Cabinet Seating Factions Stir Washington News
Washington buzzes as Mr. Buchanan strongarms a Cabinet pick with Cabinet rivals close behind. Marcy partisans hope a Pennsylvania appointee surfaces, while Glancy Jonas is named as a possible secretary. A push by the New York hotel clique favors Robert J. Walker, all shaping the looming administration. Mrs. Buchanan extends a cordial invitation to Mr. Pierce to stay through inauguration.
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Funeral of Preston S Brooks Draws Mixed Reactions
The funeral drew the President and many officials, but an indiscreet Sumner reference offended Republicans. House members condemned the remark as inappropriate. Also noted is a salary bill boosting State's Attorneys pay from 500 to 800 and the capital attorney to 1000. A Washington note mentions a shelfing of an ancient naval matter amid a Northern and Southern political struggle.
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Preston King Elected U S Senator by Joint Convention
Preston King was chosen U S Senator for six years from March 4, 1857 by the Assembly of New York in joint convention on Tuesday the 3rd, replacing Hamilton Fish. The piece asks whether the Democracy should contest the seat as well.
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Mr. Giddings Leaves Washington for Rest at Home
Reports from the National Lira say Mr. Giddings, advised by his physician, has departed Washington for home to rest and avoid excitement. Friends in Washington fear for his health after a recent attack and urge cautious recovery.
Promyn retells fears of new tech and rail dangers
Promyn cautions readers that some prefer wooden scows over railways and express travel. He mocks mills and machines as impious while warning of divine judgment for ignorance. He likens belief in rail travel to fatal lightning and Deluge era caps, noting fate tied to old superstitions.
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Billa Passed by the Legislature in New York
The New York Tribune notes poultry receipts in the last ten days of 1858 averaged 200 tons daily, totaling 2,000 tons or four million pounds of turkeys geese ducks fowls and bus, amid legislative action reported from New York.
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