12 Mar 1868
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1868
Page
1
Legislative rules outline how the Senate will conduct the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson. Provisions cover notice, the court's organization, oath administration, summons, witness handling, evidence rulings, and two thirds vote thresholds for conviction or acquittal.
A long document outlines Articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson, alleging high misdemeanors in office. It details unlawful actions to control military funds and improper appointments, plus a claimed attempt to influence Maj. Gen. Emory and military orders. The piece also records the House vote tally and lists elected impeachment managers.
A Philadelphia area dealer buys dead horses for hides but recent tests show some meat is being processed as corned beef. Residents grow wary of the practice and demand stricter oversight from authorities.
A first person account from a sportsman visiting Horicon Island near Milwaukee. He joins friend Jack A and B at a club for a duck shoot, describes the island camp, the duck blinds, and a morning of varied luck as mallards and wood ducks rise. The narrator notes rivalries and banter with Jack A as they chase birds and share drinks and a hearty breakfast.
A Detroit couple named Durand who bought a Fort Street residence in cash and lived in luxury are linked to James H. Leverich, a New York bank defaulter of about 400 000 dollars. Detectives traced Leverich to Europe and South America, then to Detroit where Durand resembled him. Durand alias Leverich surrendered his Detroit assets to bank officials for sale.
A Georgetown Kentucky couple staying at Merchants Hotel reported a $1000 loss after a night of heavy drinking. Detectives Hazen and Carey questioned the husband about the missing funds but he could not recall the events. The wife then confessed she had taken the money from his pocket as a warning to illustrate how easily it could be lost.
Report from Fort Sanders notes a Frontier Index item claiming two thousand Indians are advancing from Idaho and Montana into Sweetwater country. The claim is rated absurd. no Indians seen or heard on the route, and experts say such a force could not pass that road this season. Caution urged for travelers with Spencer’s and Henry’s rifles cited.
An 41-year veteran Samuel Livermore has served as postmaster at Finvauna New York. His bondsmen who pledged for his integrity in 1827 are still alive and remain his securities.
An officer writes from Sitka describing a relaxed routine with guard duties and frequent social events. Gen. Jeff C. Davis commands. Mrs. Davis and several officers and their wives socialize, with a Russian princess and other ladies noted. A local dances and parties occur weekly, with excursions to Siberia planned for Miss Gusalius and the Princess.
London correspondence notes a preference for brewery shares over earldoms. It cites Menx & Co. on Oxford Street valued at $1,000,000 at Sir Henry Menx’s 1841 age, rising to $3,000,000 in 16 years. It warns young fortunes face moneylenders and Tattersalls pressures as with the Earl of Jersey.
The text argues gold prices are not yet a reliable gauge of the national atmosphere. It asserts that fears of impeachment have not provoked the expected trembling in markets and suggests no rapid decline toward 160.
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