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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1849
Page
2
The Plainfield meeting urges unity in selecting school trustees and votes at least $1000 at the Monday town meeting for the Free School. It argues high returns from this public investment, calls for support of the trustees' recommendations, and notes related ads and local notices.
The Globe reports arrival of seven and eight company members from the Rio Grande and Baja California expedition. Eight men die of cholera on the river, four from New York. Audibon loses 12000 in gold. 4000 recovered. Web and Audibon stay to recover the remainder. Cholera rises in New Orleans. Brazos sickness increases. River flood recedes. business brisk.
A boiler burst on the steamer Virginia about twelve miles above Wheeling near Rushton while bound for Steubenville. Three were killed instantly, thirteen missing, twelve severely wounded, and the vessel left a total wreck. Names of the dead were not heard.
The bill authorizing a convention to draft a new state constitution passed both houses on the 23 instant. It seeks sweeping reforms of the judiciary and court practices, direct election of all officers by the people, no debt increase without a popular vote, a liberal system of schools and education, and the power for the people to reform or annul legislation found injurious.
Partial returns from Fairfield County suggest Thomas B. Butler Whig wins Congress seat while Chapman and Rockwell Whigs may lose in the 1st and 2nd districts. Governor race favored Democrat T. H Seymour as Hartford gains for him grow. Bridgeport shows Whig majority, Fairfield and Stratford vote tallies favor Whigs for Senator. overall Democratic trend appears strong.
A London Literary Gazette correspondent cites accidental poisoning cases and urges that a dessert spoonful of made mustard in warm water acts as an instant emetic, safe for use in emergencies, to save lives. The piece highlights the melancholy death of Mr Owen and promotes the mustard remedy as an invaluable household antidote.
In the U S Senate on February 28 Mr Hershel V Johnson of Georgia stated the estimated value of enslaved property at one hundred billion dollars a figure described as astonishing by supporters and critics alike highlighting the economic scale of slavery in the nation.
The joint resolution to amend the Constitution to elect U.S. Senators by popular vote has won approval in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature.
The Whigs claim rapid mobilization for the Mexican War as New Jersey lawmakers push volunteers forward. The legislature supports funding the men, with taxpayers footing the bill.
The text presents mixed items: tariff debates affecting coasting trade, Thoreau's experiment living in the woods, religious reflections on Christ and unity, and notes on pensions and revolutionary officers for Mexican territory. It references the New York Tribune and the Journal of Commerce, with scattered details about wages, living costs, and social conditions.
From Tuesday the thirteenth to the nineteenth instant, twenty seven deaths occurred among the troops stationed at Jefferson Barracks. The fatal disease described matches a Louisville outbreak noted on the twenty fifth.
In a quirky sketch the piece hints at Governor Penington of New Jersey moving into a bustling role. It notes his preference for a log cabin setting and guarding the fort during harsh snows, with playful allusions to state boundaries and deer and partridge hunting.
Capt Ezekiel Jones of the U S Rev Marine Service from Scituate Mass argues against corporal punishment in the Navy Army and Marine forces. He cites decades of service and calls for humane discipline replacing punishment with better methods. Subscription books opened at Jersey City on Thursday.
The piece argues that exclusive state franchising over New Jersey’s right of way is an absurdity for a free people. It contends taxation and eminent domain must remain strong state powers to prevent despotism, urging strict construction in favor of the public against corporate grants.
Frost this month killed thousands of orange trees in Florida. An orchard near Apalachicola with about 4 000 trees was wiped out by the cold. A printer present described the scene as his impression of the damage.
The piece argues Democrats maintain consistent aims like opposition to a centralized bank and tariff limits since 1791, contrasting Whigs who allegedly shifted policies. It cites Hamilton's bank, Tyler and Jackson vetoes, and traces party ideals through 1846 to 1848 to claim Democrats sustain principled governance.
The Senate defeats the bill to abolish corporal punishment in the Navy as Senators Miller and Dayton vote in favor of the measure.
Reverend Mr Burroughs a Methodist minister was attacked at Sandy Hill Worcester County Pennsylvania by Mr Bishop who bore a long standing grudge and shot him in self defence. Bishop surrendered to authorities to await judicial inquiry.
Reported by Kern of Constance estate, a heat crop is being tried as a perennial. After ploughing and manuring, wheat is sown and mowed several times as a hog for forage. The plant regrows and yields larger crops next year, with autumn mowing and spring weed removal. If proven perennial, it could aid forage farming. Further reliable history is sought.
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