Tennesseeans Return from Florida and Court of Enquiry
Florida dispatches recount the Tennessee volunteers returning home from Florida after hard fighting. Many will not return, with 500 horses lost to lagoons and marshes. Mobile and New Orleans routes noted. The Court of Enquiry gains interest as Gen Gaines arrives at Frederick and presses cross examination before Gov Cass in France. Gen Gaines protests the proceedings. Also mentioned is Tuckabatli and Santa Anna arriving in the city ill and delaying travel to Washington.
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Florida
Golgotha
Guerasses
Osceola
Tennessee
Mobile
New Orleans
WV. Y. Star
Gen. Gaines
Frederick
Baltimore Chronicle
Cass
France
Gen. Leon
Santa Anna
Mexico
Washington
Black Hawk’s Decline and Death After Loss of War Chief
The passage portrays Black Hawk as despondent after his canoe accident ending his life. It notes his abdication after General Jackson paraded him in triumph, and his subsequent bitterness and ignominious death as a renowned northern warrior rivaled Tecumseh in bravery and skill.
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Black Hawk
Jackson
Keokuck
Tecumseh
Invasion of Texas Stabilizes as Texan Armies Gather
From New Orleans dated Jan 1 Velasco reports calm after unrest. Army remains in quarters while 8 to 10,000 riflemen mobilize. Two major factions Austin and Houston exist with peaceful opposition. Emigration continues by sea and land.
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Courier
New Orleans
Velasco
Texas
Austin
Houston
Lucky escape for Santa Anna stops in ice path
The report recalls Santa Anna being halted by ice between a city and Louisville, and redirected to travel by land via Lexington, prompting a local resident with a slain son to seek vengeance in Louisville, only to have Santa Anna's route altered again. A separate note recounts a steamboat Cuba passenger named Barlow killed when intoxicated, falling into the engine shaft and having his head severed.
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Santa Anna
Louisville
Lexington
Fannin
Barlow
Cuba
Indiana Internal Improvement Bill Fails in Lower House
The great internal improvement bill, urging state funding for extensive public works, was defeated in the lower house by 64 to 38. The vote reflects caution about heavy pledges and future appropriations of public money.
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Indiana
Reverend Samuel Strong Reprimanded for Bribery Attempt
The Rev. Samuel Strong was reprimanded before the Ohio Legislature’s Bar for attempting to bribe a member. The incident outlines misconduct and a formal rebuke by the legislative body.
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Samuel Strong
Ohio Legislature
Ancient Citadel with Brick Malls Discovered in Milwakie Area
The Chicago American prints a diagram of an ancient fortification recently found by residents near Crow River, a Rock River tributary. An oblong brick wall twelve feet thick encloses about 50 house remains, with vestiges of a larger three mile square enclosure. Names of individuals are listed. the report is credited to the Cleveland Ohio Gaz.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
Gaz
A Man Killed by his Wife in Greece County
A Greece County man named Terry Burns died after a Saturday altercation with his wife. Burns was struck in the face and struck with a stool causing fatal injuries. Neighbors assisted and he spoke briefly before dying Sunday morning.
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Terry
Burns
Greece
Hin
Death neglected by public officer in 54 year old's burial
The report notes a death in unclear circumstances. Sirus, about 54, was fed Sunday morning and buried Monday. The coroner was twice sent for but did not attend, so no inquest took place. The writer questions why the death under such circumstances was overlooked by a public officer.
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Sirus
Rochester Daily Adv
Outrage and Execution in Arkansas Slavery Case
A negro who murdered his master and four slaves in Arkansas was captured from the sheriff, tied to a tree, and consumed by a slow fire. The evidence was strong, making legal punishment almost certain. The report notes this crime as aggravated and beyond escape by law. The piece also discusses a naval warfare advance.
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Arkansas
Useful Invention Invention of steam powered rock planer in Britain
A steam driven rock planing machine exhibited in London is described as complex yet effective. The moving part weighs about two tons and the full machine is likened to a giant hand plane twenty one feet long. At Leysmill quarries six units operated last summer, planing 170000 feet of pavement using a single six horsepower engine, with two inclined planes for dragging stones.
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Great Britain
London
Arbroath
Leysmill
Germans make an excellent beer from potatoes
The report states that Germans have succeeded in making an excellent beer from potatoes. It is described as the color of wine, very strong and highly agreeable to the taste.
Burning the Scriptures at Greek station provokes protest
Greek clergy at an outlying mission post reportedly ordered the procure to seize and burn all books obtained from the mission. The action, described by local sources, sparked concern among observers over religious tensions and suppression of religious materials.
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Antiliary
Tragic Fires and a Baltimore Suicide
The text mentions in a church yard the burning of five hundred copies and various books including spelling books geographies arithmetics pentateuchs psalters New Testaments and more. It also reports a Baltimore man married three months who killed himself by shooting himself after hiding his face with his hat in a porter house.
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Ries
Brown
Baltimore
Man jailed in Erie for murder by laudanum after short marriage
In Erie Pennsylvania on the 23d a man named H Francisco was imprisoned on a charge of killing his wife by administering laudanum about three weeks after their marriage.
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Gat
Erie
H. Francisco
Mobile Failures Reported Amid River Trade Slowdown
The Mobile market faces suspensions as letters dated through December 16 indicate five defaults and fifteen more houses may halt payments. A Wall Street rumor claimed thirty failures due to low river levels delaying cotton shipments valued by Mobile merchants. Wealthy houses are involved, but solvency is believed intact despite the looming financial strain.
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Mobile
Wall Street
Vv. Y. Jour. Com
Poultice Claim Cures Foot Freeze in 24 Hours
A Boston Silk Manual note describes a poultice made of yeast and Indian meal that allegedly cures a frozen foot within a day and is said to be beneficial for burns as well. The item is presented as a local remedy in a town context.
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Boston Silk Manual
Remedy for Whooping Cough Warned In Obscure Advice
A brief note recommends a small amount of sweet oil with grated nutmeg given twice daily to children at the first sign of whooping cough, claiming it is a safe remedy with possible benefits and no harm overall.
Mrs Johnson's Pie Decides Her Religion
In Runcorn a woman named Mrs Johnson preferred the Methodist chapel because her pie was perfectly done by the time service ended, unlike at the Church of England where it was overdone. The anecdote notes she ate a Sunday pie and found the Methodist service shorter, influencing her choice of worship.
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Runcorn
Mrs. J
Church of England
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