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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1842
Page
1
The Tarborough Press sets weekly publication by George Howand at two dollars and fifty cents yearly, or twelve cents per month for short periods. Subscribers may discontinue with arrears paid. distant subscribers must prepay or provide local reference. Advertisements under a square cost one dollar per insertion, with 25 cents per continuation and higher rates for longer ads and court notices. Letters to the editor must be post paid.
A letter from St Petersburg recounts a monk, said to be Russian and aged, who predicted a 1842 submersion of England and a French catastrophe. Imprisoned for alleged oracles, he claimed second sight and sought an audience with Empress Catherine II, offering warnings to the powers of Europe.
A fragment recounts a prophetic monk linked to Catherine the Great and Paul I. His warnings trigger imprisonment and exile, foretelling Moscow’s fall. Alexander I repurposes him, and by 1812 the prophecy appears fulfilled as the French reach Moscow, while a returning monk claims Palestine as his destination. The tale ends with conjecture on the monk’s enduring clairvoyance.
The New York Sun reports many suits pending against individuals for writing on newspapers sent by mail. Even initials of a name can incur penalties of 85 and 5.62 costs. If sued to judgment, $40 in expenses accrues. The law is strict and offers no court options.
The Boston Atlas reports a rising import of East Indian cotton and falling American cotton. From January to March ISIL, American cotton imports totaled 188 423 bales, down 47 333 from the previous year. Indian cotton imports rose by 40 014 bales, while American imports fell 20 percent and East Indian imports surged 115 percent.
A Cultivator correspondent warns buyers that Western salt makers adulterate salt with time to improve color. He cites an incident where pork was cured with excess salt, using a small amount of supposed salt substitute, then covered to hide the deception.
A summary of a historical report notes meat preserved in lime brine, after about three to four weeks, examined and found nearly worthless. The meat appeared literally covered with lime and was unfit for consumption, according to the Tribune.
A letter from St. Louis relays a violent street encounter in Burlington Iowa. Mr Bridgman shot five times with a Colt revolving pistol, fatally wounding Ross who died on the scene after Bridgman returned fire. Bridgman was terribly wounded and dying but survived.
Sunday incident at the Rose street Quaker meeting ended in uproar as White a Hicksite Friends preacher denounced temperance and abolition societies an abolitionist replied then Keelzebub intervened prompting confusion and chaotic retreat of the Quaker girls
Major W R Peyton visited the Claiborne residence near Natehez and, while no white family was present, seized a double barrel shotgun and departed declaring a squirrel hunt. The 27th of April was the date, and he has not been heard from since despite a thorough search. He is brother to Hon Babe Peyton of Tennessee and grave fears for his fate are held.
The body of Samuel W Gailey of Mt. Jackson Leaver county Pennsylvania, missing for weeks from this city, was found drifting in the Ohio river on the 24th ultimo. Recognition was delayed due to his clothes being altered from fine cloth to a working suit, fueling suspicions of foul play. Pittsburg Morning Chronicle.
The Colonization Society charters the Mariposa to carry over eighty liberated slaves to the Liberia Colony, with free colored travelers from the south Western states. The ship sails from New Orleans between May 20 and 25, then to Norfolk from June 5 to 10 to collect another seventy emigrants and any missionary freight or passengers seeking Allied auspices.
From Liberia, over 100 free persons of color passed through Lynchburg Virginia on their way to Norfolk to embark for Liberia. They are largely freed by Judge Lucky and Rev Elbert F Sevier, gathered by L Walker Exsq of the American Colonization Society with aid from Zion Harris a Tennessee born Liberian citizen. Harris spoke enthusiastically of future prospects in the colony.
The Philadelphia Gazete reports a libel for divorce where Elizabeth Hutchinson, by her next friend, sued Sam W. Hutchinson in Common Pleas before Judge King. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff detailing assaults including a poker blow to the neck, a head wound with a coal, and denial of medical attendance, plus tearing her dress and bonnet on a Sabbath.
Fragment notes a Chesnut Street ice cream business above Eighth run by Hutchinson who is urged to give up a religious design. His wife is daughter of respected citizen Mr. Parkinson of Chesnut Street above Seventh, indicating prominent local family connections.
In New Orleans on May 3 a duel occurred between Mr Dronnet and Mr Kelly. Kelly was struck by a pistol ball in the side and died shortly after. The conflict arose from disputed accounts.
The suit of the U States against William Price, associate of Swaptwout and former U S District Attorney in New York, was brought to a close in New York on the 28th ult. The jury returned a verdict against Price for 582,271.83 dollars.
The Conway Circuit Court tried Nelson Philips for murdering Dr. N. Menefee in January. The trial began Friday and ended Saturday evening with a jury verdict of Not Guilty after a twenty minute deliberation, and Philips was discharged.
Pennsylvania Shakers report a new diet for the sick using slippery elm inner bark flour dried ground and bolted to resemble flour. A tablespoon in a pint of milk makes a healthy palatable diet, claimed superior to arrowroot and other imported substitutes, with elm abundant across the United States and potential for a profitable bark flour industry.
Paris correspondent says Princess Dernidoff, niece of Napoleon and daughter of Jerome Bonaparte, is married to Demidoff and earns about 200000 dollars yearly. At 23 she is described as beautiful and accomplished. Their palace is lavish with art, gems, carriages and tapestries, yet the couple reportedly live simply.
A Grange district woman named Ferrers reportedly bore six children in one birth on July 3 near Port Philip, Returns showing five viable daughters and one stillborn. The mother, Irish by birth, 26, had a brief labor with an extraordinary appetite. The family, aided by female neighbors, faced hardship but the survivors thrived as the mother nurses the eldest. She received tea spoonfuls of brandy and water during labor due to limited resources.
Fragmentary text notes climate aiding affectionate care and the hope of proven truth from reliable sources. It hints at the strength of the climate’s influence on loving guardianship, but the excerpt remains unclear and incomplete.
A Galveston letter to the Picayune reports Yucatan vows to press the war against Mexico at every turn. Santa Anna mobilizes 35,000 troops toward Texas and Yucatan, buys two ships at Vera Cruz for transport, and seeks funds from Puebla clergy. Forces already in Corpus Christi and Victoria prepare to contest the invaders.
Captain Witherstine of the Pennsylvania, nicknamed Lucky, was rode on a rail through Spring Garden with military honors on Thursday. His tall figure led a jovial, mischievous crew who staged a mock court martial, refreshing the captain before a return home victorious over life’s ills.
In a tract gaining attention among Millerites, the preacher predicts a thousand year judgment to begin around 1843 with the righteous raised at the start and the wicked at the end. He urges peace with God, readiness, and prayer for the coming of the Lord, while inviting ministry colleagues to reexamine their stance.
A number of eggs were recently found near the Monument in Sandwich bearing raised characters that read Millennium 844. The scene stirred excitement among credulous locals. The explanation is simple. rub the egg in vinegar to reveal the apparent message.
A humorous regional sketch extols beans as the “abomination” of Pythagoreans and celebrates how folks in the east love beans in many forms. A Sunday preacher boasted he preached to about four bushels of beans each week, calling them a congregation of vegetables in a comedic pastoral tone.
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