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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1858
Page
2
A lengthy legal public notice from Prescott details property and estate matters. It mentions dates, parties, and obligations, including a November Thanksgiving reference and October 27 filing, with mentions of related proceedings and attestations.
Returns show Washburn with 228 and Dewhurst with 2115 majority as the entire Republican county ticket wins. Voters faced rain yet turnout held, while Democrats’ schemes are described as routed. Prescott saw stronger, but still limited, participation.
Fragments from Friday morning mail report Porter ahead in the first congressional district by about 3,500. Milwaukee and Dane County show Republican gains and Assembly contests vary, with counties like Rock Monroe and Sauk giving varied majorities. results incomplete in the third district.
A long critical piece attacks firm Democrats who joined the amalgamation ticket, accusing them of aiding defeat and labeling them traitors. It discusses party strength in Pierce County, quotes Chicago and Wisconsin election tidbits, and notes Republican gains and debates over alleged subterfuges and pro-Democratic flaws.
A mix of news briefs reports a United States Japan treaty. thefts of testaments and religious works in Philadelphia. political shifts in Indiana favoring divorce law repeal. legal action over a postscript. agricultural notes on cork trees and seed orders. brisk Beecher Life Thoughts sales. land office removals. battles in Washington Territory with Indians. land survey activity in California. monument funding and a tall column. counterfeit ten and twenty dollar notes. Victoria gifts a hearse to France. Federalist Whig power in government. Driesbach’s circus plans. large betting losses after elections. San Francisco noon prayers continue. Mexican youths kill two Americans near Tucson. a comet tail estimate. and a preferred mail route to California via Albuquerque.
Abraham Lavi of Wisconsin died suddenly on the Harrison river trail on August 28 while packing a steep hill. Over $500 in gold was found on the person.
A local Iowa report discusses the Dubuque coal field spanning about 25 000 square miles and its potential to supply Minnesota Wisconsin and Lower Mississippi cities. It notes coal trade competition with Pennsylvania Ohio and New Orleans and mentions bogus coins circulating near Hoosas. A Pierce County Wisconsin notice seeks street view and eminent domain actions in Prescott New.
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