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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1850
Page
2
The Plainfield Gazette announces Albert D. Drake as authorized agent for subscriptions and ads. The paper pledges independence, promotes knowledge and virtue, and asks community support to sustain a thriving town newspaper serving rights and liberties.
Town Meeting calls for civic duty ahead of elections. A Central Railroad accident near Bound Brook injures a stage driver and destroys a New Brunswick-bound vehicle. Subscriptions urged to grow the paper. Farming notices promote plows from Benjamin Myer of Newark. Political notes report Connecticut Democrats backing Seymour. hotel wall collapse in Cortlandt Street kills two and injures a third.
Obituary tribute to John C. Calhoun noting his sincerity and patriotism despite political stance. The piece includes guidance to voters on selecting township officers, urging scrutiny of character, sympathy for the poor, and vigilance against unprincipled party machinery, with a call to elect upright, conscientious citizens.
A report on the Parkman murder trial details Dr. Webster’s conviction and the jury verdict affirming the remains as Parkman’s. It describes family grief, a condolence letter from Cambridge leaders, and notes Webster’s physicians. The piece also covers legal notices, New Jersey law amendments, and local currency counterfeit concerns.
Private advices from New Orleans report a cholera outbreak feared to become epidemic. Treasury notes outstanding on April 1 amount to 740 600. Congress saw no business. Butler of South Carolina announced Calhoun's death and tributes followed.
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