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Newspaper
Logansport Herald
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1838
Page
1
An advertisement appeared in a Thursday issue by J. C. and D. Douglass publishers of U S laws. The ad is placed at the northeast corner of Market and Bridge streets.
A lyrical piece adapts a sonnetlike plea to a beloved, recalling June’s memories and boyhood joys. The speaker declares the beloved as own, while nature and time transform but sweetness remains. The poem envisions aging with beauty and love enduring through change.
The New York Beacon reports on discoveries from Pompeii including Epicurus writings and Cicero fragments. A translated Hortensius letter to Atticus details Cataline’s conspiracy and Cicero’s dramatic Senate address. The piece notes the scholar’s thrill at unearthing ancient texts and the enduring allure of Rome’s past.
The article reports an extraordinary rise in the Great Lakes level from Lake Superior to the St Lawrence, submerging farms and wharves. It notes a 3.5 to 4 feet increase since 1835, with a Cleveland settler recalling much lower levels in the past. A theory attributes the change to a blocked river draining into Tudson's Bay, forcing a new channel into Lake Superior’s tributaries, explaining why Lake Michigan levels differ.
Mr. Pitt and Edmund Burke stroll when Burke halts at a fixed post in the pavement. In earnest talk he shouts for the boy to move. Pitt replies that the boy is a post-boy who never yields to anyone.
Stormy voyage vivid with wandering mountains of sea and leaden vales. The sky and clouds rock to the wind as foam and blue green tints break. The narrator recalls a scene unlike any imagined and a rare moment of awe.
The Texians list Gen. Houston M. B. Lamar and P. W. Gray as three presidential candidates. Preparations are underway for an invasion of Mexico.
The act permits vessels blocked en route to Mexico to land and store cargo in United States ports under customs custody. Cargo must be re-exported within twelve months, with duties waived or drawn back under existing laws, except as specified. Approved July 5th, 1838.
An act authorizes patent issuance to the bona fide transferees of Creek Indian reservations, dating from the 1832 treaty. The president must issue patents to rightful purchasers or assignees of selections made for or by any chief or head of an Indian family in Washington, with proof of fairness of prior transfers required.
An act numbered 46 proposes expanding the current military strength. Details outline proposed personnel increases and budgetary implications. The measure seeks to bolster defense capacity and modernize forces amid ongoing security concerns.
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