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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1845
Page
7
The Adbdeville Banner denounces the wretch who committed the act with pity, and condemns the accessory who would fund arson or murder. It hopes the noble Spaniard's name is found and that he and his conspirator face the law and public contempt.
The Pittsburg Post reports a vast April fire destroying 10 to 1200 houses across about 20 city squares from Ferry Street to Pipetown. The blaze began near Second and Ferry in a frame ice house building, with wind driving flames along Wood and Market streets. Property losses are immense, with insurers unlikely to cover all claims and many merchants and workers left homeless.
The Baltimore American reports a major blaze starting in a block near Market Street where timbers and safes were destroyed. The disaster left thousands destitute with an estimated twelve million dollars in damages across about sixty acres, with insurance offices crippled and only fifteen thousand dollars drawn from outside firms. Four people were missing, one possibly killed, while others were believed in Allegany City.
The piece extols Howard the philanthropist as a model of self discipline and simple living. It quotes the Am. Phren. Journal on his cold baths and austere routines, describing his travels from prison to prison and his avoidance of comforts. A London visit after Constantinople recalls his insistence on punctuality and endurance in rain.
A discussion on tempering luxury and dependence, asserting that nature is hardy and needs fewer indulgences. The speaker recounts his own reform toward cold remedies, lighter clothing, and reduced intake, arguing that trusting nature would halve disease and debilitation.
The New York Evening Gazette lauds Mrs. Hunting, wife of an Andes inn keeper in Delaware County, for defending her home against a mob of anti-renters. She stood with a carving knife on the attic stairs for six hours until help from Delhi arrived and the attackers retreated.
A French paper reports Madamoiselle H. Dallerate of Biarritz awarded an honorary medal and diploma by the International Shipwreck Society for heroic acts during a 1839 storm. She seized a rope, swam to the wrecked Zoe fighter, saved the captain as he sank, and bore him to shore before death.
A terse notice records that five districts abstained from any sale action. The item lists no bids or prices and marks the AUCTION as not conducted. Local officials confirm no sale proceeding occurred.
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