Fire on steamer Belle of the West near Florence I llinois
An account from Cincinnati dated April 26 1850 describes the Belle of the West leaving for St Louis with about 250 passengers. A fire in the hold broke out near Florence Illinois as the ship neared the river, prompting rapid evacuation. Timothy Kibby the ship’s clerk praises officers and crew for brave actions and lists lost wounded and saved passengers.
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Carver
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Deck
Weabin
Florence
Tle Boll
Maj
Vincent Philips
Hollidaysburgh
Samuel Masters
Anthony Wayne
Vermillion
Wayne
Sandusky
Sandusky i
Matthew Fuller
Sheffield
Massachusetts
Henry McDonough
Trenton
Michigan
Wiley Robinson
John Williams
Harvey Kelly
Elix Cartwright
John Bioner
James O'Neal
Whitney Parson
Llenry Blair
D. A. Eddy
Cleveland
C. Mollen
IL. B. Pellinger
Dr. Balcom
John C. Waggoner
Chas. J. Smith
Hinsdale
Mich
Cole van Llorn
Alton
John Wood
Oxford
Caroline Kimball and Child
Springfield
Ohio
John Ellis
Mt. Hope
H. W. Guyon
Toledo
Sr. Louis
Edmond Kelly
Fitch
Peru
Huron County
Mrs. Saith
Smith’s Hotel
Doane's Corners
Edward Cavanaugh
Troy
N. Y
J.J. Elmore
E. Burtch
Detroit
Henry Sturges
Mount Clement
Franklin Freeman
Detriot
A. Hl. Meade
Myron Titus
Dayton
O. W. Hart
Perrysburgh
John M. Ellis
Mount Hope
Elmira
Ent
Buffalo
Chas. Howard
Whig slate list of electors and party alignments noted
A long list of names and regional affiliations shows Whig electors and their districts across Ohio with many local leaders and counties. It records candidates like Adams Pike James and others, plus notes on party loyalties and cross affiliations with Locofocos and Freesoilers.
Congressional Deliberations on Land Grants and Census Bill
In Wasumeroy April 29 1850 the joint resolution on Henry Grinnell’s Franklin search was read twice. Debate over land grants for the Central Railroad followed as the Senate adjourned. The House formed a Select Committee to probe public printing delays and prices. The census bill dominated debate, with supporters urging comprehensive data and opponents seeking limited enumeration. April 30 Senate approved a mint coinage bill and adjourned while the House set further actions on the census and printing inquiries. Tonacco notes 1849 US hog output at 140000 head, well below average.
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Wasumeroy
Sevara
Henry Grinnell
John Franklin
Miller
Bright
Minois
Central Railroad
Senate
House
Wentworth
Moore
Kaufman
Clark
Woodward
Carter
Wassiveron
Hunter
Finance Committee
U.S
Messrs
Ashman
Green
Mattison
Holliday
Thompson
Kentucky
Orr
Chandler
Cabell
Qoback
Stevens
Meade
Select Committee
Praia
Patent Office
Committee On Patents
Congress Committees Mutter on Investigation and Delay
A Washington-era screed rails at Congress for months of debate and costly investigations. It cites stalled census bills and California issues, mocks eight dollar daily committee work, and predicts more reports and intra party quarrels. It notes Taylor and Cabinet not acting beyond constitutional duties and asks whether territories suffer from lack of governance. It closes with a Wisconsin cave discovery near Foxtown hinting at mining prospects.
Printing Press for Sale in Batavia
The Batavia based Clermont Courier announces a Stanbury Imperial Printing Press for sale in good order at a bargain price. A change in ownership has moved the press to new hands, who promise a solid business ahead and invite inquiries through the advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanbury Imperial
Supreme Court to Open Tomorrow and Close Saturday Evening
Judge Avery is in town and ready to prepare the docket ahead of time, ensuring the court can clear its docket. Judge Caldwell is expected this evening to join the proceedings tomorrow.
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Avery
Caldwell
Spring Term Ends at Common Pleas Court
The Spring term of the Common Pleas Court closes this morning after over three weeks. Assistant Judges handled much business while Judge Collings prepared for the Constitutional Convention. Term filings rose to about 180 new suits. The Grand Jury returned about 40 indictments for liquor sales. Sheriff Kyle, new to office, has shown prompt diligence and earned public confidence.
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Common Pleas Court
Collings
Kyle
Pleaenge
Rees Department
Legal Subtleties in Brooks and McCauley Trials
State v Brooks faced a mixed verdict for a Bay Mare vs Bay Filly with a new trial granted by the court. Young defendants shown as likely guilty of horse theft and counterfeit passing escape due to gaps in testimony, mercy cited for Brooks and warnings implied for McCauley.
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Brooks
William McCauley
Steubenville
Whig State Convention and County Politics Notes
Monday next the Whig State Convention meets to select Clermont's four delegates and nominate a Governor candidate and a Board of Public Works member to fill Samt. Forrer's term. The Board will be elected by the people in October before the Spring vacancy. Cost of Intemperance: New York Assembly report cites seven thousand grog shops and over twenty-five million dollars spent annually, with 36,000 intemperate arrests in 1849 and crime largely linked to intemperance. Ratiacaps: Columbus law allows votes on stock subscriptions May second Monday for Central Railroad and related lines, totaling 150,000 in city and county. Franklin, Pickaway, and Ross counties participate. Iowa: Eight hundred emigrant teams to California through Iowa City. likely 10,000 more will leave for gold fields this season. Mammoth Festival: Concord, Massachusetts dinner for 300 persons under a pavilion of 98,000 square feet.
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Clermont
Board of Public Works
Samt
Forrer
New York Assembly
Ratiacaps
Columbaus
Columbus
Franklin
Central Railroad
City
County
Laneae Railroad Company
Franklin, Pickaway, and
Ross County Railroad Company
Iowa
California
Iowa Ity
Towa
Congress poised to act on California and slavery debate
After months of debate, Washington eyes practical measures on Slavery and California. The Senate votes 30 to 21 on Foote’s resolution for a thirteen member committee and omnibus plan. Locofocos back the bill, Whigs split, with broader warning that territorial settlements may still inflame slavery politics. The piece predicts ongoing turmoil and argues true settlement requires more than a Washington bargain.
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Washington
Congress
California
Locofeco Party
Senate
Foote
Vears
Messrs
Atchison
Badger
Boreland
Bright
Butler
Cass
C’ay
Clemens
Davis
Mississippi
Dickinson Dodge
Town
Downs
Hunter
Jones
King
Mangum
Mason
Morton
Pierce
Rusk
Sebastian
Soule
Spruance
Sturgeon
Turney
Underwood
Whitcomb
Yulee
Baldwin
Benton
Bradbury
Chase
Clark
Corwin
Mass
Dayton
Dodge
Wisconsin
Douglass
Felch
Greene
Hale
Hamlin
Miler
Norris
Phelps
Sward
Shields
Smith
Walker
N. Y. Tribune
New Mexico
Utah
Texas
Sam
Rio Grande
Taylor
Compromise Committee Divides Regions in Senate
The newly appointed U S Senate Compromise Committee divides by region with Webster and Phelps for New England, Cass and Bright for the Northwest, Dickinson and Cooper for the Middle States, Mazon and Morgan for the Central Southern States, King and Berrien for the middle Southern States, Downs for the South West, Bell for Western slave holding States, and Clay as chairman representing the country at large. Phelps signals the panel may not meet with assent from himself or his constituents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate
Webster
Phelps
New England
Cass
Bright
North- West
Dickinson
Cooper
Middle States
Mazon
Mr. Morgan
King
Mr. Berrien
Middle Southern
Downs
South-West
Bell
Clay
Compromise Committee to propose bill amid George Calvert secrecy
Telegraph dispatch from New York notes the Compromise Committee has agreed on a scheme and instructed its chairman to propose and report the bill. It mentions Mr. Clay retiring to George Calvert's mansion to write the report and references a Mayorial for Ohio and a Senate session on the preceding Saturday.
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Cincinnati
New York
Eee
New York Journal of Commerce
Washindton
Clay
George Calvert
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Jeremiah Bumberger
Dauphin Co
John Anders
Marietta
Frederick Bretze
Lancaster
Mr. Keller
Amos Verdy
St. Mary's Landing
Waggoner
Bamberger
Levi Verdy
Lancaster Co
Lake Erie
Prom
Barry
Lexington
Boston
Bunker Hill
Adams
Pikes
Joseph McCort
Pike
Scioto
Lawrence
George Collings
Whig
Allen
Mercer
Anglaize
Putoaniy van Wert
Paulding
Defiange
Williams
Wm. Sawyer
le Allen
Sabirt Scott
L. Ashtabula
Lake
E. B. Woodbury
B. B. Hunter
H.C. Gray
P.S. Belmont
Daniel Peck
L. Cuyahoga
S. J. Andrews
R. Hitchcock
W. Defiance
Putnam
van Wert
Wiliams
Jacob J. Greene
Loco
Darke
Shelby—Thompson
L. Delaware
Wm. M. Warren
Henry Stanbery
Joseph R. Swan
L. Fairfield
D. A. Robertson
Perry and
Hocking
Wm. Medill
John Lidey
L. Fayette
Highland
J. A Smith
Thomas Patterson
L. Franklin
John Graham
W. Gallia
Jackson
Athens
Meigs
A.G. Brown
Simeon Nash
W. Geauga
Trumbull
Peter Hitchcock
R. P. Ranney
J. Perkins
W. Greene
John Ewing
L. Jardin
Logan
Benjamin Stanton
W. Harrison
Samuel Moorhead
Jefferson
Josiah Scott
W. Henry
Lucas
A. V. Stebbins
Hardin
Marion
Union -Otway
J. M. Farr
L. Jackson
Gallia
Hard
L. Jefferson
Wm. L. Bates
L. Medina
Lorain
Townshend
L. Mahoning
Robert Forbes
L. Marion
Union—C
Hamilton
W. Meigs
W. B. Horton
W. Miami
Shelby and Darke
Volney
Dorsey
L. Monroe
Edward Archbold
Is. Montgomery
Geo
Holt
L. Montgomery
PreWe
Jos. Barnett
Thos. J. Larsh
W. Morgan
Win. Hawkins
L. Morgan
Thomas W. Ewart
W. Muskingum
Richard Stillwell
David Chambers
W. Ottawa
Wood and Sandusky
Charles D. Orton
L. Perry & Stocking
Flavius Case
L. Rickaway
Ross
Llias Florence
John L. Green
Wesley Claypoole
W. Portage
Triend Cook
L. Preble
David Barnett
W. Seneca
Gen. Stickney
L. Stark
Harman Stidger
Joseph Thompson
Mr. Johnson
R. Townshend
Lidia OO
Farr
Cooke
Uby
Locofoco
I “ Gates
Whig Oo
Losarbot Nes Ag
MRE
Congressional
John A. King
United States
Sonoma
Oxpo Zack
Omnes Omnibus
Col. Webb
Austria
House of Representatives
Galphin
Ewing
Whitey
Ani
Zack
Battle of
Buena Vista
Madison
Wis
Argus
Foxtown
Courier
Andrew M. Gest
Batavia
Clermont Hott
Supreme Court
Court of Common Pleas
Con‘cord
Masa
G. A. Jonas
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