01 Sep 1856
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1856
Page
1
The piece ridicules retracting political claims and accuses Cincinnati papers of false Fusmwone gag stories. It asserts Mr Fitwears will be named if nominated by the American party, praising him as the best qualified statesman for the office.
The piece analyzes Pennsylvania election gains and predicts party outcomes for Fremont, Buchanan, and Fillmore. It cites figures from 1554 and 1884, estimates foreign and Whig votes, and notes Philadelphia and New York commentary questioning Fremont’s Pennsylvania chances.
Fremont papers in Ohio raised the Fitzwilliam campaign flag but the Piketon Journal still prints favorable notices for Fremont at the head of its columns. The piece urges Republican organs in the state to rebuke the journal for talking up the national candidate despite local loyalties.
The New Orleans Courier reports a large public gathering the night before, held in the city center. The crowd included many business men showing support for the Union and Southern rights, evidence of strength for the American party in New Orleans.
The Old Line Whigs of Baltimore met in convention to discuss the National Convention in September. They unanimously adopted a resolution to support Millard Fillmore for the presidency, urging a united national line to preserve the Union and oppose sectional strife.
An Oswego man who had been separated from his wife for years returned to Oswego on Monday. He was recognized by his wife and they embraced. They left together, the wife resigning her second marriage, and a child from that marriage remained with the former husband. Also noted, New York private palaces rise in cost with lavish mansions and a single room costing up to 30 000.
A curious pecuniary detail emerges about daily Rail shipments of 10,000 from Epings to Plombieres. An imperial servant reports that at night the Emperor did not retain a single gou, implying scarce resources for the day ahead.
An engine costing $50 000 is under construction to pump water into the city reservoir. It is guaranteed to raise 1 000 000 pounds one foot using 100 pounds of coal, under two pounds per hour for one horsepower.
Dr John G Treadwell died in Salem Massachusetts on August 22 leaving about two hundred thousand dollars to Harvard University. He was a 1925 Harvard graduate and the gift follows the death of his eighty year old mother.
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