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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1838
Page
2
The Spring Term of the Superior Court met this week with Judge Pearson presiding. The State and Civil dockets were light and the court adjourned Wednesday evening. No cases of public importance were tried. the judge’s clear expositions and courteous firm manner were well received by the bar jurors witnesses and the public.
Sixty shares of State Bank stock sold in ten share lots on Wednesday, averaging 11375 per lot with half cash and half six month credit at interest. The entire amount was paid immediately, signaling strong confidence in local banking. Comparisons with Northern stock show unusually high premiums for our banks. The swift payment suggests money is not scarce after all.
The Raleigh Standard declines to engage with an anonymous Camporol Press writer calling himself a Republican. The piece mocks the rival for proposing internal purges before facing opponents and likens the plan to Kilkenny Cats fighting among themselves.
A public figure announces retirement from candidacy for the Legislature citing duty and professional obligations over politics. He defends past votes, notes potential accusations, and urges voters to consult journals to judge the correctness of his record, including a controversial vote on surplus money.
A speaker confesses a difficult vote and condemns its correctness while praising Doct. Thomas E. Hacer. He predicts opposition to slavery policy and urges unity to preserve the Union, civil and religious liberty, and popular governance amid pecuniary and partisan strife.
In the Senate on the 7th, the motion to postpone the Independent Treasury bill was defeated 23 to 29 with both Senators from this state voting against postponement. The House concentrates on matters related to the recent duel.
A Philadelphia report via WV Star claims General Scott was accidentally killed by a subordinate in the West, but notes such word would have reached the city first if true.
The Hon. William B. Shepard of Elizabeth City has been elected by the Philanthropic Society to deliver the annual address before the two literary societies at the university commencement and has accepted the appointment.
The region shares a nationwide visitation by flocks of wild pigeons. An estimate indicates at least 20,000 birds have been killed in Lincoln county in the western part of the state since mid December.
The Lacliana legislature approved a new bill criminalizing native professional gambling and the keeping of any gambling book or table, defining it as a penitentiary offense. The measure tightens penalties for those involved in organized or sustained gambling activity within the jurisdiction.
The Kentucky legislature has adjourned after enacting a CFA bill to relieve banks from the 12 percent penalty on future notes and reduce it to 106 percent for failures to pay specie, signaling financial relief for banking institutions.
The text indicates that notes of a value smaller than five dollars may be issued under the authority of ib, but notes below one dollar are not authorised. This clarifies the monetary limits and the authority’s scope for issuing smaller denomination currency.
A Texas correspondent reports flourishes in the republic with quiet skies and no Mexican invasion imagined. He cites Santa Anna thanking General Houston for a costly snuff box and notes Busta mente as a popular motto tied to priestly interests.
The British abolitionists have begun an attack on the apprenticeship system, which they compelled the government to adopt in the West India Islands. They demand immediate and unconditional emancipation, led by O Connell. Some papers recount a recent speech criticizing the United States and Texas.
The county court report notes a Special Court of five Justices for the year to preside. Appointed are Thomas F. Blount Richard P. Bonner Henry Harding Jacob Van Der Veer and F B Satterthwaite. Taxation rates set for the year include 19 cents on each hundred dollars of real estate value and 60 cents on each poll. Dockets show many debt actions amid prevailing pecuniary pressure.
The Washington Steam Mill has been purchased by Col. Joshua Tayloe and will begin operating in a few days. The purchase spurs industry and will create demand for timber, likely increasing land values in nearby areas. Under Col. Tayloe, the mill is expected to earn confidence and best wishes from the community.
The populist resolution demanding bank resumption of specie payments by May next failed in the Whig Senate by 1710 to 13. The public mood will determine which party truly favors hard money as the legitimate ru g currency.
An army officer reports to the St. Augustine Herald that about 400 Canadian warriors were taken in two groups roughly 16 miles from Fort Bassinger in a northeast direction by General Jesup. The first group acted as guides for the second, and after capture, they asked to return to bring their families but were largely refused, with a few allowed to go for that purpose. The report, from Tampa and Fort Mellon at Picolata, is confirmed by express.
General Jesup moved south from Jupiter Inlet by February 5 with Col. Pierce and the 1st Artillery advancing to meet him. New posts were set at Key Biscayne and Cape Sable on the Florida peninsula. Lieutenant Powell, with his schooner and boats, heads to Cape Florida to rendezvous with Jesup. The St Augustine Herald reports over 100 enslaved people surrendered at Tampa and 15 Indians captured by General Nelson’s brigade on the Withlacoochee, sent to the post.
The arrival of multiple generals colonels and officers in port signals Britain’s intent to reinforce North American holdings. Patriots in Canada retreat under pressure while colonial forces disperse in Vermont and Michigan areas as leaders urge pacific measures and restraint.
Sellacr is arrested and McKenzie notes ongoing arrests for atrocious acts to be punished. Patriot side yields to Gen Wool near Alburgh Springs Vermont with 600 artillery, nine pieces of ammunition, and small arms. Drs. Nelson and Cote handed to civil authorities. British troops six miles away. Wool to Plattsburg, praised. Gen Scott and Col Worth also commended for frontier quiet.
From Texas papers dated February 27 and received in New Orleans no news. Texas cotton crop for two years estimated at 50,000 bales worth about two million dollars. Markets well supplied with provisions. U.S. arrivals have glutted the country with groceries and dry goods, prices down 20 to 30 percent. Severe weather described as unprecedented with the thermometer at 16 degrees Fahrenheit and a light snow storm.
A lively mock memorial from 3000 Texas bachelors to 3000 Boston women sighing over annexation politics promises two thirds league land dowers and guaranteed husbands within eight to ten months for any Boston ladies who emigrate, urging focus on domestic felicity over political questions.
Packets arriving in New York bring London dates to February first. Reports note a bloody insurrection among blacks at Elimira, a Dutch settlement on the Cape coast, with the Governor and 300 men killed or captured. Liverpool cotton market remains unsettled by frost disruptions. a small recovery from prior declines in American cotton prices is reported.
Turpentine and dip prices noted with new dips and a range of values. Quotations show turpentine at around 1 590 and 1 609 for oid and tat near 120, reflecting market movement on commodities trade.
Petersburg Market notes Cotton closing 84 to 92 cents a pound with daily movement. Flour quoted at 7.25 to 7.50 per barrel. Corn wholesale 3.50 to 4.00. Hog round bacon ranged 94 to 104 cents per pound. Prices reflect market conditions and commodity values.
During the upcoming spring the visitation of Bishop Ives is set for one week in Edgecombe county and surrounding areas. The calendar shows the 5th Sunday after Easter May 20 at Calvary Church Tarboro as part of the schedule.
In this place the 20th ult two marriages were solemnized by St. 4, tin, Esq. Charles Barnes aged years wed Miss Piety Gay aged 90. Also on the 10th by the same, Thome Harris wed Mary Barfiveig. In this county on Sunday last J Pitt Esq united John Walston and Margaret Cherry daughter of Mr. E Cherry.
M Thomas Best aged 22 died five days after entering on the management of his farm. He was honest industrious and enterprising and left a large circle of relations and friends to mourn his loss. The obituary closes with a verse lamenting death and urging reflection on life’s fragility.
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