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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1828
Page
1
A Virginia inquiry by Harriet Billings records a Barre Mass. girl seeking news of her father Daniel Billings, last heard of as an engineer on the Richmond and Fredericksburg rail line. The piece urges Virginians to share any word, noting the family’s long separation and the father’s mysterious absence.
A grieving child recalls her father’s departure four years past and a mother’s death. She pleads in verse for guidance and reunion, waiting by the Virginia skies, while yearning for a father who may be near but remains unseen.
An orphan child asks for help to locate her father’s grave. She recalls her grandmother’s plea to write again, and longs to visit the burial site by her mother’s tomb where green branches wave. She seeks assistance from good people to guide her to the resting place and ease her troubled heart.
A philosophical meditation on the end of the solar system and the possibility of change as a path to renewal. It argues that even if celestial bodies pass away, memory remains and spirits may learn from the cosmos, envisioning a future where ultimate unity of spirit is possible.
A man named GooDENOUGH was burnt out of house and home in Charleston Massachusetts on the 13th inst. The incident left him homeless and seeking assistance. Local authorities and volunteers organized help for the affected resident.
The article argues cotton prices drive Southern economy and labor value, tracing cycles of production and consumption since 1825. It predicts a future glut as western and southern lands open to farming, emigration rises, and Texas settlement brings cheaper cotton. planters face distress and dependence on political policy.
Hampshire Hamp den Franklin County Agricultural Society asserts raw silk can be produced locally at two dollars per pound and sold for five to seven dollars, with state bounty subsidies covering most costs. An acre of Chinese Mulberry could yield profits from one hundred to nine hundred dollars, per expert J Q Adams, amid rising silk demand.
The Richmond Enquirer reports a new vein of iron ore near the James River and a thick natural coke bed just below it. Under John Heth, Esq. the site lies beside the railroad line toward the river, with Professor Rogers’s assessment and Deane’s iron rolling mill experiments.
An English paper notes the iron steam ship L Egyptienne built in Liverpool for the Pacha of Egypt sailed to Alexandria and Candia. The log reports compass accuracy despite surrounding iron, with headway of five knots in contrary gales, suggesting iron vessels can voyage successfully by compass without loss of polarity.
The Upper Canada Parliament passed a measure to confiscate real and personal property of all who fled the country after the Toronto attacks and do not return to take up arms. The seized assets fund wartime expenses and aliens are barred from conducting business without returning to the province and joining the fight.
Reported in New Orleans, thieves have devised a street snare using a cord stretched across a lane at night. They wait for a passerby to trip, then offer help and steal the victim’s valuables. The method aims to disguise the theft as an assist.
A suspected murder described as taking place on Laurel Hill in Lycoming County causes local uproar. Hoff man brothers, one a pedlar with a pack and the other with a horse and vehicle, planned to meet in Blooming Grove. The man found was William Miller tied to the case after findings of a pistol, a watch, and fabric patterns linked to the missing Hoff man. Miller was committed for trial after examination.
A reader-writer analyzes how phrases like I am extremely glad to see you reveal social hypocrisy. The piece mocks manners and politeness, arguing sincerity vanishes behind commonplace greetings and courteous show.
In Common Pleas Judge Ulshoeffer ruled a mechanic who makes up materials into articles may retain possession of the whole until paid. Robert O Riley, a tailor, sued Knapp and Blanks for 508 dollars with 140 admitted. After finishing 22 coats for 68 dollars, the suit sought united sums and the jury sided with the plaintiff.
Major Benjamin Moyers a Revolutionary patriot died at Plattsburg on the 20th inst aged 80. He participated in Burgoyne's surrender the Yorktown siege and Cornwallis surrender and led at Pittsburgh during the last war. The Harrisburg Intelligencer predicts no presidential nomination at the Pennsylvania State Convention on the fifth. A quip ends with a quilting party exchange about escorts.
A Mer cer county physician and a young female medical student, dressed in male attire, were arrested after warrants were granted. Suspicions were confirmed and both were bound over in $500 each.
A St Louis Republic report describes a counterfeit State Bank of Indiana five dollar notes altered to look like twenty dollars. The note shows torn body areas, end cuts, and altered borders but can be detected by light and border inspection. Fraudsters allegedly passed several to Germans.
Mr John O Miller on his farm between town and Westfield felled a maple tree. After cutting into four foot lengths it measured 992 feet or seven cords plus brush. The tree, planted by his grandfather about 90 years ago, was struck by lightning five years earlier and again last summer. It stood four feet through with a ten foot body. Beat this who can.
About 800 ladies and gentlemen from the Northern Liberties and Western Parishes gathered at the Crown and Anchor in London to toast the West London Auxiliary Branch of the British and Foreign Temperance Society. Tea and coffee with bread and butter were served. tickets cost 1s 6d. Mr. J. Hall presided in place of Earl Stanhope, who apologized by letter.
Mrs Forgy of Norfolk street sewed $1350 in bank bills into her chemise for security but forgot it. She handed the garment to Mary Burns who later claimed ignorance. An officer found the money secreted in Mary’s corsets and she was committed.
The Indiana Legislature added fifty thousand dollars to a river navigation project, joining prior grants of fifty thousand and Illinois contribution of one hundred thousand to total two hundred thousand. Work to begin when river conditions permit contracting.
In North Carolina a sub-treasurer eloped with $1000 of public funds. His successor, after four weeks, fled with $800. The commentary notes a cycle of resignations and quick replacements, calling it a pattern among subtreasurers.
A New York Era anecdote recalls a British soldier confessing he once could have shot General Washington but chose not to. The American questions the act noting would harm countrymen, while the Englishman says Washington’s mercy in prisoner treatment outweighed any benefit from his death.
Mr Brouse was shot on Camp street in New Orleans by gambler Field. Described as an experienced assassin, Field killed Brouse without provocation to practice his craft. The Lou. Jour. reports the shocking crime and names the suspect.
The Judges of the Supreme Court refused to attend the funeral of Mr. Cilley. In their reply to the invitation from the Committee they passed resolutions stating their refusal because Mr. Cilley fell in a duel.
A lyrical meditation on the fading Rose as a symbol of human life. The speaker notes the sun that once nourished beauty now drains it, while divine light elevates some yet withers others. The verse hints at mortality and the fragile glow of existence.
A Williams County gentleman states the canal along the line is progressing finely from the line to Defiance. He notes most sections are begun and many are advancing with spirit, signaling proper development. Fort Wayne Sentinel commentator.
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