Land Distribution Bill and Bank Debate in Congress
CAREBOROUGH Saturday August 14 541 report notes Senate consideration of the Land Distribution bill while the House passed the Fiscal Bank bill 128 to 97 and repealed the Sub Treasury by 134 to 57. Saunders of North Carolina opposed the Bank arguing it conflicts with public will and constitutional limits, warning of power over District slavery implications.
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Congress
Senate
House
Globe
Saunders
North Carolina
Hope
van Buren
Shocco Springs described as best North Carolina retreat
A Raleigh Register correspondent extols Shocco Springs as a premier health and pleasure resort in North Carolina. He contrasts it with Oshier Springs, praising ample rooms, generous tables, and balanced recreation. The piece depicts a lively social scene with music, dancing, and mingling across ages.
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Shocco Springs
North Carolina
United States
Oshier Springs
Sheeca
Jim
Josey
Wakeful Spring Retreats With Sulphur Waters
Viator extols clean comfortable apartments and soothing morning routines near Shocco and Warren Sulphur Spring. Visitors may choose walking, dancing, whist, or reading, with sulphur or chalybeate waters offered as Summer health remedies. Proponents urge friendly interchanges between spring proprietors and encourage readers to visit and spread credit.
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Warren
Shocco
C. Viator
Remarkable Longevity and Crop Outlook in the Carolinas
Census shows 250 NC residents aged 100 or more, averaging about one per county, praised as a sign of healthy climate. North Carolina corn crops look promising despite a backward spring, while Virginia reports poorer wheat, corn, and tobacco yields. A St Louis murder case involving Brister Warrick's son is described as extreme in brutality.
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North Carolina
Virginia
Death by Lightning on Henderson County Farm
A young man named Benjamin Holt was killed by lightning on the 13th at Samuel King’s farm in Henderson County. He was alone in the field and sought shelter under a tree during a shower, where the lightning struck. The Highland Messenger notes this as proof of the danger of sheltering beneath trees in storms.
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Benjamin Holt
Samuel King
Henderson County
Highland Messenger
Cherokee Indians How they live and dress in two settlements
The Highland Messenger report from Asheville describes two Cherokee settlements in North Carolina. One near Oconee Lulty river in Haywood County, about seven hundred people, and another in Cherokee on Cheoee Creek with four to five hundred. Many attend religious meetings, most clothing homemade, lifestyles still echo ancestral customs, and few speak English. The observers note abundant corn, potatoes, and beans, and overall health and self sufficiency amid seasonal protection.
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D Hor
Highland Messenger
Asheville
Oconee Lulty River
Slaywood County
Cheoee
Haywood
Faith in sobriety aids Cherokee progress in surrounding whites
An 1830s report praises Cherokee restraint and church membership, argues sobriety keeps them prosperous amid white settlements, and credits Agent W H Thomas for diligent work. It notes a German clockmaker Charles Schmidt and a novel self-centering timepiece, with a brief local tax update on specie payments starting May 1.
Attempt to Burn the Bollingbrook Hotel
Fire at the Bollingbrook Hotel basement early yesterday morning was extinguished with little material damage. Investigators believe the blaze began between the basement ceiling and first floor Moor and was likely the act of an incendiary. Petersburg Intelligencer.
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Bollingbrook
Petersburg
Ireland Simmers as Military Seeks Calm During Elections
From the Acadia at Boston comes late dispatches reporting Ireland in a state of unrest. Military presence dominates the election scene while priests mobilize influence and numerous injuries are noted among the populace, signaling a volatile political climate.
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Europe
Acadia
Boston
Ireland
Parliament to Open August Nineteenth Amid Stable Cotton Rates
The new Parliament was set to open August 19. Cotton prices remained steady. Money supply appeared abundant and interest stood at 4 percent. Among Acadia passengers was Mr. Swartwoul, former Collector, rumored to seek an inquiry into all customs affairs.
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Swartwoul
Flo
Custom House
Remark by condemned Wm Driscoll in Illinois mob trial
The St. Louis New Era reports that William Driscoll, condemned and shot by a citizen tribunal in Ogle County Illinois, confessed on the short hour before death to killing five men, aiding robberies of several stores, and involvement in the murder of John Campbell a few days earlier.
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St. Louis
Wm. Driscoll
Ogle County
Ilinois
John Campbell
Washington Market Prices Report
Washington markets show corn wholesale at 250, bacon and hams varying from 7 to 9 cents. Naval stores list new dip at 82 10, tar at 1 10, fish like shad from 7 to 8 per unit, herrings cut to 3 25 and whole at 2 50 to 3 00, with serape and old stock noted. Republic itemized prices appear in a typical market brief.
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Washington
Death of Mrs Ban ily Johnston in this place
Mrs Ban ily Johnston widow of Henry Johnston died Monday last in this place leaving three small children.
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Banily Johnston
Henry Johnston
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