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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1841
Page
1
The Tarborough Press lists weekly publication at two dollars and five cents per year with advance payment and three dollars after the year ends. Monthly rates are twenty five cents for less than a year. Advertising charges include one dollar for a square first insertion, twenty five cents per continuation, and higher for longer runs and court orders.
State of North Carolina Edgecombe County court of pleas and quarter sessions 1841 order publication in the Tees to appear at the May term to plead answer or defense to a petition by Mary and others Willoughby Toward division. Court to meet at Tarborough fourth Monday in February 1844. Witness Joan Nourteer Clerk.
A verbose advertisement touts Dr Phelps Compound Tomato Pills as an entirely vegetable remedy for numerous ailments tied to bodily impurities and stomach issues. It markets these pills as an “antidote” to contagions and fevers, claims universal physician endorsement, and urges use after meals for digestive health, while noting testimonials and a listed agent in Georgia.
The Mayville Observer notes two new cotton mills near the town Beaver Creek and Little River, with 4000 and 2100 spindle capacities respectively. It lists six factories in operation in the area, detailing spindles, looms, workers, cotton consumption, and capital, including St. Mallet's, Cross Creek, Phoenix, Rockfish, Beaver Creek, and Little River mills. The piece highlights abundant water power, current employment, and seeks further data to complete a regional statistical view.
A fragment notes prior display of a Sulky bust by W G Carter, an apprentice of Mr Chadwick, and references carriage-ma work in the shipyard context.
The article extols the workmanship and finish by a local young man and his instructor, noting they can produce better work than northern suppliers. It questions why citizens would send money abroad and urges supporting local apprentices and teachers while honoring free choice.
On March 14 Mr Francis Winston of Rutherford county Tennessee attempted to shoot cranes near his house but his rifle slipped on a stone step and fired fatally wounding him in the chest. He died within minutes at his home leaving an aged father a wife brothers sisters and many relatives in mourning.
The Washington Globe reports the Supreme Court has ruled Congress cannot use its commerce power to ban the transport of slaves between states. This decision, described as unexpected by abolitionists, centers on federal authority over interstate slave movement.
Pennsylvania Governor Porter vetoes the Bank Reform and Relief Bill, citing multiple reasons. The action signals a clash over financial policy and regulatory reform, with the veto potentially shaping state banking oversight and economic strategy.
The Mormon Newspaper notes receipt of a copy titled Times and Seasons from Nauvoo Illinois edited by D C Smith. Published semi monthly it explains and supports Mormon doctrine. Reading not yet complete but will note anything of interest for readers.
The Philadelphia correspondent remarks that by successive deaths Tyler rose to high public offices, becoming governor after a governor's death and senator after a previous term ended. He now steps into the Presidency upon General Harrison's death.
An April letter details Robinson confessing to a brutal murder plan against Mr Suydam. He lured him to the house under a note and mortgage payoff pretext, hid a hatchet, then struck with a mallet after a distraction. The victim cried Oh Peter as he was killed and buried in a basement grave.
An Albany Atlas report details a seduction scheme where Miss Eliza Ann Lynk and Miss Hoffman were subjected to a sham marriage attempt led by Benjamin Hicks and associates. The would be groom boasted of success, fled the country, and a jury awarded the harmed party $2500 amid public outrage at the attackers’ audacity and alleged misrepresentation.
Philadelphia reports a fierce spring snow storm with two feet of snow in 1797 and a near foot on the ground two days earlier. Sleighs fill the streets while a snow plough leads a baggage train along Dock Street to Market Street. The city endures a wintry scene as trees bear heavy clinging snow.
An Essex test witnessed by Sir Robert Peel and other officials showed a 23 by 7 feet boat filled with timber sunk into water then shattered on collision. Reported to produce a fountain of mist and a bowl-like water display, with observers ensuring the destruction was external and not due to internal combustibles.
A fragmentary account describes a portable weapon weighing two and a half tons with five and a half tons of timber, capable of destroying strong fortresses. Witnesses note shattered vessel debris and nails snapping like carrots as the device was tested, with two Naval Officers aware of the operation and secrecy surrounding the demonstration.
A Paris firm surveys Panna lehmus to build a ship canal linking Atlantic and Pacific. They propose following the Chayres River to Crues, leaving 15 miles to cut through the panel, cutting nearly half the initial cost. The Boston Mercantile Journal notes work will begin soon, saving sailors long perilous voyages and shortening Pacific trips by about 8,000 miles.
A letter details Robert Hasty being waylaid by his brother in law George Lane on the 26th near Sery CW Vac. Lane shot Hasty and fled to finish him with a throat cut until a savant and family arrived. Hasty died days later. Both men were Baptists in good standing and appear to have had no prior noted conflict.
A Fort Leavenworth letter details a brutal massacre by sixty five Kansas warriors against Pawnee women and children left in camp. Most of the women and children were killed, with eleven survivors. the warriors took prisoners.
Tallahassee reporting that twelve enslaved people belonging to the tev Wesly Adame of Jefferson County were burned to death in a single building. They were likely overcome and did not cry out as doors were opened. Loss to Mr Adams is severe and distressing, with many friends offering sympathy.
The Hartford and New Haven Congregational Observer reports John Quincy Adams delivering a New York Tabernacle lecture asserting three articles of faith: the being of God, the immortality of the soul, and the divine mission of Jesus Christ. He urged unity among lovers of country against radicalism and infidelity.
An Irishman’s method describes cleansing wheat by dissolving half an ounce of woppenes in water for each bush of eld. The solution is applied, then the wheat is dried before sowing and sown in September.
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