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Pamarca Poem Teases With Hidden Message
The Tarboro Press prints an anonymous verse from Pamara about friendship in bright youth and later sorrow. The poem depicts enduring loyalty, offering to stay when hope fades and memories return, ending with the line Anon.
Fire destroys Montgomery county courthouse records
A Friday night blaze consumed the Montgomery county courthouse and its books and papers from the clerks and register offices. A manhunt tracked a suspect to Elijah Spencer’s home about 18 miles away. Spencer and his son Harbord were jailed in Lawrenceville awaiting examination. Also reported: a Northampton riot where a lecture by Rev Abel Brown ended with a disruptive doves and pepper episode. Navy Dept seeks nearest male relatives of several officers to reclaim swords awarded by Congress.
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Montgomery County
Register
Court House
Elijah Spencer
Spencer
Harbord
Lawrenceville
Fay Gos
Abolition
Northampton
Mass
Abel Brown
Mr. Brown
Raleigh Star
State Credit Loans At Issue In New York Legislature
Official communication from Secretary of State Mr Young claims state loans totaling about 4 000 000 to Erie Railroad and other firms violated the Constitution by lacking required two thirds legislative approval. Debate continues as stock markets react to the disclosure.
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New York
Mr Young
Erie Rail Road
Her Wll
Charleston Mercury
Courthouse ruling on mixed Choctaw marriage void in Alabama
The U S Circuit Court for the District of Alabama held that a white man and an Indian woman under Choctaw law could not marry, that offspring were illegitimate, and that a void will probated remained binding until reset. The decision faced exceptions and will be appealed to the U S Supreme Court.
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United States
District of Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States
Mail Robber and Murderer Convicted in 1838 case
In January 1838 the Mobile to Montgomery mail was robbed and the stage driver killed. John Larkin was convicted and executed on circumstantial evidence. The hunt for an accomplice continued until Benjamin Whitney was tried and convicted, proving the Post Office Department’s persistence in catching offenders.
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Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama
Post Office Department
John Larkin
Larkin
Escape of Morgan Wethers from Anderson county jail
Morgan Wethers, jailed on a charge of stealing ten thousand dollars from the Bank of Kentucky, escaped on the night of the 19th ultimo while under sheriff and guard in Anderson county. He feigned illness to be taken to his home, then let his wife sleep with him, slipped out the window as officers withdrew, and sent his daughter through the window to safety. The officers guarded the mother and daughter all night.
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Morgan Wethers
Louisville
Danville
Bank of Kentucky
Anderson County
Heary County
Weber
Wethers
Louisville Journal
Aubuin
Aisne Therese
Nyrie Cottage
Melancholy Death of Surgeon Leecock in Navy Brig
From the New York Courier we learn Passed Assistant Surgeon Richard W Leecock of the U S brig Somers died by his own hand on Friday evening at six. He shot himself, ending a troubled tenure aboard the vessel. The incident is reported as a suicide investigation in Navy circles.
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New York Courier
Richard W Leecock
U. S
Somers
Norfolk naval officer dies in gag room incident
A Norfolk born officer, aged 28, stationed aboard the vessel, was killed in the gag room when a pistol was discharged. He had served with high regard and was considered valuable by fellow officers. The death is attributed to illness from yellow fever contracted on a prior cruise aboard the Schooner Grampus, which left him debilitated.
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Norfolk
U. S
Maniac Arrested After Noon Fire Rampage in City
New York Courier reports physician James G Thorn of 420 Pearl Street suddenly lost his senses yesterday afternoon and went on a raging spree. He torn clothing from Nishody, rushed into the street nearly naked, threatened to set a house on fire, and set the place ablaze before officers arrived. Firemen extinguished the flames as Thorn raged about the streets and he was taken to the prison.
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James G. Thorn
Pearl Street
Nishody
New York Courier
Poisoning at Yazoo Pass family death and wedding ruin
The Grenada Miss. Register reports a tragic incident near Yazoo Pass where the Morehead family fell ill from peaches dried on a painted board. The death of a daughter, who was to be married that day, shocked the community.
Forgery Conviction in Bailey Case Leads to Transportation
The Rev Dr Bailey of the Church of England was convicted of forgery and sentenced to transportation for life. The noted promissory note to his sister Miss Bailey from an elderly, penurious wealthy man Smith was allegedly tied to a deposit with Smith as her banker. Evidence included a forged signature traced from a receipt, a witness’s conflicting alibi, and a coerced Irish witness who revealed Bailey’s writing and the plot.
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Bailey
Church of England
N. York
Miss Bailey
Smith
London
Coroner's Inquest Finds Corlis Murdered in New York
The inquest verdict declares Charles G. Corlis murdered by an unknown shooter in New York. Mr and Mrs. Colton were discharged. Public opinion largely accepts the verdict, leaving the case's pursuit of the killer unlikely to continue, and condemns the prevailing public morals.
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Charles G. Corlis
New York
Corlis
Colton
Fatal Affray in Augusta Street Fight Leaves Clerk Wounded
Augusta date line reports a fatal encounter yesterday after noon in which William R. Harding, Arsenal clerk, was fatally wounded by a pistol shot from William H. Platt Esq in a street duel using pistols and a bowie knife. Harding shot back but missed as Platt fled.
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Augusta
William R. Harding
Arsenal
Wm. H Platt
Platt
Harding
Assault with Bowie Knife Leads to Arrests after Fray
After running about 13 of 20 yards Platt assaulted H with a bowie knife. Gentlemen intervened and arrested him. The victim received a thigh wound and Harding was moved to U States Hotel then Dr Robertson's residence where he lingered with little hope. Platt was arrested and sent to prison for examination. Chronicle report.
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Platt
Harding
U States
Magnificent Boston Wedding Reveals Lavish Attire and Cost
The Boston Bulletin reports a grand wedding in Boston on Wednesday evening. The bride wore jewels valued at 10000 dollars and a lace veil worth 1200 dollars. The total expense of the affair reached 15000 dollars.
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The
Boston Bulletin
Mutiny rumor on board vessel dismissed
The latest news from John Adams reports there was no truth to the mutiny claim aboard the vessel.
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John Adams
Vesel
Sweet Potatoes as Stock Food Declared Superior
A Mississippi correspondent to the Western Farmer reports from a thorough trial that sweet potatoes surpass rats baga as stock food and far exceed the sugar beet. The note recalls an early Planter volume claim that Northern growers should raise sweet potatoes to abandon other roots.
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Mississippi
New Method of growing Asparagus and Fatal Accidents
A horticultural note suggests a bottle covered asparagus growing method used in Nice and described in the London Gardeners Chronicle. The rest of the column reports tragic incidents including a viper attack in Aubuin, a Brooklyn assault and attempted murder, a self inflected wound, and deaths from minor needle injuries during dissections as reported in Dr. Smiths Journal with reference to the Massachusetts Medical Almanac.
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Horticultural Magazine
Nice
London Gardeners’ Chronicle
American Medical Almanac
Lane
Beston Bulletin
Deaths on the shell road and river drownings
The New Orleans Bee recounts two young Spaniards, one who killed himself on the shell road near town and a Madeira companion who fell from the ship Orion into the river. Both described as gentle and well bred, their deaths attributed to poverty and shattered hopes, serving as a warning against costly dreamer ambitions and delayed plans.
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Madeira
New Orleans Bee
Systematic Girl and the Lesson of Method
Mr Bourne tells at Bridgewater Mass about a very methodical hired girl who kept perfect order from dawn to night. Her routine showed every movement timed, kitchen tasks prepared, and utensils in place, illustrating how calm, precise work saves time and reduces waste. The tale concludes that haste wastes time and tools are often left behind.
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Bourne
Farmer and Mechanic Jubilee
Bridgewater
Mass
Mr. B
The Fell Destroyer and a Tragic Death at Rowbery's Lane
An English pair in a small Rowbery's lane tenement, ruined by drink, faced death as the wife hanged herself after three weeks of intoxication. The husband, once a seaman, recounted the tragedy to a physician who could not revive the dead woman. Norfolk Herald.
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Pollard
Rowbery’s Lane
Norfolk Herudd
Damages Granted in Ross vs Delander Seduction Case
The sheriff's jury awards $10,000 damages in the case of Ross versus Delander for seduction of the plaintiff's daughter, amounting to the full sum pleaded in the declaration.
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Ross
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