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Newspaper
Logansport Herald
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1838
Page
3
The Herald reports an abstract of votes from Cass County townships for the recent election. It notes elections were sometimes not held due to lack of voters and criticizes the meager return as inadequate representation. The piece mentions a 600 vote tally and references the August term of the Circuit Court commencing on the 20th.
The note about volunteers for an expedition to Devil's Lake is muddled by public campaign talk. Several locals say they would volunteer if a new push were organized, but the idea seems stalled amid election chatter and candidate coverage.
A Lake Erie shipwreck near Mexico Bay capsized the W L Ma from Ellis Village to Oswego with no drownings, cargo and boat lost. Carroll county re-elections with Milroy by slight margin. Alex Wilson triumphant in Miami. The Forester returns under Banks Swayze with new editors. South Bend Bank branch stock over 1600 shares locally held. bank to operate in October. Total solar eclipse expected October 18. Coronation of Queen of England July 28 elicits mixed American reporting. Webster's Boston performance noted as self glorification. Harrisburg fire devastates a stable area with heavy losses and little insurance. Alderman candidates named Jno Dodd and Jno Litle replacing Taber and Wright. Louisiana election duels reportedly exceed twenty. Robert Dove Pass dies at 46 in this place.
Royal William arrives with London and Liverpool reports. Coronation crowds, pageantry, and a dangerous mishap involving Lord Rolle mark the ceremony. Royal and diplomatic tidings, theater payments, and widespread celebrations follow as England basks in royal spectacle and political updates.
President Van Buren announces two week public sales of public lands in Indiana districts with La Porte Crawfordsville Vincennes offices handling parcels across multiple townships and ranges. Listings include isolated islands in the Wabash and detached tracts forfeited from sales. Sale details specify dates start December 3 and December 17 with lists available at land offices.
The Common Council passes rules prohibiting discharging cannon and firearms within Logansport city limits except for military parades or sanctioned events. Offenders face up to twenty five dollars plus costs on conviction before the Mayor. Also limits bathing in the Wabash and Eel rivers and canal to daylight hours with fines up to ten dollars.
A city ordinance bans interment in any Logansport burial ground under three feet ten inches from surface to coffin top. Violators face a fine of five to twenty five dollars payable to the city, upon conviction before the Mayor. Passed July 10, 1838. Attest Joan S. Parrenson, Recorder.
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