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Newspaper
Sauk County Standard
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1854
Page
2
Sank Co. Standard notes incomplete returns but indicates Democrats performed well under heavy ballot challenges. It cites Washburne likely elected to Congress, Kelsey to State Senate, Davis to Assembly, with much of the rest split between Democrats and fusionists. full results promised next week.
The St. Louis Intelligencer notes Indiana money fluctuating yet recovering toward par with few banks recently failing like Connersville, Peru, and Elkhart County Bank. Other Indiana banks remain accepted by most houses though some reject all stock notes. Milwaukee Sentinel reports progress on the Milwaukee and Watertown railroad, with track laying advancing to Hartland and Powers Mill, reducing travel time and promising further extensions this season.
Daniel M. Seaver and others file libel actions against Patriot and Milwaukee Sentinel publishers and Judge Hub bell plus Ed A Tenney and late Grand Jury members. Carl Habich and A Wood plan similar suits. Jerone Wheeler, 14, dies from accidental gun discharge in Janeville. Chicago Times notes Wisconsin lags Illinois on road completion as tracklaying advances slowly.
Dr Rae reports evidence from Esquimaux near King William’s Land supporting the disappearance of Sir John Franklin’s party. About forty white men were seen years earlier, later found dead with signs of cannibalism. Objects and silver utensils were recovered, and the account suggests Franklin and his crew perished after ships were crushed and provisions failed.
Fragments describe items purchased from the Esquimaux found west of Back's river near a 1850 starvation party. The list includes silver forks spoons forks spoons a dish plate and a crest marked pieces. Also notes John Rae Repulse Bay 1854 and an American vessel firing into a steamer near Rio Janeiro reports.
A passenger train from Chicago to Rock Island left at 1 PM and broke the axle. A horse on the track caused the derailment, injuring the engineer and killing or scalding 30 to 40 passengers. Joliet citizens aid the wounded as officials fear over a dozen may die. Conductor Van Buskirk unharmed.
A large blaze last night destroyed Jennings Hotel Mir Jackson boarding house Tremont House Porter’s block and three wooden stores along with Judge Gardiner’s office Parmeli coffee house Stafford’s block and several churches and homes. Buffalo engine companies arrived and helped suppress the flames, preventing total ruin of lower town. damage estimated around one hundred thousand dollars with insured roughly forty thousand. A train from Illinois Central opened travel to the area and hops industry notes emerge from Watertown.
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