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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1859
Page
4
The poem praises Iowa grain harvests with lines exalting corn wheat barley and oats. It celebrates farmers pride and national abundance while invoking victory over famine and cold. Dated St Charles July 14, 1859, the piece reads as a patriotic agricultural ode to grain production.
Fayette County Elgin near Clermont sits at Otter Creek and Turkey River. Once booming, only one merchant remains amid a timbered belt and water power with a flour mill, carding factory, saw mill, shops, and several congregations. Two public schools serve about two hundred residents as lime and timber fuel local trade and transport.
A telegraphic dispatch is cited by the Dubuque Daily Times, noting brief international or national developments. The item emphasizes rapid transmission of news and flags the source as a telegraph report rather than a full byline article.
The steamer Anglo Saxon from Liverpool on the 20th has arrived at Fastnes Port. European news centers on peace talks, with Austrian French and Sardinian representatives poised to meet at Zurich to finalize terms. Reports note dissatisfaction in Paris and Turin, financial shifts in Berlin, and troop movements across Italy as nations brace for postwar rearrangements.
A July 30 Pittsburgh letter from President James Buchanan, received by Hon. William McCardless, states Buchanan will not seek re election. He rejects editorial influence, warns against doubt sapping his influence, and affirms his planned course against renomination.
Leavenworth July 29 reports the Kansas Constitutional Convention near completion with adjournment likely tomorrow. The drafted constitution will be anti slavery but exclude negro suffrage, with seventy five Representatives and twenty one Senators. Jopeka named temporary capital, Lawrence a rival. corruption alleged among supporters and opponents. Democrats promise vigorous ratification opposition over Platte district annexation Free negroes exclusion bank of issue and western boundary including gold region defeats.
The Times reports private advices from Denver City dated the 20th. Mines continue to yield well with new leads forming. Many miners quit due to water scarcity. Accompany begins building an eleven mile flume to bring water from Mountain City area. Tunneling has started.
From New York July 30 Rev Mr Osgoode issues a sharp rebuttal to the Evening Post story linking him to a new church scheme. He clarifies Bellows discourse remarks and denies backing any new hierarchy or revival of the old church. He adds openness to a true Catholic Church arising. Punapecema July 29 Brokers dispose notes of the Mononghela Valley Bank signals in western area.
The Overland Mail reached St Louis by July 31. Reports claim Map Dody won the Carson Valley congressional seat. A July fire in Weaverville caused $100,000 in losses. News from Nevada and Eldorado counties cites Walker River gold discoveries east of the Sierra. A Tahitian voyage delivered 200,000 lb of coffee to San Francisco aboard the Wm. Smith, seized for the owners.
New York reports the Northern Light reaches Aspinwall with July 23 dates. Gen Lamar travels aboard. Roanoke and St Louis station at Aspinwall. Valparaiso up to July 1. Chile pays 15000 indemnity for Franklin at Valparaiso. Arcud nearly burned. loss about 50000. South Peru unrest noted with government forces active. Baliria advices not interest.
August 1 reports the Wellington National Monument project ready to restart after a lengthy suspension. Fundraising systems will place donation boxes in Post Office lobbies nationwide to gather small monthly contributions from about 80,000 offices. Major cities have shown readiness to cooperate, with the Post Master General urging postmasters to support as citizens.
Cassius M. Clay addressed a large audience in Covington Kentucky denouncing Bell and Magaffin as political quacks. He spoke as a Republican and urged slaveholders in Kentucky to prepare for the Republican triumph next fall.
From Havaas New Orleans July 29. The steamship Granada from Haryana on the 35th instant via Key West has arrived. Sugars dull but unchanged. Sterling exchange 1123 113. Exchange on New York two percent. A postal treaty is announced between Captain General Concha and the United States. The mails are to be made up by the General Consul of the United States.
Three men arrived in St. Louis with 12 500 in gold dust. Parties disposed of 8 000 at Omaha bringing total to 20 500 from Kansas mines. The Kansas Constitutional Convention adjourned for the night. The Constitution passed 34 to 13 with Democrats voting against and refusing to sign.
A dubious historical note extols a medicine said to purify blood, remove surface blotches, and end the reign of humors. It invites readers to visit Roxbury to verify cures but relies on promised certificates, presenting a bold health claim with limited verifiable detail.
Acoust 1 1859 lists numerous commodity prices including bacon hams butter candles cheese coal corn eggs fish fruit hides iron lard leather lumber oats oils paints pork potatoes rice soda saleratus saccharine salt sugar spices tobaccos and whiskey. Entries show per unit or per measure prices for meats, grains, produce, household goods and raw materials, indicating regional trade in mid-19th century markets.
Market report notes slight weekly changes across staples. Flour superfine 500 extra 555. Wheat 50 to 55 cents. Corn stationary ear 50 shelled 55 cents. Oats 22 to 35 cents with downward tendency. Sugar declines. butter fresh roll 16 to 18 cents. cheese new 9 to 10 cents. molasses advances. plantation 43 cents. golden syrup 75 to 80 cents.
New York market notes from August 1 show mixed grain and meat activity. Prices for rye and corn faltered while oats held. pork and beef remained dull with limited movement. whiskey remained heavy and money steady amid sparse demand.
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