Grover and Eldridge Named as August Legislature Candidates
The notice announces N. D. Grover and J. B. Eldridge as candidates for the Legislature in the upcoming August election. It also lists the results of a recent corporation officer election with Mayor Jordan Vigus and others, plus township results naming constables and officials including David Johnson as Inspector of Elections and Barton R. Keep as Supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Vigus
Alperman
Cyrus Taber
Philip Leamy
W. H. Wright
Job B. Eldridge
S. S. Tipton
John S. Patterson
R. B. Stevenson
W. L. Ross
A. Vanness
George Weirick
David Johnson
Daniel Heckman
T. R. McElhany
Barton R. Keep
Respite Granted in Jeremiah F Harrison Murder Case
The Indiana governor issues a respite delaying the death sentence for Jeremiah F Harrison for the murder of David Scott. The stay lasts until Friday June 1, 1838, with the official certificate dated March 27 at Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
David Wallace
Indiana
Cass Circuit Court
Jeremiah F. Harrison
David Scott
L. S
Indianapolis
A. D
Wabash Dam at Delphi public meeting action in Cass county
Citizens of Cass county convened at the Seminary to oppose the Wabash navigation obstruction by a pool dam near Delphi. A five member committee was formed to draft resolutions and seek a court injunction while pledging to cover legal costs if a suit is brought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Delphi
J.B. Dillon
H. Chase
G. N Fitch
S. S. Tipton
John Dodd
General Assembly
Indiana
Congress
Laughlin
Logansport
McLean
Gen. Howard
Grand Jury
U. S. Circuit
C Carter
J. Vigus
C. Taber
N. D. Grover
LOGNSPORT LYCEUM LECTURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THREE MONTHS
The Lognsport Lyceum sets lectures for the next three months with public invitation. Dates listed include April 13 April 20 and April 27 with speakers such as Daniel D. Pratt Wilson Wright John J. Murphy and others. The note emphasizes ample preparation time and seeks more participants to sustain the Lyceum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lognsport Lyceum
Lectu
Daniel D. Pratt
Wi’son Wright
John J. Murphy
Robert F. Groves
Geo. W. Blakemore
James W. Dunn
Wa. Z. Stuart
Spear S. Tipton
M. M Post
J. Liile
John W. Wright
Thos. J. Wilson
A. Farquhar
John B. Dillon
N. D. Grover
N. B
Lyceum
Ferald
A Schlosser Affair Defeated
The Buffalo Journal reprints Lewiston Telegraph notes dated March 16, warning that outrages may be committed on the frontier by Canadian authorities. It cites British officers arriving in the last week as evidence of ongoing North Eastern Boundary tensions and England’s policy amid the revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Buffalo Journal
Schlosser
Lewiston
Ministry of England
General Harrison and early American banking history
The Harrisburgh Chronicle presents General William Henry Harrison's rise from Virginia birth in 1773 through early military and political roles, then shifts to a historical overview of banking in Europe and America. It traces banks from medieval Italian and Dutch institutions to England, France, and early U S Bank developments, noting modern banking excesses and market instability.
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Venice
Bank of
Nice
Europe
Magirates
Barcelona
Genoa
Chamber of St. George
Amsterdam
Holland
Smith
Willam and Mary
Bank of England
William Patterson
Dumfries-shire
Scotland
Michael Gregory
London
Great Britain
Bank of Scotland
Paris
John Law
William
General Bank
John Law & Co
Royal Bank
Company of the West
Mississippi
Company of Indies
Bank of North America
Robert Morris
Bank of the
Bank of New York
Bank of Maryland
Providence Bank
Rhode Island
Bank of South Carolina
Union Bank
Boston
New Hampshire Bank
Bank of Pennsylvania
Nantucket
U. S
Gotleib Guilty in New York Trial for Coining Spurious Dollars
Gotleib was tried in New York and found guilty of coining and uttering counterfeit American and Spanish dollars. The verdict confirms he produced and circulated fake currency, highlighting a bold fraud scheme and legal consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotleib
N. York
Moral tale of confidence and money in hard times
A Frenchman borrows five thousand dollars from a merchant during good times and returns days later in distress. The merchant offers a check for the sum, but the visitor seeks not the money but the assurance that the funds are safe and trusted. The tale ends with a note on moral insight and confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
New-York Mirror
Monsieur
Altho
On the Married State from the Cumberland Presbyterian
A cautionary letter advising a young woman about marriage as a garden metaphor. It warns that bliss is not perpetual, praises good humor, and warns against indifference and jealousy. The note describes misleading paths and urges avoiding crooked passages labeled In the right, which reveal perverseness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Presbyterian
Obstinacy and Compliance in the Garden of Virtues
A wistful essay uses garden metaphors to urge virtues like Economy Humility and Regularity. It warns against Obstinacy and Pride while praising Compliance and Humility as essential to growth and proper stewardship. The piece stresses cultivation as a trust and links virtue to lasting peace beyond life.
Rumor of duel among nation’s magistrates at Washington
The New York Gazette hints at a possible deadly clash between two high ranking magistrates in Washington. The piece stresses the public should not be surprised if a catastrophe unfolds, noting two gentlemen of elevated station are involved and material for conflict is present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
New-York
Canada Loafers
Schiosser
London
Rosce
Galigani
Administration
Upper Canada
House of Assembly
Marcy
Caroline
Congress
Navy Island
New York
John Colborne
Chippewa
John Russell
F. B. Head
House of Commons
Lower Canada
Lord Aberdeen
Great Britain
Lord Brougham
Lord Melbourne
Francis Bond Head
Duke of Wellington
Canadas
Lord Glenelg
Lord Gosford
Lord Palmerston
United States
New York Gazette
Washington
Remembered insights on Kentucky and Harrison’s acquisition
A 1804 Washington letter recounts Gen. Harrison’s vast land purchase on both sides of the Mississippi, spanning over fifty million acres. The note notes the gain as curbing English fur trade and hints at Kentucky becoming central to American wealth and population, with future state implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
John Breckenridge
United States’ Senate
Thomas Todd
U.S. Supreme Court
Louisville
Harrison
Kentucky
America
Washington
Mississippi
Illinois
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Virginia
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J. B. Ex- Oridge
J. Brown
Secret of
Wabash Dam
J. Lrrse
R. Wilson
Niagara
Youngstown
Thos. Sewell
Niagara Reporter
George Menzies
Byrony
Old Country
Mills
James Miller
Byron
Daniel M’ Dougall
John Alms
Lockhart
Niagara Dock Company
Jackson
Republic of Columbia
Simon Bolivar
South America
Ohio
Pike
Harrisburgh (Pa
General Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Charles City
Benjamin Harrison
Hampden Sydney College
Philadelphia
Fort Washington
Legion
Wayne
Miami
Ft. Washington
Adams
Northwestern Territory
Jefferson
Madison
Tippecanoe
Fort Meigs
Fort Stephenson
Thames
Proctor
Gov. Shelby
Cass
France
Greenville
McArthur
John Graham
Senate of
U.S. Senate
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