Sioux War Talks and Lunatic Circus Tale Highlight Era
A sprawling, garbled miscellany opens with a sweeping note on Sioux, Chippewa, and Dah-Ketal leadership, frontier threats, and US treaty efforts amid westward expansion. It shifts to a Merger County, Pa, lunatic who staged a faux circus at a schoolhouse, wrecked a home, and caused chaos before capture. Nearby Massachusetts reports a tornado in Reading causing property damage but no fatalities. A Warsaw, Poland, note warns of sudden death from joy as a former Polish colonel rejoined his family after 36 years, and Missouri politics signal a close gubernatorial race with Hoisington leading.
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Minnesota
Webrushe
Towa
Pacific
Tortie
Mindetour
Nebraska
Yankton Lions
United States
Tias
Rocky Mountains
Tornato
Massachusetts
Reading
Masa
Deagon ‘Thomas
Twa
Middlesex County
Tewksbury
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Warsaw
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County Ticket Time Mentioned Amid Rail Progress
The inquiry asks about county ticket timing. a Star notice says the County Committee plans a meeting on the 20th inst to fix delegate election time. Contractors work on rails toward Hanover. J John Howe buys D Tnoxen property for a large grain and produce warehouse. Tall corn on Groney B Stover’s Cumberland township farm reaches 10 feet 8 inches. Jacob Howe leads with over feet 4 inches. Henry Wigrour harvests a four row, 63 plains wheat head.
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Groney B. Stover
Cumberland Township
Jacon Howe
Hamiltonban
Henry Wigrour
Grand Jury approves new Court-house plan and location
The Grand Jury voted 18 to 4 to confirm erecting a new Court house. Commissioners will fix location and contract during fall or winter with no additional tax. Judge Witmer campaigns across the state, with scheduled stops from Aug 25 to Sept 30, while Packer cannot meet him due to State Committee restrictions.
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Witmort
Horse Stolen and Confined Thief Sentenced
A horse was stolen from John Shhuitz in No untpleasant township by a former railroad employee. Pursuit caught the thief in Abbotts town as he tried to claim a second horse. Flo was arrested and sentenced to nineteen months solitary confinement at the Penitentiary. The Franklin county Union ticket was settled with Col. McClure for Assembly and Mr. Carson for Associate Judge. Potato rot threatens Monmouth county in New Jersey with farmers uprooting fields to replant turnips. A birth occurred on a Baltimore and Ohio train to a female infant aboard the car route to Wheeling under Captain Jole ling.
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John Shhuitz
Abbottstown
Flo
Star
Franklin County Union Convention
Col. McClure
The
Repository
Assembly
Carson
Mercersburg
Associata
Wheeling
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
J.oleling
Court Doings on Hat Civil Docket and Jail Terms
Court reports show most civil cases critiqued or settled without trial while a sole Common Pleas case, Quo Warranto on Get tysburg Railroad managers election, resulted in a verdict for the present Board. Several Quarter Sessions defendants received varied sentences for larceny and liquor offenses. fines and terms set by the court.
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Gettysburg
Wesere
Irvin and Taylor
Mesers
Irvin
Taylor
A. M. Townsiy
Geo. Jackson
David Shultz
Eastern
Maria Decker
Jose Marrix
Star
Specie Drain and State Treasury Scandal Across Nations
The Persia sailed from New York to Liverpool with nearly 1.75 million in specie amid a metals drain. Ohio’s ex-treasurer John G Breslie admitted stealing 514,854.65 from state funds and fled to Canada. Navy reprisals against China are disputed without congressional authority. compensation for China war losses should be pursued with Chinese authorities or Congress. Citizens have England claims for Canton losses. prior policy decisions limit action. Counterfeit dimes circulate in Hudson, New York, with several seized. Franklin railroad sale to Dull Jones & Worrell fetched 5900 with a $60,000 bond to finish the line within 17 months.
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Liverpool
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Ohio
John G Breslie
Canada
Navy
United States
Com. Armstrong
Parker
China Seas
China
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Navy Department
Congress
Mexico
Jackson
Canton
Greytown
Caustic Note On James Clay’s Election Stirring Press
The Louisville Journal denounces the election of James Clay in the Archluod District as apostasy and a triumph for Democratic hatred toward Henry Clay. It accuses opponents of malignity and decries the memory of a city’s deceased leader while noting Democratic jubilation over Clay’s victory.
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James 3
Clay
Arhluod
Henry Clay
Fenty City
Mr. Glay
Sale of the Franklin railroad reaches toward Maryland line
The sale of the Franklin railroad segment lying in Pennsylvania to Worrell & Co of Morrisburg is reported. They intend to acquire the line from the Maryland line to Bigstown and relay it with heavy rails, linking New York to the Mississippi and New Orleans corridor via the Kittatinny Valley and connecting with major eastern, western and southern routes. The plan envisions completing a vast arterial road network across the region, tying together Hagerstown, Reading, Allentown, and other points with lines like the Cumberland Valley, Northern Central, and Baltimore and Ohio.
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Mesers, Worrell & Co
Morrisburg
Maryland Line
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Warrinburg
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Mississippi River
New Orleans
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Lebanon Valley
East Pennsylvania
Tieading
Alewtown
Hagerstown
Winchester and Potomac
United States
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Virginia
Tennessee
Chambersburg
Cumberland Valley
Harrisburg
Reading
Leigh
Allentown
City of
End of a Bust Young Man and a Rail Disaster
The New Orleans Crescent notes Presley Meltall, a 20 year old Kentuckian who died after a self inflicted wound linked to heavy drinking. Mentions a St Louis Alton and Terre Haute line wreck near Booker Wit with fatalities and injuries including a young girl. Also recounts Longworth’s odd legal fee, Na lava Loa eruption reports, and filibuster era distress in New York’s Park as Walker’s men are displayed for aid.
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Sdjuatant
Presley Meltall
Dryades Street
Charity Hospital
Itis
Itia
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Tare Haute
St. Louis, Alton and Terre Traute
Booker Wit
Edward Warden
Freman
Wilcox
Byron Darling
James Kinghart
George Garnita
James [Award
Mighi
Highturg
New York
Touncasee
Juan del Norte
Walker
Bata
Breach of Promise Suit Brought in Boston
Moses Jugler of New York sues Dr. George Hayward and wife in Boston for 25000 damages over a promised marriage with the wealthy widow of the late Amos Binney encountered in Europe. The defendants are abroad. Rufus W. Choate and Paley W. Chandler are retained for the defense.
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Moses Jugler
New York
George Hayward
Jugler
Europe
Amos Binney
Uayerard
Rufus W. Choate
Paley W. Chandler
Campaign notes point to Becker for sheriffship in York Springs
In a Sentinel notice local supporters urge JOAN D BECKER of York Springs District as a strong, available candidate for SHERIFF. The message stresses the need for capable, faithful leaders and signals early names likely to appear before the convention amid national political tension.
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Hackpen
Sentinel
Joan D. Becker
York Springs
Buerive
Menallen
Powers and Purchases in Early 19th Century Politics
A Philadelphia Press correspondent praises President Buchanan for personal labor and wide influence, recounting his dawn-to-dusk diligence and hands-on approach. The piece also notes a new Post Office contract with Miles to run monthly mail from Independence, Missouri to Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, for $32,000 annually. Additional items include a dramatic burglary arrest scene in Williamsburg, North Carolina, a health advertisement by Dr. I OW Alll, and promotional notices for tonics and dental products.
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Philadelphia Press
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B.S Miles
Pennsylvania
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Utah Territory
Miles
Maryland
Kansas
Nebraska
The Big Safe At Farmers and Mechanics Savings
The 54 by 43 foot safe weighing 4360 pounds draws town attention at the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Institution corner of Public Square. It showcases safety for deposits and the same stockholder liability as a bank, with money kept securely and earning interest for depositors.
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Marriages in Franklin County Area
On the 13th inst Rev Jacob Ziegler wed Daniel Litile of Gettysburg to Martha J Warper of Cumberland township. On the 18th Rev G Roth joined George W Cline of Menatleu township to Frances Isabella McKim of Frederick Maryland formerly Fayetteville Franklin county. On the 20th Rev Roth united Alexander Tioffman to Sarah A Walter both of Franklin township. On the same day Frederick Warren wed Martha J Warren of Menalen township, and in Chambersburg on the 6th inst Vincent McCoy wed Saran B Forrey formerly of Gettysburg.
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Jacob Ziegler
Daniel Litele
Gettysburg
Martha J. Warper
Cumberland Township
G. Roth
George W. Cline
Menatleu Township
Frances Isabella McKim
Frederick, Md
Fayetteville
Franklin County
Alexander Tioffman
Sarah A. Walter
Franklin Township
Frederick Warren
Martha J. Warren
Menalen Township
Chambersburg
Vincent McCoy
Saran B. Forrey
Gettyaburg
Chambarsburg
Obituaries From Mountjay Moronanburg and Nearby Townships
Died notices list Jacob Little of Mountjay aged 71 plus months, Anthony Dear Dorff of Moronanburg aged 74 years 14 days, Reverend Join Wible of Strahan township aged about 75, and Milton Hammel, son of Samuel Cover of Franklin township aged 1 year 6 months 19 days.
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Mountjay
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