31 Mar 1865
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Newspaper
The Jeffersonian Democrat
Location
Chardon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1865
Page
1
A fragmentary 1866 issue contains a hymn praising constitutional amendments, personal war letters by WM THOS McDOWELL of the 324th CVI, and civilian anecdotes on church jubilee, temperance debates, and the value of newspapers versus whiskey in a Charleston context.
A compendium of 18th century business maxims from figures like David Richards and John Grigg discusses prudent profit methods and risk control. The piece blends quotes on profits, losses, self-reliance, and bold restraint with an account of an archaeological discovery on the French coast near the Garonne, revealing a Roman era city buried in sands. It notes coastal erosion, ancient ruins, and the rediscovery of Jupiter’s Temple remnants beside the Roche du Cordonon. It also covers California citrus expansion near Los Angeles, reporting rising orange and lemon production and prices, led by two French growers in San Gabriel with sizable annual yields.
A Washington correspondent recounts a Western yarn about John S. Rock the Boston lawyer and Anthony L. Knapp a Minnesota congressman. In a court scene Cook tricks Knapp about admission to the U S Supreme Court bar prompting Knapp to flee in embarrassment as SumnerRock and Chase oversee the moment.
Wilmington correspondent reports Dr Barnes of the Medical Department recounts prisoner exchange figures. Of 8,684 received, 1, etc. officers 992 enlisted men 7,692. Deserts, deaths, moribund patients, and loss of papers hindered reaching the promised ten thousand. About 600 parolees, moved under a flag of truce, remain unnamed in fate. Doctors Welbourne and Mullins describe dire conditions of stretcher patients, many incapacitated and doomed without care.
A Charleston Tribune correspondent recalls an encounter with an elderly Black woman in Gilmore Town. She blesses the Lord for the Yankee visit, calls observers “head man de Messiah,” and sings a plaintive chant praising deliverance as shells sail overhead.
The Daily News correspondent recounts a White House tale where President Lincoln, after receiving Hooker with humor, warns him in a grave tone to avoid visiting Bourbon County Kentucky, a joke the general understands and accepts as advice before departing for command under Sherman.
A vivid portrait of Stewart, chief merchant of New York, his strict control over goods and partners, and the strict gatekeeping at his store. The piece contrasts his private scrutiny with the courtly pressure of his confidential agents. Also notes a court case about the Christy will and a tale of Noah's Ark with a comic moral.
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