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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1838
Page
2
A reader signs as A VOTER urging Edgecombe voters to repeal the law forcing polling for Clerks of the County and Superior Courts, Sheriffs, and Constables. He argues the new system harms convenience and urges voters to discuss with candidates ahead of the Legislature.
The text notes gratitude to Hon. Edn Stanly for a copy of the Committee on Foreign Affairs report concerning arbitration of national disputes. It indicates reliance on official documents in assessing diplomatic mechanisms and interstate settlements.
From Charleston to Baltimore the Pulaski carrying 37 crew and 150 passengers, including 50 women and several children, exploded near North Carolina. The forward deck sank, many perished, boats and lifeboats saved some. Captain Eli Davis of the Henry Camerdon recovered 37 survivors, aiding others who were rescued later near New River Inlet. Lamar, the Pulaski owner, survived. Ships brought survivors to Wilmington for care.
The Senate confirmed James K. Paulding as Secretary of the Navy replacing M. Dickerson who resigned and, on the same day, confirmed John R. Livingston as Navy Agent for the port of New York replacing Paulding.
The Senate passed the debt imprisonment abolition bill by 36 to 4. The House rejected the sub-treasury bill 111 to 125. The President sent a message on Canadian frontier troubles. The House set July 9 for adjournment, with Senate likely to concur.
The Smithsonian legacy paid to Mr. Rush will fund college buildings and professor endowments in Washington. He will return shortly with about $500,000 to support construction and faculty appointments.
A report explains the Bank of the State could issue three dollar notes but did not use the power before suspension to avoid affecting U S Deposits. It notes widespread misunderstandings of penalties for suspending specie payments and cites the 29th section detailing payment redemption rules for bank notes.
The fragment states that notes payable at branches or agencies, if a demand is made and payment refused, shall bear interest at 12 percent per year from the demand time, and that the bank must pay the same despite any contrary law.
The North Carolina Star reports broad approval for a State Internal Improvement Convention to be held in Greensboro on July 4. It calls for unified support from editors across the state to promote agriculture and commerce, urging no divisions among factions and a strong collective effort.
The Episcopal Convention in the Diocese held at Pitsborough drew 16 clergy from 24 and 15 lay delegates. Additions to the communion were notably large. five candidates for Holy Orders. The Episcopal School prospects in the city looked promising and may start the next term with a larger student body. The next convention will meet in Wilmington on the third Wednesday of May 1839.
Reported patriots form a camp in Long Swamp between Grand Island and Chippewa Creek. Refugees crossed from the U.S. in groups to evade British vigilance, with volunteers joining from various areas. The force is about 400 strong and an express was sent to Toronto for troops to expel them.
Maj. Gen. Macomb will command forces on the Northern Frontier from Sacken's Harbor. The War Department orders two chartered steamboats for Lake Erie and Lake Ontario to be armed and manned to maintain frontier peace. Cadets from West Point graduating class to be detained due to officer scarcity and assigned to regiments for immediate field duty.
The Georgia Journal notes Todians from northern Florida have crossed into Georgia and taken the Okefinokee swamp. A Florida militia clash near May 25 27 left three whites wounded and retreating. Authorities estimate over 100 Indian warriors, with the last battle on the Suwannee in Wake county. Maj Hopkins of Camden pursues with a gathered force.
We the undersigned pilots and masters in Oc racoke District challenge Col Kearneys Topographical Engineers report. They claim shallow conditions and misstate measurements, asserting 12 feet at low tide and 15 at high tide since June gale of 1825, while our records show 12 feet low tide and 13 to 14 feet high tide as the maximum for many prior years.
A 1838 statement from Anson Gaskill and others argues Ocracoke Bar and Swashes are stable, noting 50 years of navigation with no accidents and prior channels unchanged by government improvements. They doubt permanent Harbour Island Bar fixes but suggest a 6 to 7 foot dredged channel through Core Sound could permit steamers and small vessels, while cautioning against beating channels.
Sporting Intelligence reports Hoboken races began Wednesday the 6th and ran three days. On Friday around 15,000 watched the four mile purse of $1000 as Col. Johnson's Boston defeated Mr. McCargo's Duane after three heats with times 7 52, 7 54, and 8 30. Duane, the favorite, was later sold for 12,000 to N Friend of New Jersey.
The steamboat Washington on Lake Erie en route to Buffalo caught fire and burned with about fifty people perishing. A relief steamboat reached the scene and saved many others who would have been lost.
Excitement rises in Albemarle County Virginia as authorities arrest a Black man amid circulating rumors. Strong patrols are maintained as the community reacts to abolitionist agitation and possible mobilizations.
The steamship Great Western arrived in New York from Liverpool on the 17th after a 14 day voyage. The Sirius also arrived from Cork, leaving May 31. In Westminster the immediate abolition of slavery in British Colonies was stated as settled for the present in the House of Commons.
The article notes scant changes to law, with Negro state house servants to be compensated by August and field laborers to remain for centuries longer. It mentions Prince Talleyrand as a renowned diplomat and reports no major portal updates from France or the Continent. Market prices remain largely unchanged from prior levels.
Petersburg market notes list wholesale flour at 725 to 775 cents per unit and bacon price ranges from 11 to 14 cents per pound, with miscellaneous high and low quotes for June 26.
Norfolk market notes show corn easing to 73 to 75 cents per bushel while oats hover around 93 cents and soybeans around 9 cents, with unclear additional items and abbreviations indicating typical daily price movements.
Market notes show Torre tine new dip priced at 2.50 with Old at 1.990. 1 9fy Strap listed at 100. Tar at 175. Whi entries reflect limited items and prices across commodities.
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