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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1859
Page
4
Telegraphed notices and terse items dominate the page with scattered phrases and multilingual fragments. The readable portions hint at brief reports and wire service summaries lacking clear events or identities.
The report outlines heightened European tensions with France and England at odds over Morocco, Spain preparing war in Africa, and Paris and Madrid both signaling military moves. It notes London views on Morocco, potential French action, and rising preparations in Spain, with various diplomatic murmurs from Paris and Turin and updates on other theaters.
News from the Liverpool Daily Post reports the Royal Charter wrecked in Maffa Red Bay near Bangor with upwards of 400 aboard and only about ten saved. Gold on board valued at about half a million, authorities fear high loss while telegraph service and rail lines were disrupted by the storm. Bodies washed ashore at Penmana as wreckage scatters along a desolate Anglesea coast.
News from St Louis reports the Overland Mail reaching with dates to the 14th ult. preparations in San Francisco to honor Gen Scott with military escort. Creditors attach Cherpenning & Co stock for 30,000 dollars risking mail suspension. Watercourses run low and miners prosper on riverbeds. Oregon reports up to Oct 15 arrivals. emigrant wagons number 500 reach Coradea. Capt Wallen notes healthy, prosperous command. Indians reported quiet. Victoria gold shipments in September reach 110,000 dollars. Fraser River miners active.
The New Mexican reports continued Indian outrages along the Overland Mail route. The Northern route abandonment follows deadly depredations, with a Teas Mexico letter noting 22 Arapelias killed at the Dol crossing.
Feem Beenee Ayres reports on September 1 from Buenos Ayres that a Buenos Ayrean squadron pursued an Urginzes steamer into Montivadio and warned the Urginzes to leave. A Paraguayan mediator was anticipated, while land forces remained inactive.
Reports from Brownsville describe Costinas band depredations with fire and cannon threats. An attack by 120 men failed against Cortinas after ambush, with casualties on both sides. Town barricades and a demand for surrender followed. Mayors appeal for troops as guards, prisoners released, and ongoing trials unfold amid mounting tension.
News from Leavenworks dated November 4 reports the ore from Denver City worth $7,000 in dust and $25,000 in passengers aboard, with unusually favorable weather in the mines. An election for provisional governor appears to place Steel ahead, while talks of a Delegate election stir local papers urging non intervention and Jefferson Territory organization.
New York and Nevada report Morse and Bro uncurren t money brokers suspended and assigning to Charles A. Meigs. Liabilities likely to be paid in full. A dispatch notes Pennsylvania Opposition State Committee to elect delegates to a National Opposition Convention. Havana letter Oct reports a conspiracy among Matanzas military officers with arrests. details scarce. Diplomatic tensions between US and England over San Juan Island expected to widen. General Harney’s seizure of the island defended as protection of citizens and treaty rights. Further correspondence to be reviewed at the session opening. Belvidere shows a Belvidere and Flemington Railroad train derailment near Bavivses, NJ, no injuries. From Boston: two African coast slavers condemned, one named Stephen T. Townsend of New Orleans, the other unnamed.
Nov 7 report from Richmond notes the governor cannot pardon amid treason charge outcomes. General Assembly content declared by joint resolution releases Wiss from responsibility. future legislature actions remain unknown. New Orleans reports a devastating fire in the 4th District destroying about sixty dwellings with losses near a quarter million. An anti rheumatic advertisement extols Kennedy's Real Discovery with testimonials from local citizens.
Trade notes list bacon and sugar cured meats with canvassed sides and shoulders at various prices, butter, cheese, coffee, coal, corn and corn meal, cranberries, fish, flour, fruit, iron, leather, shot, and other dry goods with multiple vendors and price points. Names and places are inconsistently OCR'd. main items include bacon, butter, coffee, coal, fish, flour, fruit, leather, shot, and candles with prices per unit or per quantity.
Telegraph reports from New York and Cascade on November 7 note scarce good shiping bread and barley with small sales. prime white barley at 16 8. flour active with Crane Favorite and Chicago brands. beef, lard, and whisk demand described. wheat prices and corn notes included. hides market quoted with general activity and price levels.
Fragmentary obituary note from St Louis mentioning St Leonie Master dated November 4 1869 with unclear details about a possibe death or event.
Fragmentary OCR text references a book titled The Most Useful Book of the SRAM and mentions prices, publication details, and generic phrases about words and data. The readable fragments suggest a publication notice with scattered letters and mis-typed names, offering little coherent event detail.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a Reverend and a nearby Cascade area. The readable bits reference a tune or verse and a person named W. We, without clear dates or places, leave the rest undefined. Multiple unreadable sections prevent a fuller summary.
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