Plainfield sketches praise and a plea for charity in a letter
A Plainfield friendly note lauds settlers for beautifying the area and invites weary city dwellers to seek truth justice and equality here. It mentions Trinity Church New York bequests to feed the poor and asks whether historic donations and Girard or Smithson bequests were ever used for their intended poor relief purposes.
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Plainfield
Trinity Episcopal Church
New-York
John Leake
Protestant Episcopal Church
York
Tribune
Stephen Girard
Smithson
Monarchs, Liberty, and the Pope A Tribune Analysis
The piece argues European monarchies suppress liberty, naming Prussia Austria and Russia as unlikely allies of tyranny. It laments kings’ cruelty toward rights and notes the Pope’s likely refusal to return to Rome, hinting he may seek Bologna under Austrian protection.
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N. Y Tribune
Europe
Prussia
Hungary
Frederick
Charles I
England
Louis XVI
France
Cristian
the Times
Rome
Gaeta
Oudinot
Pio Nomo
Bologna
Trial of the Spanish Consul in New Orleans Abduction Case
The trial of the Spanish Consul in New Orleans for abducting the Spanish boy Rey opens today. Evidence against the Consul is very strong and portends a likely conviction.
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New Orleans
Rey
Tennessee Election Echoes A Clean Sweep for Democrats
Nashville on Monday August 6 reports Gen William Trousdale Democrat chosen Governor over Whig incumbent Neil S Brown by about 3000 at large. Andrew Ewing Democrat wins Congress seat in Nashville district by 78 over William Cullom Whig. Whigs lose three possible Congress seats and both legislative chambers.
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Nashville
Wm. Trousdale
Neil S. Brown
Andrew Ewing
Congress
WilIich
Wm. Cullom
Rail Road Accident Near Princeton Causes Fatal Wreck
A Philadelphia to Brunswick train derailed near Bright Mile Turn-out two miles south of Princeton after a switch mis adjustment. Two deaths reported, including the Canal Repairs Superintendent Mr. Conover and a second class passenger, with 14 to 17 injured. The mail service was delayed and damaged. The locomotive remains in the canal.
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Philadelphia
Brunswick
Brightmile
Princeton
Conover
Shippen
Bordentown
N. Y
Dunn
Princton
Cholera Toll Rising in Newark and Sandusky
Six new cholera cases and three deaths were reported in Newark on Saturday. Sandusky is described as severely afflicted with the outbreak, where out of a town of under 4,000 people, about 400 have died, with many residents fleeing.
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Newark
The
Union
Sandusky
Murder and violent crimes reported in the city
A rag picker was killed by a rival in the business last night and the murderer was arrested and committed to prison by the Coroner. A duel between two black men with knives left one dead today. A man attempted to rape a married woman at Frankfort and was arrested and committed to Moyamensing prison.
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Puitaperputa
Frankfort
Moyamensing
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