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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1836
Page
1
Classified notice outlines advertising rates and terms for Turdrough Press. It specifies two dollars monthly for subscribers, spaces priced at twenty five cents per month for extended listings, and that ads run per insertion with charges based on the number of lines or squares. It notes discontinuation rules and submission requirements to the editor.
Fragments of a lamenting verse describing unrequited love and longing. The speaker recalls a distant beloved, wanders through hills and groves seeking solace, and requests the muse to keep singing of the enduring ache and beauty perceived in the beloved.
The Tallahassee Floridian reports Jim Henrys Creek band crossing the Chattahoochee was enveloped in Chickachattee. On the 3rd they were attacked by Georgia and Florida troops with about thirteen killed. One hundred fifty surrendered, leaving forty to eighty to be captured next day. Plunder recovered. Jefferson County volunteers joined the action to defeat the desperadoes.
The St Augustine Herald notes that Indians are well supplied with cattle and breadstuffs. It estimates cattle driven from Alahua county totaling 5,000 head west of St Johns River and south of Jacksonville Creek, with 4 to 5,000 head east of St Johns River. Government estimates show 20,000 cattle owned by the Indians and a large number of horses.
The report describes Native peoples carrying away corn from plantations and storing it, with enslaved labor added for abundance. It notes inexhaustible root flour, annual coastal plundering of wrecked property including flour, and a claim of 1300 barrels of flour once gathered after heavy gales.
From Fort Mitchell contractors start sixteen hundred Creek men women and children for Arkansas. A reinforcements march from Echo Harjo's camp near Tuskegee where Noah Micco Cheemalee and Jim Henry are encountered. Officials plan harsher punishment for identified chiefs and murderers.
The New Orleans Bulletin reports Col. Fannin arriving from Velasco on June 29 while Mexican troops move toward Guadaloupe. Col. M. B. Lamar becomes army chief. Somerville named Secretary. Texians abandon farms to answer the call to defend Texas, as three ships Fanny Butler Comanche and Watchman are captured at Copano with cargo.
Santa Anna remains at Columbia on the Brazos under tight confinement and a strong guard as provisions and security measures for the Mexican army continue amid the ongoing conflict.
Copy of a July 2 1836 letter to Gen. Dunlap carried by Capt. Mather on the steamboat Privateer describes Mexican forces estimated at 8 12 thousand, argues for rapid U S aid and alliance, praises liberty and Texas independence, and urges march with arms and expedient routes to support the Texan cause.
Gen Duval former Florida governor writes to Gen Chambers in the Louisville Journal declaring a vow to aid Texas. He plans two brigades totaling 1600 mounted men, seeks Kentucky support, and offers to travel Kentucky rallying crowds. He notes earning 10000 dollars yearly in Florida and would sacrifice life for Texas, hoping 2000 Kentuckians can be recruited.
The New Orleans Bulletin on June 29 reports a signed notice reading Texas Agency seeking only cultivators in Texas. The notice was inserted by the writer using information received.
From Texas confirmed by the Commissioners but with the enemy rallying again, friends of Texas are urged to rally. E. Hall.
General Alexander Ware formerly of Fayette county Texas was murdered near Veilon or Zavala colony in late May by a man named Eaton while traveling with him. Ware carried five to six thousand dollars. The killer was pursued into the United States. Ware left enslaved people and property at San Augustine Texas. Relatives may contact Col. John Thomas at San Augustine via Fort Jesup for information.
Progress of Improvement notes a large scale Turpentine Distillery established by Col. John McLeod and Turner Reavis in Smithfield Johnston county. It has begun operation, producing 1 gallon of Spirits of Turpentine in 40 seconds about 900 gallons daily. It is expected to consume all local raw material and promote state prosperity. Fayetteville Obs.
A new cotton factory with 500 spindles has been erected in Fayetteville by Charles P. Malette, Esq. and is now in full operation, according to the Raleigh Standard.
In Robeson County on Wednesday evening the 6th instant the chimney of Moses Warwick Jr house was struck by lightning. Mr McKay Powell seated before the fire was instantly killed. Mr Warwick and Kenneth Brill on either side were wounded the former badly but expected to recover the latter slightly. About ten days earlier John Jenkins house in the same county was struck causing destruction to a clock and other furniture with no injuries to family.
A California breach of marriage promise case was held in Cincinnati. The plaintiff, a 16 year old sister-in-law living with the defendant as part of his household, won a verdict of five thousand dollars in damages after the jury found for her.
A promoter claims Governor Duncan of Illinois turned $250 into $250000 in two and a half years by buying land in Michigan City and selling in New York. The account asserts a rapid, dramatic profit and frames the deal as a model of wealth extraction through land speculation.
A Jacksonville newspaper discusses an easy path to wealth with a tale or ad about profitable schemes. It frames practical steps and cautions, presenting a persuasive pitch for rapid gains and financial opportunity. Entities include Jacksonville publication and implied readers seeking investment advice.
A Chicago land dispute centers on a Danville entry made before Chicago office opened. The claimant argues legality, seeks priority in Washington, aiming to become among Illinois' richest men. The disputed stretch includes a multimillion dollar portion of the city with present improvements.
The Columbia scene reports Mr Camak of Georgia experimenting with growing Indian corn without tillage by covering the soil with leaves. The leaf mulch strives to conserve moisture, prevent soil hardening, and mimic natural vegetation. Potential drawbacks include reduced heat and leaf displacement by wind or wash away in rain.
From a recent Bogota document the Congress of New Grenada grants Mr Charles Biddle a fifty year exclusive privilege to carry goods and passengers by steam and other artificial means on the river Chagres. He may associate others with him to form the Transportation Company of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The railroad from Richmond to Petersburg is about to be commenced with provisions for the Fredericksburg to Alexandria segment to follow, completing the chain from Baltimore to Roanoke.
The Alleghany Magazine reports a centuries old well near Franklin county in a great valley between the north and south mountains that suddenly caved at 36 feet, with a torrent of water rising. A second well 30 to 40 rods away in Cumberland county showed the same phenomenon, suggesting a subterranean lake beneath the primitive mountain ranges between the Susquehanna and the Ohio frontier.
Mr. Jacob Baker of Blue Rock township Ohio appears in a local notice. The fragment notes a person involved in a community matter with unspecified action and context. Further readable details are not present in the excerpt.
A man, after a dispute with church members, returned home and shot himself in the body with a rifle. The incident follows a sequence of heated exchanges within the congregation and concludes with the self-inflicted injury.
A statue honoring Robert Fulton will be erected in the New Orleans Exchange. The tribute commends Fulton for his genius and the city’s wealth and prosperity owed to his contributions.
Dr Roberts of Manchester Vermont killed himself by discharging a musket into his side on Sunday last. He formerly practiced medicine in Natchez Mississippi where love disappointment led to melancholy and alienation of mind.
The Petersburg Intelligencer notes northern factories boast robust returns, highlighting dividends of twelve or eight percent declared by two well known manufacturing firms in the last half year. The item emphasizes strong energy and enterprise from northern rivals.
A late letter from Mr. Madison responding to inquiry about emancipated people in Prince Edward Virginia says they are idle and dissipated, declining yearly. Freed by Richard Randolph over twenty five years ago they held 10 to 20 acre parcels but have fallen into slothfulness and crime, seen as a burden to the neighborhood by the New York Star.
In a harsh city opinion, the piece argues that many Black residents, from youth to elder, idle away time. It claims a shortage of good servants for whites, blames theft and begging on the young, and asserts Southern slaves were happier and more civil.
Rumor from a Toronto DC paper suggests the Episcopal Methodists and Primitive Methodists of Canada plan to unite while preserving Episcopal government. The reform would add a conference delegation with one third ministers and two thirds laymen.
The Cod and Mackerel fisheries have this year fallen much short, presenting a setback for the industry. Authorities report reduced catches, affecting quota estimates and market outlook. Fishermen await revised forecasts and potential relief measures as stock assessments continue.
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