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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1859
Page
4
Dr King was executed this morning after confessing guilt in a gallows speech. He stated he had peace with God and asked the crowd to pray for him as a vast audience observed the event without incident.
Zevas, arrived here, brings San Antonio dates to the 2d inst. Captain John R. Baylon with 350 men attacked the Brazos Reserve near Fort Belk nap driving in scouts and attempting to capture Indians who had been ordered to leave but refused.
Brown Dick won the great trot in New York yesterday with Miller's Damsel second Geo M Patchen third and Lady Woodruff fourth. Brown Dick captured three straight heats posting times of 2 30 3 2 28 and 2 28.
From Washington Wasuinatos June 10 the Secretary of Treasury notifies sealed proposals will be received until June 20 for the issue of any portion of the five million dollars in treasury notes in exchange for United States gold coins under acts of 1857 and 1859. Interest not to exceed six percent. Weekly receipts into the Treasury totaled 1,263,000 with drafts issued at 17,718,000 and drafts subject at 37,54,000.
The Baltimore convention of slaveholders unanimously approved a majority report advocating against general removal of free blacks from Maryland. It urges stricter laws to control free Negroes, reaffirms the 1881 policy, seeks amendments to emancipation laws, and calls a committee to push legislation through the General Assembly.
The steamship Africa has arrived from Liverpool on the 28th ultimo. Reports from the seat of war recount the battle of Monte Bello with Austrian losses of 290 killed 218 wounded and 280 missing. French forces estimated between 4 000 and 16 000. Garibaldi’s corps numbered about 10 000 with no cavalry or artillery. Parma rising in favor of Sardinia. Various diplomatic movements in Europe, including possible shifts in Russia and Napoleonic plans. Currency and market notes follow.
Representatives from Pennsylvania Central and New York Central met at St. Nicholas with Messrs Corning Mond and Richmond and Mr Barlow. They agreed on a base settlement and rates, with passenger fares restored to old levels and first class freight tariff set at 112 cents. Baltimore and Ohio expected to concur. A further meeting was planned to gain Oran's assent. The aim is to move mail from New York to New Orleans in four days via a rail and sea route including Charleston Fernandina and Cedar Keys, with the Florida road to open next month. total distance about 1699 miles.
June 10 reports from Denver City warn of renewed gold frenzy near Wasqics Creek north fork with coarse gold and decomposed quartz rich yields from Gregory's and other mines. A Indiana company allegedly earns 159 to 500 dollars daily while $20,000 dusts at Gregory's attract attention. Denver City depopulates as prospectors flood mountains and provisions stay scarce.
The North Briton from Liverpool passed Farther Point at five this morning and will reach the city tonight. The Niegera from Boston via Halifax reached Liverpool May 2. Bevarie from New York arrived at Southampton May 22. Sardinian bulletin says Garibaldi led bold Lombardy moves, entering Como after two hours fighting, Austrians retreating to Camerlatta then toward Milan. reports of a Garibaldi defeat on May 29 lack confirmation. Turin dispatches hint at further actions.
In Concord on June 10 the New Hampshire Legislature elected state officers. Peter Sanborn of Concord was chosen State Treasurer, Asa McFarland of Concord as State Printer and senior editor of the Statesman, and John Foss of Concord as Warden of State Prison. There was strong competition for all posts.
A Washington despatch reports President Buchanan will send all cannon now under construction at New York Navy Yards to Africa and the Gulf of Mexico due to complaints by English authorities over treaty violations. In New Orleans on June 10 a duel with swords between Mormus and Burton broke out over a political dispute, both participants wounded.
In Cumberland county Maine a suit against Paran Jones seeks 16000 for money and 20000 for character injury after a three year courtship to Miss Herbert of Portland ends in marriage to another. In New Jersey a doctor conspired to poison a wife for life insurance, while Brighton Bank counterfeit bills pass undetected until a microscope exposes them.
June river report from Dubuque lists arrivals and departures at many ports including Lake City Blake St Louis Key City and St Paul with Northersale Galena and Denmark also noted. The river continues rising slowly with three and a half inches added in 24 hours then falling from St Paul toward Guttenburg suggesting little further rise likely.
The Dubuque city money market shows uniform exchange rates across banks with only 14 to 34 cent variations earlier. Deposits may rise as remittances fall at current high rates, while railroad prospects for the Dubuque & Pacific are favorable and a $1,000,000 bond exchange has been arranged to fund its Cedar Valley extension planned for early January. Exchange rates for New York and Boston are 14g percent buying and 2 cents selling. other points unchanged.
Market list from Dubuque detailing flour wheat corn meal pork lard butter cheese beans and potatoes with price quotes per unit or measure. Includes identifies goods like sugar cured ham pickled items and various dried fruits and vegetables.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference equal valuations and possible carsette terms. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities are readable. Summary captures only ambiguous hints of valuations without concrete people, places, or organizations.
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