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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1835
Page
1
The Ledger announces subscription terms with a weekly rate and new penalties for unpaid feeds. It states a price of five cents for the weekly issue and urges readers to address letters to the Editor for notices or inquiries.
A letter from John M Lean of Otto argues that the Federal Government lacks powers beyond those delegated by the Constitution and that Supreme Court decisions are final in constitutional matters. It warns against expanding federal power and endorses remonstrance, then open resistance if oppression continues, defending liberty against perceived tyranny.
A terse note discusses the system's origin and its impact on rational liberty. The author asserts the perpetuity of the system as essential to liberty and hints at providing a fuller reply when time allows. The message closes with a courteous sign-off.
The Kal. Star notes that Honorable Thomas Ruflin, Chief Justice of the State, has been appointed to deliver the next Annual Address before the two Literary Societies of the University.
The Alabama legislature approved resolutions nominating Judge Hugh L. White of Tennessee for the Presidency. The House passed 53 to 20 and the Senate by a similar vote. The Huntsville Advocate notes that nine tenths of the South Western States support White.
Henry Wilkes Esq has been appointed Postmaster at Halifax replacing Joseph L Simmons Esq who resigned in this state. The change formalizes the local postal leadership and names the new head of the Halifax office.
A Walton's Cross Roads meeting in Echo wan county on the 29th ultimo resolved that a railway from Ridenton to Suffolk would boost regional prosperity and North Carolina overall and urged county Assembly members to support all measures for construction by private contributions.
A correspondent reports the death of Rev. Joseph Caldwell president of the University of this State. He passed away at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill about 11 o clock Tuesday night, January 27, without a struggle or a groan.
Proceedings in the Senate report Col Hudry of New Orleans died by suicide in Washington on the night of the 20th. He had distinguished himself in the 1814 battles of New Orleans and St. Jan 1815 and spent tens of thousands on war efforts. The relief bill was amended to allow heirs to benefits and ordered for a third reading.
Isaac M Coy and associates announce a proposal to publish a semi monthly periodical on the Kansan river within the Indian territory about 300 miles west of St Louis. The venture aims to bring a new scientific and literary publication to frontier readers and to establish a steady river based press presence.
An item notes a publication devoted to Indian Affairs aimed at developing the character and condition of Native peoples, asserting previous understanding has been imperfect.
The wife of Mr David Avery of Westminster Vermont has given birth to five children within fifteen months, a remarkable decuplets-like stretch. Mrs Abiza Snow of Brunswick Maine recently presented her husband with three boys weighing 21 pounds total, all in one day and reported doing well.
A Baltimore correspondent reports Cincinnati as the world’s great pork market. At John W. Coleman’s Deer Creek establishment last season, 100,564 hogs were slaughtered across four houses with about 40 to 50 hogs per pen. Each house employs around 10 workers, paying roughly $3.25 per day, with rapid slaughter and dressing in about a minute per hog. Coleman boasted 50–60 thousand hogs killed this fall in a season of around three months, with a total city and vicinity kill over 123,000 for the year. The Bloody River runs through the slaughter district as waste flows to the Ohio.
A Friday night blaze at the James Britt home in Anorvilie destroyed the dwelling and all contents. Mrs Hensley, an aged occupant, perished in the fire while Britt and his wife, away visiting Mrs Britt's mother, were not at home. Several children and other family members escaped with only the clothes on their backs.
A Fort King report describes a split Seminole council on emigration. About half favor peaceful removal while the rest threaten resistance. Chiefs claim 150 kegs of powder and vow not to go until burned. Warriors are armed. white settlers fear violence before removal.
A man named Shumm who lived in poverty in New York died early last month. He drew up a will before death naming children and relatives in Newark and Albany as beneficiaries. He claimed the gold was sewn in his breeches and jacket in which he slept.
A porter stole a large sum from a Hamburg merchant, fled to New York, bought two houses that burned, then turned to a tobacconist trade. Over five years he saved 14,000 dollars and planned to send it home, but learned the employer had a Philadelphia store and repaid the amount with interest, which was returned.
An English girl, in search of her banished lover, traveled from Yorkshire to Liverpool then across America, masquerading as a sailor. She wandered through several cities before a barn near Kingston prompted a suicide attempt. Rescued from despair, she was tried in Middlesex Over and Terminer for horse stealing and found not guilty after the jury’s verdict.
A New Hampshire item from New London reports Moses Heath, a deaf individual, experiences his home trembling and jar ring each time he goes to pray. The odd phenomenon has drawn attention and curiosity from local onlookers and readers of the Star.
The southern sportsmen gather at Columbia to race grounds and plan a meeting in Charleston next month. The course promises a brilliant display as political tensions ease, bringing gaiety to the turf. North Carolina entries excite spectators, with Tuney Ashton praised and Don Carlos seen as less imposing.
A Kentucky Rand filly lies on the ground ready for action and a Carolina mountains filly named Chastity, owned by Col J E Carhoun, shows promising form. Backed by country days, plans unfold to race across the ridge with Col Ferguson observing. George Taylor of Camden and many sportsmen bring stock and satles daily to contest for money and fame.
William Hillford, a clerk with Wilson & McDonald, was killed when a pistol discharged during a struggle over possession of a weapon. Earlier tension between Hillford and another man led to recurring peril. Dickson, another clerk, sought the pistols and acted as an unwitting instrument. no blame is attached to him.
A sweeping flu outbreak has affected nearly every person within five hundred miles, with widespread fever, headaches, coughs, and sweats. The remedy list includes poultices, blisters, ipecac, senna, and heat treatments as generations of sufferers seek relief before tomorrow.
Yesterday morning a near fatal incident shocked the Otis household as a ground coffee sample left in the home was used. The entire family of J W Otis narrowly escaped poisoning, but are now out of danger. If foul play is suspected, authorities should pursue the diabolical author.
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