Votes in June district race and council seat win
Abstract of June 1 votes in the district shows Davin S. Bucx of Ward One elected to fill the council vacancy after Jesse Coolidge's resignation. Reports include congressional trial results from thirty one towns and remarks on New England character and a lithographic plates project for New England scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Davin S. Bucx
Jesse Coolidge
New England
Wm. J. Whipple
Boston
Thayer
Missionary from Assam speaks at Cambridgeport Baptist meeting
Rev. Mr. Bronson, a missionary from Assam, India, spoke at the Cambridgeport Baptist meeting house on Last Sabbath morning. He has served twelve years under the American Baptist Missionary Union and travels to bolster support for a native orphans’ school, seeking several thousand dollars for its permanent foundation. Two Assamese orphans, aged about sixteen, accompanied him and spoke briefly, leaving a favorable impression.
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Cambridgeport
Bronson
Assam
India
American Baptist Missionary Union
Friends of Education
California Overland Route Emigrant Prospects
California overland emigration appears immense yet cheerless, though the piece argues many will endure privations without fear for seasoned groups. It quotes a resolution by emigrants at St Joseph's pledging adherence to company rules to ensure safety, speed, and unity on the trek.
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California
St Joseph's
Fort Independence
Land
Promine
Bt. Joseph's
Emigration to California and strict military code
The document emphasizes self-reliance and mutual aid to reach Sutter's Fort, pledging solidarity under any circumstance. It details a harsh bylaw: life-for-life justice with a jury of twelve, unanimous verdicts, and potential death penalties for willful murder, underscoring disciplined organization and fear of the gold rush. The writer expects a massive emigration, predicting a tremen dous rush once California news arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutter’s
Amicus 4
Lot
California
Maria Edgeworth in Memoriam and Autograph
A late English steamer report notes the death of Maria Edgeworth at eighty three. The obituary highlights her writings, moral lessons, and global influence. It recalls Edgeworth town in Ireland and her London visits, including an 1844 autograph letter to an American admirer, praised for its elegant penmanship. Cambridge note dated June 13, 1849.
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Maria Edgeworth
Great Britain
Miss Edgeworth
London
Our
Moonte
Encke
Washington
Maria Evceworth
North Audley Street
Grosvenor Square
Cambridge
Learning the Catechism in Olden Time Penalty Anecdote
In a Chronicle note the author discusses Puritan use of the catechism as punishment and cites Thomas Scott fined for not learning Mr Norton’s catechism. He recalls a Sunday school anecdote from 1791 about Philadelphia benevolence and Sabbath profanation. Times and opinions change, but truth remains.
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Chronicle
New England Primer
Newbury
Newburyport
West Newbury
Joshua Coffin
Thomas Scott
Norton
Newburyport Herald
Philadelphia
Common Council June 12 1849 action on police court and city finances
Sundry papers from the Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed in concurrence. The committee report on establishing a Police Court was laid on the table and printed. Salaries of City Officers accepted and orders moved to a second reading. A committee was formed to consider rebuilding Engine House No 4 and possible location changes for safety and fire protection. Adjourned to Tuesday evening, June 26, at 7 o clock.
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Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Winsor Street
Ward 2
Engine House
Messrs. Fisk, Dunham
Spare, Wood and Hyde
Turkvay
Winneman Engine Co
Ransom Spaulding
Stickney & Shepard
Anson Hooker
Ebenezer Pratt
Third Street
Jona. Wheeler
James B. Rice
J. D. Pearson
Hancock Free Bridge
A. C. Sanborn
Common Council
Augustus Stedman
Amos Munroe
Tleiwo
Carsesal
Allermen Cummings
Stevens
Wyeth
Memorandum on a diploma and catechism in Cambridge
In Cambridge 1849 a discussion on a large diploma for primary schools and memory catechism follows a metaphoric river crevasse. The piece connects religious education to better prospects with pious employers, noting current events near the Sauve Grenaste and urging vigilance against public health nuisances in East Cambridge.
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Massachusetts Sabbath School Society
Pravetve
Cambridge
Fiest
Inet
New Orleans Journal of Authority
Penmanship in Public Schools Should Be Strongly Taught
Cambridge Chronicle argues penmanship deserves emphasis in both public and private schools. It advocates early drills to control fingers, hands, and arms, with daily 10 minute sessions, repeated for years. The piece maintains proper handwriting strengthens faculties, aids future trades and professions, and prevents pupil ennui.
Meeting of Cambridge Officials on June 12 1849
City of Cambridge records show the Mayor and full Board of Aldermen convening. Petitions include tax refunds for Winneman Engine Co and liberty for diggings and building for several residents. New Field Drivers were elected and engine house locations debated. school committee plans term dates and curriculum revisals.
Police Court Notes and River Levee Commentary
Police records show Patrick Collins fined two dollars for drunk and disorderly conduct. Henry Woods jailed for trial on breaking and entering. Hannah Sibley fined one dollar and costs for striking an Irish girl. William and Ballard bound over for trial for an unprovoked assault on Hugh Quoin. Cornelius Ragin fined fifty cents and costs for drinking. The piece then describes New Orleans levee construction and how high water can overwhelm it, noting a long embankment protecting the city and plantations and the risk of levee failure when water recedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Collins
Conte
Henry Woods
C. Callender
Hannah Sibley
Costa
Charles Willia
Charles Ballard
Hugh Quoin
Cornelius Ragin
New Orleans
Lake Ponehartrain
Inconstant French Voters and a Quick Nose for Insults
The Newburyport Herald notes the fickleness of the French public in 1843. It cites Lamartine’s election by wide acclaim to the National Assembly and contrasts it with the later instability that saw most former Presidents of the National Assembly not chosen to the new Assembly.
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Lamartine
National Assembly
Marrant
New Assembly
M. Roney
Chamber of Deputies
Louis Philippe
Jvewburyport Herald
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