08 Sep 1859
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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1859
Page
1
An amused, cautionary sketch recounts Barling a famed New York bill collector. A weary lawyer recalls Barling’s brutal, relentless methods, following debtors into churches and theatres, using fear and bold antics to seize payment, including an infamous confrontation with Dr. C. and a violent escape from Col. S. It ends with a debtor still owing, hinting at ongoing chase.
A fragmentary prison diary recalls a man who claims a fellow inmate has fraudulently claimed five dollars to dine at a nearby hotel without company. The writer notes they paid for meals during confinement and suggests the other inmate sought sustenance without sharing meals.
A Newark Advertiser correspondent recalls a 1854 tale of W a young Philadelphia man and Miss L a New England woman who met via dream and fate. After a cautious courtship they married within three months despite her resistance to younger suitors, and sustained harmony in later years.
Reminiscences recount Daniel Webster meeting Senator Preston from South Carolina and jokingly labeling himself more Southern than Northern. The tale includes Webster’s quips on horseracing wine and being under the table before daylight, plus an anecdote of a rural private conveyance where a wagon driver recognizes Webster.
A garbled OCR fragment describes an encounter in Boston where someone was accosted in the streets with egg and a sharp reply given. The readable text hints at tension and a mock challenge but lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes. The piece reads like a brief police or public notice note but provides insufficient concrete details.
A compact portrait of M P Banks born 1816 in Waltham Mass attended cotton mill work then machinist turned stage performer and orator. He shifted from Democrat to Republican guiding Massachusetts through House Speakership to Governor demonstrating rare political genius and executive prowess.
A Western diplomat visiting Paris attends a Sunday reception at the Empress’s court. Presented to Emperor Napoleon and Empress by the Virginia minister, the envoy in uniform proclaims admiration for the Empress and praises a mutual acquaintance, Judge Douglas of Illinois, as a swift judge of women.
A Buffalo area boarding school pupil at home receives a mourning letter revealing her eighteen year old brother died suddenly of cholera morbus. She faints as friends circle her, and the scene shifts to her distress and the solemn recollection of her late brother, amid a somber campus mood.
From the Mansfield Beralé a Jeffersonian Democrat, Kirkwood opposed the Kansas Nebraska Bill and wrote under Q K. He chaired anti Nebraska resolutions in 1854 and supported Republican positions in 1855. He later moved to Iowa and remained a staunch Republican, praised as an honest man fit for Iowa’s governor.
Mr Willis of the Home Journal recounts a railway stop to a log schoolhouse in northwestern Virginia. A demure schoolmistress greets visitors while barefoot children spell, eliciting both admiration and gentle laughter from the party, amid a scene of simple dignity and rural devotion.
Widow of the late Gen Quitman died the evening of the 22d. Walter Haviland a heavy New York bear broker fails. Tax Synod of Iowa to meet Sept 22 at Vinton first Presbyterian Church. Kenneth Rayner's son killed by accidental gun discharge. Austria bans Kinze’s Hermann's German weekly. Seventy seven vessels arrive at Chicago with six million feet lumber. Boston women donate to Agassiz Museum. Kansas candidates Johnson and Parrott campaigning together. HeNey Raynor dies from hunting accident near Raleigh. Maj A J Donelson not Andrew Jackson Donelson. New York schooner ascends Appomattox to Petersburg. residents rejoicing. Exemption of New Orleans from yellow fever linked to Mississippi overflow. Seymour and Hunt named lay delegates to Western New York Episcopalians’ General Convention. John Mitchell criticized in Mobile Mercury column. Austen the race horse dies near Gallatin aged nearly 22. Covington and Ohio Railroad tunnel in Greenbrier County Va 4700 feet long. Hamilton Spectator notes crop value in Province. Major A J Donelson dies in Louisiana. Henry H Worman receives letter from German father aged 114. Havana village business burned, sixteen buildings destroyed. damage $50,000. Havana Journal office destroyed with no insurance. MonTour House and Observatory hit.
A Washington letter reports leading dry and fancy goods dealers are moving to cash-only sales. The reform aims to curb clerk families running up debts, with wages often insufficient to cover expenses. The change is described as necessary to end widespread financial distress and resentment over unpaid store charges.
The Burlington Hawk Eye accuses Gen. Dodge of being the shallowest man in the United States Senate and a mere political appointee. It claims he crafts no effective speeches, follows party orders, and distributes spoils for his masters and caucuses.
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