The State of Parties and a Republican Realignment
The piece argues parties are breaking old lines with Whigs Democrats and Americans uniting against factions, predicting a major realignment led by fresh legislators. It notes public awakening due to the Missouri Compromise repeal and Kansas events, and cites a Providence meeting supporting Fremont and Freedom with local delegates chosen for a state convention. It also references flags and Fremont care suspension and a Protestant confirmation of Col. Fremont’s faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Vermont
Maine
Delaware
Kansas
Sharpe's Rifles
Congress
White House
Brooks
House of Representatives
Dedication of a wooden church edifice amid grand ceremony
The article details the dedication of a new church building on State street in Fall River with music, prayers, and sermons. It notes the organ by Simmons & Co and the interior features, including gas lighting, frescoes, a large vestry, pews, and galleries. Estimated attendance reached about twelve hundred. Total cost is $23,000 with $15,000 in pews sold and about fifty pews remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Croven
H. P. Pierce
All River
Dr. Shepard
Congregational Church
Taunton
Andrew McKeown
Isaiah
M. J. Talbot
St. Paul's Church
Fall River
State Street
Hope
High Streets
Perez Mason
Exq
Providence
Philip B. Bourn
Simmons & Co
Boston
James Dawson
J. St. Weeden
J. Stanley D'Orsay
New Yorke
Episcopal Church
Severe storm with lightning damages Providence area
A severe storm began Saturday afternoon and lasted until midnight. Erelain poured down in torrents with heavy thunder and multiple gullies formed along straits. Lightning struck in several locations near Providence as reported by exchanges.
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Providence
Wardwell Appointed Overseer of New Hope Street Custom House
Secretary of the Treasury has appointed H. C. Wardwell to supervise the erection of the Hope street Custom House. Orders increase building size to 45 feet 10 inches front and 32 feet 4 inches deep. The larger structure is described as improving appearance and adding to the beauty of one of New England’s finest streets.
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H. C. Wardwell, Esq
Secretary of the Treasury
Custom House
Hope Street
New England
Beaupion Mansion Erection Bespoke in Warren
Jason D. Simmons King completed a splendid house on the Hoe side of the main road to Warren opposite Henry P Wolf Esq. Built for GC D Gibson of Buffalo NY, the Gothic style residence features a 44 foot West front, 63 foot depth, 8 foot veranda, sixteen rooms, modern amenities, and panoramic views of Narragansett and Mount Hope Bays.
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Beaupion
SiMtr
Jason D. Simmmons
Warren
Henry P ‘Wolf Esq
GC. D. Gibson, Esq
Buffalo
de’ Wolf
Narragansett
Mount Hope Bays
Providence
Newport
Fall River
Democrats Split Over Missouri Compromise Repeal
Democrats and Fillmore supporters gathered Wednesday after Mr Blake rejected repeal of the Missouri Compromise. Jessie Fremont and Irish supporters drew plenty of women and youth. The Post predicts a shift toward Fremont on November 4 as meetings open voters’ eyes.
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Blake
Fillmore
Jessie
Fremont
Erin
Justices Court Proceedings Sealed in Munro Session
Bridget Dwyer known as Big Bridget was convicted of selling rum and fined 20 dollars plus 10 days in jail. Others include Fnomay McGuire fined five for assault on Richard Quirke. William Coffee five. Mary Mare eight. Richard Quirk six. Patrick Enns six. Johanna Keflrin five. Several defendants were acquitted or discharged. witnesses noted as unhelpful.
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Thomas McGuire
Johanna Keflrin
Thomas Mcluire
William McCloffin
James McCloffin
Samuel McCoy
Christian Shultz
Andrew Roknan
Weather Report Brief: Pleasant and cool mornings
The report notes exceptionally fine conditions with cool mornings and evenings, describing overall pleasant weather for the period.
Records of Rhode Island Charter Celebration Retold
Newport September 22 reports that the Rhode Island and Providence Plantations records from 1636 to 1663 are published under state supervision. The article recalls the November 24 1663 charter adoption in Newport, Benedict Arnold as governor, the assembly’s proceedings, and the opening of the royal letters box read aloud by Captain George Baxter in front of freemen.
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Bristol Phenix
Epstern
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
Ruope Istanp
Newport
Ruope
New England
John Russell Bartlett
John Clarke
Charles II
Faythull
Happie Bringer
George Baxter
General Assembly
Benedict Arnold
Rhode Island Charter History Emphasized in Public Notice
The article reviews the Rhode Island colony charters and the long record of civil rights under them. It praises the forthcoming publication of archival volumes detailing Records of Providence, Portsmouth, Newport and Warwick 1636 to 1663 and urges study of early governance for liberty Civil and religious.
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England
Riday
Bee Island
Providence
Portsmouth
Newport
Warwick
Colony of
Rhode ‘Island
Providence Plantations
Williams
Charles II
Clarke
Barlett
Fremont Meeting in Warren Draws Large Delegation
A Fremont gathering in Warren last evening attracted a large delegation from this city. Despite a fire delaying arrival, a procession led by the American Brass Band formed and marched to the Armory where a sizable audience gathered. William L. Baker, Esq. called the meeting to order as speeches by Brown of Dayton Ohio and others followed. The event concluded with a torchlit parade through town amid enthusiastic cheers.
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Fremont
Warren
Armory
William L. Baker
Allen O. Peck
Mr. Brown
Dayton Ohio
Messrs
Davis
Kimball
Christopher Robinson
Prov
Journal
Woman shoots man in Freetown over disputed property
In Freetown on Monday evening D Simmons Hathaway, living with Mrs Adaline Clark, was shot in the left cheek and head by Mrs Clark who later admitted self defense. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of willful murder and Clark was arrested. Both had quarrels over property Clark claimed Hathaway held in his name. she has several children and Hathaway leaves one grown child. Fall River News.
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D. Simmons Hathaway
Adaline Clark
Freetown
Niagara Steamer Fire Disaster Off Lake Michigan
Chicago reports that the steamer Niagara left Collinswood at 2 pm Monday with 150 to 175 passengers. Fire broke out two hours from Sheybogan, engulfing the cabin. boats filled and capsized. About 50 to 60 feared dead. Gorge Haley missing. Rumor of incendiary cause and keg of powder explosion. The Trav elder saved 30 passengers. Dilingis and a Port Washington boat aided others.
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Chicago
Lake Michican
Niagara
Collingswood
Sheybogan
Traveller
Port Washington
Gorge Haley
Fire consumes Mason livery stable in Waruzx area
A livery stable owned by Stephen Hale Mason burned completely between seven and eight on Thursday evening. The horses and carriages were saved. There was believed to be no insurance on the property.
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Fink
Waruzx
Stephen Hale Mason
Lightning Strikes Davisville House and Barn
Correspondence reports the thunder storm of Sept 20 1636 striking the Hon Henry Sweet of Davisville Rhode Island. The barn sustained damage to the manger floor and wheels while the carriage house lost wheel parts. The house sitting room suffered splintered pilaster and wall impression. The Sweet family fainted but escaped injury.
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Providence Journal
Davisvitus
Licutnine
Henry Sweet
Davisville
R. 1
Destructive Fires Rage in Alleghany and Steuben Counties
From Dansville a witness reports extensive fires sweeping Hume Angelwa Almond in Alleghany and Wayland Addison Bath and nearby towns in Steuben. Forests fences barns and homes burn with some inhabitants escaping danger. About forty or fifty buildings may have burned. The imsm Menge swamp near Wayland was alight and efforts saved dwellings between Liberty and Bloods. A child is said to have died in a house near Addison.
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Alleghany
Steuben
Dansville
Hume
Angelwa
Almond
Wayland
Addison
Bath
Liberty
Blood’s
Rochester Democrat
Lightning Strikes Sail Boat Near Prudence Island
A sail boat carrying William Goddard and three companions was struck by lightning during a storm near the Potowomut shore. Goddard sustained a shoulder wound and a boot skin injury but remained conscious and is reported out of danger. The other passengers escaped unharmed. Albert H. Manchester was also struck in Providence and knocked down but not seriously injured.
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Inzurges
William Goddard
Prudence
Potowomut
Goddard
Albert H. Manchester
Eddy Street
Provideyre Journal
Postmaster of Shinnston Indicted Over Tribune Mail Distribution
A federal grand jury indicted the Shinnston Virginia postmaster for receiving and distributing the New York Tribune by mail. The document frames the action as connected to broader party principle and calls for government power to be directed by those who will sustain the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom
THI
Shinnston
Virginia
New York “Tribune
Union
Opinion on free schools rhetoric in Virginia paper
The South Side Democrat denounces the idea of free education calling it a dangerous abolition of social order. It condemns free schools as part of a wider radical program and claims free schooling fosters infidelity, treason, and social decay in New England cities.
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Virginia
Guilford Man Struck by Lightning in Street
George Shelley of Guilford Conn a resident of New Haven Palladium was struck and instantly killed in the village on Saturday. He stood in the street at the moment with no marks on him aside from a slight wound on his breast.
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George Shelley
Guilford
Conn
New Haven Palladium
Man Arrested in New York with Counterfeit Bank Bills
Thomas Richardson was arrested in New York with counterfeit bills in his possession. The forgeries were tied to the Hamilton Bank of Providence Rhode Island, the Kennebec Bank, and the Bank of North America.
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Thomas Richardson
New York
Hamilton (R. I.) Bank
Kennebec Bank
Bank of North America
Refutes claim Col Fremont is Catholic in New York Evangelist
The New York Evangelist rejects partisan rumors about Col Fremont’s religion. Clergy were asked to verify facts, Fremont said he was raised Episcopal and never considered Catholic, and he stressed his neutrality and desire to inform readers without influencing votes.
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Col
Fremopy
New York
Fremont
Ibi
Dr. de Witt
Dutch Reformed Church
Henry R. Smith
R. D. Hitchcock
Union Theological Seminary
David B. Coe
Home Missionary Society
Henry M.field
Episcopal Church
Biaslain
Court Martial Postponed for Colonel Brown Trial
The court martial ordered by Major General A E Burnside to try Colonel W W Brown for disobedience of orders is postponed to October 21 due to the illness of Presiding Officer Quarter Master General Thomas J Stead. Militia law requires a superior officer to preside, and Stead is the only member above Brown, making his presence essential.
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A. E. Burnside
W. W. Brown
Thomas J. Stead
Stead
Brown
English Editor Seen on New York Bench
The Rt. Rev. Robert Lowe, reputed chief editor of the London Times, sat on the New York Supreme Court bench beside Judge Clarke a day or two ago. His stiff collar and cravat, white hair, and red, full face gave him a distinct English appearance enhanced by frequent eyebrow raises.
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Robert Lowe
London Times
New York
New York Supreme Court
Judge Clarke
Texas Senate resolution on extra session and emigrant funds
The Texas Senate resolved to ask the Governor to call an extra session if Fremont is elected president, but the measure was not acted on in the House for lack of time. A joint resolution to allocate $50,000 to send emigrants to Kansas was not put to a direct vote in the House.
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Senate ‘of
Texas
Col
Fremont
Texdy
Kansas
Tsetora Fur Imports and Ladies' Furs Sales Rise
The year saw costs of imported furs reach 31,928,000, about 400,000 more than last year. Ladies’ furs sold in this city total around 75,000, reflecting a strong market for the season.
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Tsetora
Woman Wins Libel Suit Over Valentine Sent Through Mail
In Chenango Circuit Miss D Danham obtains a $400 verdict against Samuel K Wiley for libel after Wiley sent a valentine by mail. The case details focus on the postal dissemination of the message and the resulting damages awarded.
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Jostin Ponisnep
Chenango
N. Y
Miss. D. Dan” Ham
Samuel K. Wiley
Im: Valentine
Silk Worm Disease Impacts European Silk Trade
The article notes disease among silk worms in France Switzerland and Italy reducing raw silk output. It reports that output is well below average and that rising dress goods prices from Lyons and Spitalfields are expected to push costs up by one third to one half.
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France
Switzerland
Italy
Lyons
Spital Gelds
Boat from Ocean Home Rescues Three Crew Members
A boat from the ship Ocean Home was picked up at Panadetrma on September 24 containing Edward Harvey second mate Frederick Snow and James Monaghan an seaman and one unknown passenger.
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Panadetrma
Ocean Home
Edward Harvey
Frederick Snow
James Monaghan
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Friends of Farwont
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H. Bayley
Thos
J. ‘Thurstow
W. HS. Bayley
John B. Munro
Wm. Hi. Church
Wm. B. Spooner
Horace M. Bams
Josiah Gladding
Byron Diman
Sate
Hope Streets
Eijlmora
DeWolf
Fremond
Robert M. Hatfield
Newpor
Providence Conference
8. C. Brown
Col. Fremont
Hatfield
Coloy
Justices Court
Soroms
Gomorrahs
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