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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1858
Page
2
The piece summarizes the Wisconsin era uproar over a government printing contract spree. It highlights misused funds, inflated costs, and alleged fraud by state officials including the Secretary of State, with cited figures and names such as Jones and Hunt. It notes pressure to widely publish the investigative report and critiques Republican press obligations.
The piece discusses the Editorial Convention and the Madison editors. It argues state papers misplayed the event and defends the association’s adjournment for harmony. It notes Madison press behavior, a hoped peaceful Madison gathering on October 6, and remarks on correspondence with Prof. Hoyt.
General Boyd voted for a high print bill and for a larger sum to publishers linked to Watkins and Webb of the Argus, amid a probe into state printers contracts. The article notes a public storm, storm damage in New York area, court actions, and local market reports, framing the printing vote as a political clash over retrenchment and official oath. It also mentions related local notices, weather, and advertising examples.
From the London Times reports a French slave ship the Coe Regina seized by enslaved crew after mutiny near West Africa. About 230 Africans swam ashore, most were murdered. captain Simien and several sailors were driven from the ship as the crew steered to safety. The Ethiope, with Croft commanding, pursued.
The act imposes penalties for keeping gambling houses and devices. Convicted keepers face 3 months to 1 year in jail and fines from 200 to 1000 dollars. Bettors or players incur up to 3 months imprisonment. The law also targets bawdy houses with six months to one year in jail and fines up to 600 dollars. Officials are urged to prosecute breaches. The Boston Journal comments on railroads and stock speculation, urging confidence in railroad property despite past mismanagement. A Marion shooting incident ends with one boy dead after a pistol misfire during a pigeon hunt. Senator James Sutherland of Janesville retires after four years, praised for integrity. Captain Enoch Boone, Kentucky’s first white-born, remains hale at a Boone family farm near the Ohio. Ethan Allen bones found beneath tomb-stone foundation for Burlington monument. Mrs Adelaide Holly dies from burns in Sanforil, Connecticut. General Haskell released from Hopkinsville asylum.
Condensed from state press reports across towns in Wisconsin. Monroe hosts a grand school celebration with hundreds of children and musical groups, while Portage City sees guard meetings and stock projections. Reports cover hospital surgery, jail plots thwarted, burglaries, a fatal Chippewa murder, a boating accident, a bank robbery attempt foiled, river flooding risks, and local celebrations and developments statewide.
Duphitte enlarges bus residence on the lake shore while reporting on local freight activity with the Racine and Mississippé Railroad during the past week. A dramatic Thursday shower followed by notices about a new sign at a post office stand, a drowning near Dayton in Green County, and local market news including Dobell's meat market preparations for the Fourth are noted. The City Watchers report a jail escape attempt by German Lundelle, his self-strangling device failing, and a dramatic rescue.
Register Office notes listed prices for farm commodities and groceries. Wheat corn rye oats potatoes butter lard molasses sugar syrup and more with varied per bushel or per gallon rates. Prices shown include apples mackerel codfish and other staples, indicating local market activity on June 19, 1859.
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