15 Jul 1858
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Newspaper
Lexington Clipper
Location
Lexington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1858
Page
2
Notice appears to warn that individuals sending legal advertisements to the office for publication will be charged the advertising fee. The column lists responsibility for payment rests with the submitter.
A letter discusses courtship deception and marriage obligations, portraying how couples mislead each other into believing they are congenial. It contrasts the image of a flawless partner with the reality hidden behind social embellishments and the risks of false harmony. The piece then includes a long battlefield update from Lieut. Wingate on troop movements toward Salt Lake and conflicts affecting Governor Cumming, detailing logistics, routes, and the slow march of convoys across the plains.
The text reflects a touching Indian youth longing for his distant western home. He recalls youth, rivers, cedars, and the landscape of primitive freedom. He yearns for the Indian maiden and hopes his body rests in the silent forest when the Great Spirit calls him.
A local piece warns of a spreading “species of madness” affecting humans, starting with quiet torpor and groans and escalating to loud raving. It mentions phrases like Lexingon Allum and Coppers Indiana Bank Courty seat and Nebuchadnezzar, with symptoms including hair standing on end and glowing eyes.
Total value of agricultural products raised in Scott County during 1857 reported by township assessors amounts to 127,592 dollars. Vienna Towns listed among contributing localities in the census.
A New Yorker describes his Vesuvius ascent and lava views with dramatic detail, then shifts to agriculture urging weed control. Notes from Ohio Farmer on weeds lowering yields and calls for Grand Jurors and road weed cutting orders. Also mentions local civic figures Barker’s neck and Joseph Beard’s death and mob incident effects on the community.
The article describes using hoops stretched with thin cotton to cover milk pans. This keeps out flies and mites and helps maintain cream clarity by preventing exposure to air when milk stands for twenty four hours.
The Batavia Sun reports a black snake discovered in a split Mulberry tree heart in Bull Skin area. Mr Richey cut the tree, noting the timber’s wet root allowed the serpent to coil. The timber suggests the snake had resided there about fifteen years. Fire snakes were described as six feet long and blind with limited use of their heads.
The city marshal Jos Weard was fatally stabbed on Water street while attempting to arrest William Barker, who had drawn a knife during a dispute with John McChesney. Barker was captured and jailed as crowds demanded punishment and urged action against Barker.
Mercury reports the Baltimore Sun cor respondent details a gathering of War of 1812 veterans meeting the President on a Monday. Col Seaton and others are introduced, with questions about service, residence, and work on old city surveys and the Capitol.
In Newburyport District Court a witness recalled a quar ter story where a man who tells the biggest lie wins the money. The witness denied lying, saying he never told a lie and claimed to have won a quarter. Local coverage notes the exchange occurred during the trial proceedings.
A funeral was held in Lowell on Wednesday for J B Smit. Miss Evans Houston spoke and prayed in a trance, claiming to speak through her. The widow and family, instead of wearing black, dressed in white with white shawls and bonnets trimmed in white.
Fragmentary text suggests a bank or financial entity may close soon with an impending near term action. Limited readable details prevent precise identification of parties or location.
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