20 Feb 1841
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1841
Page
1
Terms for the Telegraph outline payment schedules with two dollars in advance and higher rates after six months. Advertising and job work require prepayment. The text notes subscription due after six months and lists pricing progression.
In the Senate on January 27 Mr Mangum of North Carolina defended Webster and Clay against an attack by Ohio's Mr Allen. He cited Mangum's own memories of a near war over land and fortifications in 1834, praising Clay for averting conflict and lauding Webster's eloquence and patriotism.
The Columbus report notes John W. Gill seeks a charter to form a Silk Company and promote silk cultivation in Ohio. It argues Ohio climate and markets justify support and cites Massachusetts output and Italian trade as benchmarks after the mulberry worm disease subsided. The piece praises Gill and urges legislative grant and possible bounty.
Gen. Harrison leaves Cincinnati to assume the presidency. A large crowd of 12 000 to 15 000 gathers around the Henrie House as he walks to the Ben Franklin steam boat bound for Pittsburgh. Military units escort him and fire a parting salute amid a somber scene on a muddy day.
The Baltimore Patriot reports disastrous freshets from last week’s rain causing immense property loss and multiple deaths. Accounts describe a swollen river flooding Mauch Chunk, Lehigh, and surrounding areas with bridges, mills, and docks swept away, boats adrift, and many residents missing or drowned.
General Harrison left Cincinnati at 11 a m for Washington and Virginia aboard the Ben Franklin. A crowd gathered near the Henrie House as the Cincinnati Greys escorted him to the boat. He spoke from the wheel house urging the greatest good for the greatest number and bade farewell to friends amid cheers and a brass band.
An 1830s letter from Washington reports massive preparations for Gen. Harrison's inauguration on March 4. Mechanics enlarge the Old Theatre for a grand National Ball, with other balls planned at Chusi's and more venues. The National Hotel adds a large dining room as visitors gather, and locals vow open doors and hospitality to all attendees.
The Buffalo Daily Republican quotes a rash estimate from the Montreal Transcript on the hair count of McLeod. It argues a colossal sum as atonement if harm comes to him, calculating 150 square inches of scalp with 1400 hairs per square inch to reach fifteen billion hairs.
London updates report steady loan negotiations and a 5 to 6 percent rate for mercantile paper while noting scarce funds. Admiralty disowns a Cairo Egypt accord, urging changes. London reports 22 fires in three days ending Dec 28 with property losses, Chartist suppressions, Pekin misstatements, Niger expedition plans, and a Ukraine peasant transport decree to Chersoness and Fauris.
Constantinople reports say Napier concluded conventions with Mehemet Ali are void, boosting exchange fears and depressing bank shares. Stopford may sign a similar accord at Alexandria, with unconditional submission and pardon as prerequisites, likely facing no opposition from Mehemet Ali. Brussels papers note the possibility.
Farmers learn to improve butter quality by adding a pint of cold water to each pan of milk after milking. The water slows souring, helps cream rise, and reduces rancidity in summer. An autumn winter technique uses a small butter lump as a nucleus to speed churning when butter granules appear but do not yet conglomerate.
A correspondent of the Boston Times presents a fragmentary poetry stanza describing a dark road scene. A dog approached but did not bark while a character named Zerkel or Zekiel vanished and suffered a gash in the thigh, a mournful lyric note in the verse.
Fragmentary line recalls a farmer’s remark about turning oxen to pasture. lacks clear event, names, dates, or places.
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