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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1862
Page
2
Large lot of printing materials offered for cash. Includes 200 lbs long primer 150 lbs minion 9 cases 4 composing and job types 4 brass galleys newspaper and job phases ink imposing stones rules leads and other printing fixins. Suitable for a newspaper the size of the Express. Materials all good.
Local ad offers a good cheap pony for sale. The piece also covers rival political sentiment in Rolla Missouri with Emancipation party results, county voting tallies, and remarks on the Southwest Branch railroad and government policy during the Civil War era.
The report predicts the U S Navy will commission about fifteen ironclads by January and increase to around forty by year end, likely surpassing the ironclads of the world’s tests.
The text presents a garbled political statement arguing that both parties agree the U.S. Constitution is no longer obligatory. It mentions revolutionary ideas and secessionists in a fragmented, unclear format.
The Express announces a two week half sheet issue while it upgrades to a brighter blue paper for the Union and asks friends neighbors and soldiers for aid and subscriptions to cover outstanding dues and advertising costs.
The portance of a military post at Rell has boosted local development far beyond what could have happened in fifty years. New improvements appear daily as architecture evolves. Before the Southwest branch of the Pacific Railroad reaches the coast, Rolla is poised to become a major business hub.
Greene & Co, wholesale merchants, begin a vast public sale of their entire stock of dry goods and groceries west of St. Louis. The auction will run daily from 10:30 a.m. onward until all items are sold with many goods offered at sacrifice prices.
Four week dispute in Springfield Missouri newspapers centers on Congressional candidates Phelps and Col. H Boyd. Debates focus on honesty and reputations amid partisan coverage and editorial infighting.
The Richmond Examiner laments a collapse in city policing as burglars robbed a large warehouse on Carey Street, lowering fears of further thefts. It argues a new, centralized police organization with commissioners, military discipline, and uniformed officers is essential to restore order and deter crime. It also notes Russian sympathy for the United States and stable Union support from imperial authorities.
The State of Illinois appears to have gone Democratic by a larger margin, a result attributed to the radicalism of leading men and journals that attempted to control the campaign in opposition to the Democratic party.
Springfield election returns show emancipationist candidates in tentative lead amid local votes. Officials await full tallies as Green and CorvriE contend for key posts.
A regional assessment lists contest margins in several districts with some victories and close calls. It notes Blairs, Blow, Losa, and Rollins as potential winners, while others like Noell, Scott, McClurg, Price, and King show tight races or uncertain outcomes. Counties Randolph and Howard lean Hall, and soldiers' votes may swing results. broader federal and state outcomes in Florida and Delaware show Democrats ahead in Congress and legislature.
The Washington Star reports information from parties in Cuba claiming the steamer Blanche from Texas carried slaves to Cuba. A Spanish warship Blasco de Garay allegedly landed more of the enslaved near Mulatto, Cuba, indicating ongoing slave imports to the island from New Orleans vicinity.
Nov 4 dispatch reports Col Catherwood's 6th Cavalry clashing with Quantrell's force. Quantrell burned twelve wagons, killed nine men, and captured twenty five. Catherwood pursued and engaged Quantrell near Rose Hill, repelling him and continuing pursuit.
A report from Texas dated November 3 says Major General Banks will command eight infantry regiments, three artillery batteries, and one cavalry regiment for a proposed Texas expedition. The 41st regiment under Colonel Thomas Chickering is set to depart for New Orleans. Also noted are imports of 360,000 heavy English navy blankets into the South.
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