16 Dec 1869
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1869
Page
1
A garbled text fragment from a miscellany presents poetic phrases about dawn hope and angelic music. It evokes a somber mood with lines about tears, sadness, and a brighter day. The piece resembles a clipping of literary passages rather than a coherent event or report.
In 1760s Wisconsin frontier life a trader named William Farnsworth faced an armed Indigenous gathering in his dimly lit store. He placed a candle in a powder keg to trigger an explosion if attacked, drawing silent exits from the crowd and a dramatic standoff that ended with his survival and eventual marriage to a local Indigenous woman. He remained a resident of the area until his death.
The article recalls George Peabody's bachelor status and a rumored romance with a girl he adopted as his ward in Baltimore. It notes his growing affection as she matured and hints at a long concealed relationship that shaped his life.
A Philadelphia benefactor, aged and in years, faced with the ward Ediths betrothal to a clerk in his employ, declined consent citing a rebounding affection for another. The guardian’s heart, shocked but steadfast, gave his blessing after learning of the rival’s position in business, marking a pivotal turn in a saga of generosity and attachment.
The Secretary of the Navy outlines a program to modernize the fleet with sea going ironclads, cruisers, and larger home defenses. He calls for 12,000 sailors, universal seaman registration, and subsidies to build ocean steamers. Expenditures total $20,085,285 with current year appropriations of $15,000,000 and year end obligations of $28,205,671.
The Interior Secretary reports 7,066,151 acres sold this year, about 1,000 more than last year, with homestead entries up 400,000 acres. Cash receipts near 4.5 million and 18,762 pensions issued, fees exceeding expenditures by 218,926. An appropriation of 564,420 is asked for the patent office. 30 million is needed for pensions. He urges larger Indian reservations and a general Tribal government in Indian Territory, possibly a House delegate. He supports concentration west of the Rockies and education for freedmen under a Commissioner of Education, fireproof federal court buildings, and civil service reform.
The lengthy roll call outlines proposed measures from Virginia credentials to reconstruction of Georgia, expansion of telegraph lines, and Cuban belligerent rights. Debates touch on internal revenue repeal for pork packers, printing 10 000 copies of reports, and various Senate and House bills to regulate civil rights, naturalization, and federal power.
The report shows ordinary revenues of 18 344 510 and expenditures of 23 698 131 for the fiscal year ending June 30 1869. Creswell blames depreciation of paper currency unpaid postage and franking for the deficiency and urges reform to make the department self supporting. The year saw increased business and 27106 post offices. note also the Peabody school in Augusta with 280 pupils.
A wild wolf in Rusalyn Lithuania roamed villages at night, killing three people and injuring many, including children and women. The beast also fatally attacked livestock, with reports claiming hydrophobic horses and broad panic. Doctors treated the wounded at a local school, as fear spread of a fatal disease.
A Watertown couple, Thonas Jackson and his wife, with two children, travel by wheelbarrow from Albany to Gettysburg then Newark seeking medical relief for the wife’s rheumatism. After months of hardship they return home, praised for devotion and sacrifice amid poverty. the piece compares the wife’s fidelity to poetic ideals. Also described are Vice-President Torrance’s locomotive and a note from New England hay growers on optimal mowing time.
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