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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1838
Page
1
The Tarborough Press lists weekly publication at two dollars and fifty cents per year with options for annual or monthly payments. Advertisements up to a square cost one dollar for the first insertion and twenty five cents per continuation, with longer ads pro rata. Court orders and judicial notices incur a twenty five percent markup.
Afsirs in Canada begin to assume portentous aspect as governors of border states issue proclamations enforcing neutrality on inhabitants. The documents indicate Canadian troubles are serious, guiding actions of the President of the United States.
President Martin Van Buren urges U S citizens to avoid interfering with British Province affairs as unrest on the Canada border grows. Officials report Navy Island tensions, Caroline destruction, and calls to disarm armed groups while Michigan issues neutrality cautions.
The article reports on US border outrages in 1838 prompting militia mobilization and diplomatic steps with Britain. It notes President Van Buren’s message to Congress, a Proclamation of neutrality, and Gen. Scott’s deployment to the Niagara frontier. It explains Canadian colonial government structure, veto power, and rising calls for an elective council and local revenue control amid unrest.
An official document annexed to the War Secretary's report lists the Regular Army composition: 2 major generals, 2 brigadier generals, 1 adjutant general, 2 inspectors general, 1 quartermaster general, 4 quarter masters, 1 commissary general of sustenance, 2 commissaries, 1 surgeon general, 16 surgeons, 66 assisting surgeons, 1 paymaster general, 17 paymasters, 1 commissary general of purchases, 2 military storekeepers, 15 colonels, 15 lieutenant colonels, 23 majors, 146 captains, 336 lieutenants, 1,008 noncommissioned officers, 273 musicians, 108 artificers, and others. Total 7,958.
The Board of Managers of the Society for erecting a monument to Washington report total subscriptions amounting to 30000, invested in stocks to ensure the money works. They express hope the project will be fulfilled for the honor of the American nation.
The New York Star prints a Catlin letter on the annihilation of the Mandans once about 3000 souls and the rapid spread of small pox among Upper Missouri tribes. Agents of the American Fur Company report desolation among the Assinneboines and Blackfeet with thousands already destroyed.
A fragmented narrative recalls the decimation of Indian tribes by smallpox, noting the disease did not originate among them and naming tribes such as Pawnees Panchas Omebhas Otoes Missouries and Kanzas. It laments leadership losses and vividly describes death scenes while lamenting the lack of print media to spread knowledge.
Professor Stowe of Cincinnati reported to the Ohio legislature and Columbus Education Convention that Prussia greeted him with urbanity and kindness while examining their school system. Professor Julien of Berlin, who visited America, was likewise civilly treated. The piece extols the United States as achieving mastery in invention, steam power, railroads, canals, ships, disciplined penitentiaries, and machinery, asserting America’s rapid progress amid foreign astonishment.
The City Council has decided to issue stock totaling $10,000 at five percent interest and redeemable at pleasure as a loan to the Louisville Cincinnati and Charleston Rail Road Company. The loan will be repaid when called for, to aid the company in completing the Charleston and Hamburg Rail Road purchase.
A small rise in subscriptions is needed to reach the eight million dollar requirement for the bank charter. The current total is 7 1/2 million, including Tennessee's one million, with an additional 0.5 million needed by January 1, 1838 to avoid forfeiture, per the Charleston Courier.
The Hartford Times prints a Somers Connecticut letter with Amber Beet sugar sample. Mr Wood argues sugar beet farming is preferable at current prices and describes a cheap apparatus made from household utensils. He claims 100 lbs of beets yield six pounds of sugar and the sample matches cane sugar.
The Baptists are believed to be the most numerous denomination with about 43 million adherents in the country. They report over 7,000 churches 4,900 ministers and roughly half a million communicants. They push education including 6 or 7 theological seminaries 7 or 8 colleges and numerous literary and periodical institutions.
Louisville Journal reports four Jones brothers Lafayette, Chamberlain, Caesar A., and Archilles charged with murdering their uncle Col. Edward Ward at A. G. Ward’s home near Memphis. A $2000 reward is offered for their capture, or $500 for any one of them. They departed from Mr. Rioss’s residence five miles above Randolph, Arkansas, on December 25.
Gen Gadsden in Tallahassee presents a detailed paper urging a east to west Florida railroad with branches. He suggests pledging one million of the Union Bank capital for the work, while the Floridian notes citizens need capital for business and cites six million in stock subscriptions from territorial land sales. Discussions hint at raising capital and merging financial institutions upon statehood.
The earliest stage coach drawn by four horses in this country started in 1772, running between Boston and Providence. The journey covered about 40 miles and took two days.
A Northampton gentleman attempted to shake a barrel of unslacked lime and triggered a violent explosion. The intense reaction produced steam and heat, burning his face and injuring his head as the barrel burst and the staves flew. The text notes water in the barrel caused the rapid expansion.
A new patent called Bee Palace was invented in Columbus Ohio. It is claimed to produce five times the honey of old fashioned hives according to the report.
A reported murder near Quincy Ohio proved to be false alarm after authorities investigated and found no evidence of a crime. Residents had feared a fatal incident, but officials confirmed there were no injuries or suspects and closed the case as a mistaken rumor.
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