Ellsworth Grant and Deacon Grant reunite after long absence
A long literary bearing tale follows Ellsworth Grant a wayward son who runs away at fifteen. His shipwreck and rescue lead to a three year voyage and a return to mend with Deacon Grant and Nellie. The scene ends with a joyous family reunion under the hop vine and a hopeful moral about truth and forgiveness.
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Ellsworth Grant
Nellie
Deacon
Ellsworth
Deacon Grant
Ellen
Asia
Grant
South America
Heberton and the ethic of wealth in charity
The excerpt argues that fortunes beyond personal need should be held as trustees for the truly destitute and cites the benevolent Dr. Heberton as an example of living without vanity in wealth. It frames fortune as a trust to aid those in real need.
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Heberton
Lving
What we Drink and the dangers of adulterated liquors
An English chemist and Cincinnati inspector Dr. Hiram Cox report that over two years of inspections found more than nine tenths of liquors as imitations or poisonous concoctions. Brandy and port mostly lack genuine spirit. whisky often contains low alcohol content and dangerous acids.
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Hiram Cox
Cincinnati
Malaya
Cox
Quote from Daniel Webster on immortal minds and enduring principles
The quote posits that carving on marble or brass fades with time but engraving virtuous principles in minds endures eternally. It emphasizes fear of God and respect for others as the lasting tablets of character.
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Daniel Webster
Global tobacco and narcotics usage cited in Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland Leader cites estimates: 600 million tobacco users, world tobacco production of 1.48 billion pounds annually. opium eaters about 100 million, Indian hemp 150 million, butternut 100 million, cocoa 10 million. Consumption value approximated at 30 million dollars yearly. add alcohol and costs rise, warning that quitting would end hazy times.
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Peison
Cleveland
National Hotel Disease Sparks Washington Demand
The Washington Union condemns city authorities for their handling of the widespread demand for a thorough investigation into the fatal malady at the National Hotel, drawing reactions from across the country.
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Washington Union
National Hotel
Simple Wool Preservation Tip for Summer Storage
The easiest way to protect woolens from moth damage is to brush and shake, then wrap them tightly in cotton or linen cloths. Two coverings sealed from air will suffice, an old sheet can replace camphor and other remedies.
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Deacon Grant
Ellsworth
Ells
A Poser for Judge Taney on Dred Scott Dissent
Washington mayor B B French questions the Dred Scott decision in a 1857 letter to the National Era. He cites the Constitution Convention record on the class of “other free citizens” and suggests the term referred to free blacks, arguing for a broader view of suffrage based on representation rather than a strict white citizen standard.
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Taney
B. B. French
Washington City
Dred Scott
National Era
Supreme Court
United States
Arrival of the George Law with California mails
The steamship George Law arrived in New York with California mails to May 20 and carried 1.75 million dollars in specie and treasure for major consignors Drexel & Co Wells Fargo & Co Duncan Sherman Howland & Aspinwall Robt Hallent & Co L Watson & Sons. Reports note California Assembly actions on debt and immigration, Oregon state formation talk, and a vivid panorama of mining, politics, and weather across the West.
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California
George
San Francisco
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Assembly
Senate
Oregon
Carson Valley
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Panama
Aspinwall
Nicaragua
Sacramento
Stockton
Minnesota
Orrville
New Oreans
Prometheus
Havana
George Law
Repinwall
Walker
Rivas
San Juan del Sur
Lecompton Court Opens as Free State Men Are Admitted
Kansas Lecompton court opened with prominent free State men admitted to the bar after swearing to uphold the Kansas and Nebraska act. Gov Robinson asks Sunton to name Joseph L Barton Commissioner of Deeds for Kansas Territory. Hays case postponed. treason case delayed. about three hundred criminal docket items listed.
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Kansas
St. Louis
Lecompton
Cato
Four Joyce murder suspects acquitted amid mob at Louisville
In Louisville four enslaved men charged with killing the Joyce family near Salt River are acquitted. A turncoat witness lacked corroboration while a mob attacked the jail, prompting Mayor Pilcher to deploy armed guards. A volley, a cannon, and hangings followed as ringleaders from Salt River led the unrest.
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Louisville
Joyce
Court House
Salt River
Jefferson
Bill
Commonwealth
Pilcher
Rosseau
Wolfe
Mix
Sugar Crop Prospects Rise After New Orleans Rain
M. D. Cowonexy of Sandusky reports from New Orleans that recent rains in sugar districts advanced the crop and boosted prospects for a large yield. More acres are planted this season than ever, and hopes for high crops suggest prices may fall at harvest.
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M. D. Cowonexy
Sandusky
New Orleans
The
Register
Cin. Com
Mexican War News from May 14 to April 28 update
New Orleans dispatch reports dates from the City of Mexico to April 28. The filibuster expedition to Sonora stirs excitement as four thousand troops are sent against. Grabb reportedly captured several points in the action.
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City of
Mexico
Fillibuster
Sonora
Ans
Grabb
States Attack On Slavery Shaped Treaty Defeat
The State Journal argues The States opposed the Dallas Clarendon Treaty over a proposed provision that slavery should not be restricted in Honduras. It accuses Buchanan’s administration of attempting to nationalize slavery and drive sectional conflict, urging Free States to resist subjugation to slavery propagandists.
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Buchanan
Washington
Honduras
United States
The
Union
Free States
State Journal
Street Fight in Bardstown Between Two Men with Knives
In Bardstown on Monday a violent clash occurred between Wa Hanpix grandson of Rex Hanoin and Joan Rosertsox. Both were severely wounded when friends carried them to nearby hotels for care. Longstanding enmity between the men sparks the incident and a prior fight is noted.
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Bardstown
Monda
Wa. Hanpix
Rex Hanoin
Joan Rosertsox
Hell
Kentucky Sheriff Advertises Irishman Hughes for Sale
A white man named Hughes, an Irish vagrant, is advertised to be sold in Covington Kentucky by the Sheriff after a five month servitude sentence. The Alabama Journal urges extending Dred Scott to include foreign born people with Negroes. The Statesman editor, a Kentuckian, questions the stance as a peculiarity.
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Kentucky
Convington
Hughes
Alabama Journal
Staéesman
The Chinese War and English Influence Rise
The latest English newspapers show the Chinese wing growing in importance. The Chinese are numerous and feckless, spreading along shores with malign intent. They threaten to peel their enemies and demand compendia to master the vast and populous empires.
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