24 Nov 1838
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1838
Page
1
Terms set for this weekly paper include two dollars per year in advance or two fifty after sixty days and three dollars after the year. No discontinuance until arrears are paid and failure to note a discontinue at end of subscribed period is a new engagement.
The Hesperian recounts duels in Houston where pistols and rifles figured in clashes over alleged insults and honor. It follows Lawrence and a rival in Texas gunplay ending with Lawrence's death and a later San Antonio pursuit of the accuser, who dies by a pistol blast after a failed attack.
The piece recounts Gen Harmar and Gov Meigs defending Marietta from Indian attacks in 1790s Ohio. It details Meigs mission to Detroit, peril on Muskingum journeys, near-fatal encounters, and his later roles as Chief Justice of Ohio, U S Colonel in Louisiana, and Territorial judge with accounts of danger and valor. It notes a 1803 election as Chief Justice and Meigs saving a comrade during a St. Louis murder trial aftermath.
A Cincinnati Post writer recalls the June 1806 total eclipse at Providence Rhode Island. The sun vanished for over thirty minutes amid birds’ panic and cattle turmoil, followed by midnight silence then heavenly light as musicians from Brown University played Milton’s Hymn on Light, noting abundant Indiana wheat and Michigan exports.
A traveler meets six aged passengers, each sharing life habits that supposedly extend longevity. The youngest notes the apparent paradox, while the oldest reveals his secret: he has enjoyed wine and meat, held public office, debated politics, written pamphlets, and kept irregular hours, yet always paid for his newspapers promptly.
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