25 May 1870
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Weekly Express
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1870
Page
1
The piece notes Indiana press debates on public lands for railroads, Homestead act protections for veterans, and editorials from Detroit and Cincinnati papers. It highlights Rep Wo Mungen’s stance, a seed of partisan clashes, plus the Philadelphia Presbyterians’ General Assembly meeting with large congregational reach.
Minster Geonce informs the Commissioner of the Land Office that Italians crave data on American resources commerce industry and finances and press Mr Mansi for documents. Public spirited citizens should aid this effort. The note laments English delays in observing U S conditions before the rebellion and warns of losses from rebel loans.
The Rev Dr Chark breaks his engagement to Miss Linnie Hawk, a parishioner, before the Presbytery alleging insanity as the plaignant. Miss Hawk’s two prior involvements in Harrisburg insane asylums are cited, and the doctor’s knowledge of these episodes remains unproven.
The Journal notes Voornees faces no formal opposition at the congressional convention though many in the assembly debate his policy and record. It criticizes his alignment with Dan and land-grabbers, promising to expose the truth to voters about his actions and alleged betrayals.
A report notes the Delaware Republican State Convention will be held in Dover on June 9 to nominate candidates for governor and Congress. The piece critiques current political maneuvers and the press in defending or opposing land grant policies affecting vast public lands and a noted Illinois member. It predicts the issue will dominate the coming congressional canvass.
The text argues against acquittals in murder trials by insanity being used as a defense. It calls for legislative reform to require separate insanity pleas and separate trials, to prevent dangerous perversions of justice and protect public safety. The piece stresses not punishing sane persons, but regulating how insanity as a defense is handled. It notes practical dangers from eloquent counsel and calls for a clear, separate process.
In a local debate, Vigo county and Terre Haute residents defend State Geologist Professor Cox from misstatements in the Indiana Journal of Commerce. They note coal mines predate his map and praise his work while condemning claims of mineral scarcity in Vigo.
The Journal surveys constitutional amendments and political feuds. It criticizes editorials and figures including Queen Victoria opposition to female suffrage and Daniel in the Congressional District. It notes Grant era policy aimed at peace and calls for honest duty over personal appeal.
In Yerba Buena Cemetery San Francisco workers disinter several s graves into wooden cases. A vault emptied since 1866 shows two iron coffins with glass faces exposing a man and a veiled woman. Boxes slide down into a valley awaiting transport to Point Lobos Cemetery.
A long critique contrasts Oxford and Cambridge, detailing their medieval roots, curricula, and social exclusivity. It notes Oxford favors classics and theology while Cambridge leans toward poetry and science, with both resisting modern curricula and limiting access to the wealthy.
A Lebanon young lady visiting Nashville and atelegraph office operator sparked amusement when the operator and companions viewed the next dispatch. They intercepted a Kentucky to Texas message reading Isaiah ix 6, and searched a Bible to understand its meaning at Billy Erie's shop, encountering an uncertain verse.
Gris praises regular gymnastics noting increased strength and ability to lift, hold out, and perform daily tasks. He jokes about weight training, parallel bars, and spring boards, and comments on temperance, politics, and social life as he praises gymnastic practice.
A farmer near Camp Dennison uses a private track to gauge horse speeds with a hidden shortcut and a fraudulent Elgin pocket watch. John times rivals at 2:38 and 2:31½, selling a fake “fast” colt after a dramatic bluff at Blanchester Fair, curing others of racing fever by deception.
Readable fragments mention Milwaukee having three female barbers and other assorted items such as Detroit incomes, cotton yields in Collin county, Texas, and references to various historical figures and events with garbled text and partial quotes.
Friends uncover the fate of a girl abducted during the 1850 California emigration. A locket and a Virginia link identify her as the niece of a Virginia brother, believed murdered by Indians, who offers her a home and position. The St. Joseph Herald notes the situation and hesitations about returning her to relatives in Council Bluffs.
A Dayton Journal report recalls John W a lifelong materialist who doubted the supernatural. While caring for his dying wife he twice saw a fierce fiery bull apparition in the sick room and flames in the stove with no smoke. He fled then prayed and became a believer in an afterlife with rewards and punishments.
An narrator visits a Coffee County Mississippi cabin with a Southern family. He recalls Civil War memories, regional manners, and nudges at race and labor sentiment through dialog about secession, slavery, and white working men. The piece blends social observation with stark stereotypes and rural life details.
A garbled OCR blend mentions Iowa child counts, a dead ex Confederate officer in Arkansas asking for colored pallbearers, a French farmer unearthing 800 000 francs worth of gold coins, bribery claims by insurance agents regarding kerosene ads, and a Kentucky notice about Silas Parvin and other scattered details.
Salt Lake City correspondent reports Utah faces a severe grasshopper infestation harming crops. Vast swarms blister fields, biting insects produce slimy secretions. attempts to destroy millions fail. Despite this, harvest prospects once looked bright before the outbreak. The New York Express notes a West Troy marriage assault.
Horace F. Clark is elected president of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway and is noted as a son-in-law of Commodore Vanderbilt. The report mentions a New York Central line train journey from New York to Chicago in about thirty hours and fifty minutes. A salt well at Muche on Mich shows intersection with rock salt at 1189 feet. Nineteen candidates seek the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor.
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