Fragmented political tract and society notices amid 1835 upheaval
An 1835 column blends harangues on Whig unity and gubernatorial strategy with public notices. It argues for a Whig convention to unite factions against Jacksonian strength, cites internal dissent, and forecasts influence if Whigs consolidate. The page also reports divorces, a bishop’s anniversary, obituaries, and scattered local anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ls _ Unico
Rickmonds
Uversyena
Knight of Mancha
Perfon
Higs
Political Turmoil After Poindexter Threat
Washington City Councils act on the attempted assassination of Senator Poindexter. Coltman, a council member and key testifier, faces probable removal. The report cites U.S. Gaz. Also noted is a slave vessel leaving New York bound for Africa, and a training line stage incident near Mifflin injuring eleven passengers with a head contusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benator Poindexter
Coltman
U. S. Gaz
New York
Africa
Nto
Laver
Despuch
Ittsburg
Mifflin
U.S. Gaz
Extraordinary Miser Daniel Dancer in Harper’s tale
Englishman Daniel Dancer, famed as a thoroughgoing miser, allegedly sustained a long life by hoarding wealth. The article recounts his frugal habits with his sister and odd daily routines, including salvaging scraps during walks and an unusual Sunday meal, ending with a note of his habit of collecting a dead sheep found on his wanderings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop White
Philadelphia
Johnson and Goldsmith
Continental Congress
Washington
George the Third
Daniel Dancer
Harper's
Dancer
Axel Seseneccnin
Nat
Antonio
Padan
Hlusband
Opie
Inco
Bokhara
Indus
Lieutenant Barnes
Vienna
Maraine Pichler
Nicholas
Blackwood
Japhet
Sharp
Barnes
Journal of Belles Letters
Waldie
Select Circulating Library
Port
Museum of Foreign Literature
Boy shoots wildcat near Wrightaville last week
A 14 year old boy shot a full grown wildcat near Wrightaville last week amid reports of severe weather driving wildlife toward populated areas. The incident highlights safety concerns as communities seek provisions and shelter in dense settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrightaville
St Patrick Day Holiday on the Boston and Lowell Railroad
Laborers celebrated St Patrick day as a holiday on the Boston and Lowell Railroad. They left a dirt carm near the railroad draw and carried it home after it was skinned and cut up, with Miss Dancer involved in making several pies. His sister’s sickness led to requests for medical help, to which he replied.
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Berke & Schuylkill Journal
Muhlenberg
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Commonwealth
Ierior
St. Patrick's Day
West Troy
N. Y
East
Fiav- Jing
Gibbonsville
Ibany Daily Adv
Omoa
Central America
Boston
Ginaa
Belieze
Honduras
Keys
Finch
Il Atrugglin
Novia
Buffalo
Ebenezer Johnson
Manly Colton
Q. H. Dibble
Samuel Twitchel
Jre
Alsasda
Julia Palmer
Bedford
Aot
John Wheelock
Daniel
MT Yar
Mr. Elwe
Dancer
Lady Tempest
Snoff
Tempest
Elaret
Daniel Dancer
N.Y
Hosack
Rodgers
Hammersly-street
Varick
Wm.Gotties
Williams
Boston and Lowell
Rederick Wolf
Menallex
Adams County
C. F. Kexnix
Manns
Esi Wolf
C. F. Keener
Marks
Mitc
City Fire Threatened by Repeated Arson Acts
A fire in the engine room was set by lighting under wood to avoid alarm and disrupt apparatus. The blaze broke toward an exterior window, narrowly preventing full destruction of the establishment. The incident is linked to a series of incendiary acts causing citywide concern.
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Barrimone
TUCRS
The
Liberty Fire Company
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Supreme Court
Nancy Tyler
Simnel Tyler
Samuel Tyler
Nancy ‘Tyler
Green
Mountain Dem
Boeton Terminae
Mr. Solomon; Dowd
East Hadam
Conn
Abigail Chapman
Miner
Christendom v
Sellars
Erie
Abelem
Pitts
Vis
Simor
Basry
Court of
Spain
Amos Kenpatt
Senate
England
Liverpool
Birmingham
London
Foreign Office
Earl of Aberdeen
N. F. Star
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Anpshire
Weldhe
Peter Simple
Jennings
Richard Sharp
Chambelain
Baltimore Street
David McReary
Denwiddie
Gettysburg
F. Wolf
William Beeler
James Cooper
Lizie
Chambersburg Street
Ferry
Polisburg
Gneill
Abuehler
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