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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1840
Page
7
A late 19th century reminiscence recounts a perilous Ohio to Kentucky river voyage with Captain Ward his wife and kin aboard a makeshift boat. Indians attack at sunset killing the young man andVirginia the captain faces loss while the widow prays and buries her son by moonlight.
A speaker describes a poignant scene after a boy is killed by Indians. The mother asks prayers for the killers and thanks God for giving her such a son. The narrator helps place a grave stone stained with blood and recalls the widow’s tearful gratitude and memory.
The author laments the loss of summer beauty and the withering of nature yet contrasts it with the human heart. Nature may renew yearly, but a blighted feeling sinks permanently, leaving no second spring for the heart.
Two boys were arrested in Orleans New Jersey for throwing snuff into the eyes of a dandy. The act described as cruel and unprovoked drew public attention to juvenile misconduct in the town.
A satirical remark condemns men who belittle female society calling them numbskulls or knaves, arguing they lack sense to deserve its benefits and chafe at its restraints. The speaker asks sharp for judgment from the ready tongues.
The Wilson McGrew jewelry store on Main Street was burglarized between seven and ten PM on the 13th, with losses estimated between thirteen and twenty six thousand dollars. Most valuables were gold and numerous diamonds. burglars also took paper goods from Mr. heading and placed them under his gate near his residence. police have no clues.
A sturdy beggar accosts Miravaux and mocks his indolence. The exchange ends with Miravaux giving the man a piece of silver after an unexpected reply. The brief encounter highlights street interaction and charitable impulse in a curious vignette.
A man drunk assaulted a minister of religion and faced magistrate. The Reverend interceded. the prisoner was convicted but freed on signing a teetotal pledge for a month. Afterward he thanked the minister and remorsefully noted he would have knocked him down thirty years earlier.
An elderly, long‑ridiculed man on his deathbed rejects fears of the King of Terrors. A visiting clergyman urges spiritual reflection, but the man insists he has lived thirty years with the Queen of them and mocks the idea of the King. The garbled text shows a Scots or rural dialect exchange.
On Monday December 7 1840 the Indiana General Assembly organized. Judah of Kook was elected Speaker on first ballot with Reed as Van Buren supporter. Vigo’s Hagar elected Principal Clerk Bennet Assistant Clerk Fulton Enrolling Clerk Hotchkiss Doorkeeper. Three ballots for Sergeant at Arms yielded no choice. In the Senate Magaire chosen Principal Clerk on first ballot Colum Assistant Clerk Coox Doorkeeper. no Sergeant at Arms yet. Inauguration of Gov. Bigger planned for Wednesday. The legislature promises a long session.
In Lafayette on Thursday evening 26th alt Alex Patterson of this county married to Clementine Harvey of Tippecanoe. On Wednesday evening Rev Beswick joined John Yoost Jr to Anna Maria Pennywaite of this place. Also M Tucker, Esq. united Josiah Cuppoch to Susannah Freshour, both of this county.
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