Destructive Fire Destroys Arcole Iron Works Store and Wrecks Room
A fire at the Arcole Iron Works complex in Madison destroyed the store office and warehouse. Clothing worn by a victim was found burnt in the room, and a bed post was burned nearly in two. The blaze caused 5 to 7 thousand dollars in losses with no insurance. Four men pursued a suspected incendiary, while two clerks barely escaped suffocation in the sleeping quarters. The Georgia gazette notes the incident occurred Sunday morning.
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Arcole Iron Works
Madison
D&c
Geauga Gazelle
Legislature adjourns to June for districting duties
Norwalk, rea. 24, 1832. The Legislature adjourned on the 10th instant to meet again the first Monday of June for districting the state. The appointments on the 4th included Seany Brown as Treasurer of State and Warren W. Gautt as Keeper of the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Agai
Seany Brown
Waaray W. Gautt
Ghio Penitentiary
Monongahela Bridge Destroyed by Late Freshet
The Monongahela bridge at Pirtssuren collapsed Saturday morning, sending part of the superstructure into the river. A coal wagon and several horses fell with the span. a man and a boy aboard escaped with no injuries. The 1818 bridge, costing $140,000, may be repaired or rebuilt, impacting local stockholders.
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Pirtssuren
Monongahela Bridge
Jacob Beltzhoever
Democrat
The Flood Overwhelmed Pittsburgh Area
From the Cooks Register dated Feb 14 the flood reached 46 feet above low water sweeping houses and shops within 200 yards of shore. Smoky Island houses were washed away and the aqueduct stood firm as waters receded.
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Cooks Register
Birmingham
America
Pittsburgh
Distressing Flood Report From Ohio Valley
The Mount Vernon Gazette notes extensive flood damage from a late freshet. Warrentown and Wheeling were submerged. dwellings and several bodies recovered. A mail stage near Alum Creek was wrecked. two horses drowned and baggage lost. Ohio registers warn of canal breaches around Cincinnati and widespread canal and mill damage in Elyria and Franklin.
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Mount Vernon Gaz
New York
Wheeling
Warrentown
Ohio
Marietta
Mt. Vernon
Rumor and notices from 19th century political and civic life
Rumors say Mr. Rives may become England minister with Van Buren moving to a State Department post while Tazewell would head a new assignment. Earthquake shocks felt in Montreal with property damage along the Louisville to Pittsburgh corridor. Canada’s population at 511,917, up 88,427 since 1825. Massachusetts House 450 members. US House ratio 41,000 per seat. Senate fate uncertain. Quarantines and smallpox mortalities rise in Pittsburgh and New York. Temperance issues shield the Massachusetts Prison. Archibald Graham dies in Columbus after a stage overturning. Kentucky and Indiana charter a bridge company across the Ohio Falls. Hudson River rail route proposed Albany to New York. Connecticut editor marriage noted and printer’s caution on correcting errors. The Paris civil sphere notes genealogical merit and roots in ancestry.
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Baltimore Patriot
Rives
France
England
van Buren
Livingston
State Department
Tazewell
Montreal
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
United States
Senate
Lower Canada
Pennsylvania
U.S
Congress
Albany
Bank of the
U. S
Assembly
Board of Health of
New York
Europe
Massachusetts State Prison
Archibald Graham
Cincinnati
Columbus
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Falls
Hadson River
Connecticut
Boston Morning Post
Priner
Canal links Wabash to Lake Erie in Indiana plan
Indiana Legislature passes the Wabash and Erie Canal bill opening a direct water route from the Wabash River to Lake Erie. The project, aided by prior land grants, aims to boost regional commerce and connect the St Joseph feeder and associated waterways.
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Wabash and Erie Canal
Indiana
Wabash River
Lake Erie
St. Joseph
Muncition Work Through Ohio to Indiana Rail Route
A Buffalo Journal note discusses a railway project from the lake to the inland state of Indiana. It mentions a portion passing through Ohio with state responsibility for the making and completion. Also records two local marriages: Travis Adams to Bannary Barns and Anam Kine to Luar Harnis.
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Lake Erie
New York
Indiana
Ohio
Buffalo
Inez
Preston
Travis Apams
Bannary Barns
Peru Township
Araunah Fatun
Anam Kine
Luar Harnis
Sheriff Public Sales Notice in Huron County Ohio 1832
Writs issued from the Court of Common Pleas in Huron County Ohio direct the sheriff to sell at public vendue. Lands in Norwalk and Florence are listed with specific lot boundaries and acreage to satisfy judgments. Additional items include a forge bellows an ox cart a copper still worm and a Franklin stove offered at various locations and dates. John Miller sheriff Norwalk Jan 23 1832 and Feb 18 1832 notices.
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Shevie Sales
Court of Common Pleas
County of Huron
State of
Ohio
Norwalk
Section
Said
Aaron Lamb
Abel Tracy
John Miller
Sherif
Huron
Cyrus Butter
Florence
O. Jenney
Norvalk
Sylvanus J. Penniman
Cyrus Butler
Nuton
K. Wurlburt, & Co
Joan Miller
Lottery Draw and Legal Notices in Ohio and Pennsylvania
An item announces a March 10 drawing for the Union Canal Lottery Class No 5 with a $20,900 top prize and $5 tickets, plus notices in Huron County Ohio for Timothy Baker seeking partition of 1768 acres and a Muron County Court case on Jade and tenements in New Haven. The notices name Yates & Mintyre as lottery managers, Dr George A. Cook as agent, and Wlisba Steward as estate administrator, with dates and locations in Norwalk and Philadelphia.
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Yates & Mintyre
George A. Cook
Wood Street
Pittsburgh
Union Canal
Philadelphia
State OF
Ohio
Huron County
Timothy Baker
Court of Common Pleas
Fitchville
T. B. Sruncua
Norwalk
Muron County
John Vanhorn
New Huven
New Heven
Vanhorn
New Haven
John M. Beymer
Wlisha Steward
J. Burrown
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Ridgefield Township
Alan
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