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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1838
Page
1
Weekly publication at fifty cents per year paid in advance. Subscriptions under a year priced at twenty five cents per month. Discontinuations require notice and arrears. Ads over a square cost one dollar for first insertion and twenty five cents per continuation. Longer ads priced similarly. Court orders and judicial notices 25 percent higher. Letters to the editor must be paid.
Extract from a letter written to an old schoolmate by a recently married woman living two miles from a village. She praises her husband and their quiet country life, reflects on education she received, and jokes about marriage and single life. The tone mocks old schooling and urges the recipient to marry soon.
In the Philadelphia Repository notice from November 12, 1803 a curious extract recounts the State of Franklin declaring independence from North Carolina, creating an independent government in 1784 and enacting a 1788 law to support its civil list, as cited in Walsh No 36.
The fragment cites a Franklin era salary schedule for civil officers dated January 1 1789 with payments in animal skins and furs. It includes Governor Chief Justice Attorney General and others, plus quirky asides about a man with 17 wives and a noon-day reference to the National Gazette.
A nostalgic note explains Buncombe in North Carolina politics with a tale of a lower House member from Buncombe County addressing Congress. The satirical anecdote centers on mispronunciation, heckling, and the imagined distinction between speaking to the Laser and to Bankum, reflecting political dynamics and vernacular of the era.
A brief gardening note encourages planting a modest flower along the window to fill the home with delightful perfume and modest blossoms, enhancing the view with simple charm.
A young man from South Alabama was arrested for obtaining 15000 from two New York brokers using forged letters of credit for 3000 in the name of Shibley, Cashier of the Bank of Georgia. The brokers paid after the bank refused the letters. The suspect was tracked to a Philadelphia brothel by officers Blaney Young and McClean.
A long time Pittsburgh reader known for her lifelong loyalty to the Richmond Enquirer passed away. Described as a devoted spouse and subscriber, she lived by the paper’s motto "Bear and forbear," reflecting steady patience in daily life.
A fragment urges keeping a prepared medicine at hand to treat croup in children. It recommends a syrup of squills with an extract and contains directions to give ten spoonfuls every ten minutes until vomiting begins, aiming to arrest the disease when a barking cough appears.
An opposing candidate recounts Crocken’s memory skill in a Congress race tale. Col. A. crafted a careful speech. Crocken delivered it nearly verbatim at multiple meetings, leaving the author speechless when his own speech evaporated mid-speech and Crocken laughed at the prank.
OF Philadelphia leads in malticent donations and bequests for charity. Stephen Girard’s endowment and the Orphan College are noted. Dr Joseph Preston, a Quaker, leaves nearly 400000 to found a hospital for respectable and indigent married women, reflecting moral aims in his will.
Washington Correspondent reports the late U. S. Senator James O Wolf of Rhode Island died suddenly in New York leaving an estimated fortune of 10 million dollars. He was an abolitionist by profession yet allegedly engaged in the slave trade between Africa and Cuba until 1821, with a claimed export total of 402,000 slaves from 1786 to 1827.
Red noses are said to be among the injurious effects of tight lacing. The brief notice cautions readers about health drawbacks from restrictive dress.
iA youth named Rice fell into the basin on City road and, after a quarter hour, two surgeons attempted to revive him for an hour without success. A drunken man from the tip room, awakened by the news, staggered in and claimed he could revive the boy by applying his mouth to the youth.
A Pennsylvanian performed nine similar resuscitations using strong suction to draw breath from patients, astonishing onlookers as each revival occurred within minutes.
The Bristol Rhode Island diary notes a Spanish bell installed in a local factory. The inscription reads This bell, which God preserve, has been given by Gen FOR. As lac Antonio Garcia, the year of God 3 Saint Rafael and Saint francis co pray for us, with transliteration indicating a religious dedication and donor names.
An inventive mechanism in New Orleans promises to end the unwieldy cotton pressing method. The compound parallel geared bever can press cotton into square, compact bales at one tenth the cost of steam power, potentially outperforming a $15,000 engine. At $1500, erection appears practical, inviting planters and dealers to test this important invention.
The Richmond Whig reports rising friction as Texas claims Fayette and Miller counties in Arkansas. Voters mostly back Texas, electing Texas Congress members and organizing counties. Arkansas Governor refers the issue to the state Legislature proposing abolition of Miller County and attachment of its territory to a more patriotic county. He will seek a federal settlement and argues Arkansas retains jurisdiction since the Louisiana Purchase, though some Miller residents may eventually align with Texas.
The Arkansas Legislature has not yet acted on the subject. Lawmakers have not reached a decision, and no formal measures have advanced to a vote or committee stage as of now.
From the New Orleans Bulletin dated the 16th, a Houston letter mentions a meeting in the streets with ex Secretary of the Navy Fisher and his brother Col Weymouth. They reportedly demanded retractions of Houston’s declarations about FP. Houston stated public acts were not personally his, while personal acts were. He received a challenge, then proceeded to Nacogdoches.
A reader excerpts a table comparing nutritious content in various articles to challenge the idea that animal food supports strength. A Newark Daily Advertiser correspondent notes that one loaf of home made bread can feed as long as a leg of mutton and that an Irish potato may be healthier than a pound of pork. The discussion centers on vegetable versus animal nutrition.
A recent scheme in the southern United States peddled pills advertised as purely vegetable. Analysis revealed they were garden peas dipped in liquorice extract. The piece notes widespread demand for pill making and cites a Yankee vendor as the source.
The year 1802 is portrayed as exceptionally eventful with riots in English manufacturing districts. Perceval's death marks a shift to Liverpool and Vansittart leadership. Wellington captures Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, and Spain adopts a new constitution abolishing the peerage and Inquisition. Napoleon battles at Wilna Smolenski Borodino and Moscow, with vast casualties across Europe and America.
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