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Newspaper
Delaware State Reporter
Location
Dover, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1854
Page
2
Local notice from Delaware State Reporter announces prices for weekly issues, semiweekly editions, and business cards. Includes advertising rates, agents Edward Potts and George Buzine in Wilmington, with subscription and receipt arrangements and a call for public notices.
Dover readers are urged to back a proposed Dover to Mahon river canal and plank road to boost trade. A 1838 Dover Register reminiscence outlines the town’s growth, harbor needs, and the potential for a seaport at Mahon river, arguing a canal could attract ships, raise land values, and spur regional commerce.
A Port Mahon editorial argues for a Dover to Little Creek Landing and Mahon River plank road to boost grain trade. It claims reduced wagon costs, higher corn prices locally, and strengthened Dover commerce, with estimates of 16 000 to 32 600 dollars per mile and yearly farmer savings.
News from Cuba reports the Crescent City brought letters to the 15th inst. Fifty-two passengers and cargo of molasses and tobacco. Havana business dull, health good, Archbishop Hughes recovering from bronchitis after the voyage. Diario de la Marina praises the Captain General for salary allocations to schools and relief funds. Guatemala and San Salvador summaries note war costs, harvest losses, improving commerce, sugar and coffee growth, legal reforms, and upcoming elections in San Salvador.
In the Thirty-Third Congress session, speeches by Mr. Cutting Mr. Westbrook and Mr. Walbridge address New York party strife and administration policy. A message from the President transmits Spain related dispatches about the North Carolina affair, referred to Foreign Affairs. Rewards for San Francisco relief crews are announced, with detailed per-person honors. General Grespex’s treaty terms outline large territorial cession and indemnities, prompting editorial critique.
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