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Newspaper
Carlisle Herald
Location
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1856
Page
1
The advertisement outlines publication frequencies and rates for the Cannus Illustrated weekly. It lists prices for single issues, square inch charges, and quarterly half yearly and yearly rates. Also notes commissions for marriages deaths and obituaries and states the printer not liable for ad errors.
An OCR fragment lists US government offices with misspelled names and titles including the Secretary of State and other cabinet roles. It reads like a scrambled ledger of officials such as the Secretary of Interior and Navy Secretary, with garbled spellings and uncertain attributions.
A fragmentary listing names several official posts and figures including Currin as Secretary of the AnoNEW, J B Wrawse as Surveyor General, E Banks as Auditor General, and S Mrenaw as Treasurer. Supreme Court figures J Livis and others are referenced.
A garbled OCR excerpt lists regional officials and offices such as president judge, associate, district attorney, prothonotary, recorder, sheriff, coroner, county commissioners, and other department heads with numerous misspellings and scattered names. The text appears to catalog local government titles rather than report an event.
Borough officers are named including the burgess and ward constables. The document names Col. An Marnona Nouz as Assistant Burgess, Samual Gould as Burgess, C Woodward as President, and others such as Thos M. Biddis John slobant tay Michael Livi Line and Robert McCartnley as Ward Constable or Constable roles.
A local church directory lists services for First Presbyterian at Contre pune and Hanover streets, Second Presbyterian at South Hanover and Pointre, St Johns Prot Episcopal at Cantre Souare, Anvylish Lutheran at Hadford, German Reformed at Louther, Methodist at Main and Pitt, Methodist K Church second charge in College Chapel, Roman Catholic at Pomfret near East street, and German Lutheran at Pomfret and Bedford. Changes require notification to the proper parish.
Rev Charles Collins is listed as President and Professor of Moral Balance. Also named are Remellon Rev Human M Johnson Professor of Philosophy and English Literature James Wy Marshall Professor of Ancient Languages Stev Otis Li Vidang Professor of Mathematica J Willian A Wilson Professor of Natural Science and Carstyr at the Slusoum Alexander schen Professor of Hebrew and Modern C Languages anett Bepjunia Arbogast Tater in Languages Samuel 2 William Principal of the Grammar School Williamo A duively Assistant in the Grammar School.
Readable fragments list directors officers and daily train departures. Names include Frederick Watts secretary and treasurer, A F Smith superintendent, and Captain John Danlap. Schedule notes Carlisle departures at 10 am and 3 17 4 o'clock with daily westward trains.
The notice outlines postage charges for within state and nationwide mailing. It mentions rates in cents per ounce and prepaid options for advertising inserts and other mail pieces.
An old newspaper snippet advertises the Herald Job Office offering book and job printing neatly and promptly executed. It emphasizes reliable service and in house printing capabilities typical of a local paper's classifieds.
Loud calls from the Louisville Journal urge Gov. Letcher to reveal full testimony about Henry Clay and James Buchanan. The piece accuses Buchanan of silencing key letters and seeks Buchanan consent or senatorial action to publish documents related to a contested 19th century political alliance.
A clipping attacks pro Buchanan tactics from 1844, quoting a Democratic tract and denouncing White Whigs for aligning with a pro slavery platform. It condemns criticisms of Henry Clay, Frelinghuysen, and Frelinghuysen’s allies, urging Whigs to weigh slanders and seek righteous retribution.
Harrisburg Telegraph reports a severe accident at Front Street where four children of Mr. John Mellata were badly burned after their mother left briefly. An older brother ignited loose powder in a cheat, setting flames to nearby dresses. two children died and the other two suffered serious injuries with one likely to recover.
The piece notes readers recall earlier outcry over Galphin recognition and payments. It argues responsibility and criticism lie with James Buchanan who approved the claim while Secretary of State under Polk, leading to funds paid from the U S Treasury.
The House approved Sherman’s army bill amendment by six votes and Dann’s Kansas reorganization bill 88 to 74, both facing possible Senate rejection. Friday saw Brooks seated amid a contested Kansas election, with Whitfield denied a seat 110 to 92 and Reeder seated 88 to 118, keeping the race unresolved.
The Louisville Journal recounts a pungent 1812 1815 anecdote about Henry Clay’s clarion call to defend rights and liberties. It notes a quip with Mr Buchanan who volunteered for Baltimore during the late war, and Clay questions whether Buchanan volunteered because the British had left or because they heard of his action.
The Harrisburg Telegraph reports Fremont and Fillmore supporters seek a national union to defeat the Nebraska party. It notes limited wounds from editorials but says the opposition favors Fremont and a political realignment for victory.
In New York hotel, South Carolinian Bushwood W. Wicks allegedly struck a man named Jacob Stanwood after an exchange with Col. Brook. The report cites Black Republican journals for details and notes limited corroboration. A second item reports a batuminous coal discovery near Blue Earth City, Minnesota.
A New York State Gazette report details the takedown of a large counterfeit operation linked to Holloway's Pills. Police seized plates and materials after a medical counterfeiting scheme alleged to rival any in the country, exposing the extent of the fraud and praising Professor Holloway's role in exposing the crime.
A Mobilian correspondent recalls Major Jefferson Buford and his band of Southerners marching to Kansas with rifles and bibles. The expedition is denounced as a wretched failure as many of the 850 men deserted or proved false after exposure to Kansas. The piece argues the return shows the hollowness of the cause and questions if any genuine Southern champions remained.
A Washington correspond ent recounts a whist gathering where Southerners warned Fremonts victory could split the Union. A Southern member quips he seeks only toll money from Virginia applicants for office under Fremonts administration at the Long Bridge over the Potomac.
A steamer from the Fall River line bursting a creak near Ludith Point en route to New York resulted in loss of life and injuries. Names include Miss Sonan B Spangler and John H Brige, with other passengers reported from Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
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