Foreign Voters and the Threat to American Institutions
The author argues against foreign emigration influencing U S elections invoking fears of corruption and loss of constitutional liberty. He advocates qualifications for voters and political restraint to protect American institutions from foreign and inferior elements. The piece frames the American party as defeated yet the issue endures nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
California
America
New Mexico
Corruption inquiry targets Wolcott witness case
The Congressional Investigating Committee reports Col. Wolcott a refractory witness in the $87 000 expended by Lawrence Stone and Co of Boston to influence passage of the Tariff Bill. The House has jailed him. The essay urges exposure of dishonorable schemes and asserts a need to limit secrecy enabling corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Wolcott
Congressional Investigating Committee
Lawrence, Stone & Co
Boston
Congress
Honce
House
Wolcott
Kansas House Moves to Make Lecompton Felony Death Penalty
The Kansas House of Representatives narrowly passes a resolution making any attempt to impose the Lecompton Constitution a felony punishable by death. The piece questions Congress action if Kansas is admitted under that Constitution and lawmakers refuse to accept it, challenging Calhoun and the bogus Convention while debating the U.S. Constitution’s limits on enforcing a state constitution.
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Kansas
Postponed Cosmopolitan Art Association Paintings Display
The Cosmopolitan Art Association postpones the distribution of paintings and statues to March 25 due to financial strain and exchange issues. It urges subscriptions and directs interested readers to contact the Hon. Secretary at 88 Hope Street to view the engraving Manifest Destiny and obtain membership details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Art Association
Bunker Hill
New York
Club Torins
Lecture on Nuresland Described by Hon. 8. G. Arson
A Tuesday evening talk portrays Nuresland and its people with vivid scenes of nature and local life. Hon. 8. G. Arson reads a quiet narrative of adventures and the country’s features, urging attendance despite a minor cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuresland
G. Arson
Providence
Norway
Lagland
Ita
Franklin
Thor
Court House Musical by Piercers Draws Crowd
The Piercer family from Swanzey performed Thursday evening at the Court House. They used two tin tunnes two accordions and cymbals. The youths' modest demeanor and the trumpet swell and precise timing created a unique and satisfactory entertainment worthy of large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Geo. C. Piercer
Swanzey
Social Gathering at Hon T A Joncxs Mansion
A Thursday evening event at the mansion of Hon T A Joncxs in Providence drew Gov Dyer the General Assembly and many Providence citizens. The gathering was pleasant and sociable with all attendees at ease in the elegant residence.
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T. A. Joncxs
Providence
Dyer
General Assembly
Elections to Harvard Overseers and next lecture lineup
The Providence Post reports Harvard College elected Daniel W. Alvord Greenfield Rev Baron Stow Boston Rev Thomas B Thayer Boston Stephen M Wold West Roxbury John G Whittier Amesbury to the Board of Overseers. The next course lecture will be delivered by Rev J L Diway Fall River with a full house expected.
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J. L. Diway
Fall River
Bristol Citizens Protest Annexation Move by Assembly
An enthusiastic Bristol meeting at the Court House convened by W. H. Bayley adopted a remonstrance signed by over four hundred citizens opposing the annexation of Bristol to Warren. Hon. N. Builock chaired the session with Henry W. Dimond as secretary before adjourning after addressing the issue.
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Bristol
Court House
W. H.S. Bayley
N. Builock
Henry W. Dimond, Esq
General Assembly
Warren
Meeting of Bristol Democrats elects delegates for Providence
At a Bristol Democratic electors meeting on February 15 the chair was F M Dimond and John H Pitman was elected Secretary Delegates to the Democratic State Convention to be held in Providence include Mer e kah C Wardwell Jacob Babbitt and William J Miller Substitutes named Nathan Warren Jr William H Pitman and Solan H Smith A proposed annexation of part of Bristol to Warren was rejected unanimously urging the legislature to avoid altering town lines without joint consent F M Dimond Chairman John H Pirwan Secretary
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Bristol
F. M. Dimond
John H. Pitman
Providence
Merekiah C. Wardwell
Jacob Babbitt
William J. Miller
Nathan Warren, Jr
William H. Pitman
Solan H. Smith
Warren
Joux H. Pirwan
Death of Rev J C Welch Remembrance by Baptist Community
The Providence Journal reports the death of Rev J C Welch on Saturday after a long illness. Welch served over thirty six years as a Baptist minister in Warren and Seakonk, earning wide trust and affection. His passing is described as peaceful and joyful as he enters his reward, a public bereavement felt by many friends.
Veronese Heir Swindled by Fraudulent Nurse
The Trieste Gazette reports a Verona noble family exposed to a bold deception. A nurse swapped her own child for the heir, guiding the boy to peasant life while the real heir grew up among nobles. The nurse confesses on her deathbed, leaving unsettled property interests.
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Sinavbar
Trieste
Verona
Tell
Funeral of Captain William V. Taylor AB
Funeral services for Captain William V. Taylor AB were held yesterday afternoon in Namity Church. Attended by Newport Artillery Company troops from Fort Adams Masons of St Johns Lodge and local authorities with a large concourse of citizens. At the grave Masonic ceremonies followed by a military salute and a devotional solo guided the procession homeward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William V. Taylor
Culumnes
Newport Artillery Company
Fort Adams
St. Johns Lodge
Cay
Namity Church
Newport News
Passenger Must Be Seated to Pay Fare Ruling
Foland of Kingston sued the tludayn Riser River Railroad Company after being put off a car near Manhattanville for refusing to pay fare without a seat. The jury awarded $50 to Foland, holding conductors must accommodate passengers with seats or forfeit fare.
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Iurontant
Raitrop Siit
Lemun
Foland
Tludayn
Riser River Railroad Company
Kingston
New York
Manhattanville
Temperance Meetings Reported Across Providence City
The Providence Journal details several large temperance gatherings held last Saturday and Sunday. Hosted by Hon. A C Barstow with speeches by Gov. Dyer, Mayor Rodman, Wm Adams Jr of Boston, and Mr Weston of the Temperance Visitor. Other meetings featured Ex-Governor Hoppin Rev F M Stone Rev Dr Hull and Joseph Soyr of Boston, President of the Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
A.C Barstow
Dyer
Rodman
Wm. Adams Jr
Boston
Home For the Fallen
Mr Weston
Temperance Visitor
Hoppin
F. M. Stone
Dr. Hull
Joseph Soyr, Esq
Home
Unclear political note on executive influence and patronage
The excerpt discusses an administration using assertive language to influence party alignment. It claims Democrats are marked and may be brought into ranks with large patronage to be allocated by the Army fall if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brissry Gioriep Ix
Union
Irish saloon brawl ends in double shooting in Indianapolis
At a Indianapolis saloon two Irishmen caused a disturbance after being refused liquor. Bar keeper Hohl and patron Castillo intervened, the Irishmen fled into the crowd. Castillo was shot twice and died, Hohl was shot twice and though alive is not expected to live. One Irishman arrested amid heavy excitement and talk of lynch law.
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Indianapolis
Hohl
Castillo
Steamship Line Hit With Large Attachment in Sheriff’s Case
The Collins line steamers are in the custody of Sheriff Mousra Brown Brothers have sued out a writ of execution for 636,890 dollars against the New York and Liverpool Nail Steamship Company. The steamers of the line have been attached to satisfy the claim. Sixty days from January 28 are allowed the company to raise the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae Collins StEavens
Mousra
Brown Brothers
New York and
Liverpool Nail Stemship Company
N. Y. Tribune
Importations at Boston Show Strong Week Total
The Boston importations last week valued at 255,371 dollars, down from 2,004,620 dollars the previous year. The Providence Journal notes the custom-house staff of about two hundred earning fat salaries, possibly enjoying treasury-note pay.
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Dicixs
Boston
Treasury
Providence Journal
Two Mex Scurrocatrogn A Coal Mine
Toma qua Pa February 16 J Edward Barnes superintendent Little Schuylkill Railroad and Duncan Weir mine agent were suffocated by gas in the coal mine yesterday. Their bodies were recovered at midnight.
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Tomaqua
J. Edward Barnes
Little Schuylkill
Duncan Weir
Heavy Devatcarion at St Louis defaulter George Swiser
St Louis February 15 reports George Swiser Internal Revenue Collector for St Louis County is a defaulter for 160000 dollars. The case highlights the mounting debt and pending collections against the official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Roent Developments
George Swiser
St. Louis County
Senate approves army increase with Seward joining ayes
The army size was raised by a Senate majority. Secretary Seward voted with the yes side. The vote was led by supporters of expansion and reinforced by Seward’s affirmative position in the chamber.
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Senate
Seward
Tragic Tree Fall Claims Bethany Youth in Woodbridge
A 25 year old man named Wm Smith of Bethany was fatally injured by a falling tree while chopping in Woodbridge Connecticut last Wednesday and died within hours. Albany reports a man Albert Branton from Herkimer County was arrested for attempting to murder his infant child, who died later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Smith
Bethany
Woodbridge
Conn
Albany
Albert Branton
Herkimer County
Providence Girl Dies After Arsenic Ingestion
Abby Webb, about 20, of Knight and Pond streets in Providence, died Monday from arsenic taken the day before. In Cincinnati, P. H. Myers was convicted by Mrs. E H. Barry for an insult he recently attempted. Col. Johnson reports Utah expedition troops in comfortable quarters with sufficient provisions and arms. he expects Mormon resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby Webb
Knight and
Pond Streets
Providence
P. H. Myers
Southie House
Cincinnati
E H. Barry
Col. Johnson
Utah
Wright and Walbridge clash in committee room
Washington correspondent reports Mr. Wright of Tennessee and Mr. Walbridge of Michigan in an encounter in a Committee Room on Friday night. Canadian papers discuss a king as a potential tyrant’s tool. Kansas residents may have one they can spare if he won’t return home to resume business.
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Axoryer
Washington
Philadelphia
Wright
Tennessee
Walbridge
Michigan
Canada
Kansas
Counterfeit Two's in Circulation at City Bank Worcester
Counterfeit two shilling notes circulate at City Bank of Worcester with a poorly engraved vignette showing three coins and a portrait in the top right corner. The crude engraving and general appearance warn that detection by the trained eye is likely.
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Worcester
Middlesex Company Fulfills Textile Orders Quickly
Last Saturday the Middlesex Company received an order for fifty cases Doeskins totaling 10 000 yards and shipped the same day. This morning a second order for eighteen cases or 3600 yards was received and will be sent today. The goods fetch a dollar per yard and go to Southern markets.
Severe duel misreported on Crow Wing chief Hole in the Day
The St Paul report on Hole-in-the-Day duel claims pint flasks were used and after several shots both chiefs fell. the Boston Post notes the fatal wound came from a neck wound rather than a bullet.
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Crow Wing
St. Paul
Boston Post
Body of Captain Farrar Found Aboard in Damariscotta Duck
The body of Captain James G. Farrar of the bark Cheshire from Damariscotta was found in the harbor after being missing since the night before. He had been with a friend, and it is believed he accidentally fell from the wharf. Local authorities ordered half mast in honor of the deceased and the incident is noted amid other news from the era.
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Charleston
James G. Farrar
Cheshire
Employment improves at Snort Tire Works
A Times Examiner report notes a weekly gain in full time workers at Snort Tire Works with 7 more mills operating full time and 1,146 more hands full time than the previous week. Short time workers drop by 430 and total unemployed falls by about 641.
Fall River Meeting Fails To Nominate Mayor Candidate
Citizens of Fall River adjourned a Monday night gathering without selecting a mayoral candidate after 138 votes to 169 against endorsing the current city government’s relief efforts during the recent economic downturn. A new meeting formed by supporters of the old regime then nominated N. B. Borden, the incumbent mayor, for re election.
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Falll River
Fall River
Friends of the Pre- Font
N. B. Borden
Disguised Newsboy Revealed as Woman Ends Career
A reader reports that a strikingly boyish young woman, about seventeen, was posing as a newsboy on the Illinois Central Railroad. She sold literature, socialized with male peers, played billiards, and drank whiskey, aided by disguise. Her era as a newsboy is ended.
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Illiinois Central
Charity Dining Saloon Helps Hundreds Daily in New York
Mr J W Farwell of 47 Ludlow Street New York funds a free dining saloon for the poor serving five to eight hundred daily. Started in November on a small scale it now costs about 4000 with Farwell paying all expenses from his own pocket. The Tribune commends this generosity and predicts heavenly reward.
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J. W. Farwell
Ludlowstreet
New York City
Farwell
Camel trains to transport army supplies to Utah planned
Reported preparations include trucks of camels for army and general transport via Texas to Utah and Arizona with a camel park to be formed between Corpus Christi and El Paso. A Texan financier aims to run weekly mail and transport lines along the route. Dr John McCullough is arrested in Philadelphia for murdering his mother during an intoxicated quarrel.
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Themeaives
Pexas
Utah
Texas
Corpus Christi
el Paso
Arizona
John McCullough
Philadelphia
Arrival of the Niagara from Liverpool to Halifax
The Niagara under Capt Miller arrived at Halifax on Sunday February 14 after leaving Liverpool on January 30. Passengers included His ry the Earl of Mulgrave newly named Governor of Nova Scotia. The voyage saw heavy weather and noted several ships in passage, with Parliament in session plans and debate about the Indian bill and market ease following a 4 percent Bank of England discount rate.
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Europe
Halifax
Niagara
Miller
Liverpool
Earl of Mulgrave
Nova Scotia
Henry Clay
Ann Hoper
Staleaman
Yarmouth
N.S
Africa
Holyhead
Enapes
Kinsale
New York
Greenock
North Star
Southampton
Parliament
Lord Palmeston
London Advertiser
India
Bank of England
Stock Exchange
London Times
Financial market drift in London as bankers limit deposits
Funds are moderately steady with little market excitement. Bankers and investors favor government stocks amid a tight discount market. Loans run 1 1 2 to 2 percent while discount market trades below 3 percent. London and country banks hold deposits at 2 percent. Union Bank lowers allowance to 2 1 2 percent. About ninety thousand pounds in gold moved to banks. foreign exchange rates hold steady.
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Liverpool
London Times
London
Stock Exchange
Union Bank
Harney Assigned to Pacific Command and Territorial Moves
Washington reports Gen Harney will be sent to the Pacific to command the force there. The Eunmu Constitution committee plans to report to the House this week. Senate Territorial Committee to report Lecompton Constitution Thursday or Friday. House Territories panel to form Carson Territory west of Salt Lake Valley. President to overhaul federal office holders in Illinois and the northwest. Horace F Clark will back Kansas admission under Lecompton. John B Haskin urged to vote for immediate admission but will align with Republicans.
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Washington
New York
A. Washington
Herald
Harney
Pacific
Herald Washington
House
Senate Territorial Committee
House Committee On Territories
Carson
Salt Lake
Ilinois
Northwest
Horace F. Clark
Kansas
Lecowpton
John B Haskin
Bancroft Denounces Lecompton Constitution in Kansas
Hon George Bancroft argues the Lecompton Constitution is usurpation not sovereignty. He cites fraud in Kansas elections, denies Union danger, and urges principle over expediency to uphold true democracy and state sovereignty. He ends urging carriers of freedom and unity to reject imposed constitutions.
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George Bancroft
New York
Kansas
Congress
Union
Brooklyn responds to death of Geo H Simonson
News from Brooklyn reports the death of Geo H Simonson and rapid arrest of implicated attackers. An impromptu meeting led by ex mayor Hall adopted a stance against pursuing punishment and formed a vigilance committee to protect peaceful citizens. A mob threat to lynch the prisoner was quelled by cooler heads.
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New York
Brooklyn
Geo. H. Simonson
Station House
Hall
Boys James Lord and James Cavanah Found After Swamp Search
The Taunton Gazette reports two boys named James Lord and James Cavanah wandered from home on Saturday afternoon. Neighbors conducted a several hour search and located them around nine o clock at night in a swamp suffering from cold but unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los? Cattores
Taunton Gazette
James Lord
James Cavanah
Southern Unionists Guard Against Disunion Threats
An article from the Rich mond Enquirer rejects dissolution calls over the Lecompton constitution. It argues the South upholds principles and sovereign rights, warns against premptive threats, and urges unity until there is clear cause to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae Ricuwono
Exquirer
Disexron
The
Richmond Enquirer
Congress
South
Buchanan
Kansas
Enquirer
Confederacy
Reflection on Ancestral Rhetoric and Citizenship Debates
The piece cites an earlier Gazette anecdote about Ireh refugee Dulin Mitchell discussing reopening the African slave trade and importing Guinea Black people. Lamby opposes, while Jalin considers guidance from supposed superior wisdom. The Southern Citizen fears national degradation if naturalization laws aren’t localized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonwn Mitcuert
Dulin Mitchell
Gazette
Darkey
Lamby
Jalin
Darkie
Euperior Wiedom
Tennessee
Naturalization Lawa
United States
Cincinnati Gazette
Soils Under Cultivation Require Lime and Rotation
The statements assert that clover or grasses need lime, natural or applied. permanent improvements rely on lime. long-cultivated lands benefit from phosphate of lime, with various lime sources acceptable. fertility depends on rotating clover and grass crops.
Catholic Cureca Dawnkenness Manifesto Targets Drunkenness
Bishop Bayley of New Jersey issues a church backed manifesto against drinking. He calls pastors to list drunkards and liquor dealers and threatens severe measures including excommunication and denial of Christian burial for persistent offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayley
New Jersey
Assault on Jas P Slade in Congress Street PortLane
Three masked assailants attacked Jas P Slade of Grant and Slade on Congress street near Union Church late Saturday night. A knife wounded him in the chest, he fought back, and the trio strangled him with a cord, then rifled his wallet of about $20 and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Argus
Richmond Kidnap Suspect Pair Follows to New York
Tex Antzeen Kionarerxe Cass Sergeant Croft and officer McArthur of the Mayor’s office brought Maxson Thomas the alleged kidnapper and George Anderson from Richmond Va to New York after taking them from jail on Governor Virginia’s order. They moved at four o’clock Saturday morning before habeas corpus writ could be served. Thomas faced the Court of General Sessions to answer the indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Antzeen Kionarerxe Cass
Croft
McArthur
Richmond
Maxson Thomas
George Anderson
Thomas
Virginia
New York
Court of General Sessions
N. Y
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