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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1850
Page
2
A notice references the Board of Public Works in Augusta County with Alexander G. Conover of Auglaize County connected to the matter.
To Correspondents the item lists forthcoming pieces including Memento Mori next week and a promise to return the author of Cruelty for a call. Farewell to the Home of my Youth is promised for a future day. Habeas Corpus is on hand along with One of the People.
The Whig Governor candidate Judge Johnston will be in Clermont county on Saturday the 28th but no daytime speech due to the Agricultural Fair. He may speak at Batavia that evening and possibly in Bethel on the previous night while traveling from Georgetown. He aims to learn Clermont’s agricultural interests at the fair.
Our worthy citizen Dr. 8 J Alexander has moved to Cincinnati and opened a boarding house at the corner of Lodge and Sixth streets a few doors west of the U S Hotel He will practice in the city after long service in this county Batavia loses a valuable physician The Clermont County Agricultural Fair will be held at William Slade s house Alrey s Run near the Ohio Turnpike on the 27th and 28th of this month
The Hon. A. H. H. Stuart is named to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. McKennon’s resignation. A Virginia resident, Stuart’s appointment is noted amid local editorials and a dispute over Free Masonry. Josue Cox, an old friend and schoolmate, runs as an independent candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, and support is expressed for his election. The Courier plans a newspaper enlargement in the coming weeks.
Letters from the mines dated July 25 report Clermonters doing well in California and planning December return. T W Ratanone details voyage from Panama to Sacramento City with companions McMurchy McMurphy Blair Higbee Welch Leeds Ely McNair. all in good health and set to leave for the mines soon, no notable shows.
Congress saw Fremont and Gwynne sworn as senators and Gilbert and Wright sworn as California representatives on the 10th inst. The body adjourns on the 30th. The note also touts a second edition of Life of James Evans, editor of the Clermont Sun, claiming his self authored death era manuscript details a man in Batavia Ohio.
Continued discussion on dog taxation. Dennis Smith is questioned for ignoring petition support for a dog tax to protect wool growers. Citizens urged to “face the music” and declare stance. Also reports a Sabbath School celebration in Cynthiana with Rev. T. K. Coteman’s address, requested for publication but too long for current issue. will appear when space allows.
Foreign dispatches report Louis Philippe ex king of France died at Claremont on the 24th after preparing his memoirs in the Queen's presence. He summoned his family for a final religious observance then expired at 8 o clock Monday morning. The King was surrounded by Queen and Royal Family members. In Frankfurt the Peace Congress met with Elihu Burritt and Emile Girardin among attendees and Cobden praising peace. Rome reports renewed attacks on the Pope with crystal ball bombs leading to arrests.
A Kentucky letter from B F Hurray of Bourbon county announces attendance at the county fair on the 27th and 28th this month. He will bring a lot of the best thoroughbred cattle in Kentucky to be offered for sale at the fair. The note urges farmers to seize the chance to improve stock by purchasing fine Durham cattle at fair prices.
Mr. Barnum writes from Albany that Mlle Lind cannot visit the West due to high expenses estimated around four thousand dollars per night. He cites limited time before England singing at the World’s Fair and notes only large populations can justify such tours. Also mentions Bethel law office opening and The New Constitution of Louisiana praise.
The Eclecrc Manian Institute in Cincinnati begins its winter session on the first Monday in November with a gratuitous course of lectures starting the first Monday in October. Full course tickets 60 dollars in advance. matriculation 5 dollars. graduation 15 dollars. Also notes local ads and a death of Bishop Bascom in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Fugitive slave bill has passed both Houses and will doubtless receive the President's sanction. The bill abolishing the slave trade in the District of Columbia has passed both Houses and will soon become law. A note on the Century question refers readers to communications in the Cincinnati Gazette.
From Texas reports in New Orleans dated Sept 11 and Sept 12 outline engrossment of a bill by both Houses to organize the new Santa Fe county, tax powers, and transport contracts. Propositions seek boundary fixes, sale of territory, and $10 million stock. defense of Union noted. Governor to raise Rangers. Legislature to adjourn around Sept 5.
The Cincinnati Gazette urges Whigs to act as the election nears in Ohio. It notes inner party strife in the Democrats, with two tickets for governor and public works posts. It calls for mobilization of Whig voters in Cincinnati and Hamilton County to prevent Locofoco victory and win the state for Whigs.
The Press reports broad support for cheap postage with public judgment favoring passage. It notes years of discussion in Congress and urges Representatives to act before adjournment, claiming bills are matured and ready in both Houses if members pass them.
Washington reports the Senate passed a bill to preserve peace with California tribes fixing three Indian Agents at three thousand dollars annually. Bills for widows’ pensions, California land issues, and a slave trade suppression measure advance, with various votes and amendments noted. Vermont election results show Whig leads. Meacham and Heberd win for Whig, Bartlet fails to secure majority. Senate and House tallies recorded. A House bill seeks 160000 for mileage and pay for members and delegates with added stationery funds and per diem provisions for Utah and New Mexico delegates, plus mileage payments.
The Democracy accused A. G. Conover, Whig candidate for the Board of Public Works, of working for the Piqua Railroad while paid by the State as Resident Engineer, alleging double pay and neglect of duty. Conover swiftly refuted the charge, proving he resigned before railroad service and was released from state duties.
From Baltimore Patriot Sept 8 1850 the House passes Senate adjustment bills including California Utah and New Mexico measures, Texas boundary, all Omnibus bills now approved by both houses. Public joy erupts with bells rockets and cheers at homes of Cass Dickinson Foote Douglas Houston Clay Cobb Webster and others. Webster’s notable speech echoes Richard III as crowds hail unity and liberty. POTOMAO.
Horace Greeley extols plank roads in New York State noting the Rome to Watertown route cuts transport costs by more than half and boosts farm value by ten to twenty percent. He argues plank roads are cheap, profitable, and should extend where railways do not, with Watertown now nearer to New York than Lewistown was two years prior.
A Senate bill authorizes the Postmaster General to contract for a mail steamship line between New Orleans and Vera Cruz to begin operation by the end of January 1851. The article notes that iron production in the United States now exceeds world output by seventy five years ago.
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