22 Nov 1867
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1867
Page
1
A historical poem praises Sheridan as a hero who defended Liberty and the laws. It invokes loyalty from the people and nation, celebrating his leadership in battle and defense against treason. The piece honors Sheridan with repeated chants and a tribute to Kuvza.
A Vermont farmer learns his son Bennie, sentry during the Civil War, faces execution for sleeping at his post. Blossom Owen travels to Washington to plead with President Lincoln, who intervenes, sparing Bennie and reuniting family with hope and faith.
The article notes two occasions when Ulysses S Grant showed visible anger. First at Donelson over a soldier defiling a water spring, and second at Corinth after an insult from Halleck. It asserts Grant’s plan might have captured Beauregard at Corinth if followed, and mentions 5,500 people disenfranchised in Virginia.
The article assesses Democratic gains in the 1867 elections, noting a small House majority and no Senate wins, with California and Ohio replacing Republicans with Democrats and Republicans maintaining control in most states. It forecasts a tough national contest and notes a harsh violent incident in Wisconsin involving a thirteen year old girl who killed a three year old girl.
An elderly man named Jacob Wilmot appeared in a police court. He dressed poorly and claimed to be a traveler and observer of life. He offered sharp remarks on marriage, authors, and public office before being dismissed.
John Grindle, trainer of Weston, travels with the great pedestrian from Portland to Chicago by carriage to guard his health. Weston walks at a rapid pace, while Grindle complains the pace is too fast. Grindle ensures he eats sparingly and drinks cold tea.
The La Crosse Democrat condemns General Sherman as a Democratic nominee in vehement terms. It calls Sherman a vandal and a murderer of Black enslaved people, and denounces any Democrat backing him as unworthy of the party’s legacy.
The Rutland Mera reports Mrs Jeff Davis passing through Montpelier to Montress and stopping at Bardwell House. Copperheads fired a salute with two pieces and later serenaded with the Confederate Dixie, drawing sharp condemnation from The Herald for honoring the rebel wife of Davis and recalling Union casualties in the war.
A San Francisco correspondent reports on the Taeping rebellion's toll in China. He notes a tea district once yielding ninety thousand chests yearly now a deserted waste, and a belt four hundred by two hundred miles with no inhabitants. He cites estimates of up to one hundred million dead or starved, with widespread massacres by both sides and rivers running red with blood.
A widow in Zanesville was wooed and won by her former husband after both had remarried others. They divorced, each later remarried, and after twelve years their parents died. Love reportedly renewed their commitment and they again married, reuniting the separated couple.
The Boston Post reports Anna Dickinson aboard a Boston Harbor school ship erased President Johnson's signature after writing her own name in the visitor book. Captain Mathews notes the act on return and identifies Dickinson as the eraser. The piece dismisses the act as brilliant.
Gen. O. O. Howamp, chief of the Freedmen's Bureau, is described as only 37 years old in a profile noting his rapid rise and responsibilities during postwar reforms.
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