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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1850
Page
2
A list of political endorsements appears alongside a discussion on evening markets to aid farmers. It critiques a 10 percent loan tax, argues six percent is fair, and condemns a law favoring lenders. The piece laments market inefficiencies and urges public discussion on distribution and timing.
The Democracy met at Richmond yesterday and nominated Madison Gladden for Auditor James Melvin for Commissioner William Allman for P H Director John Linduff for Director The party foresees few supporters in the approaching October election and predicts a lopsided county contest against the Whigs
Anonymous Washington correspondent reports the Texas Governor ordering 2,500 Rangers to Santa Fe. It says compromise supporters will withhold supplies and block all bills until the adjustment passes. The New York Tribune prints the message as received.
The Steubenville Post Office received many census schedules for Marshalls. The Washington Republic states the department will supply distant states first to ensure equal opportunity. It notes the papers to be mailed to Marshalls will weigh at least one hundred thousand pounds, illustrating the labor involved.
The scene papers report that Hon. Andrew J. Ogle has been unanimously nominated by the Whigs of the Somerset District for re election to Congress. The selection is described as a strong nomination and Ogle as a very able man.
The Boston Post notes advances in phonography by describing a lazy boy in the west spelling Andrew Jackson as Jaxn, illustrating rapid shorthand development.
The speaker notes General Wool is discussed as the Leco party’s hopeful for Governor of New York. He is seen as politically doubtful, perhaps more Taylorish than during the last presidential campaign, suggesting the party lacks strong timber and leans to Whigs for candidates.
Gen Paez, the Venezuelan hero, was to embark at Cumana on May 24 aboard a Venezuelan steamer for St Thomas. Thence he will probably come to the United States as an exile.
Crosscreek township trustees call an election for the 29th to decide if the township will subscribe thirty thousand dollars in corporate capacity to the Steubenville and Indiana Railroad. The clerks urge farmers to endorse the project, arguing local interest and benefit.
A young man at Market House on Wednesday evening, delighted by Judge Johnstons speech, asked a bystander who the judge was. When told he was the Whig candidate for Governor, he exclaimed he thought he was a Democrat. The fishery this year is said to be unusually prosperous.
A scanned excerpt outlines a detailed census framework covering population, literacy, occupations, birthplaces, marriages, deaths, land, farm values, tools, livestock, yearly produce, industry products, town and county names, estate values, taxes, schools, libraries, periodicals, prisoners, labor costs, wages, and church counts. It notes a Mormons’ Salt Lake trek from Council Bluffs with about one thousand wagons and four to five thousand people, plus a peculiar farewell ball policy and a Frontier Guardian stance.
An Indiana debating society debated whether a scolding wife or a smoking chimney is the greater evil. A disputant argued the scolding wife surpasses the din of many domesticated sounds, claiming twenty years of experience with such a wife. The piece notes regional political chatter from Wisconsin and Iowa, including Norwegians migrating north and party nominations by the Locofocos of Iowa.
A Wheeling Argus item from yesterday notes a Steubenville gentleman aiming to throw Monk Leahey into the river for insolence. Leahey reportedly saved himself by drawing a revolver, the incident described amid confusion over Leahey’s carrying of certain documents.
Death toll in St Louis for the week ending June 16 reached 107 with 42 attributed to hoopla.
Washington June 17 telegraphed dispatch denies war with Spain. The Republic advocates the President's California and Slavery plan while Clingman and associates threaten to stall appropriations unless the North advances to the Missouri line. Excitement noted in and out of Congress. JUVENAL.
The St. Louis Reveille reports Governor King pardoned George J. Lansdown for the September murder of Captain Howard. Unconditional release granted, costs waived due to insolvency. His wife’s intercession credited with securing the pardon and possible reconciliation.
The Judiciary Committee report outlines a nine district system with a Supreme Court, District Courts, and county and justices of the peace. It specifies elected judges and ages, with pay scales for Supreme and Common Pleas judges, while a securities question stirs debate at the convention as members discuss tax and funding provisions.
New York papers announce Alfred Kelley, president of the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, arrived from England with iron for the road. Ships should deliver by fall, and contractors aim to have cars running to Columbus and Cincinnati by December. Also notes fast steamboat speed, Lopez extradition rumors, and local civic updates.
The Hartford Times references the death of Rev Maffit and details a troubled marriage. It notes distrust of his fidelity, a disruptive incident before a sermon in Eastbury Connecticut where his wife heckled him, and that he stayed a year or two before moving south.
A San Diego letter to the Inquirer dated April 29 reports a daylight assault by 4 or 500 Indians at the mouth of the Gila. Eleven Americans were killed, three escaped to town, and the ferry company lost about $70,000 plus provisions as houses were burned. Some 15,000 to 20,000 Sonoreans and others had crossed the river in recent months amid alleged extortion claims.
A True Delta California correspondent cautions Southern men against sending more slaves to the state. He claims abolitionism spreads among individuals, and enslaved people may gain freedom and strike out on their own.
The Herald reports a heated Senate exchange where Benton attacks Mr. Clay with sarcasm and insinuations of malignity. Clay responds by deflating Benton's rhetoric while Benton faces a critique of his motives and private conduct as he nears retirement.
A Broosia letter dated May 1 reports about two hundred homeless Hungarians wandering the streets of Pera without bread or work. Young educated officers in the Hungarian army now black shoes in the streets, saving para to go to America. The piece condemns this dramatic fall for patriotism.
A large number of horses have been stolen in Tuscarawas County and no thieves identified or horses recovered. One hundred local citizens have organized to track the culprits. The lines It takes a thief To catch a thief are cited as more truth than poetry in this situation.
A white man knocked a Black person down in a Pittsburgh grog shop on Friday after the Black individual refused to pay for liquor allegedly invited for a drink. The incident highlights ongoing racial tension and public disturbance in the area.
A clash over the pub duty and the interest fund of the State debt dominated the session. The committee reported on institutions and the House considered a motion by Mr. Reon to define income during the term of service.
An unclear OCR fragment reports on stock sales and interest rates, noting three hundred thirty dollars and a modest effect on state debt. It references Buckeye State finances and per cent percentages, but details are fragmented and ambiguous.
Readers describe agitation at St Luke's Church in Chelsea Massachusetts as a clergyman and others seized desks and disrupted the service. The rector faced assault near the altar and his robe was torn. Factional strife reportedly stretches back to disputes over the church edifice.
A fragmented note from Col. John B. Weil, missioner to ran the Bounda Mexico, addresses slanders against the Union and Government. The Tribune reports on a man with him and the unclear claim about the wash-bills.
The piece notes Saint Louis has about a thousand inhabitants and a large foreign element, with Catholics making up about half. It mentions a twenty five thousand figure and compares port and import values to the entire foreign trade. Judge Bissell comments on people trying to ride two horse sides, illustrating a cautious view of the class.
Governor Crittenden urged that disunion would bring war and bloodshed and undermine the Union's constitutional and moral foundations. He warned the continual slavery question agitation threatens public harmony and could undermine the nation, saying unity remains vital to liberty and humanity.
A mixed packet includes an algebraic puzzle about equal circles moving in arithmetic and cubic progressions until two points meet, plus a New Orleans Delta anecdote about General Lopez and sneezing at a courtroom scene. It also recounts naval officers from the Charleston Yard, a Sunday Sabbath essay praising rest, and Missouri legal notices on false imprisonment and bank embezzlement actions with damages sought.
A historical notice argues Ohio river coal exceeds thirty five million bushels yearly with value over two and a half million dollars. Growth rates of 20 to 25 percent are projected. New Orleans demand reaches three million bushels. Ohio coal could undercut imports at thirty dollars per ton, boosting U S consumption and shifting fuel uses on steamboats from wood to coal between Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
The piece urges timely deeds as in repairing a house before winter and striking while iron is hot. It advises planning amid daylight and wind, walking steady in life, and making every day a chance for repentance before the final door closes.
The Boston Courier reports the Governor and Congress adjourned on Wednesday until July 2 without addressing the Closter case. The matter is expected to be considered at the next session of the police court as time allows.
A June 14 dispatch reports that prisoners captured at Contoy aboard the Creole, Susan Land, and Georgiana face a summary proceeding before the Marine Secret Tribunal. Judge Marvin of Key West sent to the Captain General that the men joined the expedition thinking it would go to California via Chagres, but they refused when the destination was revealed. The Creole was forced to proceed without their dispatch.
The St Paul Chronicle notes a surge in land entries at the land office this week, highlighted by a delegation of 2000 Norwegians evaluating settlement prospects. They express satisfaction and are likely to encourage further Nordic immigration to Minnesota, praising their industrious and moral character.
Excitement followed the death of a man named Jacob Wooding on Columbia Street. A quarrel at a family table between his sister and nephew allegedly led to the fatal event last week. The coroner’s inquest concluded with a verdict, reported by the Cincinnati Dispatch.
H B Williams arrived in New Orleans on the steamship Ohio from California bringing a lump of gold weighing fifty pounds. Found near Mariposa three feet underground, it appears pure and liquid state once melted, exhumed through quartz. Five thousand dollars offered on site. value estimated around six thousand though not yet assayed.
From the West ern nation of Ohio and reliable sources we learn strong interest in railroads, especially the line from Zanesville to Wheeling. Wheeling remains unusually quiet, though local observers sense tension and anticipate action only if formally announced.
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