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Newspaper
Peru Free Press
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1853
Page
2
The Isley Family of gingers performed in Peru on Wednesday and Thursday, drawing crowds despite rain. The Riley siblings, especially violinist Panine at age 11, received high praise, with Ballston Spa Journal quotes praising their musical prodigies and the sisters’ refined voices.
The Fulton Flag, a neutral weekly started at Rochester in Fulton County, is edited by D. Persaine formerly of the Warsaw Democrat. A representative urged local merchants to advertise to draw trade from Logansport, hoping for abundant success. The piece praises the new enterprise and its appearance and editor's ability.
A Louisville 1853 notice reviews a 132 page volume detailing Sayings and Dyings of Indiana Volunteers, Texan Rangers, and more, praising its readability while warning some chapters cast defenders in a blush. It notes price twenty cents and where to buy. Also includes Supreme Court rules and Whig party reflections after a recent election.
A burglary and robbery occurred at Mr. F. Garner's watch maker and jeweler shop last Friday night. Watches and jewelry valued around £75 were stolen. fine pieces had been removed earlier by a connected gentleman, leaving customer watches damaged goods and sundries. The piece ends with a call for citizens to aid in catching the culprits amid local unease.
Richard J. Patterson informs readers from Indianapolis on May 30 1853 of resigning his place at the Indiana Hospital for the Insane and vacating June 1 pending communications go to Dr James S Athon Superintendent. He asks editors to copy the notice.
The article notes iron for the road to Tipton and Peru has arrived with more on the way, after delays caused by contractor negotiations in New Orleans and a switch to European sources. While track laying paused, bridge work at Wild Co and truss work are advancing, and the project proceeds despite setbacks.
A terrible Stockton case in early April ends with two deaths after a clerk Marony kept a $5,000 safe key under his pillow. Bowlin, accused of theft, shoots at Brown wounding him and later dies by suicide after drinking poison. The story notes Brown’s death and Bowlin’s, and mentions a large reward and public outrage. A convention at Washington Hall features S C Stevens, Samual Ritchey, and remarks by S P Chase and Mr Pearce.
A long critical passage portrays Santa Anna as a restless Mexican dictator who has abolished representative government, plans to seize church revenues, and may force trials against churchmen. It warns of Mexican foreign hostility and questions domestic support, citing Detroit Advertiser and Terre Haute Courier commentary. A fragment about a female assault on Second Street near the Stewart House is noted alongside railway progress reports from Indianapolis and Lake Michigan fishing access for Louisville.
Virginia voters show Faulkner Democrat leads in multiple districts with Whig gains in others. Reported results from Jefferson, Berkeley, Clarke, and Norfolk areas indicate Whig wins for several congressional seats and local offices. Final late-May tallies note Whigs gaining seats in the House and Senate amid mixed statewide outcomes.
The Conways steamer at Savannah reports all but two passengers of the William and Mary bark wrecked off Bermuda were saved by wreckers as the vessel sank. Also lists foreign appointments for ministers plenipotentiary to various nations and consuls in multiple cities, followed by a note on Horace Greeley’s views on dancing and a mysterious hooped box found with a bogus money press, tied to a man called Flying Dutchman.
Fragment discusses the influence of domestic prayer within a family scene. A cheerful female band is mentioned as the Bible rests on the stand and the faithful heart finds beauty and import in devotion. Prayer and sympathy uplift the man toward the heavenly goal.
Chronicle traces steam power from Hero of Alexandria’s toy 280 years B C to later experiments in Europe and America. It notes Authemius cauldrons, Garey steamboat, Newcastle railway 1650, Newcomen 1710, Watt 1782, Fulton 1793, Evans locomotive 1794, and the Savannah steam vessel crossing the Atlantic in June 1819.
A historical sketch recounts Horace Greeley as an apprentice in a Erie printing office in 1830 31 earning fifty dollars yearly. He saved to buy his father a yoke of steers and clothes himself for his journey to New York. His father lived in poverty near Crawford County Pennsylvania and Chautauque County New York. He left with a suit of blue cotton jeans and minimal possessions. He first voted in New York City at the First Ward Poll on Pearland Broad Streets aligning with the Whig ticket.
An elderly adviser counsels John to observe a potential wife at her home before marriage. She suggests watching her morning routine, complexion, and behavior with her mother, noting kindness and readiness in breakfast as signs of a good match.
A railroad conductor warned a female passenger about a saloon for ladies and children at the end of the car. The passenger accused him of protecting unprotected women, retorting that he was known for taking them to his saloon. The exchange ends with the conductor moving away, the incident noted by the Syracuse Star.
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