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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1840
Page
1
The Tarborough Press announces weekly publication by George Howard at two dollars and fifty cents yearly if paid in advance, or three dollars after. Monthly option twenty five cents. Advertisements for a square are one dollar for the first insertion with two cents per additional insertion. Judicial ads twenty five cents per line. Letters to the printer must be postpaid.
A dated 1840 testimonial urges mothers to apply Dr Evans Soothing Syrup to teething gums to prevent convulsions fevers and infant suffering. It claims rapid relief and cites a nursemaid letter describing a recovery after early syrup application. Agents listed in New York and North Carolina.
From the Baltimore Post, a lengthy critique listing twenty grounds against General William Henry Harrison. Claims include lack of qualifications, abolitionist ties, Federalist leanings, support for internal improvements and national bank, tariff protection, slavery expansion, anti-Mason stance, and alleged political manipulation. It narrates accompanying testimony about election fraud tied to the Third District, alleging improper conduct by local officials and sheriffs.
During a Northern Liberties commission hearing for the third Congressional district, Andrew Miller testified that John Gill was seen in Harrisburg on Thursday night the day he was subpoenaed to testify at eleven. Gill claimed he must suddenly depart Philadelphia to avoid What happened next remains unclear as the session noted his absence.
Annual figures from the General Land Office show public land sales for the year ending December 31 1538 totaling 8414 97 acres with 4305564 dollars in purchase money. In the first two quarters of 1889 sales reached 3771994 acres and 4765852 dollars, surpassing the entire prior year. The Baltimore American notes that 1836 had the largest year for land sales, with proceeds over twenty five million dollars, about six times 1838 and five times 1830. The 1840 survey pipeline stands at nearly fifteen million nine hundred thousand acres.
The article weighs a balloon crossing of 3000 miles, noting reduced but real dangers. It cites a strong westerly current, with Wise reported near 100 miles per hour, and discusses the scientific, practical, and navigational factors shaping the venture.
The article weighs a 40 mph coastal balloon rate and three day ocean passage from New York to England. It details capacity about 1000 to 1200 pounds, crew provisions, a life boat, distress signals, and rocket use at night. It argues risks are not prohibitive and consents to the experiment.
The Amesbury Transcript reports Miss Lucy Harrington formerly of Amesbury died in Cortish New Hampshire after long illness and gradual bodily collapse. She suffered a dislocated hip years earlier and subsequent bone fractures more than nineteen times. Post mortem showed softened bones easily cut with a knife and extreme muscle contraction kept her bowels and stomach pressed until death. She was forty three.
The Massachusetts Legislature approved intermarriage between whites and blacks by 165 to 164. The split resembled a party line with Whigs largely supporting the amalgamation and Democrats opposing it, as reported by Pet. Statesman.
The latest from Mexico notes ratification of indemnity treaties with the United States, Santa Ana obtaining passports, and a Mexican loan of 21,000,000 at eighty cents on the dollar to fund an expedition against Texas. The plan hinges on capitation taxes as the main resource, with Mexican officials touting glory and the liberation of enslaved people in Texas as justification.
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