Steubenville Whig Herald political ticket and notices
The Steubenville Herald announces the Democratic Whig ticket for governor board of public works and congress with Col. M Roberts as Whig nominee for the 17th district. It lauds Roberts as popular, moderate, and capable of uniting factions for victory. It notes printing and advertising offers and mentions the Herald’s long publication history.
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William Johnston
Board OF Public Works
Xander G. Conover
Congress
Col
Matthew Roberts
Col. M. Roberts
17Th
Col. R
Post Office Rules and Trade Hopes in 1850s News
The National Intelligencer notes official word from London that onward letters to the United States will travel via the first available packet, British or American. California papers press for a steam line to China and Japan, promising rapid trade and rail and steam growth. The Richmond Republican cites Cuban expedition rumors with Lopez vowing to raise a flag at Havana, warning Americans against new ventures and urging caution after past misadventures.
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National Intelligencer
Post Office Department
General Post Office
London
United States
Cunard
China
California
State of
Celestial Empire
Japan
Canton
Lopez
Richmond Republican
Cuba
Havana
Santa Anna
Monroe
Gibraltar
Secretary of the Interior confirmed by Senate
The Senate on the 11th instant in Executive Session confirmed A. H. H. Stewart of Virginia as Secretary of the Interior. Stewart, a former U S Representative and Harrison elector, is described as a capable and liberal lawyer. His appointment ends the Cabinet slate, with Pennsylvania’s McKennan noted as a possible pick. Cars from Newark begin daily trips. railway completion marks a new era for the town and county. Also, Officer Fox was shot while arresting O Halloran. Fox injured less than feared. A man named Smith died on Smithfield Street after a beating at Beaver Point.
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Interior
Senate
A. H. H. Stewart
Virginia
Stewart
Washington
United States
House of Representatives
Old Dominion
Pennsylvania
M’kennan
Newark
Prrrspurau
Fox
O’halloran
Alne
Smith
Smithfield Street
Beaver Point
Cass Lixety to we rue Locorocoan DIDATE IN 1852
The Democrats of twenty one counties in Pennsylvania favor General Cass for the 1852 presidential nomination. Dauphin Schuylkill Washington Delaware Lehigh Northumberland York and old Berks are among those supporting him. Cass is expected to secure the nomination in Philadelphia. A Fayetteville North Carolina meeting on August 17 also nominated Cass with enthusiasm. EMIGRANTS ON THE Overland Route to California report many wagons seen by Mr Collins of the Illinois Legislature. A Frederick county Maryland resident, McLloyd, hanged herself, troubled by depression.
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Cass
Locorocoandidate
Pennsylvania
General Cass
Dauphin
Schuylkill
Washington
Delaware
Lehigh
Northumberland
York
Old Berks
Philadelphia
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Great Britain
Assia
London Shipping Gazette
Bing Gazette
Marklane
Lincolns
Cambridgeshire
Duce
Portrill
Ireland
Odessa
New York
Berks
Lancaster County
Texas boundary bill and slavery expansion debate
The New York Tribune describes the boundary bill extending Texas to the 36 deg 30 min line and toward the Rio Grande, noting land gains and implications for New Mexico and slavery. The Union discusses the ten per cent law and contrasts views between Mr. Lewis and Democratic editors on legislative policy.
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Texas
New York Tribune
Indian Territory
Rio Grande del Norte
Tribune
New Mexico
Rio Grande
United States
Long i
Greenwich
de Rio Grande
United
Mexico
N. Mexico
Utah
Salt Lake
California
Ice Cream Luxury From Mexican Snow Ice Treat For San Francisco
Citizens of San Francisco enjoy a novel luxury as ice cream is produced from snow imported from the mountains by Mexican workers. The unusual product has become a talking point in local markets and eateries.
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San Francisco
Largest sheephead caught on hook and line in Delaware
A sheephead measuring 32 inches and weighing 183 pounds was caught in Delaware the week before last. It is claimed to be the largest of its kind ever taken with a hook and line.
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Delaware
Barnum to Halt Jenny Lindlocks Sharply
The New York Evening Mirror reports the Irving House chambermaid, who had agreed to supply Jenny Lindlocks to the “young bloods” at five dollars a half, is said to face an injunction from Barnum, who claims all proceeds.
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New York Evening Mirror
Irving House
Jenny Lindlocks
Barnum
One of the prettiest rooms in the city at K Jackson and Son
In this morning's Herald the ad touts K Jackson and Son as offering some of the finest goods and one of the prettiest rooms in the city where cheap goods are sold, inviting shoppers to visit the shop.
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K. Jackson & Son
Herald
Wheat crop estimate for Stark county
Stark county yields about 1.25 million bushels of wheat, a figure that would bring at least one million dollars from exports, reflecting strong agricultural output and potential trade value.
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Stark County
Prisoners to be shot and chained in Havana report
Report from Havana states Queen's officials condemned three American prisoners to be shot and the remaining six to serve in the chain gang after the Ger mantown touched there on the 29th alt. These are the prisoners still in custody.
Texas Ten Million Bill Sparks Member Speculation
The passage of the Texas Ten Million Bill drew interest from members of Congress who held bonds tied to its fate. Bonds worth nothing without passage rose to par value if the bill passed, prompting lawmakers to profit from the outcome.
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Congress
Plan for Plank Road Linking Temperanceville to Noblestown
The Pittsburg Gazette reports efforts to construct a plank road from Temperanceville across the Ohio to the ferry landings and on to Noblestown in that county, a span about twelve miles.
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Pittsburg
Anl
Temperanceville
Ohio
Noblestown
Bank of Massillon Solvency Questioned by Economic Notes
Bradley's Counterfeit Detector raises fears Massillon Bank may be insolvent due to Suydam Sage & Co. failure. Cincinnati Gazette counters, affirming no loss beyond a dime. The piece notes local suspicions stem from Bradley's Directory, with no independent supporting reports.
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Bank of Massillon
Bradley
Suydam, Sage & Co
New York
Cincinnati Gazette
Massillon Bank
Stock sales and Whig convention notes in 1850 Jefferson City
August stock sales in Jefferson City show calf seven dollars and others with prices for hogs, sheep, cattle, and cows. A Whig Congressional Convention at Monroeville nominated Cox Marrarw Rovers for Congress from Jefferson Columbiana Carroll, with Bayiess and Roberts as options. proceedings published in several Whig papers. Also included are political letters and brief bills discussion about territorial lines and governance after 1850.
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Starisvics
Jefferson City
New Orleans
Texas
Lake
Attakapas
Monroesville
P. Lewis
Fisney B. McGrew
Jony Suave
P.C. Jonxson
Shane
Jefferson Columbiana
Carroll
Cox
Marrarw Rovers
Steubenville
Joan B. Bayiess
Warrenton
Bayiess
Con. Roberts
Matthew Roberts
Jonxston Orr
Con. Ropers
Mr. O
Col. R
Free Soil
Whig
Ohio Clipper
Steubenville Daily
Dollar Messenger
James Criss
Judge Johnston at Medina Urges Unified Political Force
A Medina speech by Judge Johnston praises unity between Whigs and Free Soilers and denounces separate organizations. He compares organized civic duty to Cincinnati firefighters, praising collective action, patriotism, and public good over factional drill and secrecy. The speaker argues against coercive orchestration and for transparent, principled action.
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Judge Johnston
Medina
Free Soil
Sam
Tom Corwin
Cincinnati
Napoleon
Lodi
Old Western Reserve
Father Collins
Mass Marshals Complete Massachusetts Census Rise Since 1640
The Marshals completed a statewide census of Massachusetts showing an increase of nearly a quarter of a million since 1640. The report highlights demographic growth across the colony and underscores expansion in settlements and population distribution.
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Massachusetts
Ohio district candidate drafts tariff reform platform
A candidate for Congress from the district of Columbiana Carroll and Jefferson Counties Ohio lays out his views. He advocates union, domestic work and land use for citizens and free Negroes and Indians, limited government spending, and peaceful foreign policy. He opposes annexing new slave territories and extra government pay, and urges a judicious tariff to aid factories. He endorses friend Matthew Roberts while inviting public judgment.
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Congress
Columbiana, Carroll and
Jefferson
Ohio
Congress of the United States
U.S
Texas
Uncle Sam
Matthew Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Fire at American Hotel and stables destroys horses
A night fire around 8 o clock at the American Hotel and stables in Vilin, with 26 horses perishing. The Circus Company of Sands and Le Iso houses nearby were damaged. two persons were arrested in connection with the blaze. The report also notes a clever contest among patent hatters, with Genin emerging as a noted figure in the hat trade.
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Cleyv
Democrat
Vilin
Circus Company of
Sands
le Iso
Jenny Line Rt
Genin
Fragmentary notice on monument inscription at Mount Auburn
A Herald correspondent notes an inscription for Professor VV ment at Mount Auburn. The text mentions two dollars paid by Yankees to an afflicted family and hints at lines published by Boston readers. The monument is described as owned by someone at Mount Auburn, with the afternoon focus on the name Webster.
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Mount Auburn
Boston
Webster
Jenny Lind First Concert At Castle Garden
The article reviews Jenny Lind’s New York debut at Castle Garden with Bayard Taylor’s prize song “Greeting to America” set by Jules Benedict. Barnum’s role, Lind’s charitable donation of about 10,000 dollars to various causes, and the enthusiastic reception by New York papers are described, noting high ticket demand and praise for her voice.
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Jenny Lind
Bayard Taylor
Barnum
Philadelphia Bulletin
Benedict
America
Jules Benedict
West
Atlantic
Lle Lind
Jenny
Charite Ible
Jenny Lixp
Castle Garden
New York
the Tribune
Mexico News Briefs From Septembers Latest Congress Session
Telegraphed from New Orleans on Sept 8 reports dates from Mexico to the 16th. An extraordinary Mexican Congress opened and decided not to accept the resignation of the Ministers to Washington, granting them a leave of absence. An insurgent at San Francisco Belkam was defeated captured and executed. Tobaso s followers dispersed and outlawed.
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Baltimore Sun
New Orleans
City of Mexico
Washington
San Francisco- Belkam
Tobaso
Market Summary From New Orleans September News Scan
New Orleans dispatch September 12 reports Asia news depresses cotton prices at 122 cents for middling. Sales of rail goods noted, with telegraphic advices influencing markets. Coffee shows a noticeable advance in price.
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New Orleans
Tur Asia’s
Furmer Advance
Asia’s
Jenny Lind Concert Proceeds to Charity in New York
The Baltimore Sun reports Jenny Lind will dedicate about ten thousand dollars of tonight's concert proceeds to charitable institutions in New York. The steamer Georgia sailed today for Charres with 265 passengers, and the U S sloop Germantown arrived this afternoon.
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Baltimore Sun
New York
Jenny Lind
Georgia
Charres
Germantown
Boundary Bill Praise Sparks Peace in Washington Victory
Attorney General Crittenden congratulated General Houston in the rain on the Boundary Bill’s passage. The President shared the joy as a gun salutes echoed on the Mall with thirty shots fired to mark the event.
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Wesh. Repub
Slaves for California advertised in Charleston notice
A Stockton California advertisement in Charleston, D C promises southern men will take a number of slaves to California. The Jackson Mississippian claims five thousand slaves will be sent to California before year’s end if Congress rejects California admission measures.
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California
Stockton
Charleston
D. C
Mrs Miller Returns Home After Disappearance
The N o Courier reports Mrs Miller, once believed dead after a disappearance near Niagara Falls, has returned to her father Senator Norvell’s Detroit home. The press theories of a European trip with a companion are unfounded. Her return appears voluntary, driven by a wish to see her children, though her mind seems unsettled.
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Hunley Henrsery
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Frederick County
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Mr. Lewis
Sina Die
Finley B. McGrew
John
P. S
Biel
MR. Bayless
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Ders
ALLE
AE Joseph Gable
Fire Department
Society For Relief of Indivent
Wree Dramatic Fund Association
Reid Dak Ek
Ylum
Old Ladies’ Asylum
Siede
George Loder
Theodore Elsfeldt
John A. Kyle
Lind
Union
Jenkins
Augusta
Dawson
Toombs
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Charles I. Jenkins
U. S
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New York Express
Boston Chronotype
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Harrisburg
Cumberland County
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