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Newspaper
Washington Telegraph
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1859
Page
2
The undersigned candidate pledges to run for County Clerk in the upcoming October election. He appeals for public support beyond township or county conventions, trusting his own merit and independent conduct to satisfy friends and ensure they do not regret backing his candidacy.
A town debate urges building a market house to serve farmers and residents. A supporter pledges twenty five dollars toward construction, arguing it will attract buyers, boost town status, and improve access to fresh meat produce and eggs. Critics labeled old fogyism and call for collective action.
In Columbus Ohio a female exclusive water cure establishment opens under Dr W Shepard. He has treated bedridden patients with notable success and will take cases promising treatment with no charge if relief is not achieved. Letters of inquiry may be addressed to Dr W Shepard indicating interest and eligibility.
The report notes in Tennessee opposition elected six Congressmen and a Democratic governor. Kentucky elected four Congressmen and a Democrat governor. North Carolina split Congress seats evenly. Texas likely reelected General Houston. St Louis district split with one Democrat and one Republican, and countywide ticket voting favored ten Republicans and four Democrats. The results defy broad Democratic expectations.
A Cincinnati Gazette item mocks a plan to fund the Washington Monument by making fake post offices in towns and appointing a bride as post mistress. Letters would cost twenty five cents for a raffle ticket toward the supposed monument fund, with kisses offered to ticket holders as a private bonus.
A letter from Solferino describes burial by peasants along a roadside. Workers used hand barrows to move fallen troops and horses, piling bodies in roadside hollows with dirt, not aligned or dressed, forming hundreds buried in a single spot. The writer warns long effort and heat threaten nearby health.
The article notes that for President Buchanan will not be before the convention to be held at Charleston as a candidate for the Presidency.
The record notes a vote on sale status with 5298 for and 7418 against the sale. The text indicates opposition to selling on the Sabbath day and records the division among voters.
A Norfolk City woman, Miss Martha Haines Butt, is noted as having been conferred the degree of A M by the Harrisburg Female College. The humorous remark suggests she might pursue an A B and later a title for motherhood, reflecting social views of the era.
A wrangled excerpt from the Southern Mercury extols the United States with hyperbolic comparisons to Greece Rome Venice and other nations. It lauds rivers lakes mountains gold railroads steamboats and political prowess while boasting larger bodies of people and brighter outcomes. The piece ends with a call to hang a man who would not praise his country.
A South Carolina Bays paper cites a homespun mosquito remedy using camphor resin burned in a lamp to haze a room and drive mosquitoes away. A separate reflection praises a woman's laugh as a bright, life giving force that enlivens prose and lightens hardship.
An 18 year old named Cobb was executed in Atlanta Georgia for the murder of the man who seduced his sister. The event is noted as the first such capital murder case in the state's history.
Boston Herald reports Mr W T Aymor of the Louise Wells equestrian troupe plans a somersault from Goat Island into Niagara waters. If approved by Mr Porter, scaffolding will be set and a 170 foot dive attempted, aiming to eclipse Blondin’s tight rope feats and crown Aymor the world’s boldest performer.
An editorial excerpt discusses Napoleon III and Britain, claiming Britain's passive stance helped balance French gains, while tracing European debt totals near 99.98 billion dollars. It lists national debts for Britain, France, Austria, Russia, Spain, Holland, and others, including Mexico and Brazil with varied sums.
In a church gathering, Harvey Jenlans stood to show support for a friend during a tense moment. The minister challenged anyone wishing evil upon religion to reveal themselves, and Harvey rose reluctantly, choosing to defend a friend despite the risk to himself.
A Tuscarawas County miner says Mr Greeley was tricked by Gregory at his diggings. Gregory asked Greeley to dig dirt and he would demonstrate rich gold. Gregory supposedly hid gold dust in his sleeve and dumped it into the pan, boosting belief and spurring sales of Gregory claims.
In a petition to Cincinnati's City Council the Daughters of Temperance urge free hydrants on streets. They argue water should be available without cost to all, especially women and children, to spare visits to taverns for water and prevent illness from thirst in the hot city.
A slave named Charles was tried at Winnsboro Louisiana for striking and drawing blood from his overseer a capital offence. The jury acquitted him of the capital charge but sentenced him to one hundred fifty four lashes by the sheriff with a clause about the timing while appealing to the Supreme Court.
The New York Tribune reports D W Clark of Vermont received a patent for porcelain faced bricks using zinc flux with quartz and feldspar, claimed to cost 40 per thousand or less than a third of marble. It notes potential for interior or exterior finishes and similar flux applications to English ware. It also describes a New Yorker invention using cast iron rollers to squeeze and separate milk to produce butter, with a dasher gathering butter in the lower chamber.
Washington correspondence claims large slave cargoes have landed and depots of enslaved people exist in over 20 southern towns. Charleston Memphis and Columbus are named as depots with estimates of about 900 imported Blacks seen in three ports. A fleet of slavers is said to be expected to land soon near a Florida inlet near Key West.
The saying advises ignoring petty critics and obstacles as one pursues advancement. It emphasizes steady effort over reacting to every naysayer encountered on the path to success.
A moral urging kindness to peers. The piece calls for a cheerful helper role that avoids scowling or teasing and seeks to increase others happiness through a helping hand and a smile. It emphasizes shared joy and sympathy with the less fortunate.
From South Bend Indiana the Register notes Wilkinson Defrees and Chess Ghess sold their claims at Pike's Peak and expect $5,000 to $8,000 each from the diggings. Seven delegates from the town will likely return home in September after collecting sale proceeds, with most others earning little beyond expenses.
A letter to the New York Commercial describes a sea event east of Galveston where oillike matter, resembling coal tar and emitting a varnish odor, appeared on the surface in a patch about three hundred yards long and two to three inches thick. The writer attributes it to lava ejected from a subterranean volcano.
State Journal reports a mandamus action in the penitentiary case. Judge Wallace is asked to compel Governor Willard to state or perform his duty on locating the penitentiary after three months of review with no official decision. The suit seeks to force compliance with the law and possibly end the long suspended penitentiary matter.
A fragment reflects on Sidney Smith with the idea that true happiness comes from past experiences, as a man finds no lasting pleasure in the present when he has not enjoyed earlier agreeable tours or pleasant company. The text emphasizes the value of memories over fleeting moments.
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