Free Banking law debate and corrupt legislative influence
The piece denounces the Ohio Free Banking bill and accuses lawmakers of corruption driven by money and influence. It blasts “borers” and wire pullers, warns petitions are ignored, and urges funding via payments rather than advocacy. It also notes New York Free School funding shifts and critiques legislative pay and related moves while ending with a South climate quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Harrisburg
Franklin
North-western Pennsylvania outlined as a fertile, timber rich region
The Pittsburgh Gazette notes Northwestern Pennsylvania offers vast unclaimed lands with oak, walnut, and hickory forests and rich river bottoms. It argues pine lands are not universally poor, highlights French Creek as a market potato supplier, and envisions rail and canal growth attracting emigrants and boosting agriculture and manufacturing.
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Warren
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Gazette
Clarion
French Creek
Fire at Lewis establishment in Erie causes large losses
The Erie fire is blamed on an incendiary with early witnesses noting it started in the room center far from the store. Total losses are estimated at no less than 50 000 with many insured and substantial furniture damage, business interruption, and scattered individual claims.
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Erie Gazette
Lewis
Major Brown
J. & J. Williams
W. H. Knowlton
Lewis & Co
W. H. Sherman
A. Montfort
N. Murphy
J. Johnson
R. S. Hunter
B. French
G. B. Keene
E. D. Gunnison
McIntosh
Wright
O'Reilley
Thompson & Grant
Harris
Medical Advice Warns Against Mercury Use in Treatment
The piece cautions that Dr Kinkelin limits his methods to a medicine branch and warns against mercury as dangerous, noting many are mercurialized yearly and deaths occur. It urges careful erasure of disease not mere patching and warns married and engaged people to beware. It also mentions Taylor & Brothers stocking early goods.
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Taylor & Brothers
J W Breed Furniture Store Showcases New Goods
Mr J W Breed hosts a fine assortment of new furniture with a claim that few shops in the country are better supplied. The note highlights the breadth of stock and quality on offer.
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J. W. Breed
Dam Channel Below Dam Scraped to Ease Operation
Report states the channel beneath the dam has been scraped out to simplify dam operation and reduce maintenance challenges. No further details on location or scale are provided.
Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-room Companion Praised
The second issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-room Companion is lauded as a splendid paper with superior illustrations and typography. It is recommended to readers seeking a sociable companion, priced at $3 a year in Boston, Massachusetts.
Local debate over debut and mediums in town
The message notes conflicting reports from the Youngsville edition and Columbus about whether two mediums exist in town. It asks if the Elk Advocate can reanimate and import a set for the city.
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Youngsville
Columbus
Elk Advocate
Patent for a new steam boiler improvement praised by sheriff
Charles Anderson, Sheriff, has begun steps to obtain a patent for an improved steam boiler. The revolving cylinder reports steam by its own action each revolution and is claimed to be explosion proof. If successful, it could avert the large annual loss of life from steamboat and boiler explosions.
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Farr
N. Y
Charles Anderson
Baker & Benson Firm Dissolved In Favor Of Benson Verbecks
The Baker and Benson firm is dissolved and business continues by Benson and Verbecks. Variety Hall shows new exterior touches and presents a fine appearance. The establishment promises agreeable and frank treatment to patrons.
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Baker & Benson
Benson & Verbecks
Variety Hall
Hem locks leaf in Elk County report
A Elk County note reports hem locks have leafed out in Elk, suggesting evergreen trees beyond the usual pines present in the area.
Local Household Leadership Changes and Colonial News
Mr. Isaac Wheeler leaves the Mansion House and Mr. R K Russell becomes manager, with A Wright and R K Russell in charge. From Guiana reports note yellow fever in Cayenne, the death of Louis Eugene Maissin, Governor of French Guiana, and a new Attorney General M Vidal de Lengendes. No other local news of importance is recorded.
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Isaac Wheeler
R. K. Russel
Messrs. A. Wright
Guiana
Royal Gazette
Georgetown
British Guiana
Cayenne
French Guiana
Louis Eugene Maissin
M. Vidal de Lengendes
Berbice
Emigration from Ireland Threatens Population Decline
The British ship ping, used to transport emigrants to America, is valued at 240 000 tons. Last year Ireland alone sent over 30 000 souls abroad. The Times warns the Irish population could drop to a third in twenty years at the current rate, while England contends she may overlook the boon to labor strength. Lucy notes the maxim that luck favors the active and warns against reliance on fortune without work.
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America
Ireland
London Times
England
The
Times
Transfer of P. O. Department to Provincial Authorities
Montreal reports the Post Office Department moved from British to provincial control today. Canada-wide postal rates are now five cents.
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Montreal
P. O. Department
Canada
Daniel Webster Addresses Pennsylvania Legislature in Harrisburg
The Hon. Daniel Webster, in Harrisburg, speaks to the Legislature and state authorities, praising Pennsylvania as the keystone of the Union and urging unity, republican government, and national purpose. He thanks the Governor and notes recent political adjustments and improved national harmony.
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Daniel Webster
Harrisburgh
Johnston
Webster
Gestimmel
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Union
Peter the Hermits
A Vision of Liberty and Union in a Nation of States
The speaker defends republican government, faith in continued progress and prosperity, and the idea that the United States will remain free. He cites unity, prosperity, and preservation of institutions as lifelong goals, and recalls Webster in a moment of parliamentary applause before adjournment.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Mr. Webster
Speaker Cessna
Corruption Scandal Rumors Hit New York Senate
March 29 Albany reports reveal attempts to sway the New York State Senate over a gambling suppression bill. Sergeant at Arms G W Bull allegedly took funds from gambling-house interests to defeat the measure, with Samuel A Snydam resisting. Names cited include C D Robinson S H Johnson and A C Stone. a select committee was formed and Bull fled, possibly to New York City.
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New York
Albany
State Senate
Senate
G. W. Bull
Mike Walsh
Samuel A. Snydam
A. C. Stone
Messrs Mason
Utica
Dimmick
Broome
Morgan
N. Y. City
Spring Bonnets and Capital Punishment Debate
The column notes spring bonnet trends in New York with fine materials, delicate trims, and a small crown. It also reports Albany’s Select Committee proposing life imprisonment for murder and remarks on Mr. June’s elephant collection in Ceylon, with elephants shipped to Galle aboard the Regatta.
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Metropolis
the Home Journal
Williams
Select Committee
Albany Express
S. B. June
Galle
America
Colombo
Ceylon
June
Yankee Land
Duke of Brunswick Clears for Germany by Nassau Balloon
The Royal Property gardens at Vauxhall hosted a private ascent of the Duke of Brunswick and Mr. Charles Green in a Nassau Balloon. Instructions from Mr. Lamm enabled inflation on Waterloo ground ahead of a twelve o clock departure with thirteen carrier pigeons aboard for communication. The ascent carried provisions for a long voyage as the craft headed southeast over Surrey and Kent toward the continent, later reaching Gravesend as wind shifted. The voyage aims to continue once wind favors a new course.
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Duke of Brunswick
Nassau
Germany
Vauxhall
Charles Green
Waterloo Ground
Lamm
London Gas Company
Soyer
Henry Evans
Kennington Lane
Green
Surry
Kent
London Times
Deseen
Gravesend
Vauxhall Garden
Ife
Southerner wreck reported near Point Au Pelee and baneful voyage
A captain reports sighting a steamer off Point au Pelee with pipes gone and cargo thrown overboard, likely the Southerner. The May Flower description notes large quantities of floating goods. Belmond reports the wreck with deck load discarded and engines stopped. ashore suspected. Curvecano notes gale that may have disabled the Southerner after it left port Friday. A separate incident: a Rochester to Buffalo mail train derailed near Alden Swamp, killing the engineer Wibur. darkness and a blown tree contributed to the crash. Markets, fires, and a Boston crowd incident wrap the day’s notices.
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Dercorr
Point Au Pelee
Canada
Belmont
Apes Swamp
Bartroop
Rochester
Alden Swamp
Buffalo
Wibur
Albany
Jenny Lind to visit Cincinnati mid April
A Barnum letter states Jenny Lind will arrive about April 13 in Cincinnati. The river gauge shows a seven inch drop in twenty four hours. In New Orleans on March 27 word comes that Capt. French was executed near Durango Texas for murder and robbery.
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Cincinnati
Panoramy of a Chancery Suit Opens in the Year
A fragment notes Bunyard plans a panorama of a Chancery Suit, opening in a year with reference to doomsday and concluding in a similar fashion. The text presents a historical legal drama outline without concrete dates or places.
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Allegheny Valley
Erie
Page
National Intelligencer
Michael Donhizer
Somerville
Cambridge
McLaughlin
Cambridgeport
Boston Post
Hwiladelphia Medical
Kinxetta
Third
Union Streets
Merchants’ Exchange
Philadelphia
Kinkelin
Elk Co
Lucy
Morrisburg
N.Y
Tar Bath
Brown, Shipley & Co
France
Western Canal
National
J. Butterfield
Foster & Dickinson
R W. Huntas
Chatharine Street
Butterfield
Boston
Court Square
Branlee
Chance
Cay Boyd
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