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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1849
Page
5
A 19th century discussion argues that distinguishing polite attentions from courting is essential as youths pursue love and marriage. It offers guidance for women to judge a suitor by behavior, gaze, courtesy, and consistency, while warning against gullible attraction and foolish displays.
A Boston Traveler correspondent calculates Bay of San Francisco traffic for 1850s emigrants. He estimates 300 vessels and 100,000 travelers by sea and land, costing at least 100 million dollars in outfits, passage, living, and time value. The piece notes losses to mines and questions where fortunes will arise from California emigration and gold profits.
An 1830 letter from Mr Ward of Newark describes Mr Salter’s new direct ore to wrought iron method using anthracite or coal. The Journal says the invention could cut costs and upset British iron competition, with claims of $35 per ton delivered in New York and high yield in a compact three chamber furnace. An Kentucky maker reportedly traveled to New Jersey to study the process.
A late New York arrival publishes a proclamation by Buenaventura Baez, President of the Dominican Republic, declaring intent to defend against Haytiens and Soulouque. The text warns Dominican coastal cities will be attacked, urges Haitians to submit, and threatens destruction of villages, plantations, and homes unless peace is sought.
A historic communication from Farmville and a Petersburg citizen reflects conscience in social conduct. Clement C Read’s letter in Richmond papers acknowledges receipt of a private note, while Tazewell & Morton attest to the document’s authenticity forthcoming to the National Intelligencer.
Extracts from a New Orleans Delta letter describe San Francisco in August 1849 with Deputy Collector noting disorganization, staff turnover, and a crowded, thinly staffed customs office. He reports 55 to 75 inspectors, office hours 9 to 2, and annual receipts projected at about one and a half to two and a half million dollars due to heavy arrivals from American ports.
The speaker argues that bonded storeships are a poor substitute for proper warehousing. He notes ten large vessels with bonded merchandise, many cargoes leaving harbor in three months, and about 240 ships totaling 85 000 to 100 000 tons. He asserts no U S port would benefit more from a warehousing system than San Francisco.
Editorial correspondence from December 25, 1849 reports Howell Cobb of Georgia elected Speaker of the U.S. House after a contentious vote. The process involved multiple ballots and a controversial resolution guiding the election, with Cobb ultimately sworn in as the chamber adjourned pending the Executive message. The note colors the scene with a mix of relief and tension over party lines and procedural strife in Washington.
The British frigate Hecate, with Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer and suite, anchors near the Washington Arsenal while taking lodgings at the National Hotel. The Senate debates Father Mathew’s Senate floor privilege, passes the measure, and Mathew leaves for St Augustine amid climate complaints. Steam on the canal gains interest and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company plans labor camps and bed cleanup starting January 10. Merry Christmas wishes close the number.
A Virginia oriented critique rails against rushy rail road schemes and railways for lacking dense population. It argues for prudent road planing, noting plank roads and main lines to markets would better serve rural Virginia and slow rash legislative action. The piece also previews the Valley Democrat and reports Thanksgiving poultry tallies, plus foreign letters and a long miscellaneous column.
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