05 Jun 1856
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Newspaper
Ohio Carrollton Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1856
Page
1
Fragmentary poem titled Weition for the rew Pres depicts temperance advocates urging courage and unity to fight vice and support moral improvement. It promotes faith in God, brotherhood, and steadfastness against temptation, urging readers to persevere for collective prosperity.
The Cincinnati Commercial reports on the so called Wild Woman of Wachita County captured by J W Northcott. The captive, a well dressed white girl, stands with rope about her waist tied to a bed post, eyes bright and unblinking, muttering when hungry, and silent otherwise. Northcott recounts a dramatic chase from a rock cave hideout in the Wachita Mountains to Texas three hundred miles away, where the woman was restrained and brought on a steamboat. He aims to civilize her and teach speech, believing she once lived among people like those she now remembers faintly.
The article reports on a peculiar performer who presents as a young woman while charging visitors money for viewing and seeking medical opinions. It moves through scattered European notes from London and Dublin, detailing Crimean inquiries, Austrian and Sardinian affairs, and a Venice republic letter praising Sardinia. It closes with reflections on immortality and loss in the Stark County Democrat.
Historic report details Preston Brooks of South Carolina assaulting Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner in the Senate Chamber on May 22. Sumner, unable to defend himself, was struck dozens of times as observers, including Dr. Bunting and Douglass, witnessed the brutal attack. The piece condemns the violence as a flare of South Carolina aggression and notes Brooks was held on a $2000 bond for his appearance in court.
The St Louis and Chicago reports detail mob violence and attacks around Lawrence and Topeka, with rumors of militia orders and arrests. Dispatches describe property seizures, fires at Brown’s house, and calls for rescue forces, alongside reports from Salt Lake about Deseret statehood discussions and a protest against Nicaragua recognition.
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