Roll of the North Carolina General Assembly Members
A long list of names of senators and commoners by county from North Carolina, including Beasley Whitaker Edwards Harrison and many others. The note at end explains party divisions, with 112 Republicans and 90 Whigs, totaling 202 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt General Assembly
Fayetteville
Thos. L. Wybart
Edenton
J. W. Collins
Salisbury
William Chambers
Tillsboro
William A. Graham
Unsuccessful assassination attempt on Louis Philippe details
From England reports the July 28 event during the three glorious days parade in Paris. A concealed internal machine exploded near the royal procession aiming to kill Louis Philippe and his three sons. Initial views blamed fireworks, but the blast caused fatal injuries and raised fears of curtailing press and speech freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Columbia
Cobb
Liverpool
France
Louis Phillippe
WV. V. Star
Louis Philippe
Infernal machine attack mars royal review in Paris
Eyewitness accounts describe a volley of gun barrels fired from a hidden device during the king’s inspection tour. Deaths included the Duc de Trevise and several officers. the king, though struck, continued his review as fear spread, with investigation centering on a mechanic named Auguste Girard. Reactions followed across courts, while reports note Carlist defeats, changes in Portugal's government, and cholera outbreaks in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ture
France
Marshal Mortier
Duc de Trevise
Napoleon
de Lachasse de Verigny
Villate
Villate, Aide-Descamp To Marshal Maison; Lieut. Col. Rieussec
Sth Legion
Heymer
Colbert
Pelet
Blin
Rafle
Marion
Boulevard du Temple
Auguste Girard
Gerard
Tuileries
Negro girl Sylph acquitted in arson case at county court
The Fall Term of the Superior Court opened on Monday under Judge Seawall. Only notable case involved Sylph, property of the late George W. Woodman, charged with burning Mr. Lackey’s dwelling in December. She was acquitted by the jury but remanded to jail for fees and costs or removal from the State unless good behavior is secured for twelve months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seawall
George W. Woodman
Lackey
Proclamation Sets Polls Open November 9 10 11
Governor Swain issues a proclamation directing polls to open statewide on Monday November 9 and remain open November 10 and 11 to receive votes on ratifying amendments proposed by the recent State Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G-Gov
Local rumor on alleged racial letter stirs town debate
In the local area the excitement over a negro letter has died down. The prevailing view is that the letter was produced by a white person with malicious intent or selfish aims, not a genuine act by any local group.
Halifax anti abolition meetings draw attention to figure in inquiry
The Advocate reports Halifax county meetings on the 14th just where Mehe miah Pratt was summoned as a suspicious person. No evidence led to his conviction and he was discharged. He named former employee Daniel C Tyler of Haddam Connecticut as an abolitionist lecturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Advocate
Mehemiah Pratt
Daniel C- Tyler
Haddam
Connecticut
The Next Congress Elections Across States
The elections for members of the 24th Congress have been completed in all states except Maryland and Mississippi. Delegations in other states are full, with one vacancy in South Carolina caused by a particular event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Mississippi
South Carolin
Mr. Davis
Georgia
Messrs
Wayne
Sanford
Terrell
Schrey
South Carolina
Maine
van Don
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Vermont
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Virginia
No. Carolina
St. Carolina
Abana
Louisiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Muissoums
Van Buren Victory Hope in House Vote Projections
A historic House scenario assigns Van Buren 22 votes versus 1 for blank with Maryland and Mississippi leaning against him. The text notes a slight chance Mississippi could elect anti Van Buren representatives and a nonprobable possibility of Missouri Indiana or Illinois delegations siding with Harrison or White, risking a Van Buren majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Mary
Missouri
Maryland
Mississippi
Indiana
Illinois
Harrison
White
Postmaster General Kendall Advocates Stopping Abolition Papers
In a Raleigh Reg. letter Imos Kendall supports Postmasters stopping abolition periodicals and pamphlets in mails as a measure of public necessity. He argues there is no legal authority to ban them, but endorses New York Postmaster’s actions and urges others to justify the step to defend property rights and Union stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imos Kendall
City of
New York
Raleigh
Failure of the Apprenticeship System Observed by Mr Madden
Mr Madden, once sent from England to the British West Indies as a special Justice to enforce the gradual emancipation act, has returned after a year and published his observations. He declares the system an entire failure, noting practical operation and official experience under the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madden
England
British West Indies
Fragmentary note on peach sale prices and buyers
A fragmentary 19th century note records peach prices per bushel and buyers. Mentions Philadelphia Papier, MEO sequence, and Fayette location. The readable text notes peaches priced per bushel and a purchaser, but details are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Printing presses and Bible Society funds questioned
A Raleigh Standard excerpt accuses the American Bible Society of financing printing presses and pamphlets used by incendiary groups. It claims large public contributions enable the distribution of incendiary material and warns the South about alleged collusion with fanatic elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton Gagette
Steyie
American Bible Son
Alpany
Raleigh Standard
Revival at Wake Forest Institute Cited in August Record
A corresponse from the Biblical Recorder dated August 29 reports a remarkable revival at Wake Forest Institute. By the thirtieth, about thirty expressed hope in the Saviour. most attendees showed deep religious concern despite one notable exception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake Forest Institute
Amonthe Studey
The
Biblical Recorder
Tappan in Danger Statement of Kidnap Plot by Soviets
A New York paper reports a group of Sovites or Soviets planned to seize and deliver a targeted man to summary justice, aiming to kidnap him and stage a public rebuke. The account alleges the plot included men of means and intention to abduct and punish through extrajudicial means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tappan
New York
Cholera Death Toll Reported in Buffalo Area
The Buffalo Whig notes 41 deaths attributed to cholera since the previous bulletin. Public health officials indicate weekly silence preceded the official count, with the latest tally reported for the week ending Thursday.
Remarkable Death near Boston Gore in Captain Keith Case
A man named Captain Keith was found dead by the roadside near a neighboring house after a ride with his horse. Two ladies alerted locals that he was without a bite and pale. The family pursued and found him in a chaise still gripping the reins, alive but near death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Keith
Boston Gore
Attempted murder targets East Florida judge in bed
A Jacksonville item reports a Sunday morning shooting at a federal judge's residence in East Florida. A shot aimed at Justice Thomas United struck the bed netting, narrowly missing the head by about six inches. This marks a second attempt on the judge's life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
United States
East Florida
Dow
Jacksonville
Hite
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John B. Beasley, Sam J. Whitaker, W. O. Edwards
Nathaniel Harrison
J. Picket
Edward J. Erwin
J. H. Perkins
J.N. MaePherson
J. S. Burges
Littleton A. Gwyn
Step. Dodson
Jason
Alexander Litte
John A. M’rae
Jeremiah Benton
Ashe
John Gambul
Taliaferro Witcher
Jona. Horton
Bladen
Geo. Cromartie
Robert Lyon
Benj. Fitzrandolph
Bertie
Alex. W. Mebane
John Lee
Thomas H. Speller
Beaufort
J.O.K. Williams
Henry S. Clark
S. Smallwood
Brunswick
Fred
K J. Hill
Wm. R. Hall
Abram Baker
Buncombe
Hodge Rabin
Bart
Peter Ballew
Camden
Thos. Tillett
Caswell
James Kerr
Carteret
James W. Bryan
Cumberland
Dan
McCormick
Chowan
Wm. Bullock
Cabarrus
David Lane
Chatham
Hugh McQueen
Columbus
Caleb Stevens
Currituck
Daniel Lindsay
Craven
Rich
D. Spaight
Hyde
William Selby
Iredell
John M. Young
Jones
James Harrison
Johnston
Josiah Houlder
Lenoir
Wm. D. Moseley
Lincoln
John B. Harry
Macon
Benj. S. Brittain
Martin
Jesse Cooper
Voore
Cornelius Dowd
Montgomery
Reuben Kendall
Mecklenburg
Stephen Fox
Nash
S. L. Arrington
New Ilanove
H- Marstelle
Worthampton
Wm. Moody
Onslow
W. Simmon
Orange
Joseph Allison
Rowan
Thos
G. Polk
T Rutherford
Alan
W_ Moore
Sampson
C. Gavin
Stokes
Matt
Moore
T Nurry
Har
M. Waugh
T Tyrrell
Geo
H Alexander Tashi
I Paice
Warre
Wilkes
Yancy
John Exam
James Wellborn
Thomas Baker
James W. Haunt
Elijah S. Bell
Dillon Jordan
David M’ Neill
Wm. Byram
Thomas Hoskins
Dan. M. Barringer
Levi Pope
Achard Cotten
John S. Guthrie
Frink
Marmaduke Powell
Alfred Perkins
John M. Bryan
Abner Nealoe Smith
Charles Brummel
James K. Hill
Owen R. Kenan
Ace
Deberry
Joseph J Pippen
Thom. Powertan
Simon Jeffreys
Charles R. Eaton
Elijah Hester
Jesse H. Lindsay
Ralph Correll
Whitmell Stallings
L. Reddick
Jas. Harper
Thomas Hooker
S. H. Gee
William M. West
Joseph AL. Walker
J. L. Smith
Ro. Borland
Kenneth Rayner
R. M.G. Moore
J. L. Swindell
J.A. Kink
Solomon Loudermilk
James W. Howard J. Hammond
James Tomlinson
Kedar Whitley
Council Wooten
Windall Davis
Jas. W. Guinn
Jacob Siler
Raleigh Roebuck
Ail M. Slade
John LB. Kelly
J. A. D. M' Neill
William Harris
Peter B. Lilly
James M. Hutchison
J. A. Dunn
Samuel Brown
Lord Taylor
Charles Henry
John R. Walker
Wm. BE. Crump
Ro. B. Gary
Dav l S. Sanders
Dau. Thomson
Dotn Stockard
James Forrest
Thomas Bell
John B. Muse
A. W. Swanner
A. Davenport
A. Rogers, Jr
Wm. M. Haywood
JH. Wawkins
T. J. Jadkins
Calvin J'oor
Giles Smith
William Horton
John Watts
May Jervis
Samuel Byrd
Halifac
Robert C. Bond
Wilmington
Edward B. Dudley
Newsem
Mathias E. Manly
Trerry Ulansier, Michael Tiokee
Paris
London
Duke of
Orleans
Rue Madelaine
Place Vendome
Madelaine
Kine
Boulevard du ‘Temple
Theatre Des Ennambules
M. Thiers
Duchess de Trevise
Chamber of Peers
M. Persa
Court of Justice
Girard
Spain
Lord Elliot
Don Carlos
Portugal
Sylva Cavalho
Egypt
Paksow OU
Stewart
Vinny
Buffalo Whig
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