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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1848
Page
5
The piece surveys upheaval in Italy and Austria with constitutional shifts in Sicily and Padua clashes, notes Lola Montez’s Bavarian escapades provoking public outcry, and reports on British parliamentary sparring over finances, navy buildup, and tax policy amid a string of Irish tragedies and agricultural improvements.
From Mexico City dated February 26 1848 reports say an armistice for two months would be signed by General Butler the next day Our Vera Cruz correspondent agrees with the Free American that such an armistice had been arranged A letter from D S dated February 19 1848 accompanies extracts noting a escape from Tehuacan and a note seeking transport to leave the country It also describes a court of inquiry to investigate difficulties among generals and a Texan ranger killed by Mexicans in the suburbs of the city followed by retaliatory attacks on Mexicans The dispatches suggest General Scott is to succeed Butler in chief command and that Major General Cushing arrives with orders to organize the inquiry and reinforce the army The letter ends with reflections on leadership and ongoing operations near Tehuacan Cajaca and Guadalupe road
A chaotic account describes monks and Mexican potato stalls during a city quake. Dealers knelt in fear as tremors struck and stalls vanished, followed by confusion over escaped goods. A separate note criticizes English fiscal policy proposing higher taxes to fund government extravagance, detailing broad tax sources and burdens.
A heavily garbled OCR item lists numerous personal names and places across Cuyahoga and Pike counties. It reads as a long catalog of individuals such as Le Gaano Brindon and Salver Sransweatuen with scattered locations and affiliations, but lacks coherent action or events to describe.
A fragmented coastal notice discusses salt lakes of Nueces county and saltpetre’s use, praising salt quality while warning of fake supplies. It shifts to global events: Venezuela’s upheaval, plans by Spanish vessels near Yucatan, and U S political votes on constitutional matters and militia funding amid unrest.
Notice announces a petition to the Allen County commissioners seeking the location of a county road in Sach county from Newton east to the Harciott Scott line, then south forty rods and east to finalize at the county line. March 1848. W S Rose appointed administrator of Alexander Easy deceased in Bath township Allen County Ohio.
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