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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1850
Page
1
The Saint Tubenville Herald announces weekly publication terms and advertising rates. It lists pricing for one and two column notices, monthly and yearly options, and requires insertion counts on transient ads with continued service until canceled.
A poetic meditation on the departed souls returning in dreams and memories. The speaker hears a solemn voice from beyond as he recalls the beloved, brave, and beautiful, whose words and memories stay near. The poem explores grief, remembrance, and the ache of loss.
A faded poem fragment describes a lonely rose in a bowery setting. The rose appears bright and gentle, yet a coming storm darkens the vale, ending with the lonely flower lying dead and sorrow lingering. The verse hints at ruin and a softened heart in the wake of violence and night.
Biographical notes from the Daily Herald describe General Zachary Taylor’s physique and traits via phrenological analysis. It covers head shape, brain regions, impulses, intellect, and character, recounts anecdotes with capt. Dolan and Taylor’s humor, and cites his fortune and governance.
A garbled passage discusses a stalled session with a hope for reform in a bureaucratic log rolling system. It suggests bleeding edge attempts to revive the system, noting a tenacious life despite failures, and predicts a less audacious but still limited push forward by the Courier.
A fragmentary notice reports a pact dated August 5 1840 from Pleasant Hill about rising slaves near a distant location. It mentions several meetings with attendance four to fourteen and notes one negro shot likely to die. The text is garbled but indicates unrest and fatal consequences among enslaved people.
The St Peters river trip by the Prieas Iverpest party ended with an amusing incident as Indians shot at the boat's deck and a salute with a loaded aid lodged in the engine room. The engineer’s account is not given, but the voyage up sixty miles into Dakota Territory drew coverage in St Paul papers.
The Bedford Gazer notes a marriage in Corinth between Tin and Mr. Loammi Hale to May, both of Corinth, with asides on Solon calling them man and Levina raising her vej.
On Sunday the 3rd an illustration of Dr Franklin’s theory showed lightning diffusing on a tin roof and through a tin water pipe to the cistern. A water spout carried the current away, and though the flash startled distant observers, residents felt no shock inside the house which had no lightning rod. The pipe was shattered and the roar of thunder was heard by all.
In a letter to Columbiana County Democratic electors Chas M Aten urges voters to withhold votes from a long-serving party member and back a candidate in Jefferson or Carroll. He threatens to retire after the contest, not defeated but maneuvered.
A loan of 1,000,000 dollars was advertised for a company in Boston on the Sthinst. Part of the funds was for an account. The bonds carry eight percent interest.
An odd encounter in Valparaiso features a mounted beggar asking alms of a foot passenger. The gentleman retorts that he must walk while the beggar rides, provoking a witty exchange about need and mobility. The tale highlights unusual beggar etiquette and social contrast.
The Cleveland Democrat reports a violent storm on the 13th in northern Ohio. In Summit County Monroe Falls witnessed Mr. Seely North killed by lightning. Ohio Canal Superintendent W. Pomeroy and two others were struck but survived. Barns at W. Rowland in Copley and in Springfield burned. SS. Wilson’s Akron home struck. three telegraph posts near Gen. Dierce’s bolts. Masonic Block in South Akron hit. tin water conductor melted. A tree by the Catholic Church damaged. wires damaged at Speed’s and O’Reilly’s locations. Fielded fire near Speed’s, and lightning damaged wires across the area.
In a letter to the St. Louis Republican dated June 23 1850 Bitter Water 26 miles west of Fort Laramie notes at least five hundred emigrants had died since June 1 1850 between the Missouri River and Fort Laramie due to sickness, with few graves found on this side of Fort Laramie.
The deceased of the first half of the year includes John C. Calhoun Franklin H Elmore Sargeant S Prentiss Daniel P King Matthew L Davis General Zachary Tayne Jacob Hays Brig Gen Mason Commodore Jones Newland Maffit Adam Ramage S Margaret Fuller Emperor of China Sir Robert Peel Duke of Cambridge President Boyer.
Fragmentary report from Times of London hints that General Taylor’s successor is named Phillmore and mentions a spouse named Phil in a disputed Portsmouth area. The text is garbled with misread names and locations making precise details uncertain.
Excitement rose in Savannah after hand bills announced an abolitionist would be starved and feathered for alleged offensive remarks in a public gathering. He was ordered to leave, then submitted a written statement disavowing the offense.
The Mexican war cost about one hundred fifty million dollars and caused roughly thirty thousand deaths, reflecting the high human and financial toll of the conflict.
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