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Prescott Transcript

Location

Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1858

Page

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Letter on Kansas trebles and district race in 1858 Dem party

A forwarded letter from Indiana dated April 22 1858 discusses the Kansas trebles settlement within the Democratic Party. It claims the author Jas B Forey is reinstated in full party harmony and plans to campaign in the district to mobilize voters and push supporters to the polls.

Prem Mccinnatt Indiana Kansas Wasuinnion Klal Mvor Democrat Party John L. Robinson Certin Convent Jas. B. Forey

Spanish Attache Caught in Hallway Duel Scandal

Washington reports a Spanish Embassy attache clashed with a banker’s daughter after being barred from the house. The intruder, armed with an air revolver, was seized by the banker and kicked into the street. Missouri emancipation debate grows amid political agitation and anti slavery activity in the North.

N.Y Washington Slidell Lafayette Square Senator Bright Moe

Promoting a Northern Family Journal on News and Public Affairs

The Taanscarri conductors aim to present News in an attractive form and chronicle the progress of our City and the Northwest. They seek to widely share advantages, discuss public affairs with independence and vivacity, and reflect Northern sentiment against slavery. They solicit communications from across the country on matters of interest.

Taanscarri

Congregational society and tract society clash over publications

The local column reports on resolutions of the Congregational Society regarding the American Tract Society. The dispute concerns publications on masters and servants and resistance to publishing material defending slavery. The piece attacks the tract society and questions its press freedom and integrity amid broader political commentary.

Church Vs. Tract Society Congregational Society American Tract Society Tract Society

Eastern visitor seeks papers on local lands and prospects

An Eastern correspondent asks for current papers to assess agricultural and business prospects of the area. The editor suggests landowners east and local readers subscribing could share costs and improve information, citing Mr Porter and urging advance payments to publish more definite data.

Porter

Circuit Court Session Reports and Local News

The Circuit Court for this County began its session in this city with officers listed and attorneys present. Notable items include a death by suicide of Henry Walttram Sen and the death of Henry William Herbert in New York, plus a saloon attack on Crofut. Brigam Young abdication rumor reinforced, and a Senate vote on the Chicago Harbor Bill. Financial strains prompt talk of a $15.6 million loan. death penalty debates surface. Minnesota census figures cited. old tobacconists optimistic about tobacco cultivation prospects.

N. Feuer Juige A. H. Young H. N. Twombly D. M. Lusk P. V. Wise Henry Walttram Senbent Ilentry William Herbert Stevens House Broadway Iee Indy New York United States

Eighth Judicial Circuit special terms announced in Wisconsin

Wisconsin sets special terms for St. Croix Pierce Pepin Dunn Eau Claire Chippewa Polk Burnett Douglas La Pointe counties to be held on multiple Mondays in July January September and March at Prescott and Hudson with clerks A S Young and S S Starr handling filings. Public notices mention postponed assessors meeting to June 21 due to new assessment law and reports on Marquette Green Lake division, Oregon admission, and affidavits from Huntington and Calladay denying railroad bonds for votes.

Eighth Judicial Circuit State OF Wisconsin Pyree St. Crois Pierne Pepin Dunn Eau Claire Chippewa Polk Burnett Douglas la Pointe Prescott City of Hudson A. S. Young Pierce County S. Starr St. Croix N. Futter Judicial Circuit 8Th Circuit

May and June numbers highlight the volume Loo Loo

Atnaytie Montag praises the May and June editions, calling Loo Loo one of the best, and notes a subscription offer. The Addentie magazine will include the Transcript for one year at four dollars, emphasizing value for readers.

Maiden Rock and Pierce County Frontier Prospects

In southeastern Pierce County near Maiden Rock the Rush River valley offers rich soil, timber, and spring water. The area draws enterprising farmers from Minnesota and Wisconsin, with claims of fertile land, abundant oak forests, and growing farms like Seeley and McKinstry's 1200 acres. Debates over county borders show locals preferring Pierce over Pepin, while Lake Pepin and river steamers showcase a scenic Mississippi panorama.

Maiden Rock Messas Nick Pierce County Minnesota Rush River Mississippi Swenty Big Woods Wisconsin Pleasant Valley Seeley & McKinstry Dunn Maiden Pepin Madigan Pepin County Pierce Lake Pepin Westervele Lake City Red Wing

Leviathan and Politics in a Wisconsin Sketches 1858

A mixed batch of notes and opinions from Milwaukee and Wisconsin papers. Elements include critique of President Buchanan and party to dine in the White House, an imaginative monument built from the Leviathan stock controversy, rail land grants for La Crosse, steamboat waves at Belle Plaine, Governor Randall’s constitutional stand on pay, English naval incidents near Saguenay, British cruiser outrages, and Bancroft on Dred Scott with Revolutionary War negro rights context.

la Crosse Axp Minwacken Ram Roap Albany Argus la Crosse andMilwankes-Reitreal Company la Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company Milwaukee Albany Party Albany Exchange Bank Chamberlain Mr. Chamberlain PL Stanton Madison Road and Company Pantisay Gliney Jones Pennsylvani Sherman Ohio Buchanan House People's Mansion Pierce Gen. Tackson Congress White House Jackson Milwaukee Wisconsin New York Clarendon Sagna Buzzard Howe Sagua

Prominent Figures in News From Chicago to London

A collection of brief items notes Curtis as Knox College president designate, Choate to lecture in Boston, and Gov. Cummings injured by a dog. Reports claim the French emperor’s health improved, Reade and Russell to tour the U.S., and Gen. Smith’s death at Leavenworth. Kansas and Utah political notes, Mormon campaign costs, Mesilla Valley tensions, Bible societies aiding slaves, and pay for a Field Marshal. Also mentions Rarey defending his horse training system and a Chicago fire that killed nine.

London Colin Campbell India Rarey Hig Iain Horsea Cartersalls Prince Consort Mr. Rarey

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