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The Rider and the Wind Broken Horse Race
In Oxford Mercury style a hero named Rider mounts a vigorous horse. The steed bolts through village streets as Rider clings on with effort and grit. A crowd witnesses a wild flight past rails and into open ground ending as Rider lands safely. MARVIDALE. Henderson N. C. April 14, 1843.
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Mr. Rider
Darkey
Mr. Brim
Brim
Speedy Justice in Louisburg murder case
The Raleigh Register reports that the African American man who killed Mr Poster of Louisburg, Georgia, was tried before a Freeholders Court, convicted, and hanged a few days after the crime. It adds a note about a gold discovery on the Middle Creek walls by Major William F. Collins of the city.
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Mr Poster
Louisburg
Georgia
Freeholders’ Court
Middle Creek
William F. Collins
Gold region promises rich yield in county lands
May Collins has bought a large portion of the gold region in the western part of the county and plans to mine earnestly. Martin Jones’s lands about 12 miles from town show gold in small particles mingled with soil, suggesting a handsome fortune if properly managed.
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May Collins
Star
Martin Jones
Change in Mail Arrangements Raises Wilmington Fare
The Great Mail will continue via Wilmington and Charleston, with the Wilmington Company to receive about 85000 for carrying it, up from 44000 previously. The shift is praised as a fair price adjustment for the service.
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Wilmington
Charleston
Slave arson case led to hangings and whippings
At the Superior Court Sandy and John slaves were tried for arson in Cowan’s store after a January robbery. Sandy was convicted and sentenced to hang on the ninth of June. John was not guilty of arson but later convicted of burglary and whipped in two installments. An appeal was filed. Bill Scott, a free black, awaiting trial for Madison Johnson’s murder, had proceedings postponed due to a missing witness.
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Sandy
John
H. M. Cowan
Messrs
Toomer
Baker
Bill Scott
Madison Johnson
Wilmington Chronicle
Narrow Escape of Child from Waters of Country-line Creek
Phillip Sneed, six or seven, son of Mrs Mary A Sneed, nearly drowned Monday in 16 foot Country-line Creek. He sank but clung to a reed fishing pole, surfaced, and was carried downstream until Roberts Singleton and Thomas Mansfield reached him. Singleton acted bravely, rescuing the child with Mansfield’s aid as the boy neared sinking in the mill pond. Providence interposed to save the life of the little boy.
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Phillip Sneed
Mary A. Sneed
Robert Singleton
Thomas Mansfield
Remarkable 116-Year-Old Nurse Of Governor Williams
A Moore County enslaved woman, servant to Dr. Chalmers, is reported as about 116 years old based on data tied to Governor Benjamin Williams. She never used medicine, walked eight miles to church seven years ago, and remains lucid with sharp sight, while her daughter and granddaughter, both elderly, wear spectacles. The Fayetteville Observer notes such longevity among enslaved southerners and hints at master kindness. The piece shifts to Arkansas state debt, stating total authorized debt of 3 660 000 with 2 676 000 issued, bonds largely for banking and loans to planters secured by mortgaged property.
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Moore County
Chalmers
Benjamin Williams
South
North
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Mort
Banks and state bonds ease mortgages and repudiation rejected
The piece notes banks accepting State Bonds to discharge mortgages, signaling gradual debt extinction and a favorable public sentiment after a Supreme Court ruling against repudiation. It adds that London capitalists arrived to revive the United States Bank with a possible May resumption.
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Supreme Court
Philadelphia Sentinel
United States Bank
London
England
Shocco Jones Leads Unconventional Columbus Meeting
Shocco Jones drew a large crowd in Columbus with a freely run gathering. He eschewed a formal chair or secretary and told attendees to regard themselves as presidents responsible for order. After his speech, the meeting adjourned amid debate over political support, with Shocco reportedly claiming more friends than Calhoun or Van Buren.
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Shocco Jones
Columbus
Shocco
Sirocco
Calhoun
van Buren
Mobile Herald
Wealthiest in Philadelphia Dies as He Passes at 74
Placob Ridgway, Philadelphia’s wealthiest man, dies on the 30th alter in his 75th year. He owned many houses and employed about 200 mechanics, with an estate valued around $4,000,000. He leaves one son and two daughters.
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Placob Ridgway
Philadelphia
Judge Catron Upholds Bankrupt Law in Missouri
The St. Louis Republican reports Judge Catron of the United States circuit court delivered an opinion affirming the constitutionality of the bankrupt law. He reverses Judge Wells in the district court regarding the case on appeal and states the law remains operative in Missouri. The ruling was issued Monday at 10 o'clock.
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Wells
Missouri
St. Louis
Vermont Man Convicted of Bigamy Sentenced to Prison
A Vermont man was convicted of bigamy last week and sentenced to two years in the state prison. After sentencing he was handed to the county sheriff for commitment and given papers to gain admission. En route to the prison he stopped in Woodstock where a would be accomplice urged him to flee, but he remained honest and delivered the credentials, now serving his sentence.
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Vermont
Woodstock
Boston Democrat
Murderer Sentenced in St Albans Wisconsin
Eugene Clifford found guilty of drowning his wife in Fairfield Pond last October. He receives one year of solitary confinement in the state prison and then execution by hanging.
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St. Albans
Eugene Clifford
Fairfield Pond
Land Ho and cautionary notes from reformers
A mixed tone update reports traders seeing better prices and rising stocks in dry goods groceries and French goods, with cautions against rushing to wealth and debt. It then exposes a Charleston impostor known as a “wolf in sheep's clothing” Appleton, a Baptist licentiate who married and abandoned three wives, urging temperance readers to expose his deformity.
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Appleton
Richmond
Indiana
York
New Brunswick
Battle in Yucatan: 2000 Mexican troops defeated near Merida
From Campeachy comes news of General Lemus commanding 2000 troops landing at Telchac to subjugate Yucatan. Lemus moves toward Merida, while General Llergo with 2500 Yucatan forces gathers to oppose. Reports indicate total discomfiture of the Mexican army before interior invasion. Rosario's arrival confirms the Mexican setback.
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Yucatan
Vic
Rosario
Ducey
Camprachy
Campeachy
Lemus
Telchac
Merida
Llergo
Mexican force annihilated near Merida after surprise attack
Liergio with his troops retreated along swampy grounds until the Mexicans reached a small village eighteen miles from Merida. He then struck unexpectedly in front and rear with vigor, slaughtering many. Over four hundred Mexicans fell, survivors sought shelter in a stone church and nearby buildings. The Rosario left Campea chy, report said the entire Mexican force would be annihilated with no retreat possible.
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Liergio
Merida
Rosario
Campeachy
Decimation at Saltillo and Mier prisoners fate
A New Orleans Trop ic item reports on Santa Anna ordered decimation after the Saltillo revolt with several named victims. It recounts survivors marching toward Texas, later surrounded by Mexicans. many died and others surrendered. Also notes census tale of a man with 33 children and a playful comet omen.
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Mexico
Mier
New Orleans
Santa Anna
Saltillo
W. N. Easland
J. N. McThompson
E. D. Cocke
Houston
Texas
J. N. Torrey
Thomas L Jones
Austin
JL. Shipperd
Henry Whaling
W. H. Cowan
CH. Roberts
E. E Etz
J. Tonbul
K. H. Duham
K W. Harris
P. Maher
J. L. Cash
J. N. Ogden
City of
Salado
Brenham
Fitzgerald
Boston Ladies Host Lemonade Party Tradition
A Boston paper notes a lemonade party by local ladies where a large water punch bowl is sweetened by the participants placing their lips to the brim. The old maids observe as the lemonade is deemed ready.
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Boston
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