Loss of the Platte Valley. Sixty Lives Lost
Sixty lives were lost when the Platte Valley sank after striking the wreck of the gunboat Jeff Thompson. The vessel went down quickly in forty feet of water. most cabin passengers were saved, but the passenger list was lost. Notable names include Col. Gus Henry and his family, with the boat owned by Captains Johnson and Blake.
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Platte Valley
Jeff. Thompson
Roberts
Col
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Col. Henry
Johnson
Blake
Here
Vicksburg
Memphis and
Prize Poem and The Two Partings Chronicle War Death and Drunkenness
The piece juxtaposes a prize poem about Sergeant Hamiston from Gettysburg with a moral tale titled The Two Partings. It follows Emma and Mr. B from a party scene where he refuses wine to a later encounter, revealing Emma as his former beloved. Years later Emma’s husband’s drinking leads to hardship. Mr. B helps Emma and her family, prompting reflections on temperance and fate.
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Gettysburg
James G. Craix
The
National Baptist
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Emma
Mr. B
James
Norris
Emma F
The Democratic party post mortem at Columbus on January 8
A Torchlight item denounces a Columbus convention and a Washington banquet on January 8 praising Jackson and New Orleans. It accuses Democrats of celebrating the 8th of January as a patriotic holiday and notes racist hunting remarks about Black people in New Orleans. The piece mocks adjournment efforts and uses harsh language to attack Democratic figures and actions.
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Columbus
Niblack
Indiana
House of Representatives
Washington
Mephistopheles Blair
Andy
Ohio Copperheads
New Orleans
Jackson
Yenia
Critique of lenient postwar policy and treason mercy
A Torchlight letter condemns the nation’s mild treatment of former rebels. It denounces government leniency as a disgrace that costs Loyal lives and urges swift stern punishment for treason. The writer faults public sentiment for glorifying mercy and calls for accountability.
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Cincinnati Commercial
Yenia
Sailor Rescues Slave on Portsmouth Stage
English audience recalls a drama at Theatre Royal Portsmouth where a slave is harshly treated in The Slave's Revenge. A seaman from HMS Hector leaps to the stage, defends the enslaved character, and removes him safely to the wings, prompting a wave of hush and later applause.
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Theatre Royal
Portsmouth
Hector
Jack
A Queer Deer Adventure On the Air Line Railroad
A deer ran ahead of a westbound through freight between Springfield and Centerville for a long distance. Exhausted after jumping a ditch and failing to scale a fence, it was caught by the fireman and taken to Elkhart where it was disposed of. The live weight was 226 pounds.
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Air Line
Springfield
Centerville
Elkhart
Toledo
Staunton Ladies Send Large Christmas Box to J Davis
A Staunton Virginia group sent a Christmas box to J Davis. The note hints the box should be about six feet three inches long and a little over a foot wide. It expresses that he richly deserves such a gift.
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J. Davis
Staunton
Jeff
Playful Quarrel Reveals Dollhouse View of People
A bright little girl in playful anger grips her elderly sister and declares she will shake the sawdust out of her, a remark that shows her belief humans are assembled like dolls.
Supreme Court Receives Political Thanks in 19th Century Notes
A New York Tribune article notes shifting political praise as the Supreme Court is thanked by both the New Orleans Rebels and the New Hampshire Copperheads, reflecting partisan views of the era.
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Supreme Court
New Orleans
New Hampshire Copperheads
New York Tribune
Submarine Photo Studio Captures Deep Sea Objects
Bazin, a noted photographer, has built an ingenious submarine photographic studio. The chamber features lens shaped watertight windows and electric illumination to photograph sunken ships and rocks. He can remain minutes inside the chamber and has produced clear pictures at depths of three hundred feet.
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M. Bazin
Zon
Don Atheneum
How to Get Rip or the National Debt
The piece claims twenty million people in the North could burn a five cent note daily to reduce the national debt. It asserts this would shave about 365 million dollars yearly, more than internal revenue, and cites a New York Post remark about a man who thinks burning such currency is his duty, comparing it to whiskey taxes.
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Boston Journal
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Jehu
Grufffly
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Jesus
Israel
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Mount Carmel
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Verdure
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Heaven
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Christain
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Tropics
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Young Man In Disguise Targeted By Mob In Clyde Street Scene
In Clyde Sandusky county a man deemed effeminate faced pursuit and insult as twelve youths were arrested and fined for the episode.
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Clyde
Sandusky County
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