how New York Evening Post editor Coleman sparked a secret duel with rival editor Thompson. A cloaked arrangement led Thompson to a moonlit rendezvous near Potter's Field where he was wounded, carried home, and died two days later. Coleman resumed duties, and the affair remained largely secret for years.
The review rates Lee above Grant in military genius, placing him among modern strategists of the Civil War. Chesney’s brief portrait highlights Lee’s private virtue and reluctant service, noting his skill at directing campaigns and shaping battles, with emphasis on his enduring battlefield monuments.
Danbury News reports a couple’s quiet night ends in comic horror when a mackerel hanging to drip breaks loose. A hat, slime, and a dramatic quarrel lead to a man fleeing and a torn hat in a doorway caper on Essex Street Wednesday night.
Louis Dugal who left office to back McCook in the Senate came to Colorado in 1860 and rejoined the army in 1862. He served as private, rose to orderly sergeant, and suffered severe wounds at the Wilderness. Paroled in 1864 and discharged in 1865, he then returned to Colorado where he served as Register for over four years with high esteem.
The piece describes visiting Governor Brooks inside a barricaded headquarters with ragged sentinels, noting his stubborn claim to governorship based on concurrent legislative and court jurisdiction. Baxter’s quarters, guard detail, and his cautious stance are painted, including his readiness to resume conflict if the Legislature approves him. The narrative shifts to Paris commentary on the Imperial family, mentioning the Prince Imperial’s son and the Count de Bure in residence.
A Chicago Times report recounts Williamson county Illinois long plagued by violent crimes. Hunters encounter a mysterious dead man and a cave opening into a hidden, furnished chamber believed to be a rendezvous for desperadoes. Masked men compel the explorers to vow secrecy as families flee the area.
A fragmented OCR note suggests a specter described as the memory or wraith of the former Emperor Louis Napoleon may be seen daily haunting Restaurant Morel in the back area.
Promoter P. T. Baroum seeks to launch an 80 foot diameter dual balloon designed to hold 268000 feet of gas with lifting power of 16700 pounds. Estimated cost at least 30000 in gold with instruments by Negrette and Zambra. Barnum awaiting scientific input and aims to attempt within two years using the hippodrome lease.
Report from Kenton Ohio notes managers adjourned to Tuesday to finalize plans. Higgins and Co of London agree to place bonds on the market in July if twenty five miles of track are completed. Miller, a Central Construction contractor, finds an iron house lender in New York willing to finance grading and laying of the first twenty five miles, with Construction Company paper due in six and nine months. Executive Committee travels to New York to seal the deal.
From the Columbus Journal the American revivalists Moody and Sanky have toured Scotland and threaten London. The Saturday Review brands Moody’s sermons a gabble of texts with vulgar slang and Sanky’s minstrel acts as racy as Christy Minstrels. The piece notes the critics and mocks the performances. A Vallejo tale explains a search for gold in a chicken’s crop after gold fragments were found there. Butter prices rise as grocers face bond and money-market pressures. Postmaster Miller pushes civil service reform and liquor prohibition for officeholders.
In Betun Texas April 20 a local clay search uncovers a cedar box with iron bands containing 6 250 Spanish doubloons worth about 100 000 dollars. The tale of a Mexican robber band and buried treasure sparked a valleywide rush to locate four mint boxes said to be buried in four mounds. Brandon, a well off man with a large family, is the discovery’s unlikely finder and the details revive the old robber tale.
A string of quirky notes and translations from Iowa and Indiana sources. References to market chatter about garden produce, jokes on headlines, and odd anecdotes including an elderly couple mistaking an undertaker’s church for a chapel of cholera, culminating in a startled exodus.
Harper's Magazine notes Sumner's later political life, arguing his opposition stemmed from moral conviction, not personal glory. The piece cites his 1865 hopes, Lincoln era clashes, and his cooperative ties with Lincoln and Seward, highlighting his role at Lincoln's deathbed and his unwavering integrity.
May 16 reports from New Haven and Spainerietp describe extensive loss of life and massive property damage after a reservoir break above Williamsburg. Dozens of bodies recovered, factories wrecked, and floods sweeping through Leeds and Haven areas. Damaged mills include Leed's silk mix button shop and several works along Mill River. The Goshen reservoir, 150 acres deep 30 feet, fed Williamsburg mills and was built about 13 years ago.
Ian Tigar of Fort Wayne, veteran newspaperman and founder of the Fort Wayne Times in 1833, visited Indianapolis this week as a United States District Court juror. He began with a hand press and brevier type, rode a wagon solo from Indianapolis, and on returning to Fort Wayne repurchased the paper during a Whig convention in Tippecanoe, shaping early Indiana press history.
A Hartford correspondent describes Cuba’s tree oysters growing on mangrove trunks in lagoons and swamps. He recalls finding miles of mangrove branches lined with the shellfish and recalls cooking them by placing branches over fire. The oysters cling to mangrove trunks where salt spray reaches, four to five deep. The note adds that Mapnip reports the government has called 40 battalions from the reserve into service.
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