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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1850
Page
1
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A dark exhortation decries the one who would ruin a holy temple by condemning the fire and joy within. It calls for swift punishment, naming the traitor and cursing them with infamy as retribution for the desecration.
In April 1840 at the Clarksville court house Red River county witnessed a crowded session over a murder indictment against Geo Hopkins and a slander suit by Mary Elliston. Arkansas and New Orleans attorneys Ashley, Pike, and S. B. Prentiss faced Texan rivals as Hopkins’ strong defense collapsed to a crushing error of public opinion. The slander trial began with Elliston abandoned by her counsel, amid a dramatic plea for help from local lawyers.
A mysterious, ragged figure appears in a courtroom bar, claims a license from America’s highest tribunal, and molds a dramatic defense. The stranger, John Taylor, captivates judges and crowds alike with brilliant, brutal rhetoric ending in a $50,000 verdict and a lynching aftermath.
A historical sketch recounts William Sturgeon, of humble Irish origin, marrying Lady Harriet Wentworth in 1761. She educated him, settled his annuity, and supported his family, then faced social scrutiny. The couple lived quietly abroad, while the Sturgeon son pursued a military career and a Curran family connection figures in Moores poetry.
An observer notes diversity in Chinese dress and social customs across Canton Ningpo Suchau Amoy Fuchau fu Ningpo Chusan detailing attire, theatre access for women, head ornaments, guest drinking rituals, and shifts from ancient festive robes to modern simple dress. A separate item mentions Parvum chartered to Asia with twelve elephants for a traveling museum circus, Gen Tom Thunb involved, and timing after Jenny Lind.
The National Intelligencer reports five decisions on bounty land claims under the 1850 act. It covers substitutes’ entitlement, widows’ rights at law passage, exclusions for prior beneficiaries, single warrants per soldier, marine corps service credits, and navy-excluded individuals including Cherokee removal and Indian removal actions.
A Buffalo Republic item mocks Southern secession queries to candidates while the True Delta frames odd public questions. It also reports telegraph line disruptions near Westfield with dogs tied to wires and quips about scarlet fever remedies and exotic Cashmere shawls.
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