Report of the Agent of the American Bible Society
Five years into service, the General Agent outlines expansion from Wisconsin and nearby counties to Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, and Minnesota. The report details 44 auxiliary societies and 3,500 local agents, Bible deposits, funds raised, and books circulated, plus outcomes for destitute families and regional deployments. It notes about 60 tons of Scriptures distributed and argues the plan reduces destitution while remaining fiscally challenging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bible Society
Wisconsin
Hlinvis
Minnesota
New England
Alma
Youdas
Friends of the Bible
North West
Northhern
Northern II
Winona
Olive
Arnold
Simon
Wiscons
Sal Lord
A.B
Chicago Journal Report On Local Livestock Auction
The Chicago Journal notes a sale in the city on the 19th where fifty head of cattle were offered for the cattle market at 66 per hundred. The record reflects a brisk demand and active bidding among local buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Hugh
The
Illinoia and
Michigan Canal
New Mail Route by Atti Weebly to Madison Established
A new Atti Weebly mail route to Madison has been established by the Post Office Department. The route will improve travel facilities, as a large volume of traffic now passes through Rockford and will shift to the new line, bringing convenience to riders and mail service.
Wisconsin Legislature Adopts Law Despite Flaws
The Wisconsin Legislature adjourned after a hundred days with debates on the law’s faults. Reports note treasury strain, a $50,000 borrow from Alexander Mitchell, and Governor Dewey’s defeat in a town due to temperance stances. Other items mention rail and canal traffic, pay raises for Ohio lawmakers, and various political notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Tomelbee
Alexander Mitchell
Wisconsin Marine Co
Horace Greely
Springfield Monday throws shadow over Dixon candidate
Col John Dement of Dixon laments his third place finish as he backed a runaway Governor bid. Matteson of Juliet wins nomination for Governor amid a heated convention, viewed as a risky pick given his stance on banks and the political climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dement
Dixon
Springfield
John
Jon A. Matteso
Telegraph Informa Us
Matteson
Juliet
Will Ue
Matseson
Connecticut Whigs Lose Governor and Legislature
In Connecticut the Whig party suffered a defeat as the Locos carried 684 electors to elect a Governor and secured the Legislature by a sizable majority securing a place for Baldwin in the Senate. The Whigs, despite a prior majority, failed to re elect Baldwin in joint ballot as anti temperance votes split their support. The article notes Whigs voting against temperance laws and the Maine Law pledge by rival candidates.
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Dewey
Wisconsin
Connecticut
U.S. Senatoria
Baldwin
Seymour
Nce
Baldwin I
Elie Cist ‘Ihvin
Claim of Lafayette heirs on land granted by Congress
The heirs of Gen. Lafayette sue for title to several hundred acres of land beyond the old fortifications near New Orleans. The tract is part of an eleven thousand five hundred acres granted to Lafayette by Congress.
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Lavavertee
Lafeyents
New Orleans
Hanes
Lafayette
Congress
Untitled historical passage with rustic misreadings
Two settlers crossing a field near this place encounter a strange scene. A jack causes a commotion as townsfolk stand astonished then turn to Pat who seems entranced by a song. He notes a fine large ear hat bird and comments on a wonderful cowly friend.
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Pat
Postmaster General orders added mail service on routes
The correspondence shows the Post Master General has ordered additional weekly trips on route 4203 Freeport to Monroe and on route 4552 Madison to Monroe, plus three times weekly service on the two routes. Letters from Thompson Campbell and Fitz Henry Warren reflect official communications and standard post office formatting. The notice notes these changes in the contract office dated April 3, 1862. The excerpt also mentions periodical promotions for Littell's Magazine and Hartford Courant’s commentary on Littell's publication.
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Henry
Warren
Thompson Campbell
Freeport
Monroe
Madison
Fitz Henry Warren
Sarrain's May Macazine and Notices
Sarrain's May Macazine notes engravings such as The Forgotten Strain by S. Sarrain. It lists contributors Henry B. Hirst Alice Carey W Gilmore Simms James T. Mechel J Y Trowbridge and others. $3 per single copy. Printing inks manufactured by Sprague d Burnside praised. Religious notice for Rev M B Sweet at the local Methodist Church. Telegraph progress reports from Quincy Galena and Burlington lines, Beards crossing the Illinois River repair. Obituary: Rev Elijah Hedding Died in Poughkeepsie at 71, Vermont native, started ministry 1801, bishop 1824.
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Sarrain
S. Sarrain
Henry B. Hirst
Alice Carey
W.gilmore Simms
James T. Mechel
Tae
Peru
Chicago
Alsu
St. Louis
Peoria
Judge Canon
Nsin
Galena
Quincey
L. S Foot
Burlington
Destnoy Bishon Heppin
Elijah Hedding
Methodist Episcopal Church
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Vermont
Wis
Sinow
German Emigrants Flee to Amelia via European Ports
Large waves of Germans depart Bremen and Hamburg for Amelia through French and Belgian ports. From the Weser mouth, 3270 emigrants had sailed by March 3, with 700 to 800 more awaiting ships on that day. A colossal bronze statue of Dy Witt Clinton, fifteen feet tall on a twenty five foot pedestal, was being cast at the Me Ames Springfield foundry and planned for Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia
Bremen
Hamburg
Bat
Weser
Dy Witt Clinton
Ames
Springfield
Greenwood Cemetery
Unknown Fragments From Old News On Trade War and Ploughs
Fragmentary text reports on Louis Napoleon measures against Frey Misonry in France and reactions in the United States, plus a notice about a West Side plough and wagon manufactory seeking to fill an Oregon order. It mentions Bowlegs and Seminoles, a drummer boy found by Indians, and an opinionated lampoon of current events with mixed old names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Myers
Louis Napoleon
France
Spain
Bellini
Piatty
Orrkaan
A Pigg
Ut Extesive Plough
West Side
Oreguis
Net representation by birth origins in the U S Congress
The article notes 293 representatives with 124 born in free states and 97 in slave states. Only one foreign born, an Irishman or Englishman. It states 39 were born in New York, eight more than any other state, and that territories are represented solely by delegates born elsewhere. It lists a Pennsylvanian, a Michigander, a Carolinian, and a District of Columbia resident among their numbers.
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Democrat
Scott
Santa Anna
Jackson
Polk
Taylor
Locofocus
Cass
Mic
Zachany ‘Tavour
Louis Cass
Harrison
Paris
Louis Philippe
Times
White House
Stephen A. Douglass
Killmore
Dougine
Congress
Wilmot Provish
Ilinois
Democratic Party
Guicidal
Texas
Douglas
Cuba
Spain
France
England
New York
Free
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Carolin
Gulubia
Chig. Jonr
Letter from Puget Sound described as fertile and beautiful
A fragment from Gideon Thompson's letter, published in the Quincy Whig, extols Puget Sound north of the Columbia River as a lush, fertile region with endless forests, prairies, and waterways. Thompson notes abundant wildlife, large waters, and appealing landscapes drawing emigrants from Willamette Valley. He describes climate, mountains, ships, and potential for settlement amid rugged timber and fisheries.
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Oregon
Territory of
Puget's Sound
Columbia River
Willamette Valley
Sound
Gideon Thompson
Adams County
Quincy Whig
Ilinois
Califorsia
Mount Ranier
Moe
Gaillans
Pye
Hinvis
Cranberid
Diane
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James Ky Palk
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John M. Clayton
Webster
Ngvurious
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Young America
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Merrill
Ives
Diminsiah
Tih
Ike Sam
Weller
Woodstock Democrat
Col. Strode
Albany
Ohio
House
Benjamin R. Wade
W. H. Seward
Sam Houston
U. S. Senate
Négéipt
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad
Louisville
Mt. Carroll Republican
Joan A Crang Esq
Phice
Centgress
Missouri
Edward Bates
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Richmond
Petersburg
Alexandria
Norfolk
Fredericksburg
Charleston
London
M. Ruiget
Ohio Stage Company
Columbus
California
Rasnese
Jetty A. Crank, Esq
Orrick
D&pahturit
Hox. T. Casrpett
House of Representatives
New Monti
Charles Dickens
Lurent
Bulwer
Hungary
Chamber's Journal
Thomas Moore
London Chronicle
E. Littell & Co
Martford Courant
Littell
Messrs
Spragued
M. BP. Sweet
Princeton
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