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Newspaper
Lexington Clipper
Location
Lexington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1858
Page
1
Captain James P. Alcorn describes a near mutiny eight days from Boston bound to Laguira. The watch leaders plot to seize the ship and kill the crew. After a rooftop confrontation with belaying pins and pistols, the officers quell the revolt, capture four mutineers, wound several, and surrender the rest to civil authorities in Charleston.
A humorous courtroom anecdote features Judge G. famed for his sharp wit and pomp. An Irish witness is pressed with a mock inventory, including a Savior portrait, provoking laughter and a lasting tease about the judge’s way with the bar.
An Indiana man aboard a steamer on the Ohio River lost horse and two yearling colts when the boat tilted. He clung to a colt’s tail while the mare swam to shore, shouting that a man who cannot swim cannot swap horses in a crisis.
An eccentric Fairhaven cat captured a young rabbit and, defying its hunting urge, has begun rearing the creature with unexpected motherly tenderness.
A fragmentary Quaker admonishes a unnamed man for pouring dorth and warns to show care. The dialogue hints at personal conflict and cautionary guidance within a small gathering, with archaic spellings and unclear context.
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