Duel on Governor's Island Ends in a Fatal Shot
In a New York Battery gathering, a heated quarrel leads Stephen Percy and a Canadian officer to duel on Governor's Island. A dawn sail to the island precedes a volley that kills Percy’s adversary. the affair strands a web of former anger among locals and ends with oblique references to later fates of several figures.
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Gotham
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Percy
N. York
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Depeyster
Canada
Commodore
Marcy
Commodore Rodgers
Hotspur
Governor’s Island
Naples
Dublin
Dublin Bay
Mannahatta
Christendom
Lester Depeyster
Lester
Col. Stanford
Charles
Stanford
England
Cornelia Neville
London Colonel Survives Seven-Hour Thames Dive
Col Pay ers of London descended into the Thames bed for seven hours with no upper air contact, astonishing scientists by using two known chemical facts to manage breath. He carried substances to absorb carbonic acid and to release oxygen, enabling this underwater experiment.
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Prvme
Bell
Col. Payers
London
Thames
Washingtonian Subscribers Pay by Post Master Remittance
Post Masters are authorized by law to remit money to publishers for subscriptions. Subscribers to the Washingtonian can pay for their papers by giving the amount to the Post Master with a request to remit it, saving postage costs for both parties.
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Susschiseks
Washingtonian
Interview Plan for Mageus and Sons of Temperance Opinion
The letter to correspondents expresses interest in interviewing Mageus and thanks W. 8S. W. The committee will review the Sons of Temperance plan and render an opinion, with Prompter to appear in the next issue.
Communication from Columbus Signed A Subscriber
A brief reader notice invites attention to a message from Columbus signed "A Subscriber" and published for public interest.
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Columbus
Publisher's Notice About Subscriptions and Temperance Comment
A subscriber from Eatonton notes continued delivery under old terms for paid subscriptions. The letter from Cass County in 1844 praises the paper for temperance influence and asks ongoing publication, promising arrears and future remittance when work or dues are collected. The writer emphasizes securing the paper for his rising family and religious motivation.
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Eatonton
Cass County
The Cause in South Carolina Exhorts Supporters
The Edgefield Advertiser Extra praises the Convention in Edgefield, noting volunteers and loyal supporters in Carolina arrange meetings and operate a strong paper campaigns. They plan to report further on the Convention proceedings next week.
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South Carolina
Edgefield
Carolina
Memory of the Just Blessed in Quiet Contemplation
The passage notes modest merit in sacred memory, preferring gentle praise to lavish eulogy. It describes reverence as soothing rather than stirring, inviting calm meditation rather than passion, and aligning feelings with the blessing of the just. The thoughts arise from contemplation of inspired scripture.
Death of Professor Tuomas Parx L L D Former Languages Professor
The obituary notes the death of Tuomas Parx L L D longtime professor of languages at the South Carolina College. He is described as a ripe though modest scholar with a meek quiet spirit reflecting his savior. He will be remembered fondly by those who knew him.
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Tuomas Parx
South Carolina College
Poe
Maximilian Robespierre
Mountain Party
Party Spirit and the Risk of Party Supremacy
A civic essay contrasts mind differences with the need for private judgment. It warns against blind party obedience, citing Robespierre and historical tyranny. It praises the liberty of the press as guardian of liberty and urges reform and discipline of licentious presses.
Press Freedom and Pedigree in American Politics
The piece argues that a free press should be the public’s check, praising Patton for defending press liberty. It critiques hereditary privilege in U.S. politics, suggesting voters value merit over ancestry and proposing that future leaders be chosen by ability rather than lineage. It questions the obsession with noble bloodlines, noting canvass questions like Who is Polk and who is his father.
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Patton
Rome
Ros
Commonwealth
Polk
Hirandfather
Clay
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