05 Dec 1868
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1868
Page
1
A. J. H. Du Gasxe laments the work week and celebrates Saturday night turning toward Sunday peace. The poem paints rural life winding down with curfew, bells, crickets, and weary workers eased into rest, urging God to grant true Sabbaths beyond earthly pain.
An elderly widow Marbe seeks help for her son Philip jailed over a missing ring. A lawyer defends him against insurance president Carman who insists he sent the ring with Philip. A juror’s delay and cross examination reveal Carman misplaced the ring, clearing Philip and exposing the man’s absent-mindedness.
A columnist challenges youths urged toward clerical or sales roles by arguing that trades offer genuine respectability. It condemns fashionable society for devaluing skilled labor, noting many regret early choices as they see thrifty mechanics prospering, while promising generations waste years pursuing idle salaries.
A collection of old aphorisms on virtue and prudence contrasts with a brief St Louis birth notice. A Mrs Williams gave birth to four living babies last week, two of whom died subsequently.
A Cincinnati Enquirer summary traces the Adams family's lead in American politics from John Adams to John Quincy Adams, detailing Federalist ties, clashes with Hamilton, embargos, and shifts through Jefferson, Monroe, Jackson, and beyond. It notes their influence in Massachusetts and the evolving party alignments shaping the nation’s early republic.
Chief Justice Chase discharges sworn grand jurors who took the test oath and orders a new panel, citing lack of necessity for the oath and potential hindrance to justice. In his charge, he urges vigilance on revenue frauds, warning that evasion harms taxpayers and that inquiry will reflect on all, even the highest.
The Times notes reaction to stimulus boosting trade and manufacturing as currency inflation lowers fixed incomes by one third. Farm labor and unskilled workers face reduced employment while factories and mechanics dismiss workers. Money is scarce. prices of many goods are expected to fall as winter approaches. Prudence in spending is urged. Urbana Union warns of upcoming distress and the need to tighten expenses.
The New York Times argues for raising the President's salary from 25 000 to a higher level, noting that unofficial allowances for house and stable expenses have grown the total. It cites Lincoln’s four year savings of 80 000 in government bonds as supporting evidence.
The National Intelligencer quotes Sovxplager asserting the American Union remains intact. It claims state rights on suffrage in South Carolina are as in Massachusetts, and defends the independence of the Executive, Judiciary, and Congress as mutual checks and balances.
The text notes two armies being about equal, Republicans holding government, critics without responsibility for proposals. It discusses civil life during war debt and the burden of proposing policy versus criticizing existing rulers. The fragment reflects anti slavery era discourse and party dynamics.
Sar Lazer Cook, a spinster, died at the county poor house in Decatur Illinois last week aged fifty seven years. He served in the Florida war under General Taylor in the Mexican War under General Scott and was a volunteer in the Union army during the War of the Rebellions.
In Washington, D C, the two daughters of Chief Justice Taney serve as copyists in the Department of the Interior and are described as very poor.
The correspondent recalls two early fires on Front Street near Market that spurred talk of a fire engine built by Jas. C. Davis and George Stevenson. It covers Kendall family ties, early brick stores, a butcher shop, a steer incident at the bull ring, and Portsmouth pottery origins with David Dennis.
Article recalls 19th century Portsmouth hardship and abundance with bear skins used for beds robes and clothing. Families salted dried bear meat and fish, while during the 1812 war equerries crossed the Ohio River to winter with scarce provisions. Settlement tales link these times to Gret settlement and local foreshadowed struggles.
A heated wartime exchange unfolds when a jealous Army of the Potomac chaplain questions a colonel about religious instruction. The colonel, eager not to be outdone by a rival Massachusetts regiment, orders fifteen men to be baptized, signaling a rapid religious surge amid unit rivalries.
A Muscatine County sheriff and deputy attempted to attach property of the Ferry Company after the steamer Addie Johnston smashed its dock. The Addie slipped away before service could be effected, and the sheriff fled ashore as the vessel moved toward St Louis. The deputy returned from a downstream run on the Pembina, while Addie lay at St Louis for the season.
The passage reflects on early life and influence of modest, helpful men who shape future lives. It notes the brassiness of vigor masks sensitivity to pressure, and that even brief indulgence can lower tone and impair brain delicacy and efficiency. It stresses scientific truth rather than moral preaching.
A historical report recalls an Irish judge who habitually begged pardon, and after a magistrate reminded him of a death sentence he had pronounced, he uttered Deer me and ordered the prisoner brought in for clemency or further action.
The text notes Sweazine of the Bible introduced by Sezone about AD 699. It discusses swearing of the Bible as a common practice seen at public street corners and questions when the last system of swearing was introduced.
A grim report from Wigsa notes a catastrophic mine accident at Bogieed Bysm. Officials say about 300 workers perished and a rescue operation is underway amid sparse details and ongoing investigations.
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