02 Aug 1859
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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1859
Page
1
A long poem titled The Mountain of Fame appears in the paper. It tells of a boy named Arthur Auguntie and his ascent on a pony toward a coveted peak. The piece contrasts wealth and fame with a moral warning about vanity and delusion.
A writer visits a grand New York gambling house to observe Faro and the social scene. He spots Harry Seaville, a handsome youth ruined by gambling and a broken romance with a sewing girl. After nights of losses and extravagance, Harry bets everything on one card and dies by a pistol shot, mourned by his devoted mother and his aristocratic flame.
A Charlestown man recounts the Michigan Southern wreck in vivid detail. He describes rescuers, the dead and wounded, a mother clinging to a baby, and the grim scene on the shore with bodies scattered across the beach.
A long editor’s note discusses Daniel E. Sickles and a reconciliation with his wife, describing his stance on forgiveness and public opinion. Springfield editor Holland reports on what Sickles might have become if not an editor, imagining a rural life, politics, and a domestic future.
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