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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1850
Page
2
The Weekly Herald lists the Democratic Whig ticket for governor William Johnston and for the board of public works Alexander G Conover. It also names R Mob Master and Joseph Shane William Cunningham as part of the slate.
The Steubenville Herald announces its long running daily tri weekly and weekly editions serving Eastern Ohio Western Pennsylvania and Virginia with advertising options via agents Palmer Carr and Thompson. The Whig District Convention in Bloomfield nominated Hon P Lewis Mt Pleasant township for re election to the State Senate noting his late term service and party support in two counties.
A telegraph dispatch received at Newport bar racks Kentucky orders the troops at that station to hold themselves in readiness to march on short notice with reports of something brewing down South.
Congress moves swiftly as the Senate passes a Civil Government Bill for New Mexico completing the Compromise series except the Fugitive Slave Bills. The Texas Boundary re-adjustment cost 25,000 acres of Free Soil, hoped to be regained in the House.
The Raleigh Register notes Whigs lose two Senators and gain nine, lose ten Commoners and gain six. It forecasts a legislature where Locofocos win governor, and hold a majority in both Senate and House on joint ballot 7080.
The Washington correspondent of the New York Commercial argues the President will order Col Monroe to defend US occupancy in New Mexico once Texas appears ready to invade. He notes Texas may stage an armed demonstration while New Mexico, aided by U.S. forces, can repel it, and remarks Texan fear is greater in Washington than on the border.
Personal notices report the death of Joel Buttles longtime president of City Bank Columbus at Urbana Ohio after 10 am Wednesday. Hon W Slater Scioto District remains in critical condition after a lightning strike last Saturday. Col Robi H Miller Belmont county clerk died at St Clairsville Thursday age 47 48? years. former Cadiz Sentinel editor and state senator for Belmont and Harrison. remembered as a good citizen.
The Pittsburgh Gazette reports Solomon Sutter of Allegheny City as having discovered a method to decompose water mechanically without an galvanic battery at a nominal cost. He stumbled upon it while blacksmithing, first noting hydrogen evolution accompanying the reaction, which caused minor damage.
The Delta reports 2199 emigrants from foreign ports arrived at New Orleans and Lafayette in the last month, a sharp fall from last year. May German arrivals dropped from 7000 in 1849 to 1860 this year, blamed on difficulties in disposing of property in Germany.
J Vanhooser of Jefferson County Tennessee is a 122 year old veteran who walked five to six miles to Knox ville for business and recalls fighting in key revolutionary battles. He has voted for every president since Washington and claims never to have missed an election. His daughter recently visited and found him in his usual health, prompting speculation of rare longevity in the United States.
The Morgan Herald reports McConnellsville population at 1658, up by five hundred in four years, reflecting significant local growth.
A retro newspaper summary reports California mining and harbor activity, turnips, large mail bags, and a cotton factory closure attributed to tariff issues. It notes California papers thriving, local crime, and politics including Texas and Taylor era debates, with remarks on cholera in the East and regional trade growth.
A curious social note recalls a woman falling violently ill after a supper of seven cucumbers six ears of corn and a pie. Reports say she also ate a pint of cherries and a water quart. The医 physician showed surprise at the depots while a neighbor commented on the risk.
A Rio Janeiro letter to the New York Board of Underwriters reports several American ships in port destined for California have been condemned and sold for insurer benefit. The note suggests better care to avoid condemnation and mentions a super cargo who could have saved the vessels with a few dollars were it not for poor prospects. It calls for careful review of condemned claims.
A Wheeling Argus critique refers to a Steubenville man accused of pursuing interracial relations to ruin Virginia’s first families. The piece accuses the editor of the Argus of similar amalgamationist views and shifting residence to Virginia to influence local morality.
From New Castle Delaware news arrives that a new steamboat named for the town has been constructed by Thomas Robinson using his father’s hooped plan. The 120 foot vessel is built for a company and destined for California, to be shipped in pieces with its engine, nearing completion at New Castle Manufacturing Company. Robinson plans a 150 foot keel for a Washington city client for Potomac trade.
The Herald notes a day of fight chatter in a normally peaceful city while Allison of the Herald sticks to foot races. The Cincinnati Dispatch quips about being strong in races and outpacing every candidate in the field, reflecting a lively political and athletic moment.
The fragment notes Pittsburg and I population at 87 with county remainder 54,970, totaling 142,730 for city and county, correcting prior figures. It mentions cold mines found in Texas and California, and vast ancient excavations along a mountain chain near Santa Fe and the Platte rivers, implying miles of ruins and signs that vast cities once existed.
In California a tax on foreigners meets strong opposition with peace officers struggling to control the unrest. In Tuolumne County the sheriff is killed while enforcing the law as American miners rally to assist.
A fragment notes Matthew Rosents as a Whig candidate for the 17th District in Congress amid short political blurbs. It promotes an artificial gastric fluid labeled gastric juice as a dyspepsia cure by Baron Liebig, authored by J. S. Houghton M D, listing Philadelphia address and claiming natural digestion benefits. The item blends political notices with an advertisement for a medicinal product.
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