08 Aug 1861
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Newspaper
Oconto Pioneer
Location
Oconto, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1861
Page
1
A sprawling, fragmentary dispatch describes secessionist sentiment in Mornby Maine and Portland area, mixed with political rhetoric and militia concerns. It includes hostile proclamations against authorities, notes on Confederate-like sentiments, and scattered references to military organization and loyalty.
A fragmentary article describes a mysterious nun's order called The Living Sepulchre, its austere rules, mortification, and isolation. It notes a princess founder, a queenly enclave near Tarperian rock, and a sacrament through a wall hole. Separate items recount a Wisconsin Sixth train halt where flowers reach soldiers and a hostage letter to a fallen brother.
An eccentric tale describes a black porter and a convoluted chain of command from a military officer to the Treasury over a washing bill. The porter faces a bureaucratic gauntlet with the quartermaster general, adjutant general, auditor, and secretary of War before payment, ending with the realization that the cost may be written off as a loss to Uncle Sam.
The article reflects on war losses from Marengo to Waterloo, notes the impact of rifled weapons, and anticipates future historical judgments on armaments. It recounts an odd tale of a plow-harnessed team fate near Lancelite, and briefly mentions lightning superstitions in France, a large fortress near Warsaw, and a Toronto Parliament scare on Green Thursday.
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