11 Jun 1849
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1849
Page
1
Fragmentary verse notes a welcome hour of twilight and peaceful beauty. The speaker mourns fading day and cherishes affectionate memories as evening voices fade and calm replaces bustle.
A 1782 moral excerpt urges uprightness in all dealings especially with women. It condemns deceitful courtship, emphasizes binding promises and virtuous restraint, and cites Dr Johnson and Wesley to defend sincerity, affection, and marriage as serious commitments.
A report describes a newly found people in Bari territory near Parenja on the White Nile. The men are seven to seven and a half feet tall, black yet distinct in features, with wheat and tobacco farming and weapons manufactured locally. Mehemer Ali reportedly sent the expedition that discovered them.
Redispatched accounts from New Orleans detail Comanche raids on the Texas frontier. Zamora and family suffer severe losses including a son killed, daughter captured, and mother gravely injured. Rancho San Hago and Losinding reports describe captives, deaths, and extensive property loss. A petition to President Taylor seeks immediate defensive action.
A Daily News letter argues for a liberal patronage policy under General Taylor, urging inclusion of active Whigs while requiring cooperation with the Whig party. It warns against excluding Whigs or appointing nonaligned figures, asserting Taylor is a Whig and should appoint Whigs. A second brief notes a Free Presbyterian Church opening in Leghorn, Italy, with about 189 attendees, Rev. R W Stewart officiating.
The Portsmouth Messenger reports Count Rinzer hoff born in Meredith New Hampshire is really Thomas F Williams a Russian General. State officials at New Orleans forced to reach offices by raft as the governor secretary of state and treasurer face rising waters.
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