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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1828
Page
2
A public meeting will be held at the Seminary in Logansport this evening by candlelight to consider the obstruction of Wabash river navigation caused by the dam near Delphi.
Notes of the Michigan Banks including Michigan State Bank Detroit Bank of Michigan Farmer's and Mechanics Bank Detroit and Bank of River Raisin at Monroe are taken at par by merchants mechanics and others in Logansport for payments and exchanges.
The Senate has considered a National Armory location in the West with Falls of the Wabash in Logansport among eligible sites. The choice hinges on water power ore proximity and transport links, and all proposed locations must be fairly examined before selection.
Mr Daniel Exsres, living west of Fel river opposite Logansport, opens a nursery to cultivate and supply Cass and nearby counties with fruit trees and shrubs. Farmers can obtain Peach, Apple, White Mulberry trees and Cape, Catawba or Isabella grapevines from Mr Embrec.
The state of Indiana employed about five thousand eight hundred twenty one workers on public works last year at twenty dollars per month each, according to official estimates.
The publication lists candidates for mayor and council in the upcoming corporation election. F N Grover is named for mayor and a long slate including J H Kintner Robi Bryer J B Eldridge Jordan Vigus John Green T J Wilson Sam Candler Laz B Wilson Israel Johnson Peter Anderson Robert F Groves Phillip Pollard appears for council. Revised tickets also show candidate lines for T R B Stevenson and Revcorper John Patterson Wm Chase Geo Cannon C Taber S S Tipton H Lasselle Jr W H Wright Geo B Walker Graham N Fitch John Dodd John T Douglass Alvan M Higgins John O Skelton Chancey Carter. Treasurer notes list Messrs Burrons.
Communicated for mayor N. D. Grover with aldermen James H. Kintner G. T. Bostwick Robert Pryor Job B. Eldridge treasurer Jordan Vigus and recorder W. M. Wright listed as city officers in the upcoming municipal slate.
A letter urges townspeople to recognize the serious duty of electing town lawmakers on the upcoming Tuesday. The writer warns of consequences from choosing based on factors other than moral character, stressing the impact on property and town organization.
L Henry Chase presents a petition style ticket aiming to represent all town sections fairly. The slate favors men with stake in town prosperity and prudent judgement. Names listed include Thomas J Wilson Jordan Vigus Samuel B Linton Philip Leamy Cyrus Tabor Robert B Stevenson and John S Patterson for various offices.
A reader submission urges support for Henry Chase for mayor with a slate including Ashford Carter George T Bostwick Thomas Richeson John B Duret Nathan Aldridge and George W Blakemore. Recorder Jay Mix noted.
An editor from the Westchester Pennsylvania Record writes from Washington on March 9 1838 describing travel from Chester to Baltimore by rail and omnibus, noting Philadelphia’s gloom, the capitol’s view from Gadsby’s Hotel, the president’s levee, and Congress meeting at noon, with fare figures and travel details. Notable mentions include U. S. Senate’s sub treasury decision and Van Buren administration tensions.
In the Senate on March 12 petitions from Washington county Pennsylvania and Newark New Jersey oppose duelling. Mr Crittenden attacks currency measures and the Subtreasury, noting broad opposition across states including 154 senators. He cites South Carolina as the sole proponent and defends liberty against federal acts perceived as despotic. Mr Webster counters as a leading speech against the Subtreasury. In the House many petitions and remonstrances are presented, including Buffalo citizens protesting the Caroline affair.
Mr Adams submitted a memorial urging Congress to rescind the December 31 1838 resolution and to expunge the Declaration from the old Congress journal. He proposed sending both to a select committee. Mr Campbell of South Carolina spoke for his constituents. The Speaker ruled no debate that day. The Cushman motion to table passed. The House adjourned at 4 o clock.
Washington dispatch notes Calhoun’s reply to Clay’s remarks on the Coalition story. Clay exposits and Webster addresses the Senate against the Sub treasury bill. Ruggles corruption probe idle, House activities fade, Senate focus dominates. Evans of Maine mourns death of Timothy G. Carter with resolutions.
The Quebec Gazette criticizes frontier tensions and warns against entangling England and the United States in war. It argues the quarrel stems from a few demagogues in Canada and on the U S border, urging both nations to avoid war despite public unrest and regional grievances.
A West region item reports Tilden confirming a McCormick Island battle with about 40 Patriot deaths and rumors of 100 Royalist fatalities. Earlier, a Point au Pelée Island letter details a Canadian force recon and riflemen hiding in woods to thwart enemy cavalry.
Intelligence from Point au Pellee Island reports a Canadian assault on patriots estimated at 5 to 600 strong. The informer left before the clash but observed the engagement lasting about three quarters of an hour before retreat.
A March 3 letter from Sandusky describes 900 British regulars and 700 militia attacking patriots on Point au Pell. The 152 patriots held for hours before retreating seven miles to avoid being wiped out. Major Hadly and Captain Van Rensselaer were killed as forces clashed and more troops arrived.
An army officer arriving at St Augustine reported Gen Jesup's force captured 400 Indian warriors in two groups about 16 miles northeast of Fort Bassinger. The first party served as guides to the second. Jesup refused to allow most to fetch their families, permitting only a few to depart for that purpose. Reports circulated from Tampa and Mellon Picola.
A letter from an Army officer recounts a Florida episode near New Orleans. An officer lost his hair, wore a wig, was wounded by Seminoles, pretended dead to avoid further harm, and narrowly escaped scalping. He survived and relayed the tale with dark humor.
Ten men pursued by a tavern party near the Texas line were confronted by armed pursuers. Cesar and Lafayette intervened as conflict escalated. the group surrendered and were jailed in Memphis after being brought to Washington. The Shelby County grand jury had indicted them for murder.
A letter from Rusavitz Illinois dated February 19 1838 reports the murder of Neithamer on the Illinois side near Erie after an argument with William Frame aboard the steamboat Hero. Frame fatally stabbed Neithamer with a butcher knife. Neithamer described as sober industrious and frugal whose wife had died last summer leaving four children destitute. Frame is said to be drunk and alleged to have kin in Jeffersonville Iowa. The account notes prior violence by Frame and calls the act one of the most barbarous in human history.
The treaty by Hon. R. H. Gillett for the United States grants the Six Nations 1824,000 acres west of Missouri that will not join any future state. Indians may govern themselves under Congress, with redress from the U S for aggressions. Government to subsist them a year, build facilities, and provide schools, mills, shops, and teachers. Most tribes plan removal in five years or later at government cost. Michigan City Gazette notes Uncle Sam’s terms may not hold.
The Joneses accused of murdering Col. E Ward were captured about eight miles from Washington in Hempstead County Arkansas. They stopped at a Washington tavern and learned a $4,000 reward on their capture, then fled. Witnesses and locals report further details as the pursuit continues.
A Boston Times correspondent recalls a Washington tragedy and a Maine Judge Thatcher anecdote. The judge refused a duel, saying he would consult his wife and fight only with her consent, illustrating principled courage amid public indignation.
A man claimed to be insane fired a pistol at the Bank of the United States door on a Saturday night and shouted There you will have no more of the monster. Police quickly detained the man, described as a modern Don Quixote, to quell the disturbance.
The column lists current prices and arrivals for commodities including sugar new Orleans manger Havana brown morasses on levee per gallon sales on plantation porX and clear pork pricing per barrel and prime codings. It notes bacon hams and shoulders prices per pound and brisk lawn sales per pound quality. Coffee Havana Rio Java prices per pound and hay per ton Western arrivals and grain corn in ear and shelled oats arrivals per bushel.
An unfortunate married man endured hardship from his wife and was prodded by friends to assert control. He finally sought shelter under the table as his wife threatened exposure, while his supporters urged him to come out and claim mastery for once.
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