Death of Ex President James K Polk
Telegraphic dispatch from Nashville reports the death of former President James K Polk at his Nashville home on Friday. Polk, a North Carolina native, represented a Tennessee district, served as Speaker, and was elected U S President in 1844. He died after a brief illness described as chronic diarrhea. He leaves a widow and no children.
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James K. Polk
Nashville
Parx
Cincinnati Gazette
Col. Polk
North Carolina
Tennessee
House of Representatives
United States
Cholera Strikes Batavia with Three Fatalities
A German laborer Christoruer Kror died after diarrheal illness in Batavia while working in the sun. Mrs D. of Clermont Hotel died, and Mrs Exzaseta Waite perished next, all from cholera within days. Others show symptoms but are treated.
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Colera
Batavia
Christoruer Kror
A. Cline
David Duckwall
Clermont Hotel
Exzaseta Waite
Wm. N. White
Cholera in Milford and Montauk Reports
A Milford letter dated Tuesday notes 20 to 25 cholera cases in Milford and Montauk with 9 deaths, 3 in Milford and 6 in Montauk. Four victims were German railroad workers. No new cases in 2 to 3 days and some very ill patients are recovering.
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Milford
Montauk
Cholera Interments Reported Daily in Cincinnati
Cincinnati health officials switch to daily interment reports from burial grounds showing cholera and other deaths. For Thursday to Tuesday the counts were 14 27 39 20 22 22 59 with the Commercial disputing some figures and noting many decedents were children.
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Board of Health
Correction to Cholera Prescription Error
The remarks of Dr Judkins at the Medical Convention were copied from the State Journal and contained an error. It corrects a prescription for cholera treatment stating the opium proportion should be half a grain instead of one and a half grains. The paper defers fault for any errors, noting it follows copy.
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Massey
Cincinnati
Monterey Appoints Postmaster Hartman at Monterey
Joseph V. Hartman Esq named Postmaster in Monterey replacing Henry South who has resigned. Hartman takes over duties effective immediately in the county seat.
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Monterey
Joseph V. Hartman
Henry South
Petition to remove incumbent and appoint a capable man
A petition is about to be sent for removal of the incumbent of the office and for the appointment of a capable successor. The Post-office is blamed as shamefully managed and a change is hoped for.
Farm Report From Clermont County 1848 Agriculture Measures
The Clermont county report to the State Board details principal crops corn wheat hay oats and other produce. Yields show corn stable, wheat up, potatoes and several crops down. It lists exports flour pork hay wine and whiskey and notes 20 flouring mills and several mills and distilleries. Also discusses farm stock counts by county and state totals, and urges agricultural college establishment and fruit adaptability studies.
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Heepert
State Board of Agriculture
Clermont County
William H. Ferguson
Charles Robb
Cincinnati
Genesee Farmer
Ohio Flour Tops English Breadstuffs in Prices
The Springfield Republic notes that Ohio flour now commands higher prices in English quotations than any other American flour, Genesee included. It cites past lower prices due to Gulf exposure from New Orleans routes and suggests rising northern shipments may explain the shift, calling it worthy of investigation.
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Springfield Republic
Ohio
Genessee
New Orleans
Gulf
Laws of Ohio General laws published for readers
Laws of Ohio are summarized after winter passage and checked against the State Printer copy. The note offers free publication, claiming counties with two papers per county incur no charge, though it mocks Locofoco county control in offering the service.
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Ohio
Locofoco
Locofocos drive democrats to back Taylor in election
The Dayton Journal notes Locofoco claims that Taylor's anti party stance drew thousands of democrats to vote for him. The paper treats the admission as evidence that many democrats preferred no party over the Locofoco faction.
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Locofoco
Gen. Taylor
Locofoco Party
Dayton Jour
Progress of the Cholera Reports Across Cities
Cholera death tolls rise in St Louis and New York with daily interments and weekly totals. Emigrant caravans on the plains show sickness. battles on the Platte and Osage outbreaks noted. Benton speaks at Booneville amid Democratic divisions as cholera ebbs in the Upper Missouri and grows in Osage.
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St. Louis
Missouri
New York
Col. Benton
Booneville
Jefferson City
Osage
Gold Dust Flood Reaches New Orleans From California
The Crescent City brought nearly one million dollars in gold dust and 26 passengers including Gov. Mason and Capt. Forbes from Chagres. Reports confirm California riches far exceed prior counts while California provisional government remains unestablished. San Francisco harbor hosts sixty vessels. piracy incident near Africa nets 550 slaves aboard the South America and Zenobia.
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New Orleans
Crescent City
Chagres
Mason
Forbes
California
Oregon
Panama
San Francisco
United States
South America
Boston
Zenobia
Baltimore
Africa
Independent Free Soil Candidate Babbitt in Maury County
The Tennessee paper reports candidate Babbitt in Maury County declares independence as a free soil candidate. He supports slavery protection in the state but opposes its extension and denies authorship of the Nicholson letter tied to Democratic defeat at Columbus.
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Tennessee
Maury County
Nicholson
Columbus
Babbitt
Cass
Politeness Query From Exchange Paper On Looking And Sneezing
An exchange paper asks if it is civil to stare when a pretty woman sits by a window and whether a gentleman may refuse to sneeze in company without breaching politeness. It hints at the Index offering guidance in a future homily on manners.
Accomplished Minister Candidate for Constantinople
Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post notes Hon. George P. Marsh is announced as the successful applicant for the mission to Constantinople. He is described as perhaps the only man among all applicants who can read write and speak Turkish.
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Washington
N. Y. Evening Post
George P.marsh
Constantinople
Gopeys Lady's Book July issue sets circulation at 40000
The July Gopeys Lady's Book surpasses prior issues with extensive reading and plates and a music page. Proprietors certify a monthly circulation of 40 000, reflecting strong sales for this 89 year old publication. A Lafayette Ind fight left Joseph Ristine of Covington wounded in the arm by a pistol ball.
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Gopey
Lafayette
Ind
Shelby Martin
Attica
Joseph Ristine
Covington
Duel In Louisville Ends In Fatal Shot Between Lawyers
Henry C Pope is shot and dies after a duel near Louisville with Geo T Gray using single ball shotguns at thirty paces. Pope did not fire. Gray’s shot struck Pope in the thigh, bone broken, he died en route to Louisville. Pope and Gray were longtime friends before the quarrel.
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Louisvile
Henry C. Pope
Geo. T. Gray
Gray
Louisville
Duel ends with Cassius Clay believed dead in Kentucky
A public meeting in Madison county Kentucky last Friday between Cassius M. Clay and Joseph Turner led to both men drawing pistols and fighting with bowie-knives. Clay was stabbed through the heart and Turner died from wounds. Later reports stated Clay not killed and Turner confirmed dead.
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Madison County
Cassius M. Clay
Joseph Turner
Clay
Turner
Severe Tornado Spreads Damage Across Memphis and Nashville
Memphis reports a severe tornado sinking flat boats and blowing the Yazoo steamer cabin. The floating Theatre roof and Cook and Hawley’s commission house roof were wrecked along with a block of Exchange Square buildings. In Nashville 23 deaths from Cholera and 40 new cases. A fatal rencountry near Frankfort and a deadly row below Louisville with Black among the wounded.
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Louisville
Memphis
Yazoo
Cook and Hawley
Commission House
Exchange Square
Nashville
W. E. Blackburn
Lake Providence
Stacie
Frankfort
Black
Firemen's Riot in Philadelphia Ends in Murders and Clashes
Puapeputa June 18 A violent riot between Moyamensing and Franklin Hose Companies escalated from Saturday night into Sunday. One Franklin member Gillis was killed while leading his men four shots fired. Inquests returned a murder verdict as cops struggled to quell the violence. Only two arrests reported as order was restored by a strong sheriff’s posse.
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Philadelphia
Puapeputa
Franklin and
Moyamensing Hose
Moyamensing Company
Franklin Company
Delaware
Gillis
Franklin Co
Brandy Believed Ineffective Against Cholera in Lawrence
The Lawrenceburg Register notes skepticism toward Brandy as a cholera preventive, citing reports of drugstores selling large quantities. The Cin. Gazette warns the Brandy theory has exploded locally and advises reliance on physician prescriptions only under special circumstances.
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Covington Journal
Cincinnati
Lawrenceburgh
Cin. Gazette
Energetic Railrood Construction Near Columbus
About 2,500 men work on the Columbus and Cleveland railroad the first 35 miles from Columbus. It will carry freight and passengers in fall. Iron lands at Quebec, travels via Welland canal saving $2 per ton in transport.
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Columbus and
Cleveland
Columbus
Quebec
Welland Canal
Infamous Letter on Whig Riots and Democratic Courage
The Ohio Statesman exposes a Whig led plot to use riot to seize power, citing a November 13, 1848 dispatch from Sandusky and letters about a planned meeting in Columbus. The piece mocks the plan and defends Democratic resolve, framing the movement as treasonous premeditation against constitutional order.
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Bebb
Ohio Statesman
Locofoco Dorritos
Representative Chamber
Statesman
Locotoco Judges and a Cincinnati Threat
A Cincinnati correspondent reports Honorable William B. Caldwell, one of Ohio’s supreme judges, entering a young attorney’s office after illness and after harsh remarks threatening to thrash him. The piece likens the incident to locofoco judging standards and questions discipline for a man on the supreme bench.
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Locotoco Supreme
Townshend
Morse
Caldwell
Cincinnati
Spalding
Locofoco
Marietta Intelligencer
Intelligencer
William B. Caldwell
Supreme
Ohio
Locotoco
Supreme Bench
Defection of George Lippard Angers Staunton Spectator
The Staunton Spectator denounces George Lippard for leaving Taylor’s ranks and attacking Zachary Taylor. It mocks his tirade as literary trash and predicts political notoriety but little respect. The piece labels Lippard’s work as offensive and opportunistic.
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George Lippard
Taylor
Locofoco
Gen. Taylor
Lippard
Zachary Taylor
Staunton Spectator
Official Meanness Against Law Publication Sparks Outcry
A Clermont County Auditor refuses to publish laws from the last Legislature in the Courier, despite higher local subscriptions for the Sun. The two-paper requirement and county funding mean many tax payers are excluded or forced to use an objectionable paper, an act of official meanness condemned by the Clinton Republican.
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Courier
Clermont County
Sun
Loco
Clinton Republican
Man Dies of Cholera Near Perrin's Mills
Reporter THOS WALKER of Walker & Rogers notes a man found dying and dead with cholera near Perrin's Mills while traveling to Cincinnati. The victim, identified by a letter and German correspondence, bore saddle-bags and 80 cents. Friends seeking details urged to contact on Smith Street near Fourth.
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Cincinnati
Perrin’s Mills
Carl von Lnnen
Caspar Burggraf
Johnstown
Cambia County
Pennsylvania
Nord Amerik
Walnut Street
Fourth
Smith Street
Thos. Walker
Walker & Rogers
Meadville Letter Notes Fish Die From Pestilence
A May 25 note from Meadville Pennsylvania describes Connant Lake fish dying in large numbers. The water shows a green scum and many fish wash ashore dead, prompting fear of a pestilence affecting the lake locality.
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Meadville
Connant Lake
New Volume and New Prospectus of the Plough and Anvil
The Plough, Loom, and Anvil appeals to subscribers and patrons for support as expenses exceed income. It offers club rates and gifts including volumes and agricultural works to those who mail subscriptions, with details on prices, bundles, and donors. J. S. Skinner signs from Dock Street, Philadelphia.
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Col. Randall
von Taer
Boston
J. S. Skinner
Dock Street
Philadelphia
The Crevasse Progress Report and Oversea Water
The Crevasse works advance rapidly with no official setback, according to a Carrollton informant. The Overrcow water in the city rear is receding and a second rise seems unlikely, though stagnation and foul odors may harm health as the streets grow stagnant. Authorities should restore lime use to mitigate the odor and health risks.
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N. O. Picayune
Carrollton
New Orleans
Free Bathing for Health and Daily Freshness
The Hartford Courant discusses daily bathing as vital for health mentioning free or low cost baths, citing benefits of morning washes for vigor, clarity, and confidence. The piece notes New York debates free baths and urges routine cold showers as a healthy habit.
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Barawe
New York
Providence Journal
Hartford Courant
Pendleton merchant murdered. reward offered for suspect Busick
Mr. Hamilton of Pendleton Ohio was killed on the evening of the 9th. George Busick is named as the murderer and has fled. A reward of $500 is offered by H and E Day for the arrest and delivery of Busick to Putnam county authorities. Busick is about 28, six feet nine inches tall? He is described as five nine, stout, with dark grey eyes and dark brown hair.
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Hamilton
Pendleton
Ohio
George Busick
Messrs. H. & E. Day
Busick
Putnam County
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Samuel McBeth
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Ste
Hamilton County
Paulding
Madison
Ashtabula
Harrison
Trimble
C. Springer
Muskingum Co
Plains
Sarmrt Louis
Wheeling
Platte River
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Ross County
Geo. Reber
General Assembly
O. Follett
Ww. B. Turant
Jack Robinson
Cin. Gaz
Albany
M’llvaine
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