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Newspaper
Washington Telegraph
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1859
Page
2
The Mansfield liquor bill has passed the legislature and awaits the governor's signature or veto. The piece questions constitutionality, political cost, and whether lawmakers act in the public interest, urging readers to consider the broader impact and to read local advertisers Kratz and Heilman for work in the foundry and machinery sector.
New Orleans reports the steamer Princes exploded and burned near Conrad's Point by Baton Rouge while carrying about 400 passengers from Vicksburg to New Orleans. About 200 people remain missing or are among the dead, many residents of Louisiana and Mississippi. Notable casualties include J. W. Seymour and others. the pilot, assistant engineer, and several clerks are named among the dead or missing. The vessel is a total loss with extensive damage.
The text asserts Jeddo as the capital of Japan with 1,500,005 dwellings and 5,000,000 inhabitants. It also reports the death of Gen Henderson, said to be a commander in the U. S. Marine Corps.
A group of students tests an elderly farmer with mock offers for his dog. The farmer refuses, arguing the animal is worth nineteen and a half dollars due to a broken leg from Betsy’s drumstick. Laughter erupts as the farmer keeps his dog and dignity.
A satirical note mocks a fake remedy described as a dangerous compound from Dr. Hum buglbras Hollowbelly sold only by his agents. The letter claims a coffin occupant revives after applying an Essential Oil, causing the shroud to sprout into cotton stalks and a mahogany tree, with monkeys and parrots in the scene.
ABA correspondent reports irritation at Connecticut and claims New Hampshire leads in roguery. The piece notes New Hampshire repealed a crow bounty law after crows were hatched under bens and raised to claim the bounty.
A reverend questions a pupil during a parochial school examination about the term back biter. The class hears a puzzling answer and wonders if it refers to a flea.
A reader defends Catholicism against a Protestant tract, praising Pope and priests, condemning Luther and Protestant liars, and praising Archbishop Hughes and Archbishop Kenrick for funding churches and schools. He vows to plant Catholicism despite the book and warns the authors.
A Buffalo Patriot correspondent denounces a proposed insult to women with vivid tirades about romantic devotion. The piece juxtaposes a mortified reaction to a cruel sentiment with remarks on women loving men, while a separate note from the Dubuque correspondent comments on currency and social customs.
Washington Feb 28 reports describe Ferdinand Sickles confronting his wife Teresa Sickles about an affair with Barton Key. Mrs Sickles confesses after denial, naming a house on Fifteenth Street where meetings occurred. Sickles seeks habeas corpus bail while Key noted as deceased in court remarks.
An altercation between a man and his brother in law turned violent. While retrieving his gun the man grew overwrought with passion and suffered a fatal lung bleed, dying within hours. The incident occurred in Rails County during the dispute.
The Evansville Enquirer reports a Friday wedding in the city jail where Burns, jailed for highway robbery, wed a woman who had visited him. The ceremony, led by Squire Walker, drew a small group of onlookers as Burns, chained to a wall, stood with his bride who secured a license and the Squire’s services. The scene included a mock salute as the pair began their life together in confinement.
A wedding blessing dated the evening of the 17th by Rev. Wat. McCausry sends greetings to the couple. The poem extols happiness when stars unite two souls sharing hearts, fortunes and beings, beyond legal ties, praising friendship, esteem, desire, and mutual confidence as the path to lasting bliss.
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