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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1861
Page
1
Poet reflects on his mother after her death, recalling maternal lips and eyes, comforting smiles, and nightly visits. He imagines her awareness of his tears and blesses the enduring art that preserves her memory beyond time. The poem traces childhood comforts, maternal affection, and a conductor’s love that never wanes.
The St Lawrence engaged the Petrel off Charleston on August 1, opening with heavy cannon fire that wrecked the privateer. Pirates surrendered after lifeboats were launched. four men died, including a Philadelphian, Carpenter. The Petrel, formerly Gen Aiken, was seized in Charleston harbor after Fort Sumter. The St Lawrence transferred prisoners to the Flag, while preparations for a London World's Fair poem by Tennyson were noted.
The piece analyzes a proposed direct national tax with a 15 percent state abatement if collected locally, estimating Pennsylvania’s share at 1,950,000 and detailing how real estate incomes and corporate profits would fund the levy. It also reports Kentucky election results, noting a strong Union win and condemning Secessionists, with broader commentary on secession and civil order.
In 1776 Gov Clinton’s Albany home hosts a stranger who boasts evasive talk. Mrs Clinton and daughter observe and dose him with tarter emetic. He swallows the drink, a silver bullet contains a dispatch for Burgoyne, and the man is executed. The bullet remains in the family.
The measure would force curious spectators among the British to enlist in the ranks. General Scott should order civilians who try to cross lines on the eve of a battle to join the army so their curiosity is satisfied and their presence becomes useful.
A young man and a woman in a social setting clash after he abruptly kisses her while claiming she sought compliments. He explains his action by saying those who fish for compliments would not object to taking them in Smacks, prompting her indignation and a sharp quip in response.
A teacher asks a boy how to find remaining money after giving eighty from one hundred. The boy replies count it. A second joke compares a journey around the world to a cat's tail with a punchline about length and distance, ending with a playful misunderstanding about the tail being singed.
The Albany Atlas urges a two Confederacies settlement while Lincoln fights to preserve the Union. Elizabeth Barrett Browning dies in Florence at 53, prompting widespread mourning. Bishop Bowman of the Episcopal Church dies suddenly on a train journey near Butler. remains returned to Lancaster.
The text profiles Dr George McClellan father of Maj General George B McClellan as a renowned Philadelphia surgeon famed for bold rapid operations including a Virginia arm and shoulder blade removal in under sixty seconds. It also notes Gen McClellan's promising traits and announces Hamilton K Gamble as Missouri’s provisional governor, allied to Edward Bates with status and influence.
The noble Miss Diy, superintendent of hospitals at Washington, is ill. She will have the prayers of the country.
A letter from Iowa reveals a father’s threat to disinherit unless his son returns from college to enlist. The son replies that without a country he desires no inheritance and has joined the fight. The exchange highlights wartime patriotism and familial tensions.
A New York Fire Zouave was seized near Fairfax after defiantly taunting Beau Regard. He kicked a nearby Colonel, knocked the corporal, and fled down a lane while grimacing at pursuers. Shots fired failed to stop him. a lieutenant blocked him with a sword. He warned the officer about his new jacket, then was jailed and set his cell on fire. Rebels admired the audacity.
A Richmond Virginia dinner party with Floyd then a rising man shows his poor bearing and ignorance when he boasted of Pocahontas lineage to two Indian chiefs. He bungled a compliment, muttering Ugh no ngar nigar provoking confusion and restrained laughter among guests.
A correspondent reports a private narrowly spared by a six pounder though the ground near him was plowed by the cannon. A captain claims an artillerist was wounded below the knee yet rose to fire again before dying, details shared with cautious disbelief.
Confederate accounts admit a heavy defeat by 3 or 4 pm and deny large Rebel reserves or that the Union force was much stronger. Prisoners counted Rebels at 80 000 to 100 000 and Union numbers at about 20 000. Rebels accuse enemy of exaggerating or lying.
A volunteer correspondent from the seat of war weighs in on Manassas and Richmond, arguing victory might have ended the war and that slavery caused the conflict. He says the Union fight aimed to preserve the Union, not abolish slavery, while providence may yet decide its fate. He notes contracted clothing for troops and predicts many will return in shirt sleeves with a flag of truce in the rear.
The Dubuque Times lists produce prices including oats 7 to 10 cts per unit corn 10 cts potatoes 8 cts wheat 42 to 47 cts barley 25 cts butter 6 cts eggs 34 cts per dozen and other produce in proportion.
Waterford Pa resident LB Lieu Judson seeks to form a regiment of 100 Colonels with himself as the sole private. He vows to exclude any would be private recruits and says any impostor will be expelled from the company.
A wartime yard correspondent reports soldiers are charmed nightly by the lays of the nightingale and quips they would be more charmed by the lays of a hev, signaling lighthearted morale amid conflict.
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