Stabbing Tragedy Near White River Ends in Court Next
William Umble is accused of stabbing George Robinson after a day of fishing and drinking. The conflict began on the road to town with two other men present. Robinson died within minutes from arterial wounds, Umble was arrested and faces Circuit Court in the upcoming term.
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William Umble
George Robinson
William
Edward Wilson
White River
Maysville
Robinson
Amble
Umble
Warrick
Charles Kilgore
Samuel McClure
Daviesa
Isid Court
Pernons
Ead
Hemen K. Brown
Heman K. Brown
Daviews
Court‘house
Washington
A New Jail for the County Commissioners Consider
The piece urges the June term to favor building a new jail as the current structure is condemned and expensive to maintain. It warns that prisoners from high offenses may be sent to neighboring counties, stressing the need for a proper facility to keep pace with potential increases in inmates.
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Indaiaudh
Soldiers for Pike's Peak train bound west
Last Monday evening a train of three cars carried soldiers toward Pike's Peak to protect emigrant trains from gold seekers. Reports from the El Dorado project are discouraging with severe suffering and starvation among emigrants. The piece condemns the promoters as deceitful and calls for harsh punishment.
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Pike’s Peak
el Dorado
Irish Porter Suffered Nose Injury in Dark Cellar
A BFA druggist sent his Irish porter into a dark cellar. Hearing a nurse, the man called out Patrick keep your eyes skinned. Pat replied it was his nose that was skint intirely.
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BFA
Patrick
Pat
First camel ride described as terror and uncertainty
A traveler notes that describing the first camel ride would feel like winding a music-stool to a high level then placing it in a car rings and driving a cart across a ploughed field to convey the terror and uncertainty of the initial ascent.
New Books from G G Evans on Chestnut Street
The firm lists two new titles: Book of Anecdotes or Budget of Fun priced at 1 and The Pillar of Fire or Israel in Bondage by Rev J H Ingraham priced at 1 25. Both are advertised as popular and entertaining with gifts offered for purchases.
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G.evans
Israel
J. H. Ingraham
G. G. Evans
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
So Much for Liquor and Its Fatal Consequences
A commentary on a fatal affray linked to intoxication in Maysville. The writer argues liquor ruins lives, condemns intoxication as a crime and urges abstinence to avoid loss of health, morals, and happiness, warning that drink leads to ruin for many.
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George Robinson
Maysville
Robinson
Hell
Missed Subscriptions Seek Reader Reports
Chiefs note some subscribers are missed by the carrier and apologize for the oversight. They request readers to inform the office so delivery can be corrected, attributing the misses to a boy delivering papers and asking for notifications to remedy the issue.
Beecher sermon lashes at Sunday religion in Plymouth crowd
Notes from the Plymouth Pulpit recount Henry Ward Beecher denouncing two hundred congregants who praise religion on Sundays yet oppress others on Mondays. He warns that debt collection and moral hypocrisy harm the community and strain neighborly relations.
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Paixhan
Plymouth
Henry Ward Beecher
Mr. Beecher
A Happy Man
George Kendall, formerly of the New Orleans Picayune, writes from his New Braunfels Texas farm about five thousand healthy sheep yielding over seventy five percent annual profit. He praises the climate, health, and neighbors, saying he is ten years younger and would not return to city life despite a six week visit to New Orleans.
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George Kendall
The
New Orleana Picayune
New “Braunfels
Texas
Boston
New Orleans
Editor Notes on Delays and Mail Practices
Ed wardsport subscriber complaints about late deliveries. the editor explains papers are mailed on Saturdays from Friday print, and notes potential mail system issues. Also brief items on Hungary proclaims and California emigration, plus loss of Gen Shields pocket book in Hastings.
Record billiards run by Phil Tieman in Cincinnati
Phil Tieman of Cincinnati made a run of caroms totaling 226 while playing billiards, leading his opponent who had five points left. The feat is claimed as the largest carom run to date, with a potential 339 points if on the red ball.
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Brittards
Phil Tieman
Cincinnati
Tieman
Reds
Rivalry Sparks Mine Incident Between Auroria and Denver City
The Gazette reports a serious difficulty at Cherry Creek mines involving inhabitants of Auroria and Denver City, described as a rivalry that led to the boring of both towns. The report is unconfirmed and awaiting verification.
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ASA
St. Joseph
Gazette
Cherry Creek
Auroria
Denver City
Mixz
Jabor
Johnson
Bassett
Scudder
Auraria
Emigrants Return from Pike’s Peak by the Hundreds
A Fort Kearney letter dated May 8 reports 900 wagons and many emigrants heading home from Pike’s Peak. Destitute travelers sell wagons horses and outfits for little value as they stream back to their origins.
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Pixg
Fort Kearney
St. Joseph
Market Report Puns Fill Exchange Paper
The editor issues a whimsical market roundup noting tin plates flat, lead heavy, iron dull, rakes in low demand, champagne brisk, rhubarb and sena drugs, starch stiffening, eggs lively, butter and lard strong, paper stationary. No life in dead hogs, but old cheese shows animation.
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Agr
Holy Week customs in Naples restrict life and dress
A Philadelphia Enquirer correspondent from Naples describes Holy Week rules such as dancing prohibition, foot travel only, long skirts for ballet girls, and sealed nude statues, alongside rumors of strict morality and rough Parisian scenes. The piece also shares light anecdotes about Joe Phillips and a western editor apologizing for missing death and marriage notices due to a storm and illness.
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Philadephia Enquirer
Naples
Italy
San Carlo
Paris
Joe
Fashionable matinee at the Academy and New York riches
The Savannah Republican notes 1344 tons of guano moved within Georgia and reports Georgia’s older areas are thrifty now versus twenty years ago. It recalls Mrs. Tucker, the wealthiest New Yorker, widow of Gideon Tucker, with assets near three quarters of a million and holdings in her late husband’s estate. It mentions a New York laudanum incident and frost-damaged wine crops in France. A lighter sketch about country editors and a joking take on European war tensions closes.
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New York
Tucker
Gideon Tucker
Savannah
Republican
Georgia
Washington Ordinance Regulating Sale of Spirituous Liquors
An 1859 ordinance from Washington town authorities requires licenses to vend intoxicating liquor in any quantity under a quart, sets fees and issuance terms, prohibits Sunday sales and sales to minors, imposes fines for unlicensed sales, adulteration, and nuisance conditions, and declares the act in force from June 1859. It notes the license process via the town Treasurer and Clerk and repeals conflicting ordinances.
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Washington
Board of Trustees
Daviess County
Src
Board of County Commissioners of
John Cassidy
Discouraging Reports From Mining Disturbances and Lynchings
Reports from Colorado and Texas describe discouraging mining yields with miners underpaid for board and failed prospects. A Texas lynching follows a seduction case, while court actions in Warrick County convict counterfeiter Charles Kilgore and a horse theft defendant. Bread prices rise in Louisville amid European war news.
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New Books
Edwardsport
de‘, &Sc
Houxcary
Hungary
Austria
Russia
Vienna
Shields
United States
Minnesota
Hastings
Chi. Journal
Joe Phillips
Friend
Academy
France
Languedoc
Waren
Circuit Court
Europe
Milam County
Jordan
Burke
Oregon
F Visi
Mr. Cutts
Senator Douglas
Treasury Department
Buchanan
Douiglas
Louisville
C. N. Williams
Hyatt ‘House
P. Curry
Ha Es Curry
Ino
van Trees
K. van Trees
Cdkv
Belden
Ind
Tobacco, Segarsg, &C
Main. Street
Hyatt House
Auch
Silver Heels
Taylor, Pearso
Sseanive
Rosebud
Havana
Kirby
Little
McCormick & Lee
Daviess and
Martin Counties
Eapers
Manney’s
Reapers
C. Veale
Adam Lyon
Bradford
Bredford
Miakesmeger
Dow
Vioberdy
Weisert
Weriek. Scurder,&.co
Ywholesale-Abocare
Smelio
Rene Wee
Valle
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