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Newspaper
Maumee Express
Location
Maumee, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1837
Page
2
The Perrysburg community debates a plank walk on Front Street and related public issues. The quarrel includes criticism of a newspaper proprietor and allegations of embezzlement, with references to local figures, political tensions, and regional economic concerns.
Dispatches from Madrid recount a more serious engagement on the evening of the 20th in which the Carlists were defeated. Confirmation arrives of British prisoners at Ardooin being shot, with 182 victims reported. Lisbon advices note the queen bearing a prince on the 19th and Saldanha marching north to the Douro with Bomfim in pursuit, amid limited other news.
New Orleans reports describe a slave plot to kill all white males and spare women and children. A planter named Mr. Compton informed authorities. the ring leader, a slave, confessed plans to rise in Alexandria and Natchitoches before moving on to Orleans. Several were executed or imprisoned, with troops patrolling the disaffected district and fears of unrest for free persons of color.
A Salem Mass Gazette item notes former U S Senator Oliver H Prince and his party visiting the city. It recalls his Georgia law publications, his wit, and a humorous work titled no Georgia training.
A mixed Philadelphia banks report shows discounts at 86,800,000 with a $2.8 million circulation reduction and $0.9 million deposit drop, offset by Girard Bank refunds. Monroe opens a new bank with 150,000 capital. local chatter covers politics, counterfeit bills, and shipping losses.
A new Whig journal is planned for Washington City with a distinguished editor from the Louisville Journal, aiming to appear around December first. Farmers hear talk of pork prices for the coming season, with offers at four dollars per hundred being mentioned. Banks near term resumption of specie payments are noted. the Utica Observer reports the White House has resumed some specie payments.
The New York Gazette reports on a silk specimen exhibit by the Hartford Silk Company at the American Institute showing mulberry leaf fed silkworms and strong, pure silk. It notes state support, a patriotic share purchase by Christopher Colts, and a London Quaker weaver displaying machine made silks including works illustrating Penn’s treaty. It also covers various contemporaneous items from Russia, temperance, politics, cabinet changes, animal escapes, and publishing in Cincinnati.
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