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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1835
Page
2
Hon Willie P Mangum a U S Senator from this state has accepted an invitation to a public dinner in Jackson. The event will be held on Friday November 11th or 12th depending on the source, with local citizens hosting and inviting attendees from the community.
Report notes a rapid decline in cotton prices both abroad and at home. Observers mention Petersburg as of Wednesday listing cotton at 15 cents, then easing to no more than 13 cents at the current market.
Petersburg Market notes new crop arrivals totaling about 250 bales. Early sales ranged from 15 to 16 1/2 cents last week, peaking at 16 cents. no sales yet today as holders ask 16 1/4 to 16 1/2 cents while buyers resist above 16 cents. Wheat shows no change.
The Alexandria Gazette reports a foreigner has bequeathed 200000 pounds sterling to the City of Washington to establish a National University. Executors have informed the President, and the matter may be addressed in the opening west session message to Congress.
The New Hampshire Statesman reports Canada intends to seize the Indian Stream Territory on New Hampshire's northern edge, though New Hampshire has long governed the area. Twenty years of jurisdiction are at stake as residents resist New Hampshire authority while British officials back them, amid rising unrest and ill will.
The present state administrators held a convention on the 20th at Ann Arbor to nominate officers for the new State Government. Ex- Secretary Stephen T. Mason of Detroit was named Governor, Judge Edward Mundy of Washington as Lieutenant Governor, and Isaac Crary of Kalamazoo as Representative in Congress. The convention unanimously approved Martin Van Buren and Richard M. Johnson for President and Vice President. John Scott, jailed for passing U.S. bank bills, was pardoned by the President. James Dallerhite, convicted of robbing the mail in Hillsboro, also received a presidential pardon.
At Wilkes Superior Court last week a man was indicted and convicted of indecent exposure in the presence of several women. Judge Martin sentenced him to prison for five months and to pay a fine.
A terse quote notes the judge as a hard master and remarks that blackguards refuse politeness under any other rule, referencing a punitive atmosphere and the strong authority of the courtroom.
Judge Gaston delivered an address before Princeton College literary societies on admiration of riches, the influence of the press, and upholding the supremacy of laws. The speech, praised highly, will be published in pamphlet form. The Corporation of Princeton College conferred the degree of LL.D. on Judge Gaston, a graduate of the institution.
Robert G. Willams publisher of the Abolitionist Emancipator has been indicted by the Tuscaloosa county Grand Jury for circulating seditionary pamphlets in Alabama. A demand may be made by Alabama Governor to deliver Williams to Alabama authorities via New York officials.
The Board for the settlement of the French Claims began its session in Washington City on the 5th inst. General R. M. Saunders, one of the commissioners, left the city for Washington at the start of last week.
A major project progresses to build a Nail Road along the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Charleston South Carolina. An estimated distance of GOT miles is noted, with the line expected to take 60 hours to 2 days to traverse. The cost is projected at 7 million dollars.
A New York paper cited a note from Hoyt of Washington NC denying a plot to seize Arthur Tappan, stating the report was a joke mistaken for earnest. Hoyt warns Tappan to expect no protection until legal proceedings. The letter notes public concern over threats to Tappan’s safety.
The Milton Spectator states a young man named Sawyer shot a black man owned by Capt. Mosea McNeil at McNeil's residence on the 25th ultimo while the white family was away, and Sawyer remains at large.
Arkansas votes by a large majority to seek admission as a separate state. Population totals show 51,809 residents with 9,838 enslaved, leaving 42, - a figure adjusted for federal accounting, reflecting how slavery reshapes the territory’s status in the union.
Richmond reports sensational falls in cotton prices in the South with a late decline in value of enslaved workers. Foreboding notes tobacco crops ruined by frost, with frost damage extensive and likely to cut harvests by more than half, harming planters' finances.
The Norfolk Herald reports arrangements are forming to run a stage line between Balifax North Carolina and the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road connected to the Baltimore and Norfolk steam boats. Passengers from the North would be forwarded from Philadelphia to Halifax in about 36 hours, with further reductions expected when the railroad reaches Halifax vicinity.
Utica newspaper prints a notice signed by nearly 400 New Yorkers calling a State Convention of friends of Immediate Abolition to meet in Utica on the 21st of the month to form an anti slavery society for the state of New York.
The age of miracles has not passed. John Quincy Adams praises Dutee J. Pierce, recently elected to Congress from Rhode Island, over Tristram Burgess. Whigs fill streets discussing the ex-president’s surprising views and the election outcome.
The Edgefield Carolinian is discontinued after the editor yielded to dis satisfaction. The move followed the hiring of colored type-sellers, a practice due to impracticability of employing white workers, as noted by the Charleston Courier.
A historical note reports Halley's Comet seen distinctly on Tuesday night and forecast to remain visible until the 7th inst, barring clouds. An opera glass aids sight, and observers remind the public not to expect a tail, contrary to 1512 and 1524 recollections.
An Anti Abolition meeting of several distinguished ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church was recently held in Mecklenburg county Virginia. Among them was Rev Dr Olin president of Randolph Macon College. The Rev James Boyd...
The group chaired by a reverend appointed a secretary and adopted decisive resolutions condemning interference with master slave relations by outsiders. They argued such interference violates the federal compact and harms Commonwealth rights, urging ministers to follow Christ and the Apostles in aiding the slave without disturbing civil relations.
The Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Ohio and Maine adopted resolutions disassociating from abolitionists and unequivocally denouncing their proceedings.
Norfolk Herald warns that abolitionists plan a New York convention to advocate immediate abolition. The piece argues such actions threaten the Union and Constitution, urging others to resist and seek disunion to preserve liberty and safety.
A fire at 2 o'clock Thursday consumed a large four story corner building at Devonshire and Water streets, damaging ten adjacent structures. Losses include $40,000 in stereotype plates owned by Carter Hendree & Co and eight steam presses. Chronicle and Reformer materials destroyed, 1800 Bowen's North American Review copies lost, Atlas newspaper building damaged, overall damage estimated at $100,000. Fire linked to recent New York blaze, both hitting printing and book trades.
Wm S Shay formerly of Huntsville was stabbed and killed at Clinton Mississippi on the night of the 9th by G G Bartle. Shay was a young gentleman of high respectability.
Reported incident at Lexington Court House one day during a suit. An altercation arose between Mr Clay’s party and Col Woolley, leading to a general combat. Details remain unclear as the account ends with mutual distress.
The report states Mr C burned in the affray. He was considerably injured. The incident caused great excitement and anticipated further difficulties. Additional particulars are awaited, as noted by the Cincinnati Whig.
Cotton consumption in the United States reaches about 200000 bales yearly with manufactured value over 40000000 dollars. Iron and leather production exceed 50000000 dollars annually. This year wool clip is about 25000000 dollars and woollen goods 5000000 dollars. The article notes rapid advancement and employment growth for women and children.
In this town on Tuesday last Mr Isaac Lavary an Irish tailor and three year resident ended his life by cutting his throat during a fever paroxysm. He was mild and retiring in disposition. Jay Jour.
A severe fire swept Huntsville Alabama causing extensive ruin across a major hotel and numerous shops. Town losses include large quantities of merchandise and furniture, with estimated damage around 100000 dollars. Fire officials and residents assess the blaze as a major setback to the city’s commercial center.
A New York young woman recovered $500 in a breach of promise action. Evidence showed a gentleman had escorted her from a camp meeting tent to the altar, picked up her handkerchief thrice, gave a sugar kiss, and called her Mary rather than Miss Tubbs. Ilsve a care, ye camp meeting gallants. MRandolph Rec.
The Packets from England bring August lists and September Liverpool papers to the Commercial Advertiser. London and Paris dispatches add little political news. August 30 was a Sunday, so Parliament did nothing. Continent dates offer nothing beyond prior reports.
Reports claim the famed Juan Fernandez Island, linked to Robinson Crusoe, was swallowed by recent South American coastal earthquakes, altering the geography and removing the landmark from the shore.
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