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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1841
Page
2
The piece previews Mr Wise remarks on the Fiscal Corporation bill and Mr Botte’s letter on the first page. It notes Washington activity as a sample of sayings and doings there and says President Tyler is believed to veto the bill, with slim hope for adherence to earlier principles after the Land distribution veto.
The Fiscal Corporatio bill passed the Senate 27 to 23 on the 3d inst. It provides for distributing public land proceeds among the states and for general preemption in public lands, has presidential signature, and now awaits House action. In the House on the 2d ult, Mr Pope of Ky introduced a new Bank project under state-appointed Directors with no private stock dividends to states. Rumor says Congress may adjourn in a few days.
The Senate confirmed Col. Todd as Minister to Russia, Jenish as Minister to Russia, and Col. Wool as Brigadier General. Mr. Everett's nomination as Minister to England remains undecided.
The Federalists gave Gen Harrison's widow 25000 dollars and bought furniture totaling 56000. Harrison drew a quarter's salary of 6250 upon arriving in Washington. Funeral costs reached 3000 dollars and up, bringing one month’s total to just over 40250 dollars, all under strict Whig economy.
The letter notes rogues falling out and honest men rising, saying Whigs crumble as thieves divide spoils. It claims Indiana swung a heavy majority away from the party, Profit from Indiana renounced it in Congress, Tennessee and Virginia defections followed, except Botts from Richmond. It closes with a pro Clay sentiment and a favorable outlook for the country.
Report describes disorder in the U S Senate when the veto message was read. Bank loyalists in the gallery shouted threats and insults at the President and Senate. That night a group went to the President's house and insulted him in coarse terms.
The Supreme Court adjourned sine die on the 23rd after a term commencing the second Monday of June. In Brady v Shirley from Bigecombe the court reverses the judgment below.
The Literary Fund of North Carolina announces a public sale of about 50 000 acres of swamp land in Hyde County. The sale follows an appropriation of 200 000 dollars to drain and reclaim state lands. The Governor signs the notice, dated for the last day of November.
The report details drainage projects by engineers Shaw and Gwynn, creating Pungo and Alligator Canals about six miles each with depths and falls, feeding Pamlico Sound for ready coastal navigation. Land described as timber rich juniper cypress and fertile prairie will be sold by public auction on November 30 in 160 acre quarters, with credit on bonds and titles held until full payment.
A man named W. G. Catlin was convicted in Boston of false pretences against a tailor, amounting to 275 dollars, and sentenced to four years in state prison. The same name appeared in the city as a schoolmaster about a year and a half ago, but disappeared after deceiving many. It is likely the same individual, who claimed to be from Boston.
The United States Bank stock has declined toward a low point near zero with prices reported in New York at 8.75 and Philadelphia at 6.25. Bank notes trade at roughly a 30 percent discount.
The Charlotte Journal reports that on Friday prospectors on Thomas Flow’s lands near Clear Creek, fourteen miles east of town, discovered a vein about one foot wide. Some ore extracted was valued at two to three thousand dollars per bushel.
The North Carolina Chronicle notes the arrival of Louisiana cotton for interior factory use, suggesting tariff debates as cotton shifts from domestic to imported sources. The piece reflects on foresight about manufacturing needs and potential tariff opinions among rural readers.
In Carteret County, a report describes dame petite performing a singular act among testaceous creatures like scallops and oysters. These shellfish reportedly show scarlet fever and contain blood and bloody gelatnous matter when opened. The note mentions a similar case before the last war and speculates on imminent conflict with England, urging caution.
A curious geological event reports a red cloud over land two hundred yards wide and nearly a mile long. It showered a putrid mix of blood and meat causing a foul stench and vomiting among workers in a tobacco field. Up to five hundred people observed the substance in Wilson, Davidson, and Rutherford counties as researchers awaited Professor Troost’s findings. News from Nashville notes wide alarm and ongoing investigation.
A brief excerpt notes a letter received in Charles with minimal surrounding context. The readable fragment mentions a communication event and a named recipient, indicating a correspondence detail from an earlier period. Further specifics are unavailable in the fragment.
A correspondent from Tallahassee writes of a severe illness afflicting workers on local plantations. He notes widespread distress and predicts crop losses as many hands are unable to work, including a nephew who has thirty workers idle and none at present employed.
Vic Louisville Advertiser estimates the Bankrupt law will flood the market with about 400 million dollars in real estate and 200 million in personal property within six months, totaling around 600 million. The piece argues this will disastrously reduce property values across the Union.
The New Era remarks on Gibraltar and Cuba showing stable specie as sole medium or sound currency with large trade volumes. It questions why free America cannot maintain a currency as stable as that of despotic governments, noting no monetary convulsions or bankruptcies in those regions.
In Barbour County on the 25th, Alexander Dennard aged 10 died while attempting to imitate a circus rope performs. He tied a handkerchief around his neck, climbed a ladder, and as he swung off could not grasp the ladder, becoming strangled before help arrived. The incident is reported by the Tuscaloosa Monitor.
A man shot his wife in the breast near a barn on the Reisters town road six miles from the city, then mangled her body with a slurp instrument. The murderer was arrested and imprisoned. The motive remains unknown.
A Canton hunting party found their horse dead after two hours away with blood sucked by flies, valued at $200. A New York child died after swallowing dissolved lucifer match composition. Manchester Wesleyan Conference debated ministers wearing silk gowns and a centenary fund nears £190,000 with goal £200,000.
The Britannia reaches Boston with Liverpool dates to the 19th. McLeod question reemerged as 14 ships of war were reported off our coast. Harvest prospects look grim as wet weather raises grain prices and worsens poverty. London Sun reports low spirits and widespread employment loss. Paris and Austrian provinces also report gloom, with Vienna at the center of a financial crisis causing mass layoffs.
The New York American notes widespread collapse of old, wealthy firms in Vienna and many German towns. Since January, Britain's failures total about ten million sterling, pulling down numerous smaller businesses across the region.
Petersburg Market reports cotton stoll and hog round bacon prices for September 2 with bacon at 6 to 9 cents per pound and Stefesmman listed.
Washington Market prices list corn wholesale bacon sides hams naval stores tur shad and fish with quoted cents and dollars for each item. The brief entry notes new dips and old rates with figures such as 83 83 10 for corn and 1 25 for turkey and 3 00 for fish.
Parham Puckett is appointed to preach at the Red Bank meeting house on Tuesday before the first Sunday in October, then at Great Swamp on Thursday and at Gum Swamp on Friday.
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