A Night Among the Swiss Alps and the Jungfrau
A traveler recalls Aug 18 journey from Berne to Interlaken by steamer then foot ascent to the Wenger Alp. He witnesses the Staubach waterfall near Lauterbrunnen and the Silberhorn beside the Jungfrau. He camps at Jungfraujoch, describes perilous ascents, alpine bells, and luminous icy vistas.
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Berne
Thun
Staubach
Wengen Alp
Awirzentaxp
Tale Thun
Switzerland
Interlachen
Longfellow
Wyperion
Brieng Fron
Vale of
Taterlachen
Lauterbrunnen
Terra Firma
Jung
Jung'ran
Jongfrau
Alps
Lincoln’s Sudden Termination Tour Amid Plot Rumors
The piece reports plots to derail a special train and to shoot Lincoln at a station as he travels to Washington. Gen Scott and Sen Seward are named in connection with the plot relayed to Baltimore and Morrisburg. Buchanan welcomes the President elect as visitors crowd his hotel rooms.
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Lincoln
Washington
Pennsylvania Line
Baltimore
Guy Slicks
Maryland
Gen Scott
Senator Seward
Scott
Seward
Morrisburg
Buchannan
Peace Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Beaver Creek Flood damages Beaver Creek Valley dam and bridge
Reports describe a historic flood in Beaver Creek Valley after a warm spell followed by heavy rain. The flood swept away dam timbers at Clark Harris Mill and damaged the old bridge and North Wing of the new bridge. Local losses include Clark and Harris two hundred dollars and town of Gile one hundred. D Yauson and Magee also suffer minor losses.
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Harris
D.f. Magee
D. Yauson
Black Smith
Clark & Clarris
Town of
Gile
David Lauson
B.t. Magee
Delaware Lottery Prize Scheme Revealed
In a bold disclosure the paper prints confidential Delaware lottery bid details claiming a ten dollar stake, secrecy kept until a high prize value is drawn. The editors praise the state's support for progressive ventures and pledge honest amplification of the magnanimous plan.
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Delaware
A New Post Court and Better Mail for Galesville
Northern readers welcome improved mail service as a possible new post court. The paper relies on Trempealeau and private convoys for news, noting one weekly mail to a village with a university and Beaver Creek Valley, Preston and Sumner faring worse. La Crosse papers arrive late, delaying press. A brief extract from the President's Inaugural Message is offered, with the full document to be published next week.
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Aneo
Trempealeau P. M
Galesville
Beaver Creek Valley
Preston, Sumner &E
Turoviut
la Crosse
Dia Crosse Democrat
March weather and political chatter in brief notes
A terse Washington update from February 26 notes Major Bowman’s appointment as West Point superintendent, various senator and delegation visits to Lincoln, and a Virginian group expressing pleasure with the President elect. It also mentions Professor Mallows’ lecture at the Court House and a pleasant remnant of March-like weather.
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Wasingaton
Maj
Bowman
West’ Point
Seward
Sumner
N W
York
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Waris
Hicks
Lincoln Doxday
Post Office route order to improve mail service
A letter from 1861 notes an order from the Post Office Department for a mail route from La Crosse to Sumner via Caledonia Galesville and the mouth of Pigeon Creek. It mentions securing books for the University from the Smithsonian Institution and Congress delaying inauguration plans. The writer, Geo. Garx, reports a Washington birthday display with troops and artillery on Penn Avenue, warning rebels.
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Washington T
Sig
Post Office Department
la Crosse
Sumner
Caledonia
Galesville
Pigeon Creek
Smithsonian Institute
Congress
Prest. Lincoln
Washington
Penn
Geo. Garx
Largest Flower Reaches Three Feet Across
A report notes the world’s largest flower grows to about three feet in diameter. Scientists describe its size as remarkable and record setting for its species.
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Foreign Correspondence
Wolcain
Mal
Rientrachts
D.T. Mages
Harris’ Tntel
J. Frothingham
Court House
Glendoning
D. W
Professor Mallows
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