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Newspaper
Cambridge Reveille
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1850
Page
2
K. Hosnour will lecture in Christian Chapel on Friday evening next on Bible Geography. All persons interested in the Christian religion are respectfully invited to attend. Advertising Agency Mr. van Advert authorized to receive payment for advertisements and subscriptions to The Cambridge Reveille in Philadelphia. Expires Aug 7.
The M. E. B. Conference convened in this place on Wednesday and will sit until mid next week. About one hundred fifty ministers attend with Eisner James of New York presiding. Minutes and public matters are to be published next week.
The bill to admit California as a state passed the Senate on the sixteenth with yeas 34 and nays 18. Names of voting senators are listed, including Baldwin to Whitcomb for yeas and Atchison to Yulee for nays. House fate remains uncertain and mixed parties may block passage.
The Boundary of Texas bill passed the Senate 30 to 20 with listed Yeas and Nays. The piece notes unity of Abolitionists and Slaveholders against the conservative measure and criticizes factional conduct, while also recording Bro. Vaile's defeat and demand for proof of alleged election interference.
The Indiana Penitentiary reports fifteen cholera deaths at Jeffersonville. William Shearer, linked to the Madison Bank robbery, died after claiming innocence on his dying bed. The Louisville Democrat notes his prior stature as a legislator and county surveyor, while the Cincinnati Gazette cites his protest and questions his guilt.
Promotes a new school under Messrs Haren in Knightstown Henry county, praised for education and strong teaching experience. Aims to build a long needed liberal education facility in the western district with support from local friends. Acknowledges L. D. Campbell for public documents.
A report notes fifteen hundred volunteers have offered their services to the Texas Governor to assist in actions against the United States.
A long OCR readout lists Indiana counties and legislators for the 1850 51 session including Boone Brown Carroll Cass DeKalb Decatur Dubois Elkhart Fayette Dearborn Union Tipton Steuben and many more. It also notes names such as C J Miller J Watts J May Joseph Robinson Kilgore and others. The passage also references California statehood and cites Philadelphia Ledger commentary praising Senate promptness in passing the admission bill.
A fire at Sing Sing prison’s north wing fire shop broke out around noon yesterday as inmates were being fed. Fire brigades from the village and prison, along with convict crews, fought flames for hours. total losses include contractor Horner & Co. and Humphreys & Co. stocks, with 160 convicts unemployed for about two months. No injuries confirmed, cause undetermined, investigation to continue.
The Senate passed the California statehood bill by thirty four to eighteen, signaling a major second pacification measure after Texas boundary settlement. Editors urge national unity and press support for continued peaceful compromise, noting cross party backing and broad public satisfaction.
A Cambridge editorial denounces a town rumor that local blacksmiths cannot repair wagons. It urges citizens to back honest mechanics, noting the role of skilled workers in a town’s growth and condemning merchants who fail to support productive labor.
The address by a veteran divine at the Anniversary Sabbath School meeting preciously imparted religious lessons and earned the speaker the community's esteem. He recently emerged from the Ohio Penitentiary and is described as in excellent health and full of experience, worth hearing again if he lectures.
Citizens between this place and Oxford petition the Postmaster General for a direct daily Cincinnati to Cambridge City Indiana mail service.
A list records the deaths in 1850 of prominent figures including J. C. Calhoun on April 1 aged 68, Rev. J. N. Maffit on May 25 aged 49, F. H. Elmore on May 29 aged 60, M. L. Davis on June 27 aged 84, S. B. Prentiss on July 1 aged 54, Gen. Zachary Taylor on July 9 aged 66, Adam Ramage on July 9 aged 71, Margaret Fuller on July 19 aged 42, Sir Robert Peel on July 2 aged 63, and the Duke of Cambridge on July 5 aged 7.
Intelligence from the Europa notes no army position changes and Danish strength at 42 000 to 44 000. An unabated Holstein cause near Hamburg could draw England and Russia into conflict, risking a German revolution if interference occurs. Berlin reports 200 officers joining Willison and Holsteiners. Also reports a storm causing damage but no injuries.
The Augusta Chronicle notes the President's steady, conciliatory speech on the New Mexico Texas boundary question. It praises the tone and urges Congress to act promptly for an amicable and liberal settlement to avert collision and restore harmony to the Union.
Cholera continues to spread in Virginia and across the western states. Nine deaths in two days at Harper's Ferry, six at Winchester, with cases also reported in Charles Town area. Martinsburg Gazette notes thirty five to forty cases since outbreak at Harper's Ferry, about twenty five fatal. The disease extends through Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee and more. It is expanding along the Lakes with numerous locations affected.
The St Louis reports list four Whigs and one Benton Democrat winning congressional seats: Darsy in the first district Porser in the second Miter in the third Bowman in the fourth and Puetrs in the fifth. Legislative results show 60 Whigs 32 Benton Democrats and 22 anti Benton Democrats elected so far.
A severe Saturday storm brought thunder, hail, and high winds lasting about two hours. Reports say three grain barns burned by lightning, stacks of wheat oats and hay toppled, low lands flooded, and fences swept away in a damage track not seen in thirty years. Cadiz report dated the 8th.
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