Armistice Scene At Sebastopol Immense Dead On Front Lines
A London Times correspondent describes an early armistice at Sebastopol to bury the dead. British French and Russian soldiers mingle in the trenches while flags fly and a brief pause allows removal of corpses amid sights of blood and shattered muskets.
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London Times
Sebastopol
Gordon
Ald
Midle
Mameton
Allen Drande
Helaise
Crimea
Eynipsges
Sevastopol
Begorra
Sime
Battle on the Canton River Described by Steamer Queen Officer
An officer aboard the United Steamer Queen reports from Canton on February 15 detailing heavy cannonading along the river and combat between imperialists and rebels. He also recounts a recent Chinese battle with many casualties and ships sunk, noting bodies fill the river and the difficulty of clearing the paddle wheels. He doubts Canton will be taken by rebels.
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The
Norfolk Herald
Queen
Canton
News from California and New Orleans April 29 1855
The Daniel Webster steamship arrived with California dates to April 9, ten days after Grenada. San Francisco water lot sale ordinance void without constitutional majority. suits seek £430,000 refunds. Adams & Co. assigns Roman Cohen and Jones. New rich diggings found near Diamond Springs. Salt Lake City reports March 1. Seven Penyan Indians implicated in Captain Demnison murder captured. Star of the West sailed from San Juan to New York on July 23 with £300,000 in specie.
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New Orleans
U. S. Mail
Daniel Webster
Superior Court
San Francisco
Roman, Cohen and Jones
Adams & Co
New
Rich Diggins
Diamond Springs
Salt Lake City
Demnison
Star of the West
San Juan
New York
Eclipse of the Moon Observed in Clear Sky
An eclipse on the Ist of the month drew general notice as the moon entered Earth's shadow before nine and was totally obscured by ten. The total eclipse lasted an hour thirty minutes with a reddish tint, while stars remained visible in a calm, cool evening. Astronomical observations note changes in moon velocity over time.
Governor Reeder Attacks Missouri in Warlike Speech
Excerpts describe Gov. Reeder of Kansas arriving at Pa and denouncing Missouri with warnings of northern action if the South refuses to disavow ruffians. The column also notes gold from Georgia and a large diamond found near Richmond, plus international unrest in Russia with Alexander II.
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Reeder
Exeren. Pa
Kansas
Missouri
War rumblings and local notices headlined in Marietta Advocate
The letter from The Hon. Hiram Warner rejects using his name for Congress. Massachusetts lawmakers push measures to aid Kansas against Missouri incursions and defend constitutional rights. News notes cover Sevastopol talks, postal kindness, a large Boston fire loss, a Kentucky coal mine fire, a New Jersey Railroad verdict, and other domestic items.
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Hiram Warner
Marietta Advocate
Congress
Guy
iKansas
Reeder
Kansas
Massachusetts
Black
Commonwealth of
Supreme Court of New York
New Jersey Railroad
Various 19th Century Tidbits Stir Historical Interest
The survey highlights diverse items including sugar prospects in Louisiana, seizure of 26 diamond rings aboard the Africa at Boston, poor mackerel seasons off France, Boston merchant Thomas Wiggleworth's death worth $2 million, ministers in Washington taking leave to visit Europe, Havre to gain spring water from St. Laurent, Henry A. Wise's long canvass speaking stint in Virginia, Virginia’s 1852 presidential vote tally and Pierce’s margin, editor Win H. Green of Sumter Whig dying in Livingston Alabama, the French emperor offering 1060 guineas for a perfect charger for the Express, with breed and obedience requirements.
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Henry A. Wise
Virginia
Pierce
Win H. Green
Sumter Whig
Livingston
Alabama
Great Britain
Ireland
Marriage notices in Georgia and Florida churches
Married couples announced in Oglethorpe county and Tallahassee churches. Isaac M. Kenny of Athens weds C. A. Ross of Oglethorpe by Rev Joseph 8 Key. In Tallahassee, J W Water of the Albany Patriot weds Miss Karl Dyxe on May 1 by Rev Josephus Anderson.
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Oglethorpe County
Joseph 8. Key
Isaac M. Kenney
Athens
C. A. Ross
Oglethorpe
Tallahassee, Fla
Josephus Anderson
J. W. Water
Albany
Karl Dyxe
Market prices from the Rio Coffee and sugar listings
Corrected weekly from the Examiner shows Rio Coffee at 11 1 2 to 12 cents per pound. Salt per sack 1 50. Sugar candles 26 cents per pound. New Orleans sugars fair add 5 1 2 cents per tablespoon. Prime 6 1 2 cents per pound. Syrup in barrels 25 cents per gallon.
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J. L. Hill
Tiley
Anp
Stewart’s
New Orleans
Java St. Domingo
Rio Coffe
B.C
Prize figures from a garbled lottery note
A damaged OCR fragment lists various prize values and codes such as 7 500, 5 000, 2 000, and 1 009 with do or similar suffixes, plus mentions of QW and 100 with numerical substitutions. Approximation prizes are hinted but unclear.
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Fort Gaines
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