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Newspaper
Richmond Mail
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1854
Page
3
A garbled poem fragment discusses remedies and ailments with phrases about medicine quality, antidotes, nervous system woes, and stomach issues. The text blends references to lovers, poetry, and early production imagery, yielding a fragmented, cryptic historical feel with faint allusions to healing arts.
Local notice reports a plan to reorganize city delivery routes and asks subscribers to bear delays. It covers a Henry meeting at Metropolitan Hall honoring John Mitchell, inviting his visit to Richmond and Virginia, plus a committee to arrange and correspond. Also notes Broad Rock Course racing results and various local items including a desparate fight, readings by Miss E W White, court matters, and a lodge resolution for Brother Reed’s death.
Commercial record from Richmond lists wholesale prices for flour, corn, oats, bran, hog products, fish, liquors, hides, flaxseed, feathers, nails, wax, cotton yarns, candles, leather, lumbers, beer, sugar, turpentine, and tobacco. Markets show wide ranges and scarce items with detailed per unit costs and regional references.
The Washington Union reports President Pierce’s veto message arguing the Indigent Insane Bill unconstitutional and inexpedient. He asserts Congress lacks authority to fund eleemosynary or local objects, citing constitutional spirit and framers’ intent as precedents.
A fire at Gray & Todd in Franxort Kentucky at 10 tonight destroyed about 15 buildings along Main Street from Capitol Hotel to Mansion House. Four dry goods stores two jewelry shops two drug stores and numerous businesses were burned. Water shortages hindered firefighting. insurers and losses list multiple firms and individuals with partial or total losses. Goods saved ended up scattered in the streets.
Specimens of the new three dollar gold pieces, just issued from the mint, are on display on Wall Street. The design features an Indian head with a crown on the obverse and the motto United States of America. The reverse shows Three Dollars within a wheat and oak wreath with acorns and the issue date. The initial mint issue is six thousand coins, to be sent to Washington on Saturday.
May 2 Wilmington Del. voters elect Dr Harward for mayor over John A Allderdice by 171 votes. E S R Butler Maine Law candidate for Alderman also wins by the same majority.
Reports from Nassau to Hartford detail a survey vessel seen near New York, frost and snow injuring the cotton crop near Natchez, and a flood subsiding at Hartford with trains running. Connecticut lawmakers convened as Foster presided. a wreck on Absecom shoal disrupted Philadelphia bound cargo. Charleston fire on King Street inflicts significant loss. Major Wyse trial begins in New York. Market notes show coffee and sugar activity with rising wheat and flour prices.
A scanned ad notes a wide array of dry goods including silks dress fabrics mantillas ribbons linens and table linens. It promotes low prices and cash purchases at Jacob A Levy’s Cheap Stores 15 and 75 Main street and mentions Henry Shafer offering black French Drap D'Mte pants at Corner Main and 14th streets.
TPUE subscribers announce readiness to fill orders for iron works including railings for parks gardens steps balconies verandahs cemeteries and more. Also enclosures and architectural pieces with patterns and price lists by mail. Hood & Co 121 North Tenth Street Philadelphia.
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