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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1836
Page
1
The Tarborough Press lists publication terms set by George Howard. Rates include two dollars and cents per year paid in advance with caveat, twenty five cents per month for any period under a year, and twenty five cents for each insertion after the first. Advertisers may discontinue with notice. payment in advance is required for distant residents.
A distorted poetic fragment laments a buried romance and memory of a beloved, with garbled lines about longing, forgetting, and a cherished name. The text reads as an archaic lament, mixing misspelled names and broken phrases to express enduring attachment despite sorrow.
The Whige Extra reports the Jet Whig Convention held June 20 in Washington to select electors for Hugh L. White and John O. Tyler. Frederick Grist called the meeting. J Van Der Veer named chairman, B ah Collins as clerk. Delegates from Pitt, Beaufort, Hyde, Washington, and Tyrrell counties listed. John Weirton elected secretary. Gen James O. K. Villas of Beaufort chosen district selector. proceedings focused on the convention’s object and procedure.
In a reply to the committee tasked with promoting his election Gen Williams signified his acceptance of the domination and supported the election of Gen E B Dudley to the State Chair.
The Milledgeville Recorder reports Noah Mathla the Creek leader and his son were taken prisoner at Fort Mitchell by Gen. Jessup with seven hundred white troops and five hundred allied Indians. Scou was sent from Fort Mitchell to the scene. Rumors of 2000 Creeks crossing the Chattahoochee are denied as based on a different crossing nearby. A Mobile Chronicle letter notes a fatal clash near Bear Hammock between Powell and young chief lo pa to pha, yielding Powell's death. Sickness like cholera spread among tribes but humane treatment followed, while those who incited war should be held accountable and Indian rights protected against rapacious violence.
A Southern letter cites Col Hogan and Alabama revelations alleging base frauds against Indians by land speculators in Georgia and Alabama. It condemns abuses by speculators, insists on punishing atrocities, and urges protection for innocent Creek victims while warning of inevitable retribution.
Gen. Hamilton declares under his own signature that he did not plot to seize command in Texas from Houston, denying the accusation and defending his conduct amid growing controversy.
Clark and Mead of this city build an oil mill on the Neuse River driven by water power. Cotton seed oil, pressed from seed, is claimed to rival sperm for lamps and olive oil for salads. Each bale yields about $3 net to the grower, given seed valued at 10 cents per bushel. Raleigh Reg.
The New Orleans Bee reports Stubbard, the man who set fire to the U S Treasury Department in Washington, has been arrested in New Orleans. Traced by an officer via a Post Office letter inquiry, he confessed his involvement and promised to name his accomplices.
A renewed plan suggests constructing a tunnel under the Schuylkill River opposite Philadelphia. The project is presented as highly feasible and ready for consideration.
The Richmond Whig reports Burdick and Hoffman were sentenced in the Federal District Court for robbing the mail between Richmond and Petersburg. Burdick received three years as the robber, Hoffman one year as the receiver who knew the loot was stolen. Neither man is Virginian. both are Northern. The paper notes no future safety margin for such crimes and praises the verdict.
Stage between Danville and Doydton Va crossing Sandy Creek swept away by flood waters. Three horses drowned, stage severely damaged, passengers narrowly escaped. Fresh flood intensifies danger along the route.
Twenty journeymen tailors were tried before the Court of Oyer and Terminer in New York City and convicted of forming themselves into an unlawful club in conspiracy with others. The verdict underscores a crackdown on organized craftsman groups.
Henry Faulkner, president of the Tailors Society, was fined 150 dollars, another prominent member 100 dollars, and all others 50 dollars each for by law violation described as a strike or wage-based turn out. All were committed until fines are paid.
A printer's notice laments rising costs for life essentials and wage pressures. The writer asserts a prior contract must be kept, rejects complaints, and urges peers to adapt by living on philosophy and corn bread as prices grow, claiming it wiser than anti-dyspeptic pills.
A peck of green peas sold in Boston on Monday, June 13, for ten dollars. The Petersburg Constellation editor notes it is hard to say which was greener, the peas or the purchaser.
In Boston Mercantile an elderly market patron laments inflation for essentials. She notes meat, flour for puddings, and even eggs cost more and are smaller than in the past, reflecting widespread hardship amid rising prices.
Treasury returns show last week the mint coined 286625 dollars in gold, a sum approaching the full yearly average coinage prior to 1834, as reported by the Globe.
The Ohio legislature rejected 43 applications for new banks and prohibited the issuance of small bank notes within the state. It also barred the establishment of any U S Bank agency within Ohio from Philadelphia.
The Fedricksburg Herald recounts a duel near Tallahassee between George Ward and Colonel Allston. Ward, brother of Lt Ward wounded in the right shoulder. Allston wounded in a major portion of the body. Each man used four pistols, starting at fifty paces and advancing to twenty five for the final shot. The participants included kin of Colonel Parish and the bout followed a history of prior gunfire involving Colonel Parish.
The piece denounces the supposed humane efforts to civilize and Christianize the Sandwich Islands. It notes the predicted outcome of such missions, drawing a parallel to early New England efforts and condemning the infusion of funds into charitable schemes that advance the same perceived goal.
In this report the author accuses missionaries and schoolmasters of corrupting native life on Owyhee by adopting savage costumes while enabling vice. The piece notes whaling ships and sailors frequent grog shops, importing cheap New England rum to the Sandwich Islands, and calls for a government inquiry by the Exploring Expedition to assess commerce and moral impact.
Mr Lively a colored gentleman from the South lectures on phrenology in New Bedford during a country tour aimed at advancing his race tb.
The collection at the dedication of the new Universalist Church on Bleeker Street last Sabbath totaled 2571 dollars and 54 cents. The sum reflects generous parishioner support for the church building project and communal efforts.
Auction of pews at Buffalo's new Baptist church raised about 600 dollars with a single pew fetching over 500 dollars. The event reflects strong interest in church furnishings as bids surpassed expected values.
A late fashionable journal lists varieties of kisses with authorities from scripture. Salutation cited in Sam. xx, 41. Valediction in Ruth ii, 9. Reconciliation in 2 Sam xiv, 33. Subjection in Psalms ii, 12. Approbation in Prov. ii, 12. Adoration in 1 Kings xix,18. Treachery in Matt. xxvi, 49. Affection in Gen. xiv, 15.
A curious phenomenon appeared at Nantucket where the tide rose suddenly about two feet without wind or storms. A thick cloud formed to the northeast as the water surged and wind shifted then returned with the tide falling. Evening brought a light shower and lightning.
Lawrence Bradshin of Hopkinsville Kentucky was shot by his brother Abraham while deer hunting. The younger man mistook the victim for game and fired. He spoke briefly before dying, attributing no blame to his brother, and left a larger share of his estate to Abraham than to others.
Six students at the University of Alabama were suspended for visiting the circus in violation of college law. Subsequently forty-one others confessed similar violations and were suspended until the next vacation ends.
A Schenectady Reflector editor offers sixty dollars for the best story with no women in it, provoking editorials and public scorn across the country. The note playfully imagines punishment for the un-gallant stance, referencing Dutch damsels and a flippant run through the grapevine.
A Dundee correspondent reports that dissolving pipe clay in wash water or rubbing it with soap cleans linen with half the labor and about one fourth less soap. It makes dirty linen appear bleached and enhances color, while softening hard water to near rain water.
The National Intelligencer reports Jean Blanc recently showed an operative model to drain swamps near running streams. An artificial basin sits in the swamp below the riverbank with a siphon whose long leg reaches the stream. Water weight in the long leg draws swamp water into the stream, allowing complete drainage as air cannot break the siphon.
Notice warns Higham area shepherds of lambs dying suddenly from ingesting wool in milk. Advises prevention by cutting off loose wool near the teats of ewes in due time to avoid wool milk contamination.
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