04 Jun 1857
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1857
Page
1
A first-person lament depicts a dreary prison scene as rain patters on a thatched roof. The speaker laments gloom and mould, wishing their treasured surroundings remained only on the walls as the moon rises and the south-west sky darkens.
The Missouri Democrat reports the shooting of Parley Parker Pratt by Hector H. McLean near Fort Gibson. Pratt, a Mormon preacher linked to a California seduction and abduction case, died two hours after being wounded. The article echoes local sentiment against Mormon practices and notes McLean’s distress at the affair.
The document discusses harsh views on punishing crime and describes letters from Pratt-Parker urging a victim to flee with her children. It mentions seeking custody via Mormon elder Washington N. Cook and outlines steps to evade authorities and communicate securely from Fort Gibson region in 1857.
Reports from Michigan Gratiot county inspection note no deaths from starvation but severe privation with no meat, little flour, and maple sugar. Similar crises in Kentucky Tennessee Iowa describe scarce corn hay and rising prices. cattle and horses die from lack of provisions. widespread destitution grows amid frost damaged crops and rising costs. A later item notes a major mail robbery case near Matoon Illinois with stolen mails recovered by postmaster efforts.
The Ohio debate centers on the Republican Legislature claiming they held shorter sessions and spent less than Democratic predecessors. They argue costs of the eight years favored by Republicans despite attacks from Democratic papers. The piece also notes a Clifton precinct incident involving a newspaper editor and a watchful housekeeper.
The Statesman lauds Ohio for advancing female education, wine culture, magnetic measurement methods, steam fire engine invention, and a legacy of painters sculptors and artisans. It also notes a brave man who retains old attire until new funds allow purchase.
A Richmond correspondent details how the city hosts over fifty large tobacco manufactories employing thousands. The Royster plant on 25th Street features three stories, 65 screw presses, steam rooms, flavoring vats, and a large yard for stems. Last year the firm produced 1.5 million pounds of tobacco with about $350,000 capital and at least $875,000 profit, branding popular lines like Fruit, Marys Own, and Invincible.
A correspondent outlines a four by eighteen inch coop with a two-compartment design. The piece stresses ground access for roosts to prevent gapes, warns that lack of worms and grass leads to poor hens, and advises whitewashing, weekly cleaning, and careful moving of coops to boost health and egg production.
The Springfield Nonpareil reports a Bellefontaine marriage between school teacher Parsons and a female assistant soon after his divorce. A Sunday sermon inflamed passions as the preacher denounced the union, prompting effigy hangings, hostile town factions, and anticipated lawsuits.
News from Isthmus reports the Empire City reaching Panama docks at seven p m with Gen Walker and staff aboard after capitulation on May 1 to Capt Davis of the St Marys The Costa Ricans were not included in the capitulation Two hundred sixty Illinois men left Anpingall on May 19 with two million in cash Walker spoke at the St Charles hotel amid large crowds promising liberty and victory The plan of Walker is said to be besieged by supporters and questions arise over the surrender terms and payments The California news is mixed with Crabb’s defeat and execution reports disputed by papers
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