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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1843
Page
2
The First Page summary lists topics including an edict against marriages, Ghuznee trait, naval estimates, emigration to Virginia, bishop convicted for wife murder, official etiquette, Calhoun speech highlights, a significant decision, and the cost of the late congress.
A Princeton professor letters on the conspicuous daytime comet and its 15 degree tail seen south west after sunset. Correspondents compare it with historic daylight comets 1402 1744 and 43 BC. The piece cites the zodiacal light and Descartes Cassini theories with science notes.
Massachusetts legislature selects four directors for the Western Railroad in a joint ballot on March 14. Democrats push retrenchment and reform, urging adherence to the ticket to curb extravagant salaries and ensure consistent governance amid past Whig success.
Gov Dorr refuses to meet friends in Boston citing outstanding requisitions for his arrest issued by Gov Davis and related warrants for Sales and others. Gov Morton argues the warrants may have lapsed, yet Dorr fears associates could face arrest if they travel to greet him. The Massachusetts democracy expresses friendship and trust in his principles, while Dorr and state executives dispute the proper course.
The National Intelligencer reports Capt. John H. Aulick has been named commandant of the Washington navy yard, succeeding Capt. Kennon who is assigned to head the bureau of construction, equipment and repair in the navy department.
In the French chamber the ex minister Lamartine declares joining the opposition and denounces hereditary peers, September laws, Paris garrison policy, and the cabinet’s foreign policy. He vows to face calumny, adopts Let our memories perish as a motto, and his speech stirs Paris and the assembly.
The Madisonian reports J C Spencer resigns as secretary of war and accepts secretary of the treasury. James Madison Porter of Pennsylvania is named to fill the war post and assume duties at once. Maj. Gen. Scott and about twenty officers visit the war department to meet the new secretary and later attend to the President at the executive mansion.
The Lowell Advertiser argues Democrats share core principles with unity across the party. It praises prominent members as worthy of support, stresses the convention's “Who shall be the man” question, and urges all to back the nominee with wholehearted, fair effort.
The Mercantile Journal cites Judge Smith of Ohio who rose from fortune and respect to drink and divorce, then became sober after meeting Captain Turner. He pledged, recovered, reunited with his wife before 5000 at Medina, and now travels to aid others, sharing a powerful temperance transformation.
Mr Wise urges constituents to defend his reputation in the Senate and before the world. He asserts his innocence against betrayal or misrepresentation and asks supporters to return him with confidence, pledging to press on with unwavering resolve.
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts a Boston anecdote where a servant, ordered to fetch the "Chief Justice," instead brings the actual chief justice to the house. The family and the guests laugh at the practical joke born from naming similarities.
The March 8 Buffalo Daily Mercantile Courier reports Joseph G. Masten elected mayor by 453 votes. The contest was intense and marked a rare democratic win on a closely fought charter election since Buffalo's incorporation.
The Hagerstown News reports Friday night an unnamed citizen, Mr Lowry, fell while crossing a paling fence. His foot snagged a paling, leaving him suspended in pain and peril until help arrived. he lost power of speech and faced likely death if not rescued promptly.
A reader addresses an error in a Saturday article about a road name and corrects it to Boston and Maine Railroad. The letter notes no legislative petition exists to change the name by proper authority and is dated March 13, 1843.
Gen Somerville informed the war and marine department about the Rio Grande expedition. He does not censures the Fisher division but notes they were nearly without clothing and provisions and that retreat to Texas would risk many lives. Caleb Cushing friends meeting at Newburyport postponed due to his absence.
Readers are warned of a satirical horoscope with admonitions while reports cover a store robbery in Congress Square, Florida? no, New York. The Times notes Latimer case criticism, editorials on Pierce Pont and political coalitions, and various items from Virginia to Newburyport with ship freighting and theater notes at Charleston Boston and Philadelphia.
The Massachusetts Senate and House debated banking regulation amendments and the Ursuline Convent riot. The banking bill passed engrossed after adding director term limits and prohibiting payment of non own notes. Stevenson argued for state indemnity to Mount Benedict victims, urging a formal inquiry and noting constitutional protections and implied contracts.
The piece details a riot aftermath with indictments and indemnity debate, the secret ballot to elect brigadier generals with Alpheus Nettleton winning, and local election results showing Democratic gains in several towns. It also notes British and Mexican war coverage, Cuban and Texas news, and market reports from Havana to Charleston.
The Times reports a near fatal riot at a Thursday night ball in an Ann Street cellar. Francis Jackson, a brass founder, rushed with a razor injuring a female attendant and cutting another man’s throat. He fought off rescuers until he was captured by watchman Samuel Dellaway. The wounded man was taken to Dr Buck. Jackson appeared at police court next day.
The Montreal Herald reports a serious riot at Lachine starting with Corkynians attacking Connaught shanties. Gunfire wounded two men, one in bed with both arms shattered, the other struck near the forehead. Authorities dispatched Col Ermatinger and dragoons to quell further violence.
A bold robbery at the post office occurred this morning with valuables recovered quickly. A thief supposedly unlocked the door before six thirty and rifled a letter box containing $1220 in bank notes a $500 draft a $790 draft and other letters. a clerk later found the sealed packages in a money vault.
The South Western arrived in New Orleans from Shreveport reporting a falling river 60 miles above Natchitoches and rising at Natchitoches and Alexandria. Alexandria citizens build a long levee to avert inundation while 12 to 13 inches of bank are noted. Farther along, farms vanish under unprecedented overflow. houses on stilts and canoes become common. several plantations flood. No confirmed human fatalities, though rescue steamers Hunter Napoleon and Fort Towson saved many from perilous floods.
The Boston Post Marine Journal notes sightings and movements around Cape Cod and Georges Bank. Bark Isidore and brig Eagle encountered near Cape Cod after 8 days in sight. several vessels including brig Northerner and ship Marion reported. a wreck near lat 40 34 plays into salvage.
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