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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1835
Page
3
The House adjourned sine die after postponing several bills including ones on postal duties and mining discovery. A unanimous resolution thanked Speaker William J. Alexander for his able and impartial handling of the chair during the current session.
A three year old girl died after her clothes caught fire in a Portsmouth kitchen. A few days earlier two small enslaved children in Halifax County died in a fire. A ten year old girl was saved from flames thanks to a carpet around her. authorities advise keeping water nearby. A public meeting at the Portsmouth Court House nominated a candidate for Congress, with committees to coordinate with Pettigrew if needed. Also a Republican meeting in Washington planned a January commemoration of the national debt payoff, to coincide with the New Orleans battle anniversary.
A Raleigh Star synopsis details a proposed convention to meet in June with two delegates per county, voting in April on sanctioning the act. It covers reapportionment of Senate and House seats, the option to elect the Governor by the people, and limits on state officers under federal service, plus procedures for future amendments.
Observances planned to honor the late Ex-President of the United States Mr. Adams. An outrage near Swift Creek injures a free Black family when an unknown assailant placed gunpowder under their house and caused an explosion. residents hope the perpetrator is found and punished. Also news of a new weekly Biblical Recorder edited by Rev. Thomas Meredith in this place at $2.50 per year.
News from Havre and London through December reports France has not addressed our claims in its chambers while Sir Robert Peel arrives in England. Meetings opposing the Wellington ministry grow, signaling continued public pressure. Mina defeats Zamalaca rreguy with early December action. Wellington, upon seizing the seals, sent a courier to the Hague to inform the Dutch king that the former ministry would guide the new N.Y. Star.
The subscribers offer the best cotton yarns Nos 2 to 18 and various cotton Seine Twine, claiming high durability. Terms: over one thousand pounds six months credit, under one thousand four months with note at delivery. Agents listed in Williamston Greenville and Mallfax with liberal credit for factories. Falls Tar River, Jan 10, 1835. The Halifax Advocate and Washington Statesman will run this notice until further order.
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