[Homer_J_Simpson]

Speech of Gen. Davis – 2
Editorial: The Irrepressible Conflict – 3
Arrival of the Overland Pony Express – 3
A Fearful Tragedy and other news – 3-4
Coroner’s Inquests – 4
Police Reports – 4
Another Meeting of Anti-Law Germans – 4

[Verginius Rufus]

Sen. Davis is, of course, Jefferson Davis.

The reference to "Frank Pierce" is presumably to Franklin Pierce, who had been President from 1853 to 1857. It appears that some Democrats were thinking of trying to get him elected President again. Stephen Douglas was their strongest candidate but a lot of Southerners were unhappy with him over comments he made in the debates with Lincoln in 1858.