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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1858
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text discusses anti slavery sentiment and broad political context. Mentions Northwest and city progress, independence, and debates confronting slavery policy. No clear individuals or events are fully readable.
The River Falls Journal reports the Eau Claire district convention choosing Richard Dewhurst of Clarke County as the Republican Assembly candidate. Delegates debated, credentials reported full county turnout, and support urged for Dewhurst to uphold Republican principles amid intra-district movement and regional rotations.
The Atlantic Cable reports a break after a miscalculation left the line hanging between two submarine mountain ranges. Soundings near Valentin showed the section failing as undercurrents battered the cable. Despite setbacks, the piece argues Yankee enterprise will restore the system and notes the Nininger Journal’s six column expansion under Henry Lindergreen.
The Garden City is crowded and busy as building resumes this season. Carl Schurz spoke to Republicans, boosting political discourse. The Northern Belle steams well, though puffery is common. New sleeping cars give travelers comfort between Dunleith and Chicago for fifty cents extra. Debts remain unsettled as many firms are out of business, and wheat yields poor. Hotel business has declined since two years ago, with Briggs House among the worst. Recent dispatches note Hon Charles Sumner improving in health after Aix La Chapelle.
A Galena Advertiser report describes the steamship Austris catching fire on the broad sea on the 13th at 2 o clock. The vessel left Northampton with 540 aboard and was destroyed with likely five hundred lives lost. Many perished from smoke and flames, while others leapt into the sea to escape the blaze. The 2234 ton Austris belonged to the American Steamship Company and never reached New York.
An appeal to settlers and traders to move to Pierce County urging cheap land from eight to four dollars per acre, promising high yields from wheat oats corn and potatoes and calling for local mills and manufacturing. The piece argues self sufficiency through farming, urging purchases of 80 to 160 acre tracts and independent livelihoods to avoid reliance on eastern mills and imports.
A Prescott Transcript correspondent reports on Prescott Wisconsin and Pierce County business. He praises Nichols store, notes steamer trips on the Lottie Lyon, and forecasts growth for Prescott. The piece includes arrivals of a new Rush River post office, a weekly mail route from Pepin to Hudson, and local political commentary on the Republican cause.
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