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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1862
Page
7
An Anonymous Citizen notes operations of the First Iowa Cavalry detailing the capture of 1,300 Rebels near Otterville. The letter describes gallant conduct in battle, mentions companies A G D and I and part of Company C, and is signed A. W. E. with postscript on the skirmish participants.
The telegraphic dispatches report banks in New York and Philadelphia suspending specie payments as a precautionary move urged by Secretary Chase. The writer notes no panic for bill holders and says local banks will redeem currency at par. They speculate on motives and promise fuller explanation soon while urging readers to stay cool and patient.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a legislative act to protect cane with dates and chapter references but are illegible. The text references a January to February timeline and mentions general assembly proceedings without clear names or outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR text references a Penes Court in a street setting Iowa and county actions. It mentions bands and vigilance and restaurants and game, with a plan to file aims and recoveries. The readable facts are sparse and the rest is garbled.
A fragmentary ledger lists charges at Tousles’s and Squire Noyes for clothing, livery, repairs, drinks, cigars, and a broken buggy, with additional notes on Christmas loans, rat terrier care, and a race track subscription. The text shifts to a moral reflection on friendship and touch, ending with a note that Henny Warp Rescuer is now editor of the Independent.
The New York Evening Post reports the first service of the Independent Methodist Churches in the United States held at St. John’s Methodist Church with about twenty delegates. Rev. M Staple was president and Rev. H Mattison secretary. Two youth ministers were ordained and a periodical named Methodist Independent planned. The sect lacks bishops and presiding elders with local churches owning property and choosing pastors, while the conference only offers advice. The Conference adopted the articles of Faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church as doctrinal platform.
A Missouri cavalry expedition into Saline reports four casualties among the fighters and the rebels remain active. London correspondent details an alleged encounter aboard the Trent as Mr Slidell’s wife carried dispatches safely to England despite an attempted seizure of a box at the cabin porthole.
The publisher offers a small premium to friends who help obtain subscriptions for the Weekly and Semi-Weekly editions. A Gold Pen set is proposed as a token, with tiered rewards based on subscription totals, including multiple copies to one address and pens or cases valued up to specified amounts. The offer is limited to two months and leverages cheaper white paper postwar.
Wheat advances to around 60 to 65 cents with quotes near 606455. Pork and bacon prices firm with hogs at 3.00 per cwt and 16 dollars per something. butter, beans, and other staples show varied gains. Multiple grain, meat, and dry goods quotations listed, reflecting trading activity and improving prices across commodities and livestock.
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