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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1861
Page
6
A memorial verse to Hattie recalls lifelong devotion and virtue. The speaker reflects on years of marriage, mourns her death, and expresses hope of reunion in heaven. The poem emphasizes innocence, gentle temper, and steadfast love beyond earthly life.
A legendary Kensington meadow encounter near June days drew Prince George Augustus to Lady Sarah Lennox. She married Sir J C Banbury and then George Napier, producing Charles Napier, whose existence caused royal pride to falter. An amusing court clash emerged when Sarah’s son was misnamed by his cousin.
A description of a new gunpowder composition from England notes it uses yellow potassa and chloride of potassium leaf sugar with brimstone. The mixture is inodorous and does not soil the gun, making it harder to detect.
Washington reports traitors compromised Mc Clellan's planned infantry cavalry and artillery reconnaissance near Fairfax risking rebel cutoffs. Letters from East Tennessee note Knights Golden Circle camps at Camp Ben near Clarksville aiming to march ten thousand men to devastate Cumberland Gap to the Ohio River and Pennsylvania in scattered raids. Maj. Gen. Hunter heads to Chicago and Daniel E Sickels receives Brigadier General commission. A skirmish between 50 N S 37th and 2nd Michigan with rebels leaves one private dead and rebels wounded. Enemies mass near Chain Bridge VA across the Potomac. Belgian cloth tariff change halts shoddy exports.
The official report to the Secretary of the Navy states 615 Minnesota officers and men surrendered after bombardment at Hatteras Inlet. Prisoners to be landed in New York then Hampton. Capitulation terms include unconditional surrender of Barron Martin Andrews forces and munitions. Federal account calls it a signal victory with two forts taken and 25 cannons captured.
The dispatches describe casualties at Cape Hatteras with several wounded and some fatalities. Unconditional surrender noted and Gen Wool orders a persistent post there. The Navy captures a ten inch Columb ia 31 cannon pieces a brig with cotton and a sloop with stores plus boats and coffee. Government plans Cape Hatteras as a rendezvous and signals further rapid operations. Rosencranz notes encouraging news as rebels mass at Chain Bridge in Western Virginia.
A Civil War brief notes Gen Mc Clellan enforces police rules to curb interstate intercourse with rebels along the Potomac. It praises rebels for near perfect intelligence on army and individuals. A traveler returning from Richmond reports his Navy Department pass request for a Fortress Monroe Norfolk trip with flag was denied, yet Richmond learns the exact application and reply.
The renowned astronomer argues against popular beliefs that scientists can predict a comet’s return date. He notes the sun and planets are measurable, but comets remain largely unknowable despite months of work. He cites Goldschmidt and others claiming the 1861 comet as the one that influenced a throne’s abdication, calling that identification impossible.
A Pine River correspondent reports a remarkable natural bridge at the mouth of the West Branch of Pine River. A rock and earth tunnel fifteen to twenty feet wide and twelve feet high cuts through an eighty foot hill, allowing waters to mingle toward the main river and potentially serving as a future throughway for traffic and mills.
The picking of blackberries is at its height with fruit selling in town for five cents per quart per the Jackson Co. Banner.
The passage contrasts one party claiming to preserve the government while fighting slavery and another faction fighting for independence, alleging their true aim is to open the African Slave Trade and expand slavery under the Home League banner. The historian would note the tension between stated patriotism and real objectives.
A speech fragment presents Dr Tyng lamenting human division and urging unity. He argues that intellectual fences between people lead to hardship, while shared truths and common goals can save society from sin. The quotation frames moral contrasts between isolated effort and collective harmony.
A quip argues Cowper’s poverty stems from longing for a vast wilderness lodge. The essay contrasts ancient fasting in sackcloth with modern fasting in braal cloth and sashes. A child asks if a door can speak and a parent replies it is time for school.
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