Census bill details and school examinations urged
The official Census bill arrives with six schedules covering free inhabitants slaves agriculture manufacturing and more Ninety two key questions in all for data on death births taxes schools and property Also urged are upcoming quarterly school examinations teacher qualifications and new rules to curb lenient certifying practices The Cuba expedition report notes Georgia ship sighted near Woman's Island and state of siege declared by Cuba officials with warnings against pirates and a call for discipline and vigilance.
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Board of Examiners
Union and Herald
Columbus
Board of Education
Tac
Cuba
Ohio
Georgia
Woman’s Island
Frederick de Roncali
Alcoy
Europe
America
California
Spain
Alcov
Havanna
Lopez
Savanna
Hamilton Potter
No. 1
College Hall
Dtas
Walnut St
Cincinnati
O, Howe &U
J.C. Cable
R. AD. Morrison & Co
Man
Wm. Street
County of
Jefferson
State of
Steubenville
David Shively
Kinsey Carr
Joan White
Asite
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kio
Indiana
Illinois
Santie
O'Connor
Pittsburgh
James Cope
Brownsville
Vayette County
Elias Smith
Mayton
Joseph Stoner
Christian Snively
Mansfeld Brown
Joseph
Mansfield
Samuel Williams
Lencaster
Saile &Yconnor
Clark
Gideon Swayne
Seduction Case In Steubenville Jury verdicts
A Steubenville seduction trial ended with James Stevenson found guilty of seducing a girl about 13. Verdict awarded 2000 dollars damages against John Powell, while Stevenson remains jailed on a forged check charge with a pending retrial after a prior jury disagreement.
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Steubenville
James Stevenson
M. Vernon
John Powell
Stevenson
Lectures by Very Rev Leahey in Steubenville
The Scioto Gazette notes the Very Rev Leahey D D delivering lectures described as peculiar or revealing in Steubenville. The item hints at strong disclosures and city matters, reflecting journalistic tone of period reporting.
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Leahey
D. D
Steubenville
C -Scioto Gazette
Truth quotes from Herald harm judge cites editor survives
A Wheeling Argus remark questions the danger of truth in journalism. The editor defends skepticism by noting exceptions, while a judge would consider no one dies from reading the Herald. The exchange reflects editorial bravado and resilience.
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Herald
Wheeling Argus
The
Argus
Tar Woo Surges Into Market As Good Buy Point Emerges
Tar Woo enters the market swiftly with analysts urging caution but signaling a favorable entry point for investors. The note cites rising interest and momentum, suggesting now may be an opportune moment to purchase.
Reply from Secretary of State on census figures
A copy of the Secretary of State's reply to a Constitution al Convention resolution explains male population over 21 in 1859 to 1847, with 1840 census figures applied to current counties and an 1850 estimate. It lists white males totals by year and a grand total around 2,059,236 with regional breakdowns and estimates.
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Repliy
Bates
Franklin expedition reaches Sandwich Islands after five year absence
A letter from Hong Kong dated February 27 reports Sir John Franklin and party arriving at the Sandwich Islands. The crew saluted on arrival and are said to have discovered the north west passage. The captain's first lieutenant was sent to England with the intelligence aboard a whaler.
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Joan Franklis Reverrep
Devonport
England
George Tucker
Pembroke St
Hong Kong
Hastings
Sir John Franklin
Sandwich Islands
John Frankling
Trade Goods Arrive on Amazonia and Lake Michigan Potatoes
The St Louis Republican reports cargoes arriving for city breweries including 400 sacks or 800 bushels of barley malt from Wheeling and a Cincinnati boat with a sizable consignment of potatoes from Lake Michigan via the canal to the Ohio River. Whether they found a market remains unclear.
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Traveor St. Louis
St. Louis
Amazonia
Wheeling Va
Cincinnati
Lake Michigan
Ohio River
New York Globe Names Franklin G. May Co Editor
The New York Globe, organ of the Old Hunkers, appoints Franklin G. May as co editor. A copy of the paper was kindly sent, with May contributing an origins tale credited to him as origin in the flowery banks near Steubenville. Further review pending.
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Franklin G. May
The
American Union
New York Globe
Old Hunkers
New York City
Weekly
Globe
Franclin G. May
Ohio
Steubenville
Misfortunes in Cuba Amid Cholera Yellow Fever Unrest
The Island of Cuba faces a string of calamities including cholera deaths, yellow fever fatalities, unseasonable weather harming crops, strained relations between people and government, and an armed force threatening to revolutionize the government at sword point.
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Cuba
Whig Nomination Leads Judge Johnston to Resignation
Judge Johnston of Ohio served on Cincinnati Supreme Court when nominated for governor by the whigs. The paper notes care not to mingle politics with the judiciary. Upon learning his nomination, Johnston resigned the judgeship, and the discourse ends with a remark about spiked artillery.
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Apfair
Cincinnati
Bill’ Johnson
Fifth Street
Locofoco
Johnston
Ohio
Supreme Court of
Pittsburgh Post
Post
Investigation committee finds nothing to hang on Ewing
Washington correspondent reports the investigation into Mr. Ewing’s official acts finds no grounds to hang an indictment. The committee contrasts their own public affairs management and questions the usefulness of investigation committees.
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Washington
The
Baltimore Patriot
Ewing
Document Sent From Leeds Reaches Steubenville Court
On the first day of the May Session of the Court of Common Pleas in this county, an instrument was drafted in Leeds England and transported nearly four thousand miles to Steubenville and filed in the county records before the court adjourned.
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Court of Common Pleas
Leeds
England
Steubenville
Chile
Brandreth
Lilly
Dr. Brandreth
Jefferson County
O. Ym. Price
Smithfield
E. B Yost
Warrenton
Wallace and Beacken
la Grange
W. Palmer
Springfield
Ho Story & Co
Salem
Henry Crew
Richmond
M. Thompson
New Alexandria
A. L. Frazer
Editor mocks Ohio women demand for rights in government
The Louisville Journal editor derides Ohio ladies for seeking equal civil rights with men. He argues men held power for six millennia and ruined the world, then jokes the ladies should seize sole control for the next six thousand years to prove their merit.
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Louisville Journal
Ohio
Herald weighs ter m in county seat bid
The Herald questions whether pushing the county seat removal would gain support from a Whig representative. It notes that last fall a removal candidate was elected without moving the courthouse, suggesting a Whig victory might also risk the move.
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Union
Loeos
Court House
Stigma on Whig Party and Weaver's Hotel Ad
The Ohio Statesman editor attacks the Whig party citing John W. Bear as a cautionary example of moral and political miseducation. The page highlights Weaver's Hotel in Pittsburgh run by former Merchant's Hotel host Mr. Weaver, praised as accommodating and popular.
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Ohio Statesman
John W. Bear
Statesman
Bear
Weaven's Flower
Weaver's Hotel
Pittsburgh
Weaver
Merchant’s Hotel
Iron City
Judge Johnston’s brief Whig Governor nomination letter
The piece notes Judge Johnston’s brief acceptance of the Whig nomination for Governor and compares its brevity to old dispatches. It references the Chicago Journal’s remark and alludes to Molly Stark’s fate if the cause fails. It also mentions a book, Cruising in the Last War by Charles J. Peterson, praised for style. The literate depot in Wheeling sells it for 25 cents.
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James M’clure
Main St. Wheeling
Charles J. Peterson
Main St
Wheeling
Bank of the Cleveland Insurance Bank Robbed for 20,000
The Bank of the Cleveland Insurance Company was robbed on the 23d inst. of 20,000 dollars comprising 16,000 in gold 1,900 in silver and the balance in Ohio Bank notes. The incident occurred as authorities investigate the heist and seek suspects.
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Bank of the Cleveland Insurance Company
Ohio Bank
Wool prices and one acre farming in Maine report
The Pittsburgh Gazette cites steady wool prices with common and tub values ranging from 22 to 35 cents per pound and full blood up to 35 to 38 cents. A Maine Cultivator note describes managing one acre to yield corn pumpkins onions and extensive vegetables plus fruit, suggesting a family can be supported from a single acre across the Union.
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Steubenville
Maine
W&c
Union
Hints to farmers from old notes on crops and cures
Tomato preserves and toad protection for cabbage are listed among farming tips. Camphor revives dropped plants while mountain ash grafting improves pears. Sulphur preserves grapes, cooking oil prevents spoilage, and corn feeding efficiency is discussed. Ground corn substitutes kernel weight. fine grinding harms richness. small turnips hold more nutrients. ruta baya grows in size. sweet olive oil supposedly cures rattlesnake bites. Garlic deters vermin from grain. various casual remedies accompany agricultural guidance.
Bri Asia and swift Liverpool voyage chart morning updates
Hatira Bri Asia captained by Judkins arrives from Liverpool early this morning, completing a rapid voyage. The report notes market shifts with corn flour and wheat price changes and discusses political debates in Britain about policy, France, and commerce, including remarks by Lord Brougham and the Marquis of Lansdowne. The piece mentions financial reactions in Consols and Franco-Russian diplomatic signals, plus regional district updates and changes to franchise discussions.
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Asia
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Makin
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Liverpol
Lord Brougham
Marquis of Lansdo
France
House of Common Mersion
Charleston Cuero expedition battle reported amid blockade
Fragmented dispatches describe Loy Cardenas leading expeditionists who fought Spanish forces at sea and ashore. Reports claim 150 Spaniards killed or wounded, Creole and Pizarro steamer pursuit, and reinforcements from Mantanzas arriving as Lieut. Jones of Alabama is wounded at Key West. Several officers injured or missing amid chaotic retreat.
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Cuero Leuer
Havanna
Cardenas
Tiple
Lancers
Pez
Lopez
Mantanzas
Quic
Kentucky
Logan
Smith
Lexias
Maj
Hawkins
Explosion at Quarantine Wharf Injures Dozens in Boston
A blast at the Quarantine area on the Boston waterfront injured many, with reports detailing collapsed flues and damaged boats. The event left about half the injured unnamed, nine bodies recovered, and authorities investigating the blast’s cause amid a chaotic scene at the harbor.
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