A Tale of Mary Alld and the Wooden Leg
Henry, invited to stay with his uncle, cleaves to cousin Mary as she recovers from injury. He learns of her kindness and talents and confronts his preconceptions as Mary guides him toward a heartfelt, enduring love amid wealth, status, and family approval.
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Henry
Alld
Miss Jones
Mary
Harry
Capt. Alld
Moll
Mary Jones
Moli
Capt. Ulld
Forry
Ives
Greens
Terpsichore
Tom
Mary Alld
Green
Improvement in Blasting Safety Fuse Promises Advances
The article from Saturday News highlights a new Safety Fuse used in rock blasting. It replaces metallic primers, ensures flame reaches powder at eighteen inches per minute, can discharge under water thirty feet deep, and costs one cent per foot, boosting efficiency and safety.
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Journal of the American Insititute
Outrage on St Lawrence Frontier Seizes British Steamer Peel
From the Northern Frontier a Watertown dispatch reports armed men, likely Canadian refugees, boarded and set fire to the British steamboat Sir Robert Peel near French Creek. No lives lost, but the mate burned. crew evacuated to Kingston. Governor Marcy ordered militia aid and rapid action to protect frontier waters.
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Albany Argus
Watertown
Marcy
Marshal
Express
Utica
Geo
Sherman
Wartertown
W. L. Marcy
H. Davis
French Creek
G. C. Sherman
Robert Peel
Ogdensburgh
Kingston
Mullet Creek Bay
Col. Cummings
Sackett’s Harbor
Wool
Armstrong
Mwe
Cross
Sir Robert
Jas. Fairbanks
Dr. Carrier
North-western Passage Found By Hudson's Bay Company
The New Lira reports that a party under P W Dease and Thomas Simpson has traced the northern shore of North America from Franklin's Return Reef to Beechey Cape Barrow. The finding completes a northern map, linking Atlantic and Pacific regions, though not establishing a practical Arctic passage. Praise goes to the Hudson's Bay Company and its mariners.
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Hudson’s Bay Company
Messrs. P. W. Dease
Thomas Simpson
North America
Franklin
Fire near Bayou Square destroys Vicksburg blocks
On the 20th a fresh arson attempt aimed to burn Vicksburg. It began in the stable of Ayre and Swain near Bayou square and, except for a foundry building, consumed every structure in the square. The south wind aided, and the fire spread from the northern quarter toward the south.
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Vickspure
Vicksburg
Messrs. Ayre and Swain
Bayou Square
Col Jordan Vigus Named Candidate for August Election
The Herald notes Col Jordan Vigus is a candidate for Representative in the upcoming August election. A new Book Store opens in town offering a wider selection, promising to ease previous scarcity and invite local patronage.
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Col
Jordan Vigus
What has become of the Common Council
The remark mocks city leadership amid street drainage issues, urging residents to judge by the visible frog ponds in the streets and let those ponds speak for the council’s performance.
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Common Council
Treasury Circular Promises Note Acceptance Rules
The late Congress rescission of the Specie Circular prompts a new Treasury order. It requires specie paying bank notes to be accepted for public dues, bans notes under twenty dollars, restricts bank notes to demand payable at the issue place and equivalent to specie where received, and bars notes from banks issuing sub five dollar bills since July 4 1836. The notice also promotes the Genosen Farmer for agricultural readers with cheap subscriptions via J. W. Wright, Esq.
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Treasury
Congress
J. W. Wright, Esq
Stand Against Abolitionism At Annual Conference
The Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York adopted a strong stance against Abolitionism. Several ministers who defected from the church were suspended. The piece argues that united church opposition could curb mob law and its consequences.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
New York
Fire devours Monrovia town leaving only church standing
A large fire consumed Monrovia Alabama on the 17th causing total destruction except for one house. The church banking house academy and post office were all swept away. Authorities suspect incendiary work.
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Monrovia
Alabama
Repeal of the Specie Circular Note from N Biddle
The letter from N Biddle dated May 31 1838 to Hon J Q Avams Washington praises Congress repeal of the Specie Circular and predicts a safer permanent resumption of specie payments. Biddle expresses willingness to cooperate with government and banks to restore currency and end the controversy.
Wisconsin Territory Footnote Creates Iowa Territory
Congress divides the western region of Wisconsin after July 3, establishing a new Iowa Territory with a government modeled on other territories. The area west of the Mississippi will form this separate jurisdiction.
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Wisconsin
Congress
Mississippi
Iowa
Whig Columbus Convention Supports Harrison for President
At Columbus a Whig convention chaired by ex Governor Trimble urged national unity against the administration. Resolutions push for a united Whig bid with William Henry Harrison and endorse Henry Clay or Daniel Webster if nominated. Also call for Senators Morris and Allen to resign their seats.
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Columbus
Trimble
Federal Party
Ewing
Burnet
United States
Congress
William Henry Harrison
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Messrs
Morris and
Allen
Arkansas Speaker Wilson Acquitted in Winter Murder Trial
The speaker of the Arkansas House, Wilson, was acquitted of murdering Mr Anthony during a winter House session. The trial was described as shamelessly conducted and the outcome surprised many observers.
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Arkansas
Wilson
House of Representatives
Anthony
Fisticus in Congress Sparks Tennessee House Brawl
In the House during debate on the Indian Bill, Tennessee lawmakers Messrs Bell and Turney fought verbally and physically. Bell called Turney a tool, Turney challenged the charge, and Bell struck him, producing a rare but tolerated display of pugilism in Congress.
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Congress
Bell
Turney
Tennessee
House
Mr. Bell
T. Rose
Mr. B
Treasury Notes Issued Under Recent Acts
The act of October last authorized ten million dollars in Treasury notes. Six million have been returned for duties, leaving four million nine hundred thousand. Notes issued up to June first under the May 21, 1838 act total eight hundred thousand eight hundred seven dollars and twenty six cents.
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Treasury
South Carolina Legislature Considers Fire Relief Loan
The governor convokes the South Carolina Legislature to devise aid for Charleston fire victims. He proposes negotiating a state loan of two or three million dollars to fund relief in the city.
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South Carolina
Charleston
Crime Statistics Compare Britain and France 1830 35
Morreau Jonnes compares France and Great Britain using official records. He finds murders and wounds far more common in Britain, higher rates of robberies and criminal trials, more convictions, and greater use of capital punishment in England during 1830 to 1835.
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M. Morreau Jonnes
France
England
Academie Des Sciences
Kingdom of
Great Britain
Directors test wheel-at-head steering on steamship plan
The London and Westminster Steam Navigation Company will fit one steamer with the steering wheel at the bow to test Captain Basil Hall's advocated design. The move aims to evaluate the potential handling differences and feasibility for future vessels.
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London Weekly
London and Westminster Steam Navigation Company
Basil Hall
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Stockbourne
Boston
P.S
the Herald
Oologansportes
Boon
Biddle
N. Biddle
J.Q. Avams
Washington, D. C
Ohio
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