English rail travel and early class carriages described
Anecdotes compare English and American rail carriages with separate compartments and varied first to third class comforts. The piece notes punctual English road management, busy Love of travel on the Liverpool to London main line, and observes rail life amid other items. It also references political notes on the U. S. Speaker election and a Niagara disappearance report involving Mrs Matner seen aboard a Norfolk steamer.
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England
Liverpool
Birmingham
London
Matner
Niagara
Norfolk
Port Walthall
Brown
Petersburg
Fich Monil
New Year levee at the President's house draws wide attendance
The New Year levee at the President's house drew the largest crowd yet, with the President receiving guests via Marshal Richard Wallach. Foreign legations, Senators, Representatives, judges, and officials mingled with citizens and visitors while the Marine Band provided music.
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Perons
Richard Wallach
Clay
Marine Band
Washington Republic
The Mighty Architect and the Worthy Woman
A Victorian reflection on mortality and virtue urges readers to value eternal moral reform over worldly wealth. It extols Woman as a beacon of purity and conscience, warning against vanity, malice, and indulgence while stressing duties to self and society.
Star of Farr guiding faith in steady yearly resolve
Be tender and sincere in faith and conduct. Rely on Divine Assistance to improve daily in heart and word, seek generosity and hope, and avoid sin. Strive to cultivate talents and use stewardship wisely, not counting only wealth, but redeeming the time in a world of evil days.
Cobb Promotes Partisan Committees in House Dispute
The Washington Republic attacks Speaker Cobb for packing committees with Democrats, starving Whig influence. It contends he promised impartial duties yet stacked chairs and second-ranking posts to his party, risking public trust and damaging the Whig alliance that aided his election. The piece labels his actions narrow and illiberal.
Secretaries Reports on Deficits and Policy Proposals
The Secretary of the Treasury presents estimated deficits for 1850 and 1851 totaling 16 375 214 39, to be met by loan, with public debt at 64 7N4 093 71. Military bounty land warrants show 5 025 4 acres valued at 6 281 750. Mexico treaty payments reach 7 629 100 last year. He urges higher import duties, prefers specific over ad valorem, condemns warehousing costs, and calls for abolishing the Sub Treasury. He also recommends a California Mint and naval-ward improvements. The Navy Secretary notes the US marine's status, a Nautical Almanac is in preparation, and mail steamers to Liverpool will be phased in 1850.
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Rue
Treasway
Mexico
Congress
Sub-Treasury
Coast Survey
California
Tur
Navy and Army Proposals Pinpoint Recurring Reforms
Secretary urges private carriage of mail, boosted navy steam power, and officer education reforms. Observes National Observatory efficiency and endorses a retired list for disabled officers. Annapolis Naval School remodeled after West Point. Navy costs last year at 10.9 million. Army below authorized strength due to deaths discharges and desertions, especially in California. Proposes brevet as honorary only with no pay or higher rank and a retired list for up to twenty five officers at under fifteen thousand yearly. Supports retiree relief for soldiers and lauds West Point. Recounts Florida Indian removals policy and notes army aid to civil power in California and New Mexico.
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National Observatory
Naval School
Annapolis
West Point
Army
California
West Point Academy
Florida
Mississippi
New Mexico
European News Highlights From Old World Events
The Cambria reports English news to December 15 with fares of finance and empire. Napier builds two 800 horsepower engines for a transatlantic steamer. Hungary’s unrest and Merttemich’s restoration plan called for peace. Queen Adelaide dies in Windsor at age, London notes. Russia Turkey tension remains unsettled, Neva flood in St Petersburg, no loss of life. The Pope’s return to Rome uncertain as clerical influence wanes.
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England
North America
Hungaria
United States
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Scotland
Rome
Meisx
Paris
London
Hungary
Metternich
Neva
St. Petersburg
Russia
Turkey
Dardanelles
Castor Oil Bean Seed Offered to Ohio Farmers
Conkling Wood & Co of Cincinnati advertise they will buy Castor Beans from Ohio farmers and provide gratis seed to start cultivation. Current price is $2 per bushel and 30 to 50 bushels per acre can be raised. The bean is planted like Indian corn and Jefferson farmers are urged to try an acre.
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Conkling, Wood & Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jefferson
A Word to the Wise Advertises Shepherdstown Paper
A local note urges readers to use the new newspaper for advertising as a better medium than boards or posts. It promises affordable notices of sales business cards and all ads to reach thousands of readers. A Narrow Escape details Horace, son of the editor, narrowly spared by a shooting in his yard. The shooter John Desn missed. the ball nearly struck Horace and was recovered. The incident violates town ordinances and is to be suppressed.
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Shepherdstown
Horace
John Desn
Henry T. Dean
Congress Session Details in December Debates and Votes
The December 24 session of both Houses opened with the President's message read in the Senate but not in the House. Members spent hours assigning seats and adjourned to Thursday. Senate and House discussed resolutions on California New Mexico Deseret and fugitive slave recovery, with notable clashes over war support and the Wilmot Proviso. Contested clerk elections and adjournments followed as the Senate addressed diplomatic suspensions with Austria and Hungary while the House debated contested elections and clerk appointments.
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Prindle
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Clyde
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U.S
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Arctic
Mane Wall
Casa
Austria
Mexia
House of Representatives
Eure
Pennsylvania
Hobbs
Munday
British Protest Against Austria and Continental Politics
Letter from a distinguished statesman protests brutalities by European rulers and calls on the Austrian government to renounce vengeance against prisoners of war. The author urges support for humane treatment, condemns kidnapping, and contrasts Europe’s violence with rising global standards. The appeal targets moral responsibility and historical judgment.
Cessions and Coastview Remarks Highlight British Plans
The New York Courier notes Tigre Telsad’s sway over the Bay of Fonseca and the Pacific coast, with Commodore Belcher stating the interoceanic canal would end there. The piece warns that a temporary island cession and potential British seizure hold decisive importance. Esipe City reports returning Basque gold lathers profitable abroad but poor earnings for many traders, with travelers regretful yet satisfied with the Californian trip.
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United States
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Bay of
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Belcher
Inter-Oceanic
United Stats
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