10 Jun 1837
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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1837
Page
1
Weekly publication details outline a two dollar annual rate with in advance and expiration terms, a twenty cent monthly or per period option, and penalties for late payments and arrears. It mentions advertisement pricing for up to 16 lines at 60 cents per insertion and 24 cents for each additional square, with longer ads charged accordingly. It notes letters to the editor must be postpaid.
The executive committee of the Trustees of the University of North Carolina writes to discerning state gentlemen to raise awareness of the university’s condition and future prospects. They argue for the state to fund at least one high quality literary institution, stating the parent’s duty to secure the best education for a son and appealing to legislative consideration.
The article outlines Chapel Hill campus improvements and the four year program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. It details faculty, studies from Freshman to Senior classes, worship requirements, admission exams, and strict financial controls. It highlights parental guidance, state regulations, and the growing local confidence in the university with eighty five students and strong emphasis on home education.
John Hainey was tried before Judge Pearson on Tuesday and convicted. The execution is set for June 23.
The defendant has appealed to the Supreme Court. The two remaining defendants charged are removed to Burke County and will be tried next week. Hainey was convicted mainly on the evidence of Robins, his co-conspirator, who will testify for the State against the remaining offenders. Rutherford Spec.
The youth James Moran was hanged in Philadelphia for murdering Captain Smith of the schr William Wirt. A vast, unruly crowd disrupted the scene, fought for rope, pelted guards, and later mobs drank and gambled. The incident sparked debate about public executions as deterrence. Raleigh Reg.
Governor White refuses to call an extra session of the Louisiana Legislature. The piece notes shifts in fundraising and finances for major Protestant societies in New York. It cites American Bible Society receipts totaling $90,578.89, a drop of $14,320.56 from the prior year, and says the treasury has dried up. It also reports on the American Tract Society anniversary in New York, with five year receipts of $130,991, a $25,000 rise but still a deficit, 116 auxiliary societies, and 679 missionaries employed.
The Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church held its eighteenth anniversary in New York. Receipts for the year including the prior balance totaled 62 761.61 and payments reached 66 596.85, leaving the society in debt 3 568.84.
English papers report arrangements at Exeter Hall in London for a public showing of Maria Monk. She is expected in England where it was advertised she would repeat her “awful disclosures.”
A gentleman and his friend discuss single blessing versus double blessing. The speaker concedes single blessedness has value, yet argues it is only half as blessed as its double form. The exchange mirrors a playful, aphoristic tone.
A PA girl watches a goose wearing a yoke and exclaims that the bird has on corsets. She humorously notes it walks as if emulating her sister Sally.
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