Treasure Trove Unearthed Near New Windsor Silver Coins Found
New Windsor near Newburg on the Hudson yields 650 Spanish silver dollars in a jar unearthed by laborers at F Corwin’s brick-yard. Coins dated 1720 to 1723 appear unworn. theories place stash with Capt. KYD or Revolutionary Army soldiers. Washington headquarters nearby.
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New Windsor
Hudson
Onondaga County
Silas Corwin
Mexico
Kyd
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Ellison House
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Hasbrouck
Heirs of Louisville land seek vast claim on Campbell estate
The Quincy Whig reports air despatch from Louisville stating heirs of John Campbell, owner of 300 acres at the city center, plan suit to regain property valued at thirty million dollars. The tale traces wills, a North Ireland cousin, a burned clerk’s office, and a disputed transfer aided by Breckinridge. A Cincinnati woman, Fanny Doherty, now pursues new evidence to assert her Fleming lineage.
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John Campbell
Ouisville
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Ohio
Pittsburg
Penn
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Ireland
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Canada
Breckinridge
John C. Breckinridge
Lexington
Fleming
Fanny Doherty
W. R. Alexander
Petition to the Queen on British labor distress and emigration
An English paper the Bee Live prints a petition from unemploy ed subjects urging the Queen to allow emigration to distant colonies where labor is needed and food is abundant. The petition opposes disunion of colonies, asks for imperial unity, a proclamation of a united British Empire, and calls for Parliament to address distress and seek remedies.
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India
A Playful New York Boy Defends Self in Fatal Row
A New York deputy sheriff argue s with Arch ibald Douglas at 6 Battery Place ends in Douglas dead from a gunshot. The author insists it was self defense, not murder, citing the coroner and jury findings while condemning public sensationalism. The piece mocks trial by public opinion and the law of the ring.
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Thomas Jackson
Archibald Douglas
Battery Place
Douglas
Jackson
Thomas Cody
New York Post cites defeats on constitution provisions
The New York Post estimates that the new State Constitution is defeated by 50,000 and the negro suffrage clause by 25,000 with little hope for the Judiciary clause. Erie Railroad pays 16 million for Atlantic and Great Western control and abandons legal actions. A Troy prayer meeting includes an enthusiastic request that the meeting be anointed with the Isle of Patmos.
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Isle of
Patmos
Rights of Colored Persons of Railways in Illinois
The Illinois Illinois case in the Winnebago Circuit Court involved Ann Williams, a colored plaintiff, suing the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company for denying her a seat in the ladies car. The jury returned a verdict for Williams with $200 in damages after evidence showed she was excluded solely due to color when seats were available. The defendants plan to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Chicago Legal News
Ann Williams
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company
Benjamin R. Sheldon
Winnebag
Elijah W. Blaisdell, Jr
Cyrus F. Miller
James W. Wright
Jason March
Rockford
Belvidere
Illinois
Sheldon
Supreme Court
Dying Man in Difficulty Coffin Too Small
A Koolau native sick with fear of death sends for a coffin. The coffin proves too narrow for a personal test, prompting laughter and a quick sale at a loss. The piece credits Kovlan’s honorable eccentricity and hopes for his long life and further amusement.
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Koolau
Kovlan
Washburne Denies Requests for Mission Contingent Funds
The Hon. E B Washburne writes to the Journal of Commerce denying he asked for 1500? dollars for contingent expenses and defends economy in public matters. The piece contrasts his stance with the Postmaster General who sent Senator Ramsey to Paris for 9000 dollars to negotiate a postal feat but failed, prompting calls for congressional rebuke.
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Journal of Commerce
Ramsey
Paris
Washburne
Extraordinary Pill Intake of Samuel Jessup 1817 Death
Samuel Jessup died in Lincoln shire in 1817 after consuming vast quantities of pills over years. From 1791 to 1876 he took 226934 pills at about 10806 yearly, averaging twenty nine daily. In final years before 1816 he averaged seventy eight pills daily, and in 1814 swallowed at least 1590. He also took 40000 bottles of mixture and juleps. The apothecary supplying these delicates sued for a small balance.
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Samuel Jessup
Lincolnshire
Protectionist Tirade Sparks Wheat Market Debate
The Pittsburgh Gazette quotes a Tribune critique arguing against reliance on foreign markets for grain. It contends tariffs depress home prices, protect domestic firms, and tax agriculture, urging continued export to sustain elevated breadstuffs value. A companion note from the Sycamore Republican recounts Uncle Isaiah and Minnesota wheat growth, predicting a vast rise in wheat production and likening Minnesota to a future Odessa.
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Odessa
Butler Arrest Ordered Over $80,000 Theft Claim
Judge Jones of New York's Superior Court orders arrest of General Benjamin F. Butler on charges of felonious appropriation of silverware and gold-hilted swords once owned by General Twiggs, valued at $2,935,000 plus a $2,000 silver box, bail set at $15,000 with parole allowed. The case stems from a suit by Mrs. Florence of New Orleans.
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Indy
India
Jennie Shaw
Lakeland
Minn
Europe
Daven- Ports Iowa
Wm. B. Shubrick
Army
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Sylvanus Thayer
Braintree
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