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Sweet Mary Poem of Wistful Love by William
A romantic verse addressed to Mary pleads for mutual love. The speaker praises Mary as bright and sweet, compares her to May and the moonlit world, and declares a readiness to die if unrequited. He hopes her heart may be his and vows departure only if she cannot return his sighs. The piece ends with the name William.
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Mary
A Little Word in Kindness Spoken Poem
A short verse extols kindness and gentle speech as a remedy for wounded hearts. It warns that a harsh or thoughtless word can crush many hopes, while a kind word can heal and preserve friendship, urging a pleasant, considerate demeanor.
Commencement at Chapel Hill Inspires Future Leaders
The Raleigh Register relays a hurried account of University Exercises at Chapel Hill. Noting fewer visitors but sustained public interest, the piece praises the scholars and calls on youth to honor knowledge, urging diligence and reverence from College Youth as the Republic’s future leaders. It reflects on the era’s sense of duty and national service.
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Chapel Hill
Gales
Commemoration week at the University echoes with speeches and tragedy
A university literary festival opens amid reflections on knowledge and liberty. Senior Declamations by De Witt C. Stone and others feature debates on British treaties and constitutional reform. A Miss Jane Wilson dies, prompting a high sermon and funeral at Gerard Hall, while Professor Mitchell and Professor Phillips deliver lectures and sermons. Wednesday showcases Sophomore speakers including Cowan brothers and Ballanfant on Mahmoud, New Jersey elections, and the Appropriation Bill.
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Board of Trustees
de Witt C. Stone
Franklin
Sprague
Massachusetts
Eugene J. Hinton
Bertie
Sheridan
Warren Hastings
Owen D. Holmes
Wilmington
Berrien
Jesse P. Smith
Fayetteville
Ames
James J Herring
Senior
Clay
Walter R. Staples
Patrick Co. Va
McDuffie
Judge Mason
Virginia
Boston
Jane Wilson
Wilson
Greensboro’ Institute
Phillips
Gerard Hall
College
John Cowan
Mahmoud
Robert H. Cowan
Rayner
New Jersey
John Ballanfant
Maury Co. Tenn
Rhett
University Commencement Exercises and Proceedings
Fragmented account recounts the commencement day events at the university including the march from South Building to Gerard Hall, order of processional groups, speeches by Bryant Summerell Barringer Haigh Lewis Mullins and others, degrees conferred, and a new presentation of Holy Scriptures to graduates. Also notes poems by Reed and figures, plus post ceremony notices and a crime report about an assassination attempt on sculptor Pettrich with subsequent medical updates. Plans for another event and state leaders’ maneuvers are mentioned, alongside Dorr related addresses and requisitions for capture.
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Robert T. Fuller
Caswell
Caldwell
Mitchell
Francis T. Bryan
Raleigh
Joseph J. Summerell
Northampton
Rufus Barringer
Cudbarrus
William H. Haigh
Fayetteville
William F. Lewis
Edgecamée
A. M
Albert G. Hubbard
Newbern
Thomas R. Bond
Brownsville
Tenn
Thomas J. Morisey
Sampson
Prof. Green
Richard J.ashe
William A. Bell
Francis T
Nathaniel H. Quince
George W. Ruffin
John B. Smith
Ashley IW. Spraight
Ruffin
Tomlinson
Richard D. Wilson
Dorr
Rhode Island
Providence Journal
King
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Thomas W. Dorr
Davis
Seward
Gov
Cleveland
Van Buren Visit in Ashland and Louisville Trip
The Lexington Reporter notes Mr. Van Buren arrived in the city and stayed at the Dudley House. He visited Ashland at Mr. Clay’s invitation with Mr. Paulding, then planned to tour Col. Johnson’s residence in Scott before proceeding to Louisville and St Louis. Citizens gave them cordial reception as distinguished gentlemen.
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van Buren
Ashland
Lexington
City
Dudley House
Clay
Paulding
Col. Johnson
Scott
Louisville
St. Louis
Rhode Island Difficulties Continue As Messenger Reports
The Rhode Island troubles persist as a messenger arrives from Governor King with the latest insurrection news, signaling that the unsettled situation is far from resolved. The Washington correspondent notes ongoing tensions and new developments in the governor’s response.
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Rhode Island
Washington
N. S. Herald
King
Astor Gives 400000 For New York Library Building
John Jacob Astor of New York donates four hundred thousand dollars to establish a city library in New York and grants land in La Fayette Place for the building. The figure was misreported as thirty thousand earlier. The donor is praised as a modern philosopher's stone by Hal Stand.
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John Jacob Astor
New York
la Fayette Place
Hal
Cotton Market Woes Linked to Currency and Overproduction
The Petersburg Silesian notes that leading American manufacturers admit the current downturn in U S cotton output stems from currency instability and a saturated foreign market. Overproduction floods the world, with America overstocking England who in turn overstocked global textile manufacture.
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America
United States
England
Petersburg
Robbery at Ottenkirk's Tavern Depletes Mr Pike's Trunk
A Mobile passenger, Mr M Pike, arrived in Philadelphia on Monday night and stayed at Ottenkirk's Tavern. His room was entered in his sleep and his trunk stolen containing 2300 in gold, 5000 in Treasury notes, 1000 in Boston bank notes, and watches worth 3000. Police launched an immediate search but made no arrest.
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Baltimore Clipper
Treasury
Boston
Powder Mills of Pittsburg Explored and Built for Safety
The Pittsburg Powder Mills lie on the Monongahela north bank about two and a half miles from the city. To reduce explosion risks, each processing stage occurs in its own building connected by a railway. The article notes preparations for making good gunpowder require young sound wood, specifically water maple, and outlines the plant layout.
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Pitsburg
Monongahela
Inside a Powder Plantation and Fireproof Magazine
A tour through Mr. Watson’s works shows plantations supplying ornamental trees and hoop poles, plus a large steam engine setup with six boilers and underground conduits. The process details the conversion of wood to charcoal, pyroligneous acid, and gunpowder production from mixing to drying, pressing, glazing, and final packaging in a distant fireproof magazine.
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Watson
M. Watson
National Debt Totals by European Powers in 1842
A summary lists national debts for Great Britain and eleven European states in 1842, with Britain’s excess debt quoted as 159,741,000 and per day world-wide interpretation. It also notes a discredited tale about a Lyon school incident and a school committee denial.
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Great Britain
France
Austria
Holland
Spain
Russia
Belgium
Prussia
Naples
Greece
Denmark
Portugal
Georges
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