Rolling mill and gas works funds raised in Steubenville
A May 6 1850 item notes subscriptions near 320,000 toward a local rolling mill, with Pittsburgh Puddlers and Boilers adding about 40,000 and hopes for 59,000 total. Gas Works funds ranged from 312 to 15, with many able citizens yet to subscribe. White Lead manufactory construction ready to begin. Critics warn against too many projects but progress remains strong. A chilling legal note recalls the Patterson New Jersey murder case where a condemned man spoke of innocence as crowds jeered.
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Pittsburgh
Steubenville
Herald
Johnson
Patterson
New Jersey
Rev. Hornblower
Rev. H
Yemen
Jesus Christ
Engineer on the Steubenville and Xprana Railroad
The Daily Scioto Gazette reports John Waddle former Ohio Canal superintendent hired as engineer on the Pittsburgh Steubenville and Indiana Railroad He is deemed competent The directors press the project forward with zeal spanning from the Iron City at the Ohio river to Indiana This week Chief Engineer Jacob Blickensderfer arrived likely to begin reconnaissance surveys The work progresses with strong local support and momentum
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Steubenville
Xprana
Daily
Scioto Gazette
John Waddle
Ohio Canal
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Waddle
the Gazette
Pathp. Ys
Steubens Ile
Iron City
Ohio River
Dr Tappans Horse Prank Causes City Stir
Our quiet city woke yesterday evening to excitement as Dr Tappan’s horse bolted the buggy along Market Street to the corner of 4th and Market. The buggy struck a post, detaching the horse and tossing the Doctor to the ground. He escaped injury though the buggy was damaged. the horse was reported still running. A Doctor was on the scene, and no one was seriously hurt. The incident is linked to a political stance the Doctor supports. The buggy damage can be repaired with dollars and cents.
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Ory
Dr. Tappan
Market St
4Th and Market
Storm at Columbus Strikes Home on Hiroh Street
The Journal reports a severe Saturday storm in Columbus damaging a chimney at Rev. Donanco's house on Hiroh st. and striking his 16 year old daughter. The girl remained in danger for about three hours but is now out of danger. the chimney and cornice suffered extensive damage while the lightning traveled down a tin conductor with no further harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Donanco
Hiroh St
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Locating Westward to Wheeling
Engineers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are locating the line as far west as Wheeling and aim to contract by the 22nd of the month. An office has opened in Wheeling for company business per the Gazette. This suggests Wheeling may gain from the ongoing public improvement efforts.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Wheeling
the Gazette
Joseptic
McCleary
T'Torney
Warrenton
Jefferson
Liarrison
Maylu
Housekeeper's Book praised by Cincinnati publishers
A notice from the editors of Stratton & Barnard Cincinnati extols a new "Housekeeper's Book" by Mrs J S Stratton with notes on domestic matters and cures for diseases of the human system revised by H P Gutchall. Also reported: seven Kentucky slaves escaped to Ohio on April 14, three returned, four fled with help of friends. Massachusetts shoemaking output cites 20,000,000 pairs of brogans and 60,000 workers helped by improvements.
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Messrs. Stratton & Barnard
Cincinnati
J. S. Strattens
H. P. Gutchall
M.D. Etis
Leone
Wood County
Kentucky
Ohio
Fries
Auction of enslaved people at Court House door
A St. Louis paper excerpt reports an April 2 public sale in which a 17 year old enslaved woman with a one year old child and an enslaved girl about 15 are listed for cash sale at the Court House door. The notice questions family ties and calls the event a lamentable commerce, noting southern papers’ complicity and reflecting on liberty and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Court House
Austin & Kroc
Allet’s
Aes
Cleve
Plain Dealer
J.C Cable & CO
Pittsburgh
The PresidEnt And the Way Party Debate
The National Intelligencer says Whigs split on proscriptions and appointments, with debates over which State section and class should get posts. The Whig press complains the President and Cabinet ignore Whig counsel, while some defend the government’s conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Way Party
National Intelligencer
Whig Party
Shipping lanes between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati shrink
The ship ping between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati has become so limited that several boats were forced to lay up early in the season. The Wheat crop failure last year affected many businesses, especially the money business, and the scarcity of currency is widely complained about across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Baltimore Man Hangs Himself in Wife’s Room
In Baltimore on Monday William Ward killed himself in his sick wife’s bedroom by drilling a hole in the cupboard door and hanging himself in her presence. The wife could not move, a daughter aged about twelve ran out crying, two women entered but could not help, and life was extinct before the men arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Me” Wm. Ward
Baltimore
The Cambria Arrives Halifax Sails to New York After Detention
The Cambria reached Halifax at 8 and departed for New York at 6 after delays of 10 hours due to machinery trouble and 12 hours off the harbor from fog. A heavy south east gale struck last night and the ship faced a weathered passage. Prices in markets show lower coffee, bacon and lard, with steadiness in flour and corn, and Jamaica rising from top January levels. Continental news reports quiet politics in France with fears around elections and a potential Greece crisis amid Franco British naval moves. In Washington, debates on a new meridian for navigation surface alongside resolutions on Texas Navy and mariners relief, with St. Laurent river navigation referred to committee.
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Halifax
N.Y
Liverpool
Jamaica
Senate
Horst
Stanton
Tennessee
Committee On Naval Affairs
Observatory
Washington
Greenwich
Congress
McLean
Mr. Stanton
Chandler
Mr. Thompson
Miss
Texas
U.S
White
Committee of the Whole
St. Lawrence
Committee On Commerce
Parliament Feeds Debates Across Week on Tax and Navy
Parliament re assembled on Monday amid a sharp trenchment contest over supplies for the navy and ordnance. Lord Duncan moved to repeal the widow tax, funded by abolition of the African squadron, produced a bare majority. Discussions on Scottish court recovery limits and naval etiquette created minority votes. Lord John Russell pressed salaries inquiry for government officers. an ecclesiastical dignitaries’ income extension was defeated by 113. Greek commerce suffers from British blockade. Irish questions dominate frontier politics. At Limerick Quays twelve vessels sail for passenger service. Rome reports Pontiff return arrangements. Belle Meran arch burned in Naples. French fleet and American squadron present at Naples.
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Lord Duncan
John Russell
O'Connell
Limerick
Rome
Naples
Florence
Belle Meran
Congressional Actions in Washington April Session
The House appointed a committee to investigate delays and abuses in public printing, naming Wentworth Ashman Green Matteson Holliday Johnson of Ky Orr Chandler and Cable. A census bill debate closed, and Sibley noted an amendment for a tribal census. Jefferson Davis was announced as Mississippi senator for six years from March 1852. The Senate continued work on the Central Railroad lands grant.
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Washington
House
Wentworth
Ashman
Green
Matteson
Holliday
Johnson
Orr
Chandler
Cable
Sibley
Mead
Senate
Foote
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Senate passes bill to widen army ranks and boost enlistments
Washington May 1. The Senate took up and passed a bill to increase the rank and file of the army and encourage enlistments. Mr. Clay supported the measure in brief but forcible remarks. Houst Mr McLain moved to take up and pass the Senate bill relating to coinage of bullion at the mint.
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Washington
Clay
Houst
McLain
Senate
Designation of Judges bill passes in Senate session
Washington May 2 1850 report on a bill authorizing designation of Judges in case of District Judge inability. The Senate adopted a resolution directing the Interior Secretary to inform progress and practicability of the Mexican boundary commission. The session adjourned until Monday. The land grant bill to the Kithai Central Railroad was amended to include grants to railroads in Mississippi and Alabama and lines from Chicago to Mobile, passing 986 to 14.
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Washington
Lexar E
Mr. Butler
S. C
Dawson
Secretary of the Interior
Senate
Douglass
Kithais Central Railroad
Mississippi
Alabama
Chicago
Mobile
Senate Deliberations on Census Bill and Slavery Threats
Washington May 3 The Senate is not in session today A House resolution to obtain Attorney General opinions from 1841 was rejected A Census bill debate gave way to remarks by Mr Wilmot asserting the South threatens the Union and would perpetuate slavery He warned that submission to treasonable pressure would undermine the government and constitutional freedoms The dispatch ends with this sentiment faculdade
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Washington
Senate
Housa
Featherston
Miss
House
Wilmot
California
Webster in Boston Addresses Slavery Critique
From Boston April 30 Hon Daniel Webster arrived at 5 pm and was greeted with hearty enthusiasm. Mr R Curtiss spoke on behalf of the people, Webster replied in a brief 15 minute address, rebuking aviation as a ghostly abstraction and promised to pursue a clear course in the Senate on his return.
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Daniel Webster
Boston
Tle
Sen
R. Curtiss
Mr. C
Mr. Webster
Senate
Court of Inquiry Probes Scourge Officers in Annapolis
The Court of Inquiry examined Lieut Temple of the Scourge, who supported Lieut Hunter in every part. Commodore Perry explained papers mislaid by the late Secretary of the Navy related to the prior Court Martial. Hunter asserts Perry's charges against him were purloined.
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Annapolis
Lieut. Temple
Day
Lieut. Hunter
Commodore Perry
Secretary of the Navy
Lieut
Hunter
Washington Journal of Commerce report on house clerks and reforms
Washington April 28 The compromise committee agreed on a scheme and instructed the chair to prepare the bill and report Thompson D Harris of Geo and John Robb of Md are appointed Clerks of the House of Representatives replacing Morehead and Mudd Samuel D King clerk of the department of the store resigned yesterday Mr John Wilson is sent by the Department to Louisiana for investigation into the land business there loosely conducted for the last four years
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Washinurox
Washington
Journal of Commerce
Yeheme
Thompson D. Harris
Geo
John Robb
House of Representatives
Morehead
May Day Party Sinks in City Saloon Collapse
A tragic accident at Laclede Saloon near Locust Street during a May Day celebration left two dead, including the wives of John Beaky and Chester W. Pomeroy. Dozens were injured as the floor collapsed into a water-filled cellar, with several victims in critical condition and others sustaining severe injuries. Names of wounded include Miss Mary Abbott and Mrs Emanuel Black among many more. Authorities report a mass casualty event with numerous injured patrons and staff.
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Mary Abbott
Emanuel Black
Johnston
Malay
Sullivan
Reed
Virginia Clark
Barlow
O'Reilly Focuses on Atlantic and Pacific Line Westward
O'Reilly issues a card in St. Louis announcing he will devote his personal attention to completing the Atlantic and Pacific railroad west of the Mississippi. The California line is contracted for and already under construction. Work on the Missouri to California route will begin once troops are properly distributed.
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Fa O'Reilly
St. Louis
Mississippi
California
Missouri
U.S
Dome
Dra
Seven Days Later from Hair The Canada Arrived Here
The Canada arrived this morning after a fine run hindered by heavy tained paddles. The ship sailed for New York at two o clock amid favorable winds. The Niagara arrived on the 16th as breadstuffs and commodities showed slight price moves. Reports from London and Paris note unsettled markets and political tensions, with shifting funds and anxieties over government stability.
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Canada
New York
Liverpool Mar
Fight With The India The Child Of Mrs White Shot
Santa Fe dispatch reports a chaotic incident involving Mrs White and her child amid Indian tensions. Maj Grier reportedly seized the child. a fatal shooting occurred allegedly linked to the woman and her husband. Local accounts note a servant killed during the upheaval and ongoing efforts to treat with Native groups.
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Santa Fe
White Pris
Maj. Grier
Inc
Americ
Tnd
Sale of Several Goods by Public Vendue in Knox Township
Writs issued by the Court of Domumg lleasine Of Jefferson state that sale will occur by public vendue and outcry on May day 1590 between hours of 10 and 4 at Stewart's meeting house to raise cash from seized items including a gray mule and chattels. Notice also states a proposal to alter river access at Squire Stewart's meeting house Knox township with session May 4 1850.
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Exeenik
Domimog Lleasine
Jefferson
A.W
Zivan
Commissioners of
Jer
Squire Stewart
Knox Township
Jefferson County
Ohio
Ohio River
New Alexander
Northridge
Campble Tarr
David Ride
David Worthington
Fire and Marine Insurance
Hartford
Conn
Capital Stock
New Orleans
Orleans
Gulf
Atlantic
E&h. Wreely
Protection Insurance Company
Steubenville
Road alteration notice presented to commissioners
A road notice details an alteration or rerouting from Knoxville Knox Towns. It references lands of Wm J Robertson and Guilere, a surveyed rain lands area, and a vacated road through James J Robertson land. The proposed route would run from the mo Creek to Steubenville intersecting the St from Steubenville to Knoxville at Campbell's farm.
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Jet
Knoxville
Knox Towns
Croxton’s
Wm. J. Robertson
Guilere
James J. Robertson
Mo Creek
Steubenville
Campbell
Cholera and Consumption Threat Compared in 19th Century Press
The piece compares cholera and consumption mortality, arguing consumption causes far more deaths annually. It touts Dr Rogers Liverwort and Tar as a remedy, cites anecdotal cures, and notes distributors in Cincinnati Steubenville and other areas, praising the patent medicine's efficacy against lung diseases.
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Boards of Health
Rogers
America
Buin
England
Crichton
St. Petersburg
la Eure
Paris
Cooper
Andrew Rogers
K. H. Cox
Cincinnati Medical Oleve
Weekly Temperance Journal Promotes Reform and Education
The weekly paper devoted to temperance education literature reform and intelligence announces its ninth volume. Editors Chas Slack and the staff state the publication opposes intemperance and crime and supports Christian benevolence. Subscriptions cost two dollars per year with six month minimum.
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Euitors
LGNO
Giscuis
Adcoe
William A. White
School Street
Boston
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Italy
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Court OF Inquiry
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Church
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India
Shekipe CS Sale
Ohoston
Robertson
Short Creek
Anthobertson
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Presberry’s
Jacob Cadwallace
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Alexander
RTS. Ening
Cithce Michel Rect
4Th
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R. D. Myers
Exuomas M'Parland
L. Anderson
M’farland
Suli
Iit
Hlollansburg
Darke Co
A. L
Linust
Cox
Wr. Rogers
Victius
J. C. Hieronimes
French
Hieronius
Hollansburg
Wr. French
J.M. Avams
Ohn A. Collins
Temperance Ori
Temperance
Onto
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R. S. New
John A. Collins
Newton
Memphis College
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VRS
Eggart
Longworth Street
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Henry Morse
Kill
Jenny Morse
I. Boland
Laverwort
Isale
A. L.scovill
S. E
RK. UD. Morrison & Co
Bloomfield
J. By Martford
Newburg
Wal's Bracken, Lagrage
New Firm
Thirdstreet
Strubenville
Ohlo
Oghertt
Layton S& Go
Dougherty
M. ‘ Layton
John Dougherty
Steuvile
Teubenville
Hanns
Bosros
Dulgherty
Layton ®& CV
Kenville
Third Street
van Eeden & Brs
H. Huxley
Olia Hall
Fifth Street
Deel
Dixon
J.C. Cable
William Scott
H.C. Moodey
Black Bear
Fourth Street
Ohi
Dr. Townsend
Sand
Jayne
Ayre
Wistar
Hasting
Seller
M’lean
Waugh
Drug and Chemical
Capri J.C. Cable & Co
RK. D. Morrison & Co
R. D. Morrison, & Co
Pi O,wietors
New Zealand
Atkinson
Australia
St. Clair St
Petty
Main Street
H.W. Derby & Co
FRYE
Jr. T
Apris T.S. Hening
Silvysiclans
VEP
Ls T
Hening
Joshua Henry
Adams Street
Church and
7Th Streets
A. Jayne
Pekin
Joshua Henry, Adams Sr
7Th
Samuel Paul
Riley Merzler
Waterstreet
RED Lion Hotel
ST. Clair Street
Prorkieron
RS. Daily
WM. L. Russell
Market Street
Third and
Fourth St
Apris
Bu Ly
Renoval
A.W. Flieming
James N. Forsyth
Andrew Fleming
O's
Japan
Drug and Chemical Warehouse
Ayri J.C. Cables& Co
Mustard & Spice Factory
Il Atres
Piptsburgh
Rhodes & Alcorn Oliiu
J H. Sarrat'p
A. A. Hills Old Stand
St. E Steubenville
Bes
D Warray
Tokely & Sutherland
U S
Iam Chancery
Drattison
Carroll
Vascarawas
Columbiana
Chiey-Brooke
Hancock
J Gallagher
Ensq
Black Bear House
Pienbenosie. Apl
McAlister
Coon
Trask
Hiobard
Jew David
Hunt
Kasmin
Barrel
Raley
Scarpa
Judkin
Alinestock
Dinon
Smilth
Hibbard
Kastmin
Dr. Evans
Lee
Dr. Koph
Wright
Dr. Child
Hosper
Anderson
Gregory
Dr. Bennet
Brandreth
Steam Marble Works
Liberty Street
Smith
Tield Street
W W Wallace
J. Sholion Ss Tailor Establishment
Duffy
James Alexander
W. P. Marsnall
Sucessor
Samuel C. Hill
Mporter
Dener
NOM &E
Alo
Wood Street
Dth Street
Diamond Alley
West
Apro
Dth Side
Nasids Corner
Ae Ge
N. B
Smapledtn Todliver Onl
Thory
Tilliam Nash
Apr2u
W.zi
Arch Street
Penna
AN. B
East
H. Zimmerman
Mmerman
Vene
D C
Jacksonville
Samuel Hewitt
D.L. Collier
W.w.wallace
Bole
Stydy
Snow
D. C. Morehead
M. D
Broadway
Vine Street
Calhoun
Obie
Ee J.C
Cable & Co
Rareeville
Fl. Wallace
Fitch
Samuel Sheldon Fitch
A. M
M.D
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Abe
Port Homer
Jefferson Co
Samuel Burch Field
Maya
Galvan
C.belt
Christio
Gawt
Generogl
Degy Voss
Kim
Chrisse
Atron
Coburn
Landis
Sipyey
Isda
Capeistir
Mme
PIR Galvanio Bret
Pepe
Cite
Macopaia
Wien
BANE
Steck
Singer Servicr
Broseniris
MATIC
DR. Christie
Bayview
Cattistie
Gadsvanie Arhedes
da Crierne
Domes
Christie
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