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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1849
Page
2
The Argus reports Democrats sweeping key races with Col. Seymour elected governor and Thurston winning a congressional seat in Rhodeland Ohio. Whigs claim the other seat as party exchanges celebrate Democratic victories. The piece hints at territorial treaty tensions affecting sentiment and reserve policies.
The article notes upcoming elections in Virginia and across states such as Indiana Kentucky and Tennessee. It mentions Democrats aiming to gain a majority by sweeping seats, with Whigs competing in Richmond and other regions.
The text discusses the Free Soilers opposing the Democratic party in Connecticut and comments on elections and public sentiment. It references political factions, proposed platforms, and perspectives on governance and liberty, noting divisions and calls for reform amid historical party conflicts.
Reports describe the siege of Multan and fall of the fort, with bombardment, breaches, and magazine explosions. Details cover troop movements, casualties on both sides, and a chaotic night as Sikh defenses collapse and British forces secure the town.
The Pennsylvanian reports mass removals of 160 Post Masters and other offices as part of a broader rotation. The New York Herald summary notes an administration push to reassign positions, targeting incumbents who are Democrats, with Whigs favored for new posts. General Taylor’s era is described as orchestrating rapid changes, with Ewing and Collamer cited among rotation advocates.
Fragmentary European dispatches describe shifting military and political tensions. The text references uncertain names and places, with garbled terms suggesting alliances, governance, and potential wartime developments impacting regional stability.
An overland express brings two weeks of Europe news to St Johns from Halifax aboard the Niagara. Reports note London money plentiful and India news stirring English public opinion. The navigation bill nears passage in Commons while cholera wanes in England but rages in Scotland. Executions of two Gen Brea murderers occur, others pardoned, and imperial tensions with Russia rise over Cavaignac and Napoleonic events.
An office opens in Havre to register names of potential emigrants to California and other destinations. Reports from New York note changes in mayoral leadership and council majorities. Radetsky defections increase as Piedmont Lombardy ties fray. Sardinian forces prepare for action. Prussian elections hint at large democratic gains. A Prussian envoy will buy ships for the US Navy. The Dutch king dies on March 17. The Herman plans to sail March 20. The Niagra reports one passenger list aboard.
A speech recounts novel tactics to delay suspending a bill in the Senate. A member tracked ayes and nays to block reconsideration, feigning apoplexy to trigger adjournment and swifter passage. Toasts honor Dr Tate of the Senate and a note on Rome’s three consuls.
New York reports add details by the date steamer on ongoing war with guerrilla tactics. Ireland suffers murders in the south and west while England recovers from continental political tensions. Holland’s king’s son moves to his dominions after his father’s death as timing suggests French and English accord on Italian affairs.
The fragment references a Next era rise in status and a faction described as peers and a congress member amid a mob scene. It notes a person named Mrs. Awsa who died at Bellefontain Logan county aged 84 years.
News from New Orleans reports cholera raging with dreadful violence at Port Lavaca Texas. The notice dated April 12 1949 from Loving Rise notes the outbreak and urges precaution.
Havana papers and letters received in New Orleans report that enslaved people on Saint Lucia rose against white inhabitants. The insurrection was eventually quelled by soldiers from nearby Saint Bartholomew.
Gen Talota states in conversation with R J Riddle he favors a 5 percent protective tariff not too high to endure, supporting ad valorem principles. Ongoing annexation debates in Canada and Cuba prompt warnings of risks versus gains. The California gold yield to date reaches between two and three million dollars. Married in Shawnee Township on the 15th, Daniel Swally to Elizabeth Flinn.
Fragmented text discusses Lima school matters with names and locations largely unreadable. Mentions Lacna vicinity and dates near March, unclear events about observers and tracking.
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