Arrival of the Britannia and Asian dispatches in Boston
The Britannia arrived in Boston from Liverpool at 7 am on Wednesday. News from India reports a 10,000-strong British force advancing to Jellalabad and Kandahar after Sir William McNaghten's death, with fierce clashes and shifting loyalties under Akbar Khan. Canton trade and Chinese armaments feature in broader notices, while a shadowed Arctic voyage from Stockholm to Tornea highlights unique solstice phenomena.
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Britannia
Royal Mail
Hewitt
Liverpool
Boston
England
Continent
India
China
Marseilles
William McNaghter
Pottinger
Jellelabad
Ghazni
Cabool
Candahar
Sele
Elphinstone
Akbar Khan
William McNaghten
Poutinger
R. Sale
Walsh
Madras Native Infantry
Drummond
3D Cavalry
Webb
Airie
Her Majesty
Connelly
Warburton
Sub Treasury and bank policy stir debate in city politics
A historical letter questions Mayor Morris and the Locofoco faction over a proposed ordinance directing city receiving officers to deposit all funds in a bank designated by ordinance. The writer mocks the sub treasury stance, cites party conflicts, and notes a Pennsylvania Senate wage-security bill for workers in insolvency cases, urging Chicago to follow suit.
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Wiurre
Svun-treasury
Morris
Ciy Treasury
Locofoco
Lloyd
Srovne
Nicholas Biddle
Sub- Treasury
Locofoco City
Tribune
Washington affairs classes in long military contest for 1844
The article reports Washington factional plotting for the 1844 race with Van Buren and Buchanan versus Calhoun Woodbury and Tyler inspired schemes. It notes Silas Wright’s weak bid, Tallmadge’s chequer bill support, and general Locofoco strength while warning against tariff and land distribution clashes. It also mentions Hag’s Oil, oil lamp experiments, and American-British trade notes from Portsmouth and St Joseph shipments.
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New York
Stevenson
Ritchie
Polk
Washington
Benton
Buchanan
Pennsylvania
King
Alabama
Col
R. M. Jolson
John C. Calhoun
South Carolina
Levy Woodbury
New Hampshire
Birmingham
Yorkshire
Silas Wright
Silas
van Burer
Tyler
Tyter
Senate
Tallmadge
Maxine
Congress
Thomas Corwwen and Giddings Contest in Warren County
Norwalk dated May 3 1812 reports a special election in Mr Giddings district showing a large majority for Giddings over his opponent Locofuco by about 3600. County by county tallies list Ashtabula 1624 Lake 248 Geauga 990 Trumbull about 300.
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Giddings
Locofuco
Ashtabula
Lake
Geauga
Trumbull
New York Conspiracy Against Whig Winners
In New York City the Locofocos allegedly plan to defraud Whigs of certificates in the 6th 5th and 12th wards. The piece asserts Locofocos ignore public will for office and predicts the Whigs will prevail in the Common Council decision.
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New York
Loco
Common Council
Pipe layin g scandal taints New York election fraud
The Locos face allegations of bribery and vote buying in the New York election. An affidavit by Joseph Latourette describes prisoners pardoned from Blackwell's Island being ferried to the city to vote the Democratic ticket. He cites barge arrivals, watchhouse transfers, and coerced voting at the polls. Names cited include Ruggles and Bogart as keepers involved.
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New York
Joseph Latourette
N. York
Blackwell’s Island
Eighth Ward
Fourth Ward
Ruggles
Deponent
Dog’s Hotel
Gote
Bogart
Bidith Ward
Shin-plasters stir Detroit merchants and currency woes
Detroit shin-plasters have been repudiated by butchers and merchants, who now accept them only at a 25 percent discount. about 28 to 30 thousand shin-plasters remain in circulation. editors warn local business men to avoid these notes and similar fakes as the west faces a growing monetary strain with emigration and rail road troubles. The Erie Railroad faces financial distress, while Irish and Whig tensions spark political debate. The Steam Canal Boat Black Hawk begins testing on the canal with a stern paddle wheel.
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Detroit
Butchers
Mad River
Egypt
Milan
Huron
Granville
Urbana
Ohio
Black Hawk
Lockport
Bitaty Beonomini
Village Elects Officials In Annual Corporation Election
In yesterday’s village election without opposition, Crartes W. Paer was chosen Mayor and Morris poste Recorder. Trustees named Lester Clark Pheodore Baker Jones Benedict Juln Buckingham Samuel Pennewell, with Thomas G. Raitt as Assessor. The Congressional apportionment debate followed in the House, proposing varied representative totals before settling at 60,500, predicting 250 members and outlining state counts for the next decade. U. S. Journal.
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Crartes W. Paer
Morris Poste
Trusees
Lester Clark
Pheodore Baker
Jones B. Benedict Juln Buckingham
Samuel Pennewell
Thomas G. Raitt
Rhode Island Special Session Gathers as Crisis Looms
An Extra from the Providence Journal reports the Rhode Island General Assembly met in a special session by Governor proclamation. Ox called the roll of 37 members, a quorum. A Governor’s message to a ten member committee hints at requesting federal aid to quell domestic violence and forms a council to advise the executive, plus organizing needed military forces. Free Suffrage party drills local companies amid tensions.
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Rhode Island
Providence Journal
General Assembly
Journal
United States
Free Suffrage Party
A. ¥. Tridune
Public Debt remarks in House by Mr Marshall from Ky
In a House speech on the public debt Mr Marshall of Kentucky argues the previous party left a debt as a charge on the next government. He claims the Treasury was overflowing when they took charge and squandered funds, leaving a heavier burden and higher taxes for the people and the conquerors. He also opines that reading a magazine yields more virtue than cigars or costly theater.
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Marshall
House of Representatives
Right of Search Manners Improving in Salem Harbor
The New York Herald reports a British brig twice boarded the Salem brig Mermaid off Africa. The Mermaid’s captain says boarding officers treated them with civility and did not search or enter the cabin. British orders reportedly forbid offensive acts such as hatch removals, echoing Lod Aberdeen's letter on restraining cruizer conduct. The piece notes public disapproval in St Helena over past seizures and ends with a proverb about self-praise and a note on a six foot diameter glass church bell cast in Swelen.
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Canton
Burr
Nias
Frade
Johnson
Canton River
N.Y. Herald
Salem
Africa
St. Helena
St Helena
Jones
Lod Aberdeen
Mr. Everett
Temperance Meeting in Norwalk At Court House
The Washington Temperance Society of Norwalk will meet at the Court House Friday evening at bell ringing. An address may be expected. Members and friends are urged to attend promptly. P. Alling, Secretary.
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Washington Temperance Society of
Norwalk
Court House
P. Alling
Sabbath School Exhibition at Methodist Church
An exhibition by the Sabbath school of the Methodist Church will be held in the church on Wednesday evening May 4 at 7 30. The public is invited to attend.
Notable Local Reference in Family Note
Surnamed individuals Sae title within a brief notice show SIVNEY AUGUSTUS and J.S. Skinner, son of Horace Clark, Exg, of Butlyen, with dated mention the 16th ult. and a small closing line about a “brain” bulletins or instrument.
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Jn Buffato
Wil Dion
Brain
Sivney Augustus
Deel
J.S. Skinner
Horace Clark
Butlyen
Weather Summary for Week of the 26th
The past week shows showers in the morning on 26 with cloudy cool conditions. 27 and 28 remain cloudy and cool, 29 and 30 are pleasant with clear skies. 1 to 2 switch to mixed weather from clear to rainy with cool temperatures and northeast winds.
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N.E
Notice of patent hive cannibal? misread.
Elizur Linsley submits a notice from the Ohio Observer concerning a contention over ownership of William Halls Patent Bee Hive. The notice, filed by an agent of John M Weeks, seeks publication across several counties and echoes Weeks advertisements from January.
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Ohio Observer
John M. Weeks
Week
Inet
Salisbury
Vermont
Halls
Sil
Weeks
William M. Halls
S. P
Elizus Linsley
Ohio
Rochester
For sale notices in Norwalk listings
For sale advertisements list names and towns including Meriden Newtown Danbury Norwalk Brookfield Stratford Norwalk agents and sellers. The fragment mentions multiple individuals such as M Blinn Justus Belden J Asa Roberts Levi Curtiss and others with locations in Connecticut.
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M.blinn
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