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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1835
Page
2
The notice reminds readers that polls will open Monday, November 9, for two days to receive votes on ratifying constitutional amendments. It calls for broad attendance and emphasizes the issue's importance.
The lower Regiment of Militia of its county was reviewed in this place on Saturday last by Brig. Gen. Louis D. Wilson. After evolutions, the troops were addressed by the General in a felicitous speech. It was noted earlier that Maj. Gen. Hawkins had reviewed the two regiments of the county.
An advertisement shows arrangements by the Petersburg Rail Road Company to move produce, reducing difficulties for planters and merchants. The piece notes hopes for a rail line to Hamilton and discusses resuscitation efforts for Halifax and Raleigh lines, with a brief report on cotton picking yields at Dempsey Bryan’s plantation.
A 74 pound turnip radish was taken from the garden of Penj Briley Jun. of Greenville Pit County. The New Bern Spectator editor proposes that state editors close columns to anonymous writers to curb rancor in newspapers and deter modest aspirants seeking literary fame.
The Withington People's Press states it would be preferable to the current system and says eye to the proposition, with Tarboro's Tarboro' Press noting they will consider it.
Rumors abroad claim our affairs with France are unsettled and that the President’s message will offer no apology. The Globe hints new difficulties may arise as tensions are discussed in Washington and London newspapers.
North Carolina commissioners under the 1833 act open books to raise capital for a Raleigh to Halifax Weldon or Roanoke River line. Officials urge other towns to follow and speed subscriber recruitment. The project is viewed as vital to the public and widely supported.
A man tried for kidnapping was moved from East Spring to Hertford and then to Chowan where he was tried again and found guilty. He was awaiting execution after a death sentence in the state when reports ceased.
The paper highlights a scientific communication about the Mountain region of North Carolina. It notes Black Mountain in Valley county rising over Mount Washington of New Hampshire by more than 200 feet, challenging prior beliefs on the country’s highest peak. The piece credits a respected scientific contributor.
The Mil ton Spectator notes corn sold in Crane county at $1 per barrel cash. The item is brief and reflects local market pricing.
About 400 members gathered at the 2d Presbyterian Church in Utica but could not organize as locals opposed the meeting and urged adjournment. The convention rescheduled to Whitesboro, aided by the display of hooks axes and ladders brought by townsfolk to enforce the halt.
A cryptic legal note indicates a move to stop proceedings involving the Fanatics. The fragment references a person or group abbreviated as td and underscores the need for restraint or suspension in the case. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
The New York Star reports a mob of 300 to 400 gathered outside the Anti-Slavery office. The mayor says Thompson is not in the city and will not attend. Not finding him, the crowd seized Garrison and started dragging him down State street with a rope around his neck as the Providence boat left.
The Boston Patriot reports that George Garrison was found concealed beneath shavings in a carpenter shop. He was lowered to the crowd by a rope and then taken to Leverett Street Jail for safekeeping.
On the night of the 12th inst a mob of about twenty to thirty gathered in Vergennes and attacked the home of widow Louis Granby, demolishing the house despite her arming with firearms. The incident reflects a violent mob action targeting a private residence.
The Synod of North Carolina met in Salisbury with many ministers, elected Henry N Pharr moderator, and split the Orange and Concord Presbyteries into four. A Foreign Missions report was read, $80 collected, and resolutions disapproving Northern fanatics adopted. Next annual meeting planned for Fayetteville. Also Webster honored in Boston with a $1500 silver vase.
The city of Mobile votes to subscribe 100 000 to wards a railroad from the Chatahoochee to the Alabama and 500 000 toward a railroad connecting the Tennessee and Alabama waters.
Munich astronomer 7 M Gruuhasen says within a span of 1,050,000 years from today the Earth will undergo a major change. He describes it as a long-term celestial shift signaling a new geological era for our globe.
A damaged OCR fragment references the Richmond Compiler and a sunlit event described as absorbed by the sun and consumed by solar fire, with a closing apology from FPet. Con.
Petersburg Market on November 2 records cotton sales at 15 and 15 3 8 dollars per unit. buyers and volumes not specified. This brief market note notes price levels from Saturday trading.
The Tennessee House passed resolutions by a vote of GO 1012 urging Judge White to the people of the United States as eminently qualified to fill the presidency. Gov Cannon's inauguration occurred on the lath ult, and Gov Carroll bade farewell with a moving speech recounting his long service and wartime honors.
A religious paper questions why Tennessee tolerates the outlaw Murell. He is confined in the Tennessee Penitentiary with a leg shackle after a foiled escape attempt. Warden Lilntosh warns any further escape or assault will end his life. Tennessee expects no liberty for the prisoner at sentence end.
Foreign news from England arrives via the North America ship and the New York Courier reports London papers dated the Ist, providing late foreign dispatches received this morning.
The text notes Spain in worsening condition with Carlists pressing on Barcelona and prisoners shot. It mentions no notable French news, mild English interest over Leopold of Belgium’s arrival, and a brief London money market pressure. Liverpool cotton markets show dull activity with small sales and little price change.
The Governor of Barbados opened the session with a brief address, stating he has no observations to offer on any subject and urging members to proceed to their duties. The remark underscores a restrained ceremonial approach at the start of the assembly.
Destruction of Para An alert describes a brutal assault on Para city by thousands of mixed-race and indigenous forces on August 14. Brazilian defenders were overwhelmed after nine days of fighting, the governor and aide-de-camp killed, city abandoned on August 23, and widespread sacking and killings of whites.
Fragmentary notice mentions a legal matter dated the seventeenth at Kolin. The text is incomplete but indicates a court or law action with named parties and a location. Further details are unreadable.
Noti cs from Roanoke discuss railroad bond issues and regular transport in North Carolina. The notice mentions Halifax TaHstan daily deliveries and landings, with references to Power and conveyance by rail to support the Roanoke line and connections to North Carolina. Subscriber Blakely ANG Mel. BY Nuw. 1, 1835.
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