Clermont Whigs Prosper in County Vote Report
Batavia and townships report varied majorities for governor with Clermont and related townships showing Whig gains. Locofoco county ticket solidly elected by margins from 125 to 259. Dennis Smith suffers the smallest win as readers are urged to note Stonelick and Goshen shifts.
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Clermont
Union
Ohio
Monroe
Franklin
Jackson
Miami
Goshen
Locofoco
Dennis Smith
Dennis
Whigs Likely Win Legislature and Local Races
Partial returns show insufficient data to name next governor while Whigs may control both legislative chambers. Galloway appears to win Columbus district seat in Congress for a Whig gain. Hunker ticket prevails in Hamilton County by about 2000. Cooper defeated.
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Galloway
Columbus
Congress
Hunker
Hamilton County
Cooper
Maryland Election and Alleged Vote-Tadding Claims
The Baltimore Patriot reports E L Lowe won Maryland governor by over 1500 votes amid alleged illegal casting in Baltimore. Whig vote allegedly down 3000. voters imported from other cities to sway the result. Also notes a book offer and a romance titled The Monk Kmient or St John with publication details.
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Maryland
E. L. Lowe
Locofoco
Baltimore
Lowe
Steamboat Kate Fleming Disaster Near Paducah
The steamer Kate Fleming from Louisville to Cairo exploded near Paducah Kentucky bursting both boilers. About ten people were killed or badly wounded. Officials attribute the blast to low water in the boilers. After the explosion the ship burned to the water’s edge and little passenger baggage was saved. A safe with money and papers was blown into the river but is expected to be recovered.
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Kate Fleming
Louisville
Cairo
Paducah
State Fair Ends With Deficit Covered From Treasury
The State Fair closed on Friday the 4th inst and left items unsold from the grounds. Officials report expenses exceeded revenue by about $3,000, a deficit to be covered by drawing funds from the State Treasury.
Small Fry in Georgetown Democra cy feud
The writer dismisses the Georgetown Democrat and Journal editor as a petty foe, accusing him of political posturing and betraying neutrality after gaining subscribers. They claim no quarrel with honorable editors and pivot to more important local matters.
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Small Fry
Georgetown Democrat and Journal
Lance
Locofoco
Tomlinson
Brown County Democracy
Bounty Land Bill Becomes Law and Land Warrants Debate Ends
The President withdraws objections and the Bounty Land Bill becomes law. The Interior Secretary rules warrants are non assignable, allowing veterans who served and had not received land to now obtain their due. Felicity Female Seminary enters its second session under Mrs. Mary Fretcurer. DGP Hype will present a second vocal lesson at the Presbyterian Church tomorrow. Capt. Geerer of Dustin Jenness & Co. promotes fall stock. Senate allocates 5000 for Gen Taylor remains removal to Kentucky.
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Secretary of the Interior
United States Army
Hype
Presbyterian Church
Capt. Geerer
British Steamship Cambria Arrives with Passengers for Boston and Halifax
The Cambria reached port this morning with 42 passengers bound for Boston and 10 for Halifax, reporting constant head winds at sea. The report reflects ongoing international discussions including Spain, England, and Holland about Cuba and creditor settlements.
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Cambria
Boston
Halifax
London Herald
Paris
Spain
England
Holland
Cuba
Ireland
Toto
Liverpool Journal and Chronicle
Pope
Barclay’s and
Perkins Establishment
Haynau
the Times
Vienna
London
France
Death of a Congressman in Parapetrina
The Hon. Chester Butler Representative of the XI District died this afternoon at the American Hotel of typhoid fever. Major Miller husband of Mrs. Niagara Miller is now dead. The family has suffered losses of a father son and son-in-law in recent months.
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Parapetrina
Chester Butler
American Hotel
Major Miller
Niagara Miller
Arrival of Cherokee with two weeks later California news
The Cher oke e mail steamer arrived in New York with 140 passengers and 1.5 million dollars in gold. Sacramento unrest subsided, ringleaders jailed, and reports of 400 armed men near Weaversville proved unfounded. Major Bigelow convalescent. Letcher’s land title mission boosts confidence. Death of Gen. Taylor mourned in San Francisco. Squatters settled in Sacramento conflict. fatalities listed among locals and squatters. 10 percent interest law debated. Payne praised by some as bankers resist.
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California
New York
Cherokee
Sacramento City
Weaversville
Bigelow
Sheriff McKinney
Woodward
Major Bigelow
Rodford
George M. Henshaw
Madison
Allen
Court of Common Pleas
Eahante
Gold Rush Expands As Diggings Multiply Near Humboldd’s Bar
The Alta California notes that a man at one haul recovered a forty pound lump of pure gold on the Yuba fourteen miles from Maysville. Mines near Humboldd’s Bar may rival California’s riches with thousands at work and new diggings opening almost daily. The Georgia reached port with 117 passengers and $500,000 in gold dust after a seven and a half day voyage from Chagres via Havana, while Havana reported healthy conditions and plans to raise funds for troops and island expenses.
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Yuba
Maysville
Humboldd
Chagres
Havana
Spain
Reform at Last Abolishes Flogging in the Navy
A New York Tribune note celebrates abolition of flogging in the Navy and calls for further reform. It lauds Watson G. Haynes for his tireless work exposing sailor abuses and condemns alcohol as linked to flogging. The piece predicts a future end to rum rations and urges continued reform.
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Humanity
Congress
America
Watson G. Haynes
Tribune
Bounty Land Bill Enacted For War Veterans And Widows
The act grants land to surviving spouses and minor children of deceased veterans and to veterans of the 1812 war and Indian wars since 1790 who served specified terms. Awards vary by service length, with 160, 80, or 40 acre allocations, subject to conditions and disqualifications. The bill covers certificates, location, and patents, and provides for widows of those killed in battle with specified eligibility rules.
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Senate
House of Representative
United States of America
Congress
United States
Great Britain
Mexico
Department of the Interior
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Plata
Patent issuance rules for surveyor based locations
The passage sets conditions for patent transmission to warrantees once location is made. It prohibits delivery of patents via powers of attorney or preexisting agreements dated before the act, deeming such instruments null and void.
Act to suppress the slave trade in the District of Columbia
The bill passed Congress to end the sale and confinement of slaves in the District of Columbia from January 1 1851. It prohibits bringing slaves into the district for sale and empowers Washington city Georgetown and the Washington county levy court to abolish depots or confinement sites for slaves deemed merchandise. Approved Sept 20 1850.
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District of Columbia
Congress
U. S. Jour
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Washington
Georgetown
Levy Court
Washington County
Administration hailed for national aims and unity in the nation
The Alexandria Gazette lauds the current Administration as national in scope not sectional in aim. It praises its stance on Compromise measures, its distance from Congress interference, and its sympathy for efforts to restore peace. It urges a Wise, conservative course acceptable to North and South and encourages unity from Maine to Florida.
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Alexandria
Congress
South
North
Friends of the Union
Maine
Florida
Atlantic
Pacific
Ohio Wheat Pile Sets U.S. Record in Harvest
The Ohio wheat crop is described as unmatched, with estimates this year at no less than twenty five million bushels. Report notes high quality grain weighing 63 to 65 pounds per bushel, reflecting a decade of immense production growth.
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Union
Ohio
Opiliicothe
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Clermont Courier
Andrew M. Gest
Enrven
M. Jamieson
Eviton
Batavia, Ohio
Ernor
Johnston Wood Batavia
Williamsburg
Tate
Monroe Stonelick
Jackson Washington
Wayne
Wood
Poor House
Locofoco Ec
Elisberry
Good
Monk Kmient
St. Jony
Messia
Dewitt & Davenport
Tribune Buildings
Major Richardson
Pcphurra
N. Richmond Age
Senate of the United States
Gen. Taylor
Kentucky
Foreign News
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Payne
Plain Dealer
Board of Control
H. B. Payne
Ohio Wheat Pile
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