Ground at Fair Enclosure Draws Vast Crowd and Activity
Albany dispatch notes the fair grounds spanning a mile host 75 000 to 100 000 people with continuous streams of vehicles and pedestrians. Prominent attendees include descendants of Lafayette, Marshals Wilder and Randall, and many European figures. 1250 exhibitor entries and about 4000 registered for the year. The crowd grows hourly, Western visitors outnumber rail capacity, steamers and boats bring thousands, weather is delightful, and trade remains brisk with steady prices across cotton, corn, tea, and flour amid a generally easy money market.
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Albany
Vermont
Duchess County
G.W. Lafayette
General Lafayette
France
Ieune Newton
New York
Asia
Judkins
Louis Phillippe
Dover
Otton
Anarchy in the California Mines and Gold News
Reports from New York and California describe upheaval in the mining districts with expulsion threats against Mexicans, a Stockton meeting to restore order after recent murders, and cholera on ships Panama and Empire City. Gold yields vary across Nevada and Sierra diggings as steamships Cherokee and Georgia ferry freight and passengers worth over 3 million dollars.
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Empire City
Chagres
San Francisco
Georgia
Panama
Acapulco
California
New York
Mormon Gulch
Tren
San Joaquin
Stockton
Court House
San Joaquim
Bear River
Grass Valley
Nevada City
Sierra Nevada
Currency clash in Ohio Senate and Congress debate
Long fragment from 1850s congressional and state convention debates outlines bills and amendments on currency, banking, and hard money versus soft money. It cites specific lawmakers, party lines, and arguments about consequences for debt, inflation, and state prosperity.
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Douglas
House
Senate New Mexico
Chase
Yras—Meears
Atcheson
Badger
Bell
Berrien
Bright
Coss
Clay
Dawson
Dickinson
Dodge
Love
Dougies
Downs
Felch
Foote
Houston
Jones
King
Mangum
Morton
Morris
Pratt
Rusk
Sebastian
Shields
Smith
Spruance
Sturgeon
Underwood
Meesrs
Baldwin
Benton
Davis
Mass
Wis
Ewing
Hale
Seward
Upham
Winthrop
Harris
Tennessee
Congress
Thompson
Mississippi
Hubbard
Yeas
Nuye
California
Me Littlefield
James Wilson
New Hampshire
Tack
New Hampaiire
Olds
Oregon
Stanton
Carter
Venable
Sehenck
Texas
Mary Ven_able
Mr. Old
Bubtil
Robinson
Fairfield County
Marcs
Jud Judge Kennon
Up Hold
Democratic Party
Sefts
Dia Committee
Timaelfy Hard
Hards Shis
Columbus
Fards
Boate
Wiiter
Chie
United States
Board of Public Works
Party
Democrats
Benking
Gevecu
General Assembly
John Larwill
Soong
Seane
Uctover
Penwer
Bey
Free Soilers
Oulo
Coensijeton
Vira Partizan
CurSwan
Kennon
Holt
Archbold
Coun Ray
Rowry
Hager
Ohio
Mts
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Athens
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Gani
Galilee
DePoutine Pilate
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Lyons
NEWS
Telegraph
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Cherokee
Wasnixevon
New Mexico
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Senate
Turney
Webster
Kiew
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George Parkman
Boston ‘Transcripter
Putman
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Boston
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Vaiman
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Boston Mail
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Aug
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Lund
Dihta
N. York
London
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Olio
Whitmien
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Guiler
Hank
Hamer
Union
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Laos
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