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Old Friends Together in Spring Time Verse
Fragmentary verse recalls youth and enduring friendship as old friends reunite. Spring scenery and shared memories highlight the joy of reunion, with lines about time’s passage, weather, and mutual support through hard times. The piece honors longtime companions who stood by one another.
Commencement Week At The University Of North Carolina
The University saw a steady influx of visitors during the last week. Declamations by rest man and Sophomore classes filled Monday and Tuesday evenings. William P Waywood Jr spoke Wednesday morning before the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, and James C Bruce spoke Wednesday afternoon before the Alumni and Senior class. Six representatives delivered ovations that evening. Governors, faculty, and visitors praised the performances. Commencement Day featured a procession and address program including Latin oration by William Way, and talks on constitutional liberty and science of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Waywood, Jr
James C. Bruce
Rufus Barringer
Rod. Wilson
Jan W. Campbell
Philthropic Society
Malling
Josiph
Juske
John F. Dark
Commencement Exercises and Address Reflections
The report details graduation ceremonies with degrees conferred on many students including Benjamin F. Avkins and Francis M. Pearson. Governor Morehead gave a short address, a celebratory ball followed, and the piece comments on political discourse surrounding tariff, finance, and public debt with critique of the President’s fiscal policies and proposed expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jus
A. Delk
Virginia
Alexander Hamilton
Jesse G. Shepherd
Cumberland
Jas
AL Long
Randolph
James Hervey Wiser
Benjamin F. Avkins
Thomas L. Avery
Robert R. Bridgers
John W. Brodnax
Robert Burton
Areh’d MH. Caldwell
William J. Clark
John 3. Dancy
Montfort McGehee
Andreas P. McRee
San
McPheeters
Stephen A. Noribet
Francis M. Pearson
Richmond N. Pearson
Charles Phillips
Samu TF. Philips
Uworstio M. Polk
Thomas Ruffin
Robert Strange
James P. Taylor
James Ht. Wiser
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The Globe on President's Message and Fiscal Agent Idea
The Globe critiques the President's Message as a painful abortion of a fiscal plan with no clear head eye or tail. It notes the proposed Sub Treasury and fiscal agent as lacking light or form. Senator Clay clarifies the term by stating it means a Bank of the United States. It highlights the debate in the Senate and Merrick’s inquiry into the fiscal agent concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tyler
Senate
Clay
Fiscs
Merrick
Maryland
Secretary's Report Favors National Debt and Bank
The piece criticizes the Treasury Secretary's report endorsing a national debt and a national bank, arguing they favor capitalists and financiers while burdening labor. It questions retrenchment on Indian lands and critiques proposed tax hikes, calling the debt "the greatest of all taxing powers" and urging economy and revenue reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Party
Debates On Bank Policy And Constitutional Funding
The piece argues against funding and permanent government policy by Federalism, endorsing Woodbury’s treasury plan and Van Buren era expense cuts. It cites the Charleston Mercury’s bank critique by the South Carolina Democrats as a clear statement of current banking issues and urges republication nationwide. A note mentions a failed $160,000 New Orleans exchange tied to Shaw & Co. involving cotton shipments to Liverpool returning protested.
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Woodbury
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
van Buren
Ewing
Democratic Party of
South Carolina
Charleston
Union
Democratic Party
Snd
E Wing
Leasure
Banket Mobile
Enewligh Exchange
House of T. Shaw & Co
Liverpool
New York
Accident at Hudson Freight Yard Kills and Wrecks
A morning freight train accident at Hudson saw six cars roll down an incline, runaway beyond brakes and crash into the dock. Five people are known missing with fears of more fatalities, and property losses exceed $20,000.
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Hudson
Boston Divorce Decree Quietly Reconciles Split Lives
A Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling in a libel for divorce recounts a long estrangement. The husband left years ago, was believed dead, and the wife remarried. He later reappeared, prompting her to seek relief from a second husband. The court granted the divorce, treating the first spouse as surplusage.
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Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Boston
Williams found guilty in New Orleans slave case
The third trial in New Orleans convicted Wm. Ar. Williams for bringing slaves into Louisiana. The Virginia convicts, 24 individuals bought for export, were valued at $500 each. He faces a $24,000 bond forfeiture to Virginia and a $500 per slave Louisiana fine, with total loss estimated at $345,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Wm. Ar. Williams
Louisiana
Mobile Journal
United States
Virginia
Death in the Pulpit in Rhode Island Minister Dies During Sermon
Rev. Henry Clarke Hubbard died at South Kingston Rhode Island on the seventh of the month in his seventy third year. He entered the pulpit as usual, delivered his text, then suffered a fit on the pulpit floor and died shortly after, becoming a corpse.
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Henry Clarke Hubbard
South Kingston
R. I
Cruelties At Farm School Reported Near Boston
Report alleges severe abuses by the keeper Locke at a Boston area Farm School. It claims children were forced to labor barefoot in snow and ice and whipped with a cowhide. One nine year old reportedly had thirty seven buckets of water poured on him.
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Farm School
Boston
Locke
Public outrage over concealed cruelty at Richmond Star
In mid winter a man bears a grim head injury as punishment while another’s face shows deep wrinkles like a septuagenarian due to repeated abuse. The cruel violator operated unseen, leaving public sentiment at a fever pitch.
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Richmond Star
Bank Robbery at Frederick County Bank Ad Run
Frederick County Bank suffered a robbery with notes mainly in 5 10 20 50 and 100 dollar denominations taken while smaller notes were spared. Robbers accessed silver coins but avoided them due to weight. Stolen 5 and 6 percent state bonds are listed in the notice. A large reward is offered to aid detection and recovery. bank capital was 175000, 310000 less than the stolen amount.
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Frederick County
Ball
Stinerican
Robber on the Soltin Steamer Strikes Mississippi Passenger
A passenger on the steamer Soltin along the Mississippi River was robbed of a large money package worth 15,915 dollars. The notes mainly came from the Brandon Bank, with only fifteen dollars as lawful currency remaining.
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Soltin
Mississippi River
Brandon Bank
Death by self-inflicted rifle shot near Louisville
Mrs. Caleb Dorsey, wife of a wealthy farmer, committed suicide while her husband was away at Brownsboro. She eluded attendants and shot herself, the bullet tearing the lower part of her face and causing almost instant death. Her mind had been unsettled for some time despite careful watching.
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Brownsboro
Louisville
Caleb Dorsey
Printer’s trade exempt from seizure in Feliciana ruling
Judge Johnson holds the printer’s profession to be manual, exempting his types, press, and paper from seizure under Article 644 of the Code of Practice. The ruling states the tools necessary for a livelihood are protected from attachment.
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Johnson
Feliciana
Man Fined and Bail Set After Horse Incident in Philadelphia
A man whipped his horse badly in Philadelphia a few days ago and was cited by the mayor for a $500 fine and required to post bail. The Wheeling Times reports the incident and its pursued consequences.
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Philadelphia
Wheeling Times
Captain Harris wins heavy damages in Montreal linked case
Captain Harris of the 24th regiment recovers thirty thousand dollars in damages from J. D. David of Montreal over a suit tied to his wife running away with David. The ruling places emphasis on the heavy compensation awarded in this personal dispute.
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Capt. Harris
24Th Regiment
J. D. David
Montreal
David
Scotch Snuff for Insect Control in Gardens
Worth Knowing. Scotch snuff sprinkled on infected plants prevents further ravages by destroying varmints. If a garden is likely to be eaten up, buy a bottle of Scotch Snuff and try it. You will see them disappear very suddenly. Columbus Enquirer.
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Columbus Enquirer
England Missionary Societies Reach 614 Groups
The number of missionary societies in England totals 614 with contributions for missionary causes last year surpassing 1.8 million dollars. Other Protestant countries together have fewer than 450 societies and contributions around 500 thousand dollars.
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England
Five Dollars Reward For Stolen Sermon At Church
A notice from Salem Regis ter offers five dollars reward for the thief who stole a written sermon from the pulpit of the Catholic Church on Saturday forenoon. The reward will be paid upon discovery of the offender.
Man and society linked by marriage, a float on time
A stark social remark asserts that a man gains standing only through marriage. Unmarried men lack home and anchor, seen as driftwood on time’s tide. Their interests center on personal aims, not communal belonging.
Moments of Teasing Across the Yard
A fragment shows dialogue where a man explains his eyes seem oddly fixed after a scene with two girls. The exchange hints at a humorous or flustered interaction about appearance and attention.
Cross-eyed man in New Orleans dies in alleged accident
A sensational local note reports a New Orleans man, described as cross-eyed, allegedly wringing his neck while attempting to sleep. The fragment hints at a tragic death with unclear circumstances.
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New Orleans
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