12 Feb 1848
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1848
Page
1
Local Logansport Telegraph advertises weekly publication with annual prepaid options and pricing. Rates shown include one square 10 lines for 3 weeks at 100 dollars, with discounts for year-long advertising and other tiered pricing.
Review notes a neat volume with musical versification and strong Frances Henry Clay passages. It highlights a lengthy excerpt on the Battle of Buena Vista and the fallen, praising rhythm and imagery while quoting a stanzas about young Henry Clay and a vivid battlefield scene.
The Commercial Times notes the money market eased after the heavy payments on the 1st and 4th. Best paper abroad draws 10 percent rates, other signatures at 1 to 2 percent per month. Banks have discounted freely for customers and accepted significant foreign and domestic exchange.
In Dedham Massachusetts the Court of Common Pleas saw twenty three women seated in the gallery. While following the proceedings they kept busy with knitting and sewing.
Vera Cruz dated reports recount Col Miles train attack sixty miles from Vera Cruz with 15 000 men aboard. Guerilla force of four hundred seized 300 mules and property valued at 100 000. Walker's Rifles suffered losses. Wool's line not confirmed. Jamaica's General Lambert died in Kingston. city of Charges and customs house burned. Paymaster Cloud and Lieutenant Monroe deaths confirmed.
From Vera Cruz arrivals yesterday confirm a large guerrilla force attacked a wagon train, seizing mules and delaying delivery. Reports vary on Walker’s detachment, with one account claiming casualties and another denying Walker’s death as forces pursued the raiders toward the National Bridge.
A London law predating Peter the Great supposedly limits the Russian emperor to 25 years on the throne and may compel abdication. Nicholas I has completed 22 years, with about three years left, fueling talk of abdication in favor of Crown Prince Alexander Nicolaiwitsch or revoking the old rule to allow continued rule. The emperor offers no clear stance.
A letter to the editors questions war loyalties. The writer asks if Americans would welcome English or other troops with blooded hands to graves, and cites Thomas Corwin. The piece accuses critics of traitor bias and ends with a humorous aside about a doctor’s boy and dosage.
A Rochester Daily American item from December discusses rising Canadian discontent and a reform movement led by French leaders in Lower Canada. It notes Peel's tariff changes, a push for self rule, and Papineau's address advocating republicanism, with Quebec elections bringing reformers to power. It also covers cultural notes on Judge Joseph Hopkinson and the American song “Hail Columbia.”
A duel took place at Bastrop Texas on election day between Wayne Barton and John Burleson. Burleson was killed in the encounter leaving Barton alive. Local authorities began investigations into the fatal duel and potential charges.
A near Bacon Street resident hires a Yankee as a servant whose skill in playing the French horn disturbs neighbors and even the watchman. After a dispute, the master allows continued practice but underground, telling the last worker used to play in the cellar.
A cryptic line noting a knot tied at an altar is quoted, referencing a prior statement by a lady. The text appears as a fragment without clear context or identifying details.
The piece portrays John Tyler as morally ruined and despised by peers. It cites an extract claiming he will vote on public duty while refusing to be moved by “trading politicians” and “the insidious arts.”
A 1848 American Almanac note estimates a return of P ingre’s Comet, seen in 1264 and 1556, about this year with a presumed 292 year period. The piece cites Mr. Winds of England and Mr. Pierce’s List of Comets for perihelion dates in 1964 and 1556, and invites further astronomy commentary. It also lists names in a postscript.
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