Groves and Lite Elected Aldermen After Corporation Election
The Monday corporation election filled the vacancies of Aldermen Wright and Taber with Groves and Lite elected. Ohio Congressman Duxcaux published a sharp reply to Bond's charges against the administration, described as a scorching retort. Some Whigs consider a slander suit, calling the accusation preposterous.
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Wright
Taber
Messrs
Groves and
Lite
Duxcaux
Congress
Ohio
Bond
Carr. Marryatt praised after Cincinnati stay
The Kentucky and Ohio Journal reports Carr. Marryatt has recently been in Cincinnati for some time and receives favorable mention from the paper.
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Carr. Marryatt
Cincinnati
O. Journal
Monster meeting plans to trap the monster of Devils Lake
A Saturday evening gathering discussed capture methods for the monster of Devils Lake. Delegates formed committees and adopted resolutions while drawings illustrated possible tactics. Proposals included new names for the creature and a council of amenity to pursue the effort.
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Devil’s Lake
Manito
Newspaper borrowing and local subscriber ethics
A farmer boasting wealth and land sponges a newspaper, while he profits from papers he won’t subscribe to. The writer laments readers who exploit printers and publishers and urges support from existing subscribers. Gen Harmison campaigns through Ohio as the idea of him President provokes Eastern skepticism.
Louisiana Governor Election Report
Early returns show Roman with 7565 votes to Prieur 793 and a federal Democrat gain. Results suggest a more liberal legislature likely, with further tallies to come.
Extreme heat records and tribal eviction whispers
The St Joseph Michigan Post reports a 110 degree shade reading on the 18th. In Marshal County residents petition Gov Wallace for an armed force to drive the Pottawattamie Indians from lands they still claim, after refusals to move west of the Mississippi. The outcome remains uncertain.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Monster of Lake Mani-too Debunked by Local Inquiry
A newspaper review questions the Lake Mani-too monster tale citing local settlers and Indian superstition. It notes Cedar Lake near Tippecanoe River as the only lake in the area and describes lingering fears about a giant creature once feared by natives.
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Lake Man-I-Too
Pottawatomie
McCartney
Mani-too
Stark County
Cedar Lake
Tippecanoe River
Van Buren in England Impresses Court Circles
The New York Herald correspondent in England reports John Van Buren living at Long's Hotel in Bond Street and engaging English society with wit and natural drollery. He chats with the Queen's guests at table and shares views on America’s landscapes. Separately a Baltimore Sun account describes a horrific murder by a Black woman named Sarah Henry, who intoxicated and then burned a rival woman.
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John van Buren
England
N. York Herald
Court of
St. James
Ife
Long’s
Bond Street
France
Duc de
John
United States
Sarah Henry
Federal
Sarah
Baltimore Sun
Mismanagement of the Canal Sparks Public Letter War
A letter signed by A Traveller and another by Truth critique canal water issues. Fisher of Peru defends his role as engineer, arguing water flow decisions avoided danger and breach. He challenges Truth to prove claims and notes officers’ duties and when he could act alone.
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THE
Herald
St. Joseph
Mr. Bird
Fort Wayne
Aqueduct
Ile
Wabash and Erie Canal
Fisher
Peru
Jas. Whitcomb
Com
Land O
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Oura
Planters, Merchants, &c
Charleston
Leggett
New York Evening Post
Tale
Journal of Commerce
Forrest
Hale
Mr. Leggett
Cass
Col
Thorne
Bridge Street
Tipton
N. O
Spencer, Rice & Hopkins
Wabash
J. T. Douglass
Ind
McElhany & Berry
Thos. R. McElhany
Thos
R. McElhany
Henry P. Berry
H. P. Berry
Fee
Brier and Hudson
Market Street
Litle & Jerolaman’s
Spencer, Rick & Hopkins
B. Ganson
Bridge St
A. Smead & Co
Logansport
North Street
Geo. Myers
AOO
Ss. S. Tipton
Bas
Yellow House
Col. J. Vigus
Bridge and
Broadway Streets
William W. Washburn
Isaac Louderback
William Robb
A.smead & Co
Kanhawa
H.a.,smead & Co
Drs
Litle & Jerolaman
Bridge
Fourth Streets
Litle
Jerolaman
Spencer, Rice and Hopkins
Sarah Kinnear
Drs. Litle
H .A.smead & Co
Smead, Kendall & CO
A. Harris, Esq
Indiean Affairs
J. W. Edmonds
A. U
Opper
Hamilton & Compare
William Sill & Co
Isaac Kendall
Ephraim Bearss
Richard Helvey Alenry Barnett John B. Chapman
John Green Job B. Eldridge Harrison Barnett
G.N. Fitch
Wm. R. Davis
West
Indianapolis
U. States
Martin van Bur
Ren
United States of America
Indiana
la Porte
Ten Mile
Towit
Meridan
Crawfordsville
Vincennes
Wabash River
City of Washington
M. van Buren
Janes Wartcour
General Land Office
H. A. Smead & Co
H. B. McKeen
Hi. B. Montagu
Brackett and Buchanan
Copartners
Hanna, McCleery & Dart
J.C
D. Douglass
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