26 Jul 1865
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Newspaper
Freeport Weekly Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1865
Page
1
A survivor recounts escaping danger at a lonely cottage. She returns to health at the Knifton farm with news of Shifty Dick’s capture and her pocketbook restored. The farmer, called the young farmer, proposes and marries her, proving character and happiness depend on choosing freely.
A collection of short notices and anecdotes. Insurance agents prefer offices near rail stations in New York. In London Ontario John Ward marries Misa Rosa Slattery at St Peter’s. A 250 pound sturgeon interrupts a Fourth of July river fishing trip on the Schuylkill. An English wartime tutor was paid in bacon and beans. An irrigation essay prize leads to a farmer’s wife’s misprint. A hotel fire at Bay City, Michigan, ends with a found sleeping infant. The Hudson River Railroad is praised for swiftly killing a whole family. Beer consumption rises, reaching 24 million barrels in 1864. Crockett the wild beast tamer dies in Cincinnati before entering a cage. Mrs. Douglas seeks a presidential reprieve for Mig Surratt but is denied.
A Galena Ledger clipping questions Gen Grant's stated monthly pay deduction claiming it to be 1082.70 but asserts the item is a mistaken inclusion. It labels the figure as implausible and notes a Nashville-bound escape by a rebel leader described as broken down and unworthy.
A Virginian delegation pressed President Johnson to strike the twenty thousand clause from the amnesty proclamation arguing it hinders industry and oppresses the poor. Johnson accused the rich South of dragging the state into secession and urged charity from the wealthy, while supporting confiscation actions to repair war damages.
The passage argues against French interference in Mexico and forecasts eventual U S dominion over Mexico. It denounces Napoleon III s imperial designs and asserts the United States will not tolerate a despotism imposed by foreign troops while envisioning Mexico adopting free institutions under American influence.
Six or seven 6ld Town Volunteers waiting for cars in Chicago were denied liquor and drew into a saloon altercation. A soldier was killed and a mob of over two hundred looted the place, police protected the saloonkeeper, and the coroner's jury did not clearly identify the shooter.
The quote recalls Jeb Davis in 1860 defending states’ sovereignty and the right to resist what he called coercion. He warned that Lincoln or Douglas would face violent response, joking about a gibbet and height as a quip on political conflict.
The author travels the Oil Region from Corry to Titusville via Erie and Corry describing Corry as a booming refinery center with the Downer refinery turning daily output of refined oil lubricants naptha and paraphene He notes the Rail Road journey along the Oil Creek Railroad through Spartanburg Hydeville to Titusville where oil wells pepper the flats and pumps yield around forty barrels daily stating Titusville's growth and wealth while warning against oil speculation and highlighting exports and domestic use of petroleum as a major national industry The piece emphasizes rapid development and the potential of oil as a leading industrial pursuit with references to the Pig Hole area and multiple wells including Holmestead Island and Soliue steady pumping and related risks
The piece extols a booming Pit Hole oil region with daily yields surpassing rivals like Holmestead and United States. It cites a New York company drilling twenty wells, predicts widespread success, mentions a forthcoming Corry to Titusville railroad, a Titusville plank road, and urges cautious, legitimate oil investments while praising local guides and prospects.
A July 1865 Olive Branch letter from Sias Andrews describes transfer from Concord to the 65th Regiment, muster out, and plans to travel to Chicago on the six o clock train with a hospital car for the sick. The note notes the capture of Confederate papers in Jacksonville and a private telegram urging action on executions after January.
From Washington July 20 1866 Horrors Journal reports that Miss Mary Harris was acquitted after a brief jury deliberation in the shooting of A J Burroughs at the Treasury Department. The packed courtroom sparked a dramatic scene as counsel and crowd reacted to the verdict. The piece also comments on diplomacy with France Mexico and the Monroe Doctrine amid postwar tensions.
A letter from Collector Devereaux of Castine recalls revolutionary patriot Wittras Lorcoins, now surrounded by four generations of soldiers. The piece notes his health and faith, mentions descendants Elia kim Hutchings and Eliakim Hutchings Jr., and references ongoing Civil War era service and local reactions.
A composite of notices reports Racine population and property value shifts, Kenosha demographics, and global trade signals. It notes New York and Washington political moves, a Burr widow’s death, army reduction talk, Charleston unrest, Pithole Creek land boom, Kansas oil finds, and Barnum’s monumental building plans.
An association formed in New York seeks employment for discharged soldiers, aiding disabled veterans and steering them from dissolute paths. It has matched 1,636 applicants so far, with five hundred forty-nine new applications last week for roles from book-keepers to masons, carpenters, and waiters. The group enjoys civic support and urges similar societies across the West to expand humane employment efforts.
Gov. Morton on Independence Day saluted the nation’s great principles and urged patience. He praised Lincoln and praised the new leader as a true man for liberty and the people, insisting Congress and executive actions must endure through war and peace.
A clipped Louisville Journal excerpt riffs on political tactics and a dog’s fate, asking why advocate a dog’s life when the dog is dead and signaling satire or critique of adversaries using harsh rhetoric. The fragment suggests editorial voice and provocative wordplay without a clear event.
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