28 Oct 1837
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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1837
Page
1
The notice outlines subscription prices two dollars and cents per year in advance three dollars at expiration or monthly twenty five cents, with penalties for late payments and continuations. It specifies ad insertion charges per line, advance payment for residents, and reader mail payment requirements.
A fragmentary 1836 report recounts Monck Mason’s balloon voyage with coal gas and hydrogen, noting the Serrope design, ballast spheres, and sea navigation ideas. Observations include ascent from Vauxhall, trajectory over Kent, and events near Canterbury as the balloon progressed.
The balloon followed a southward drift from the north, crossing the Straits of Dover, passing Liege and the Rhine before dawn over Wassan. It achieved a 500 mile run in 18 hours, with multiple sunrises, remarkable elevation changes, and a potential path toward global circumnavigation, signaling practical utility beyond a toy.
It is said that Mr Holland, noted for a bold London to Germany balloon journey, has declared an intention to attempt another crossing from Ireland to America.
In a historic description of South America a 360 mile wide forest is described as filled with towering trees. A Spanish monk lost in these woods climbs to the tops of trees to travel days and nights, never touching ground, until he reaches his destination, as reported by J Acosta in book iv chapter 30.
Mr. John Job from near Elizabethton Carter county says he killed a black snake in his negro kitchen recently.
A garbled excerpt describes a scene involving a sleeping girl and a man described as snakeship, with two black heads resting on the same pillow. The fragment preserves sparse details and lacks clear context or full attribution.
The article describes a Russian superstition among girls about the Thursday before Whitsunday. A wreath of flowers is braided and thrown into a stream to predict marriage. If the wreath floats, a wedding will occur that year. if it sinks, the girl must wait longer for nuptials.
The history of the North American Indians as treated by Hon. Albert Gallatin in A Synopsis of the Indian Tribes within the United States east of the Rocky Mountains is described as thoroughly researched and free from bias. The reviewer notes the work’s interest and value as a reliable source.
A Norfolk Herald note reports a Halifax County Virginia memorial presented by Mr Wise urging Congress to provide husbands at public expense to female petitioners on slavery matters. The gesture is mocked as a plan to redirect women's focus to domestic duties and avert Eastern factionalism, and the petition was ordered to lie on the table.
An inquest was held yesterday on Adam Potts a carpenter who hanged himself in a ravine near the Poor House. His wife following him discovered him suspended to a bush and could not save him, returning with help only to find life extinct. Richmond Whig.
A party recently visited the house of a notorious thief in West Tennessee to effect an arrest, signaling an attempted capture of a feared criminal.
A thief tied the horses away from the house to avoid discovery and crept to the residence with great caution. Sensing danger, the thief slipped out the back door, seized the best horse in the group, and has not been heard from since.
The Journal of Commerce reports a poor mother aboard the ship Nestor bound for New Orleans handed her child to a laborer on the wharf who dropped it into the dock. She leaped from the rail about 15 feet to save the child as hundreds cheered. The ship’s agent awarded her free passage and a dollar.
The Linke Rock Advocate reports frequent groups of 8 to 10 well mounted horsemen passing through on their way to Texas, with wagon after wagon in the streets. Taverns stay crowded as emigrants head to Red River counties, with estimates of around 6000 expected this year, mostly Tennesseeans and Missourians described as intelligent and wealthy.
At the Mechanics Institute Fair in New York City a glass enclosed miniature gold and silver carriage is shown. Drawn by four Red Bogs, it is showcased as a curious example of the era and moves with a stylish display by its handlers.
A German man named Sheislan killed a German woman in downtown Louisville on Ist Sunday at midday. He drew a dirk and stabbed her in view of witnesses, ripping out her bowels and causing instant death. He gave no motive beyond a broken betrothal, was jailed, and expressed grim indifference when faced with punishment.
Early yesterday a respected New Orleans merchant ended his life by shooting himself, reportedly due to business troubles and mounting embarrassments, shocking the community and prompting inquiries into the circumstances.
In a Lowell Massachusetts trial prosecutors reveal a case of premature birth with sensational claims. The mother is alleged to have conspired with a doctor in a criminal act, allegedly burning the child alive during the incident. The proceedings draw intense public attention.
The Goshen Democrat quips that holding editor, primer, publisher and devil roles simultaneously is a very laborious situation.
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