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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1843
Page
3
Saturday March 4 1945 obituary notes the death from consumption blamed on self exposure and health neglect. It calls the figure a former ruler once known as WAig Congress now a Gone Koon and extends a grim peace to his ashes. The account highlights two years of illness and a life described as marked by iniquity and wavering conduct.
Note refers readers to Bart ley’s amendments on the opposite page. Mentions a New Jersey House vote to repeal charters of ten banks by 41 to 11, indicating legislative action and debate over banking charters.
A landslide at Troy New York on the 17th buried eight to ten houses and killed around twenty people. Coroners inquests were held for fourteen victims, two children were missing, and four men feared burned in a lower house. A teamster escaped when his sled was buried by earth and wood.
The New Orleans papers report Red River rose to an unprecedented height flooding Dooley's Ferry Arkansas to Jonesborough. About 500,000 bales of cotton and large animal stocks were lost. A Fulton steamboat carried 120 people rescued from trees and roofs. multiple drownings feared.
Two men died recently in Quincy Massachusetts after a blasting accident in a stone well. Local authorities say a premature explosion caused the fatalities as workers were digging or removing stone in the well.
Democratic members of the Maryland Legislature recommend holding the National Convention for presidential and vice presidential nominees on the first Monday of May 1844. They specify no venue but suggest it should be held somewhere on the Ohio River.
An 19th century reader recounts an odd dental fix using a hard wooden peg and a hammer like a sheep’s foot to remove a painful tooth, ending with a light exclamation. The method reflects rough home remedies of the era and the author’s relief at the procedure’s success.
Report notes Ohio stocks climbed to 68 and 69 cents on the dollar in New York. The Congress adjourned last night under the Constitution provisions. Observers remark the public tires of the high Congress and hope the next session will be democratic.
The U S Senate approved the repeal bill by 12 to 13 after House passage. It now awaits presidential approval and does not affect pending cases. Col Benton and Smith of Connecticut abstained from voting as the bill failed to end all further proceedings under the law.
Report says members of the Illinois legislature departed without their promised three dollars apiece, a phrase rendered as three dollers s dey in local speech, reflecting a chorus of budget delays and public frustration with small fiscal pledges.
Senator Stanton reported a bill for A bank at Bellefontain under Bartley and Latham amendments. Logan county residents William Lawrence T Armstrong R S Gardner and others seek stock under individual liability. Supporters argue honest operation avoids need for punishment while critics doubt responsible parties will risk charters.
A. W. Morrison, William A. Hunter and Robert Orr of this county were admitted at the late Supreme Court held in Columbiana county, and William Sample and William Stanton Buchanan, esqrs were admitted at the Supreme Court now in session in this city to practice as counsellors and attorneys at law in the state courts.
The U S Court at Washington city declares it has no jurisdiction over bankruptcy matters and will take no action unless Congress passes a special act conferring authority. The decision limits federal handling of bankruptcy until new legislation is enacted.
The piece describes a growing movement of industrial associations in cities including New York Virginia Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. It outlines a plan where 100 members pool capital to buy land build houses and start manufacturing with equal yearly dividends and provisions for members who cannot contribute full shares via notes to the association.
The passage discusses how members unable to raise the required sum would still enable the association to proceed. Dividends would be equal with no interest on capital contributed by richer members. When possible, original capital paid in would be refunded without compensation for its use.
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania a municipal election resulted in a Democratic win by about 400 votes with white voters predominating. A separate bill passed the U S Senate 26 to 20 to refund General Jackson the thousand dollar New Orleans fine from 1915. it is expected the House will approve.
A Washington city writer published a covertly partisan article titled a warning to the democratic party. The Madisonian office printed it, but no division in the party results. The Herald here praises division on the Presidential question, yet democracy remains steadfast against Whig ploys.
Tomas Arrenie of the Richmond Enquirer is recommended by a Globe cor respondent as a candidate for Vice President to the Union.
The new Usury Law clears the Senate to curb high interest. It fixes the maximum rate at seven percent instead of eight, with yeas 24 and nays 12. It is expected to pass the House as well, shaping lending terms statewide.
The New York Herald reports a substantial specie arrival on the steamer Acadia amounting to 1,076,846 dollars or 224,343 pounds. Including prior shipments, monthly remittances exceed 2,000,000 dollars, with exchanges slipping slightly lower. Boston papers often underestimate Acadia’s specie, which the Evening Bulletin corroborates as close to two million dollars.
The city reports lingering cold as spring arrives and sidewalks dry. Citizens take pride in cleanliness, sweeping pavements and sidewalks to keep streets neat and orderly, reflecting a valued trait of character in the community.
Cincinnati papers describe a horrid blaze at a smoke house attached to Pugh and Alvord's pork establishment last Sunday around 4 am. A 200000 pound stock of pork and lard fed the fire as doors and windows were shut to smother it, the roof collapsed, and walls toppled, burying victims including George Shelleve and a man in grey clothes amid wreckage and debris.
The report details lifeless bodies found near the wall including Joseph Bonsall Henry Edmonde a pork dealer on Sycamore street and C W Taylor. Dozens more are killed or wounded with estimates ranging from thirty to forty in the chaotic aftermath.
In a Chillicothe Advertiser item the Editors' Desert reprints praise from Chambersburg Times lauding Ohio Democratic press. It highlights Ohio papers like Ohio Statesman New Lisbon Patriot Kali Da Venture Steubenville Union Chillicothe Advertiser and others for boldness honesty and steadfast defense of Jefferson Jackson Tappan and Allen. The author thanks the Times for the compliment and vows closer ties with Ohio editors.
The New York Plebeian praises Mr B a radical democrat of talent and perseverance. It notes his opposition to bank legislation and recounts a clash with the Speaker over a censure resolution. Conservatives and Whigs united against him, but the paper pledges Democratic support and welcomes him.
President Tyler signals strong support for a tea and coffee tax to fund government operations. Secretary Forward directly urges Congress to impose duties on tea and coffee, noting the move as proper taxation. The message accompanies the President's address, highlighting Whig governance and rising costs for the people.
A bill passed the house by a vote of two to one to sell public property to raise funds to liquidate the state debt. The Senate is scheduled to consider the measure, with estimates suggesting proceeds will cover obligations.
A discussion on corporation liability appears across state debates with bills to incorporate turning on a provision that makes subscribers personally liable for a company's debts. The New York Evening Post lauds the stance as healthy, while Ohio backs universal application, and various maritime cargo notices are noted from New Orleans and surrounding ports. A moral reflection on marriage precedes one final quip about prescribing physic to the dead.
The article notes a national debt of 12,000,000 with 11,731,827 treasury notes outstanding on February 1. It contrasts debt levels under Whig governance, citing 22,731,327 as the prior total and an addition of over nine million annually, while tariffs increased taxes by over nine million. The Sixpositor comments on looming money shortages.
A report notes 80 million dollars in U S specie, equating to about five dollars per person across the nation. The claim frames the amount as distributed to every man, woman, and child, highlighting economic concerns of the era.
Hon Leyi Woodbury has been nominated by the Legislature of New Harmp shire for the vice presidency. The formal nomination emphasizes constitutional role and regional representation within the state government framework.
Governor Porter of Pennsylvania vetoed a second apportionment bill for electing members of Congress marking his third veto on related legislation.
The New Orleans Bulletin reports from a reliable source that Commodore Moore has received orders to sail from New Orleans to Galveston to defend the port against possible Mexican attacks.
Col Charles M Clure of Cumberland county is appointed to the office of Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A reflective piece praising the “sunny side” of life urging kindness and gentle behavior in social ties. It contrasts benevolent, pleasant words with mischief makers who sow doubt and torment among friends. The author pleads for charity and forgiveness in intimate relationships, asking guidance from a benevolent influence.
The bill sets member pay at 8 dollars per day for five months, 6 dollars for two months, and 4 dollars per day thereafter if sessions extend. Mileage is 4 dollars per 20 miles. Government salaries over 3000 are cut 20 percent, 1000 to 3000 cut 12.4 percent, not dropping below 1000. Senate fate uncertain.
The author explains starting tomatoes in pots in a warm room when there is no hot bed, noting fruit ripens ahead of other methods. Removing large leaves from dense branches, placing white boards to reflect sun, and using whitewashed walls can speed ripening and yield earlier fruit, an approach England estimates as six degrees warmer.
The Delaware Gazette reports Captain Robison is constructing at Newcastle a steamboat built without frame or timbers. The ship measures eighty five feet long and uses iron hoops like a bhogshead. Hoop construction aims to eliminate caulking reduce weight and increase space while saving timber and money.
Mr J M Morgan of Iowa says in a letter to Circleville Watchman that the Miners Bank of Du Buque is the bank charter disgracing statutes and reports the bill passed the House unanimously and likely to pass the Council. A quo warranto action tests sheriff William A Porter of Philadelphia County on to field the constitutional rights.
The article states that the United States publishing industry employs more than forty thousand men across all departments, with twenty-five thousand serving as operative printers for papers and books.
A quoted statement from Mr Louis Hepadiican notes the Bank of Missouri has pared relief on general payment obligations. The text mentions bills, notes, and a potential restructuring or denial of further concessions, reflecting tighter terms for borrowers.
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