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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1851
Page
2
The piece condemns Lorez and his Cuban allies for a betrayed landing at Bahia Honda and argues that treacherous Cubans doomed the fight for freedom. It laments the absence of genuine Cuban help and predicts long odds against aid for a treacherous cause.
A local criticism targets Central Railroad Company for careless freight handling. The letter alleges misrecorded way-bills showing the Red Jacket freight from New York and later traced to Elizabethtown, blaming non delivering staff and accusing management of neglect. The writer vows continued exposure until improving procedures.
Wyman the Magician will visit this place on Wednesday and Thursday evenings next week. He is praised for high tone and orderly shows with no disturbances. The town notes his large, fashionable audiences and his sterling merit as a performer.
From Havana aboard the Cherokee news arrives of Lopez’s death after the failed expedition. Deserts by Creole forces and split from Col. Crittenden weakened Lopez, while patriots fled to mountains. A passenger meeting denounced Owen as unfit, with Havana celebrating Lopez’s death.
The item reports measures for reclamation of American prisoners in Havana and notes that the President does not consider them outlawed by his proclamation. It mentions New Orleans disturbances among liberators, bar rooms closed, and 200 men returning to Alabama amid shortages. It also covers a Havana seizure of the brig Potosia for powder smuggling, with Sawyer and Reynolds sent to Spain.
The article tours the early Erie Railroad route describing the Starfaces Viaduct and other bridges, citing costs of 70 000 and 320 000 dollars, the 1200 foot length, 38 arches, 50 foot spans, and 80 foot width. It notes views from passing trains near Lanesboro and remarks on towns like Owego Elmira Corning and Buffalo bound for Geneva, with freight and lumber figures and future extensions to Bath and Dunkirk. The writer promises more travel details toward Niagara and recommends period publications and new works.
A fragment notes that eminent names recommend Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a remedy. The text hints at a medicinal promotion typical of era advertisements and endorsements without full details.
Voy Z Carpetings exhibits a full compilation of three ply and ingrain carpetings on Pearl Street opposite William Street in New York. The display features fall importations including a large variety of new and elegant rugs and floor coverings.
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