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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1863
Page
2
The text cites majorities for Harvey and Ferguson in 1861 and Bewis and Palmer in 1868. It notes correcting the figures weekly until official results are announced. The issue concerns ongoing adjustment of the vote tallies for comparative purposes.
The 1864 legislature list shows odd district senators holding over and those elected this year. It names numerous senators by district or surname, including Connell, Thorne, Smith, Hamil, Bowman, Young, and others, reflecting a wide roster. A separate note records a major blaze in Nevers City on Monday that destroyed $200,000 in property.
Grand Rapids court, last month, found three prominent business men guilty on charges under the postal laws for sending letters by freight and nail trains marked R K B and R KR. Special Agent Van Vechten led seizures, with fines and penalties outlined for each letter carried outside the mail. The incident spurred rail officials to note sections 157 and 258, and a $50 fine on conductors for each offending item.
The Northwestern Fair closed in Chicago with near seventy thousand dollars in receipts for the Sanitary Commission. Citizens, especially women, donated generously to ease the suffering of soldiers and wounded, aided by supportive newspaper coverage and community effort across the Northwest.
The American Premier’s Auburn address argues Seward has not abandoned anti slavery principles. It casts doubt on rumors of pro slavery leanings and endorses using all means to preserve the Union, including arming negro troops if needed, while condemning rebellion and supporting reconciliation with the prodigal.
A Madison-born officer in Nashville Texas reports the 28th regiment voted 417 Union and 16 Copperhead, with soldiers well informed on politics and voting honestly. Copperhead figures face disapproval, while ex Senator Fox Cook drew groans for supporting their ticket.
From the Chattanooga front the Charleston Mercury notes a strategic game over Lookout Mountain with a rumored river action at Bridgeport and a flanking move toward Bragg. Buckner presses toward Knoxville as Union forces in Tennessee and Kentucky face mounting threats. News from Rome and Selma hints at Confederate and Union troop movements and raids in north Alabama with Alabama forces clashing near Jasper and Chester counties.
The article argues two thirds of regular newspaper readers vote Union while those without papers lean Copperhead. It calls 1864 a pivotal year, urges every household to take at least one Union newspaper, and asks county and township groups to ensure access, even free for the poor, to secure national salvation and reelect Lincoln.
The letter recounts Sergeant W. H. Carsey of Company C, 54th Massachusetts, who bore the regimental colors at Fort Wagner on July 2 while wounded twice. He kept the flag aloft for the duration of the assault and until the field was secured, earning high praise from Colonel M. S. Littinagree. The account also notes a London professor lecturing on food and serving coffee and a curious brew.
A London correspondent reports Dr. John Chapman has developed an external therapy using ice and hot water in India rubber bags applied along the spine to stimulate the sympathetic nerve. He claims cures for epilepsy paralysis and many female diseases, with patients including those treated by Dr. Wilkinson and others in several hospitals.
The Dunderberg iron clad nears completion as Webb advances rapid atrices and the vessel draws admiring commentary from Admiral Milne and a Russian admiral. British observers note American invention and potential superiority of the ram design with heavy battery, speed, and formidable offense and defense.
The article describes hunters tracking wild honey bees from domesticated bee boxes to locate wild colonies. It outlines gear like a bee bar and scented oil, methods to attract bees with honey and incense, and steps to follow a swarm line to a hollow tree where the hive is found. It notes large honey deposits in forest hollows.
A Nashville Union report notes a surge of slave escapes in Kentucky within three weeks with estimates of over 150 fleeing from one county. It says slavery value declines as many owners tire of the system and Union sentiment grows against pro slavery bigots in Louisville and Frankfort. A Washington theatre tale mentions a six month old infant’s disturbance as Hamlet draws crowds at fifty cents.
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