Kidnapped Colored Boy Sold to Baltimore Ring
A historical report describes two men Bostick and Gobduna abducting a young Black lad, Charles Ringgold, about eighteen, from York County to Baltimore for sale at $120. He protested his freedom and testified before a Maryland magistrate, while the alleged gang planned to flee to Pennsylvania to avoid ownership claims.
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Prolashile Wen
Bostick
Goubduna
Charles Ringgold
Cabout
Tower
York County
Baltimore
Hingér
Maryland
Kidappers
Pennsylvania
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Loss of the Steamer Indian near Guysboro Nova Scotia
The screw steamship Indian of the Liverpool and Canadian Steamship Company, sailing from Liverpool to Portland Maine, wrecked on Mary Joseph rocks off Guysboro on Monday. With 28 passengers and about 100 crew aboard, the ship broke amidships as a lifeboat capsized and another boat stove. survivors drifted and some were not heard from. A Halifax schooner reports 24 rescued. total fatalities unknown. Guysborough is a town at Nova Scotia’s eastern extreme with about 11 000 residents at the last census.
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Indian
Liverpool and
Canadian Steamship Company
Liverpool
Portland
Maine
Mary Joseph
Guysboro
Nova Scotia
Give ‘O’elock
Halifax
Ghrgsboro
Win Land
Education of Daughters and Letters From Noted Figures
Excerpts from John Brown on educating daughters favor plain practical schooling with business training and moral work. He urges support from generous patrons, cites gender roles, and notes music and domestic skills as foundational. A second piece quotes Captain Cook awaiting execution, reflecting on death, kin ties, and comrades. Further brief mentions include local notices and a sale in Reading Township.
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John Brown
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Sudden Death Of Renowned Citizen Ronmer Surra
Announcement of the sudden death of Ronmer Surra aged about 66 after a heart-related illness shortly after supper. He was a longtime merchant and former president of the Bank of Gettysburg, noted for probity and community service. Also mentions engineer selection for a railway survey and a pastor accepting a call to a German Reformed charge in Blaine County.
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Ronmer Surra
S Sy
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Bank of Gettysburg
Reo
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J. M. Muickver
Blaine
Peny County
Congress in session and partisan fights over slavery
The 1st Congress convened with a quorum in both houses. In the Senate, Mason moved to form a special committee on Harper's Ferry incidents. Trumbull pushed for a full inquiry into the Liberty Arsenal seizure, but no decision was reached. In the House, multiple ballots for Speaker failed to produce a majority, with Clark and others debating Melville’s The Impending Crisis of the South, and a final tally showing Sherman leading but not securing final election. A separate notice reports a bank treasurer's imprisonment for drafting a $1,500 note with false pretenses and a nonfatal accident where Mrs. Cons Winbason was accidentally shot but not seriously harmed.
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Congress
Senate
U. States
Me. Breckenridge
Gurley
Mason
Harper's Ferry
Trumbull
Liberty
Missouri
Hanter
Va. Davis
Miss
Mr. Mason
My. Clark
South
HL. RB. Melper
Lavha
Clark
Gilmer
Curtis
Washburne
Burnett
Millison
Sherman
Leak
Mkeitt
Crawford
Garnet
Stevens
Delate
House of Representatives
Mr. Clark
Telper
Bocock
Messrs
Kellogg
Logan
Illinois
Rep
Dem
South Am
Cons. Winbason
Manheim
Tierson
Bern
Manaver Speeteror
Robbery at Revere Brack's store in Greenwood Franklin County
The Greenwood store of Revere Brack was burglarized on the night of the zdrnst, with $20 to $25 in small coins taken and five pairs of boots stolen. Boots were of Eastern and local makes. The notice also covers local political quarrels, gas company talks, a railway schedule update, and various community items including a fire loss near Baltimore and political delegate trends.
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Baltimore
Guoras Kupse
Joun Souis
Keidle
Washneton
Philadelphia Tagnirer
Ma. Buchenan
Bahapaa
Charlestown
North and South Fanatic Rhetoric Over Brown Execution
The piece contrasts northern abolitionist zeal with southern venom toward John Brown. It cites harsh Richmond press rhetoric describing Brown’s execution as hellish and a martyrdom, and urges Virginia to arm for potential unrest under Gov. Wise. It notes calls to confiscate or vilify northern supporters and to tighten controls on slaves and free blacks.
The Union and the Threat of Civil Strife
The piece argues against dissolution of the Union and warns that prolonged discord could ruin the republic. It laments civil strife and emphasizes the Republic as a global beacon despite current tensions. A fragment mentions a burial in St. Louis involving a courtesan, noting her dramatic social rise and fall.
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Union
American Republic
New York imports rise while slavery debate widens divides
The article notes November imports in New York surged nearly fifty percent versus last year and higher than the prior two years. It cites broader export gains and a growing dispute over slavery, urging gradual emancipation and urging persistence against expansion of slavery with cautions about radical schemes.
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New York
Bedford County Republicans Name Delegate to State Convention
In Bedford County the Republican meeting named John S. Willer as representative to the State Convention with no instructions. They adopted resolutions denouncing the recent attack on Virginia by John Brown and his followers and pledging to oppose interference in slave states by any means necessary.
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Bedford County
John S. Willer
Virginia
John Brown
Berford County
Spurgeon Joins Christian Watchman and Deflector as Regular Correspondent
The Christian Watchman and Deflector announces Rev. C H Spurgeon, famed London preacher, will be a regular correspondent. The paper, Boston based, highlights this as a boost amid its long-standing religious coverage and status. The note praises the paper’s age, standing and denomination support.
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C. H Spurgeon
Christian Watchman and Deflector
C. Il. Spurgeon
London
Wichman and Reflector
Boston
Mass
Union Mass Meeting Reaffirms Allegiance and Fugitive Policy
The Grand Union Mass Meeting in Philadelphia at Tayne's Mall affirmed loyalty to the Union and Constitution. Resolutions praise Virginia’s justice, condemn fanaticism, oppose slave insurrection calls, and support Pennsylvania's surrender of fugitives while pledging steadfast constitutional rights and moderation. A separate note reports a man wrongly imprisoned for a crime, to be released after evidence clears him.
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Union
Philadelphia
Potanrnnomia
Tayne’s Mall
Tnion
Josue BR. Incensant
Virginia
The
Republic
Wire
Pennsylvania
South
Nora
Carre
Tia
Crie
Virginia Legislature and Governor's Message Discuss Sectarian Conflict
The Virginia Legislature reviews the Governor's Message condemning abolitionist influences, urging steadfast defense of property and lives, and warning that peaceful measures fail. It recounts episodes from Harper's Ferry and related unrest, noting federal post office rulings and local reactions amid Civil War tensions.
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Virginia
Rioumosa
Dee
Govennor
Bere
Adhir
Harper's
Alam
Ue Reece
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Reading Township
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Mr. Girz
Oxford
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Tul Hocse
House of Representaives
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1St Congress
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Sheknan
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Illuk
McQueen
Delaware County
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Chester County
Village Record
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Manover Branch
Tanover
York
Starrisburg, &c
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Petersburg
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Reuben Hunn
Tragerstown
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Styx
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St. Louis
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Bucks County Intelligencer
Andrew McNair
Fernando Wood
Somce
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Havemeyer
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Wartford
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Shute
Kansas
Leavenworth
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London Times
Prussia
Mauriiat
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Louisa M. Wadgins
Norfolk
Ae Pees
Louisville
Senger
Wayussboro
Falling Spring
Northern Central Railroad
Taylor
Telay House
Wags
Harrisburg
Eenharon Brownlow
Knoxville
Henry Ward Beecher
Treaven
Tlenry Ward Beecher
New York Senate
Saratoga
Pulynsylvania
Axvane
Mie
Lowry
Hrie
Tarkshire
Harper's Berry
Werry
Old Brown
Cleveland
Distrimoren
Wise Buying
Treker
Dally
Dunn
Kingtrees
South Carolina
Ringstree Star
St. Stephen's Station
Harpers Ferry
Joseph Lolt
United States
Wolt
Sirsa
Tudison River
Croton
Wen. Thomas
Corwin
Hfouse of Representatives
SeeThe Muscatine Journal
Edwin
Barclay Coppie
Springdale
Cedar County
Towa
Canada
Dominions
Barclay Coppice
Gov. Wise
Onn Parks
Wallingford
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