Bristol Phenix uses praise for the Message
The Bristol Phenix reports in detail on a reception of a political document. It notes the message is well received in Waelerangeon and across parties. The Providence Journal and Springfield Republican extracts show broad support with Whigs and Democrats nearly united. Gov Seward praised the message, opposing entanglement with slave questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ce Presiments
Mession
Waele
Providence Journal
Washington
Springfield’ Republican
Ultra South
Free Sailors
Dial Wing
Seward
New York
New Schooner Stan Launched by Thompson Stanton Co
A splendid new schooner named Stan was launched Wednesday from Messrs Thompson Stanton Co ship yard. She is 90 feet long on deck with 25 1 2 feet beam and 8 1 2 feet hold, about 160 tons burthen. Commanded by Capt AL Nickerson she is intended as a line packer between Providence and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Adir Thormas
Rise in purple baronry prowls prompts home security urge
Local note warns of rising OP Barglare and shell robberies across Providence Pawtucket and nearby towns. Citizens urged to secure homes keep weapons handy and guard sleeping rooms while winter visitation by Bristol crooks is anticipated.
Maile for California and Havana to close Tuesday morning
The Washington correspondent notes a sharp correspondence between Mr Webster and the Count de la Barca over Spanish demands for indemnity to the U S government for damages from the Lopes expedition against Cuba last summer. Weather last week was wild wet and disagreeable. Information reaches State Department about Spanish orders for the immediate release of the remaining Conroy prisoners. Four men painting a New York building fell fifty feet and were mangled on iron railings. three survived with one clinging to a rope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cusan
Washington
N. Y. Evening Post
Webster
Count de la Barca
Lopes
Cuba
Conroy
State Department
Canroy
New York
Monochromatic Painting School Close Soon
N. Ma. Fouren announces the closing of her School for teaching monochromatic painting in two weeks. Pupils’ samples shown are highly creditable and reflect strong progress under Mr. F.'s instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Ma. Fouren
Law Section On Disturbing Public Worship And Meetings
A section of the law states that any person convicted of willfully interrupting or disturbing a town or ward meeting, a religious assembly, a public or private school, or any lawful meeting for scientific or literary improvement may be imprisoned up to one year or fined up to five hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selentife
Ayer s Cherry Pectoral Endorsements and Irrelevant Tidings
Readers are urged to note Ayer s Cherry Pectoral endorsements for pulmonary relief, citing famous signatories. The page also includes a nonsensical Liverpool Mercury blurb about the Pope and a wild tale of Samson, foxes, and fires, with no clear local relevance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Liverpool Mercury
England
Great Britain
Samson
Thanksgiving gossip and rumors from New York 1850
A detailed letter from New York discusses Thanksgiving news, religious fervor, cholera in Louisiana and California reports. It notes Jenny Lind’s departure, temperance shifts, public works for African Americans, sermons by Rev. Dr. Spring and several preachers, plus California building, wages, and high land costs influencing migrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Massachusetts
Jenny Lind
Louisiana
New Orleans
Stinson & Co
Express
Broadway
William and Swane
Gough
Montreal
Spring
Agassiz
Ventigen
England
Thomas Baldwin
Coxe
Samson
Beecher
Chapin
Murray Street
Whitehouse
Dinnefords Kingsvo Sets Sail For Whale Hunt From Patstna
From the Patstna Echo we learn that Dinneford has purchased the ship Kingsvo and all its fittings for whaling and sails at once with Capt Munro a noted local whaler to command. The venture aims to chase humpback whales in our bay and nearby islands promising oil to meet the current market demand though local opinion doubts its certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Henpoap
Dinneford
Congress Adopts Quorum and Votes on Morrison Seat
The Senate and House meet, quorum declared as 100 members respond to roll call. George N. Morrison seated from New Hampshire, contested by Jared W. Perkins. Messages from both houses read. papers ordered printed. debate over printing extra copies and future river and harbor action noted. adjournment follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Waanixeton
Senate
House of Representatives
Mississippi
Iowa
Wisconsin
California
Oval
A . Geo. N. Morrison
New Hampshire
James Wilson
Tuck
Jared W. Perking
Morrison
Alia
Bayly
Wentworth
National Intelligencer Anticipates Congress Session Outcome
The National Intelligencer says speculation on the current congressional session's results is vague. It relies on both Houses sticking to last session's compromise measures, arguing the coming session could be a blessing or harm to the Republic depending on that adherence.
Disaster in Cape Girardeau as Mississippi storm devastates town
A fierce storm swept Cape Girardeau Missouri on a Saturday afternoon destroying seventy to eighty buildings including churches and businesses. Telegraph masts collapsed and the steamboat Saranac suffered major damage with several injured and possible drownings. A cow was hurled into a tree sixty feet high as winds ripped through the river town. Yard losses and graves of the dead remain uncertain amid widespread injuries and destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
New Orleans
Terra Firma
Nowere
Eles
Cholera Ravages Reported in Jamaica Through Steamship News
The Merlin arriving from St Thomas and Bermuda carries the Mexican Legation Secretary amid reports of cholera in Jamaica. Descriptions from Jamaica indicate deaths may reach 160 to 200 daily and coffins run short as burials stretch into improvised pits, with limited control measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Invike
Jamaica
New York
Steamer Bay Store Stranded by Dense Fog Near Lant Island
The steamer Bay Store, reported stranded off Lant Island in fog, was refloated yesterday morning around 7 o clock with no noticeable damage. She is sound and intact and will be sent to the sectional dry dock within a day or two for inspection and repairs if needed.
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Eiwamer Bay
Lant Island
V. Y. Jour
Com. 360
Burning of the steam boat Columbus Claims Multiple Lives
A November 20 report from Baltimore notes the Columbus steam boat burned off Point Lookout. The disaster cost several lives including Captain Hollingshead Lutheron S. Godwin the boat’s mate and five crew members.
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Columbus
Point Look Out
Capt. Hollingshead
Lutheron S. Godwin
Fire nearly destroys Fiat The Seaman's Church at Wick endenetree
A Sunday night blaze severely damaged Fiat The Seaman's Church near Wick endenetree. The wheelwright shop adjoining, a small building, was the origin of the fire. The church was insured for $2000 with Mutual Union in this city.
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Fiat
Seaman's Church
Wickendenetree
Flo
Mutual Ufive
Dow
Postmaster General Seeks Postal Rate Reforms and Officer Parity
The Postmaster General reports a 6.56 million dollar revenue for the year ending June 30 with 5.21 million in main expenditures and a 1.13 million balance. Proposed changes include universal inland rates, reduced island and foreign rates, and shifting costs of franking and newspaper exchanges to the Treasury. Reforms also call for revised laws, reenacted provisions, and equal pay for Assistant Postmasters General with bureau heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War
Interior
Philadelphia U.S
Department
Pontmaster Gentral
Pristage
Pantic Coast
South America
Otter
Secretary of War Report Describes Army Strength and Indian Policy
The War Department report notes 12 826 officers and men as the army total with 80 to 40 percent effective, leaving 7 400 to 8 700 fit for duty. It finds 7 796 stationed in or near Texas New Mexico California and Oregon, with 4 530 elsewhere. The secretary urges cavalry to curb Indian depredations and proposes peaceful settlement and farming for tribes. It highlights the high cost of transporting park and flour to New Mexico, arguing peace and security would aid local farmers and herdsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
New Mexico
California
Oregon
Cvat
Republic
Interior Department Report Highlights Land, Indian Affairs and Pensions
The Secretary of the Interior releases a comprehensive report detailing the department's scope from land service to Indian affairs and pensions. It outlines 7 132 043 47 dollars in proposed yearly appropriations, increases largely due to Indian and pension costs, and notes warrants and bounty land claims surging beyond 9 418 by November. It also urges a Pacific national highway and endorses an agricultural bureau with a Mount Vernon model farm.
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Interior
Luenor
Department
Land Service, Indian Affairs
Pension Office, &c
Public Service
Indian Affairs
Pacific
Mississippi
Mount Vernon
Burglary Wave Reported in Taunton Neighborhood
A local bulletin details six burglaries on Friday night including Charlee Willinghast and Stephen Philips homes on Angell and Washington streets. Some entries yielded small thefts or alarms. two intruders fled as police or guardians appeared amid rising depredations. Washington note from Dec 2 mentions SC delegates told to stay away from Congress.
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George Jr. Hoppin
Journal
Arrival of the steamship Arctic from Liverpool to New York
The Arctic arrived in New York Wednesday evening after leaving Liverpool at noon on the 20th wit, with 51 passengers and freight. Telegraphic notes report the crew of the Arm from New York left out at seven thirty A.M. on the 17th after delays for water. Markets show brisk cotton sales, firmness in prices, and active Liverpool grain and flour trades. Naval stores dull. money market stable. general excitement over papal acts and transatlantic mail plans sparks meetings and debates in Liverpool and Hull.
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Arctic
Liverpool
New York
Asm
Frost
Agia
Manchester
Lavre
Norwal
Savannah
Funk
Charles Rossel
Hull
Liv
Ireland
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Greemany
Vienna
Theauld Confederaton
Catastrophic Explosion Destroys Nevi Shevket in Constantinople
A powder magazine explosion aboard the Nevi Shevket in the Arsenal caused a catastrophic ship breakup. Many dead and wounded, including officers, sailors, workers, and civilians, with official casualty lists numbering 979 total and over nine hundred presumed lost.
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Constantinople
Pune
Wee
Bull
Mahmoud Pacha
Pacha
Nevi Shevkel
Academy
Kaike
Boiler Blast Claims Thirty Lives Aboard Antoinette Douglass
In New Orleans on November 30 authorities confirm the boiler of the Antoinette Douglass on the Alabama river burst. Thirty people are reported dead with many others jumping overboard and drowning. The disaster left 700 bales destroyed and passenger baggage lost as investigators seek the cause.
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New Orleans
Antoinette
Douglass
Alabama
Severe flash flooding hits upstate New York counties
The Utica area reported nearly two inches of rain on Thursday between 3 and 8 pm. Genesee River in Monroe County rose rapidly flooding flats near Scottsville and southward. At Attica and Batavia the miload suffered heavy damage as Buffalo Creek surged and Wabauke overflowed.
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Utica
Stoneville
Munroe County
Genesee
Scottsville
Attica
Batavia
Miload
Bullilo
Wabauke
Washington Arrives with 1916 Steerage Passengers
New York reports the steamship Washington from Liverpool bringing 1916 steerage passengers, the largest single-ship steerage total ever received, marking a notable transatlantic influx.
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New York
Washington
Liverpool
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Bristol
Havana
San Francisco
Sacramento City
Cam
The
National Intelligencer
Bays
Memnens
South Canoliia
South Carolina
Burt and
James
Turkey
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