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Newspaper
Washington Telegraph
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1858
Page
2
September 30, 1958 editorial attacks EB Worr and Democratic Sheriff candidate Goodwin while endorsing independent McCormick. It stresses the meaning of independent and urges all voters to choose freely next Tuesday, avoiding partisan zeal and voting for the best man.
Report notes an extended disturbance in the Washington court House as candidates for Sheriff Representative and M F Burke for Circuit Judge spoke before the court. The piece quotes Burke defending his cunning while accusing others, and hints at editor frustration over being sidelined in political quarrels.
The Vincennes Gazette announces H. B. Surin as editor succeeding Mason and Rk. Y. Capinarox as publisher. The change brings veteran service and hearty wishes for future success. Dr. Smith is noted as a talented man who may become an able editor.
Congress appropriated 5000 dollars to align England with American decimal currency. Professor Alexander traveled to England as Treasury Department agent but funds were spent without any practical result or successful agreement.
The Martin County Democrat exposes opposition to democracy by backing retrocession of the Wabash and Erie Canal to the state. It mocks rival papers for avoiding hard facts and urges discussion of real conditions and outcomes.
An exchange cites M. M. Ray a Buchanan candidate in Indianapolis and a violent Know Nothing from 1854. The speech in Shelby county declares no man is a Democrat who does not back the English bill and the party’s nominee, threatening to read such men out of the party. It warns that Niblack’s election and endorsement of King James’s actions define party loyalty or reveal a fraud.
Brownlow of the Knoxville Whig calls on the Journal in Louisville and lauds Prentice for making guests feel welcome. He praises Prentice as a great man who works hard, enjoys wide patronage, and pays well, noting his sturdy build and keen eye.
Mount Pleasant Indiana author Rev J A McMarax publishes The Paitosephic Dream a novelty book with fine pictures and exciting scenes. It is sold by J E Trompson & Co at 15 cents per copy or 150 per dozen and is expected to offer new ideas to readers.
An impatient Welshman shouts to his wife that breakfast is late and that he has had nothing since yesterday, predicting tomorrow will be the third day. The line captures a comic lament on hunger and timing.
The Bristol News recounts an eve of two trunks and a saddle checked as baggage on Captain Cobb’s Virginia and Tennessee line. The baggage master enforces the rule that only wearing apparel may be checked, prompting a humorous dispute about whether a saddle is baggage. The traveler offers a hat with a brick, and the exchange ends with the claim that the saddle is worn apparel and thus may travel without extra charges.
A charitable neighbor leaves coal at a poor woman's door. A small girl uses a fire shovel to move coal into the color as the friend asks if the little shovel will suffice. The child replies that work long enough will succeed, illustrating that spirit matters more than tools.
The National Intelligencer warns on the evils of elective judges as ballots and delays shield criminals. Douglas supporters dispute pledges by Judge Breese regarding a Senate race amid party tensions. A whaling vessel reports a highly valuable ambergris find worth 210000 dollars. The Washington Union argues the Dred Scott ruling enforces slavery in all territories and warns the Southern wing against latitude in national questions.
A polemic argues that opposition to the current National Administration remains united under Whig legacy terms and the American party. It claims old Whigs and Democrats oppose the administration, urging a revived Whig banner to defeat the party in power and support a united anti-Democratic platform.
A stormy three day session debated evil origins in society with speakers like Mr. Branch on munition state and divorce, Bob S. Foster on slavery and abolition, and A J Davis on inner essences. Mrs. Julia Branch led discussions advocating prostitution critique and proposed declaring all children legitimate under any state law to curb infant icide.
The Methodist church nears completion of a fine marble monument in obelisk form to honor Bishop Roberts. It will stand on Asbury University College Campus and is a tribute from Indiana Methodist preachers, expected to finish early in October.
The text describes a clause where if a majority votes against admission Kansas may form a state under its own constitution and elect delegates. It also notes a proposal that Aspinwall and associates and railroad contractors settle disputes by arbitration with parallel committees to be appointed, details pending agreement.
In Milwaukee Wisconsin the city levies a per person tax rate of 2 37 dollars for city purposes only The city debt totals 2 370 250 dollars and concerns municipal finances for the period cited in the notice
A newspaper states the printed county ticket omits Mr. Goodwin Mr. Burke and Mr. Clements due to threats of prosecution over name printing. The editors warn readers to avoid using those names to prevent forgery charges and publish a full ticket minus the three named individuals.
For Secretary of State Daniel McClure for Auditor of State Jon W. Dodd for Treasurer of State Nathaniel F. Cunningham for Superintendent of Common Schools Samuel L. Rugg for Attorney General Joseph Le. McDonald.
A fragment from a early 19th century issue references ALVIN PL Uorby as a Democratic candidate in the 1.4 District and promotes Dr Manas Ague Balsam with claims of a cure for ague. It also mentions Miss Keith Dunlop's death in Scotland, literary allusion to Burns, and Louis Napoleon ordering a naval battering ram concept with revolutionary aims for naval tactics.
The fragment lists multiple firms across Indiana Kentucky and Missouri. Names include A M Phelps & Son Miner & Weed and D B Benedict & Son with locations in Newburgh Nock Wicks & Co Louisville and Jeffersonville plus banks and insurers such as North America Insurance Company. The varied entries imply a regional commercial directory snippet.
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