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Newspaper
Sparta Eagle
Location
Sparta, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1867
Page
3
The Telegraph notes the release on bail of the arch traitor and ex-president of the nation, set at 10 060 dollars, furnished by Thorace Grevley of York and Augustia Shiell. The paper condemns reconciliation with treason and predicts a presidential bid for the accused.
A charged critique of Judge Underwood published in Richmond notes his handling of treason cases and loyalty to the Union. The piece defends his patriotism and urges readers to study the charge, praising his duty against traitors.
The piece critiques patriotic zeal amid factional tensions, praising leadership and cautioning against treason. It laments extremism from rival groups and calls for steady policy, referencing Stanton and the loyal Union stance while warning of incendiary rhetoric and possible political missteps.
The article notes a massive influx of German and Prussian emigrants to the United States, with 75,000 expected by steamer arrivals this season and hundreds of thousands preparing to depart. It highlights Western settlement potential, urges welcome for industrious Germans, and mentions political factors driving the exodus. Representative Grex. C.C. Wasuiaurs, congressman from this district, thanks for public documents received in ten weeks.
A fragmentary report reviews the post Congress mood in Europe. Prussia France Russia and others resume armament as peace appears temporary. Napoleon and Blucher memories linger while liberalism grows, signaling unsettled European peace and possible future conflicts.
The Richmond session of the United States Circuit Court opened with Judge Underwood presiding. The vast audience heard the trial readiness for Jefferson Davis while the court debated the prisoner’s habeas corpus rendition as Secretary of War stance remained undecided. The lengthy address praised the government’s mercy and condemned treason, emphasizing the new era of justice in Richmond.
A senior statesman and educator, revered across Congresses as a leader and father, is assailed by rebel apologists for proposing that a minority who caused war pay a tenth of damages while sparing the masses. The speaker condemns abuses, urges legal sanctions, and calls for enforcing rights in streetcar segregation issues under Civil Rights era precedents.
A digest of disparate items notes Conover's detention requested by Congressman Ashley and visits at a jail in Washington, a New York crusted with losses from Missouri floodwaters, a regatta of the New York Yacht Club, and an $7,000 settlement to a crippled woman from an accident aboard the Eighth Avenue line. Also reports Greece buying seven US monitors, deaths of Commodore Leonard Paulding and Joseph Wright, Jeff Davis in Richmond, unrest in London with over 40,000 destitute, and vague telegraph notes from St. Pet Ausur River.
A conflagration in Oil City Pennsylvania destroyed ten buildings at the cloth ule area. A New York dispatch claims a million and a half shipped to Europe today. The body of Ty Willard, player of Lael, found in the Cenn below the city. Reports surround Russian and British affairs, treason trials, and a large armory output. Burglars plunder Chicago shops on Michigan Avenue and Madison Street. Indian peace talks progress and the Western powers discuss Crete. Pacific Railroad work advances two to three miles daily. European Peace Conference outlines neutralisation and fortress razing. Suffrage notes show Wisconsin and Kansas legislatures advancing female rights. Sanford Conover convicted of perjury referenced in New York.
A mosaic of brief regional items reports discoveries and opinions across towns from Salem to Calon. Miners claim a lead find between Salem and Calon. rail and road anxieties arise near Chip City. Madison and Monroe election results show three tickets. crime notes include a Chicago theft arrest connected to Waterin and a naked-entry case in North Hall Claire. locust trees die nearby Elkhorn. a Napoleonic Swiss veteran dies in Ozaukee. a notable old man in Jackson County walks miles without aid. rail projects near Tomah advance. a fatal burn incident near Black River Falls. dam work on the Fox River progresses.
The Whitewater Register notes a dispute between an Irishman and a Black man in a village, while numerous notices recount drownings, shipboard misfortunes, and a tin wedding in Stevens Point. Reports cover a Beloit wild cat kill, a prison sentence for a hammer attack, and rising steamboat trade on the Fox River amid snowy conditions.
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