Democratic Nomination For Circuit Judge In Fond du Lac
The newspaper notes Erastus W. Drury as the Democratic candidate for circuit judge off Fond du Lac. It praises Drury’s statewide and local impressions and hints his election seems certain. Also mentions thanks to lawmakers for public documents and reports on local events and literary notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erastus W. Drury
Fond AU Lac
Sheboygan Mercury
Drury
Dodge
Walker
Doty and Durkee
House
Jenny Lind and Concert Plans Across 19th Century Circles
The report outlines Jenny Lind's first appearance on the 11th with Cauile Garden chosen and Bayard Taylor earning a $200 prize for a national song titled Greeting to America. It notes high ticket prices, auctioned seating, Barnum's new 1000 per night deal for 150 nights, and plans to tour London after the World’s Fair. It cites Wisconsin governor Doty finance questions with a Treasury certifying a settlement, as reported by the Port Washington Blade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Lind
Cauile Garden
New York Tribune
Bayard Taylor
America
New York
Barnum
London
House of Representatives
Treasury
James D. Doty
Wisconsin
United States
Whch
Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
Doty
Port Washington Blade
Senator elect Weightman in Washington calls for NM statehood
New Mexico’s Senator elect H. Weightman is reported near Washington after visiting St. Louis on the 24th. He telegraphed the President declaring a Constitutional Government is established and that Senators head for admission as a State. He accuses the 9th Military Department commander of blocking the new government while NM residents vow to oppose the military authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Weightman
New Mexico
Washington
St. Louis
9Th Military Department
The Adjustment Bill and State Admissions in Congress
Congress moves to admit California with its Constitution and seats. Texas gains free New Mexico with a Territorial Government, while Utah also gets territorial governance. Wilmot Proviso efforts fail as North faces treachery claims. Democrats and Free-Soilers express cautious triumph after a hard, prolonged battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Texas
New Mexico
Utah
Tts
Democrats
Friends of Freedom
Freedom
Suppression of Gambling Effort Forms Merchants Society
The New York Tribune estimates two thousand men in New York subsist on gambling with four million dollars yearly. A merchants’ society forms to suppress gambling plans strict oversight of gaming saloons and keeps a list of fashionable frequenters to curb credit loss and detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Tribune
New York
Doty Denounces Delegates Fraud in Wisconsin Nomination
The Washington County Blade reports Gov. Doty as the regular Democratic nominee for Wisconsin’s Third District. A speech denounces delegates who betrayed the will of the people at a Wau pun Convention for James Duane Doty, urging Democrats to unite and restore Doty with a doubled majority.
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Gov. Doty
Democratic Party
Third
Wisconsin
James Duane Boty
Congress
Harmison C. Houanr
Gov. Dorr
H. C. Hobart
Washington
James Buane
Eiesr Dunecgatas
Cholera Toll in Galena Reaches One in Hundred in a Week
The Galena Jeffersonian reports a devastating cholera outbreak in August 1860. In forty eight hours over seventy residents died, reducing a population of about seven thousand to a death tally of roughly one percent in a single week. The notice emphasizes sudden mortality and fragile life.
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Galena Jeffersonian
Galena
Letter From Gov Doty on Political Alliances and 1856 Elections
A citizen letter critiques a Journal article about James Dunne Doty and the Wisconsin territorial politics. It argues Doty was a territorial party candidate not a Whig, defends his stance on Harrison Van Buren Harbor and River improvements, and urges honoring voters will in the Third Congressional District as Doty faces defeat by Hors Howarth and others. The writer predicts Doty will be renominated or replaced by will of the people.
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Wasuierox
Hastian & Bruson
James Dunne Doty
Sandor
Congress
Polis
Clay
Ger. Harrison
van Buren
Harrison
Winsconsin
Hobart A
Doty
Tux
Washington
Third Congressional District
James Brane Dory
Wisconsin
Wilmot
Guy Dora
Jenckee
Jenckes
Alexand Dr
Heaning
Baldwin
Olcott
Winnebago Hotel
Appleton
Depere
Green Bay
Deal
Benton Portrait in Grace Greenwood’s Washington Visit
Grace Greenwood recalls Benton in Washington weeks ago praising his sharp, relentless Senate style. She portrays him as stern, dramatic, and unmoved by flattery, delivering merciless critique of the dishonest compromise plot and gripping three opposing leaders with fiery rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Greenwood
Senate
Washington
Benton
Lenton
Elavays
Spike
Brand
Scientific Littleness in 1850 Local Lecture Funding
A citizen rebuffs a local newspaper critique and explains a free Courthouse lecture in Neenag. He details a ten-person committee funding plan, notes four delinquent payees, and defends that all receipts covered his fees. He accuses the Democrat of falsehood and defends his integrity.
Portraits of Clay and Benton in 19th Century Politics
The passage contrasts Clay and Cass with Benton, noting Clay and Casa’s stern, wary glances and Benton’s calm, enduring energy. Benton’s pride and distant demeanor are described as possibly stemming from how others approach him, while his vitality and persistence are emphasized.
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Clay
Webater
Casa
Benton
Slavery in California Reported by California Letter
A letter from California claims thirty two enslaved men dig gold on the Sacramento river. Each earns from 15 to 22 per day since March 10, slaves aged 40 to 50. The writer says U S natives and foreigners oppose slavery while most Americans in California favor it.
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Federal Union
California
Newton County
United States
Fragmented letter reveals reactions to medical figures and regional notices
A jumbled letter pressing Dr. Jenckes and others for payment is published amid a stream of assorted items. The missive denounces perceived meanness by medical figures, while appended notes report emigration figures, telegraph projects, railroad surveys, political shifts, and crime reports across Wisconsin and beyond.
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Democrat
James Densmore
Oshkosh
Estes
Peytona
Bertin
Daily Free Democrat
OG “Graham
Henry Giles
Littell
Gauntry
Maurice ‘Piernay
Democratic Union
Racine
Rounds, Cary, & Barry
A. Constantine Barry
Milwaukee
Croswell
Crosawell
Adjustment Hills
Washington County Blade. Gov
Fon du Lac
Epiron
Tit Peofle
Gov. Dory
Hopart
James Duanx Dory
Dory
Fon du Lac County
Winnebago
Hors
Howarth
Washington County
Capt. Coton
Adams
Brown
Calumet
Columbia
Chippewa
Crawford
Dane
Fond du Lac
Quant
Green
Town
Jefferson
Lafayette Lapointe
Manitowoc
Marquette
Portage
Racine Kenosha
Riehland
Rac
Saab
St. Croiz
Sheboygar
Walworth
Waukesha
Winnebaro
Neenag
Exrror
Cour House
Henning
de Zavala Alexandre M. B
Briewke
Lynde
Court House
Dickineon
Roy
Markham and Hewitt
de Zavala Alexandre M
Dr Henning
Son Aas
Bumpkin
de Zavala Alexandre M. D
Dr. Henning
F. Dickinson
Dorr
Geneva College
Fillmore
L. L.e
Toston
Mississippi
Dubuque
Baraboo
Sauk County
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Butterfield
General Land Office
Guy. Doty
Sentinel
Beaverdam
Dunge County
Lake Superior County
Gr Bay
OSA
Rir
Robert Peel
John Randolph Eaid
Russia
Davis
Portage Middle Falls
Minnesota
H. N. Sibley
St. Louis Union
St. Louia
Africa
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chicago Tribune
D. Barrow
Cleveland
Hawkins
Leslie
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