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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1858
Page
2
The Thassenirt committee pledges to publish an attractive family journal chronicling city progress and Northern sentiment against slavery. They invite communications from all parties on matters of interest and offer top market prices for Wheat Oats or Flour.
The Milwaukee Free Democrat reports the Wisconsin district convention selecting Washburn by acclamation after initial ballots. Delegates praised his course in Congress and urged support at the November election. Grain trade notes reflect rising oats prices and shipping activity from St Louis and local millers amid a recovering economy.
The piece warns honesty will be tested as farmers in debt hold grain hoping for higher prices, urging them to bring produce to market at St Louis prices. It mocks subscribers who delay payments and notes delays in newspaper deliveries and reships. Potter nominated by Racine convention. Democratic confab scenes and votes listed.
The County Investigating Committee report is ready for distribution and apportioned to towns by the latest vote. Construction at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf delays pupil admission until the 20th. The Ocean Wave voyage reaches Prescott Lake City and Winona, 16 hours 3 minutes, with fifteen cords of wool loaded.
The Washington Union urges Douglas to retire to aid Democratic chances in Illinois while Lincoln’s possible Senate win would implicate Douglas in the outcome. Kansas reports show Free State majority around 6,648 with 11,514 pro slavery or Democratic votes. River Palis cheers the closing of a local liquor saloon as a sign of public sentiment against public sale.
An 1858 Bay City letter reports a crowded Isabell township School District No. 1 meeting. A two story 24 by 40 building is proposed with three Bay City lots in block 39 chosen. A $500 tax toward the house, plus Superintendent Noble Martin’s assumed $3800, aim to enclose the building and finish the project.
The Praire du Chien Zon der reports from London and St Petersburg dated Aug 27 1858 noting Emperor of Brazil travel, Queen Victoria visit, and Chinese trade terms. Telegraphs from Bombay to Suez and remarks on the US Republican editors meeting Milwaukee address party morals and a new tax law critique. Commo dore Stewart advice in Washington and Pryor disunion allegations feature in the Washington letter.
The Richmond Whig contrasts Fremont with Buchanan, urging a union of opposition forces for a patriotic presidential candidate. Gov. McMullen reports Cascade Indian tensions in Washington Territory and British Russian proximity threats. Frosts, snow squalls, and Frazer River mining activity temper frontier news from Dedham to Gloucester and Chenango.
A man named Charles Meyer was arrested in this city for embezzling 20000 dollars from Simon Levy, formerly a London merchant. Meyer claimed the name Moses Meyer and was jailed in default of bail after being recognized in a barber shop. Other items note Pike's Peak ore reports near Kansas City and fresh debates over slavery in Macao and Angola.
A collection of brief items covers relocations, oddities, and remarks. The Land Office moves from Superior to Bayfield Wisconsin. Locust swarms appear in Mississippi and Louisiana, while Philadelphia reports 80,000 Gerjthany. Mississippi river counties show low voter turnout versus property value. Telegraphic charges become cheaper per word. Settlements discuss political figures, farmers’ fairs, and notable deaths. A St Louis paper notes tobacco crop devastation by grasshoppers. A Madison County murder case reveals many relatives involved. Mrs Clara E. Baker dies in Waukegan after a touring career. A London resident adopts his humbug scheme. Historical notes cite Van Buren and Beraneh as surviving Congressmen. Rumors of frauds in Kansas politics surface. Whisky purchases lead to fatalities among nine men. Bail reform and riot cases in JuneauVille are resolved. Dakota county plans an October agricultural fair with Governor Sibley anticipated to speak. England’s deepest coal pit at Dakenfield shows vast depths and cost. A Brookville conference lauds Buchanan and cable credit. Utah correspondent notes costly public document shipments. Culinary writer M Avexis Soyza dies, lauded for advancing English kitchen practice.
A late 1850s era report details a fierce tornado in Freeborn County damaging hundreds of oak trees, fences, and crops with severe hail in Fairfield and Geneva wrecking grain fields and gardens. In Faribault, livestock perished and cattle sought shelter from the storm. A large fire last week in Mcndoes Fatts destroyed multiple buildings, with losses estimated from six to ten thousand dollars. Other items note cable telegraph credit debates between Bright and Field, a royal speech reception, a fishing-boat tragedy, and a Baltimore brig delivering Africans.
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