Grand Columbus festival draws thousands for state celebration
Tuesday evening the festival drew visitors from Ohio and beyond as two military units led parades. Tickets to the Capitol opened entry to crowds, with Gov. Chase delivering remarks after ceremonies in the House and Senate halls. Music from multiple bands filled the rooms while dancing and revelry followed until late night. the Gazette listed vast food provisions consumed.
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Chase
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Great West
Thomas J. Smith
Montgomery
General Assembly
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Legislature Review Shows Bills, Debates and Costs
A Cincinnati Commercial correspondence reviews the first week in the Legislature. Five House bills and four Senate measures are noted with one House passage on land boundary testimony. Discussions cover Deaf and Dumb Asylum plans costing up to 175000, and a proposed new State House at a projected 2,000,000 total cost over decades. Regular business includes liquor law debates and constitutional amendments, with salaries for judges and the Bureau of Statistics among issues under consideration.
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Cincinnati Commercial
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Senate
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Pep
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Tam Coliond
Purance
Coker Heston
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Alfred K. Hy
Euaiberts
Wade
New York
Wall Street
Banka
Ohio Life and Trust Company
Treasury
Duncan, Sacrawn & Co
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Liverpool
Sodom
Railroads and repeal petitions before the legislature
Lawmakers hear petitions from Athens county voters and Blore township citizens seeking repeal of the last session's railroad investment protection act. Several lawmakers note a pending Senate bill and defer action to a future committee consideration. Mr Brazee introduced a bill for repeal at the session's close.
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Thomas Relianison
van. Kincade
John Welch
Stinveen
O. W. Pickering
Thomas Newcomb
B. F. Johnson
C. H. Grosvenor
Wm. Campbell
Edwin Guthrie
Waldo Eilenwood
Blore Township
Washington County
Senate
Brazee
Public Works Contracts under Scrutiny in Ohio Canal Repairs
A legislative investigation into 1845 law bids on Ohio Canal maintenance finds several contracts void for awarding to nonlowest bidders or private lettings. The committee urges disaffirmance of void contracts and reletting with strict public-bidding rules to save costs and ensure accountability.
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Jas. B. Steadman
Wayne Griswold
Jacob Buckenshafe
Ohio Canals
C.S. Hamilton
Senate
Paul Wetherbee
John A. Blair
House
Joseph Cooper
Cincinnati Commercial
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Fremont and Buchanan Lead in Statewide Electoral Totals
Readable fragment shows sectional tallies by state with Fremont over Buchanan and Fillmore over Buchanan in several lists. It notes proportions and percentages, with partial returns suggesting Fremont leads in certain regions, while Full results remain incomplete.
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Hocking Valley Road and Northwestern Virginia Rail Link Debated
Officials dispute reports of a Parkersburg to Marietta rail connection. Latrobe and Brooks deny actions, confirming no formal plan and noting B&O lease terms do not mention the route. Proponents argue a direct line strengthens ties between Marietta Cincinnati and Baltimore regions.
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Ohio Connections
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Dismissal of Professor Hedrick Sparks Government Protest
A letter from the Cin Gazette denounces the summary dismissal of Professor Hedrick of NC from the Nautics Almanac office as a government act. It condemns attempts to crush free opinion, compares the act to tyranny, and warns of wider damage to national unity and civil liberty under Buchanan.
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Stevens Sells Hoboken Ferry Interest to Brother
The New York Mirror reports John C. Stevens has disposed of his one third stake in the Hoboken ferries and Hoboken Land and Improvement Company properties to his brother Edwin A. Stevens for 1.6 million dollars.
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Political Contention and Senate Rulings Detail
The excerpt reports on House actions and a Senate proceeding with names like Whitfield Reeder and Harlan. It notes a select committee on corruption allegations, a contested seat from Kansas, and a Senate vote disallowing Harlan’s seat with a split yeas and nays tally. It also mentions a House resolution to reorganize federal judicial circuits for equal representation.
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Woodworth Planing Machine Patent Fails in Congress
Special Despatch notes the renewal effort for the Woodworth Planing Machine patent failed as Congress did not pass the bill. The agent had spent ten thousand dollars courting editors, but lawmakers feared constituents and abandoned the scheme.
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Editors argue over marriage double standards in regional humor
An Eastern editor cites one man marrying two wives as trouble, while a Western editor jokes many have married one. A Northern editor notes acquaintances who face trouble by promising to marry, and a Southern editor recalls a friend drawn into scandal by merely being seen with another man's wife.
Notable visitors at the Great Festival include Mr Orr and his son
Union county’s Mr Orr stands six eight and 300 pounds with his son described as six five. The note mentions a tall brother and places Sloney Town and Newpaska. Council Bluffs papers report record snow depths in Western Iowa and Nebraska raising Missouri River flood fears into June. Mo. Dem.
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Church census returns from 1850 reveal denominational counts
The Congregational, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches are dated by origin and age in America. The census lists numbers of edifices, valuations, and seating capacity for each denomination, with the Methodist church founded in Baltimore on December 25 1794 and now 72 years old.
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Baltimore
England to send Villiers as ambassador to Washington
The text notes England intends to appoint the Hon. Mr. Villiers, a brother of Lord Clarendon, as its representative at Washington. Villiers formerly rose to prominence as a Free Trade advocate and as a proponent of Corn Law repeal.
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Strickland Book Store Rumor Sparks Press Battle
A NYC journal defends against Mobile uproar over banished bookseller Wm Strickland reopening in Milwaukee. Advertisers report southern subscribers drop papers. the Journal asserts minimal impact on profits and cites prior circulation figures. national finances show 1856 treasury receipts 74.9m and expenditures 72.9m with debt lowered to 30.7m. imports 314.6m. exports 526.9m. post office deficit 0.74m. lands sold 9.2m acres for 8.4m. reciprocity boosts northern trade. stable foreign relations.
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Morals of Barnum's Career
A lengthy retrospective notes Barnum's rise from poverty in a Connecticut village to global fame and later decline after ill fortune. It credits his early cleverness and bold bets while condemning the autobiography for glorifying trickery. The piece argues true success comes from diligence and honesty.
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