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George Howard
Amanda and Silvius Gem in a Festive Lament
A lyric address to Amanda celebrates her light as life’s bright core while dismissing fleeting revelry. The speaker contrasts cheerful, alluring images with deeper gloom and notes that life, though scenic, bears a grim edge along its margins.
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Dglutt
Amanda
Morceau of Verse Parody Provokes Tarboro Press Feud
A satirical squib styled as a morreau for readers mocks metre ballad writers and lyric conceits. The rambunctious verse derides poets, Irish seas, and whimsical images while wittily invoking classical and nautical images in a mock quarrel.
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Hanvard
Lee
Rome
Jim
Charon
Abduction plan linked to 1840 election plot in Richmond
John H Pleasants, Exq., publishes a letter detailing a plan to abduct President Van Buren from Washington if a contingency arose during the 1840 election. The piece discusses Whig fears over New York and Pennsylvania votes, suspected Virginia fraud, and legal conclusions that presidential returns were final with no remedy for alleged abuses.
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Richmond
John H Pleasants
van Buren
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Mrr. P
Plot to seize Van Buren in Washington exposed
A turbulent plan is revealed involving three men plotting to abduct President elect Martin Van Buren before his inauguration. They intended to prove Virginia’s fraudulent majority, ferry Van Buren by steamboat to Albemarle Sound, escort him inland, publish a manifesto, and demand a new election while treating him with respect within custody.
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van Buren
Mr. van Buren
Virginia
Washington
Albemarle Sound
Lena
North Carolina
Cornwallis
America
Banks Failures Since 1841 Trade Register Summary
The Trade Register lists 115 failed banks in the United States since 1841 with their capital, circulation, and specie. Total capital is 192,562,398 dollars, total circulation 43,329,534 dollars, and specie on hand 10,289,571 dollars.
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United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Perry's Victory Anniversary celebrated in Providence
A grand Military Festival and Review marked the anniversary of the memorable battle of Lake Erie. All the companies of the State were invited and the pageant described as the most brilliant of its kind witnessed there.
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Perry
Lake Erie
Providence
R. I
Douraal
Rail Riding Drover in Castile Wyoming County
Aman appeared as a drover in Castile New York with a large roll he called money. He bought horses bogey and cattle while his followers acted as servants. A crowd gathered at the hotel for pay but the man had nothing. A Lynch court ordered punishment riding him out of town dipped in a horse trough and shavings, then carried out on a rail.
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Aman
Castile
Wyoming County
N. Y
Palmer Himsef
Furth
Conviction of Stegall for Murder in Halifax County
The German pedlar killer Stegeil was tried before Superior Court with Judge Leigh presiding. On Saturday the trial occurred and by Monday the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The circumstantial evidence left little doubt in any minds. The editor hopes the Executive arm will not intervene to shield the culprit from deserved punishment.
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Stegall
Stegeil
Halifax County
Leigh
Danville
Rothschilds Pay Tax Under Peel Act Reported
The Rothschilds of London allegedly order to compound their tax under the Licame n Pax Act of Sir Robert Peel for three years at 24000 pounds. They offer to pay 540000 pounds annually to the tax collector, implying an annual income of at least 1.35 million dollars.
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Rothschilds
London
Robert Peel
Humorous Sketch of a Series of Experiments
The Richmond Whig offers a humorous sketch describing a sequence of experiments or feats with playful tone. It highlights wit and local flavor, presenting lighthearted observations about quirky events and the people involved. The piece reads as a lively, satirical glimpse into everyday antics.
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Richmond Whig
Fiments in Animal Magnetism Presented Before Select Company
Two young men from the city demonstrated supposed magnetism with one subject’s eyes bandaged and his senses acting as the operator. Mr Ritchie praised the results as near perfect, matching or exceeding earlier demonstrations. The finale revealed the trick: the “sleeping” subject was awake and answering questions via prearranged arrangements with the magnetizer.
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Ritchie
French
The Divining Rod and Water Finding Powers
An 19th century view explains the divining rod allows water discovery by natural electrical conduction. It describes the method, materials, and conditions that influence the rod's attraction, noting experiments in France and claims of practical utility despite early skepticism.
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Europe
Germany
France
Thouvenel
Divining rod notes water nearer surface says Delaware Journal
In a brief note the Delaware Journal states that water is consistently found closer to the earth's surface when indicated by a divining rod. The observation supports the principle of gravitation as guiding the rod's response.
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Delaware Journal
Diving bell breakthrough by Payerne in London Thames
The New York Journal of Commerce credits Col. Payerne of London with a method enabling divers to stay underwater up to twenty four hours using two chemicals. Potassa absorbs carbonic acid while sulphurate of polis releases oxygen when heated. Payerne reportedly spent seven hours under water in the Thames, drawing astonishment from eminent scientists.
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New York Journal of Commerce
World of
Science
Col. Payerne
London
Potassa
Polis
Col
Payerne
Thames
Assault on Editor Brownlow at Camp Meeting
The Jonesborough Whig reports editor Rev W G Brownlow was attacked on a Sabbath at a camp meeting by Col Fayette McMullen and two brothers with clubs. Brownlow drew a pistol but it failed to fire. he was bruised and cut before other attendees separated the combatants. The assault stemmed from harsh criticism of McMullen's Polk barbecue speech.
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Jonesborough
W G. Brownlow
Fayette McMullen
Virginia Senate
Rogersville
Eclipse sale notice from Georgetown dealer in Kentucky
Mr Wm Dodd of Georgetown Kentucky advertises for sale Eclipse Mans Ten son Sidi Hamet and several fine brood mares for private sale or at auction in Lexington. The ad notes Eclipse as 78 years old on May 24 last, in fine health and vigor with appearance of youth, a remarkable horse of enduring constitution.
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Eclipse
Wm. Dodd
Georgetown
Wm. R. Johnson
Virginia
Mans. Tenson
Sidi Hamet
Lexington
Eelipse
Interest on Alabama debt remitted to London
The Alabama state debt due January 1st was remitted to London last week. This action is hoped to aid the restoration of the nation’s character for honesty in Europe.
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Alabama
London
Europe
Paper made from Morus Multicaulis leaves praised
An excerpt from the Petersburg Intelligencer reports a Dr S Spencer idea and Mr Miller at Matoaea Paper Mill producing paper from Morus Multicaulis leaves. The piece praises the quality, asks for price per ream, and foresees a ragless future for American mills within a year or two.
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Petersburg Intelligencer
PC. Spencer
William Miller
Matoaea
Spencer
United States
Raleigh Register
Murderes in Stokes County: two men jailed awaiting trial
Greensboro Pat reports William Martin of Stokes County was killed by Tilly who is jailed awaiting trial. Tilly, once overseer at Martins, allegedly struck Martin with his gin during a dispute, fracturing the skull and causing death. Tilly claims self defense. Also jailed is Dankley for a wounding near Boyles store.
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William Martin
Stokes County
Tilly
Martin
Stokes
Dankley
Boyles’ Store
Greensboro
Pat
Heavy gale causes vast salt loss at Furks Eslind and Grand Park
The Washington Whig reports a strong gale on the thirtieth at Furks Eslind causing over 100000 bushels of salt loss. Grand Park also suffered a similar substantial salt loss, reflecting widespread material damage from the storm.
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Furks Eslind
Grand Park
Washington Whig
Death by Own Action of Dr Peters in City Boarding House
Dr Joseph Peters of New York, a manufacturer and vender of Peters pills and lozenges, killed himself with a pocket handkerchief in his Liberty Street boarding house room. Once in poor health and low spirits, he had bought prussic acid last week to end his life but was deterred by friends. He was about 30 to 35, temperate, and left a note to his wife in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
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Peters
Joseph Peters
New York
Peter
George Buck
Liberty Street
Portsmouth
Rhode Island
Phil
Ing
Poisoned spring report reaches Mississippi congressman
A letter to Representative Mr. Gwin of Mississippi describes a poisoned spring in unsettled Arkansas. Hunters drank the water and died within hours, others refrained, and nearby earth is said to be strewn with bones of birds, beasts, and some human bones according to a Madisonian report.
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Gwin
Congress
Mississippi
Arkansas
Distressing Accident Near Schenectady
A morning westbound train near Schenectady found Ezra Smith asleep on the rail under a bridge. The engine reversed and brakes were applied but could not avert the collision. Smith was dragged two rods, his legs mangled, and he died soon after. His residence remained unknown, thought to be Utica.
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Schenectady
Ezra Smith
Utica
Hany Wreus
French Plan for Marquesas Settlement Revealed
Paris Journal des Debats prints Valparaiso letter detailing a French government project to establish a settlement at the Marquesas Islands in the Pacific. Rear Admiral Dupetit Thouars, aboard Reine Blanche, is to be joined by a flotilla including Priamphante with Marine Artillery and Jules Cesar freighted with building materials. The correspondent calls the venture a noble conception, noting Marquesas lay on Europe to Asia maritime routes.
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Pacific
Paris Journal Des Debats
Valparaiso
Marquesas Islands
Pacific Ocean
Dupetit Thouars
Fle
Priamphante
Jules Ceser
Isden
Journal Des Debats
Europe
Asia
Paiuama
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