07 Jul 1849
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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1849
Page
1
The column rafts political squabbles in the Second Washington era, lampoons navy appointments and whistleblower ethics, while a vast California gold region piece reports a flood of foreigners, armed miners, and Native American fears, detailing lawlessness, executions, and a fragile territorial setup amid immigrant tension.
Monrnear reports from June 21, 1849, noting heightened Ontario disturbance fears and the postponement of Waterloo anniversary celebrations as authorities brace for potential outbreaks. The Provincial Secretary warns of grape shot if Royalists cause further disturbances. The city remains cholera free and temperatures reach 95 degrees.
Yesterdays dispatch from Toulon claims 3,200 men embarked for the Roman States, boosting French Italy forces to over 80,000. Reports mention further regiments and two cavalry units ready to sail. In Rome a convention with Lesseps was signed, Oudinot nullifies it. Four thousand Spaniards reportedly landed at Gaeta. In London, Peel denounces evictions in Ireland and may bring a motion. parliament may adjourn, with several bills to be dropped.
Reports from Dublin detail starved peasants and mass evictions as landlords press to clear pauperized tenantry amid pestilence. Ulster and Leinster rumors warn of disease resurgence in potatoes. Vienna and Pest mouldering news recounts capture of officers, Hungarian seizures, and a destroy order for Buda fortifications.
A Dresden report describes a 40 year old woman under Dr. A D Cutler’s care who endures extreme pain from a living intruder in her stomach reaching to her throat. She cannot eat normally and crams food with her hands while the creature’s movements are felt by observers. Witnesses testify to the tale as she travels, loses sleep, and experiences convulsions, with the phenomenon compared to a knife’s sting.
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