Foreign News From The America June Dispatches
The America arrives in Boston with reports on European crises. France’s stance on Italy, Rome’s revolution, and papal conflicts are examined. Notes include Lesseps in Paris, Oudinot’s rejection, and Rome negotiations. Also covered are Irish prisoners, Kossuth’s oath, and Vienna reports of Russian actions.
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America
New York
Boston
France
Legislative Assembly
Rhine
Alps
Denmark
Sicily
Rome
Holy See
Italy
Pope Pius
Europe
Gaeta
Navarre
Austria
Naples
Republic
Paris
M. de Lenseps
Regnault de St. Jean d’Angely
Civita Vecchia
M. de Lesseps
Romagna
Oudinot
Austrian War Firestorm Report With Conflicting March Defeat
An Austrian correspondent relays attacks from multiple windows as troops besiege, cannon fire seals the city corners, and escape attempts are crushed. The report claims imperial forces were defeated in their march, a detail the correspondent does not deny.
Arabian Cattle Brought From Damascus to Virginia
Expedition to the Dead Sea yielded two Arabian calves of the Khaise breed, an eighteen month old bull and a sixteen month old heifer. Gov. Floyd gave them to Col. James Castleman of Clarke county for propagation. The pair weighs 950 and 650 pounds, with statuesque frames and elegant features. The cows reportedly yield about thirty quarts of milk daily.
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Dead Sea
Lynch
Damascus
The
Herald
Virginia
Floyd
James Castleman
Clarke County
Virgina Valley
Mormon exodus settlers plan grand Salt Lake City expansion
The Republic notes a singular sect after leaving Iowa Missouri and Illinois has issued its first manifesto. It reports a nineteen ward city of nine blocks each with a council house bridges baths schools colleges and civilization. A northern California gold mine discovery and patriarch John Smith are mentioned. The article predicts a prosperous settlement.
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Great
Salt Lake Valley
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
California
John Smith
Joseph
Republic
Income Growth of Western Railroad From Boston to Albany
A Boston Courier correspondent notes the Western Railroad from Boston to Albany now earns over 1.3 million annually. The Worcester to Springfield division opened Oct 1 1839. three months revenue was 17 609 15 with expenses 14 289 64, leaving a small balance. The note cites 7 to 8 percent dividends on large capital and suggests other lines may follow.
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Boston Courier
Western Railroad
Boston
Albany
Worchester
Springfield
Western
Buffalo Express
Lowell Mills Salaries and Conditions Described
A Lowell Massachusetts report notes about ten thousand girl workers in factories earning fair wages and living respectable lives. Overseers earn significant sums and the mills total about twelve million dollars in capital.
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Lowell
Mass
Government clerk qualifications in early ad campaigns
A Baltimore Sun correspondent recalls federal hiring in Washington when thousand and twelve hundred dollar clerks were sought. He notes the requirement that applicants be scholarly enough to spell long words and craft sentences.
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Oxven Times
Baltimore Sun
Washington
Locust swarms reported in countryside visitation
The Pittsburg Gazette reports a previous week's country visit noting countless millions of locusts swarming in all directions. The insects fill the woods with a hum and cast off coverings cling to fences.
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Pittsburg
Old Hunkerism The Political Up per Ten
The piece critiques a class of politicians across parties who deem themselves above drudgery and party work. It cites Whigs who oppose appointing active campaigners, preferring “respectable gentlemen” over “party hacks” and urges fair appointments to preserve integrity and influence.
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Cincinnati
A Chance for Freedom Amid European Tensions
The text notes large European populations ready to resist Austrian rule, listing 14 million Hungarians and other national groups in Europe. It asserts France will oppose monarchical encroachment and that republican forces have enough resources to topple old-world thrones.
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Austria
France
Ex Governor Slade Leads Teachers to Minnesota
An exchange paper reports William Slade former Governor of Vermont and General Agent of the Board of National Popular Education traveled to Minnesota to establish schools there. He accompanied seven young women from the Eastern States under Board auspices to teach Minnesota youth. The note praises such teachers as beneficial for territories and future generations.
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Wm. Slade
Vermont
Board of National Popular Education
Minnesota
Belief in Sweet Oil to Prevent Bed Bugs Declared
The Valley Farmer reports that sweet oil rubbed on bedsteads and chair-boards reliably prevents bed bugs. The piece asserts the evidence is conclusive and offers no further details.
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Bep Byes
Valley Farmer
Jour
Contractor leaps fifty five feet to escape landslide at Little Miami
The Cincinnati Times reports William De Groff, a contractor on the Little Miami Railroad, leaped fifty five feet down into an excavation to avoid being buried by a landslide. He stood on a ledge midway down an eighty foot deep cut and landed on his feet unharmed after the earth began to cave in above him.
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The
Cincinnati Times
Wm. de Groff
Little Miami Railroad
Funeral of Gen Gaines in New Orleans
Gen Gaines funeral occurred in New Orleans on the seventh. The procession was described as the largest ever seen in the city with flags at half-mast and business suspended along the route.
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Gaines
New Orleans
Temperance Apostle Frays Finances in Cork Departure
Matthew Farner faced a £ security debt for his temperance work as a Galway company demanded a $1 450 fine to cover increased risk on his voyage to America. Liverpool’s W Rathbone sent $2 400 to cover debts of the temperance apostle. Cork crowds gathered as Father Matthew departed for New York aboard the Ashburton on the 21st.
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Farner Matthew
America
W. Rathbone
Liverpool
Friends of Temperance
Cork
Father Mathew
New York
Ashburton
General Cass to Resign Senate Seat per Michigan Edict
The Nashville Banner cites unquestioned authority that General Cass will resign his Senate seat rather than follow the Michigan Legislature's instructions.
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Nashville
Cass
Senate
Michigan
Vesuvius Eruptions Threaten Nearby Villas
In January the volcano sent two large lava streams toward Boscotrecas and Ottaiajano, causing fear and damage as vents closed. Near month end a further lava flow emerged on the east side threatening Prince Ottaiajano’s villa.
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Vesuvius
Boscotrecas
Ottaiajano
Prince Ottaiajano
California dress made from coffee sacks shows ingenuity
The article notes the common dress in California as a coffee-sack garment with holes for head and arms, praising Anglo-Saxon ingenuity and energy.
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California
Cotton Crop Prospects Dreaded in Louisiana and Mississippi
Louisiana and Mississippi papers warn of severely deteriorating cotton prospects this season as crops look worse than ever before. Reports emphasize widespread damage and poor outlook for yields across the region.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Cholera and Calomel Cure Claims From Louisiana Planter
A Louisiana planter and physician argues cholera may have killed about a tenth of Louisiana slaves while sharing a self administered preventive regimen using calomel and morphine. He cites his family's survival and warns against non physician led prescriptions amid conflicting Cincinnati Gazette remarks.
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Louisiana
Cin. Gazette
M. Kugler
M. Kugler & Son
Matthias Kugler
M. Kugler Son
John Kugler
M. Milford
Marriages Record of Mooresville and Batavia Township
On May 30 by Hon. David G. Ligon and William S. Patterson a marriage linked Mr. William S. Patterson formerly of Bata via to Miss Mary E. Newman of Mooresville. On May 21 by J S B Frazier Esq Mr Samuer Curtis of Batavia township to Miss Oxtre Watts of Williamsburg township.
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David G. Ligon
William S. Patterson
Batavia
Mary E. Newman
Mooresville
Alabama
J. S. B. Frazier
Samuer Curtis
Batavia Township
Oxtre Watts
Williamsburg Township
Bank Note Tables by State and Bank Solvency Rates
A historical ledger lists banks by state with discount rates and solvency notes. It charts solvency across Tennessee Alabama Ohio Georgia Louisiana Illinois Michigan Indiana Wisconsin Kentucky Mississippi and more, noting banks now generally at par after prior 3 to 5 percent discounts.
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Orto, Ovs &PeeGn
Lafayette
Franklin
Berare City Bank
ANSAS
Clinton
Bk Columb’s
North Carolina
Chillicothe
Circleville
South Carolina
New
Bks
Dayton
Georgia
Frank
Columb’s
Augusta
Steubenville
Ncsa
Bergineas Wooster
Western Reserve
Wheeling
Xenia
Ldis
Zanesville
Cleveland
New England
Lake Erie
New York
Scioto
New Jersey
Hamilton
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Maryland
Miami Export.Co
Urbana
Granville
Michigan
Canton
St. Clair
West Union
Lebanon
Oakland Co
O.bk’s
Bank of Michigan
Indiana
Michigan Ins. Co
S. Bk
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Mar
Fire Ins. Co
Mississippi
Dr S J Alexanders Compound Tincture For Cholera Cure
A historical medical notice promotes Dr S J Alexander's Compound Tincture as a practical remedy for cholera in incipient stages. It advises seeking medical aid first, using the tincture every ten minutes until diarrhea stops, plus a powder mix if needed, and notes the tincture's ingredients and adult and child dosing.
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Ireland
O’brien
Lord Clarendon
Dublin
Meagher
Bellew
McManus
O'Donoghue
Hungary
Vienna
Kaschau
Pisgah
Wm. S. Morrow
C. M. Smith
P. B. Swine
Bethel
Clermont County
Ohio
Shields and Howard
Martin Marshiall
John H. Simmons
Felicity
Chas. M. Smith
Scott
J. Mirreson
Kline
Main St
Captain Boots
Masonic Burpine
Main
First Cross Streets
E. Spence
Milford Mills
MO. Kugler
Milford
J. Melner
Mason’s Lodge
Goshen
Tennessee
Mobile
Milford High School
Stevens
Masonic Hall
Eastern College
Mr. Stevens
Thomas Gaten
L. V. Reapy
Lavas Henpricx
Spring Valley
Little Miami
GEO. Barrett & Son
Jackson Township
Five Mile County Road
Cincinnati Road
William Hunter
Dee
Five Mile
B. F. Smith
B. EF. Smith
Benjamin Johnston
Smith
M. Moyer
Moyer
B. C. White
White
White & Thomas’s
Wesley Winters
H. P. Collins
Medicine
Syl
S. J. Alexander
T. H. C. Howells
P. S
U.S. Mail Independent Stage Office
Walnut Street
U. S
Stace
G. W. Lukens
Dexter & Huston
D. B. McDonnough
Wm. Frero
Harden & Everhart
Ss. J. Alexander
J. A. Weaver
Main Street
Court-House
Drug & Book Store
T. B. Peterson
Chesnut St
Philadelphia
Emil Friedman
Millenery
Amand Freis
Sycamore St
Lower Market
Third St
Court of Common Pleas
Tur Strate
Onto
Sarah L. Florer
George Florer
A. v
Bette
State of
Sof
Chas. Goodale
Court House
J. E. Offutt
Iatf
Charmitnta
Oes Eston
Williamebunghiga
East Fork
Prug &B
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