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Newspaper
Logansport Herald
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1838
Page
1
The Herald notes it is published every Thursday morning by J. C. and D. Douglass, publishers of the Laws of the United States, located on the third story at the northeast corner of Market and Bridgets.
The paper prints a portion of the act for canal safety, warning immediate prosecutions for offenses. It outlines penalties for destroying embankments, obstructing locks, improper gate actions, and illegal bridge or wharf construction, with specifications for navigation and vessel equipment on state canals.
The article notes Saardam as Peter the Great’s former residence when he worked as a ship carpenter to learn naval architecture. It describes his hut, later covered by a brick building for Princess of Orange, and preserves his furniture and inscriptions, with a Dutch and Russian message on an oval table.
The Indiana Legislature appropriated two hundred ninety thousand dollars for the canal project joining the River St. Joseph with the Wabash and Maumee Canal, a waterway running through Indiana that connects Lake Erie to the Ohio River. State of Crime in Ireland shows March outrages reported by the constabulary for 1837 and 1838, with a decrease of 175 cases from 6438 to 438.
The Richmond Whig reports that on Wednesday night six prisoners escaped Henrico Prison by cutting the outer wall and overcoming locks. Dr Isaac P Vaughan stayed behind as three locks to his room were loosened but he did not escape. No clue on how the breach was made.
Our Western Cities Cincinnati lists over 200 grog shops with many licensed and unlicensed venues. Pittsburgh including Alleghany county has 356 licensed shops. Cleveland reports 199. St Louis Alton and the valley areas also show numerous establishments. A Miami valley townsman estimates about forty nuisances remain. Hope never withers.
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