Lyceum Meeting Planned at Miami County Courthouse
Miami County Lyceum will meet Tuesday evening at the courthouse to organize for the coming winter. Gen Houston is elected Texas president by 3000 votes. Danes Weuster visits Boston. the weather brings a heavy snow on the 24th and 25th. politics shift with hard cider giving way to bald face. Prince de Joinville plans a Mississippi Valley tour. Wexny Cray may resign to become president, health demands retirement.
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Washington
Virginia
Gen. Houston
Texas
Prince de Joinville
Mississippi Valley
Wexny Cray
United States Senate
Kentucky
United States
Henry Clay defended as nation’s pure public man
The piece argues Henry Clay’s integrity and duty beyond office seeking, asserting he would not manipulate politics for personal gain and would be a true friend to the republic if called to lead. It praises his unity within the Whig party and condemns maligned attacks on his motives.
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Henry Clay
Whig Party
Republic
Cin
Notable items from the Boston Journal and others
A collage of brief notes reports on a new Boston Custom House praised as a monumental work and future ruin. War Secretary letters to Governor Carlin. a railroad accident misreported as cows cut into calves. steamboat losses on Ohio and Mississippi rivers needing cures. obits and local notices. Commodore Rogers rallying speech at war declaration. Prince de Joinville's Western visit with Tyler dining and hosting. remarks on Americanizing a French visitor and Buckeye hospitality.
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N. H. Telegraph
Boston
Rome
Springfield Lit. Journal
Carlin
United States
Rock River
Cincinnati Gazette
Ohio
Mississippi
Congress
West
Bitter remarks on removal of bone of contention
A fragment notes that the Boston Journal and Montreal Courier mock the dispute while urging good citizens to rejoice that the bone of contention has been removed. The text reflects editorial tone and civic sentiment during a public disagreement.
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Ald
Montreal Courier
Boston Journal
Treasury Notes and National News Highlights
Treasury notes show 191 778 411 89 remaining unredeemed from 1837 to 1840 issues with 5 273 351 58 issued since 1841 and 352 320 39 redeemed under that act. Milroy lauds hemp soil on Warbach lands, 700 pounds per acre worth 10 per hundred when manufactured. Gen Winfield Scott arrives then departs for Washington. Cunard gains eight ship line to link Europe and America. Cattle should be salted daily to prevent health issues. salt use is economical for stock health.
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Treasury
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Tippecanve Journal
Milroy
Tippecanoe Journal
Parody and Historical Echoes From the West
A waggish editor offers a parody referencing Stanver and Alister Mise, noting psalms sung anew by Christian Hebrew Church on Mount Zion after 1800 years. The note mentions Fanny Ussler’s secretary and a cryptic Secretary of ZLegation as a playful jab. A Boston rumor hints ex governor Hill’s death at Concord.
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West
Stanver
Alister Mise
Christian Hebrew Church
Mount Zion
Sweet Singers of
Israel
Isaac Hitu
Boston
Hill
Concord
Murder of Samuel Adams and Colt biography linked to Adams family
The piece recounts the murder of Samuel Adams a Boston printer from Scathhard Adams lineage and a biography of John Caldwell Colt arrested for murder. It notes Adams age about 35 and his Friday departure to meet Colt over a $200 debt for printing a book.
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Samuel Adams
John Caldwell Colt
Scathhard & Adams
Boston
Adams
John C. Colt
Mysterious death linked to Colt in city
The narrative describes Asa Wheeler witnessing noises in Colt's room, a post mortem of a decayed body found in a box, and a blackened skull with multiple hatchet blows. Evidence includes blood stains and an inked floor, a bloodied hatchet, and a shirt with cut wrists, tying Colt to the murder. Colt's arrest followed a swift police inquiry.
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Asa Wheeler
Broadway
Chambers Street
Colt
Wheeler
Kalamazoo
St. Louis
New Orleans
Connecticut
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Pennsylvania
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New Orleans Picayune
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Altho
Grogan
Richard Jackson
Montreal
New Haven
The
Ephraim Squier
Ashford
Bunker Hill
Lewis Cornelius
Milford
Francis Granger
Cuuuandaiguar
N. Y
Greig
Louisvill Journal
Hamancus
Rogers
President
Waris
Ile
Louis Phillippe
Tyler
Lafayette
Lechin
Winfield Scott
United States Forces
Washington House
Philo
Chronicle
Cunard
Atlantic
New
Fanny Ussler
Zlegation
Jabez
Stark
Wayne
Jackson
Harrison
General Stage Office
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