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Newspaper
Alton Spectator
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1837
Page
3
The Alton Spectator reports a heated debate in Hanover Ohio between Campbellites and a Mormonite on scriptural merits. It mocks a local creature described as a mix of old disputes and modern arguments, naming Free Discussion and various social prejudices, while declining to comment on abolition.
The article rails at party vitriol after an election in Maryland with editorial scorn for opposition claims. It notes editorials comparing the vote to upheavals and cites allegations of payments to sway voters, while pairing a lengthy critique with references to figures like Hon. Joab Apaxs and Solitude Ewing.
In Chillicothe the dinner featured Bol itude delivering one of his best speeches. Local citizens and county residents are now returning the compliment in events and goodwill across the region.
The Belmont Chronicle quotes Col Joseph Cable and associates in Carrollton denouncing Dr A W Baker and Samuel Pike. The piece, from H Spectator via New Lisbon citizens, laments both figures and questions their character while noting no good is known of either.
The latest directory lists Pittsburgh as having a population of 43 500. It notes the city proper contains 15 000 people with the remainder spread to adjacent and contiguous areas.
A response complains of the Telegraph editor's ignorance on various subjects and refuses public teaching. The writer offers private lessons, jokes about ridicule, and analyzes a column about letters from a Postmaster and subscription issues, ending with a light note on awaiting warmer weather.
Maryland returns show no decisive gain for either party with editorials noting Democratic strength while press claims of government influence on votes draw sharp criticism. Ohio nominations list former judges and politicians fueling expectations of continued Democratic control. a public dispute over a duel proposal highlights tense political fandom.
The note argues that recognizing a paper reads shows the person is the former and thus logically must be the latter, linking identity to printed material. It presents a reasoning sequence about recognizing roles based on documents and prior knowledge.
The New Orleans Bee reports the disease is widespread with several cases. Doctors have mastered the illness and recovered seven of ten patients, according to the paper.
A man named Whip ple sues the North River Bank for 65 in specie claiming payment on bank notes refused at the counter. The defense offered to pay the specie with 2 percent interest and costs if the quit was dropped. The plaintiff accepted and the matter ended. An example worthy the imitation of all Banks.
The Maryland Whigs nominated eight candidates for Congress but secured only two wins. Van Buren Democrats elected four true Democrats and two moderates in other districts. The result: six of eight Whig nominees failed.
The report notes forthcoming results from recent elections in Indiana Kentucky North Carolina and Mississippi with updates expected in the near future.
Lead at latest dates traded around 418 per cwt to 6428 in brisk demand. Dealers report strong buying interest and steady inquiry across the market, with price ranges reflecting quick turnover and active merchant participation.
The steam boat De Buque was towed to our wharf this Friday by the Smelter in deplorable condition. She burst her boilers on Tuesday night on the rapid of the Mississippi. Twenty three lives were lost, several died of wounds, and five are missing, totaling twenty eight destroyed in this melancholy accident. Further particulars promised.
An excerpt outlines Whig versus Federalist tensions over American identity and governance, referencing the memory of Alexander Hamilton and party evolution. It also reports a hostile encounter at Touloo where a colonel and a young man exchanged shots, with theatrically described aims and a tree as shelter.
The army has received scant credit for air efforts and privations in this harsh war. Generals, braving swamps and lakes, pushed forward brave, disciplined troops under burning suns. Yet political demands hinder decisive action as treaty stipulations resist full enforcement and waylay mercy toward the savages.
The Detroit Advertiser editorial mocks Rey and the whive for boasting of future power they cannot deliver. It notes the Shen and County Clerk race left vacancies to fill and laments the Democratic party's larger but ineffectual majority, contrasting bravado with real results.
The Navel sloop of war Ontario will sail from New York for the West Indies on Wednesday and Thursday next. The Queen dowager Adelaide is reported to be laboring under consumption and may receive an allowance of £100,000 per annum. The Alexandria Gazette notes Benjamin Ryan’s appointment as Secretary of Legation to London and offers congratulatory remarks. Reports from Albany Argus note a large sum of country money held by New York banks awaiting redemption. An entry lists “R P Hobinson Texas Home” among hotel arrivals, and Samuel R Blackler is noted in a dispatch from the Otabelle consulate.
The Navy Secretary, visiting the city, met with the scientific corps chosen for the exploring expedition. He expressed strong support, approving purchases of instruments and materials under six American Philosophical Society members supervision. The secretary aims to avoid shortages with ample supplies and believes the expedition could be ready in seventy days.
The essay ridicules Liverpool Mail for labeling American merchants swindlers. Brother Jonathan faced hard knocks and debt to John Bull totaling 25,000 dollars. He bought 500 bales of cotton for 35,000, shipped to England, then sold at 15,000, while 10,000 remained due, Jonathan called a swindler for cheating. No mistake.
A yesterday duel occurred at Carrultun on the race course around noon between cooper rivals. They fought with rifles at fifty paces. one weapon ball struck the back of the other’s hand, the other grazed the first’s ear. After the brief clash they exchanged shakes and drinks, with no serious injury. The article also notes royal and social items including Queen Anne’s era and an al leged elopement of Mr Conroy and Lady Alicia Parsons.
The document outlines Alexander K. Meetung of Raymond Mississippi and H C Stewart agreeing to a duel near Vicksburg Louisiana. It details weapon a Bowie knife one pound two and a half ounces sixteen and a half inches long with the blade sharpened on one edge and the back for one inch.
The article outlines rules for a staged combat event with twenty acres at stake, detailing word commands, the cord restraints on arms, and penalties including instant shooting for violations. It notes the challenger backed by the Y Express, and mentions the fight did not occur due to rope and card disputes.
The piece discusses prior restrictions on royal marriage requiring the King's consent, notes Queen Victoria’s sovereignty removes that restraint, and cites a William and Mary statute barring Protestants who advocate Catholicism or marry a papist from inheriting the throne, while highlighting Victoria’s freedom to choose a husband.
A Duke or nobleman scenario unfolds near Regent's Park as a 35 year old lady and her 33 year old nephew flee after an affair with a married man. A confrontation led to gunfire injuring the husband. the wife confessed guilt and aided him before his collapse. The nephew escaped to France while the wife made two suicide attempts. The husband, initially thought fatally wounded, now shows a chance of recovery.
The Detroit Post reports a scandalous rumor about tubes installed in meeting house walls. Supposedly wired underground to the gentry’s chambers, the device would eavesdrop on sermons without attending Y orchi services. The supposed aqueducts are described as tin clad and roughly the diameter of a wooden stick.
A dramatic account near a Maine shore describes fishermen hauling a large fish from a seine. The captain slips overboard in pursuit, dives and resurfaces grappling the creature, then sinks again as onlookers watch the bizarre, almost comical battle end with the captain yielding the prize to the fish.
The New York Spirit of the 1imea secured a striped bass weighing thirty nine pounds. The catch highlights a notable fishing haul attributed to the vessel and crew.
An English observer recalls a Duke of Beaufort woods incident where a calm squirrel burying acorns demonstrates a planned winter food stash. The tale reflects on memory, nature’s labor, and Britain’s pride, linking animal industry to national identity.
The narrator muses on superstition linking ship fate to departure day in a Frazer's Magazine excerpt. He argues Friday as unlucky affects voyages and compares ships to living beings, noting misfortune follows poor starts and accidents at landing can cause trouble.
The article reports astonishing tide speeds from the Cape of Good Hope to Gibraltar in twelve hours, 5000 miles at 400 mph, and Edinburgh to London 1900 miles at 160 and 42 mph for other legs. It cites coast contact as the speed limiter and notes a one tenth inch barometer drop at Liverpool raising tides by one inch as gravity in action. It also covers a riot at Lockport over circus permits and a Plumbago (plumbago) mineral claim near Raleigh with geological testimony on a vast North Carolina deposit praised by Professors Olmstead, Silliman, and Dewey.
A garbled scene on the Perth Amboy docks mentions Capin Pete the loafer living rough in Miss Nidd's barn with a bread loaf in his pocket and a muddy elbow. A black fellow asks about his identity and calls him the first loafer.
A quoted reflection asks why woman was created from a man’s rib rather than other bones. It argues she was taken from his side to be his partner, from under his arm to be protected, and from near his heart to be loved.
A garbled historical note describes a prisoner and bail discussion. The judge accepts the bail offer after a query about the prisoner’s value. The text reflects old courtroom phrasing and phrasing about worth and security.
A fragment discusses dining out language and vulgarity, then shifts to a vivid American travelogue. The narrator contrasts eastern tastes with the West and quotes the New York Knickerbocker magazine while describing diverse peoples, landscapes, and cities along the Missouri River and beyond.
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