Pike County railroad bill defeated in Illinois Senate
Excerpts from the Illinois Journal describe the Pike county railroad bill being defeated by a decisive majority on the Senate floor. Campbell moved to suspend rules to take up the bill, was granted, but he later withdrew a strike on the enacting clause. Graham moved to reconsider but then laid his motion on the table.
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Illinois Journal
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River steamboat fleet suffers major fire loss
Reports from St Louis papers confirm a fire destroying several boats on the St Louis and Keokuk line. The New England burned to the waterline, valued at 6500 and insured for 4000. The Brunette 28000 value insured 22000. The New Lucy cost 37000 insured 15000. Exertions of Capt Lamothe saved other boats. Hulls and machinery may be salvaged. New Lucy hull towed to levee.
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Keokuk
New England
Galena Packet Line
Lamothe
Altona
Vermont Senator Sworn as Senate Debates Monroe Doctrine
Wasurxeron January 19 Senate credentials presented for Phelps senator from Vermont in place of Upbami. He was sworn and seated. The military academy bill with amendments concurred and passed. Monroe doctrine resolution taken up. McMaton argued against relief unless recurrence. Dixon gave notice to refer Bulwer treaty to Foreign Relations Committee for possible violation. Debate postponed to Tuesday. Messages from the President on Florida Indians removal and African American claims. Liquor Law bill discussed with amendments. penalties for selling ardent spirits under license. various amendments debated and adopted or rejected.
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Market roundup from New York and regional grain notes
A New York market summary reports whisky, tobacco, and flour sales with figures for 700 loads and 2,000 pieces, plus regional prices in Chicago and Genesee wheat at 135 dollars and white corn at 72 to 73 cents. Pork and lard show steady demand, hog numbers at Louisville, Henderson, Lafayette, and Madison, with season totals and regional pack counts.
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GLEANINGS Of odd tales and town chatter
A mosaic of miscellaneous items from a rural paper: a curiously harsh exchange between a country teacher and a boy, a benign Father Morris encountering profanity’s youth, notes on Havana and Cincinnati history, a Western editor’s hair-collection gag, a pun on “sister-matic,” an election sketch for Chirte B Ferzason in Georgetown California, and a Cohoes incident about hydrophobia warnings gone wrong.
Stafford House and Slavery in a World of Nations
The piece argues British views on American slavery, urging restraint and regulation rather than abolition. It notes how England benefits from slave-produced goods and suggests imperial self-interest shapes critique, while commenting on a Stafford House ladies’ movement and American reactions.
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America
Timbuctoo
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British West Indies
Calorie engine may replace steam in new vessel
The New York press reports a second trial of Ericsson's caloric engine as conclusive proof of a new motive power using heated air. The regenerator recycles heat, greatly reducing fuel use, and could end steam as the age of air boats arrives. The piece notes Swede Mr. Ericsson’s twenty five years of work and compares rail and telegraph expansion with national growth.
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The
Tribune
New York Papers
State Library plan to preserve county newspapers
Gov Wright recommends annual appropriation to obtain regular numbers from each county for binding in the State Library. The effort would yield a valuable record of political, social, and religious news for future scholars, though editors may gain little financially. Also notes ship arrivals and a local arrest case with dramatic pursuit and injuries.
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Indiana
Domestic Markets Update from Dixcrssali
Market report shows flour at 3440, whisky 20c, oats similar to butter and cheese, provisions quiet. Bulk meat prices for shoulders 66, sides 7de, lard 93310c, mess pork 16 25, sugar 2S, coffee 4 igc. New Orleans Jan 19 notes Ohio fur dull at 4 5 3s 70. White corn 5c, yellow 5 c, pork and bacon unchanged. Lard sale 3000 kegs at 10ze, barrels 10c. Rio coffee 3 9ec, prime molasses 23 232e.
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New Orleans Market News Sends Pork and Lard Down
Jan 20 report shows unfavorable New Orleans news with no pork sales today. Wheat declined after dispatches, corn and vats dull. Prices noted: 316 257 75 for pickled hams, 6c bull shoulders, No 1 lard at 93¢, two fat backs sold, Whisky Advancing, groceries rising with fair sugar at 44¢ and plantation molasses 28e. St Louis quotes pork at 6 Hoss valuation and 5,500 dollars for a boss sale recorded.
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Mexican Revolt Reports Stir Northern Mexico
The Nueces Valley Gazette from Brownsville reports Monterey proclaimed revolution. Col. Mouton captured by Caravajal, Canares reportedly murdered by Rancheros, Morel’s pronunciamiento marching toward Zacatecas, and regular forces defeated by National Guards retreating to Matamoras.
Various 1852 Political and Sea News From Europe and America
New York reports the steamer Niagara arriving at Lili fas with 40 passengers and dates to the 5th. Elections to Parliament see several four old members reelected, Lord Clarendon expected to replace Lord John Russell before Easter. Australia from Sidney overdue with a million pounds, Leeds ladies address American women on slavery, Milan meeting replies to Duchess of Sutherland. Lord St Germain inaugurated Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Continental powers recognize Napoleon's government. the Emperor replies to the Pope. Murat seeks 12 million francs for crown property, Napoleon declines interest. Count D Orsay’s widow marries Charles Spencer. More fighting in Algiers. Madame Kosguth funeral in Brussels at night. Turks suffer 600 killed near Lake Scuttey. Moniteur decree names Jerome Napoleon as successor if throne becomes vacant, 18 December 1852.
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Australian gold fields yield huge new pockets found
Austracts report from Australia arrives in Lith October, about 34 days late. Gold deposits remain abundant with an estimated weekly output near $2,000,000. New discoveries reported between Melbourne and Sydney, a distant site shows pockets of enormous value at shallow depth. Emigration to Australia surges, with about 5,000 arrivals in one week. Breadstuffs supplies look uncertain as flour climbs to £40 per ton.
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Disaster at Sea: St George Sinks in Storm with Emigrants
A Liverpool to New York emigrant ship St George burned in a December storm. Eight suffocated, many women and children abandoned to the flames on the poop deck. The Orlando from Mobile to Havre tried to save them but boats swamped. Seventy six saved, fifteen drowned, eighty suffocated, twenty eight burned or sunk. Orlando later reached Havre eleven days later, short of water. A relief subscription was started for the sufferers. Lady of the West from Bristol to New Orleans was lost at sea. some crew rescued at Falmouth and Brest.
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Cuba and Spain must keep or lose colonies through consent
Senator Masox declares unwavering stance on Cuba, arguing dependence on Spain unless voluntary cession or Cuban severs ties and seeks annexation. He urges America to oppose any violence or speculative raids aimed at seizing Cuban possessions from Spain, stressing national dignity and duty.
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Maine liquor waste mocked in political quips and hog market notes
The excerpt mixes a quip about using liquor for primary elections with a Maine comment on wasted liquor and hog market data. It records a Massachusetts legislative exchange about yawning through a speech on the liquor bill and cites the New York Atlas criticizing waste. It also notes cattle and hog prices and a Boston January 12 report: Jno Clifford elected Governor on the first ballot in the House, with opposition figures in various parties, and a Senate confirmation of Clifford.
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What the Railroad Will Do Opens the Debate in 1853
On January 26 1853 the column argues that railroad advocates overestimate gains and cites engineer R P Morgan’s forecasts for the Galena and Chicago line. It recalls Chicago experience showing rail access boosts regional trade, farmers prosper, wholesale dealers arise, and profits rise, while city merchants lose some direct country trade but overall activity increases. It notes strong demand and rising stock values as the line progresses toward Galena.
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Galena and Chicago Railroad
Chicago
Chicago Democratic Press
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Qulenn
Galena
Belvidere
Northern Cross Railroad
Fox River
Michigan Central Railroad
House Passes Bill Extending Sangamon and Morgan Railroad
The measure to extend the Sangamon and Morgan Railroad to Meredecia cleared the House on Friday after being taken up on Mr. Pitman’s motion, with observers noting supporters of the Northern Cross Railroad did not oppose. The piece contrasts advertising by handbills versus newspapers, arguing newspapers reach far more readers for the same or lower cost and citing a Cleveland Herald paragraph. A drug and grocery ad alert for Udolphe Wolfe, importer, is noted from New York.
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Water supply firm formed for Berlin needs
Foreign items report an English company formed to supply Berlin with water. Other items note royal betrothal rumors, wealth legacies, land prices near London, and suspicions of European political shifts.
Emancipated Negroes Sail for Liberia From Nashville
Thirty enslaved people freed by Judge W. E. Kennedy of Marcy County Tennessee set out from Nashville on Monday toward Liberia via New Urbana. Kennedy plans to lead more than forty enslaved individuals to join those en route, aiming to establish a first group to prepare for a second emigration. Some slaves declined freedom to remain with him, while the emigrants express hopeful anticipation of liberty.
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Nashville
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New Urbana
Nashville Gazette
Kennedy
Sear
Africa
Quaker Sailor Sacrificed Rope in Sea Battle Tale
An OCR fragment recalls a World War era scene aboard an American ship where a Quaker soldier adheres to his beliefs during combat. He refuses violence until a Briton climbs aboard a rope over the sea. Spotting a hatchet, the Quaker offers peace by cutting the rope, sending the intruder to the water below.
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