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Newspaper
Tipton County Argus
Location
Tipton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1858
Page
1
A New York Police Court heard a case against Edward Merlin known as the Improvisator charged with drunkenness and disorder in Baxter Street. The record depicts his rhyming talk, a quarrel with Mrs Donovan over brandy, and the judge ordering Merlin held as a vagrant while recognizing his poetic pursuits.
A severe storm near New York causes 150 feet of a wing at the American Flint Glass plant to collapse, burying 25 workers though 23 are saved. The Church of the Good Shepherd is razed to its foundation, with losses around 15 600. Additional damage includes a blown roof and injuries from falling debris.
A single woman on being called to the witness stand declined to answer inquiries about her age claiming she did not remember her birth date and only knows it by hearsay.
The report states the New Orleans customs project would require about sixteen hundred thousand dollars to complete. Officials warn delays may raise total costs beyond the estimate.
Captain Maryatt compares editing a periodical to the stone of Sisyphus, noting endless repetition and constant mental wear. He warns that writing for a paper is one thing but editing drives a sense of daily slavery and relentless drudgery.
A Virginia lawyer objected to an assembly Act stating the Pennsylvania State House yard be surrounded by a tick wall open forever. Judge Breckenridge rebutted referencing Virginia legislation on marking hogs. Reports also note the Wabash and Erie Canal aqueduct across Spring Creek near Terre Haute damaged by a freshet, requiring rebuilding.
Washington City observers report several ladies of fashion are introducing deger deer into bear houses as a refreshing morning beverage for visitors.
The month of May 2857 saw heavy rain with widespread flooding and inundation. Reports note San Francisco blacks preparing to emigrate to Vancouver Island amid legal action from Col. Fremont against the Merced Mining Union for trespass. Twenty gamblers, including Ned McGowan, were indicted at Sacramento.
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