Bloody battle looming as the North and South clash
The writer predicts a bloody battle soon, doubts Southern parity with Northern forces, and notes Northern courage in skirmishes. Ellsworth’s death is mourned, and the New York Seventh has returned after 30 days. Douglas’s death is condemned, with reflections on his war stance and the perils of slave power. Gen. King and John F. Potter visit the city amid political maneuvering and reform talk.
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Ellsworth
New York
Seventh
Douglas
Democratic Party
South
Charleston
Gen. King
John F. Potter
Wisconsin
Lincolln
P. O
Ouserver
Slander Suit on "You have stolen my money" Words
Court finds the words alone do not prove larceny without showing defendant intended to charge theft. Slander action requires meaning explained by extrinsic facts. The jury or court must consider whether the term great implies a felony, and the case grants a non-suit.
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Doolittle Agt
Massice
Trempealeay
R. Bunn
B. ¥. Montgomery
A.W. Newman
W. H. Tucker
Tuk Court
Bouvier
Starke
Swift’s Digest
Strong
Abbott
Artist Soldier Gifford Digs Trenches At Long Bridge
A correspondent notes Gifford the artist serving in the Seventh Regiment at Arlington Heights works zealously under a hot sun with a pickaxe and shovel in trenches near Long Bridge. He pairs art with duty, earning praise for earnest effort and soldierly bearing as he fights and toils.
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Tsaw Gifford
Long Bridge
Gifford
Tenth-street
Hone Journal
Slavery and Gen Butler Refusal Shape War Era
A Washington correspondent asserts Butler’s refusal to return fugitive slaves signals a new war-era shift. It is believed this stance could drive slavery from Virginia as slaveholders move south or permit escape north, altering Northern Virginia’s posture and impacting state welfare.
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The
Mes
Washington
Butler
Virginia
Sentinel
Mysterious disappearance rumors linked to Gen Beauregard
A Texas man Hyer, once of Manchester New Hampshire, tells Elk County Journal editor he rode the same train as Gen Beauregard across Alabama and Georgia while Beauregard organized Secession forces in Texas. He claims Beauregard received ovations, a Montgomery reception, and speeches at Columbus and elsewhere.
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Besarzscarp
Texas
Hyer
Manchester
N. H
Elk Co. Journa
Alabama
Georgia
Beauregard
Gen. B
Montgomery
Columbus
Sentinel
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Gronan Gaze
H. E. Doolittle
Doolittle
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