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Newspaper
Delaware State Reporter
Location
Dover, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1855
Page
2
Public notice details subscription terms for the Delaware State Reporter and advertising rates. It states annual price, advance payment, single issues, renewal via continued subscription, and charges for discontinuation. Advertising charges include per insertion rates, display, and conditions for long or undecided ads. Official paper for U S Laws notices.
Dover 1855 argues universal access to learning drives public progress and wealth. It cites England versus China and Scotland versus Ireland, claiming knowledge empowers nations and individuals alike, shaping health, longevity, and prosperity.
The most important aim is diffuse knowledge for public and private gain. Schools lay the foundation, but mental improvement should continue beyond the classroom. Lyceums, debating societies, and reading rooms offer broad access to learning, combining amusement with instruction and yielding lasting personal and social benefits during the long fall and winter evenings.
News column discusses the court postponement of a Maine Law case in New Castle to the next May Term with attorney Allmond handling the liquor sale charge. The Republican press is sharply criticized for vowing vengeance and predicting further delays, while speculation about Judge Harrington’s stance and potential Prohibition support intensifies the political clash. A Delaware Liquor Dealers meeting is announced for Delaware City, and notes cover sugar crop expectations in Brazoria, a New Castle attornery admission, and various local notices and proclamations.
The debate over the prohibitory Maine Law remains unresolved as the New Castle Court grants a postponement to the next term upon defense counsel’s request. The piece notes opposing views from the Carson League and peers, urges restraint, and argues against legislating morals while affirming Democratic opposition to prohibitory legislation. It also covers military dispatches, hotel promotions, winter travel notes, and patent counts across various industries.
Prinaperonia notes winter's arrival and Mile. Rachel leaving Philadelphia to escape the climate. European theatricals influence crowds as patrons applaud performances they do not fully understand. The report covers a fatal self destruction along with social commentary on cost, currency, and commerce in Philadelphia.
Advancing quotations show lower qualities and an average of 2.20 for advance prices. Corn supplies are light with moderate demand, 13,000 bushels new yellow at 70 to 75 cents per bushel and 3,500 bushels old at $1.00. Outs are in fair demand. prices firm at 41 to 45 cents. Rye remains in market with limited activity and slight gains noted since the last report.
The State vs Charles O Laborious indicted for horse stealing pleads guilty. Sentenced to restore 250 to owner, pay 100 fine, one hour in the pillory and twenty lashes. The State vs Clinton Hogans indicted for larceny of fowls guilty. sentenced to fifteen lashes and restitution. The State vs same indicted for burning a barn verdict not guilty. The State vs Mary Ann Burton indicted for assault and battery verdict guilty. fine 15, costs. The State vs Chas O Laborions indicted for larceny of goods guilty. sentence lashes with imprisonment and to restore Dr. Shriver 824.50, wear convict jacket six months and pay costs. The case against Chas M Allmond indicted for selling liquor moved for continuance to next term. opinions differ among counsel. The court discusses continuance to allow defense and notes law remains presumed valid until decided. Other items include Hood and Tried cases with pillory and restitution details, and remarks on the law’s constitutionality. Washington and Evacuation Day notes, plus local news from Wilmington and other areas.
Long dispatches detail renewed hostilities in Oregon and Puget Sound with 3500 U S troops and volunteers in pursuit of bands of Indians. Reports from California and Nicaragua mention cholera absence and mining yields as Washington grapples with frontier violence and settlement pressure.
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