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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1859
Page
2
A subscription seizure notice from Palmer Gilmore & Co lists Lot 60 Main Street Third Floor. Payment will be required in all instances. The notice indicates a formal action to seize TALMS OF SUBSCRIPTION and directs readiness for enforcement.
The Virginia election results are analyzed with Gonorx the Opposition candidate gaining ground yet facing doubts. River towns boast early majorities via rail and telegraph, but further results from Halix Mongalia Rockingham Shenandoah and other regions may shift the picture. The piece doubts a Republican victory and suggests Buchananism remains unlikely in the Ola Dominion.
A Xenia Ohio paper reports Dr J S Paxscott’s plan to found colonies of free colored people in Iowa counties Dickin son O Brien Osceola and Cherokee amid opposition from The Sun and The Herald. The piece argues for rights to residence and ownership, opposing racial segregation and urging support for peaceful emigration to the Northwest.
The Washington Post Office Department trims mail routes to save money, shifting many lines to tri weekly or old stage routes, while preserving some river packet contracts. The piece questions regional bias, political influence, and timing of retrenchment, urging explanations for selective continuation of river service.
The passage argues that Black people in the Free States, despite disabilities, are industrious, law-abiding, and intelligent, deserving citizenship and residency. It contends Iowa should not close its doors to them, warning such a policy would be unjust and un-Christian.
The Boston Tract Society voted to sever all connection with the New York Society after incidents at recent meetings where abolitionist debate was suppressed. A concurrent resolution favored publishing a tract opposing the revival of the African slave trade. The piece notes rising tension between Freedom and Slavery and mentions a Slave Medicas Society meeting planned for Davenport on June 7.
A Chicago letter from Plattsmouth describes emigrants bound for Pike's Peak and Denver City growing discouraged as gold prospects fail. Mentions hundreds of teams returning home, high provisions, scarce accommodations, and towns burned at night during unrest. Reports from Beetown, St Joseph, and Omaha note hard times, theft, and violence as settlers abandon dreams and seek safety.
Two seven man emigrant parties pass through the city on their return from Cherry Creek. They had started from Neva, Dodge county Wisconsin in February last, after exploration showed gold would not pay. Rumor says Cherry Creek speculators Bassarr and Allen were killed. A Dunleith friend cites a St Joseph letter ten days old, noting many returning teams en route to Pike's Peak. River trade feels the impact as boats fill with returning gold hunters and those seeking homes in the Northwest.
The Dubuque Herald urges Reverend Henry Cray Daan as the Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, praising talent, cultivation, experience, energy, and piety. The paper questions other names and endorses him as an ideal representative of the party. Independence column notes a minor local disturbance with no material damage.
A letter argues that free colored men may establish independent, permanent homes in Iowa counties, defending the right to settlement against abolitionist and anti-immigrant opposition. It cites the Bill of Rights and notes disparities in citizenship and preemption, urging protection under state law and justice for all.
The Herald reports the Burlington and Missouri Railroad will carry delegates to and from the state conventions at half fare. Delegates from the Republican and Democratic parties can use the service for reduced travel costs.
Capt Gaar of the steamer Denmark reports a terrific Thursday night storm on Lake Pepin. Five rafts carrying over two million feet of lumber were destroyed, and the steamer Equator from the St. Croix River was swamped.
The La Croses and Milwaukee Railroad Company property sold under the third mortgage. Wa. Banuxs bid in $1,593,333. The new company name is the Milwaukee and Minnesota Railroad Company.
Mr H Axprxson a German farmer living two miles from Wheatland Station Clinton county has sown 160 acres of wheat 64 of barley 30 of oats and planted 85 acres of corn This illustrates the liberality of Clinton county and northern Iowa farmers who report 30 to 50 percent more grain planted this spring than ever before and the season looks promising.
Gotp Seraess Rereasisc and A. Baooxs, both noted as miners from Morrison Whiteside County Illinois and Jan ceville Wisconsin, returned via the Chicago Iowa and Nebraska Railroad on the 27th inst. They say they worked in the mines for three weeks earning about thirty cents a day. They describe trials at Crear Creek Cherry Creek Arrapabee and the South Platte with South Platte the most promising, though no one earned a dollar a day. Bacexs, a veteran of three years in California mines, claims gold could be found anywhere but saw no such success locally.
A large assembly in Cleveland with estimates of 10 000 to 12 000 participants heard speakers including Wana Gippixos Sravipia and Gov Cmasm denounce Federal agents actions in the Oberlin case. Gov Ouse urged defense of state sovereignty and court remedies, opposing removal as unconstitutional while pledging state protection and ballot reform. Senator Carrien vex of Kentucky reportedly said no candidate could carry Southern and many Northern states, warning against nominating a candidate tied to slaveholding interests.
According to the New York Herald Dovatas spent a night with Foxwyr in Philadelphia discussing Presidential strategy. Dovatas favored entering the Charleston Convention and risking a nomination while Farmer urged remaining aloof and running as an independent to force the Democrats to come to him. Foxwyr warned their wing avoided Altoona tickets fearing weak October exhibit and a split vote among a larger State sympathizing bloc.
A robber tried to chloroform United States Express messenger Mr Rees on the New York and Erie line near Port Jervis. The messenger woke to liquid drops, grappled the assailant, and the thief fled down an embankment, leaving with the pistol. The train halted. the 906,000 in the mail pouch remained missing.
Mississippi Appeal of the 20th index notes New Watat New Wheat has appeared in southern markets with scarce details and unclear context. The brief item hints at commodity activity but provides no dates, prices, or locations beyond general regional reference.
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