02 Oct 1858
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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1858
Page
1
A fragmented verse piece titled The Night After Culloden blends Jacobean imagery with a chaotic battlefield scene and royal figures. It sits alongside lengthy excerpts from political arguments about slavery and territorial rights, referencing Dred Scott, Popular Sovereignty, and Kansas conflicts, interwoven with a long miscellaneous essay on opera singer Mademoiselle Dupuy and a cat.
Mr Pryne introduced the fiery advocate, praising Parson Brownlow’s forceful attacks on abolitionists and Northern sentiments. Pryne’s own praise turned to astonishment at Brownlow’s sustained rhetoric and quick wit as crowds and strangers lined up to shake hands after a brilliant success.
MISCELLANY notes that American publishers and British peers differ in advertising spend. It cites Phillips, Sampson & Company expenses, annual outlays around 12,000 to 58,000 dollars, and widespread sending of copies to presses and papers. The piece argues liberal advertising benefits all parties and mentions Atlantic Monthly exchanges. It also references a balloon race challenge and a remark about single life.
A fundraising effort by New Oricans printers and telegraph operators seeks to erect a monument over Benjamin Franklin’s grave in the city. Support is urged from printers and telegraph employers across towns, highlighting Franklin’s fame and the need for a worthy tribute. The piece critiques the current tomb’s condition and imagines a monument connected to the city’s printing and telegraph heritage. It also notes Baptist Almanac 1849 statistics on Baptists in the United States, with counts of associations, churches, ministers, and members, plus related groups.
A fragment describes a Virginia marriage scene where John agrees to marry Betty Jones after a clerical obstacle, with comic questioning and a bribe of three dollars for a license. It then shifts to a long notice urging timely entries for a State Fair exhibition, detailing entry rules, deadlines, mail entries, and penalties for late submission, signed by D. J. Powers, secretary. It ends with unrelated notices on early American locomotive history and a tongue-in-cheek remark about oysters.
The piece lauds Mr. Davis of Columbia County for a continued Senate nomination and integrity, noting his youth and potential to represent a larger district. It also covers Iowa Bank Commissioner actions on establishing state bank branches at Muscatine Dubuque Keokuk Washington Iowa City Oskaloosa Des Moines Davenport Mt. Pleasant and related appointments, plus a New York historical note on General Lee and a few local judicial appointments and oddities from the era.
The Lotus, sailing from Liverpool, caught fire after smoke erupted from the steerage on September 13. Fire overwhelmed the crew and passengers. attempts to launch boats failed and many were lost or suffocated. The Maurice, captained by Reneaud, rescued about 40 passengers and later 23 more. officers and several women were among the injured or burned. A list of survivors was not yet complete.
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