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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1850
Page
2
Local notices report cholera deaths in Bethel with a list of victims and cases, while officials outline census procedures for Clermont county. The piece notes the governor and cabinet selections, a Burned distillery in New Richmond, and political shifts in Ohio governance and federal appointments.
An item notes a thermometer price or issue furnished by Dr. William Wayland Jr beginning Thursday the 18th. It mentions an attempt to learn about the Astor House in New York and the writer apologizes for omitting J R Ge communication.
Telegraphic dispatches indicate Contoy prisoners will be freed or turned over to American counsel. The Captain General of Cuba has informed the American Squadron commander, prompting government notification. Norfolk reports July 23 that all American prisoners in Havana were released and placed aboard the USS Albany for transport to Pensacola.
Wasumerow July 53 Mr Clay said in the conclusion of his speech yesterday on the Compro mise bill that the fate of the measure was now in the hands of 5 or 6 Senators whose votes were not absolutely certain on either side. He concluded with an eloquent adjuration in favor of peace and the harmony of the Union.
The cholera has appeared in two blocks in the lower city since last evening with thirty five cases and twenty deaths. A house described as a pond filled with filth emitted a strong offensive stench. Other city areas remain healthy.
The steamer America reached Halifax harbor after fog delayed docking. Reports note Peel's death in June and political implications in Britain. Lisbon and Tagus tensions with the US demand. Portugal may resist. Atlantic arrives with Liverpool dates. Duke of Cumberland dead. Reports on Louis Philippe, Paris politics, and a near assassination in Paris. Vienna notes Jellachich in Wagram with viceroy authority and liberal suppression. Trials and life sentences in Hungary conclude the week.
A Tuesday night hurricane from 10 to 6 caused widespread ruin. Sign boards, scaffolds, and trees toppled while houses chimneys and ships were blown down. Dozens of vessels sunk in the Delaware and the Schuylkill damage blocked Telegraph lines and cut communication. Frustrated by disaster, the piece notes disfranchisement debates in France.
A biographical sketch traces Millard Fillmore’s ascent from a Cayuga County clothier to attorney, legislator, congressman, and New York State comptroller, culminating in his vice presidency and succession after General Taylor’s death. It notes his self made career, family, and steadfast support of Whig principles.
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