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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1841
Page
2
The Logansport telegraphy office places subscriptions in the hands of Pratt and Palmer for collection to meet pressing claims. Acknowledges public documents from Hon. Albin White and Hon. David Wallace and thanks them for their polite attention.
The pilot Thomas Fuller saved passengers by steering toward land four miles away as flames engulfed the Erie. He remained at his post and perished in the fire, his heroism praised as an enduring record in local memory.
A Washington Patriot correspondent notes that Whigs in Congress have passed a new Bank Bill through the House and expect Senate approval and presidential assent. The proposal would create a Bank of Exchange with deposit and circulation powers but no local discounting of promissory notes, with branching authority potentially independent of state assent.
The Philadelphia Gazette reports unpleasant rumors about U S and Great Britain relations citing private letters suggesting a serious misunderstanding between British minister Mr Fox and the United States Cabinet.
Within Logansport there are two rivers the Wabash and Erie Canal flowing through the town. The limits include four islands nine bridges and an aqueduct.
The Philadelphia Chronicle argues the Bankrupt Bill will force settlements between debtors and creditors on fair terms. It says hundreds will surrender assets for releases without formal bankruptcy and urges debtors to honor their commitments and return to work with hope for better days.
Debts burden Maryland with about sixteen million dollars while Tennessee politics swing as the Whigs gain governors and note a heavy Senate edge. Reports detail population, bank failures, Oregon territory fate, and a fire incident in Syracuse amid fatal powder explosion and mourning.
The Madisonian reports the bill to charter the Fiscal Corporation passed the House by 125 to 94. It lowers proposed capital to 21 million dollars from 30 million and limits the agency to foreign bills of exchange and inter-state bills, with offices replaced by agencies.
In Congress the Whigs push a new fiscal plan after defeating the president’s Bank bill. The Currency Committee proposal cuts capital from 30–50 million to 21–35 million and replaces branches with agency offices. It limits operations to foreign bill transactions without lending and changes the corporation’s name. The amendment was read and ordered printed.
Advice stresses securing grain and hay before weather or vermin, early grain removal, and urgent ground preparation for fall crops. It covers meadow sowing with Timothy, drainage and ditching, sprouting, weed control, potatoes, turnips, and livestock care to prevent disease.
The St Louis New Era condemns a lynch mob that killed 50 to 75 counterfeiters and gamblers along the Mississippi above White River. Names given include Hugh Tally and Elaphus Kingston. TheBaltic noted the event as a shocking atrocity that outraged law and order, with further details expected from New Orleans sources.
A fragment describes a method to deter a pest by mixing salt and other substances. It suggests applying the mixture to troughs and letting sheep lick it to create a sticky barrier on the nose. The note implies this could defend against the insect.
A reader critiques Taglioni's performance in La Gitana noting extraordinary grace and movement. She urges modest decorum and questions public taste and virtue, comparing royal behavior with propriety and warning against cultural decline.
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