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Newspaper
Cambridge Reveille
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1850
Page
2
Volney B. Palmer is authorized to receive payment for advertisements and subscriptions to the Reveille in Philadelphia Boston Baltimore and New York.
The Palladium notes a county subscription of 100000 to the Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad. Editorials criticize Mr Smith and Mr Julian over votes and pledges, while local notices urge debt collection and public documents. Peach buds reportedly damaged. Vestal advertises sweet potatoes.
The second set of works by Rev. S. K. Hosnovz from Cincinnati press offers a learner friendly collection of rare English words arranged as letters with a vocabulary and definitions. Raymond & Co's Drug & Book Store in the city offers it for 30 cents. The issue also reviews the Saturday Evening Post and offers club rates for Godey's Lady's Book Graham's Magazine Sartain's Union Magazine with subscriptions paid in advance. The Louisville Journal notes the death of George W. Weissenger of congestion of the brain after a short illness.
Washington reports a pending duel between Col Bia cell of Ililuvia and Col Jefferson Davis of Mississippi over a remark about Buena Vista. Both are skilled marksmen. Efforts intensify to reconcile the rival factions as the Supreme Court handles the Wheeling Bridge case with Stanton and Stewart arguing. Columbus notes Bliss elected Secretary of State and Mannypenny and Braylan appointed to state boards.
Washington report from New York Expresa cites a Bill from the Committee on Territories to admit California as a state and organize its government. The measure aims to settle the dispute, though details are unclear. The House reportedly will wait Senate action before acting.
In Washington on February 26 1850 the Senate adjourned after reports and personal remarks between Hale and Foote and a funeral for General Bem a distinguished son of New Hampshire. The House then moved to committee on the President and California with Milton resuming and concluding his speech as Pa Toom! and others interact.
An editorial from the United States Railroad Gazette argues the Richmond and Dayton line will greatly aid Wayne County farmers by providing fast access to Cincinnati and eastern markets. It estimates hog shipments and other farm products could save tens of thousands yearly, improving real estate values and market reach.
A New York boy recounts travel to California in 1849, noting high prices, rough living, and plans to return by steamer then through Mexico. He describes food costs, encounters with traders, and a harsh voyage, while other items discuss state constitutional reform and European politics.
The steamship America reached Halifax with advices from Europe two weeks late. Reports from England note the Queen's speech and Parliament opening by proxy. Ireland suffers under economic hardship, while France sees riots in Paris and a crackdown on liberty trees. Rome may see the Pope return, Circassians push Russians back, and Switzerland faces extradition disputes. Greek tensions rise with England, and Prussia advances toward a constitutional settlement amid Schleswig-Holstein hostilities. Markets show mixed hopes with American securities steady, corn and flour prices down, and bacon demand improving.
Cincinnati reports show buyers and sellers at odds with telers bidding 4.50 to 4.60 and asking 4.65 to 4.85 for an item. Provisions include 700 bris Mesa Park at 98.75 and 8000 shoulders plus 8000 de Hamme bulk Tennessee at 9.85. New York lists cotton sales 200 bales with price declines. flour markets noted heavy prices. corn and yellow varieties quoted with limited activity. pork values around 10.50 nose and 8.65 for prime cuts. St Louis with wheat sales of 19,000 bushels at 87 to ? February prices.
Citizens of Wayne and Henry counties gathered at Hagers Town for a meeting to promote the continuation of the great central railroad from Richmond to Pendleton intersecting the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine line at Pendleton. A committee drafted a preamble urging immediate stock subscriptions and urged cooperation with Centreville and New Castle leaders to connect Washington Hagerstown and New Castle to the rail line. The session adjourned after appointing a four member committee to confer with local officials and publishing the proceedings in regional papers.
A veteran New York smoker says Union Square to the Battery equals two and a half cigars. An exchange paper notes this as a new distance measure, recalling Dutch village counting with drinking glasses and humor about timing with brandy and water.
transcription notes reveal transcription errors from manuscript to proof sheet. the handwritten line about many members weeping and mr speaker winthrop appears altered by typesetting into a claim that members slept and winthrop drank beer. the text shows scribal corrections and garbled phrases in an early printed page.
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