Editor attacks on Illinois Southern Rail Road board
A Grayville Independent editorial denounces the paper for questioning the Illinois Southern Railroad project. It accuses the editor of corrupt motives, misrepresentation, and efforts to erode public confidence while urging restraint and factual reporting to avoid aiding opponents of the road.
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Grayville Independent
Ilinois Southern Railroad
Independent
Illinois Southern Railroad
Road
New York
Bang Lee
Martial law threat amid Brown execution at Charlestown
Gov Wise orders home stay and three day use of Winchester Railroad for troops to secure Brown's execution. Martial law possible, foreign visitors barred, 2,000 troops, cordon planned. Also notes on Washington politics and monument efforts and pleas to states to fund the monument.
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Bey
Charlestown
Wise
Brown
Winchester
Harper's Ferry
Baltimore
Virginia
Death of Washington Irving Ends Noted American Writer
The venerable Washington Irving died on the evening of the 28th at age seventy six. He was the oldest American writer of marked celebrity and one of the foremost men of letters of the nineteenth century. His loss will be mourned by millions in this country and abroad where literature is valued.
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Washington
Washington Irving
Rail expansion urged to unlock Southern Illinois riches
The Cairo Gazette argues for several new railroads in Southern Illinois to connect rich interior districts between Cairo and Olney. It notes vast coal, iron ore, marble, sandstone, and salt springs remain inaccessible due to mud roads and calls for multiple lines beyond the Illinois Southern Railroad to unleash regional development.
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Wabash
Camp axp Feirox Rattxeav road finances reported
The Little Rock Democrat reports the road is financially healthy with 1 116 000 acres of land and other property to be placed with trustees as the basis for a 5 000 000 loan to finish the work. The company president plans to go to Europe around December to finalize negotiations for completing the Missouri division.
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Camp Axp
Feirox
Little Rock
Ark
Democrat
Europe
Missouri
Tragic Suicide of Evansville Lawyer Lunckenheimer
Evansville mourns the death of Jacob Lunckenheimer a well known local lawyer who died by suicide after a days long drinking spree. He visited Garvin's office for a hatchet seized a pistol from a bureau and fatally shot himself in his Third Street rooms after a two hour lingering ordeal.
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Evansville
Third Street
Mr. Garvin
Lunckenheimer
Denby
R. Elias Glark
Mount Carmel
Wabash County
Ridgway & Brother
Important Law-suit in Olney and hog market notes
Samuel Johnson sends details to Vincennes Sun about a pivotal case in which Rust was found liable for $1000 for misapplied funds tied to Newell and Pruitt of Jasper county. The report also covers Cincinnati hog receipts and price movements with St Louis and Louisville markets noting high bids and limited supply. A Vincennes railroad meeting favors completing the Southern Illinois line to boost regional trade.
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Ouney
Samuel Johnson
Vincennes Sun
Richlan
Pruitt
Jasper County
Wty
Newell
Olney
Covington
Rust
San Rust
Juice Newell
Shaw
Wilson
Gibson
Bowman
Kitchen
Defendent
Jace
James Reynolds
I. S. Wilkins
John Eastham
S. Payne
A. Gimbel
J. B. Laplante
John Caldwell
Charles Graeter
Vincennes
Southern Illinois Railroad
Illinois
Indiana
C. M. Allen
Last Conflict of Jesus with Scribes in the Temple Gospel Analysis
The article discusses Jesus rebuking Scribes and Pharisees for heavy burdens and ostentatious piety, urging obedience within divine law. It contrasts civil and ecclesiastical authority, condemning pomp, titles, and manmade traditions while stressing humility and equality before God. It notes Rabbi as a title and critiques papal pomp, linking such pride to the Man of Sin.
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Temple
Moses
God
Paul
Joseph
Jonathan
Daniel
Christ
Matthew
Luke
Mark
Rabbi Rabbi
Calmet
Samman Raadar
Church of Rome
Church of
Rome
Vincennes Secures Northern Terminus for Illinois Southern
Readers learn Vincennes residents have rallied to back the Illinois Southern Rail road line ending at Vincennes. Directors push stock drives and expect funds by Tuesday to begin location of the line toward Vincennes, reversing prior apathy and ensuring Vincennes as the terminus over Lawrenceville.
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Vincennes
Illinois Southern Railroad
Scammer Detection Reveals Reuben Rowley Arrest
Olney correspondent reports Reuben Rowley of Richland County long suspected thief. He was caught with a two horse wagon of corn and convicted. State’s Attorney led a search on his premises uncovering stolen property including saddles linked to Senator O Kean’s horses. Rowley, a 30 year old with a family, jailed awaiting liberty.
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Scamyr
Olney
Vincennes Sun
Reuben Rowley
Richland County
Johns
Rowley
Senator O' Kean
Vincennes Urges Funding to Complete Illinois Southern Railroad
The Vincennes Daily Gazelle reports the Illinois Southern Railroad grading near St Francisville is finished to that point. Mesars Stanton contract to finish the line to a point on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad but the exact destination is undecided. If Vincennes and Knox county raise funds immediately the line ends there. otherwise it reaches Lawrenceville. Citizens urged to provide material aid as the project hinges on local support and finance.
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Ned
Ilinois Southern
Grayville
White
St. Francisville
Lawrence County
Mesars
Stanton
Ohio and Mississippi
Vincennes
Lawrenceville
Knox County
Gazelle
Duarlestown Faces Incoming Troops and Panic
Nov 28 report describes mass arrival of about 1500 troops in Duarlestown, with churches converted to barracks and sentinels firing at imagined threats. rumors claim Gov Wise sent spies and armed columns approach via Pennsylvania and Ohio, provoking daily panic as preparations for a gallows proceed.
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Duarlestown
Gov. Wise
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Wheeling
Armas
Huntington County
Charlestown
Siege in Brownsville Amid 300 Troops Guard City
News from Brownsville as of November 20 reports 300 troops and citizens protecting New Orleans. They faced a tight siege but no attack had occurred yet.
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New Orleans
Brownsville
Tennison
Pionr Advances in US Sales With Mixed Results
In New York on November 28, Pionr moved 19,000 bbis at 520 for State and S575 for Ohio. Wheatwhite traded at 150, red 40, western 130, noting varied commodity bids across markets.
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New York
Pionr
State
Ohio
Market Prices and Commodities Report from Cixcistati
Flour held at 9.45 and half cents for super fine. Wheat in demand with red at 112.19 and white at 120.125. A lot of choice white at 130. Corn steady at 45 Ge, oats firmer at 45 45jc. Provisions firm with mess pork at 15.50, Sacon and shoulders 74, pork steadies. Hogs buoyant with light receipts selling at 6.10 to 6.25. Green meats active with chains 11 Se, shoulders 43 95-1000, sidus 63 69-10e.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Democrat
Naples
Ill
Towa
Louisvitty
Messrs
Mansur & Reid
Richmond Broad Axe
Princeton
Vincomacs Ague
Sidus
Presbyterian Exposition On Borders Of Garments And Piety
The article explains Jewish fringe belts and “borders of their garments” as tokens of reverence to Moses laws, noting Pharisees widened them to show sanctity. It clarifies Christ condemned pride not the practice, cites Num sixes blue ribband fringe rule, and contrasts Gospel mentions of robes in Luke and Mark.
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Moses
Israel
Luke
Mark
Matthew
Weather Turmoil Hits Shipping as Vessels Lost
Severe gales lash coasts wrecking ships and cutting rail links to the continent. The Prince and Princess Frideric of Prussia arrive in England with Queen Victoria. The Times questions Gre astern and doubts the vessel's ability to fulfill its promises as it is deemed defective in propulsion.
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Evrors
Princess Frideric
Prussia
England
Queen Victoria
The
Times
Greastern
How to Cure Beef With Brine and Saltpetre
To every hundred pounds of beef, use one ounce and a quarter of saltpetre, two pounds and a half of brown salt, five pounds of Turk Island salt, and two gallons and a half of water. Boil until dissolved, cool, pour over tightly packed beef, apply a weight, and cover. This yields the finest quality beef.
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Turk Island
Stabbings and Shootings Reported in New Orleans October month
In New Orleans during October and the first three days of November no fewer than twenty five stabbing affrays and twenty shooting cases were noted three accidental and five fatal with several other cases likely to prove fatal despite treatment.
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New Orleans
Incendiary Fires Plague The South In December
A New Orleans fire spree in December caused losses close to three quarters of a million dollars. Officials say nearly all blazes were set by incendiaries. Across the South such fires were frequent and terrorizing, outpacing the era's incendiary publications in notoriety.
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South
New Orleans
Michigan Central Road Sees Thirteen Accident-Free Years
The Detroit Tribune notes Michigan Central Road has operated thirteen years under current management with no passenger car wrecks on the track.
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Detroit Tribune
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