Senate Passes Tariff Extension with Land Act Save
Senate votes 24 to 19 to extend existing import duties to August first, amending to save the land Distribution Act but suspend money distributions until after that date. House focuses on Tariff bill. Deaths announced for Samuel L. Southard and William S. Hastings. Reports on resignations of Daniel Webster and Secretary of War John C. Spencer, with Andrew Stevenson and William L. Marcy named as successors.
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Congress
Senate
House
House of Representatives
Samuel L. Southard
New Jersey
Wm. S. Hastings
Massachusetts
Washington City
Daniel Webster
Andrew Stevenson
England
John C. Spencer
Wm. L Marcy
New York
Wash
Rumored Cabinet Lineup Named for New Administration
A circulated draft lists Caleb Cushing as Secretary of State W L Marey as Secretary of War Andrew Stevenson as Secretary of the Treasury A P Upshur as Secretary of the Navy and C A Wickliff as Postmaster General Raleigh Stand noted as a source of the rumor.
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Caleb Cushing
Secetary
State
W. L Marey
Andrew Stevenson
the Treasury
A. P. Upshur
Navy
C. A. Wickliff
Raleigh Stand
Cabinet shifts in Washington reported as a coming Republican reorganization
A Philadelphia North American summary cites a Washington letter claiming the President plans to form a Republican (Tyler) coalition to sustain the administration. It proposes Webster and Spencer to retire, Upshur to France, Stevenson to State, Cushing to Navy, and Marcy to War, with Webster negotiating Ashburton terms to continue.
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Philadelphia North American
Washington
Republican
Tyler
Webster
Spencer
Judge Upshur
France
Andrew Stevenson
Virginia
Cushing
Navy
Gov
Marcy
New York
Lord Ashburton
Mr. Webster
Blakesman
Duel Between Marshall and Webb Reported Near Marcus Slook
The Hon. Thomas Marshall of Kentucky and Col. James Watson Webb of the New York Courier and Enquirer fought a duel this morning about a mile and a half from Marcus Slook on the PA Delaware line. Two shots were exchanged. none on the first, Webb was wounded in the leg on the second.
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CP Lt
Thomas Marshall
Congress
Kentucky
New York
James Watson Webb
New York Courier and Enquirer
Philadelphia
Messrs. Marshall
Webb
Marcus Slook
Wounded Col Webb in Perilous Condition
Mr. Marshall returned to this city in the cars. The wound of Col. Webb is said not to be dangerous, though very painful. Ballimore Patriot.
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Marshall
Col. Webb
Ballimore
Morehead criticized for bank ties and tariff shifts
Fayetteville Cur. accuses Gov. Morehead of multi venture finance, selling drafts, and borrowing from banks to fund cotton, factories, stores, and gold mines. It argues his politics shifted to suit self interest, favoring banks and tariffs while neglecting farmer and laborer interests. The piece cites past anti bank votes and warns of overextended commitments.
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Gov. Morehead
Mr. Henry
Gov. M
Heary
Colon
U.S
Jackson
Calhoun
van Buren
Morehead
Jesse Harper
Raleigh
Fayetteville Cur
Free Suffrage Meeting in Lenoir County Desires Abolition of Property Qualification
A meeting of citizens at the Lenoir County Court House on the 4th inst adopted resolutions denouncing the property qualification as anti-Republican and pledging to vote for no candidate who won t go for abolishing the law. Letters were sent to gubernatorial candidates seeking their views.
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Lenoir County
N.C
Court House
Currency in the West Resumption of Bank Payments
Kentucky banks resumed specie payments in full on the 12th Indiana followed suit the same day Shawneetown Bank Illinois announced that it would not resume due to the suspension of New Orleans banks Tennessee banks’ resumption remains doubtful Gobe reports this banking uncertainty across the region with emphasis on state differences and unsettled policy.
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Kentucky
Indiana
Shawneetown Bank of
Illinois
New Orleans
Tennessee
Gobe
Philadelphia church treasurer absconds with five thousand
A Philadelphia paper reports the treasurer of a local church has vanished with $5000. Days earlier the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church disclosed a $590,000 loss from investments in the U S Bank.
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Philadelphia
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U.S. Bank
Mississippi Banks and Pennsylvania Railroads Overview
A brief discussion surveys Mississippi banks and Pennsylvania railroads, noting historical links between regional finance and transport networks. The piece highlights institutional players, sector trends, and potential public policy impacts shaping commerce and infrastructure development.
Expanding Cannon Ball Demonstrated by Boston Pyrotechnist
A model expanding cannon ball by William Reals of Boston was shown to the Transcript editor. Discharged from a 32 pounder it expands instantly to 3 4 feet and could destroy ship rigging or threaten personnel in a field. Washington officials including the President Upshur and Navy officers judged it singular and may order a Navy Yard test at Charleston.
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Wm. Reals
Boston
Transcript
Washington
Upshur
Large Bear Kill Near City Farm
John B. Bond of this city killed a large bear about five miles from the Post Office on Monday. the carcass weighed nearly two hundred pounds and was bought by John Low for Boston market. The bear’s skin measured seven to eight feet. it weighed twenty five pounds. It was feasting on a lamb when a buckshot ball struck its fore shoulder and lodged near the heart.
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John B. Bond
John Low
Boston
Rhode Island Assembly in session at Newport
The General Assembly meets in Newport as work begins on a new constitution to be placed before voters. An attempted raid on Warren artillery pieces failed after a night pursuit, with 50 to 200 armed men rallying but dispersing in darkness.
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Fphode Island
General Assembly
Newport
Providence Journal
Warren Artillery
Hidden
Warren
Revolution Rumor Reported in Philadelphia
CPA dispatch claims a revolution occurred on the Island of St Domingo with President Boyer deposed and killed. No independent confirmation yet.
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CPA
Philadelphia
St. Domingo
Boyer
Lard Oil Emerges as West’s New Domestic Manufacture
Three Cincinnati factories now burn 12 to 20 barrels daily to produce lard oil. The product, praised by the Cincinnati Republican, enjoys high quality and popularity and ships to the East weekly. Used in Little Miami Railroad machinery, city works, the hospital and asylum, churches, and many stores and homes, it promises major regional impact.
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Cincinnati
Republican
Little Miami
West
Star
Steam Balloon Attracts Scientific Attention
A Washington letter writer for the Baltimore Sun notes Professor Pennington's steam balloon machine draws scientific interest. He mentions the French practice and indicates a Senate committee plans to report a bill authorizing an experiment.
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Washington
Baltimore Sun
Pennington
France
Senate
Depression on principal street in Philadelphia as vacant stores rise
A gentleman recently arrived from the city told the Philadelphia Gazette that in the main business street many fine stores cost over $30,000 yet remain unoccupied. He notes the current depression matches earlier prosperity in reverse.
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Mobile
Philadelphia Gazette
Rankin Sentenced to Ten Years in Sing Sing
Arthur Rankin, part of a criminal ring, received a decade in Sing Sing for abducting Jane Ann Toole in July. Authorities describe the gang’s pattern of luring females to Hoboken for grievous acts, with Rankin singled out for the July crime.
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Arthur Rankin
Sing Sing
New York
Rankin
Hoboken
Jane Ann Toole
Death by own action of judge’s wife in Juliet Illinois
The wife of Judge Pearsons of Illinois hanged herself on the night of the 3rd in Juliet. She had shown a low mood earlier. A cord was found in an outbuilding and removed. The eldest son, 13, cut the rope when alerted by a child. a younger son fetched a physician, but she died. No cause given. Chicago American notes significance.
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Pearsons
Illinois
Juliet
Chicago
Depraved husband faces community scorn and moral reckoning
The piece notes the husband’s conscience will punish him more than the public’s scorn for the ill-fated lady, implying severe moral consequences amid a harsh communal judgment.
Ashes on Cotton Fertilizer Endorsement by Ash Manure
S W Cole of Wailesboro Anson County North Carolina writes to the Albany Cultivator endorsing ashes as the best manure for cotton. He describes his method of scattering 4 to 4 1/2 bushels per acre in a furrow and forming the ridge with a dogon. He compares ashes with cottonseed manure, noting ashes produced earlier green growth and stronger recovery from early yellowing.
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S. W. Cole
Wailesboro
Anson County
North Carolina
Albany
Texas News: Neptune Arrival and Texas War Preparations
The Neptune arrived from Galveston after sailing Saturday. There is no news of incursions on the frontier. President Houston calls Congress to meet June 27 to fund military needs. Drafts aim to raise 3,000 to 4,000 militia for an invasion of Mexico. About 600 volunteers await reinforcements at Corpus Christi. Cotton prospects are strong. corn yields are not期待.
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Texas
Neptune
Galveston
Houston
Congress of Texas
Mexico
Corpus Christi
New Orleans
Britannia Arrives Boston with Queen Attack News
The Britannia reached Boston in fourteen days from Liverpool after sailing on the 4th instant. No significant news except reports of an attack on the life of the Queen on May 30. The Cotton market shows slight improvement with Ameri can descriptions advancing 1-8 to 1-4 pence in low and middling grades.
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Boston
Liverpool
Washington Market Prices Report June 29
Corn wholesale ranges 32 50 to 32 60. Bacon 66 to 64 cents. Lard 6 to 64 cents. Naval stores new dip 2 30, old 1 90. Scrap 70 cents. War 100 dollars. Fish shad 6 4 57, herrings cut 32 75 to 83 00, whole 82 25 to 32 50. Hep.
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Washington
Battle Named Candidate for Brigadier General in North Carolina Militia
Following the resignation of Brig. Gen. L. D. Wilson the Halifax Advocate announces B. D. Battle as a candidate for Brig. Gen. in the 5th Brigade North Carolina Militia. The Halifax Advocate will publish the election result and forward the account to this office.
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L. D. Wilson
B. D
N.C
Halifax Advocate
Candidate Louis D. Wilson Aims for County Senate Seat
An authorization to announce Gen. Louis D. Wilson as a candidate to represent this county in the Senate of the next General Assembly. The notice states Wilson seeks election, emphasizing his readiness to serve in the state senate.
Col Joshua Barnes Seeks County House of Commons Seat
We are authorised to announce Col. Joshua Barnes as a candidate to represent this county in the House of Commons at the next General Assembly. He stands for local interests and public service, inviting voter support and participation in the forthcoming election.
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Col
Joshua Barnes
House of Commons
Ralph ER. Macnair
General Assembly
Candidate notices of Ralph E. MacNair and WM D. Petway for sheriff
The notice states authorization to announce Ralph E. MacNair as a candidate and WM D. Petway as a candidate for sheriff of this county. It records official endorsement of their candidacies and the positions sought.
Preacher George W Carrowean to Tour Tarboro area
George W Carrowean announces a preaching tour with dates from July 15 at Old Town Creek through August 5 at Swift Creek including Meadow Autrey's Creek Salem Muddy Creek Richland Chapel South West Stone's Bay Yop m. h. Wardsville North East White Oak Hadnot's Newport Slocumb's Creek Travel and Swift Creek locations.
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Eller George W. Carrowean
Tarboro
Old Town Creek
Autrey’s Creek
Meadow
Travel
Jones’s
Beaver Dam
Salem
Muddy Creek
Richland Chapel
South West
Stone’s Bay
Yop m. H
Death of John Sharp in county at age about forty eight
In this county on Sunday the 26th, Mr John Sharp is dead at about 48. The deceased was a useful, industrious, and kind neighbor whose loss will be much felt in his neighborhood. Society has lost a valuable member, his family a great loss, his wife a kind and affectionate husband, and his children an indulgent and..
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John Sharp
Affectionate father and servants mourn master’s death
A farmer died Sunday evening after tending his wheat Saturday, the community noting a kind master and devoted servant. In Nash County a man aged about 70 to 80 died May 8 from injuries after a horse incident, leaving a wife and daughter Martha injured but not dangerously. He was a Pennsylvanian by birth and North Carolina resident for four decades.
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William D. Beil
Nash County
John Nine
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
North Carolina
Tur
Martha
Shocco Springs Opens In June With Waters Pledged
VIE PROPRIETRESS announces Sho e o Springs Warren County North Carolina will open in June offering waters touted for liver and digestion cures. The house features a bar wines and liquors, ample country table, and season rates for individuals families and horses with liberal reductions for long boarding. A female teacher will attend to children. Johnson Shooeo May 13 1842.
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Johnson
Shoeeo
Letters Remaining in Tarbo Post Office July 1 1842
A list of names of recipients with letters in Tarbo Post Office dated July 1 1842. The notice warns that unclaimed items by October 1 will be sent to the General Post Office as dead letters. Names include James Bridgers Robert R Bryan Henry H Baker Moses Barnes Joshua Boag William Cromwell Campbell Frances Cobb Mary Curtis Moses A R Cohoon Downs Julia Ann Dew Zachariah Edward Benja Fiverett Rebecca Foreman Girrett John Horrell Benjamin Hopkins Julia Hedgpeth Richard Hopkins Henry A Harvey Joseph Hamlet Spencer Jenkins James Knight Charles Knight Jesse Killebrew Joshua Leggett Levin Lawrence and others.
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Tarborough
Battle James Bridgers
Robert R Bryan Henry H Baker Moses Barnes Joshua Boag
William Cromwell
Openet Campbell
Frances Cobb
Mary Curtis Moses A
R Cohoon Pare Downs
Julia Ann Dew Zachariah Edward Benja Fiverett
Rebecca Foreman
Girrett
John Horrell Benja F Hopkins
Julia Hedgpeth
Rich’d
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Fork
Louis D. Henry
Cumberland County
Erform
L. D. Henry
Comtee
Mississippi
The
Highlander
Red River
Louis D. Wilson
WM. D. Petway
Shocco Springs
Warren County
N. Carolina
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