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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1835
Page
2
Official statement shows votes cast in each district on the amended Constitution in a county wide ratification event held on Saturday November 21 1855. The document lists counts by district and the overall result of the vote.
The report shows votes on ratifying the amended constitution and on calling the convention. In 22 counties, ratification trails by 1430 while calls for a convention lead by 4631. The overall convention majority stands at 5,856. Citizens may prefer enduring known ills to unknown changes.
A beet weighs 102 lbs with 22 inch circumference and 19 inch length grown in Mr BE D Macnair's garden, alongside a large parcel of turnips by Rd Harrison Esqr. The Halifax Advocate’s Friend Webb notes similar vegetable interest and hopes for more produce to tame a wild whiskey.
Greenville North Carolina news item notes that John Hl Buck of Pitt County responds to circulating pumpkin stories, asserting some feats can be done as well as others and referencing Nordh to inform residents.
A local pumpkin grower displays a giant pumpkin weighing 156 pounds among many entries. Vendors report another seven fruit specimens weighed around a year or two older, with several large gourds listed at 671 pounds combined. The event drew curious visitors and summarized harvest yields.
The 11th NC State Lottery drawing took place Wednesday with final digits 8 5 3. No. 245 won the $5,000 prize, owner unnamed. A Raleigh Register notice, signed by many citizens, requests the Legislature pass an act to incorporate the Roanoke and Mississippi Rail Road Company.
The General Assembly convened at the Government House in the city for public business. The Senate re elected William D. Mosely as Speaker and reenacted clerks and door keepers. In the House William H. Haywood Jr was chosen Speaker with 63 votes to 54 for Graham. An election to fill a vacancy in Orange County due to James Forest’s death was ordered. The Federal Court met in the city from the 12th to the 15th.
James Bruce of Orange, confined in the city jail for 18 months for robbing the Milton post office, has had the remainder of his term remitted by the President. The note implies Bruce is reformed and may yet contribute as a useful member of society.
A Vermont legislature report notes on the thirteenth that R. T. Robison and others petitioning urging immediate abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia was read and referred to a four member select committee for consideration.
Revenue now stands around 16 million dollars in the Treasury with public land sales totaling 6 million, 2.5 million above early estimates. About 6 million is held locally, with heavy lending to mercantile use. Banks’ liberal policy keeps a million plus on debit, expanding individual loans. The surplus revenue will demand careful adjustment at the next Congress session.
The Boston Gazette reports bloodshed in New Hampshire over a disputed boundary. A tract known as the Indian Stream Settlement was annexed to New Hampshire, provoking a clash between the sheriff and militia where three settlers were killed and five wounded, while several militiamen were injured. The Newburyport Herald notes the conflict occurred as civil process was resisted and laments the boundary question remaining unsettled and fueling anger.
Rumor notes that the Mexican Charge des Affaires delivered an official remonstrance to the President regarding New Orleans proceedings and the steps taken to aid Texas.
The government has advertised for about a thousand barrels of gunpowder to be delivered on or before March 15 at the Navy Yards of Charlestown Boston Brooklyn and Gosport Virginia.
The record notes daily reports on advances in American Silk and states that troubles with France or another cause have, in a few days, raised silk prices. It frames this as gratifying information on progress and links price increases to international tensions.
Petersburg Market reports larger cotton receipts than prior periods yet still below last year's level. On Nov 12 current sales run 15 to 15.5 cents, late Nov 17 shows brisk demand at 15 to 15.4 cents with 14 to 15 cents for old.
On Sunday morning last Archibald MacKay of this county was seriously wounded with a knife by a man named Webb. Webb has since been committed to jail to await trial at the county Superior Court next week.
The youngest child of Nicholas L Williams of Surry was killed by an accidental gun discharge with the skull fractured. One or two young negroes were slightly wounded. The loss is described as a most lovely and interesting child by the Carolina Watchman.
While several young girls visited the suburbs of Norfolk a narrow escape occurred as an incident unfolded, details remain limited in the readable fragment. No injuries or outcomes are confirmed in the available text.
Two youths, sons of the house, aimed what they thought were unloaded pistols at fairgoers. One pistol fired, scorching the face of a girl and lodging a ball in the wainscot. The incident occurred during the fair visitant group.
A proposed railroad would connect Philadelphia with Maryland and Delaware to run directly along the East Shore to Virginia’s North Cape. This plan, urged by Rail. Ster. envisions a northeast corridor to improve transportation and trade.
The New York Gazette reports plans to construct a tunnel under the Hudson River for railroad and other communications linking Albany with the opposite riverbank. The notice outlines contemplation of such a project, signaling major regional infrastructure interest.
Dr. Ruggles a Columbia College graduate collapsed in Fulton market after a gurgling sound and convulsions. A coroner’s jury ruled death by fits. The report blames opium use by Dr. Angeles, once a respected physician, who turned to dram drinking then phrenology and opium to cope, dying amid a pocket opium find.
Saturday last Enoch Woods of Sullivan was examined before Elijah Parker charged with stabbing George Baker to death Friday evening. The dagger caused instantaneous heart injury. Woods, 65, a blacksmith with property, and Baker, 40, left a wife and six children. They quarreled over Woods taking Baker’s farm. the deed was done in Woods’ house in presence of Mrs Baker and a neighbor. Woods held up, then was committed for trial after a jury found willful murder. Woods refused sustenance until persuaded by his children to drink coffee.
A report states Mr Walter Hayward Jr was found suspended from an oak. Authorities or witnesses are not named in the readable text. The incident details beyond the finding and location are not provided in the fragment.
A report from Bridgewater Massachusetts notes a man residing there recently married a beautiful young woman just five days prior to a notable incident in the neighborhood, highlighting the sequence of events surrounding the brief union.
The Stony Hill Academy, on the Warrenton to Nashville road, invites parents and friends to attend examinations on November 26 and 27 with a new session starting January 1. Tuition remains 45 dollars per five months for 16 and older, 40 dollars for younger pupils. The proprietor M BR Garrett promises strict discipline and expanded facilities to accommodate more pupils, aided by a competent assistant.
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