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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1849
Page
2
A Plainfield Gazette notice comments on street pole encroachments through village streets and praise for abundant New Jersey crops including hay and corn. It also praises the Newark Eagle and Union papers while inviting readers to subscribe and noting advertising flexibility.
A massive blaze on Friday night at Tenth Avenue and Fifteenth Street, New York, consumed the scene. Firemen battled the flames as 150 cows and 15 horses perished, and two unidentified persons, a man and a woman, were reported dead.
The 22nd Institute Fair opens next Tuesday at Castle Garden. An anniversary address will be delivered on the 11th by Hon. Levi Woodbury. The speaker is expected to deliver a strong and able discourse.
A critique argues laws must be published and accessible to all citizens. It notes delays and selective publication after passage, demanding newspapers publish laws so people know and can obey them. The piece questions monopolies like Camden and Amboy and urges universal legal transparency.
A large blaze at Johnsons extensive stables near 15th street and 10th Avenue, extending to 16th, burned 15 horses and about 200 cows out of 400. Two people died Keegan and Ed Gainer's wife as rescuers searched the burning loft. The adjoining five-family house was partly burned. total animal losses around 1,000 dollars with no insurance.
New York firemen crossed the East River Saturday evening as a blaze swept Perrine Paterson and Stack shipyard and adjacent stables. The flames consumed lumber yard property and two Lake houses, with horses and a large aviary housing 800 canaries released to flee the fire. Total loss estimated at $200,000 with $40,000 insured.
The Middlesex County Democratic Convention will be held in New Brunswick on Saturday October 13 at 10 o’clock A M to nominate a county ticket.
A 19th century-era critique on the lust for political office, arguing ambition corrupts public service and threatens republican virtue. It laments self interest over commonwealth prosperity, cites betrayals of trust, and calls for restoring public opinion while noting a few honorable leaders.
A Plainfeld Gazette piece urges men to seek wholesome courtship and outlines traits of desirable partners. It warns against triflers and advises women readers on identifying suitable companions through literacy and domestic virtues. It ends with Essex County political notices and a note on Free Will Baptists opposing secret orders.
Plainfield residents may request home delivery of the Elizabethtown Daily Standard by sending their address to the Gazette for service at their dwellings.
The California mining region reports a steady gold yield with an average of about 2 million dollars per month since the season’s start. Health is generally good, while Americans and Spanish-origin South Americans grow openly hostile, signaling a possible clash as Mexicans and Chileans are barred from mining privileges.
Convicts received light punishments of 30 days in city prison for three youths. Greene got one month in state prison while Adriance received three months. Ned Buntline was fined 250 dollars and sentenced to a year in state prison. Judge Daly noted this was the maximum allowed by law.
The Marengo Argus in Alabama shows support for Henry Clay as a presidential candidate in the 1852 contest by hoisting a Henry Clay flag.
Notices report the deaths of Ann Brotherton at 41, Prudence Vail at 79, and Elizabeth Lane at 23. Ann Brotherton died at Green Brook September 29 after long meek suffering. Prudence Vail died at Ephraim Vail’s residence on September 25 in South Brooklyn at 79. Elizabeth Lane died in South Brooklyn September 28, with remains sent to Plainfield for interment.
A reading lists LEWIS CRAIG P M and a set of names including Jowana Dana Theodore and Capt Benj Dare among others in a historical roster. The fragmentary OCR shows multiple individuals connected to a formal roll call or roster, with titles and initials.
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