Electors Named for Ohio and Virginia in 19th Century Vote
Fragmentary list shows vice president candidate John Tyler from Virginia and named district electors including Jonathan McCarty and Joseph G. Marshall. Additional surnames appear as Wrausax Hupp and others, with sworn signatures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tyler
Virginia
Jonathan M'Carty
Joseph G. Marshall
Jon W. Pars
I Ricnaro W. Is
Eenareatis Jossia L. Warra
Janus H. Caaveng
Caigs
Wrausax Hupp
S.lann
People’s Ticket Announces Municipal Slates
The newspaper prints multiple candidate lists for mayor and council across several tickets including Corporation and People’s slate. Key names include John B Patterson James W Dunn R B Stevenson War Hubbell John S Patterson and others vying for mayor and council seats in upcoming elections.
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Messrg
John
Pattersap
Aes Fonge
Jeane Hines
John Green
Tamasunse
R. B. Stevenson
Raceapse
William Hubbell
People's
J. S&s
Packet Boats On Wabash And Erie Canal Run Fort Wayne
The Packet boats are now running upon the Wabash and Erie Canal between Logansport and Fort Wayne. The communication of A Whig in reply to Jackson Democrat shall appear in the next number of the Telegraph.
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Jackson Democrat
Wabash and Erie Canal
Logensport
Fort Wayne
Corner-Stone Laying for Logansport Court House
The corner-stone of the new court house in Logansport will be laid today with the usual ceremonies. A procession of mechanics with banner, the Masonic fraternity, the mayor and council, and citizens will form at the Mansion House at 1 PM and march to the site, led by the Logansport Band. Details will be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Mansion House
Harrison Meetings and Convening Across States Rise
The friends of Harrison and Reform hold meetings and conventions nationwide. New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia papers express strong confidence in the forthcoming triumph of the elder hero of the Leg Cabins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of
Harrison and Reform
United States
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Eel Township Meeting Notice for April Delegates
The Democratic Whigs of Eel township will meet at the Logansport Presbyterian Church on April 6 to select three delegates for the County Convention on April 11 in Logansport. Goal is to unite on a suitable Cass County Legislature candidate. General attendance requested. Committee: Jas. W. Dunn and D. B. Coulson.
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Telegraph
Eel Township
Logansport
Longansport
Cass County
Jas. W. Dunn
Isaac Hines
D. B. Coulson
Thespians Stage Two Plays This Evening
The Logansport Thespians present The Lady of the Lake and The Whee of The Two Gregorias this evening at the community theater. Local cast features student actors and stage crew preparing for opening nights.
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Logansport Thespians
Gregorias
Canal labor push urged to finish Wabash and Erie by October
J L Williams chief engineer issuing to contractors on the canal emphasizes completing unfinished work as soon as practicable. Funds arise from sale of about 90 000 acres in the Miami Reserve with minimum prices set and a 60 day or so estimate cycle to certify debts, prioritizing labor claims.
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J. L. Williams
Public Works of Indiana
Canal
Ohio
Ohio Line
Lafayette
Miami
Sale &c
Tippecanoe River
A Girl on the Rolling Prairie
A letter dated March 21, 1840 from The Telegraph to Mr. Enson Kendall presents a playful song in verse. The speaker claims willingness to marry a western lad and vows to wed before twenty, praising Hoosier suitors and Kentucky origins while eyeing a rolling prairie wedding as a memorable event.
Liberty Hall and Cincinnati Gazette Extra Issued for Election Demand
Tippe Caine Clubs order extra papers offering Liberty Hall at one dollar per subscriber for seven to eight months. Includes political movements, foreign and domestic news, and legislative summaries. Also notes Colonel Murray’s Paris loan of 150000 on Indiana state bonds and Polk’s nomination by Virginia Administration at Richmond.
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Tippecaine Clubs
West
Liberty Hall
Cincinnati Gazette
L'Hommedieu & Co. Publishers
Murray
Paris
Indiana
North American Trust & Banking Company
Cataline and Burr Parallel in Treason and Downfall
The piece argues that Cataline in Rome and Burr in the United States shared traits of ambition and deceit. Both sought chief power, faced distrust from elites, formed secret plots, and suffered personal ruin. It warns virtuous principles alone guard republics against such figures.
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Cataline
Burr
Cicero
Cato
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Ioso
Barr
United States
Rome
Agricultural Interrogatories for Farmers in 1839 Census
A notice invites farmers to answer a series of 1839 crop and livestock questions for the U S census. Marshals begin in January, gathering data on horses, cattle, crops, wool, hemp, flax, tobacco, rice, cotton, sugar, wood sales, dairy and orchard products, wine, and garden/Nursery profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. States
Marshalls
Jane
Expenditures of the Government As Shown in Public Tables
The Madisonian urges readers to study a government expenditure table compiled from public documents and compare it with the President's message to judge rulers' sincerity. It presents figures for Van Buren’s first three years totaling 111,406,993 with an annual average of 37,185,651 and recalls Adams and Jackson administrations.
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Madisonian
Glaas
van Buren
Adams
Jackson
England
Washington
Britain
Harrison
Van
Florida
Tippecanoe
John Bull
General van Buren
Terre-Haute
Political dispute over federal debt and party spoils
The text accuses the current administration of mismanaging funds, noting paid debt, surplus distribution, and a lack of appropriation for harbors and Cumberland road costs. It claims 5,090,000 dollars in Treasury notes are needed and argues against party spoils politics, urging the people to act.
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van Buren
Cumberland Road
Treasury
Queen's bridal dress and royal cake described in period piece
The report details the Queen's wedding attire with orange blossom wreaths and Honiton lace dress by Mrs Bettans, lace origin near Bolou, and the bridal veil and train. It notes the lace workers' efforts, the lace pattern, and the royal cake design nine feet in circumference. It also mentions Anglo-Indian warfare news and comments on political figures.
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Springfield
Order of the Garter
Order
Boer
Sun Coast
Hloutton
Kingland
Brussels
Miles Rial
Trousseau
Court Journal
Messrs. W. C. Walker & Co
Louoln Paper
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Eeacceoea
People's Ticket
H. Harrison
Banuel Bigger
Rush County
Samuel Hall
Gibson County
New Court House
EEL Township Meeting
Thespians
THE
MR. Enson Kendall
Kaintuck
Gazette
Virginia Administration
Richmond
Gov. Polk
Tennessee
Catalin
Aaron
Por
Caroline
Kim
Bure
Mr. Adam
India
Khelat
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