New England Wins and Election Outlook Amid Slavery Debate
The piece notes rising anti slavery sentiment across the North foreshadowing gains for Raphael J. and a cooler administration impact. It urges fair play, warns against fraud, and cautions that two years may shift political dynamics before the presidential election. It also reports two break ins on Hope street and Thames street, with clothing and baked goods stolen.
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New England
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Friends of Freedom
Congress
Raphie Jean
Mischief fires alarm on Stata Street and local literary society notes
Among Friday night disturbances, tar barrels were burned on Stata Street near Hop a and State, frightening residents. The incident sparked calls to stop such mischief. A local Literary Society, praised for improving voices and memory, featured poems by young ladies and a manuscript from The Floral Wreath. Abby D Wal f of the town sent a poem to Queen Victoria, who replied with a thank you letter dated Buckingham Palace October 1, 1858.
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Stata Street
Corpars
Hopa
State
Lapizis
Wea Ara
Ladigs
Wea
Mia Jigmang
Thich
Indies
Abby D*walf
Juniper Hill
Queen Wiptorin
England
Sir Charles Phipps
Buckingham Palace
Royal Sea
Coldest Thursday Night of the Season Reported
The article notes Thursday night as the coldest of the season with a thermometer around 22 degrees above zero and ten degrees below freezing, describing frost effects and alluding to Jack Frost's visit on gardens and fingers.
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Jack Frost
Gople
Garden Bouquets Bring Fresh Summer Fragrance
Mrs. Cyrus Babcock sends a fine bouquet plucked from the garden. Roses and flowers are described as full blown and fragrant, showcasing the season's beauty and abundance.
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Cyrus Babcock
A Memoir of the Life and Times of the Rev Isaac Bacets
A scholarly review praises Alvah Hoveys A Memoir of Isaac Bacets as introductory to a new edition of Backus Ecclesiastical History. The work highlights Bacets role in New England religious history, Baptist history, and the connection to constitutional morals and religious liberty.
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Isaac Bacets
Alvah Hovey
Newton Theological Institution
Boston
Goulyp & Linton
New England
Rgv
Janac Backue
Hovey
Backus Historical Society
Bacing
Baptist
Backus
Steaimor Governor Schedule Update
Adigpatch from Capt. Simmons reports the Steaimor Governor will depart New York Monday at four o'clock P M for Bristol and Providence. It also states she will thereafter sail from New York every Monday and Thursday and leave Providence and Bristol on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Adigpatch
Simmons
Steaimor
New York
Bristol
Providence
Pristoop
Schooner Pysratcu Arrives After Seven Day Passage
The schooner B Barden of Fall River under Captain Brightman reached port after a seven day voyage from Cardan os Cubs. She sailed the 14th and completed the passage in twenty eight days with a full cargo both ways.
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Pysratcu
B. Barden
Fall River
Brightman
Cardanos
Cubs
Next Congress Seats Show Democratic Shortfall and Opposition Majority
The record projects 38 Democratic seats and 112 opposition seats with a total of 104 Democratic and 132 opposition, yielding an opposition majority of 28. Possible election outcomes are uncertain and pending final results.
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Fujlowa Alppady
Mount Vernon Ladies Association Appeal Details
The Appeal discusses subscriptions for the Mount Vernon Ladies Association in the town. J. D. W. Perry is named as Lady Manager, and readers are invited to tender subscriptions to support the effort.
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Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association
Nion
Cyramo
Gnd Wa Barpgak
Mya
J.D .W. Perry
Atlantic Telegraph Company cable offer proposal by Professor Whitahousa
Professor Whitahousa writes to Atlantic Telegraph Company directors declaring a belief the cable can be recovered. He requests permission to perform testing and examination and promises to fund reopening and maintenance of communications with Newfoundland for a set term if results justify an offer.
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Tus Adantic Teecram
Whitahousa
Tha Atlantic Telegraph Company
Newfoundand
Church confirmations and baptisms across City churches
A large number were admitted to churches Sunday. At the Thea Ehn Street Methodist twenty eight received into full communion with two on probation. Pleggaynt Strait Methodist Church had thirteen received into full connection and three baptised by sprinkling. Fourth Street Methodist Church reported three received into full communion. Pacific Church led by Rev Myr Stow admitted five by letter and two baptised by sprinkling. North Congregational Church noted one by profession and one by letter. Fourth Street Trinitarian, parishioner received by profession. African M K Church welcomed two new members.
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Thea Ehn Street
Sprinklin
Pleggaynt Straat Methodist
Body of James Healey Found After Drowning
The body of James Healey, who drowned on the river side, was found in shallow water near the shore on Tuesday after noon. The coroner decided to hold an inquest under the circumstances. The deceased was 36 years old.
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Bopy
James Mr. Healey
Sideder
Urycer Beacon
Ship Bark Wm H Chandler Driven Offshore in Severe Storm
The bark Wm. H. Chandler from Prouidqnce with Vigo cargo encountered misfortune near New York on the 20th and faced a severe hurricane on the 24th. She was driven, dumped on her beam ends, and compelled to cut away masts to right herself.
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Wm. H. Chandler
Prouidqnce
Lindsey
New York
Lothalt
Vigo
Xibara
Rmyjdy
Warren man Andrew Shannon dies from rat bite illness
Andrew Shannon a respected Warren Ohio resident in Jefferson County died a few days ago from illness contracted from a rat bite.
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Andrew Shannon
Warren, Jefferson Co
Ohio
City finances show deficit amid Providence receipts
Receipts into the Providence city treasury for the year ending September 27 totaled 505,920 while expenditures reached 527,199 creating a deficit of about 21,000. Of this amount 10,000 was placed in the sinking fund with extraordinary outlays exceeding 75, anticipated not to recur.
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Provillance
Arrival of the Asia and other ships in Ireland
The Asia from Liverpool arrives at New York on Saturday afternoon with passengers including Mr. George Stook and family bound for Richmond Virginia. The Canada from Boston to Liverpool, the Vigo from New York to Galway, and the Lad Rae from Quebec to Galway are also noted. British topics include Mr Bright’s reform speech, calls for the ballot and American representation, and suspicions about seditious societies with American ties.
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Europe
Agin
New York
Asia
Liverpoola
Canada
Bostup
Liverpools
Othanat
Vigo
Ladrae
Quebec
Galway
Georgs Stook
Richmond
Mook
Bright
Aew Company
America
Toreland
Spain
Mexico
Cuba
New York Irish Regiment
Trelana
Dublin Evening Mail
Steamer Kangaroo Arrives After Liverpool Voyage and Atlantic News
News from New York traces the Kangaroo arriving after the Liverpool leg with later reports from St Johns. Dispatches discuss Ottoman tensions in Constantinople, Portugal France rift over slave trade, and battles in the Gugra island area with thousands engaged and heavy casualties. A Baltimore homicide report details Officer Rigdon shot dead and a manhunt for Cropps and others.
Disaster Aboard Stramer Kastern Queen Near Bar Harbor
The Stramer Kastern Queen from Boston to Bangor collided with the schooner Caryline Stove off Bar Harbor at 1 p m. 30 miles from Bow Island. The Caryline Stove filled and rolled. the captain and two crew saved. Arthur Tower of Buckeport was lost. Eben Mutchings of Hampden and P Nyckereun of Bangor survived with the Kastern Queen’s captain and two others.
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Stramer Kastern Queen
Boston
Boun Island
Galliston
Caryline Stove
Hampden
Boynton
New York
Bangor
Arthur Tower
Buckeport
Eben Mutchings
P. Nyckereun
Gouldy family in hospital after illness
News from New York Times reports no marked change among Gouldy family members. Mr Gouldy remains in critical condition and unable to converse. Mrs Gouldy shows slight improvement. sons Charles and Nathan expected to recover. City Hospital staff remain gravely ill.
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Gouldy
Gad
Charles
Nathan
City Hospital
New York Times
Castaways Discoverers Seek Six Men on Roo Hongah Island
Commodore Sinclair of the United States ship Andalia, while hunting for three Wild Wave crew members wrecked near Qone, found six white men on Roo Hongah awaiting natives. The group, three Americans and three English, had lived there for about forty years and refused to leave.
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Commodora Sinclair
United States
Andalia
Qone
Tahiti
Roo
Hongah
Robber Attacks Household Near Vinecannes Indiana
A man entered John Prica’s home in Vinecannes Indiana on the evening of the 2th alt and demanded food then drew a hatchet and struck the domestic on the head causing a possibly fatal wound. He then attacked Mr. Price. she fled and cried out as neighbors helped, but the assailant escaped.
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John Prica
Vinecannes
Indiana
Xoma
Price
Ship Lawrence Destroyed by Fire in Lower Bay
The 1474 ton ship Lawrence, under Captain Knapp, was destroyed by fire in the lower Bay early on the 2d. She had just discharged a large quantity of cargo and the cause of the fire is not stated. All hands were saved in the ship’s logis that lost all they possessed. The ship was only partially insured.
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Smr
Mobile Ajay Daily Register
3D Inst
Lawrence
Knapp
Immense Molasses Production Promised in Kansas
The Lawrynes Herald of Freedom reports a vast molasses output planned in Kansas this autumn from a Chinese sugar concern. The notice notes a large manufacture run and emphasizes the scale of the project.
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Lawrynes Herald of Freedom
New York Officials Involved in Quarantine Havoc
The Castleton Staten Island Board of Health members five in number were arrested and bail set at 300 000 each for voting to declare the quarantine a nuisance and urging abatement. A Richmond county Board of Supervisors complaint seeks 625 000 for damages from quarantine outrages. Ray Fampkins discharged on charges of goseon and riot. Robert Willie, Broadway gambler, jailed for murder as his servant girl’s charges surface. No murder victim named. Judge Russell freed the prisoner after Bustard’s writ of habeas corpus. Two murderers Mulrue and McCormick escaped Sing Sing on Saturday night and are still at large.
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New York
Sing Sing
D&c
Noy
Castleton
Staten Island
Ray Fampkins
Goseon
Robert Willie
Tuday
Thore
Bustard
Willa
Russell
Thome Mulrue
James McCormick
Woman Passes Counterfeit Bill at Stewart’s New York Store
A well dressed woman visiting Stewart's dry goods palace in New York presented a counterfeit two thousand dollar note while selecting a shawl. After officials verified the bill, she paid with a genuine note and left, later denying the money's legitimacy and vowing not to return.
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Stewart
Gonda Palace
New York
Ene Kinate
Ric
Enahier
Stewart’a
Tragic Drowysep River accident claims Healey life
On Saturday afternoon two men, Fadward Corner and James Healey, fished the river when dark. A struggling Healey could not reach shore and sank within 26 yards, exhausted after extra weight capsized the boat. Corner reached safety as Healey, about 38, of Ferry Ha, disappeared. river was dragged later with no recovery yet.
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Fadward Corner
James Healey
Asker
Healey
Corner
Healay
David Healey
Fall River
Begcaz
Tragic Train Accident Claims Montreal Traveler
Louis Longpre a 37 year old brick maker from Boston died when he attempted to reboard a moving car near Burlington while a bottle was being prepared for his children. His wife and three youngsters aged up to six continued to Montreal after the tragedy.
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Montreal Garete
Louis Longpre
Boston
Burlington
Montreal
Arrest of Capt Dobson in New Bedford
A U S Marshal detained Capt Johnathan G Dobson, late master of the bark Selede Cuba, upon landing in New Bedford and he was arraigned for examination before J S Commissioner William G Dexter. The case was postponed to Wednesday with A S Cushman representing the prisoner. Witness J M Smallay is held for the government.
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Dobabnt
U. S
Russell
New Bedford
J. M. Smallay
St Michaels
Fayal
Cuba
Herriet
William G. Dexter
J. S
Cushman, Esq
Ibi Dobson Wras
Boston
Boston, Journal
Ketch Brothers Seize Slaver Off South Africa Coast
Lisut Strong of the C S N escorted the vessel to Arlestok after capture on the South Coast of Africa on suspicion of slave trading. The ship formerly owned by Street Brothers of this city was sold to Havana interests and carried a slaver outfit with 8000 dollars in gold aboard, though no slaves were found on deck during the capture.
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Arlestok
Ketch Brothers
Lisut. Strong
C.S.N
Africa
Street Brothers
Havana
Accidents Off New York Harbor Injure Crewmembers
On Monday evening Captain N J Dennison of the schooner Eme Hunt from New York was injured when he fell fourteen feet from a staging area and fractured his jaws and sustained other severe injuries. Two men on a coal-loading stage suffered serious injuries when the block gave way and sent one man to the deck and another into the hold. A worker breaking cotton aboard a vessel fractured his leg when a bale fell, harming his right leg midway between the ankle and knee.
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Provinence
N. J. Dennison
Eme- Hunt
New York
Daniel Briggs
Married couples gift subscriptions to newspapers grows
Readers report newlyweds often include a year’s newspaper subscription with marriage notices. The practice is viewed as a tangible tribute, reflecting belief that a good newspaper is a lasting earthly blessing for a couple.
No Lady in That Vicinity Faces Family Distress
The Burlington Hawkeye reports a complex family tangle describing a woman linked to multiple relatives by marriage. Sarah Fo Littles, confined in Sing Sing, confessed to murdering her husband Charles W Littles with sensational details involving Ira Stout and others. Separately, a note on Mr Rarey’s horse taming method being tested on a Duke of Portland bull shows the animal becoming docile after a pupil used it in a shed and then in the park.
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Burlington
Sarah Fo Littles
Sing Sing
Charles W. Littles
Ira Stout
Rarey
Duke of Portland
Alderney
Thompson
Vessels On River Report Lumber Movement And Freight Rise
Weather in early November remains mild as vessels shift cargoes to market for lumber. Freight rates have risen in days, causing idle ships near ports to secure full cargoes at good rates. The river is expected to stay navigable for three to four weeks, enabling one or two trips to northern ports.
Providence Conference Seminary Opens Winter Term
The Providence Conference Seminary at East Greenwich Rhode Island began its winter term on the 3d inst under Rev Micah J Talbot the newly elected principal with an experienced staff. The academy building costing about 20000 dollars is a model structure with modern features. The former principal Rev Gov W Quereau departs to lead a Western institution. he was very popular among students and locals.
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Providence Conference Seminary
East Greenwich
R YT
Micah J. Talbot
New England
Ree Gov
W Quereau
West
Ile
N B. Mercury
Survivors Reach New York After Clara Wreck
The bark Clara perished in a heavy gale last month with only ten aboard the F. Bo Cutting reaching New York. Captain Dean and ten crewmen survived, while Wim Raye chief mate and sailors William Cook and John Andrews were drowned before aid arrived.
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F. Bo Cutting
New York
Dean
Clara
Wim Raye
Wm Cook
John Andrews
Assieance
Squatters Seize Vacant 30 Acre Plot in New London City
About 30 acres in Winthrop's Neck New London Conn were taken by squatters last summer after Arnold burned the city. Records were destroyed and no owner has claimed the land, which has stood unoccupied since.
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Winthrop’s Neck
New London
Conn
Arnold
Bigamy charge ends in Providence jail for Griffin
A Marivine Man named Charles Griffin faced bigamy charges after deserting his Seekonk wife for North Providence, then returning to his first wife. Sheriff Nickerson sent a deputy to arrest him. he was arraigned in Magistrate's Court and committed to jail in default of $500 surety for trial at the next Common Pleas term.
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Seekonk
Seekonk Dome
Pying West
North
Providence
Alra
Ciifu
Nickerson
Court of Common Plan
Providence Post
Yaxxer Exreevgisg Arrives at Cowes with Odd Cargo
An American schooner en route from Lake Fria named Yaxxer Exreevgisg arrived at Cowes England on September 9 carrying carpet sweepers walking sticks and fancy woods. The page notes a four column English advertisement by a quack doctor and a witty physician claiming tight lacing benefits public health by reducing ill tempered girls and allowing wit to grow.
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Yaxxer
Lake Fria
Cowes
Eng
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association seeks Rhode Island aid
A call to Rhode Island to join the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association in purchasing Mount Vernon estate, Washington's tomb, and surrounding land. The letter outlines a $200,000 goal with staged payments and notes membership tiers, flags national unity, and urges civic participation to preserve national memory and honor Revolutionary-era figures.
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Mount Vernon
Washington
Crme
Virginia
Buere
Dionig
United States
Wil Dowers
George W. Riggs
Washington, D.C
Misa Cunningham
Rhode Ialand
Versailles
Simla
Republc
Potomac
Mt. Vernon
Abby Witraton Ciface
Rhode Teland
J. D'W. Piery
Bristol
Brrox
Anecdote of Alfred Jolle and the faithful servant
The colored man Alfred Jolle died at 62 in the home of his employer Samuel Butterworth after forty one years of service. He saved seven to eight thousand dollars from earnings and lent his savings to his employer at legal rates, sharing his wealth with the family. The Warren Telegraph notes his industrious life and frugal habits as a striking contrast to white masters.
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Alfred Jolle
Samuel Butterworth
Samothing
Warren
Mechanics' Rifles Return From Trip to Bristol
The Mechanics' Rifles of Providence arrived here yesterday after visiting Bristol and returning home. The unit left for Bristol and came back safely, with reports of the trip noted by the Warren Telegraph.
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Mechanics’ Rifles
Providence
Ifristol
Warren Telegraph
Olh
Thaddeus Stevens Wins Lancaster Seat Despite President's Fight
The Chester County Times reports that Thaddeus Stevens, assured of election to Congress from the Lancaster District, sent a telegraph message to His Excellency James Buchanan declaring I am victorious. The message follows the President's unsuccessful efforts to defeat him.
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Chester County
Thaddeus Stevens
Congress
Lancaster
James Buchane
Silver Cornet Band Orders Silver Instrument Set
The St. Louis Silver Cornet Band contracts with a Boston firm for a complete set of 21 pure coin silver instruments. The snare drum and oven are to be pure silver, with the total set costing about $4000. A gold cornet for the leader has also been ordered at $1000.
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St. Louis
Boston
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