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Newspaper
Logansport Herald
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1838
Page
2
The Herald is published every Thursday morning by J. C. and D. Douglass at the third story corner of Market and Bridge Streets.
A Massillon Gaz narrative recounts John Wood a Bracken County Kentucky farmer captured in the 1812 war. He endured capture, press gang service aboard the Sea Horse, escape attempts, imprisonment, life service in India and Calcutta, then reached England and finally New York seeking his family after 26 years. The piece notes outrage at his ordeal and cites Cincinnati Chronicle. Also included is a New York Bank Convention preamble urging a January resumption of specie payments.
Judge McKinley presided as Circuit Court decided that a bank chartered in Louisiana cannot contract in this state and thus cannot sue on a bill. The ruling may go to the U S Supreme Court for settlement, causing widespread alarm and discussion in Mobile.
A humorous note about the difference of exchange prompting boot currency from Mississippi and a satire on rural remittances. Also reports 41 Lake Erie steamboats totaling seventeen thousand tons built in four years, excluding Canadian vessels. A Weymouth birth with a four-eyed four-armed infant is described from the Boston Transcript.
Reports from Buenos Ayres describe a dispute between the French consul and the Buenos Ayrean government after French citizens were beaten and forced into military service at the frontier. The consul demanded release and 30000 francs for a Frenchman’s death, prompting a contemptuous reply and a naval gesture. A brig was sent to the coast, signaling potential blockade and demand for reparations.
A Toronto traveler reports that all prisoners condemned to death there and in Hamilton have been reprieved except Theller. The reprieve may last until lord Durham arrives. John Wilkes’s maxim about hanging prisoners echoes in colonial authorities actions. God. Sutherland faces transportation for life, a stroke of luck for him.
Lanp Ho celebrates New York recovery from mercantile convulsions as banks resume specie payments and issue notes. The Great Western and Sirius arrive from Europe, easing Atlantic navigation fears and signaling a new commercial era with rapid travel and trade prospects. Crowds gather at Judd's wharf. coal intake and calm seas accompany the voyage. Early European news reaches Trieste with late March dispatches.
From the Cincinnati Daily Gazette details on British Canada executions of high treason defendant s Lount and Matthews. The report notes public sorrow over harsh penalties and questions the efficacy of retribution for revolutionary movements. It includes correspondence from Toronto noting mercy petitions and anticipated further executions.
A moral tale shows a kitchen maid Betty weeping as fear of marriage and motherhood drives her to imagine the baby burning in a hot oven. The mistress asks if she burned herself, and Betty reveals her grim fantasy of an unattended infant in the oven.
The Westminster Review cites the editor of a Daily Newspaper as an example of a prolific thrash and thunder author. It notes leading articles on trivial topics, thrashing straw nightly with renewed vigor for years, praising the vitality of man in human physiology.
A New York Star note reports a large deposit of at least 75009 dollars in specie in a city bank as no premium could be found. It recalls the U S Bank says specie payments would resume when coin exports stop and New York banks ready. Both conditions have occurred, yet the bank remains ready but not resuming. When will the move be completed?
The Cleveland Herald notes the lake has reached its highest level in history after a dry winter with little rain. The paper rejects Black Rock works as the cause, finding the rise permanent and not related to that hypothesis.
A marble bust of Martin Van Buren has been placed in the Library of the Capitol at Washington. It is by Pettrick, a pupil of Thorswalden, and is described as a work of extreme beauty.
In the Senate April 25 the bill to prevent issue and circulation of notes of corporations formed by Congress with expired charters was debated. Buchanan argued for constitutionality and expediency, condemning the Pennsylvania Bank of the United States. Cray opposed. Vote: 27 yeas 13 nays. On April 26 the board of commissioners bill for settling claims against the U S was engrossed for a third reading 23 to 15.
The Federalists hailed fall and spring municipal victories, carrying Connecticut and another Van Buren state. They joked the opposition deserved patent grants to turn a molehill into a mountain, mocking their rivals.
A Cleveland handbill offered a $500 reward for Capt. Bristol of the James Madison amid sensational charges of wrongful seduction. The Erie, Pennsylvania couple's engagement was blocked by the father Mr Hamot after anonymous slanders questioned Bristol’s character. Letters from respected peers later exonerated him, but the feud endures.
A cotillion sparks a dramatic elopement on the Madison with Captain Bristol and a missing daughter. Revenue cutters chase along Lake Erie, landing the lovers and ending in an arrest and forced marriage. The tale unfolds with melodramatic sea daring and paternal ultimatum.
The Ky. and O. Journal notes 190 lives lost on the Moselle and speculates the Oronoko's destruction share the same cause, likely excessive speed. It accuses Captain Perin of reckless ambition, claiming he built the Moselle quickly after arriving in Cincinnati and sent her on swift runs at safety’s expense.
In Parliament the English Prime Minister argued slavery would persist until free labor beat slave labor. He dismissed further debate as futile and cited self interest as ending slavery. The House rejected a motion by Lord Brougham to repeal an order deporting British subjects from the East Indies to British Guiana by 56 to 14.
The schooner Juliet drifted last week at Mackinaw. She carried merchandise worth about 10000 dollars for Doherty of Berrien and 500 dollars for Swan of White Pigeon. No insurance covered the cargo. The vessel and all aboard were lost. the crew were saved.
The St Joseph River appears to be full of many kinds and sizes of fish with strong sport spearing and harpooning. Sturgeon weighing 50 to 135 pounds have been taken in abundance along the river.
The Iowa News of Dubuque notes lead discoveries have become common. diggings in Cassville, Mineral Point, Blue River, Snake Diggings and nearby areas are yielding large quantities as holes are walled with mineral.
Pennsylvania reports growing Democratic support with General Porter as the leading nominee. The piece predicts the anti Masonic Ritner Harrison faction will face weak prospects next October, signaling a political shift.
A New Era note reports city banks held 4,817,890 in specie at the last tally. In the past fifteen days 5,615,000 arrived, exceeding the prior stock by 797,110. The piece argues passage of a Sub-Treasury bill would keep this money in the country and foster universal prosperity.
The Merchants Bank of New York, a major Massachusetts institution, resumed specie payments on all liabilities on the 24th, an impressive signal of improving banking confidence echoed in Boston.
The Cincinnati Express reports additional tragic details after the Moseinie boiler explosion. Names identified among the dead include Henry Casey Cincinnati. Mr. Chapman Cincinnati. Mr. Douglass Chillicothe. J H Burns Philadelphia. a Wisconin justice and postmaster. Mr Parker Pennsylvania with wife and three children. George Riker Pennsylvania. Lieut Col Fowle US Army. River still rising. bodies hidden by two to three feet of water on cabin floor. about two hundred aboard. deck about one hundred thirty and cabin fifty. at least two thirds lost.
National Intelligencer New York whig correspondent reports the general banking law passing by 72 to 27 in the Assembly. The act opens banking to over 100000 dollars with bonds mortgages and state stocks as security, predicting up to 1500 banks. Warning to tighten counterfeit detectors and engravers. Gen Jessup has led 500 Indians elsewhere.
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