10 May 1849
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1849
Page
1
Printed and published by Andrew TM Gest. One dollar and fifteen cents if paid in advance or within five days. two dollars if payment delayed beyond that time. Paper not discontinued until all arrearages are paid. Advertisements inserted at usual rates.
Volume excerpt from Legends North American Indians collected by Mr Schoolcraft to demonstrate the literary characteristics and capacities of the aboriginal peoples.
A lone boy named Mudjikewis leaves his sister after learning of a distant village. Guided by an old woman and magical Ozhebaligubnen bones, he climbs a living tree to reach a suspended lodge where two sisters dwell. He defeats them, is pursued by their brother, and ultimately uses enchanted moccasins and cunning to trick him. In the final chase the Wearer of the Ball defeats Mudjikewis with a heavy war club.
During a Hamilton visit the writer reports testing fruit damage from recent freezes. Apple blooms remain sound for a fair crop, peaches show some loss, most plums intact, but early cherries like American Amber and Early Richmond were nearly destroyed. Overall prospects remain better than feared.
The piece observes birds returning with spring, noting migratory patterns and divine guidance guiding the voyage. It links springtime blooming to youth, urging humility as beauty fades and life is fleeting.
A Delhi Gazette correspondent reports vast wealth found in subterranean citadel chambers. Inspectors describe opium, indigo, drugs, wheat, rice, ghee, shawls, silks, chests of gold and jewels, and copper canisters of gold mohurs. Guards move with wealth. crores of specie thought hidden beyond discovered totals.
The Pennsylvania Inquirer owners sued D Wolf for nine years of subscription fees. Evidence showed Wolf's name on the list from 1835 to 1844 and mailings continued. he claimed no order. The court held regular mailing proves receipt and failure to discontinue creates liability, verdict for plaintiff.
Rev Dr Edwards notes a shift in public sentiment with cattle sales moved to Thursdays near Boston and over twenty railroads suspending Sunday service. He cites a conductor saying weekday loads exceed Sundays and a Sabbath run once carried two men only, one exiting en route.
The Clinton Republican reports a strange four legged four winged chicken hatched in that district, said to result from a failed Democrat Free-Soiler union effort. The creature died but was preserved in spirits, a metaphor used to critique unlikely political patchwork.
Mrs Swisshelm in the Saturday Evening Visitor urges country girls to protect hands and complexions. She rails at pride, urges knitting gloves, sun bonnets, and careful cooking to avoid aged, leathery skin and short lifespans from hot fires, bad diets, and excess.
The recipe uses 1 pint linseed oil 6 pounds rosin and 1 pound beeswax to produce a superior cheaper wax than mixtures of rosin tallow and beeswax. The oil allows more rosin than tallow and the wax satisfies users, per Albany Cultivator.
It is estimated that upwards of three hundred vessels, of various descriptions, are at present on their way to California.
The passage notes Roman resolve in naval combat. Romans built grappling devices to seize enemy ships and bind them together, preventing escape. They trained rapidly from wrecked galleys, marching from land to sea to confront Carthaginian fleets with bold, disciplined tactics.
Dr. Jordan extols a true American statesman as patriotic and unifying. He lauds Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, and others as the nation’s heart and teachers, whose legacy guides and protects the republic through prosperity and peril alike.
Mr Tib claims a chemical wash that can clean five hundred pieces in twenty five minutes by one person without machines or rubbing and without harming clothes. The Mobile Register notes the experiment at the American Hotel proved successful before witnesses and asserts knowledge of the ingredients shows no injury to fabrics.
The Hon. Tho. Butler King of Georgia sails for Chagres en route to Panama to inspect the Isthmus route and the condition of the great thoroughfare established by Congress. Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Steamship line proprietors offer passage to San Francisco to aid his mission and he plans to return before the next session opens.
County reports across Wisconsin note heavy snow last winter protected crops and orchards. Similar accounts reach Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Indiana as observers observe milder losses due to persistent snow cover.
Massachusetts legislature changes a man's surname to Warren to permit marriage despite the bride's readiness to wed, but she objects to the name change. The unnamed man sought the change to satisfy marriage plans, while the woman was willing to marry but not accept the new surname.
A quip offers marital wisdom advising retreat when troubled, silence if she nags, share when she tears your cloak, bow if she boxes ears, and flee if she harms you, ending with a humorous exit cue to leave.
A compact verse urges perseverance through mockery and scorn. The speaker tells the reader to endure slander and envy, keep faith, and press on without fearing foes or judgment as life’s trials are faced.
The piece discusses wealth and access to light water and air, praising how nature benefits rich and poor alike while noting cities deny space for flowers. It argues every house should have some space for blossoms as the sun smiles on the country yet cities hinder such beauty.
A deranged fragment reports a loafer riding from New York to the Isthmus and then to San Francisco on a steamship, aided by a fireman on board the California. The man allegedly lounged on deck for days to avoid paying the fare, a voyage costing hundreds of dollars.
George W. Kendall’s History of the Mexican War, long in progress with Ben O Rees, nears completion. It will be a work richly illustrated by Paris artists, based on drawings made on the spot, and described as a significant project.
The Pioneers of Chino note that Ames Porter of Washington and Coburn of Morgan County survive the 1788 first permanent white settlement in what is now Ohio, liv ing in the region they helped reclaim from wilderness and dangers.
The New York papers report the failure of G. W. Doane bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New Jersey for 200000. His assets are estimated at 16000. Heavy creditors include men who admired the Bishop. Doane defended Bishop Onderdonk and the furniture of St. Mary's College has been levied on.
Parson Brownlow of the Jonesborough Whig was struck by a club in the hands of John Ryland, whom he had branded a deserter in Mexico. After fifteen days of confinement the Rev. editor returns a column of invective and notes his strong beaver hat saved his life.
A French report says two men fought with knives near Valence. In a nearby house they were wounded. one man died from his injuries while the other collapsed from his wounds and died later.
A fragmented report indicates the mint in Philadelphia expects a limited gold dollar release soon, with the phrase out in a few days suggesting a tentative timing.
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