Ohio governor race item and banking debate in October 1838
A fragment from a Ohio political item reports on October 1838 plans for Wilson Shannon of Belmont County as governor candidate amid broader banking and financial debate. It cites Wright of New York’s sub treasury bill and notes banking failures, reform debates, and a Boston court ruling on suffrage for a negro. It also mentions Mexican earthquakes, specie sales in Louisville, and a fatal fire in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Wilson Shannon
Belmont County
Wright
New York
Congress
Treasury
Federalist Press Attacked Over Mexico Texas Clash
A strong editorial condemns the Federalists and the current Ohio Congress for misrepresenting the government’s actions amid Texas and Mexico tensions. It argues Army movements and Gaines’s actions were lawful and necessary, urging Americans to seek peaceful, honest adjustment rather than partisan mischief.
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Ohio
Mexico
L’exas
Hare
Wade
United States
Texas
Executive Department
New Orleans
Gaines
Tax on Foreign Emigrants Debate in New Jersey
The New Era notes a bill in the New Jersey Legislature to let Perth Amboy levy a tax on aliens arriving from abroad. It condemns Federalist influence and calls the proposal a grave violation of constitutional rights, arguing authorities have no right to tax emigrants on American soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Committee On the Judiciary
Perth Amboy
New Attempt to Reenact the Alien Law
A letter discusses heated calls by an American Association in Washington City to tighten naturalization laws and bar foreign emigrants from citizenship. It accuses Whiggery of reviving Federalist restraint, denounces natives as monarchist targets, and urges Congress to grant philanthropy in immigration while preserving republican ideals. The piece contrasts foreign appeals for asylum with charges against paupers and convicts, urging humane treatment of refugees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association
Washington City
Congress
United States
Adams
New York
Montgomery
Lafayette
de Kalb
Petition on disability repeal sparks floor vote
A debate over a petition from Black residents seeking repeal of disability laws led to a leave to introduce the document, with divisions among lawmakers and a roll call showing 19 yeas and 12 nays. The column also denounces Amos Kendall’s post office actions and reports a probable murder tied to a body found on the Mississippi River with German papers and letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
James
Messrs
Vance
Vincent
Wade
Smith
Stokely
Yeas
Nays
Bates
Gorton
Green
Hawkins
Moore
Morris
Oliver
Owen
Starkweather
Steele
Thomas
Thomson
Upson
White
Arbucle
Campbell
Gault
McLaughlin
Rogers
Shannon
Spangler
Sprague Vanmetre
Walton
Jacob Coutz
Mississippi River
Kaskaskia
Ilinois
William Beamont
U. S. Army
U.S. Arsenal
J. Gould
Little Rock
Arkansas
Jenifer T. Sprigg
Bock
Gould
St. Louis
Writers urged to sign names or face neglect
A formal notice admonishes correspondents to include their names with submissions or risk no publication. It references signed pieces by Junius and A Jacksonian, notes poems, mentions Mr Pleasant, and asks Mellvaine from Pennsylvania to be remembered while warning of bank failures near Boston and Commonwealth Bank.
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Congress
Post Office Department
Amos Kendall
Kendall
Junius
A Jacksonian
Ariel
Report on the Currency Committee Pushes Banking System
A lengthy report from the Committee on the Currency supports the current banking system, opposes reform, endorses a National Bank, blames currency derangement on recent executives, and urges specie payments after July 4 with small-note issuance, arguing the proposed law adds no penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On the
Consistency Charged in War Speech and Press Attacks
An event in the Steubenville Herald criticizes citizens for urging war on Canada and accuses the Government of neutrality violations, while reprinting a Globe editorial condemning British actions. It accuses editors of bias toward England and notes Thomas Ritchie was elected State Printer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Canada
Herald of the 24Th
Globe
England
Her
Thomas Ritchie
E Sq
Richmond Enquirer
Public Advertiser Letters Corrected by Sir Philip Francis
A late English paper notes in Sir Philip Francis’s library a regular sequence of the Public Advertiser from Junius’s letters era. Francis annotated nearly every letter with his own clear autograph corrections and inserted stops.
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Junius
Philip Francis
P. Francis
Marriages of Milliner and Williams in Mt Pleasant and Alleghe nytown
On Thursday the 18th inst the Rev B Mitchell united David N Milliner with Mary Ann Chambers of Mt Pleasant. On Tuesday evening the 23rd inst the Rev H C Domingo joined Peter W Williams of Alleghe nytown Pa to Jane Robertson of this place.
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AEA Ubud
B. Mitchell
David N. Milliner
Mary Ann Chambers
Mt. Pleasant
H.C. Domingo
Peter W.williams
Alleghenytown
Jane Robertson
Partial Rail Schedule Fragments From Pittsburgh and Nearby Towns
Fragmented timetable notes show daily and weekly departure times for Pittsburgh and surrounding towns including Ashtabula Wheeling Cadiz Canton Philadelphia Cope's Mills and Larimore. Entries mix times like 2 P.M. daily 8 A.M. do and 7 P.M. do with uncertain days and labels across several cities.
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Pittsburgh
Ashtabula
Wheeling
Cadiz
Mon
Canton
Sun
N. Philadelphia
Wed
Cope’s Mills
Pais N
Philadelphia
P.M. Cope’s Mills
Commercial Record Prices Current Of the Sloucaville Market
Prices current January 3, 1897 for flour coffee tobacco feathers whiskey mackerel No 3 wheat flaxseed lead potatoes linseed oat tallow sugar butter beef and other commodities. Figures appear garbled but denote unit prices in effect at the Sloucaville market with multiple items showing varying values. Strong entities include Sloucaville Market and January 3, 1897.
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Sloucaville
Wheeling Market Prices Reported For Grain And Meats
Wheat at 100, oats 37 to 40, flour 5 59, flaxseed 75 per bushel, bacon stays around 9e, hams 10 to 12 from stores, listing flour and grains in a Wheeling market price note dated January 19.
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Wheeling
Pittyburgh Market Prices Report
Pittsburg Market notes dated January 23 show flour at 5 50 per 500, wheat around 12 to 0 per bushel, salt 2 75 to 2 87 per barrel, bacon ranges 74.0.8 for hog ground and 11 to 12 for hams, whiskey new 32 to 33 per gallon, coffee Havanna 12 4 to 13, Rio 13 4 to 14, Java 15 4 to 16.
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Pittyburgh
Havanna
Rio
Java
Cincinnati
Havana
St. Domingo
New Orleans
Baltimore Market Prices Report January 15
Prices observed at Baltimore Market include Coffee-Luguayra 11. a 12, Cuba 10, St. Domingo 94 a 12, Rio 10a 12, Feathers Western Society Wish Mackere No 3.5 25, Herrings 2 STha 3, Flour Howard Street 8 75a 9 00, Bacon Western hog round best quality 10a 11, Whiskey 60 ce for birds and 40 a 42 for barrels.
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Baltimore
Luguayra
Cuba
St. Domingo
Howard Street
Market Prices For New Orleans Commodities Reported
New Orleans market notes show Swear-Prime 54a 64 inferior 4a 5, White Havana 13, brown 8a 9, MoLasse On the Levy 30a 35, on plantation 23a 25, Frovre 7 00a7 25, dull.
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New Orleans
Commodities Report From Philadelphia Market
On January 13 the Philadelphia market lists Coffee Rio Laguayra Cuba St Domingo and Java prices with ranges. Sugar Porto Rico Sha9 Grieans and Mackerel No. 1 and 2 priced. Flour and whiskey quotes from Monongahela appear with bid ranges.
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Philadelphia
Rio
Laguayra
Cuba
St. Domingo
Java
Porto Rico
Monongahela
Prospective Appeal to Extend Circulation of The American Union
In Steubenville on January 1 1838 M Causen and Harper appeal to Democratic friends to patronize The American Union the only paper in Jefferson County supporting Democratic principles. They report great expenses improving the paper and urge subscriptions with two dollars annual payment half due at start and half at six months four subscribers earned yields a free year. They promise to chronicle times and current news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Efferson County
Wiliam Shields
Shields
Court of Common Pleas
Jefferson
Steubenville
Barbers Run
Cross Creek
William McConnel
Thomas Carrel
American Union
Tme
Ohio
Friends
Democratic
Jefferson County
Congress
Union
Times
Friends of the Establishment
Gratis
M’caussen & Harper
Jan. 1
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London Bankers
Liverpool Mail
Biddle
America
Steub. Herald
Boston
Harrisburgh
Court of Quarter Sessions
Bucks County
Fox
Pennsylvania
New York Journal of Commerce
Whig
Commonwealth Bank
Commonwealth Insurance Company
Simpson
Grarota
Jasper County
Union Party
Acapulco
Louisville
Kentucky
of Columbus
Portland
Bank Party
Federal Press
Sub-Treasury
Congress of the United States
Amos
Judge Wilson
Albany
N. Y
Pierpont
Constantinople
Odeon
Commodore Porter
Parnassus
Eudorus
Gipert Gay Mms
Malcum
Middlesex Bank
Ixaxc McKim
Valparaiso
P. M
Dod
M. Thurs
T. Johnson
Third Street
Sue
Smithfield
Jefferson Co
William Armstrong
Daniel Allaback
William Blackstone
William Buckingham
L. R. Beckley
James Carroll
Margaret Crell
Thomas Dailey
James Dugan
Michael Davis
John Groover
Ruth Hobbs
William Hicks
Dr. Plummer Lams
George Irven
Mary Ann Johnston
Smiley H
Johnston
William Mitten
J. G. Davidson
Nuree
Mariners
American Gentleman's Medial Pocket Book
For
Sale
J. Turnbull
Commission Merchants
Wellsville, CO
Benjamin Mairs
Jacksonville
Sceubenville
Arcold & Silver
James Devaverty
Dee
Benjamin Tappan
Tapan
Market Street
James Dougherty
John H. Viers & Co
Teneriffe San Luecar
Malaga
Marseilles
New England
Henning & Beatty
Der
James L. Algeo
Fund Commissioners Office
Y Venile Board of Fund Commissioners
County of
Oho
Parmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank of
Parmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank of Steubenville
James Mitchell
Henry Swearingen
David Cable
Adam J. Lestie
Avery & Ogden
Hening & Beatty
Heving & Beatty
Ohts
Court House
Thomas Johnson
Annapolis
Sand County
Ohwo
Nathan Sidwell
Plummer S
Dwell
Court of Common Seas
Sidwell
Thomas Carrell
Warrentown
James Aikens
Rachel Brown
Laben Buckingham
John Burns
Sarah A Crowley
Asa Cadwallader
Jno Dorsey
Perry Dempster
Hugh Gilchrist
David Ilones
Jackson Hail
J—David A Jones
K—Zephiniah Keys
A R Kope
Jno Leeper
Jos Liston
Philips and Brooker
WM Brooker
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