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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1842
Page
1
The Tarborough Press lists weekly publication at two dollars and fifty cents per year if paid in advance and three dollars per year otherwise. Short notices cost one dollar for a single square and twenty five cents per continuation. longer ads scale similarly. Court notices incur a twenty five percent premium. Letters to the editor must be prepaid or risk non-attendance.
An Irish letter narrates a warm reply to Jim Pim, noting the sender’s good health and a gift of a rusty brown coat for his son and mother. It mentions five pounds enclosed, plans to deposit the rest, and a warning about heedless generosity, ending with a request for future correspondence.
A poetic reflection on a blush as the fairest flower, the shy beauty of a woman, and love’s direct speech from the heart. The verse likens blush to a modest rose on a beloved bush, conveying what lips dare not speak.
Extract from Charles Brown of Pa on the bill to cut expenses of the U S House delivered February 18 1842. He argues the government’s displays exceed the people’s character, urging plain economical service and fair compensation, noting excess staff but focusing on retrenchment and reform as applied to government operations.
A heated reading lists 19th century public spendthrift items including 2901 reams of envelope paper and 1000 penknives, plus inkstands, wafers, seals, and oil. The speaker accuses both parties of waste, recounting messengers receiving unused supplies and noting two reams of note paper per member, urging retrenchment and reform.
The Boston Times report about attempted murder by pouring hot lead into a sleeping woman's ear is deemed a mistake. The free trader recounts a Virginia incident years ago involving Col. f$, his widow wife, sons, and a 15 year old daughter. A boarding house arrangement brings W., a wealthy merchant, into the family orbit.
A wife entices her husband to death with laudanum and molten lead, then flees the Commonwealth. The husband is left a ruined widower, pursuing a dangerous reunion years later. A sensational confession and divorce follow as the case shocks the era. Then a New York note reports on unscrupulous ads offering to locate runaway enslaved people for a fee.
A terse note recalls the practice of collecting payment and sending funds, yet warns that if the master discovers late the enslaved person never left the plantation, the supposed transfer may be invalid, exposing the deceit behind the list and the implied contract.
Mr. Carey, a Baltimore lecturer, gave a farewell lecture on Tuesday evening. He stated he would leave behind in North Carolina twelve thousand Washingtonians.
The Senate votes 29 to 4 to reject the nomination of Tyson of Philadelphia to the office of Commissary General of Purchases. Madisonian notes the outcome with brief remark on the chamber's stance.
The Great Race on the Long Island course pits Fashion against Boston for twenty thousand dollars a side, scheduled for the tenth instant. The event is billed as a major contest between North and South and is drawing greater excitement than the famed Eclipse and Mr. Mercury race. Reportedly two hundred thousand dollars has already been staked by Boston and Fashion supporters.
Death reports the Catholic Bishop Rt Rev Dr Conwell of the Diocese of Philadelphia. The signal loss notes he died Friday afternoon in the city, marking the end of an era for local church leadership.
A London Company merchant claims fourteen British Mail Steamers in port lose owners ten thousand dollars daily, with yearly losses around three and a half million after government compensation. Steamers each carry about eighteen hundred tons, and two larger ships are under construction.
The blast on the steam ship Medora in Baltimore leaves 27 dead, 40 wounded, and 16 unharmed as rescue crews search for survivors and assess damage. Authorities review the cause and safety lapses aboard the vessel.
At Cincinnati on the 16th bacon sold for 24 cents per hog round cash. Large sales of city mills flour occurred at 4 dollars. Wheat receipts were heavy with prices ranging from 70 to 73 cents.
The Boston Liberator signals a repeal of the Union of the States at the next abolition anniversary in New York. From Texas, reports claim 6000 Texas volunteers on the Colorado preparing to invade Mexico, with Mexicans and Santa Anna rumors circulating and no clear forecast of invasion timing.
Alexander W. Houlmes was found guilty by the U S Circuit Court in Philadelphia on Saturday, though jurors recommended mercy. He was a passenger on the Wilhalm Brown, wrecked April 2, 1841, off Newfoundland, noted for throwing passengers overboard seeking safety in the longboat. The Commission appointed by Louisiana to ...
The inquiry into the Exchange book notes Mr Yorke, late president, as indeb ted to the institution. The report places his debt at 3232055 O98 and mentions his relocation to Texas after the incident.
Vic Cashier of the Union Bank in Boston reports receiving 31000 through the post, enclosed in an envelope indicating the money was to cover a bank loss caused by a seller's error years ago. The note implies the funds were sent to make good a past shortage.
The two Meyeher children from near Dartmouth Nova Scotia left home on the 1st of the month and were found six miles away on the 17th, dead and locked in each other’s arms while their parents lay ill.
Monthius Furney of Cesil Mu vanished on the 26th and was missing for eleven days. He wandered in the woods without food for ten days and was nearly dead when found but is now recovering.
A late account shows Paris's fortification project advancing, with a wall about thirty feet high, a ditch fifteen feet deep and wide, and an interior earth embankment forming a level platform for cannons. Detached forts crown surrounding heights, all totaling an estimated four hundred million francs. The plan, born from memories of Napoleon era occupation, aims to deter war and may keep Paris under strong rule if completed.
The census shows corn as the most valuable farm product with 377,515,575 bushels worth 178,756,937 dollars at 50 cents per bushel. Hay follows at 10,248,000 tons valued at 102,450,000 dollars, then wheat 84,823,272 bushels worth 84,? million. Cotton ranks fourth. oats potatoes and tobacco follow as seventh in value, per the Boston Journal.
Baltimore resident Mr James McFaul completed 64 consecutive hours of walking at Mr West's Coffee-house in Washington, beating G W Dixon by four hours on a plank nine feet long and three wide. Spectators watched as he spoke for ten minutes, announcing plans to challenge Dixon for a London £1,000 prize. Physicians warned he could not endure another hour.
A report from Albany Evening Journal describes a prisoner known for the brutal murder of his wife who hanged himself with a handkerchief from his dungeon door. The act is presented as an escape from justice, adding to his guilt in a crime second only to the one for which he was confined.
A requisition by the Governor of Massachusetts was made for the apprehension of Charles Nichols alias Charles Seth and Charles Brown of Newport charged with forging Abbot Lawrence’s name on a £8,900 promissory note. A warrant was issued, Nichols arrested, and both transported to New Bedford for trial.
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