Influx of China Flood Events Reaches Lisbon Neighboring Areas
The London Times reports floods in China last summer where villages near Can have water surge rapidly. Some residents sent children in large jars to save them while others were swept away. Reports from Valparaiso note unrest in Chile with a battle near Santiago on December 14 and an armistice disputed. A French Consul General's residence was looted in Santiago with the diplomat wounded, his family escaping to a neighbor’s garden.
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Lisbon
London Times
China
Can
Pton
Pacific
Lafayette
Baltimore
Valparaiso
Chili
Atiago
Constitutional Army
Lastra
Vicl
Prieto
Providence Daily
Santiago
France
Murder Most Foul in Salem Home Invasion
A Boston Traveller report details a brutal murder at the home of Joseph F White Esq in Salem. An unknown assailant entered by a back window from the garden, fatally stabbing White with multiple wounds while he slept, then left blood marks on clothing before a coroner-led inquest. The crime alarmed local residents and drew physician testimony and a search for footprints near the scene.
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Boston Traveller
Samoa
Salem Register
Yeserday
Joseph F White
Thomas Needham
Essex
Mapurice
Murder in Salem Prompts Large Reward and Arrest
Physicians judged the victim beyond recovery as the town mourns a respected elderly gentleman. A $500 reward offered by selectmen, plus $1,000 from heirs, fuels a wide search for the assassin. A suspect, claimed to be the housekeeper’s son, is in Marblehead under examination, while reports state he has not been in Salem recently. An upcoming 1831 solar eclipse is noted with annular and total phases visible in various regions, accompanied by bright planets near the Sun.
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Manc
Marblehead
Salem
United States
New York
New England
Arkansas Territory
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North
S.C
Charlotte
Meclenburg County
N.C
Venus
Jupiter
Planting Sweet Potatoes for Early Harvests
Mr. Cooper plants seed potatoes in a hot bed then cuts sprouts and places three or four sprouts per hill in the field. The method speeds early yields, reduces weeding as sprouts crowd out nearby weeds, and may improve market timing. The American Farmer editor endorses trial, noting northern and middle state cultivators may benefit.
Domestic Silk from Worms Propels Local Industry Rise
A skein of home made Silk from worms fed on native mulberry by Mr. Karent of Nelsonville Athens Co has been inspected and praised as beautiful and on par with Italian Silk. He has produced thirty dollars worth of Silk of equal quality and will offer eggs to those wishing to begin the venture. The Ohio State Journal notes promising silk prospects in the state and urges cultivation. The Buffalo Journal reports plans to establish a White Lead factory using Upper Mississippi ore to meet regional demand and high potential returns. A Felon remedy is claimed from soft soap and lime plaster tested by a recent observer in Sy urge Virginian.
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Karent
Nelsonville
Athens Co
Ohio State Journal
The
Buffalo Journal
Upper
Mississippi
Syg
Ephrain Mulger
Huron County
Ohio
Huron River
Horace G. Johnson
Ridgefield
Detroit
Buttelo
E. Merry
Milan
Ephraim Munger
Nomination Rejected by Senate and Other Notices
A Washington dispatch notes Isaac Hill’s nomination as Second Comptroller of the Treasury was rejected by the Senate in a 33 to 14 vote. The item also reports various brief items: a War Department order for Creek nation whites to leave by the 25th. medical quackery claims. Massachusetts governor Levi Lincoln’s re election. a Boston merchant’s self-inflicted death. population gains in Upper Canada. a Connecticut cow with nine calves in twenty months. a mail stage driver rewarded after a Baltimore robbery. a fire at a Penitentiary blacksmith shop. and a Burlington bank branch opening with Hernan Allen as president.
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Senate
United States
Washington City
Isaac Hill
New Hampshire
the Treasury
Hill
Stroney
White Mountains
National Intelligencer
New York
Rio Janeiro
Emanuel J. West
Chili
Tiie
Davis
Philadelphia
John M. Goodenow
Concrese
Supreme Court
War Department
Wager
Ort Mitchel
Levi Lincoln
Massacusetts
Oliver Bishes
Boston
Mass
Upper Canada
New Haven Register
Connecticut
Baltimore
Guldullare
U. States Bank
Burlington
Hernan Allen
Distressing Casualty In Marion County Well Tragedy
Three brothers died after entering a carbonic acid fogged well in Marion County on a Friday. Their mother, nearby, cried for help as each descended a few feet, and all three perished after inhaling the deadly vapors. A candle lit at the surface was extinguished within six feet, signaling heavy gas.
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Marion County
Boliin
Dangers of Wells and a Senatorial Term List
The notice discusses a distressing accident where brothers were rescued from a well, noting the father is blind and the sons were his dependents. It advises descending wells only with a lighted candle. A list follows of United States Senators whose terms expire in 1830, 1833, and 1835, naming many members and noting sources.
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United States
Woodbury
Wiley
Chase
Sanford
Marke
Chambers
Iredel
William Smith
Forsyth
Burnet
Johnson
Hendricks
Kane
M’kinley
Barton
Rowan
Wolmes
Webster
Foot
Robbins
Seymour
Dudley
Dickinson
Barnard
Naudain
Samuc
Smith
Tyler
Grundy
Noble
Ellis
Benton
Augales
Sprague
Bell
Ailsbee
Knight
Frelinghuysen
Clayton
Tazewell
Brown
Hayne
Troup
White
Livingston
Adams
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Trio
Nines
Omitioe Laws
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Suny Sun
Rerse
Cruol
Kuan
Seta
Bill
Mix & Lemay
Justus L. MIX
Philip Lemay
Munroeville
J. C. MLX
Bronca
Norwalk
Peru
Norwalk Academy
L. Louis
Fraxie
Linton River
James Bangs
Huron
Court House
Timothy Baker
Haran County
VSRO
Vth
Shertl
Court of Common Pleas
County of Huron
Witt-Sean
Charles Latham
Oxford
Townssip
Ebenezer Morry
David Butler
Philo Adams
B. L. Brantry
Norfoulk
Oree
Leverett Bradley
Bainie Barnes
Jennette Barnes
Wildman
Samuel) Barnee
Samuel Barnes
Otick
L Jumette Barnes
Samuel) Barnes
Levarett Bradley
R O. McArty
P. Latimer& Co
Norwalk Hotel
Norwath
Noriwalk
J. W. Vredenburgh
Thes Office
Boot & Shice
Morocco
Prunelle Dom
Coarae
Firma
Jennings & Taylor
Taylor & Dunham
John G. Taylor
Mewalic
Lexum Ravyaonp
Truman
Betsey Raymond
Sewell
Sally Raymond
Daniel
Anne Raymond
State of Ohio
Earl Court
Raymond
Asahel Morse
Merry’s Mills
Bowen
Florence
Epjiraim Munger
Schuyler van Rensselaer
Sairn D. Batowin
George Spicer
Ridgefeld
GW Williams & Hiname
Barnum & Stephenson
Sandusky
Seneca
Jas. Belden
Bolivar
Af. C. W. van Ranst
Bolifre
Duroc
James Rutherford
Richard L. M’curdy
Van
L. Stanislaus
Lyme
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