Mansion House change praised at Alton
Ephor reports a major enlargement and upgrades at the Mansion House on State Street formerly run by Col. wet now under new ownership. The present proprietor Mr Harvard operates a temperance house with organized staff and aims to provide comfortable accommodation for travelers and townsfolk, commending the improvements for the public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Ephor
Col. Wet
Alton House
Jin Harvard
Presbyterian Church Crisis Spreads Across Regions
The Richmond Religious Telegraph argues the General Assembly’s creation of four Synods expands church authority, leaving no room for neutrality. It labels the fight as Convention versus Constitutional party, urging adherence to church standards. New Hampshire notes two Episcopal missions in Concord and Drewsville with Rev. Ten Broeck. revival debates and calls for sober church reform are highlighted. Illinois legislative actions include bank relief, canal land terms, and city incorporations. Fort Gibson recruits reflect broad social shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Curreen
Richmond Religious Telegraph
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Convention
Convention Party
Constitutional Party
New Hampshire
Concord
P. S. Ten Broeck
Drewsville
Ten Broeck
Coancord
N. Hampshire
Illlinois
Ilinois
Senate
Servant
Illinois
Alton
Upper Alton
Wiailliam Martin Esq
Martin & Murpocn
Alton Ferry Company
Springfield
J&kon Tel. Bank of Illlinoiss
Vandalia Register
Shawneetown Bank
New York
Fort Gibson
Army
Theological Seminary
Auburn
Owasco
UH. Smith
Johnson
PF. Tuttle
Newark
Wm. Woodbridge
Stockbridge
Mass
Missionaries and church news from Macao and Detroit
Letter from Charles Guizial to Buck praises China mission work and Roberts fund support. Notices cover Rev. Duffield’s call to Broadway Church, a Pontiaco Presbytery report on revival divisions, and a New Hampshire Grarron conference pledge to boost Foreign Missions while condemning American slavery as sinful.
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Page
N. F. Obs
China
Charles Guizial
Brother Buck
Gutzlan
Roberts
Paplist
Macao
Roberts’ Fund
China Mission Society of
Mississippi Valley
Caina
Tom
J. P. Cleaveland
Presbytery
Detroit
Pontiac
General Assembly
Presbyterian
Duffield
Church of
Broadway
Tabernacle
New York
3D Presbytery
Philadelphia
Phil. Obs. Grarron Co
N. H
Littleton
World’s Largest Ship Lined Up For Christening In Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania line of battle ship set for launch in Philadelphia on the 18th is described as the world’s largest vessel with a keel laid in 1813. Its colossal Hercules figure-head by John Rush and vast dimensions are noted. Gov. Dodge on board the Irene heads to St Peters to negotiate with the Chippewa for lands along the Mississippi and Chippewa rivers. The report also covers Iowa land auctions, repeal bills on Internal Improvements, and a Pensacola massacre account with strong reflections on the morality of war and public discussion of principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suneon S. Johnson
Sweden
Monroe Co
Philadelphia
John Rush
Philadelphia Gazette
Snelling
Iowa
Dubuque
Lanp
Detroit
General Assembly
Senate
Pennsylvania
European banking failures cited by London houses
The New York Journal of Commerce reports Paris and Havre papers to June 7 and confirms London failures including Wilson Wiguin Wilds Bell Grant and Gowan Marx. Continent failures noted but not expected to worsen U S troubles. Bank of England bullion rises to 424 123 000.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Europe
Albany
Johnson
Paris
Havre
London
Oxford
Messrs. Wilson
Wiguin & Wilds
Messrs. Bell & Grant
Gowan & Marx
New York
Packet
Bank of England
European Pourries and Political Tides Across Nations
The note surveys late arrivals on European affairs from marriage news to royal milestones. It highlights the Duchess of Orleans linkage, Princess Victoria’s coming-of-age, Glasgow political shift, Peel’s limited impact, and broader Whig and Conservative fluctuations. It mentions O Connell, the Big Beggar man, Swiss republican influence, and Britain’s push for steam routes to India via the Red Sea as a civilizational milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Orleans
Victoria
England
Glasgow
Westminster
Robert Peel
British Empire
O’connell
New York
Switzerland
India
Red Sea
Papineau Rally in Canada French Meet in Expectant Procession
Canadian French supporters rally to protest coercive measures by Lord John Russell and British aristocracy. Papineau is cheered as banners laurels and ladies attend, escorted from St Benoit to Scholastique in a 92 carriage procession described by the New York Express with lively nationalist fervor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papineau
St. Benoit
O'Connell
Lower Canada
Scholastique
N. Y. Express
Arr VII Free Discussion on Free Inquiry in America
A well timed critique argues for broad free discussion as a birthright of American citizens. It notes a recent push to curtail open inquiry through denunciation violence and law breaches while urging freemen to defend full investigation of all subjects.
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New York
Tuericur
John Millon
Jeremy Taylor
Robert Hail
Slavery Abolished in Mexico Decree Sparks Emigrant Waves
A Mexican government decree dated April 5 ends slavery across the republic and aims to free up to 8,000 slaves, many recently brought from the United States and Africa. Emigration surges into New York, Amboy, and across New Jersey as Ireland diverts populations toward America. Also noted are British policy tensions in Lower Canada, rich fisheries, and early railroad observations in Ghent shows.
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Mexico
Republic
Texas
United States
Africa
Amboy
Jerseys
New York S
St. John
New Brunswick
Ireland
V. FL
Lower Canada
England
Pangor
New England
Zoston Courier
Hexricuntuns
Pxuiprrion Ane Guinxt
Ghent
Europe
Rose
Giraffes in Africa Headline Captures Curiosity in Moving Exhibit
Reports from the Pacific and Boston describe giraffes shipped from Africa by Macomber Welsh Co. to the United States. The CAMEL leopard, eland, and rhinoceros arrive, with details on their ages and care. The piece also notes delays to a Hawaiian paper and reflections on New England institutions.
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Manchester
Jeal
Tus Pacific
Lulai
Mare
Ua Marcia
Ma Molokai
Iulai
Coana
Rokeke
Mika Elizabeta
M. Hitekeke
Molokai
Titus Coan
Edmund H. Rogers
Lahainaluna
Elizbeth Hitchcock
Kalunaha
Hawaii
Nolaila
Boston
Many Items From National News and Local Incidents
The Free Press notes arrivals of Cornish miners to Mineral Point and more expected. The New York American reports mercantile clerks enlisting for pay amid war strain. Bank of the United States boosts surplus to six million dollars after six months profits. Donations flow after Baltimore disaster. Maine population grows to 475,451. A Wilton man dies strangled attempting to swallow crackers. Texas envoy Memucan Hunt presents credentials in Washington. Boston riot hearings identify eighteen involved. Louisiana sugar crop promising. Express rider robbed by lasso near Abington but escapes. New Hampshire bank figures show deposits and debts. U.S. lands sale proclamation issued for several states. Auburn students drownings prompt funerals and memorials. Two Andover Seminary students drown in Rowley river. Esser M. Reg.
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Free Press
Mineral Point
Wisconsin Territory
Cornwall
England
New York American
Bank of the United States
John McDonough
New Orleans
Baltimore
New York Courier
John Q. Adams
Newburyport
Tuscaloosa
Clement C. Clay
U.S. Senate
John McKinley
Maine
Peter Scofield
Wilton
Westport
Memuean Hunt
Republic of Texas
United States
Columbus
Concord
Americans, Have Been Identified By the Grand Jury
Boston
Washington
Louisiana
Express Mail
Abington
Maryland
U.S
Indiana
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Auburn
Owaseo Lake
Andover Theological Seminary
New York
Rowley
Rowley River
Esser M. Reg
The
Fragmented historical notices mix trade, religion and politics
A ragged summary of 1856 Cuba export totals for sugar and coffee, a Detroit family quitting a newspaper over expense, missionary Rev. William Richards arriving for a season, Alabama banks authorized to issue low denomination notes, South Carolina banks begin issuing change, and a Paris archbishop ordaining priests including Irish and Canadian clergy.
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Cuba
Detroit
Wm. Richards
Sandwich Islands
Richards
Alabama
South Carolina
Ami de la Religion
Paris
Pa- Tristan
I’. Bireh
Phikdalplaa
Institution
Talmadge
New York
Deaths in Schuyler and Ayrshire Tales Lie Yet
Simon C. Gippises, 24, died near Mount Sterling Schuyler county after measles and liver complication. Born Kinsman Ohio, he moved to Illinois in 1855 with Clark Giddings family. He faced death with faith saying he would rather die than live. Also noted is the death of Me. Axprew Misssx, 53, late of Ayrshire Scotland, in Ayr town.
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Schuyler County
Mount Sterling
Simon C. Gippises
Kinsman
Trumbull County
Ohio
Ilinois
Mr. Clark Giddings
The
Ohio Observer
Ayrshire
Scotland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston Recorder
New York Observer
Aden
Burchard
Harlan Page
Linia
Pensacola Gazette
Ile
Middle States
America
Boston Courier
Isuet
Jefferson Co. N.Y
Custer
Havanna
Liverpool
Observer
Louisville
Bank of Kentucky
Titan
Read
Watchet Repairing
Alark & Terrell
Enurope
State Street
D. Bissell
R. VM. ‘Treadway
G.I. M. Davis
AKERY
Full & Schweppe
TRS WM
Joe Lawrence
W. L. Chappell
Egyptt
Arabia
Petre
Holy Land
Athens
Bulwer Crichton
W. Harrison
Pindar
C. A. Wheelright
Anereon
Thomas Browne
Classical Library
Geo. Holton
Alton Methodist
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