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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1859
Page
2
The Prescott Transcript proclaims itself as the official city paper and invites reader submissions for items of notice and public interest. It describes editorial aims to chronicle local events with vitality, requesting affectionately for items from readers and noting forthcoming notices and advertisements.
The article marks the close of the fourth volume of the Puescorr Transcnpt and announces the fifth volume. It reflects on past experience building patronage and prosperity, and invites readers to view the forthcoming prospectus and support continued growth in the county.
The article surveys Oregon's admission as a free state, noting its constitution tolerates slavery and immigration rules for noncitizens. It cites Republican votes in Congress, party caucus moves to back Supreme Court candidate Byron Phelps, and Pierce County's timely state tax payment, highlighting broader state fiscal strain.
The obituary notes the death of Dzatn or Jons A Brown at his brother Berish Brown’s Madison residence on the 10th, aged 36, after a 17 year newspaper career and as editor of the Portage City Badger State. It lauds his abilities, frankness, and character, and laments the hardship his loss brings to his mother wife and daughter.
A year after arrest on suspicion of murder, Jexrentz has been convicted in the intricate case. The report notes the crime was perplexing and shrouded in mystery amid commentary on law and regional editorials.
In the Prostets Transcript the speaker attacks croakers for seeking to shift jury costs away from the County Court. Citing Revised Statutes Chap 188 Sec 85, juries must be paid by the party calling them, and the county cannot bear jury costs. The plea asks editors to read the statute and acknowledge the error in their critique of Fogg.
An old miner recounts a past Pike's Peak score of 28,800 dollars in three hours and warns of hostile Indians. He describes crews forming large emigration trains from Kansas City or Wyandot to the Smoky Hill Fork and Platte to reach the mountains, urging spring departure and cautions about safety along the route.
The Prairie du Chien Leader reports Wiard’s Steamites Boat under construction in Milwaukee designed to navigate ice with steam engines and skates. The craft aims to carry up to 100 passengers at speeds up to 80 mph on solid ice, with iron lower hull and passenger car style upper works, powered by Milwaukee and Mississippi Raiload motive power.
The 17th sees passage of a postage bill taxing newspapers and correcting mail handling rules while punishing misdelivery and prepayment failures. In the U S Senate the Homestead Bill is heatedly debated with supporters urging settlement of public lands and critics attacking political motives. Other notes cover a new Winans steamship trial, a modified foreclosure law, a death by freezing in Berlin township, and local arrivals and ice boat observations.
A collection of brief notices covers river work between Dubuque and Davenport and a Copperhead scare report, Bloominton and Douglas County Illinois women’s suffrage ordinance, Burlington Vermont’s Edhan Anten monument completion, Delany the printer in New York charged with murder, Princess Frederick William of Prussia’s newborn son, California Supreme Court ruling on Chinese emigration, gold claims in Oconto County, and Pa Republican moves toward Gen Simon Cameron. Other items note a gas car trip New York to Boston, Penn murder debates, legal passes for legislators, a new Keokuk steamship, and national post office statistics. Also reports of Reynolds vs Pratt altercation, Morrill’s Land Grant Bill passing Congress, and a large land endowment for Agricultural Colleges.
The text mentions a Catholic Church influence and a February event in Mobile Cathedral, suggesting a figure aiming for leadership in Central American Church and State. It cites a Printing Investigating Committee revealing government contract extortion of 10 to 26 percent, with witnesses describing coercive access. It notes the 422 Highlanders regiment arriving in New York en route to Oregon, likely to parade alongside regular troops.
In a late Congress debate Mr Lovejoy of II urged a harsh metaphor about striking the army, suggesting only a skeleton remain for study. The discussion touched on the army as a tool to support war and set up garrisons to boost land prices, amid past cries against the Moruana people over alleged white versus black concubines.
Reports from Africa detail the seizure and burning of the American brigantine 22 Sewle on October 11 by the British steamer Viper. The crew were removed and the ship set afire with the captain removing the American flag and ship papers. The British commander deemed her a slaver and no patriotic defense could be made.
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