Commencement at the venerated university opens with orations and receptions
The eighty-ninth commencement week features addresses by Hon. S. S. Cox and Wendell Phillips, with poems by S. D. Phelps and a missionary lecture by Prof. W. S. Plumer. Students and alumni gather from New England and beyond, sharing reunions, speeches, and mutual greetings amid critics of one speaker’s fervor. A late-night blaze at Pocasset Block in Fall River damages shops and offices, injuring Hezekiah Becklin who dies later. the loss is estimated at $16,000 with partial insurance.
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lBrerid
New England
Charles Thurber
Wendell “Phiflips
S. D. Phelps
D. D
New Haven
Society of Missionary Inquiry
W. S. Plumer
Allegany City
Pennsylvania
Richmond
Virginia
America
Plumer
Farl River
Pocasset
Fall River
Hezekiah Becklin
Borden
Temperance excursion to Portsmouth Grove on Canonicus steamer
On Monday the Sons of Temper ance from Providence and nearby areas took a trip to Portsmouth Grove aboard the Canon icus. A clambake and chowder followed arrival, then a meeting was held with Gilbert Richmond of Providence as chairman. Rev. Conklin and others delivered addresses, with Dr Cleveland keeping the audience in laughter. the day was pleasant and well received.
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Sons of Temperance
Providence
Friends of Temperance
Portsmouth Grove
Canonicus
Gilbert Richmond
Esq
Richmond
Conklin
A. McKeown
Davis
Mumford
Newport
Probate Court to Hold Meeting Monday Afternoon
The regular monthly meeting of the Court of Probate will be held at the Probate office on Monday afternoon next at 2 o'clock. DradA. cc, Hawes will be at the big room on State street on Wednesday next.
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Court of Probate
Drada. cc
Hawes
Big Room
State Street
Clambake of Swanzey Christian Society Draws Guests
The Swanzey Christ Church clambake drew attendees from Providence Pawtucket Taunton Somerset Fall River Warren and Bristol. Rev Summersbell and Rev Sullings spoke to Sabbath School scholars while ladies hosted the annual bake on the 26th alt. A seedling pears gift impressed observers though tastiness remained untasted.
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Christian Society
Swanzey
Mr. Summerbell
H. Sullings
Providence
Pawtucket
Taunton
Somerset
Fall River
Warren
Bristol
Christ Church
Money panic cools as banks suspend in New York
Correspondence notes the late week money panic subsiding with only brokers and stock gamblers hard hit. It cites a seventy thousand dollar cash deficit at the Mechanics Bank and a run on the Metropolitan Bank, while American papers inflate fears. The piece mentions Miss Robinson’s death in the Harris wreck, the seventh regiment’s street firing practice, German Turners feast, and news on India, Delhi, and telegraph cable prospects.
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Phenix
New York
Seip
Bawtry
Mechanic’s Banking Association
Metropolitan Bank
Cunningham
Burdell
Peabody
Robinson
Ireland’s Young Female Preacher Draws Crowds Across Lands
In Ireland a remarkable twenty two year old female preacher attracts diverse congregations from all parts of the country and Scotland. She refuses any fee, claiming her mission is obedience to a prayer answered twelve months prior.
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Ireland
Scotland
Critic’s Vain Echoes From a Boston Bee Letter
The Phenix rebukes a Boston Bee inspired critique and its writers for shaming church hospitality and musical modesty. It mocks overblown eloquence and urges restraint before denouncing local services. The piece contrasts classical orators with petty pamphleteering and defends sincere local worship.
Nebraska election drama continues with conflicting returns
The Wyoming Telescope reports Ferguson as independent winner with 1603 votes, Chapman a Democrat 1559, Thayer Republican 1460, Rankin independent 1110. Ferguson leads by 94, but Chapman may gain certification if Florence city votes are discarded.
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Nebraska
Ferguson
Chapman
Wyoming
Thayer
Rankin
Florence City
Treasury pays Maryland interest on War of 1812 debt
Washington reports the Treasury Department has paid Maryland between two and three hundred thousand dollars as interest on five hundred thousand dollars the United States owed the state during the War of 1812. The principal was paid between 1818 and 1822.
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Maryland
Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Engineer Serrell sails to Europe to study Thames bridge
The Greenfield Gazette reports E. W. Serrell engineer of the Tray and Greenfield Railroad has sailed or is about to sail for Europe to determine if a bridge can be built across the Thames just above London.
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Greenfield Gazette
E. W. Serrell
Tray and
Greenfield
Europe
Thames
London
Man Battles Six Foot Black Snake on Weir River
Mr. Lewis Spear of Quincy was huckle burying at Weir River on Thursday last when he encountered a massive black snake. He subdued the creature after a fierce struggle, the serpent measuring about six feet long and four to five inches in circumference.
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Mr. Lewis Spear
Quincy
Weir River
Arrival of the Vanderbilt Brings India News and War Reports
The Vanderbilt arrived at Sandy Hook with Liverpool news dated July 22. Gen Barnard and Sir Henry Lawrence are dead. Cawnpore was recaptured, and a massacre of Europeans occurred there. Rebels were defeated in three engagements as the Gevahar Contingent mutinied. The Transit steamer was lost in the Straits of Sunday but the troops survived. An attack on Jews inunis and Persian Herat evacuation were noted. In Circassia Shamul was defeated while Russians captured key posts.
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New York
Vanderbilt
Sandy Hook
Liverpool
India
Barnard
Sir Henry Lawrence
Cawnpore
Unis
Persia
Herat
Shamul
Circassia
Panic in New York as Banking Defaulter Arrested and Suspicions Rise
The money panic renews in New York with the arrest of a Mechanics' Banking Association officer on a seventy thousand dollar defalcation. The bank fails to open and stocks fall amid general unease. Rumors spread of the suspension of Bvebe & Co and the failure of J. H. Prentice & Co as Wall Street excitement grows.
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New York
Mechanics’ Banking Association
Bvebe & Co
Wall Street
J. H. Prentice & Co
Breadoy
Panic and bank failures shake New York markets
New York on September 1 reports a stock panic with prices down and dull trading. The Mechanics' Banking Association closes due to a $70 000 officer defalcation, with Beebe & Co and J H Prentice & Co among failing institutions. Rumors of more hat and flour dealers failing sweep streets amid intense excitement.
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New York
Wall Street
Mechanics’ Banling Association
Beebe &Co
J.H Prentice & Co
Mechanics’ Banking Association
Adams and Buckingham Suspended in Flour Trade
Willameton Dex Sept 1 Failure Adams and Buckingham extensive flour and produce dealers suspended to day. They are said to be owners of one or two banks in Indiana and have been engaged largely in indirect banking operations. Their business connections are chiefly with Ohio.
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Willameton
Dex
Adams & Buckingham
Indiana
Ohio
Embezzlement Uncovered at Mechanics Bank Wall Street
The New York Herald reports a heavy embezzlement at Mechanics' Banking Association in Wall Street. A deficit around seventy thousand dollars is alleged in the account of a trusted bank official. Deputy Superintendent Carpenter and Officer McCord led the inquiry. no arrest confirmed by ten o'clock last night. Further details expected today.
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Mechanics’ Banking Association
Wall Street
Carpenter
McCord
N. Y. Herald
Baptist Associations Condemn Slavery Policy in Tract Society
The Baptist Central Association of Georgia in Morgan county reproved the American Tract Society over slavery. It urged withholding patronage and discouraging agents collecting funds to sell works until the Society reverses its stance and resumes silence on slavery.
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Baptist Association of Georgia and
Tin American Tract Society
The
Baptist Central Association of Georgia
Morgan County
American Tract Society
Violent Tornado Strikes Ohio River Steamer Near Gallipolis
The Ohio No. 2 faced a fierce storm with high winds and lightning near Gallipolis. Forest trees toppled, barns blown, a hay wagon driver Wan T Harrison killed by lightning, four horses died, farmer Wilson injured, and fourteen sheep destroyed.
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Onio
Gallipolis
Wan. T. Harrison
Wilson
Reading Railroad Stock Trading Described as Gambling
A New York Express communication reports that in 64 days brokers sold 359,235 Read ing Railroad shares for 17,961,700 dollars, only 1,201.40 less than total cost, while few shares are held for sale. The piece calls the market fictitious and a form of gambling, with stock board shares likened to mere counters.
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New York City
New York Express
Reading Railroad
Stock Board
Greensburg Elopement Involving Blind Groom
A Greensburg Pennsylvania daughter of John Allshouse elopes with William Smith a totally blind man who has lived there four years on hotel charity. Authorities move to effect their arrest.
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Gore
Burne
John Allshouse
Greensburg
William Smith
Smith
Loss of the Atlantic Cable and Engineer’s Judgment
Mr. Arthur Stewart argues in the Journal of Commerce that the Niagara’s engineer acted with foreknowledge when the cable broke. After paying out 300 miles they lost 00 miles over 35 miles of ground as strong undersea currents likely carried away most of the line. It was prudent to save the remaining cable rather than expend it all on the damaged portion.
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Arthur Stewart
Journal of Commerce
Niagara Returns After Telegraph Cable Failure Mission
Captain Hudson reports the steam frigate Niagara reached port after paying out cable 334 miles and parts of it lay in depths over two thousand fathoms. The crew worked to prevent further damage as repairs and future laying attempts were discussed with Sir S. Toucey and officials in Washington.
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New York Herald
Wasmngton
Hudson
Niagara
Navy Department
Atlantic Ocean
Jessen
Mr. Field
H. B
Cylops
Valentin Bay
Ireland
Susquehanna
Agamemnon
Leopard
Spithead
Farmas
WM. L. Hudson
S. Toucey
Navy
England
United States
Battle on the Gila River Reported by Colonel Roberts
A St Louis dispatch dated the 22d reports Col Roberts arriving from New Mexico with news of a clash between Apache and Col Miles command on the Gila. Twenty five Indians killed and over thirty wounded. Lieutenants Stein and Davis and several privates among the wounded. Miles recovered a large amount of property.
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Enoopy
St. Louis
Roberts
New Mexico
Miles
Gila River
Stein
Davis
Mrs Burdell Seeks Writ of Habeas Corpus in Surrogate Case
Mrs Burdell also known as Cunningham applied to Judge Peabody of the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus to show cause why she should not be admitted to the will. The writ was granted returnable at ten this forenoon. A brother of Dr Burdell is expected to arrive from Cincinnati and letters of administration on the Burdell estate will be sought. It is not anticipated Mrs Cunningham will appeal the surrogate's late decision.
Man Posing as Clergyman Steals in New York Home
A man visiting a New York woman last Saturday night claimed to be a Methodist minister from Hackensack New Jersey. He stayed the night and woke to find he had fled with a gold watch valued at eighty dollars and clothes worth twenty more.
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New York
Hackensack
Auction of Free Negroes in Norfolk County
A Norfolk County notice reports several free negroes sold at auction to liquidate taxes. Notably a Portsmouth slave bought four of them and vowed to extract full value from the purchase. Norfolk Herald, Aug 29.
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Norfolk County
Portsmouth
Norfolk Herald
Tragic Suicide at Fish Creek Hill Shocks Community
A young girl at Fish Creek Hill Virginia hanged herself over unrequited love. Superstitious locals refused churchyard burial leading to interment at a cross road under heathen custom and an absolute law.
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Fishcreek Hill
Yacht Mary Pleasure Trip Tragedy Claims Life
About twenty Brooklyn travelers sailed on the yacht Mary and while under way several persons moved onto the yacht's tow boat. The boat capsized and Henry Longhill aged 20 drowned while the rest were saved with difficulty.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Mary
Henry Longhill
Creek Council Awards $130,000 to Albert Pike
The Fort Smith Arkansas Herald reports the Creek Council approved a payment of 130000 dollars to Albert Pike for services in prosecuting their claim at a recent session.
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Fort Smith Ark
Creek Council
Albert Pike
Tragic Self Inflicted Shooting Incident in Monroe County
A youth living with James Fisher in Monroe County shot himself twice after a severe rebuke from Fisher. The morning of the incident Fisher prepared to leave, the youth then retrieved a gun and fired at his head twice, dying from the injuries. Nearby ladies stayed away, fearing danger during the events.
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Sap
Union Democrat
James Fisher
Monroe County
Fisher
Bank of England Employs Hundreds of Clerks in Early 1800s
The Bank of England operates with roughly 300 clerks whose salaries run to a modest sum. In 1800 the bank had about twenty million bank notes circulating, reflecting its large monetary footprint and economic reach.
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Bank of England
Mancherster Man's Pear Tree Baffles Scribes
The Manchester New Hampshire American notes Daniel Clark of the city owns a pear tree with five distinct crops. The tree has flowered five times since spring, producing pears. the first crop measures about an inch and a fourth in diameter while the latest are the size of a pen.
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Pacsiric
Manchester
N.H
Daniel Clark
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