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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1880
Page
4
The Tar Star notes it does not endorse correspondent opinions but provides space for neighbors to share thoughts. Excerpt from Greencastle Postoffice letter indicates second class mail matter.
Reports from Washington and Cincinnati describe Democratic and Republican maneuvering for the presidency. Debates cite possible independent candidates, Grant’s likely nomination, and Republican patience. Senator Voorhees illness and family death are noted, while storm fears and ship rumors prove unfounded.
Washington dispatches report growing sentiment for General Grant’s renomination with some conceding it probable and even by acclamation. The piece notes Grant supporters’ loyalty, shifts in Ohio and Midwest politics, and references Langsdale’s testimony on the Exodus committee amid broader migration and political efforts.
Larra Benn reports on the disturbed grave of Sarah Platts eight miles from the city. Amateur phrenologist Gordon Truesdale confessed to robbing the coffin, severing the head, and hiding the skull under straw in a stable manger after a dramatic, painful illness revealing his crime.
The account describes Truesdale's final days marked by grave-related poison exposure. The poison caused severe decay and a bloodstained, foul breath that forced attendants to wear gloves and avoid touching the body. The coffin swelled and burst, forcing a hurried burial as the stench overwhelmed workers.
The account recalls Stonewall Jackson famed for sleeping under pressure during marches and battles. A July sun sermon near his East Virginia headquarters finds him on a backless camp-stool, cap held above his head, sleeping through the entire service as troops endured the heat.
A humorous meditation on disbelief in social pretenses. The piece riffs on how appearances and claims tempt credibility, from long separations to romantic misdirections, ending with a jab about painters behind screens and feigned illness.
The article praises Samuel Saylor Coleridge as the greatest talker in ancient and modern times noting his daily loom of theories and images. It credits his discourses with stimulating inquiry and revealing principles, while his calm yet shifting voice enhanced his eloquence. Walter Scott recalls a dinner where Coleridge’s learned harangue bored him, exclaiming he was bethumped with words. It ends with a remark on Europe outside Russia and a note about unsold public lands.
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