23 Dec 1829
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1829
Page
1
A political address urges revising the judiciary to ease delays and distribute labor among the supreme court and common pleas. It weighs options for an errors and appeals court, warns against church and state entanglements, and praises peaceful governance and constitutional liberties amid national comparisons.
A fragment notes a sentence carried out on the 19th with phrases about freedom and independence and a reference to a whipping post.
A New York City report notes $925,000 arrived at the U S Bank from New York and discusses abundant specie, policy limiting transfers, and hopes for American enterprise expansion amid fluctuating exchange rates and banking policy. It also cites praise for the United States Bank's role in stabilizing exchange and reducing premiums.
A Norwich woman attempted to strike her step-daughter with a brush. The blow glanced and caused a fatal injury to the girl’s arm, signaling a deadly consequence of the domestic dispute.
In Sunaury Pennsylvania reports say lands and properties are selling fast as speculation rises. Fire taxes once deemed unnecessary are now in high demand. Coal quality is noted as superior and ready for markets. Rochester production news adds detail on flour and wheat usage. A schooner named Fair Play ran aground after a rough voyage on Lake Erie, three crew members surviving frost and weather.
A Marchant SN letter from York dated London Oct 2 1829 details the new London Post Office building. It claims 380 feet long with wings, about 200 staff, and an electricity estimate of 1000 cubic feet of gas per five minutes equating to about 36 dollars an hour for light. It notes Sabbath mail handling and Sunday closure, plus extensive mail routes and government messages.
The Kenville establishment in Ohio reportedly produces 90 to 100 yards of cloth daily from estate fleeces. James Petit was convicted before the Geneva Council of Cherokees in Georgia for bigamy and mistreatment of his Cherokee wife Elizabeth, fined $300, and his plantation forfeited to Elizabeth and their child.
One half of an establish ment offered at a reasonable price. The Type Press and office furniture are new and of the best kind. The subscription list, reduced by Anti masonic excitement, remains above 500 names and grows daily for a person with talent and industry to run full time. Address Cyrus S ster Pawill for details.
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