26 Jul 1838
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Newspaper
Logansport Herald
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1838
Page
1
A dramatic verse from the Lady's Book portrays a stormy pursuit led by a powerful hunter riding his night-black steed. Thunder and wind roar as trees bend and rivers rise while the hunter drives the elements before him. Yet the spirit of Truth remains unarmed and confronts the Huntsman.
The tale recounts the German composer Quarz at Berlin and his liaison with Madame Schindler after the death of her husband Schindler. Quarz marries her on her deathbed but she reveals she is not dying and desires to live with him. The doctor and witnesses are astonished by the ruse as Quarz laughs at the ruse.
The article notes rising water levels in the Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie, with Buffalo harbor about three feet higher than usual for three years. It recalls a former memoir on tides and doubts a permanent elevation without controlling Niagara Falls, warning of growing inconvenience.
The Hudson River tragedy at West Point follows three Cozzens daughters washed away by a steamboat surge. Two bathed on a safe beach, one read on shore. the elder sister dived to rescue them and all perished. Authorities note delaying entry until the surge subsides could have prevented the loss. Bodies remain unfound.
A woman keeper of a secret informed neighbors that Nouck the mail robber escaped from Columbus jail Ohio was hidden in a house near Springfield. The informer told her husband who told the sheriff. Nouck, about twenty five, had robbed the mail about five years ago. Saturday Cour.
The Mobile Typographical Society passes resolutions urging the National Typographical Association to back a public Franklin memorial. Local societies across the Union would be asked for sentiment and printers would form committees to collect subscriptions if approved. Washington D C is suggested as the monument site.
A lady resting in a steamboat cabin at Princess Bay was startled when a large rock fish leaped through the open window. The incident sparked humorous disbelief as readers debated who was more terrified, the woman or the intruding fish. The piece concludes with playful commentary on proper etiquette.
A city auction yielded a chest of high drawers with a hidden secret compartment. Inside lay stocking legs filled with gold and silver coins totaling thousands, some dating from ancient times. The drawers belonged to an old lady recently deceased, with the treasure described in her will but the deposit location unnamed.
The article states the Hudson Bay Company fabrication of a Northwest Passage discovery as a hoax to secure a charter renewal. It describes the claim as a deliberate ruse rather than a genuine navigational finding.
A French guest in Lyons is described as deaf and cunning, taking a bed and charging the party for his stay while leaving a humorous impression. The tale ends with him paying thirty cents for his meals, praising a breakfast to come, and departing before dawn. The piece follows with a Mississippi Democrat commentary urging a choice between Jefferson and Hamilton in the upcoming election, endorsing Martin Van Buren.
Mr. Holman notes crows in Ceyton raid homes and baskets of provisions. They snatch food from children and outwit dogs guarding bones, descending on prey as households watch doors and windows. The flocks persist until the spoils are carried away.
Southern papers report Savannah citizens will build a pyramidal monument in the cemetery to honor the ill fated Pulaski victims.
A Mohawk Courier excerpt shows a street dialogue in Herkimer with a delegate pressuring Cesar and Casay on attending the Convention and “whitewashing” Black people. The piece mocks hypocrisy while noting political friction and readership values amid a dismissal by an editor. Treasury notes report $10,000,000 in Treasury notes issued and $6,570,000 duties and lands remitted, with $4,904,012.50 issued under later act.
A child at Cincinnati was seized by a full grown hog standing at a house door and carried away in its teeth across several streets. The child was so mangled that recovery was not expected.
Eighteen bodies recovered in the Silver Creek area by Lake Erie after the Washington steamboat burned. Many victims were badly mutilated and unrecognizable. Authorities estimate about twenty-five lost in the disaster.
A fragment listing titles of traditional songs and verses such as If T had a donkey vet wouldn't go Over the hills and far away The Maid of Llangollen and How are you for Soap The Washing Day Blow the Candle out and other items reflecting a roaming minstrel repertoire.
The President issues a confirmatory proclamation of a Texas United States convention. It authorizes $11,750 indemnity to be paid in Houston one year after April 11, 1838. Payment is in gold or silver with 6 percent interest to the receiver appointed by the United States.
Norfolk reports on Friday afternoon the sloops Vicennes and Peacock left the navy yard for the naval anchorage. They received spar decks and state rooms to resemble small frigates. No sailing date fixed, but August is anticipated.
The Augusta Age reports Dr. Holmes appointed by Governor Kent of Maine to survey public lands on the Aroostook has been ordered off by British authorities and has returned to the United States.
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