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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1843

Page

2

Whig policy protracts session over retrenchment fight in 1842

The Whigs faced criticism for delaying a reform in the adjutant general's department that cut $2200 from annual expenses. The article argues the cost of delay outweighed the savings, detailing wasted sessions and delays, and praising Democratic efforts to reduce waste and accountability in public offices.

Adjutant General’s Department Adjutant General Park Boston Morton Messrs Park Stevenson Bigelow Col. Bigelow Adjutant General’s

Ohio new stock to fund state creditors

The recent legislative act provides for borrowing 1,500,000 dollars on the credit of Ohio to pay domestic creditors. The canal fund commissioners will invite bids in New York at par for the amount, with stock certificates payable in New York City. Principal may be redeemed after 1851, interest up to seven percent, and surplus revenue plus canal land sales pledged for redemption.

Virginia Court of Appeals House Senate Ohio Canal Fund New York United States Upland Florida Mobile New Orleans Canal Michigan Georgetown Howard Street Philadelphia Sesson West Indies British N. A South America Great Western Liverpool Havre

Maryland offers sale of state canal and railroad interests

The Maryland treasurer advertised under a new act for proposals from creditors and others to purchase the state's holdings in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. Washington Branch Railroad Co. Tide Water Canal Co. and Susquehannah Railroad Co. Minimums set: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal $5,000,000. Baltimore and Ohio and Washington Branch Bank $4,200,000. Tide Water Canal $1,000,000. Susquehannah Railroad $1,500,000. State bonds at 5 percent will be taken at par.

Maryland Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co Washington Branch Railroad Co Tide Water Canal Co Susquehannah Railroad Co Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Baltimore and Ohio and Washington Branch Tide Water Canal Susequehanna Railroad

Endorsed Massachusetts candidate praised for public spirit

A long communication in The Daily Mail extols Mr Henshaw as an honorable, public spirited man. It praises his independence, honesty, and readiness to sacrifice for public enterprises, highlighting his stance on voting reform and urging voters to choose a man who will do good.

The Daily Mail Ihs Henshaw Old Massachusetts United States Boston Concord Freeman Congress Liberal Party of Dover N. H David Henshaw Leicester Mass Country Press Bay State Democrat

Boston Spectator debuts with praise and ongoing trials

The first number of Mr Tasistro's Boston Spectator debuts Saturday, praised for fine printing and strong literary aim. Other items note Mercer case proceedings, Navy report denial, Boston Museum dioramas, and a fatal shooting in Norfolk followed by editor Gardner’s death.

Tasistro Boston Spectator Spectator Atlas Mercer Woodbury Sarah Mercer Heberton Boston Museum Guy Gardner

Notable Hospital Claim About Anesthesia In Surgery

The transcript claims several physicians authorize that the woman operated on was not in a mesmer ic state and conscious throughout. It asserts Dr Buchanan never uses mesmerism and operations occur in the waking state, denying any real contradiction to the article.

Buchanan

News from Montevideo and Buenos Ayres amid border tensions

Intelligence from the Tremont captured at sea reports Buenos Ayrean moves delayed by artillery ferrying across the Uruguay. Montevideo fortifications strengthen as Rosas’s response remains silent. a British force is expected. A French flag insult sparks brief diplomatic notes with the Buenos Ayrean squadron.

Schooher Tremont Canfield Montevideo Pernambuco Buenos Rio Negro

Arrival of the Chailanne from Canton with late advices

The New York Commercial reports the ship Chailanne under Capt. Harlow from Canton arriving twelve days after overland mail, sailing December 1. It notes teas trading in Congon, high new crop prices, and mentions upcoming Valparaiso and Canton–Macao developments.

New York Chailanne Harlow Canton Overland Mail Charleston Valparaiso Macao Honan Henry Pottinger China Koolungsoo Mary Stuart Madras Maulmein Herculaneum Calcutta Formosa Amoy Kooloongsoo Boone Chancellor de Saussure South Carolina Mr Boone East Batavia Niantic Oscar N- York

Collision Between Trains Near Boston Causes Minor Injuries

An accommodation train from Boston and a steamboat train from Providence collided near the toll gate turn-out four miles from Boston. A brakeman on the Providence train watched ahead. Mr Taylor, a driver on the Tisdale line, suffered a compound fracture of the forearm, the only serious injury. Damage under $100. The conductor of the steamboat train is suspected of fault. Doctors Parsons of Providence and Howe of the city aided Mr Taylor. The steamboat train reached Boston about 6 PM.

Boston Providence Toll Gate Taylor Tisdale Canton Stoughton Evening Gazette Parsons 8. G. Howe

Rumor of Navy Chief Dismissal Sparks Cabinet Rift

The U S Gazette reports a rumor from a cabinet council that Secretary Spencer urged dismissing Commander Mackenzie from the navy. The president resisted, Spencer threatened to quit, Upshur weighed in, and a blow was said to occur after the meeting. The paper notes it does not believe the account.

U. S. Gazette Spencer the Treasury Mackenzie Navy

Concert Hall Saloon Echoes Florence Style in Broadway

The elegant Concert Hall Saloon, styled after Florence's Saloon in Broadway New York, remains a fashionable resort for the beau monde and visitors. Major Brigham provides a lavish venue with famed Prince's Bays and Virginia Creeks, drawing women famed for their interest in shellfish delicacies and Luxuries served by the courteous proprietor.

Florence Broadway New York Prince’s Bays Virginia Major Brigham

Death by own action of Richard W. Leacock on Somers

The U S brig Somers assistant surgeon Richard W Leacock 28 of Norfolk Va shot himself in the gun room at the navy yard dying instantly. The tragedy attributed to melancholy and derangement from a past yellow fever illness contracted on the coast of Africa aboard the U S schooner Shark.

Richard W. Leacock U.S Somers Navy Yard Norfolk Africa U. S N. Y. Tribune

Case of Capt Lecraw Suspended for Counsel Convenience

The Lecraw case was paused Saturday for counsel with engagements in the supreme court. Admiralty and bankruptcy business occurred, but no judgment was issued. Today Mr Choate defends Capt Lecraw with Mr Dexter for the United States. The India trade stands united on the outcome, and the trial highlights a long neglected dread disease once thought extinct in American India trade.

Capt. Lecraw Supreme Court Choate Dexter United States India

Mercantile Shipments Mentioned From Several Ports

From Merchants Exchange Books a list covers Montevideo Pernambuco Mansanilla Matanzas and New Orleans with Brig ships and cargoes. Entries include hides logs cedar molasses tobacco cotton lard pork flour whiskey and hay as well as numerous firms including Homer Sprague Simmonds Thornadike Fay Farwell and J Ballister & co.

Montevideo Sch Tremont Pernambuco Brig Sterling Jacob Foeter Theron FE Clark Jotham Bush Winsor & Towsend Robin Shaw & Co Mansanilla Homer & Sprague Matanzas Brig Clio Ballister & Co New Orleans K P Wiggin Columbia Pulsifer & Co Chandler, Howard & Co Parks, Wright & Co Simmons & Thorndike Fay & Farwell Mobile Hannah Edwa Taylor Brig Paragon Wm Amory L Abbot & Co Sampson & Tappan Merchants’ Exchange Books Nahant Winsor Griflin Steve Bulwarks Sterling Twining Relief Strout Mansanita Clio Portland Marwick Belfast Paragon Braston Salem Crulfield Samuel Tafford Matangas Bay Oriental Cape de Verdes Sih Newport Taylor Las Robt Brace Dorothy Richmond Geo Thomas Ryder Baltimore Cinderella Crowell Port Penn Del Emeline Marshall Eastport Olinthus Hlatson Castine Savoy Evans

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