Evolution of the Express press and its leaders
A long historical account recounts the founding of the Wabash Courier in 1832 and the Express in 1841, detailing successive owners and editors from Col. Thomas to Davip S. Donaldson and beyond. It notes expansions, relocations, and a shift to a larger, modernized format as Terre Haute grows, with an 28 year history crowned by renewed prosperity and a hopeful future. The piece also critiques judicial and political events, including indictments and public figures, and discusses polar expeditions and party infighting, highlighting ongoing debates over law, science, and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Thomas
Our Valley
Wabash Courier
Col. Dow- Line
Indi Gr
Davip S. Danaldson
Exgq
Daxnanoson
Dary Express
Indiana
Ex Press
American
Express
Hupsey
The
Hanson
Terre Haute
Ofce
Criminal Court
Vigo County
Washington City
Treasury
District of Columbia
West Virginia State election and Cuba battle reported
The next State election in West Virginia is on the 23d instant. A Cuban battle on the 9th inst. ended with heavy losses on both sides. The revenue from liquors stands at 44 million dollars, with stamps producing 34 million, a tax felt mainly by moneyed men. An Iowa vote yielded a light turnout. Republicans likely hold a 30 thousand margin and dominate the Legislature. Railroads Bloomfield and Danville draw interest as movers push forward. Ex Senator Dooattre met the President about St Thomas purchase. Judge Doobmrie backs the deal for US purchase, but the President doubts its value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooattre
St. Thomas
Doomrrie
United States
Wownpens
Parke County
Democratic Party
Wayne County
Hayg
IT. K. Wilson
Sullivan County
Ohio
Republican Party of
Indiana
Treasury and IRS officials to curb income tax frauds
A Washington Special reports a Friday conference by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. They decided that only regular revenue officers such as assessors and collectors should be employed to collect the income tax, after finding that specially appointed officers had abused the role to threaten violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Six Months of Grant and the Debt Reduction Promise
The Washington Chronicle lauds Grant era debt reduction with projections to 1876 and beyond, arguing that continued retrenchment under Republican rule will extinguish the national debt within decades. It warns Democrats to avoid internecine strife and urges party unity to secure gains in Ohio and Pennsylvania and uphold the Fifteenth Amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Chronicle
Xanvt
Wise
Democratic Party
Jand
Hamilton County
Ohio
Pendleton
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Congress
Travel ease and the age of timetable travel
A reflection on how modern travel frees families from home for trips, praising the timetable and watches that improve continental journeys. It contrasts past slow routes with rapid railway guides, notes Sinbad the Sailor's long delays, and muses on authors crafting their own tales amid travel routine.
Political shifts expose need for honest nominations in Ohio and Utah debate
The piece argues voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania punished party discipline, favoring fair nomination practices. It condemns Brigham Young’s power in Utah, questions federal tolerance of despotism on American soil, and calls for Congress to decide if Utah should be governed by the United States or Brigham Young, amid concerns over polygamy and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Monroe
Wis
Angeline Trager
Patrick Crerry
AnceLine
Patrick
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Iowa Register
CoLfax
Brramam Youna
Register
Europe
Utah
United States
Congress
The
Brigiam Young
Here
California
Ladies Ride Bare Back At Decatur Horse Fair
Twelve ladies competed in equestrian prizes at the Decatur Lt Horse Fair last week. Sallie Wilkinson of Nyantic rode bare back after her saddle was removed, charged from the start, saw her horse stumble but remount with help, then narrowly stayed neck and neck with the leading horse as crowds cheered and officials restrained the animals. The scene featured flying skirts, shouted cheers, and a grand-stand ovation for Nyantic as the crowd roared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Sallie Wilkinson
Nyantie
Maid of Ny
Murmu
Directors elected for Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company
At yesterday's stockholders meeting in the city office the following gentlemen were elected Directors for the coming year: Joseph W. Alsop, Larz Anderson, Wm. H. Aspinwall, Allen Campbell, William D. Griswold, A. H. Lewis, Samuel N. F. Odell, Lewis I. Parsons, John J. Roe, John Ross, W. W. Scarborough, F. Schnardt, and William Whiteright Jr. The Board elected W. D. Griswold as President, A. H. Lewis as Vice President, J. L. Griswold as General Superintendent, Charles S. Cone as Treasurer Auditor, P. Van Deusen as Secretary, and Trevor as Assistant Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company
Joseph W. Alsop
Larz Anderson
Wm. H. Aspinwall
Allen Campbell
William D. Griswold
A. H. Lewis
Samuel N. F. Odell
Lewis I. Parsons
John J. Roe
John Ross
W. W. Scarborough
F. Swhnchardt
William Whiteright
One Hundred Sixth Volume of Igims Oub O Be Heavyof War
A fragmentary notice notes the one hundred and sixth volume of a Japanese novel series amid war context. The readable items indicate a publication sequence and a heavy, somber wartime tone without explicit plot details.
Fire Seen Near Solomon's Temple Prompts Messiah Warning
A Jewish Messiah prophecy stirs intrigue as a Jerusalem sighting and a fiery column are reported by Austrian papers. A Paris Hungarian rabbi claims a divine message to an Israelite near Solomon's Temple urging repentance this year. The man faced mob and soldiers but resisted arrest, inspiring further inquiries from Hungarian journals and talks of athletic prowess.
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New York News
Paris
Hungary
Jerusalem
How Some of Our Merchants Have Risen
A small boy abandoned by parents is hired by a New York drug firm after a woman, his aunt, vouches for him. The boy proves diligent, stays overnight when needed, thwarts a theft, and earns double wages. By next January he joins the firm as a salaried member at 2500 dollars.
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New York Republican
Usy
Rapid Dreaming and Time Lost in Sleep Studies
Dr Forbes Winslow notes dreams show extreme mental speed where ideas form instantly. Time and space seem annihilated, with a whole sequence of events imagined in a moment. Anecdotes include a dream of enlistment and execution, awakening to a nearby noise, and another of crossing the Atlantic ending upon waking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Forbes Winslow
Abercrombie
Atlantic
America
Derby Railroad Charter Dispute Sparks Biblical Allusion in Court
An exchange in the New Haven Register recounts a Supreme Court argument over the Derby Railroad injunction. Counsel Messia H. B. Harrison and JT. E. Doolittle sparred over charter expiration and six days to finish work, with Doolittle joking of creation in six days and Harrison retorting.
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New Haven Register
Supreme Court
Messia
H. B. Harrison
JT. E. Doolittle
Derby Railroad
Dolittle
Brother Harrison
Derby
Mr. Harrison
Brother Doolittle
Satan
A Strange Story of a Long-ago Murder Unveiled
A 40 year old New Jersey murder tale surfaces from a deathbed confession in the Manchester Examiner. Daniel Hulseman killed James Eberhart with poisoned brandy near Pennington after a trip from Princeton. He robbed the victim, propped the body against a beech tree, and fled with about two hundred pounds.
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Trenton Sentinel
Stonybrook Bridge
Pennington
The
Manchester
Examiner
Daniel Huleeman
New Jersey
United States of America
James Eberhart
Old Country
Hulseman
New York
Eberhart
Princeton
Education Work Among the Colored People Elevates South
The Freedmen's Bureau now focuses on educational work among blacks in the South. Over six months, 380 new schools and more than 14,600 pupils. At year end 4,424 schools and 256,353 pupils. 9,503 teachers. Seventeen industrial schools with 980 pupils. 39 high and normal schools with 3,377 pupils. Howard University hosts 50 to 100 in law, medicine, and theology. Black self-supported schools number 292 wholly and 1,289 partially. About 192,000 of 250,000 pupils were slaves prewar. 759 school buildings owned by blacks. Bureau expenses $438,000 in six months. $550,000 raised by blacks and societies. Peabody fund share distributed. agent reductions total three-quarters. Efforts target destitute rural areas needing aid.
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Freedmen’s Bureau
South
Howard University
Washington
Georgetown
Petersburg
Wilmington
Bureau
Sears
Peabody Fund
Soldier Belknap’s rise from Major to Brigadier General noted
General Belknap, soon to assume War Secretary duties, is highlighted for his Civil War service. He began as Major of the Fifteenth Regiment at Keokuk in 1862, fought bravely at Shiloh and Corinth, rose to Lieutenant Colonel, then Colonel, and commanded in Atlanta campaigns. He earned praise from Col Reid, led in the Atlanta battle, and received a brigadier general commission, with later service under McPherson and in the Seventeenth Army Corps.
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William W. Belknap
Keokuk
Iowa
Raw Lixs
Washington
Borts
Hoar
Robeson
Mees
W. W. Belknap
United States
Hugh T. Reid
St. Louis
Grant
Shiloh
Pittsburg
Johnston
Reid
Belknap
Corinth
Col
Crocker
Belkna
Chattanooga
Seventeenth Army Corps
McPherson
Atlanta
Ith
Col. Belknap
Man Saves Family Under Train on Narrow Bridge
A train approaching a narrow bridge forces a father to shield his wife and two children. The wife leaps into shallow water just as the engine passes. The father remains beneath the timbers with the children, holding them safe until engineers and brakemen rescue them and clear a perilous spot.
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Howe
Gineer
Fun and Other Things in a Quirky Chronicle
A collection of humorous vignettes and aphorisms with quirky lines about life, love, humor, and society. Witty observations touch on fashion, jealousy, slang, and odd anecdotes from various places and times.
Fragmented Observations on Society and Incident Reports
A jumble of 19th century social musings on women and health contrasts with scattered local notices. The text discusses domestic roles, nervous illness, and moral exhortations, followed by a string of stray anecdotes about a Michigan constable, a naked intruder, a well-dressed Eastern youth, and a rough miner, all briefly sketched with incomplete details.
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Arctic
Dr. Hayes
Polar Sea
Capt. Hart
North Passage
Cincinnati
Honatio Seymour
Wisconsin
EB. A. Spencer
L. Brese
State Central Committee
Spencer
Journal
New York Tribune
Commodore Yaspernitt
Commodore
Governo
Grerce Law
Vanderbilt
Asa Acker
Aries
Petersburg Express
West Virginia
Our Pispatches
Cuba
Gerry and Hayes
Bloomfield
Danville
Republican Party
Family of Freedom
Jewel of Liberty
Party of Progress
New York Forpress
Chicago
Colorano
Summit County
South Carolina
Rhode Islands
Cornin
Tom Benton
Ger. Lauper
Boston
New Hampshire
Cincinnati Times
Tam
Board of Health
Ancient and Modern Travel
Edward Everett Hale
John Calver
Detroit
Marquette
St. Paul
Appleton
Sindbad
Bussara
Sinbad
New York Observer
Minnis
Amadias
Exsplandian
Metis
Galien
Soho Square
Greenfell & Co
Atantic Almanac
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
Solomon’s Temple
Bismarck
von Moltke
Hyacinthe
Grace Greenwood
Independent
Posey County
Fair
Ile
Pegasus
Noonger
Mospy
Fauquier County
Colonel Born
United States Army
Lattter
Shenandoah
San Francisco Chronicle
Swift
Lobelia
Tennessee
Yosemite Valley
Southwest
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kentucky
Salt Lake
Michigan
Iris Troup
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