Confectioner James Wood in Chesnut Street Slays Daughter
In Philadelphia a fatal tragedy unfolds as James Wood, a confectioner and former Chesnut Street Theatre bar keeper, shoots his daughter Sarah Ann Peake after a secret marriage to bootmaker Mr. Peake. Wood is arrested. Sarah dies of a gunshot wound. Louis Philippe pardons and commutations noted.
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Chesnut Street
State House
Sarah Ann
Peake
6Th Street
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State scrip eyed to speed state funded works
A editorial note argues next winter's legislature will authorize issuing state scrip to finance public works, enabling rapid completion and revenue. Critics warn of fictitious currency, but proponents say benefits outweigh risks as contractors win while the state gains through functioning projects. Maine and New Hampshire adopt altered capital crime rules. New Hampshire leaves death to jury discretion or safe-guarded mercy. Maine imposes a year wait before execution, with solitary confinement otherwise. A memory wager yields a humorous prose memorization test involving a cabbage pie, a bear, and a parade of fanciful names.
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Connersville
Caritat
Maine
New Hampshire
Varied 19th Century News From England to Wisconsin
A Somerset Assizes case seeks 4015 guineas for medical attendance. Bank of Grenada Mississippi moves to wind up and surrender its charter. Pensacola reports few deaths from consumption over five to six months. Paris filings show 607 bankruptcies, 93 joint stock firms owing 148 million francs. Baton Rouge plantations yield 200 pounds daily. J Q Adams critiques the 15 gallon law and calls for repeal or modification. Buffalo ferries and ships departed with thousands seeking westward. Wisconsin official code publication update prompts pride in self governance. Doncaster Gazette notes a centuries‑old oak tree felled by a storm in Nottinghamshire.
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Mammoth Lottery in New Orleans Draw Near
The Mammoth Lottery promoters report letters from New Orleans indicating the drawing will proceed as fixed. Col Joseph M. Wire of Florida opines Schmidt & Hamilton have legal right to execute the lottery under local authority, aiding the Arcade sale in New Orleans. The note also mentions a bank robbery at Columbia and debates over private banking versus state banks, plus trade notes on flour exports and a grand horse race in Louisville with large sums wagered.
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Sylvester & CO
Broadway
Tur
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Joseph M. Wire
Florida
Messrs
Schmidt & Hamilton
New Orleana
Jos
Wabashtown
William Lynch
Francis Murpily
Eyx
Brandeth's pills touted as universal farmer's tool cure
Brandeth's pills are claimed to fix broken ploughs and harrows with teeth out and other farmer’s utensil defects. A pill in an old watch allegedly makes it run like a new one, two pills revive the oldest clock in the country. They are said to aid coffee mills that won’t grind and mend door latches. Corn in Arkansas sells for 20 cents a bushel, which may impact Western States' prices.
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