Ohio Election Returns and Regional News From Batavia
Official returns show Free-soil candidate Smith with 6,652 votes. expected Wood majority above 10,000. Probate business at Court of Common Pleas awaits, with two judges nearing term expiry. Havana rumor of Lopez invasion proved false. new land warrants push soldiers’ grants to market. Grand Lodge of Free Masons meets in Cleveland in 1851. Oregon officials travel to Oregon City. Gen Taylor funeral procession, California news subdued. Agricultural Fair first day results. Judge Fishback wins honey premium at State Fair.
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Ohio
Court of Common Pleas
Sheldon
Beatty
Larkin
Warren County
Banner District Honors Whigs in 7th Ohio Seat
Ohio State Journal lauds the Whigs of the 7th District for nominating a popular candidate and winning despite a Locofoco majority. It credits Nelson Barrere with a decisive win in the VIIth District and notes cross-party respect for Barrere’s potential impact in Congress. The piece also references political chatter about Morris and broader dispatches on telegraph and news items.
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Ohio State Journal
Ohio
Ouro
Nelson Barrere
Congress
Vilth
Jonathan D. Morris
V. Y
Greely
Mor‘ria
Barrere
Northern and Eastern protests over the Fugitive Slave Law
Readers note widespread opposition in New England and eastern towns to the Fugitive Slave Law with calls to resist. The piece defends President Fillmore and credits Rep. J. D. Morris for his role, arguing the law passed by southern and northern votes and urging respect while awaiting Supreme Court review.
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New England
Supreme Court of the United States
Protection to Travellers on Steam Vessels Passes Congress
The Galena Advertiser notes a new act to protect steam travelers. It mandates engine and hull inspection, life-saving equipment, noncombustible curtains, boiler insulation with a water sheet, and semiannual boiler tests. Violations by engineers or owners carry manslaughter penalties and fines for inspectors.
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Galena Advertiser
Congress
Clay Festival Honors Henry Clay In Lexington Rally
A large crowd attended the Clay Festival in Lexington on the 17th despite rain. The gathering, a Union meeting of Whigs and Democrats and others, featured General Metcalfe presiding and speeches by John Breckenridge and Henry Clay.
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Henry Cray
Lexington
General Metcalfe
M. C. Johnson
John Breckenridge
Congress
Friends of the Union
Cin. Gaz
Ohio Constitutional Convention to Assemble in Cincinnati
The Ohio Constitutional Convention will meet in Cincinnati on the first Monday of December to finish the work. The public is invited to weigh in on whether the state's election verdict supports hard money, with debates likely to span both the committee and public sphere. Citizens are urged to share opinions with local papers Joyce Eagle Plaindealer and Ohio Statesman.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio Statesman
Plaindealer
Eagle
Burying-ground appropriation and Cuba liberty stance noted
The article cites an appropriation bill item of 10000 dollars for a burying-ground near Mexico City for war dead and future deaths of American citizens. It also notes The New York Sun urging Cuban liberty and reports a 400 foot steamer contracted in Cincinnati for a Louisville to New Orleans run costing 420000 dollars and announces a new Clerk and Sheriff's office completion.
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City of
Mexico
New York Sun
Orgain
Cuba
Friends of Freedom
Louisville
New Orleans
Cincinnati
How the Whigs were beat in Pennsylvania
The piece blames veteran abstention for a Whig defeat in Pennsylvania. Adams county, once a faithful Whig stronghold, shows 839 fewer votes than in 1839, with 613 fewer from Whigs. The author urges Whigs to vote in every state to prevent Locofoco victories and restore wide Whig triumphs.
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Pennsylvania
Adams County
Union
Locofoco
Awful Death of a Child by Bulldog Attack
A widow living five miles beyond Montgomery in this county saw her young daughter attacked by a bulldog. The dog clamped the child's throat and resisted with fatal force as locals broke the animal's back and pried open its jaw. The child's throat was mangled beyond recovery. physicians declared it fatal.
Fraud and crowd chaos at Jenny Lind concert in Boston
The Chronicle describes a tainted ad valorem fraud period under Mr Peters at the New Orleans Custom-house raising duties and fines on over three thousand invoices. It reports Jenny Lind concert chaos at Fitchburg Depot Boston where a 4500 seat hall overflowed, tickets sold out, windows broken, crowds crushed, and Barnum offered ticket redemption.
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New Orleans Bulletin
Peters
Pat
Jenxy Lin
Jenny Lind
Fitchburg Depot
Boston
Montreal
Quebec
Portland
Salem
Portsmouth
Worcester
Fitchburg
Ir. Barnum
Chron
Atlas
Charleston Union Wins In Charleston Support For Union Ticket
The Atlas notes Charleston rebuked disunion rhetoric with the telegraph showing the Union candidate for Congress ahead by 700 in Charleston. It says Charlestonians rebuke Holmes and Rhett, proving patriotism and that locals speak for themselves rather than southern agitators.
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Charleston
Holmes
Rhett
Union
Congress
CIA
Atlas
Post Office reforms aid rapid Cincinnati mail growth
The Post Master General focuses on postal operations to improve forwarding and delivery. Cincinnati's mail business has surged, driven by population and convention activity, with Major Oliver and Mr. Hall handling duties diligently and overtime. Receipts show rising demand, and more staff could further relieve pressure despite occasional irregularities. The Clermont County Agricultural Fair reports strong livestock exhibits and premiums across horse and cattle classes, with notable improvements and high-quality stock on display.
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Cincinnati
Major Oliver
Hall
Oliver
Puncheon
Sesererses
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Ohio Pike
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Potomac
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Rawine
William Slade
John Ramsey Carriace
Daniel Ruudebush
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Marcuer
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W.P. Yhornton
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William Lyle
Aaron Jones
S. G. Clark
John Wedding
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Blair Jeffries
Jones
Israel Brash
John Green
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Abraham Miley
R. S. West
Thomas L. Shields
Captain McLean
George
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Ashton
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Moscow
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Vanoadole
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