23 Jun 1828
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1828
Page
1
Published by Lasselle and Dillon advertising rates: two dollars per year in advance, two dollars and fifty cents at six months, or three dollars at year end. Rates: twelve lines or less, three insertions for $1, each continuation 25 cents. Office on Commercial Row opposite the Post Office.
A proclamation from Sir George Arthur, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, condemns the May attack on the British steamboat Sir Robert Peel by American forces. It urges restraint, asserts imperial authority, warns of dangers to British subjects, and calls for U.S. redress while reaffirming loyalty to British institutions. The document emphasizes lawful conduct, the protection of subjects and property, and the need for caution in American harbors until redress is secured.
Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury, issues instructions to Collectors and Receivers restricting banknote acceptance for public dues. It limits to notes payable in United States currency, minimum twenty dollar denominations, notes payable on demand in gold or silver, and bans notes from banks issuing under five dollars since 1836. Emphasizes uniformity, safety, and compliance with 1816 and 1836 acts.
The Elba Island iron mine is famed as Europe’s most celebrated source of specular iron. It has operated for two thousand years and produces about 1,600,000 tons annually. Some claim it is inexhaustible, and note it is not one tenth of Missouri’s iron hill.
A brief review of Bulwer Lytton's allegory Three Sisters from the second volume, focusing on the Dracon chapter. The piece notes striking portraits of the Dragon’s adversaries echoing present and past politics and hints that the Man-Trap and Claycorp will amuse Madisonians.
In an ancient age Jap pater ruled the Phoenician realm and three daughters named Axa Merthyne and Insla faced a citywide madness where back dragons caused attacks. Princess Aza frees the frightened crowd by revealing the dragons are mere butterflies, ending the panic as No No sends a thunderclap omen.
Correspondence recounts Catlin’s portrayal of Indian dandies with pale face brides, swan down caps, and eagle plume coronets. A trader interrupts a portrait, chiefs object, and the artist is expelled from the lodge. Adams and Boon clash in Congress with heated rhetoric and a taunting finger.
The piece portrays John Quincy Adams as an enigmatic, original figure who stands alone in his glory. It recalls his timely appearance in Congress, his habit of getting into and out of hot water, and a notable clash with Indiana's Mr. Boon during a Duelling report debate.
A Cincinnati Daily Express item depicts a schoolroom scene with a teacher quizzing boys on government and history, including federalism and monarchy. It also reprints the Arkansas Gazette note on Indian raids near Miller County and a frontier probate anecdote about a father loving a “corner lot” in Albany.
In Calcutta suburbs a baboon abducted a two month old infant from a native woman and carried it up a tree. The monkey treated the child gently, took plantains, then released and fled among the branches. The child was later found unharmed concealed in a rotten tree trunk.
The Sirius reported en route to London was spoken May 12 at latitude 44 38 15 north. Lord Melbourne told the Lords April 30 the order allowing Englishmen in Queen of Spain service would not be renewed and the coronation would be postponed to June 28. The budget was slated for May 10. A copy of Mr. Biddle's letter discusses opposition to ...
Dispatches note Hanover intelligence as opposition to the King’s schemes grows. Carlists in Navarre act against him, railway workers riot near Bristol with Irish participation, troops and police restore order. The Church Meeting Society meets at Exeter Hall led by the Earl of Chichester. funds reach 83,000 pounds, up 11,000 since last year.
A colored fireman aboard a steamboat between this city and New Orleans gambled away his money in poker then his clothes and finally his freedom. He pledged his free papers, lost, and was sold to a slave dealer who bought him at a discount. He remained in servitude paying the penalty of his folly.
A collection of aphoristic lines contrasts folly and wisdom. Sayings warn that small noise can disrupt, friends may annoy, and generosity should be quietened by action. Lessons emphasize fear of God, cautious trust, and the danger of deceit.
A poet Dawes writes of the improvement of the age and asserts that woman is the morning star of a golden rising. He calls her the herald of a spiritual sun whose beams will search humanity’s dark depths and reveal the great problem of our nature.
A fragment notes that advice is the only commodity the world refuses to receive without payment. It suggests even with an allowance, those who take a quantity deserve it, while others reject it. The tone resembles a old editorial stance on generosity and value.
A father questions his wild son about his future and the son replies he might enlist in the last war, expressing uncertainty about what he will do for a living.
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