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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1842
Page
1
The Tarborough Press lists weekly publication at fifty or three dollars annually with advance payment. Monthly payments available. Advertisements up to a share cost one dollar plus twenty five cents per continuation. larger ads priced accordingly. Notices require marking insertions or continuation after order. Letters to editor must be postpaid.
The subscriber informs friends that his school will open for reception on the second Monday of January next. Located near Nashville in Nash County the institution operates under the management of Dr Lilly and promises a healthful setting.
Warrenton North Carolina announces the resumption of exercises on January 16 under the current principal noted for discipline and morals. The academy has undergone repairs, offers substantial board options, and lists five month session prices for Latin Greek and sciences as well as English branches. Trustees commend the institution and urge public patronage.
Freshman poet writes of leaving college in April 1639. He laments parting from old walls and friends, vows virtue learned and science pursued, and looks toward new seas and future paths. The piece reflects transition, nostalgia, and continued pursuit of knowledge.
Intimate sources report President Tyler and his Cabinet favor a plan to purchase rail and canal transport rights across states to ensure mail and munitions movement. Government bonds or state-guaranteed debts would pay per mile, easing federal discredit and boosting state finances, with War and Postmaster General backing. The proposal aims to strengthen state credit and national enterprise, benefiting broad interests.
The New York Commercial Advertiser comments on the Presidents message, noting the late Congress loan was not offered in Europe directly but held by secrip holders abroad. It states the government’s credit has been blown up in Paris and London for the first time in U.S. history.
The Fayetteville Journal discusses Mississippi bond issues after recent elections. It cites a New York Herald article from the Globe summarizing the history of Mississippi bonds and alleged frauds, noting opposition between Democratic and Whig bond holders and questioning if Mississippi should pay the bonds.
The New York Journal of Commerce details a Mississippi bond scheme involving the Bank of the United States and the Union Bank. It alleges illegitimate sales, fraudulent contracts, and improper currency changes, with Gov. McNutt opposing payments. It argues only a portion of the authorized bonds remain outstanding and frames the financial fallout and creditor endorsements.
Mississippi discusses how far to pursue repudiation of state bonds. It claims only the 5 million dollars issued to the Union Bank of Mississippi may be illegitimately disposed of. The total state bonded debt is around 7 million dollars.
Report of Goo fp Couls and Co brokers failing and overdrawn with Eagle Bank. Teller allegedly certified funds where none existed, with checks passed by other banks. Sparks considerable excitement on State street as inquiry unfolds. Boston Atlas May provide fuller detail.
Forty indictments are returned against Indiana bank directors by Indianapolis grand juries for usury. The move, framed as reform of the currency, praises the jurors’ effort.
The Richmond Enquirer reports on a clever elephant visiting Richmond and Petersburg. On the James River bridge the animal stepped on the floor, then swam across after being guided by its rider. At Powell's stable in Petersburg a fire started, the elephant pulled up a rammed post and walked out to watch the blaze.
Franklin Review reports Gen David Taylor of Chattanooga county Georgia died by self-inflicted wound after suffering severe pecuniary strains from failed Morus Multivaulis speculations. He owned extensive land in Chattanooga Valley and was believed wealthy.
A speaker recently back from America described wages and living costs, noting a digger earning a dollar and a half daily and board and lodging for two dollars and fifty cents weekly. Flour price was 12s per barrel and New Orleans buyers feared duties and rot in warehouses before a proposed corn change.
A narrator recalls a journey from the west to the east ending in Boston and onward to Liverpool. In a 25 000 inhabitant city with mills worth over £2 000 000 sterling he observes workers and wages with women’s parasols. The tale notes spinner earnings and a rapid transit to Liverpool within twelve days, ending with a vivid street scene.
A Madrid letter describes an 11 company assault by the Princess regiment and palace guards totaling about 1000 men. Queen Christina and her sister prayed as attackers pressed, officers fled, and troops surrendered. Espartero led surrounders. deaths reported in the palace. The French king is accused of involvement in the broader plot.
A New Jersey maker produced indigo substitutes from plaster, rye flour and Prussian blue, forming indigo cakes coated with real indigo. The piece labels the invention as curious and questions where such duplications may end.
A dated exhortation subjects unpaid subscribers to immediate payment to the printer. It mocks debtors as dishonest and warns of dire fate, urging payment to avoid moral ruin, illness, and social disgrace. The tone blends religious imagery with sharp social pressure directed at those owing money.
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