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Newspaper
Monroe Sentinel
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1857
Page
2
Fragmented report describes a vow at Chilton Calumet County and denials by Democratic commissioners while accusing party allies of corruption. It notes tensions within the party, references to the Dred Scott era, and mentions forthcoming publications and local partisan disputes.
The Lawrence area notice proclaims a direct stock assortment of threshing machines and related gear from Messrs Taylor and Wise. It highlights various models including Betties and several named patterns with full parts and belts, urging early orders and noting rapid season supply. It also mentions competing property disputes and local editorials about slavery and a thunderstorm event with damage.
The New York Mirror quotes Uses of Money noting Wm. B. Astor earns $3,600 daily and $1,100,100 yearly yet remains frugal in diet while spending hours admiring statues. It contrasts Astor’s wealth with more modest fortunes and critiques gluttony among the rich, noting a weekly income disparity and pondering happiness. Reports also discuss unrest near Fort Larned and Indian disturbances, plus weary soldiers and city governance concerns.
Reports from St Paul describe Little Crow and 120 Sioux warriors returning from a scouting expedition with four captives and scalps shown to authorities. Chippewas raid settlers north of town while a proposal to fuse constitutional conventions stalls in a heated debate. The Republican State Convention in Columbus names a ticket led by Chase for Governor and Walker for Secretary of State, with plans to seek joint action by committees to push a single constitution.
The London despatches report mutinous tremors among Bengal troops and arrests of King of Oude’s ministers. Delhi was mislabeled captured, native troops disarmed at Barracks Pool, and Bombay readied for action. Chinese engagements with Britain and tea prices rose as European powers maneuvered.
A chaotic dispatch reports the Atlantic telegraph cable expedition arriving at Cork with ships present. The cable joined the night before and messages traversed its length. Weather may force recovery efforts delaying laying. mutinous unrest and troop movements escalate fears of mass violence and political instability.
Dispatches recount mutinies in a cavalry regiment and atrocities at Hunsore and Jesper. Europeans flee China as junks are destroyed or captured by the English, with subsequent British advances and fortress actions noted. Reports from Alabama elections and Utah appointments mingle with a New York collision and a Halifax powder explosion amid urban damage and a dramatic rescue scene aboard a sinking steamer.
A Republican era clipping details fierce party divisions as supporters of Ant. Barstow clash with Cross backers over gubernatorial nomination. It notes barbed taunts, accusations of trickery, and calls for Democratic unity while warning against using Barstow loyalists as tools. Also reports Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad July earnings near 857k and two elopements in Avenne.
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