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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1842
Page
1
The Tarborough Press announces weekly publication at Tin Dollers and Fifty felts per year paid in advance or Tree Vallare at expiration. Shorter periods priced monthly. Advertisements up to a square one dollar for first insertion and twenty five cents per continuation. Court notices cost twenty five percent higher. Letters to the Editor must be post paid.
A fragmented lyric by H. D. W. speaks of a gray butterfly with bright yellow wings. The speaker implores the butterfly to stay, describing its beauty and inviting close listening as music drifts by.
From The Globe the article attacks the current administration as plunging the nation into a growing national debt. It cites twenty six million dollars of debt in one year, with seventeen million in loan bills and nine million in treasury notes. It contrasts this with Van Buren’s term and accuses the Whigs of excessive borrowing and taxation, warning of four years of such policy.
Washington correspondent asserts secret aims behind the visit including a potential US plan to assume state debts by issuing bonds to replace European bonds. Alleged discussion traces to prior Harrison era, with Mr Webster’s London trip and a $5000 payment to a Barings broker, amid broader speculation on international financial arrangements.
A garbled contract narrative claims a large payment to hinder the people's will via Genert Harrison's election. It suggests the Whig parity gained power after this act and a recount feud with brokers. It cites 81,502,000 as the wood received and frames a providential death thwarting their plans.
A Confederate era financial note discusses money markets and bank suspensions in the South. It claims North Carolina and Virginia notes trade at 4 to 5 percent discounts while bank issuers rescue faith by paying debts promptly. It cites regional bank quotes and asserts Old North State credit remains above other large states, praising prudent governance.
The Governor of Louisiana offers a $500 reward for the arrest of Edward Yorke president of the Exchange Bank. Yorke is described as a defaulter who has fled. The Picayune notes the reclamation and recalls Yorke as a principal figure from weeks earlier in the same tone.
A damaged item reports a bank robbery at the Union Bank of Louisiana in Thibodeauxville on the night of the 30th. A framed building with a brick wall four feet high housed a vault accessed via a floor hole. About $40,000 vanished. a man named Houston was suspected and fled.
New Orleans papers report the Tennessee River rose unusually high with seven houses swept from Eastport and seven from Waterloo. Hombberg is reported entirely under water as riverbanks gave way and houses along the Tennessee were carried off.
A bishop died in Charleston instantly on shellfire. He was the most distinguished member of the Catholic persuasion in the country.
A 19 year old, Mr John W Crad Dock of Charlotte Va, shot himself March 25. The ball entered his right temple and passed through his head. A letter on his person said the act was not hasty but planned since March 16 after witnessing his beloved marry another, his betrothed.
The Legislature passed a broad debtors exemption bill shielding household goods up to 3250, two cows, five pigs, ten sheep, a yoke of oxen or a span of horses, a horse and dray, farming tools, a 3150 library, six months provisions, and related items. The move will ease debtor means but complicate creditor recourse and may curb new debt. Also noted are commentary on tobacco as health treatment and a sensational death-by-action case in Polk County Tennessee, where Capt. James Pettit reportedly killed himself with a rifle, leaving a will and a large cash bequest to his enslaved workers.
The steam boat Me dora, built by the Virginia and Maryland Steam Navigation Company to run Baltimore to Norfolk, embarked from Baltimore for a test excursion with a group of invited citizens aboard when a calamity occurred. The incident halted plans and raised questions about the vessel’s quality and safety.
As the vessel prepared to depart a blast occurred. Three people confirmed killed and numerous others injured or missing. Survivors describe a chaotic scene with several critically mangled victims and some later dying. Authorities continue to tally casualties.
The Ohio river ran low on the seventh and navigation was interrupted. A small site of whuskeyv occurred at the canal near the river’s lowest notch in this city. If the pace continues, it may become as flat as Texas money, reflecting Washingtonians’ efforts.
Richmond Star notes a peculiar death of Mr Michie near the city and mentions a freed slave will said to direct the executor. The document promises freedom for several enslaved women and their children, with the estate to be shared among them, a motive speculated as causing the murder.
The Sac and Fox chiefs have applied to the War Department in Waslington to visit Washington and discuss a treaty for cession of part of their country to the General Government. A well informed source from the Indians’ country says they are not only willing but anxious to sell a portion, about one half.
A worm army swarmed the Tressel and Congaree Swamp rail line, stretching over a mile. A locomotive and iron cars stalled as millions of worms blocked the wheel with sand aiding, a rare sight of nature defeating steam briefly. The event, described as a sanguinary victory for the worms, left the scene resilient against the Patriot locomotive.
A traveler notes a Central American planter owning 200000 acres of land ten thousand head of cattle and 700 horses. He controls seven volcanoes with three hundred boiling springs and seven large rivers. From a volcano summit he can light his pipe and view both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
A St Augustine paper reports Sunday night violence as Mrs Zripa Huther fatally wounds her husband with a dirk. The weapon pierced twice through the back into the lungs leaving him in a precarious state and prompting a likely judicial investigation.
The Oregon Territory, bordered by the Pacific and partly controlled by Indians and Hudson's Bay Company, faces English influence. A Senate bill proposes settling the territory by American citizens and applying U.S. laws there. It authorizes any...
The plan requires the President to take possession of the Territory and set up military posts to maintain American authority. It proposes granting 640 acres to every white male inhabitant aged 18 who cultivates and uses the land for five years.
The Hill has appropriated 250 900 dollars for an iron harbor steamer. Senate approval came unanimously and the House is urged to act in unity. The note adds England supports the balance of power and the overall safety of the nation.
A mob gathered near the Baltimore Exchange on Friday the 26th. Workers discharged from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad said a Bank of Baltimore draft for wages was not paid and was rejected for Virginia money. A committee met the company president who promised payment in bankable funds the same day.
Housekeepers across Philadelphia are selling out and downsizing to smaller rented residences, reducing furniture values to about a quarter. The trend mirrors New York, as hundreds seek cheaper housing to live within means, urging reflection on living beyond one’s means.
The New York Herald notes a New York vessel loading raw cotton for Canton at 5 to 6 cents per pound. The report suggests when US cotton drops to 6 or 7 cents a pound a new Chinese market forms, challenging Indian cotton and potential monopoly aims of tariff proponents.
New Orleans Bulletin cites Campeachy papers claiming 40 000 infantry near Lima and 600 in Vera Cruz involved in operations. Santa Anna allegedly bought steamers in England and prepared for battle, with Valencia and Paredas as presidential contenders and Santa Anna favored to win.
The New Orleans Bee asserts six million pounds sterling from British capitalists backed a mortgage on church property to fund the war. Funds allegedly passed through British Minister Packenham for the purpose of invading Texas. Santa Ana allegedly acted under English cabinet orders, inscribing bolts on his banner.
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