California News and Impeachment Rumors From San Francisco
From California comes mixed dispatches on stock, treasure, and floods. Reports cite impeachment proceedings against State Treasurer Bates and Controller Whitman, with High Court of Impeachment dates set and bail set at over $19,000 per charge. News notes debt limits, a Supreme Court ruling, Ned McGowan’s Sacramento surrender, and Sheriff Burton murder rewards. Additionally, mining reports from the west describe plentiful water, new diggings, coal near Mormon Island, and recent executions in Monterey and Sonora as Walker’s expedition looms.
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Baptism by Dipping At Chesterfield Bridge Scene Of Mock Ceremony
A large crowd of mainly women gathered near the Hother river by the Wasland road bridge in Chesterfield to witness a controversial dipping ceremony led by a priest. Detainees, some undressed, were paraded to the water as the crowd jeered, with the priest reciting a baptismal formula amid chaos and spectacle as the participants were immersed and mishandled in the stream.
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England
Railroad Accident Fearful Ride In Cumberland
Last Wednesday morning the Cumberland Coal and Iron Company coal train ran over a rock on a grade. Brakes failed as speed increased, cars detached, engineer Georg Myer escaped by leaping to the ground. Three miles above town the broken cars caused further damage before stopping. The incident, described in dramatic detail, ends with the engineer’s miraculous survival.
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Treason in Kansas Act Passed by Legislature
A Kansas act punishes rebellion with death or hard labor for conspirators and those who forcefully threaten government authority. Sections define penalties for mob actions, conspiracies to levy war, and forcible removals within the territory, with confinement not to exceed twenty years. The piece also reports local curiosities and a crime note about a mail robbery suspect.
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Geary
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State Convention Unites Opposition in Pennsylvania
The Harrisburg State Convention of the opposition party united diverse wings into a harmonious campaign. It nominated David Wiemer of Bradford County for Governor and Wiraras Minrwann and James Veeca along with Jose J. Lewis for high offices. The platform emphasizes constitutional liberty, opposes Democratic destruction, and heralds a new consolidated Republican movement across the state.
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Freedom
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Fayette County
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Chester County
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Husteca
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Trial fixed for April on Dr Bupert murder case
The trial of alleged Dr Bupert murderers is set for the third week of April drawing public interest. A separate report notes the Forrest Rose steamer disaster near Napoleon Arkansas left thirteen dead and wounded in the days prior.
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Cincinnati
Napoleon
Arkansia
Platformer resolutions from Harrisburg Republican State Convention
The Harrisburg convention adopted acclamations opposing national policy and endorsing liberty, equality, and state rights. It denounces slavery expansion, federal overreach, and Supreme Court opinions, while urging protection of free states, ballot integrity, and anti corruption measures.
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United State
Congress
Supreme Court
United States
Washington
Polk
Kansas
Stumping the State Drumbeat Mentions Canvass Plans
Judge Winster, candidate for governor, asks General Packer to set a time and place to begin the statewide canvass. If Packer declines, Winster plans to start the canvass alone in May, continuing until the election.
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