16 Dec 1834
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Newspaper
Republican Banner
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1834
Page
1
Poem fragment notes a garland of sweet flowers culled from diverse gardens. The line evokes careful selection and rich fragrance. Readers glimpse a lyric image of seasonal bloom and artistry in floral arrangement.
The narrative traces William Henry Harrison born February 9 1773 at Berkly near Richmond Virginia. It covers his blue blood lineage his early schooling Hampden Sydney College and medical studies cut short by filial duty and his shift to a military career aided by Edmund Randolph and General Henry Lee. Harrison joins the US artillery at Fort Washington and earns St Clair’s praise for frontier service. He advances to lieutenant captain marries into the Symmes family and assumes command at Fort Washington while Wilkins guides temperance. The account ends mid sentence with his 1799 status.
A historical column recalls General Harrison's wartime leadership from Tippecanoe to the Thames and Fort Meigs, then notes his late-life return to farming amid public support. It also recounts French Imperial Guards officers seeking refuge in the United States after Waterloo, sharing views on mustaches and uniforms, and ends with reflections on France’s veterans.
A medieval tone tale portrays the angels of sleep and death walking the earth. Sleep scatters slumber over villagers, easing pain and sorrow as dawn nears. Death laments his unseen role, and the two angels declare their shared fatherhood and mutual aid, ending in a tender embrace.
A saying compares a man who guards niches yet resents them to an ass bearing gold and consuming thistles, underscoring folly in misapplied effort and misplaced value.
The Baltimore to Harper’s Ferry railroad, covering 82 miles, is completed and now open for travel. The line provides a direct route for passengers and freight between the two points, marking a significant regional transport milestone.
The confession of Avery is not confirmed and may be regarded as untrue. The attempt to revive the excitement on this subject is highly blameworthy. Dr Herrison of Paris has invented a sphygmometer to determine heart and artery pulsations visible to the naked eye.
Wilson McGrew of Cincinnati plans to sue for conspiracy and malicious prosecution over actions taken to prosecute him regarding gilding silver coins in September last. Summons have been served on the Hon. R. T. Lytle and eleven other prominent Jackson party members.
The Governor and Council of New Hampshire, angered by prison mismanagement, ordered the state prison doors opened and inmates released. The action marks a drastic response to concerns over confinement conditions and governance.
The London Dock spans 20 acres with 14 tobacco warehouses on 14 acres and a wine cellar occupying 3 acres holding 22 000 pipes. West India Docks cover 54 acres, St Catharines Dock 24 acres, and the port typically accommodates 1 400 vessels with 2 000 ships in the Thames and Docks and 3 000 barges.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal now allows travel from Georgetown to Shepherdstown with boats making the voyage in under two days. A single boat recently reached Georgetown from Shepherdstown carrying eight hundred barrels of flour drawn by one horse, illustrating the canal’s efficiency compared with land transport.
Is Oacrae performing a canal task that previously required six hundred horses on land. The only expense is the canal toll, and it equals the tolls wagons would pay on brés and turnpikes. Eighty tons of products drawn by one horse.
Reportage notes discontented married pairs in Misso who sought divorces via a legislative act. The Supreme Court ruled the divorces were non conditional, leaving the parties still bound or possibly double bound by marriage, raising questions about the law and its effects.
The amount of money contributed by the State during the year ending April 1833 is 79,461 80. The total number of children in the State between six and sixteen years of age is 83,641.
Lydia Powell a young girl from Sem county New Jersey died by her own hand on Tuesday in a striking display of calm premeditation. She dressed carefully in her best day attire, arranged her hair, adorned herself with her jewelry, then bound a rope to the garret rafters and leaped to her death. Separately, news from the Agricultural Society of South Carolina notes Acreage reductions in the state and the accident that injured Representative Col James Scott while splitting wood, preventing his Harrisburg attendance though he will recover after Christmas.
The Plymouth Memorial reports that on December 22 the town will celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Fathers landing. Rev. George W. Blagden of Boston has accepted an invitation from the Trustees of the Pilgrim Society to deliver an address at the event.
The Canton Repository summarizes a Gutzlaff journal extract describing a coastal China practice where female infants are drowned at birth. It claims the custom is widespread, with fathers holding final authority and sons receiving greater parental affection, illustrating alleged civilization differences.
A fragment from a historical report notes that a father’s death transfers authority to a son over the mother and that regular traffic in females is described as revolting and disgusting to detail. The wording reflects 19th century moral framing.
The fragment cites Windsor Castle and a Canadian line about 150000 subjects of British blood groaning under a French faction oppression, reflecting imperial concerns in a Windsor Castle address embedded in a 150th year narrative.
A remnant of the Pequot tribe resides in Marshpee Barnstable County Massachusetts forming a political body, appointing town officers. They live in about 60 houses costing up to 100 each. About 40 or 50 can read and write. They sustain a church of around 50 members, eight teams, thirty cows and a few sheep. They are building a school house and teacher dwelling and plan to employ a white teacher.
A man seated in a thickly branched tree blows a flute like whistle called pith to imitate a young deer cry. This lures the old dam and other prey, drawn by the sound, into range for hunters concealed nearby to shoot.
The piece lists world Methodists totals by region, totaling 984 290 including preachers and laity. It notes Otis at Leverett Street Jail has received a 15 day reprieve from the President to review the Crosby murder case, per the Boston Courier.
Dr Lixw was re-elected to the U S Senate by the Missouri Legislature on the 22dult receiving 75 votes with 19 scattering. The result reflects the legislature's choice in the political process of that period.
The President designates ShrineFi Exp as the Land Office location for the Southwestern District of Missouri. The office is established under the act of June 26, 1834, and sits in Green county at ShrineFi Exp, the county seat.
Washington City Mirror previews weekly Congress summaries. Monday saw about 189 members in the House roll call. the Senate displayed many empty chairs. The Vice President presided and a joint committee informed the President Congress was ready for communications. Tuesday the President’s Message occupied nearly two hours in reading. copies ordered for both chambers. Senator King of Georgia challenged a newspaper subscription plan as the Senate funded it. Poindexter and Grandy moved continuations of standing committees. On Wednesday the Treasurer’s report was read. Ohio boundary plans were discussed. Post Office Department references were debated. In the House, Allen Fulton Blair Hannegan Gholsos Graham Stewart appeared.
On this day resolutions by Mr. Casey of Minois and Mr. Jones of Vermont paid tributes to the memory of former Congressmen Charles Slade and Benjamin F. Deming. The House adjourned. In the Senate Mr. Leigh asked and took his seat. A presidential message with Lafayette engraving was received. Ewing proposed a bill establishing Ohio's northern boundary. House adjourned to Monday next.
The State Senate on Wednesday December 3 announced standing committees. Members listed cover Accounts Claims Judiciary Militia Banks Education Roads and Bridges Inland Navigation Agriculture Compare Bills Election Districts Vice and Immorality Corporations Estates and Escheats Revenue Private Claims Public Buildings and more with named senators such as Rogers Fore Hibsman Harper Smyser Hays Geiger Langston Strohm and others.
Friday, Dec. 5, the Speaker announced the standing committees of the House. Names listed include Ways and Means, Judiciary, Claims, Agriculture, Education, Manufactures, Accounts, Militia, Election Districts, Estates and Escheats, Banks, Roads and Bridges, Corporations, Internal Improvements, Local appropriations, Vice and Immorality, To compare Bills, Library. Members span Philadelphia, Del., York, Lehigh, Chester, Bedford, and other counties.
The latest papers via the Sheffield packet ship report a dissolving French Ministry and a new one formed. The Chambers will convene earlier. Lisbon remains tranquil. Spain’s contest shows persistent ferocity and insignificance. England’s Privy Council says the Windsor fire was accidental. Mr Rolfe becomes Solicitor General. Arson is rising in England. Turkey is unsettled. A large Russian force has been destroyed by Circassia.
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