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Newspaper
Lexington Clipper
Location
Lexington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1858
Page
2
Local issue of The Clipper from Lexington Indiana dated Thursday August 26, 1858 notes a mention of Dr Campbell and the editor, with typical 19th century newspaper formatting.
The piece argues for equal pay for women, noting skilled workers and teachers earn far less than men for similar labor. It urges education for girls, expansion of female employment beyond teaching, and links idleness to vice, urging productive work for all.
The piece extols the luxury of illness, noting the extra attention from family and friends, abundant comfort, special foods and drinks, daily medical visits, and compliments from doctors and loved ones as a person recovers. It frames sickness as a temporary privilege.
The paper declares forbearance ends and urges readers who owe the office to settle promptly. It notes office expenses run about $25 weekly in cash and stresses that small individual payments will add up to a meaningful total.
Monday morning proved the coolest of the season as linen was discarded and old winter garments came back into use. People dressed in layers appeared unusually blue, with Tally horazer blades adding a vivid color touch.
The firm reports a nice assortment of goods received and notes it will be their last delivery until a tremendous fall stock arrives.
A severe sickness caused a two week editorial gap in the Clipper. We are restored to health and will endeavor to keep our readers posted with news and notes.
Sax John M. Wilson of New Albany is announced as an independent Anti Lecompton candidate for Congress in this district.
The Republicans and reform supporters are urged to assemble in Vienna on September 1 to nominate a county ticket for state and national administration reform.
The New Orleans Crescent reports a German widow who has had five husbands. Her fifth spouse died of yellow fever days after the wedding and was buried on Friday. The tale, though odd, is noted by friends who know the causes of death and the widow’s reputation.
News of a successful transmission rings through West Lebanon as Captain Woods, a Revolu tion veteran aged ninety nine, rings the bell signaling the event.
The Atlantic Telegraph Theme announces the Niagara’s arrival at New York and a grand oration to Mr Field and the vessel’s officers. From New York papers we glean details about the laying of the submarine cable and related progress.
The report notes a remarkable event linked to the August 4 laying of a cable. The cable was washed ashore at Trinity and later recovered after it parted from the company. It was sent to Plymouth and placed on board the Niagara for further handling.
After dawn 1300 fathoms of cable were landed ashore. First Lieut. North handed the shore end to Captain Hudson who placed it on the beach. A procession formed with officers from the Niagara and crews of the Gorgon and Porcupine marching to the telegraph station. The Gorgon fired a 21 gun salute as cheers followed the ceremony.
Officers describe the last effort to lay a Bible cable as fraught with trials and discouragement. The team pressed on six days and nights with Mr Everett vigilant over the paying out gear while Mr Field and Mr Whitehouse watched every movement for a hoped breakthrough.
Robert Patterson Esq formerly professor of mathematics at Jefferson College Pennsylvania has been elected professor of mathematics at Danville College. Patterson has held similar capacity at his last college in Mississippi for two years and now serves at Danville College.
A sale of enslaved people from the Flourno estate, conducted by auctioneer L. B. Seres, realized prices for several individuals including a 43 and 45 year old, a 42 year old woman with a child, a 7 year old boy, and three younger children.
Reports from New York cover a failed life conspiracy and a suicide, plus updates on cable celebration plans, the frigate Niagara’s condition and rig changes, and crew reassignment. Also noted are a bank robbery trace, a Bennington anniversary oration, Chicago real estate concerns, North Carolina murders, a Davenport scrip riot, and a river drowning pattern.
New York August 21. Tiffanys has bought one hundred miles of Niagara cable for cutting into sections to be mounted or kept. Chasers may prefer. The sale price was about four hundred dollars per mile. Tiffanys will present a specimen cable to each state and collegiate library in the United States and to libraries in Canada and Britain. Atlantic Telegraph Company plans to present a specimen to every telegraph company.
A young man Francis Julien died in Mobile Alabama from hydrophobia contracted by a dog bite over two years earlier. Reports from Virginia and North Carolina describe distress over drying corn and bleak yields. Archbishop Hughes sent Bishop McGill a lavish pair of carriage horses from New York. New York broker Ralph H Ishman was arrested for forgeries against Mr Fredericks and bailed for 10 000. Mackenzie of the Philadelphia Press suggests Byron Autobiography will surface after years in Moore’s custody. A Madison County New York murder suspect has a prison social circle including a son nephew brother in law and two brothers in durance vile.
In Urbana Ohio Mrs Nash and her daughter visited Jimmy Shalen’s grocery where her husband rented. She caused unrest scaring inmates and spirits with light, while Staunton Virginia endures a Vigilance Committee seizing houses and ordering famous occupants to vacate under threat of law.
An Arkansas paper quips that branding a stick with a hat labeled Johnson could win any public office. It notes the name carries a magnetic appeal that attracts mass votes and voter attention.
In about three weeks grasshoppers have appeared in nearly every section of the country. The Fredonia Advertiser notes the pests swarm across Pennsylvania and border into New York, alarming residents with their vast numbers.
Report from The Telegraph notes a fatal incident following a screening in Aisville. The Journal confirms the editor died soon after, with authorities examining the scene and remains.
In Winchester Illinois on the seventh, Senator Douglas recounts arriving on foot with a coat on his arm twenty five years earlier. He recalls earning his first six dollars and taking his first regular job while facing lone uncertainty before entering public life.
In Palmer Massachusetts the high school principal is discharged for kissing a female assistant against her will. Three Rivers residents support the teacher, calling for a town meeting on Monday the 16th to decide if a male teacher should remain. Women of the town rally to defend the ex teacher amid rising protests.
The eccentric poet notes that true temper is exposed not in prison or shipboard but in the bonds of marriage, humorously reflecting on intimate trials and character.
The New York Courier lists U S bank note circulation at 160.6 million dollars, down from 214 million a year ago, indicating a contraction in circulating currency across the nation.
A friend bought vivid red fruit from a seller, peeled them to reveal a surprising interior color, and the surface was painted red to boost salability.
A crisp proverb notes that even the prudent can choose folly when driven by strong impulse. It suggests wit may clash with intent, yielding sharp satire on seasoned judgment and misapplied restraint.
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