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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1856
Page
2
The French government seeks settlement in New Caledonia as California emigrants are offered lands free in California but must pay for lands there. California grants 160 acres per emigrant, with mineral lands limited to occupants, while New Caledonia reserves all mineral rights to the government.
A Western dispatch reports comedian and manager Yankee Robinson is actually Scottish. His father’s family inherits over 30 000 pounds in Scotland with three brothers and two sisters to share, but Robinson bought the whole claim and sold his traveling show to kin in Marshall, Michigan, planning to sail for Burns country with his wife.
The ship E Owen departed Hampton Roads on Friday bound for Liberia with many emigrants well supplied in clothing tools and money. About forty passengers are colored persons emancipated by Col Hall and Mr Meredith of Rappahannock Virginia. Seven thousand dollars funded their outfits and on Thursday eight thousand dollars more was distributed to help start their new lives.
Jacob Wesley a 60 year old Beartown miller in Lancaster county Pa was found last week hanging from a chestnut sprout in Welsh Mountaine. He had been missing about three weeks and was single. An inquest returned a verdict stated he acted upon his affirmations as stated in the proceedings.
In a late reply to a Roman Catholic, Brownlow of the Knoxville Whig remarks on Protestant officials allowing such men to testify against Protestants in our courts. He asserts strong opposition to admitting these testimonies and questions the policy and implications.
The Campbell Minstrels opened at Smith and Nixon's Hall to one of the season's largest crowds. The performers are well known locally and regarded as excellent in their profession, with their stay in town expected to be brief and nightly concerts likely to attract full houses.
The noted Western ensemble Menter's Band, highly praised, will perform at Moore's Garden at the head of Main street tomorrow evening. The program features top quality music and a diverse selection of guest pieces. A large audience is expected due to their strong following and favorable reception.
Tomorrow at 11 in Millcreek township near Cumminsville James Cooper Auctioneer sells three tracts known as the Ladiow Sew Mill Property. At 8 oclock a.m. lands totaling twenty eight acres and fifty nine rods near W Walker on Colerain Turnpike one mile north of T Kirby Req in Cumminville sell by court order of the Common Pleas as the estate of James C Ludlow deceased Administrator John Burgoyne.
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