Rail Road Prospect Between Town and Providence
The Sept 24 1848 issue notes increasing interest in a rail link to Providence with $32000 subscribed so far and optimism that substantial stock from Providence Warren and Barrington will push the project forward. Also reports a brigantine launched at Crandall's North Shipyard and praise for the Empire and Bay State steamers on the Boston New York route.
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KF Hi
Providence
Warren
Barrington
New York
Mi Pire State
Empire
Bay State
Boston
Mall River
East
Serenade Attendees Applauded for Courteous Visits
The letter notes absence for two weeks, mentions enjoyable serenades near the residence on Saturday and Monday nights, and thanks the ladies and gentlemen for their favors and marks of appreciation.
Robbery at Spanish Minister’s Washington Residence
The dwelling of the Spanish Minister in Washington was entered on Friday night and robbed of valuables including a silver crucifix a silver chalice and plate two necklace sets earrings and more. Readers visiting New York are invited to visit A Arxoun Co at 50 Canal Street for a large dry goods stock with European purchases and fashionable items at reasonable prices.
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Washington
New York
A. Arxoun & Co
Canal Street
Canal
Howard Street
Europe
France
England
Mesars, Arnold & Co
Wareham dogs bite victims spark town meeting notice
Reports of hydro phobia cases in Wareham alarm residents as bites affect men, a boy, horses and cows. A Barnstable town meeting is planned to discuss measures to curb the danger and protect the public. Weathered notes also mention a Boston storm, naval ships, and shipping incidents along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wareham
Barnstable
Weather Recovers as Rain Revives Crops in Region
Following recent refreshing rains, the countryside shows renewed growth and greenery after a long drought. Farmers hope the timely showers will restore late crops and improve overall harvest prospects.
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Mother Earth
Ageio
Abe
Brew Tram of Artillery Dines Amid Campaign Fixings
The Brew Tram of Artillery set up at Poppanquash point and joined Col. Taylor for a meal before business. An advertisement from Whiting Kehoe & Galloupe notes their Boston and Providence clothing factories employing over two thousand, serving New England and the South and West with moderate prices and large ready made clothing and revival trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Taylor
Providence
Gold and gold seekers spark wild California reports
The piece describes a gold rush fever with wild claims of vast gold fields near Monterey and underlines the influx of Americans and sailors abandoning farms and ships. It notes high wages and easy riches, plus letters from Larkin endorsing El Dorado tales and details on mail routes and emigrant arrivals at New York, Liverpool, and Havre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caliponsta Gobo
Washington Union
U.S
Larkin
Navy Department
W.C
Monterey
Union
el Dorado
Edward Fitzgerald Beale
Commodore Jones
Navy
California
San Pas
Pacific
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Jia
Havana Hull Reels From Caribbean Storm Wrecks
Correspondence reports many vessels wrecked during a hurricane near the Bulama Banks from Sept 27 to 30. Vessels such as brig Comers Panage Your Port and brig Caspiae Phi ia were damaged. Long Island work and salt storage were destroyed. houses blown down. Key Gorder, 25 miles NW of the Hole in the Wall, lost.
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Journal of Commerce
Havana
Somers
Charleston
Comers
Caspiae Phi Ia
Pally
Leland
New York Market Soy 21 21-2 P M Sale Prices Change
Market report notes 1000 bales of sale and price changes with heavy demand and rising receipts. Extra and fancy goods declined to export-leaning prices. Sales include 600 bbls Ohio fiat-hops at 5 88 and 500 mixed roust-houp for British Provinces at 5 891. Provisions and grain show little movement. exports loom for lard and whale oil.
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New York
Fiat-Houp
Ohio
Iitish
Genesee
Georgetown, &c
Century old Martha Taber laid to rest at North Baptist
The funeral for Mrs. Martha Taber was held Tuesday afternoon at North Baptist Church with an address by Rev Dr Choulus. She lived 104 years and 6 months. A sister 93 attended, along with a niece 78. The Newport News note remarks on the generations she witnessed in life.
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Martha Taber
North Baptist Church
Choulus
Neice
Newport News
The U S Navy Counts Its Growing Fleet
The U S Navy now lists seventy eight vessels in all categories including ships of the line frigates sloops of war steamers schooners store vessels brigs and razee with a total of 2174 guns. Guns are allocated across the Pacific Mediterranean home squadron Africa Brazil East Indies coast survey and lake service with ten vessels on the stocks and six oilers preparing for sea.
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U. S. Navy
United States
Geventy
Pacific
Mediterranean
Home Squadron
Africa
Brazil
East Indies
Coast Survey
Journal of Commerce
Judge Tyrill Faints and Dies at Schroon Lake Meeting
An Albany Argus report describes a Free Soil party meeting at Schroon Lake where Judge Tyrill spoke with fervor for about twenty minutes before collapsing. He fainted and died immediately after someone said God is on the Barnburners side, as supporters carried him away.
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Albany Argus
Free Soil Party
Schroon Lake
Tyrill
The Texan Faowrier and Indian Horse Theft
Native raiders again steal horses near the German settlement. Rangers pursue the vascula, recapturing 27 horses in one raid while failing to catch any raiders, thought to be Camanches, near the German settlement, according to N. O. Crescent.
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Routier
Boughner
N. O. Crescent
Steamboat Andrew Fulton Strikes Snag and Sinks
Officers report the Yazoo City struck a snag Sunday morning near Davis Island thirty miles above Memphis while carrying railroad iron and salt from New Orleans to Cincinnati. The vessel and cargo are said to be a total loss except for the iron on deck.
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Lunx
Andrew Fulton
Yazoo City
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Davis’s Island
Memphis
Louis Union
City to Honor Frederick Jerome with Freedom in a Golden Box
The Common Council praised Frederick Jerome, a New World sailor, for noble humanity and self devotion. Jerome has lived in the city eight or nine years with wife and children. Four Aldermen will present him the freedom of the City in a golden box upon his arrival. The Tribune urged broader gifts in return for his daring deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Jerome
New World
Board of Aldermen
N. Y. Tribune
New Hotel Opens on Broadway in New York
Tue Invine House has just opened on Broadway New York. The building cost nearly half a million dollars to erect and about seventy five thousand dollars to furnish and fit out.
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Broadway
New York
Croton Waterworks Deliver Sixteen Million Gallons Daily
The Croton Worns supply sixteen millions of gallons of water to New York daily. Half that amount only is consumed.
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Croton Worns
New York
Mormon Meetings Aimed at Forcing Mormons from Hancock
The Illinois Journal reports two Nauvoo gatherings to plan driving the remaining Mormons out of Hancock County. It condemns the effort as harmful to the state's reputation and says the anti Mormon movement will not gain public sympathy.
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Nauvoo
Hancock County
Soumanity
Ilinois Journal
Warren Baptist Association Marks 81st Anniversary at Phenix Village
The Warren Baptist Association held its 81st anniversary on September 13 and 14 1848 at Phenix Village with Lippitt and Phenix Baptist Churches. Rev A J Chaplin of Wickford preached the sermon while Rev Henry Jackson of Newport was chosen Moderator and J P Tustin and H H Brown clerks. The hosting church has 285 members and 140 ministers and delegates attended.
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Warren Baptist Association
Lippitt and Phenix
Phenix Village
A. J. Chaplin
Wickford
Henry Jackson
Newport
J. P. Tustin
H.H. Brown
Rhode Island
Newport News
Man Throwing Stones Wounds Official After Fare Dispute
A man traveling east on the Syracuse and Utica Railroad refused to pay fare and was removed by the collector at Orakany. He then hurled stones at the car, striking Hon. John C. Spencer near a window and inflicting a severe wound while Spencer rode home from the State Fair.
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Syracuse and
Utica
Orakany
John C. Spencer
Oneida Merald
Clay declines presidential nomination despite support
Louisville dispatch reports Mr. Clay authorizes the Whig to publish his note that while moved by friends to run he cannot accept any nomination if tendered. He says he is bound by the Philadelphia Convention decision and cannot consent to further use of his name for the presidency.
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Louisville
Clay
Whig
Philadelphia
Mexican Indemnity Payment Rules Issued by Treasury
The Treasury announces rules for Mexican indemnity certificates after October 27 1848. Interest at eight percent will accrue from each due date until October 27 1848 and payments must be sent to the Fifth Auditor. Holders may present certificates before October 27 for payment with appropriate funds, fractions under fifty dollars payable in cash, and interest on surrendered certificates starts from surrender date.
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Washington Union
Treasury
Republic of Mexico
McAnistoce Youxe
Secretary of the Treasury
San Cumnentann Ordered to Lower Bay Disinfection
The vessel San Cumnentann was directed to the lower bay for disinfection by Professor Grant and accompanying officials from the Common Council. Reporters note the ship’s filthy condition and criticize officers for not informing the Health Officer earlier before entry to the Navy Yard.
Forged Check Foiled by Firm as Boy Reads Trick
An attempted fraud at Messrs A and A Lawrence & Co was stopped when a boy delivered a forged check for 450 dollars drawn on the Hamilton Bank and bearing a signature imitating Henry Dexter. A second forged order appeared on the same document. The rogue was detected and the plan thwarted. Also noted are items about the Prince de Joinville’s US stock dealings and plans for a Philadelphia evening paper. The Nauvoo Mormon Temple is leased for 15 years and to become a college building under the Hume Mission Society.
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Messis
A. & A. Lawrence & Co
Asus Lawrence
Hamilton Bank
Elenry H. Dexter
Mr. L
Wolevit
A. Lawrence
Lawrence
Samon Daily Advertiser
Nauvoo
Hume Mission Society
Nancy
Mra. Calhoun
Maney
Calhoun
Washington
Charleston
Port Hill
Camden and Amboy Railroad to run 3 dollar line NY to Philadelphia
The Camden and Amboy Railroad Company and the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company plan a three dollar daily service between New York and Philadelphia. The new line departs Camden and Jersey City each morning at six, becoming the fifth daily link between the two cities.
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Camden and
Inquest Told of Crewman’s Lung Inflammation Death
A coroner’s inquest in Stonington investigated a body found on the steamer Vanderbilt on arrival from New York. A barber’s conversation revealed the man had caught a cold from sleeping on deck after a Callao voyage. The jury ruled death from inflammation of the lungs. The unknown seaman was about 22, six feet four, light complexion, dark hair, and wore a senile hat with a blue jacket and muleskin pants. The initials C F J were on his arm.
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Stonington
C. Vanderbilt
New York
Callao
C.F. J
New School House Dedicated Amid Education Optimism
The New School House on Liberty Street was dedicated with prayers, addresses, and remarks by local officials. Principal Cady received the keys from the Building Committee, and the ceremony included speeches by Rev. Tustin Rev. Hatfield Judge Hale and others. Enrollment rose to 216 with permanent seating for 200. Water levels rise in Pittsnunen as rains continue and shipments of flour and provisions increase. A cranberries poultice is claimed to cure cancer.
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Pittsnunen
Liberty Street
Tustin
Hatfeld
RE. W. Burr
J. P. Tustin
Comime
Warren Star
Funeral of Capt Alea Slidell McKinnie at St. Eats Cantave
The Slidell McKinnie funeral drew many spectators and officers including Com. Perry. Capt. McKennig, long a faithful servant, lay in uniform as pallbearers bore him to the grave. Clergymen were Drs. Waynrigh t and Sisytun N. Y. Commercial Advertiser 161A.
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Alea. Slidell McKinnie
Tov Pu St
Bee Church
Bardis
Com. Perry
Tve
Captnie McKennig
Jung
Dre. Wavnright and
Sisyiwn
Meeting on Public Opinion in the South Ward
A fragment notes a meeting in the South Ward to pressure removal of freeholders under a named leader. It reports Mr. Scott confronting Mr. Lawrence, with a dismissive reply published in New York on September 12, 1846, and a reference to a brief, pointed correspondence linked to Abe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siath
Lawrence
Scott
W. Lawnnyce
John Scott
Palk
Santa Anna
Abe Whiter
Empire State steamship at Buffalo tops Western lakes
Report on the Empire State steamship nearing completion at Buffalo. It is said to exceed all Western lakes vessels in size and capability. The ship, partly owned in Buffalo and New York with a third in Brooklyn, measures 310 feet long, 37 feet beam, 1700 tons burthen and to carry 10000 barrels of freight. It offers 180 state rooms and 400 cabin and 1600 steerage passengers.
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Empire State
Buffalo
Bufalo
New York
Jeny
Brooklyn
S U
W. J. Puss
Louisville Court Hears Worldly Tale Of Mirth And Misconduct
In Louisville on the 9th a colored tree man Peter Roberts faced a year in jail after a public scene before the Court House. The case involves a master Mason from Philadelphia and various local figures with charges tied to a poisoning and other improprieties. Eye witness accounts mention Mrs Calhoun and servants in related incidents as officials discuss motive and outcome.
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Louisville
Peter Roberts
Ldidna African Conference
Philadelphia
Court House
J. L. Hyatt
Keuney
Tom
Uberis
Det Lersonville
Indiana
Te Witteburg Wingelte
Jad Uelwie
U.S. Supremin Court
Storm Haunts Caribbean Ports Amid Severe Hurricane
The Sept Bermuda voyage logs report a hurricane hitting Antigua Nevis St. Kitts St. Lucia and St. John with earlier notices already published. A marine earthquake shock was felt at Antigua. A French ship owner aboard a vessel bound for St Thomas and New York disappeared with all on board as the storm worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Falcon
Pitt
Bermuda
Hamilton
Antigua
Nevis
St. Kits
Sula
St. John
Antipus
Famine and Comet Periods Reported by Observers
Observers note two yearly periods of meteor showers with November and August 10th as peak times. M Olmstead and M Quetelet document increased meteor activity, with a peak night showing 414 meteors. Additional items include a fatal train accident in Pleasant Street and local fishing reports.
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M. Olmstead
M. Quetelet
Au- Quast
M. Coulvier Graver
Iduly
Paris
Dis Debats
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Lavncu
Crandall
B. Dayton
ICP
Finland
Liverpool
Johnson
Cassius M. Clay
Boler
Marshall
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
South
Carlina
Oho
Pennsylvania
Corneliau Weeke
Tauadun Mase
Nantucket Shoals
Seituate Bosch
Glades
Noble
Spit
New York Journal of Com
Immerce
Genesil
Ttmn
Daliiiere
Caroline and
Semperead Wheels
George Somers
American Fork and Feather Rivers
Sacramento
Colton
J. R
Mason
Evant
Rio Janeiro
Vallfirano
Panama
San Deigo
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Astoria
Havre
Glasgow
Ireland
Bremen
N. Y
Prince de Joinville
G. G Foster Esq
Mackenna
Halifax
Barbus
Bedford Basin
Sometming Remankagte
Wells Street
Banin
Hardford Courant
Hong
Manvell
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