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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1850
Page
2
In Washington July 10 at 10:36 P M the President died peacefully with Vice President Mayor Marshal of the District of Columbia Attorney General and family at his bedside. Cabinet will notify Congress and the Executive Departments close. The President's remains will lie in state at the Executive Mansion until the funeral likely Friday.
The nation grieves as President Zachary Taylor dies after illness. Villages suspend business, crowds gather, and mourners honor his service. Millard Fillmore poised to assume the presidency, with a hopeful focus on uniting a divided country.
Fragments describe feasting on cherries and wild berries at the White House as contributing to illness. Gen Taylor’s health deteriorated from Monday afternoon, with doctors in attendance and family physicians consulted. He died after two days of sinking condition, amid political pressures and slanderous attacks during a tense Texas question dispute.
Citizens gathered at the court house on the 12th to mourn the removal of the late Chief Magistrate. Geo Woodruff led the proceedings appointing a committee of thirteen to arrange public ceremonies and report through the press.
A detailed schedule outlines the procession and program for a village ceremony in Marshall. Hon. J. W. Shearman presides as orator with Zunas Tillotson as registrar, while a marshal and committee manage invitations, with a pervading emphasis on militia, veterans, and local societies. The second annual Calhoun County fair features extensive judging categories from crops to livestock, with premiums, rules, and exhibition details across grains, cattle, horses, Wool, and farm implements, to be held near Marshall on October 13.
Delegates meet at Temperance Fall Detroit July 10 1850 to celebrate Detroit Protections. Martin Beecher named Grand Hidyld and John Dubve Grand Pioneer. Reports from state groups except Hillsdale and a few others. Officers and committees announced. The convention adjourned to 8 oclock tonight and reconvened tomorrow. Resolutions mourn Gen Zewang Til, U.S. Chief Magistrate, and urge unity and hopeful succession. Officers elected for next year. Place of next meeting left to Executive Committee. Prepared for National Convention delegation.
The Hibernia reached port at six this morning amid dull flour and firm wool prices. Reports from England praise favorable weather and factory districts, while political tensions in Britain heat up over the Greek issue. A London assault on the queen is reported but harmless. Bombay fires claim many lives. Cuban affairs affect governments. France debates presidential salary and political police arrests rise in Paris. Germany signals a planned union. English and European affairs ripple across ports and markets.
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