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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1852
Page
2
An 1852 prospectus explains that three months earlier the Mail began under a new patronage with limited permanence. It claims growth in popularity and announces an enlargement to meet demand, contingent on timely payments of subscriptions and dues. The note urges debtors to remit by March.
The article prints Mr. Clay’s private view favoring Millard Fillmore as the Whig candidate, praising his tested presidency and warning against change. It notes rival candidates Webster and Scott as less vetted, critiques public inference, and discusses party unity and regional tensions shaping the 1848 contest.
The piece argues Gov Johnston and Mr Webster may split support, Conte siding that Pennsylvania is crucial and Democratic by aerial majority. It endorses Gen Winfield Scott as the best candidate to unite the party and win the Keystone State, praising his broad popularity and fame.
The Philadelphia North American reports a further 50 000 subscriptions at the last committee meeting in Sunbury. City subscriptions exceed 500 000 as canvassing continues by agents across Philadelphia and the surrounding counties.
This act allows the Sunbury and Erie Railroad to extend from Erie to the Pennsylvania state line by any feasible route. It permits partnerships with the Cleveland, Painsville and Ashtabula line to build and finance the extension, including provision to furnish stock or money and to arrange for transportation, freight, and passenger services as agreed, without violating Commonwealth law. It also authorizes purchasing land and rights of way for construction and depots as needed.
The chairman of the Ways and Means Committee says government drafts are being protested for want of funds. Congress is split, with both houses agitating on slavery and preparing capital for the next presidential election. Local critics accuse leaders of neglecting duties and harming government finances.
A late German writer claims Gothic architecture embodies petrified religion, arguing the style preserves medieval faith in stone and form rather than living belief. He emphasizes solemn verticality, pointed arches, and ribbed vaults as symbols of spiritual rigidity.
L T Parmiee delivered a finely written lecture at the Warren Lyceum on a glance at early American history from pre Columbus times to independence. He praised the struggles of settlers and founders and the present glory of the American name. The next lecture will be by Dr E H Danforth next Monday evening.
Report from telegraph and Youngsville Express confirms a drowning of Edmonds and serious injury to Timothy Woodin while caving lumber in a jam at Freese's dam near Youngeville. Rafts tied in Siggins pond broke free, sending men into the flood and causing heavy material losses. a bridge at Pittsfield also washed away.
A lively Warren scene formed Friday morning as the Steamer Clara Fisher from Pittsburgh arrived after a quick voyage with a large freight. The Bell No. 2, captained by Hanna, followed from Pittsburgh Wednesday, making the run in a little over 36 hours. Passengers and freight crowded the riverbank as the boats met and briefly tangled during a maneuver.
A brief town note reports a week of good river flow aiding lumber transport. Four inches of snow fall on Tuesday morning. The ad references Mesers Hertzel and Stowell and laments Mr. Page’s departure as the shop passes to capable successors.
Those wishing to purchase should examine the Water Power of Mr Sill and contact him. India rubber artificial noses ears and hands are now produced. It is believed India rubber may never replace the material used for conscience items. A speaker notes old clothes funding to pay for current needs. Railroads worldwide cost about £447,000,000 or $2,218,040,000. US annually consumes 32 million pounds of maple sugar. Fifty steam driven sewing machines in New York are claimed. question how many are driven by salvation.
The Harrisburg convention of the Pennsylvania Whigs unanimously reaffirmed loyalty to the party program, urged unity against opponents, and endorsed Gen. Winfield Scott for president with Fillmore praised for domestic policy. The delegates instructed their National Convention representatives to back Scott as Pennsylvania’s choice and thanked Ex-Governor Johnson for efforts to reduce state debt. A follow up tale recounts a Waynesboro hoax where a silver crock turned out counterfeit after a mountain dream discovery.
A venerable Virginia man remits last week payment for his fiftieth year of the National Intelligencer. We recall an old rummy’s quick retort to a landlord who ejected him, telling him to go to the d. He adds go in again, there honey, for John says your house is the highway there.
Gov William Bigler transmits a financial message to the Legislature detailing 1861 receipts of 1 472 393 93 and expenditures of 4 789 667 53, leaving a deficit and a potential year end balance around 259 844 40. He urges borrowing to finish the North Branch canal and rapid removal of inclined planes on the Portage railroad, plus a shift to cash accounting for repairs.
Citizens present a 10 year lease proposal for finishing Pennsylvania canals and railroads. They offer annual payments starting 800000 dollars and rising to 1 million, secured by state bonds, plus 300000 dollars for the Columbia and Philadelphia railroad and upgrades to Delaware division locks. They seek legislative authority to contract with the undersigned and associates. Signatories include Dutihl, Graff, Bingham, Dock, Harris, Leech, Clarke, Butler, Moorhead, Painter, Moorhead, Foster.
A Boston Medical and Surgical Journal synopsis recounts a Charlestown lad with severe consumption improving after a refined phosphate powder given thrice daily with cod liver oil. Within weeks he regains strength, sleeps better, eats well, and rides ten miles daily, suggesting wider use of the treatment by grateful parents.
The column presents a skeptical summary of recent Congressional proceedings with voices calling for readings and adjournments. It notes no major acts have passed since the season began and criticizes the public cost of information, suggesting the system yields little substantive result.
The Johnstown Echo relays a shocking tale from northern Indiana county describing a family living in a poverty stricken log cabin. An elderly man and his wife dwell with many children, all naked except one male helper who works away from home to fund the family. The dwelling features a puncheon floor a single cow and minimal goods with a straw bed and earth floor bed. The account relies on a reputable informant who has personally seen the cabin.
In Truro a five hundred pound bear killed by Indian hunter David Oakham after a lengthy pursuit. The animal had long raided the neighborhood, reportedly destroying many sheep. Oakham battled the beast with an axe until aided by a loyal dog, later pursuing the bear with a gun and further bullets before final destruction. The head and fore paws were sent to Dr. Jennings in Halifax.
Fire engulfed Tremont Temple in Boston before 1 A M causing about 200 000 in losses. The building valued at 80 000 was mostly filled with artists insured for 42 000 in Hartford Salem and Portland. In Virginia news the state borrows after Treasury ran dry. Cherokee Advocate prints President’s Message in verse with a mocked prosy tone.
On Wednesday night in Dooridge County Virginia six men and one woman were murdered as they emigrated to the West. Local authorities opened investigations into the massacre with little details available.
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