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18 Nov 1854
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Danville Advertiser in Danville, Indiana
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Newspaper
Danville Advertiser
Location
Danville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1854
Page
2
New Fall and Winter Goods Arrive at Local Stores
New Goods from Nereon Trotter & Co. arrive in large boxes offering Fall and Winter Dry Goods Clothing and Groceries. Foro Gurstre also adds Fall and Winter Goods Groceries and premium chewing tobacco as advertised by P Levinson & Co. Watch for upcoming advertising and bill offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nereon Trotter & Co
Foro & Gurstre
P. Levinson & Co
Brokin Bank
Grave Yard in need of repair east of town
The Grave Yard east of town is in poor condition with a large portion of the paling down allowing easy entry for hogs and cattle. Residents with buried friends are urged to take steps to secure and re-inclose it soon. A note mentions the first snow of the season and impending colder weather. The Governor has issued election certificates to state officers elect including Dr. Nofsinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nofsinger
Wreck of the Yankee Blade near San Francisco
The Yankee Blade steamship ran aground on a Pacific coast rock ledge south of San Francisco on October 1. About twelve hundred passengers were aboard, with roughly thirty drowned. Accusations target the captain for desertion as passengers claim robbing and outrages occurred after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Bank panic eases as epidemic among Banks wanes
The epidemic among the Banks is relaxing and the worst is passed. Institutions that deserve to stand will survive with little injury. Failures cause temporary disruption, but trade, credit, and bank paper quality should improve after the panic blows over. No major failures outside the state.
Know Nothings and the Irish Vote in Pennsylvania
A fragmentary 19th century column discusses the Know Nothing party, Judge Jeremiah Black, and Mott in Pennsylvania. It notes Black’s 25 000 lead and Mott’s margin, then pivot to a pro advertising tirade urging merchants to advertise to weather tough times. It cites the V. I Tribune and argues advertising as a remedy for debt, ruin, and slow sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Jeremiah Black
United
Supreme Court
Mott
Know Nothings
Black
V. I. Tribune
Times
Philadelphia
Indiana State Stock Notices Reflect Swindling Brokers Threat
A fragment discusses how Indiana business notices warn against state stock paper and broker influence. It criticizes brokers as swindlers, notes banks like the Bank of Connersville and Northern Indiana State Stock Bank, and mentions English and Miller as the only Old Liners elected to Congress from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State
Indiana
Bank of
Connersville
Indiana State Stock Bank
Logansport
English
Miller
Congress
Close Governor Race Sparks Shifting Election Hopes
The New York governor contest between Seymour and Clark remains unresolved with results alternating as returns come in. Anti Nebraska factions and Know Nothings impact the legislative balance in several states, while Massachusetts reports a sweeping Know Nothing victory. Congressional returns show mixed gains and losses for parties, notably anti sinism trends in the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seymour
Clark
Temperance
Raymond
Assembly
Seward
MrNors
Dufine
Mrentcan
Wisconsin
New Jensry
Massachusetts
Know Nothings
House
Action
Opp
Cate
Vermont
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Itildy Ecg Pat Els Ek Ghee Aa Hs Waete Wee Od
Michigan
Wsighelt Cis Sc scBugsssaUees
Vavid TiWayec Ghees
Vivier Obese
Death notices and appointments in Washington and New York
Death of Mrs Hinmintor widow of Alexander Nlamilion aged 97 at her Washington City residence on the 9th inst Capt James Smith tried in New York for piracy in the African slave trade convicted first under the law with death penalty Captain John Cain of Indianapolis named Indian Agent for Washington Territory
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extratetu Hasiztrox
Alexander Nlamilion
Washington City
James Smith
New York
John Cain
Indianapolis
Washington Territory
Atlantic brings 100 passengers to New York from Liverpool
The Atlantic arrived with advices from Liverpool and London dated the 1st. It left Liverpool early Wednesday and passed the Pacific on the following Saturday. The siege of Sevastopol advances slowly with several outr e forts damaged and French guns spiked after Russian sorties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic
Liverpool
London
Pacific
Sevastopol
Karashff
Crimea
Dunkellin
Ole Bull Concert in Indianapolis Tuesday Night
Ole Bull gave a concert in Indianapolis on Tuesday night last, assisted by Strakosch and other distinguished musicians making the event a notable musical gathering in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Bull
Strakosch
Indianapolis
Danville Library Association Plans Weekly Meetings
A Danville library club notes it suspended activities in spring due to short nights but with longer winter evenings returns. The member urges a meeting next Friday night at the old room upstairs in the courthouse to arrange regular weekly gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advertiser
Danville Library Association
Court House
Dangerous sidewalk hole near square building urged to be filled
A reader complains of an unfilled excavation beside a new brick building on the north side of the square. He warns it is a public nuisance after a sober man fell into the hole, urging the owner to fill it or face prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advertiser
Mr. Borror
Trombo
Kansas politics and slave issues spark hopes for freedom
Correspondent notes shifts in Kansas politics and fears a pro slave majority via Missouri transients. Election for a Congressional Delegate looms with multiple candidates in both parties. unity among free soilers preferred though unlikely amid Missouri influence and anticipated fierce struggle.
Emigrant Aid Clashes Over Kansas Territory Influence
The article details tensions between anti slavery emigrants and Missouri slave power interests as they converge at Westport and along the frontier. It mentions agents promoting violence, a Fort Leavenworth officer’s rebuke, and warnings from Francis Evans about abolitionist foes while urging settlers to assess conditions firsthand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elasas
Kanan
Lén
Kansas
Ted
Missouri
Enttire
Ately
New York
Fort Leavenworth
Richard Mendenhall
Westport
Francis Evans
Douglas
Friends of Free Territory
WM. F. Harvey
Journey to the West in 1854 Indiana to Iowa Frontier
A traveler from Springtown Indiana recounts a long overland mission to establish a home in the contested Territory near Missouri and Iowa. He notes prices for corn and oats, describes towns like Springfield and Indianapolis, and shares a vivid contrast with Illinois living conditions and land value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advertiser
Lewis
Springtown
Deadricks County
Indiana
Filinsis
Missouri
Putnam
Larke
Springfield
Illinois
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Ilinois
Danville
Dayton
Anne Coffin
Coffin
Debate in an oyster cellar about Indiana politics and Know-Nothings
A confidential exchange between W of New Albany and I of Greencastle discusses Indiana election results, Fusionists gains, and the fate of the Old Line Democrats. The writers debate Democrat unity, the Nebraska Bill repeal, free state sentiment, and potential Know-Nothing alignment, ending with a vow to sell a press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lewis
Capital
New Albany
Greencastle
Indiana
Eveu
Gut
Co Mainy
Patton County
Eccles
National Democratic Party
Henry 8. Lane
Glu
Darsum
Congress
Territories
Free States
Kansas
Nebraska
United States
America
Sam
Vast U S Copyright Music Collection In State Department
The Washington Globe reports a remarkable music archive in the State Department copyright bureau. A single copy of every U S copyrighted work from the past thirty years fills about 120 volumes, with 60 volumes of songs and 60 of instrumental music, each about 250 pages, totaling over 30,000 pages and more than 300 volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Globe
Copyright Bureau
Department of State
United States
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A W. EF. Lewis
BSA
Correspondence OF the Advertiser
The
Kansas Tremitory
Madison Hadley
Thomas Johnson
Entror
J. Wright
Delhi, Delaware Co
Iowa
John
Leo
Seana Doubl
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