17 Oct 1835
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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1835
Page
1
A reader letter outlines poet submission rules for the publication. It describes payment, formatting demands, and deadlines. It warns contributors that improper entries may be withheld and urges poets to address the editor respectfully.
A 1835 Augusta Georgia Chronicle excerpt presents President Martin Van Buren’s letter addressing charges about federal interference in slave policies. He defends his stance against agitation, clarifies lack of federal authority, and references Albany meeting proceedings and state officers.
President Martin Van Buren writes with cautious warmth about the South and union principles. He hopes the recent tensions reveal affectionate support for rights and interests and will end unfounded prejudice, urging sincerity and effectuality in pursuing national unity.
A person has been arrested in New Orleans on the charge of disseminating abolition doctrines and, after examination, committed for trial. Conviction under Louisiana law carries death. The anti abolition society plans to expose northern abolitionist agents and asks postmasters and vessel masters to report names of individuals connected to illicit publications.
Last Sunday at the Episcopal Church in town a colored man in the gallery loudly forbade the banns claiming the woman as his wife while Rev Vaughan was issuing the hues of the rice decrees. The incident involved two colored people and occurred in Salem Gazette territory.
The Reverend Doctor Nos. S. Berman of Troy strong in anti slave rhetoric, denouncing slaveholders for selling the wage of Jesus and pocketing peace of human flesh. The Albany Evening Journal mocks by not publishing his Georgia bills of sale allegedly showing he sold the image of Jesus and pocketed the price of human flesh.
A Southern gentleman’s communication on abolition notes the unlikelihood of Massachusetts banning discussion and of slave emancipation in South Carolina and Virginia. The Alexandria Gazette argues emigration to the South and Southwest is overcrowded, citing the New Orleans Bee about surplus professionals and disappointed clerks returning penniless.
The speaker warns that migrants facing arrival delays glimpse little chance of adequate employment after arriving. They cite living costs as about 10 dollars monthly, urging readers to pause before being lured into disappointment by false prospects.
Mr Joshua Trotter of Springborough Warren County Ohio was abducted on August 30 while returning from Cincinnati. He was dragged from his horse, robbed of about 140, blindfolded, taken down the Ohio river to a point below the Yellow Banks, and liberated September 10. Authorities recover his horse saddle and bridle. The incident suggests a planned operation with murder as a possible alternative.
The Philadelphia Commercial Herald laments that many papers focus only on politics, neglect business and morals. It compares this zeal to a drunkard’s thirst, calling the press degraded by constant party abuse and calumny and urging a quiet period for political elements to settle.
A Philadelphia Gazette excerpt rails at editors who "foster pursuit" of eminence through politics. It argues the public craves literature and knowledge, not mire, and that readers are tired of current political excesses and the blame placed on citizens.
A New York woman was brought before the mayor after an incident involving her husband. She faces a charge arising from injuring his ear during the quarrel. Output reflects local legal action and official handling of the case.
Miss Lydia J Meore of Springfield Massachusetts sues Jonathan M Loies for 3500 over a marriage promise. The New York Star notes she claimed 3000 and would have higher but for evidence she flirted with other men during the engagement.
A fragment from The Lowell Dimes reports a wife in Maine receiving a proposed marriage payment plan as thirteen in two months, three in another period, with unclear particulars and wording.
Isidore Gailoum a longtime Freiet resident kept minor stock and a few belongings. Yesterday between 10 and the night block he fatally shot himself with a heavily charged pistol, blowing his head apart and scattering bloody fragments. Neighbors describe him as poor but honest and plagued by blindness and poverty. The motive appeared to be financial embarrassment and inability to meet debts, a burden he reportedly faced for days. The Charleston Courier notes he spoke of ending his life in conversation with a gentleman prior to the act.
A bold faced impostor Joe Smith of Golden Ible and Mor mon memory has led followers to build a stone temple on Lake Erie near Painsville Ohio. The 58 by 75 foot structure with dormer windows is named Temple of the Lord. Critics condemn the venture as iniquitous and exploitative of gullible supporters.
The Cochranites have recently established a convent, marking a new religious presence in the area. Details on the location and founding figures are not fully provided in the fragmented text.
South Hadley residents threaten action against a convent described as a common home for both sexes. The fanatics are depicted as grossly excessive, with Hadley townsfolk resolved to drive them out, peacefully if possible, by force if needed, labeling them rioters and debauchees.
Col. Peter Quin of Dolonsville Mississippi dies from wounds after a duel with Gen. A P Cunningham sparked by political quarrel. The two men had been close friends despite the heated dispute.
An attempt to destroy Dr. Cole’s family by tossing arsenic into his well near Williston Vermont was made last Wednesday. Neighbors detected the substance and the doctor recovered nearly two ounces from the water surface. It is believed as much as a quarter of a pound was thrown.
The report claims Dr Gesnard, father of a kidnapped child rescued in Mobile, has lost another child to poison. Suspected poisoning involved a Black man bribed by the doctor’s brothers, who allegedly abducted the first child. The narrative reflects sensational accusations and unfolds with references to multiple family members.
A Boston clergyman, described as a reverent peopleman, dozed off in his pulpit just before service. He slept through the appointed time, prompting an elder to nudge him awake as the congregation awaited the start. The incident caused consternation and embarrassment.
The Anniversary Exercises of Over ling College were held in a large tent that could seat 3000, pitched in August and September across the Western Reserve for public worship where no church houses exist.
The orang outang died at Peale’s Museum from lung inflammation caused by cold northern temperatures. Its viscera resembled human anatomy, with main differences in the windpipe muscles and cartilage. it could utter faint vowel sounds. Observers noted its facial likeness to a elderly Black man and its childlike limbs and naked hands.
A damaged excerpt describes a pet’s behavior before death, including affectionate actions toward its keeper. The account notes emotional expression and a close bond visible in the final moments, as reported by Mr. Peale and others.
The Goshen Denorrat recounts the trial of Peter G Crine for the murder of his wife. The principal witnesses were his children including a 32 year old daughter and a 10 year old son. The jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to be hanged on the Gth of November.
Instructs a home remedy for mildew on linen. Rub soap into fabric, scrape and apply chalk, lay on grass to dry, then wet and rub to remove stains. Repeats that the chalk method makes the stain disappear after drying and washing.
A Brandy Branch resident Nor ton aged man was bitten on hand and arm by a ten foot alligator while reaching for water in a stream. A bone fracture occurred and doctors fear possible amputation. The animal was captured after the incident and measured nearly ten feet. Jacksonville Courier reports.
A late English operation removed diseased matter from an orifice. Eight pits were drained, a tube remained to drain daily matter, and despite two pits then obtained, the patient recovered with promising signs.
A Spanish slave schooner carrying 394 Africans was captured weeks ago by the British brig Serpent. The encounter adds to a string of anti slave trade actions attributed to Royal Navy vigilance in the region.
A sea captain recalls a noon incident in Batavia where an alligator seized a child from canal steps, dragged it away, and reportedly washed its face at the hotel pump before asking for brandy and water. The tale cites the Enquirer and Spirit of the Times as sources.
The present Shah of Persia has condemned the Damaikan or Prime Minister of his predecessor to be starved to death and ordered the confiscation of the property of all his adherents and relatives.
At Apsley House visitors marvel at the Duke of Wellington's truckle bed. A visitor quips the bed is so narrow he cannot turn. The Duke retorts that once one begins to turn in bed it is time to turn out, eliciting laughter and wit.
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