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Newspaper
Erie Observer
Location
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1850
Page
2
Evelena O Neill, condemned to die, maintained innocence as thunder rolled above the court. The judge wept as the sentence was read while crowds sought a pardon or reprieve, but no answer came.
The Richmond Times reports Rev Joel W Jones, once a Methodist chapel leader, left his congregation amid unpaid bills and rumors of past bigamy. Related dispatches note Seminole removal talks, Pena y Pena in Mexico, and Tehuantepec canal proposals with Mexican congressional funding bids.
The Postmaster of New Alexander Ohio offers one hundred dollars less to any person providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of George Tucker a Yankee pedlar accused of feloniously stealing a girl Sarah Jane Wright age 15 from his household. Tucker has a wife and two children in distress.
The Empire City steamship arrived at the port after leaving Chagres on January 26 and reaching Kingston Jamaica. It then sailed for New York and Panama’s vicinity hosted several major liners including the Alabama and Severn. Reports detail gold cargoes, passenger counts, and incidents in California and San Francisco including a murder at the Bella Union and a sailor’s death.
The paper reports reissuing a war proclamation on arrears with many paying up and treaties made for the year. It discusses a Cleveland to Willoughby road, five miles finished with tolls covering interest for the full project, and mentions Erie area rail and local politics including a Pittsburgh and Erie Railroad director election and public sentiment about New York and Erie connections.
The piece rails at the Cass Democrats and Northern Whigs over the Wilmot Proviso vote. It denounces dough-faced Republicans, accuses them of serving masters in Louisiana, and claims the North guides the political dumbness as a southern Whig faces the presidency. The author mocks the press and calls out hypocrisy in party alignment and territorial government debates.
The piece criticizes mass petitions for new banking systems and favors gold and silver over paper money. It cites the Washington Globe on paper dollar costs and argues for memorable currency reform while condemning the enduring burden of paper notes on the public.
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