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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1842
Page
2
The document notes Gen Hawkins resigns his commission as Major General of the 7th Division North Carolina Militia. It announces Gen L D Wilson and Gen D L Crenshaw as candidates for the office. It also requests announcement of Jas J Vaughan Esq as candidate for Brigadier General in the 14th Regiment with date January 5, 1842.
In the Senate the Exchequer project remains under review while Mr. Mangum’s remarks draw reader interest and reveal shifting Whig positions. In the House the Judiciary Committee was instructed to report a bill repealing the Bankrupt law by Tuesday, and a resolution to issue five million Treasury notes has been introduced amid claims the Treasury is empty.
The Raleigh convention organized in Commons Hall with 99 delegates from 15 to 20 counties. Henry Fitts of Warren was chosen president, with Watson of Wake and Graves of Caswell as vice presidents, Satterfield and James L. Smith secretaries, and Harrison and Green Hill door-keepers. A 26 member committee was appointed to report plans, and the body adjourned to 7 PM. A separate note reports White Shad sold at 50 cents in the river market yesterday. Also news from Petersburg of religious revival with 74 joining churches. a Brunswick County tragedy details a fatal accidental gun discharge at a Christmas party. The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company paid $50,000 due January 1842 under state guarantees.
The Mecklenburg Jeffersonian reports the death of James Ray of that county by freezing near his home on the 22d of last month. An inquest verdict states he died frozen to death while in a state of intoxication.
The county endured multiple tragedies including two deaths by drowning of Mr Jonathan Reids sons and a drowning of Dr William White near Richardson's Creek, Davidson County. The article notes his wagons crossed the creek ahead, his horse may have spooked him into the water, and the body was recovered nearby. A death by freezing is also hinted at in another paragraph.
A Charlotte Journal note recounts how the season of joy has turned to mourning for many local families as a Sunday event at about 10 o'clock in the morning brought bereavement to a bereaved family.
From a 1841 catalogue the University of North Carolina reports an unprecedented student body. The note mentions extensive repairs and ongoing improvements to the college buildings and sets the annual commencement for the first Thursday in June.
The Southern Patriot urges Congress to tax sufficiently to fund public debt and convert floating debt to a funded one. It calls extending the Bankrupt act to all corporations, suspending specie payments as an act of bankruptcy, and granting quick legal remedy for bank liability non fulfillment to restore confidence and commercial stability within a year.
A North Carolina senator admits his views on the Land Distribution Bill have changed, calling the policy unwise. The note is part of a broader discussion of pensions and a theft report about a Russian emperor gift from the Washington patent office.
In New Orleans the Bank of Louisiana resumes specie payments and declares it will have nothing further to do with non specie paying banks. In Olvio Circuit Court three suits are brought by Mr. Peck against Neil & Co stage proprietors for injuries to himself, his wife, and son from a coach upset, seeking damages totaling eighty thousand dollars.
Mr John M. Riddle, allied with assignees of the Ur Bank, filed an affidavit alleging the notes sued on are forgeries. The amount exceeds 3200 000. Indiana Legislature passed a joint resolution approved by the Governor, delaying issuance of personal property on execution until a date to be fixed, or after February first, to be set by the proper authority.
The State of Arkansas proposed repudiating a debt after bonds issued to aid Heal Estate Bank were placed with North American Trust and Banking Company of New York. The bonds were endorsed without reservation and pledged to Holford & Co., who were unaware of the conditions.
A dispute centers on bonds placed with North American Trust and Banking Co by the Real Estate Bank of Arkansas. The bonds were endorsed regularly and passed to innocent purchasers. The bank or state contends they are not bound to pay bonds held by third parties who gave value, alleging breach of trust by the North American Trust and Banking Co.
The President and Directors of the Rock River Railroad Company in Illinois have been indicted on charges of swindling, signaling a major legal action against the company leadership. The case names the company’s top executives and outlines alleged fraudulent schemes.
A private letter describes a powder drum accident in Jackson Louisiana. A drayman dropped a keg triggering a spark from a nearby scissor grinder wheel. The blast killed four enslaved workers owned by Seth Parker and shattered windows across town. The drayman’s severed leg and hat were found far away as the grinder’s remains were buried. The wheel lodged on a balcony about sixty yards distant.
From the Savannah Republican report of the 25th, Indians appeared near Mandarin three miles from the St. Augustine road burning a house and murdering a family. La Cosa and others were killed, three houses burned, and enslaved people carried off. Col. Riley returned from the St John’s headwaters, finding no Indians. Col. Worth’s Everglades visit found no traces. Total Indians, including recent captures, near two hundred. Mexicans aim to recover lost territory. Texans show resolve though cautious. Santa Fe is the New Mexico capital, 1131 miles from Mexico.
The New Orleans Picayune Extra reports the Santa Fe expedition advance party of about 100 reached near Santa Fe. A Captain Lewis and Mr. Kendall were seized. 3 or 4 were shot by order of the Governor. The rest laid down arms after capitulation but were plundered and sent as prisoners to Mexico, arriving at Chihuahua near the end of October.
The account laments Kendall and Crocket believed to have escaped after an expedition. It notes a rear-guard capture and predicts Santa Ana marching toward Texas with 12,000 troops, hoping for a San Jacinto-like outcome. The tone blends concern for those trapped with a cautious hope of rescue.
A FA letter from Matamoros reports Mexican clergy, fearing altar seizure, sent Santa Anna one million dollars with no condition but the extermination of Texan heretics. The note portrays clerical alarm and political machinations amid Texas tensions.
Milledgeville papers report a fourteen year old boy tried for voluntary manslaughter in the death of Richard L. Sanford. The jury acquitted after a trial marked by open evidence of conduct by both youths and legal maneuvers. The deceased was younger yet heavier. the case proceeded amid motions and refusals before a verdict of acquittal. Also local market data from Washington Market lists corn and naval stores prices and brisk pork sales.
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