Independence Hall visit and state affairs update in Warren
A travelogue on Independence Hall in Philadelphia highlights relics and portraits, then shifts to measures in Harrisburg. The No License bill passes the Senate 15 to 14, Meadville Western and Mutual Insurance Company gets a new charter, and factory labor limits for under 21 are debated and approved. Additional notes cover railroad charter matters, a county school superintendent convention, a Black Swan performance, and local obituaries and notices.
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Senate
Hoge
Skinner
Erie
Meadville Western and Mutual Insurance Company
Meadville
EE. & N. E. Railroad
Harbor of Erie
Sunbury & Erie, Erie & Jamestown
Pittsburg & Erie Railroad
Curtin
Allen
M’kean
Potter
Dept
Hickok
Black Swan
E. C
Publication delay noted for upcoming tale conclusion
The article states the writers intended to finish a tale in the current Mail issue but could not, and that the conclusion will appear in the next week's issue.
Sale of Allegheny Bridge in Warren County Act Enacted
An act authorizes the sale by writ of execution of the Allegheny Bridge at Warren to satisfy judgments against the bridge company. After sale, the purchaser obtains full title and later the bridge may revert to a subscribing company on repayment with interest, or the purchaser may accept a subscription equal to the bid.
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Allegheny
Warren County
Court of Common Pleas
Warren
Allegheny River
New Liquor Law Passed In New York See Sections On Sales
The article reports New York approving a stringent liquor prohibitory law to take effect July fifth. It bars sale or gifting of intoxicants after the fourth, except for licensed medical, mechanical, or sacramental uses, with strict licensing terms and public record requirements. It notes penalties for unlicensed sales and outlines conditions for citizen applicants. The piece also mentions a sea serpent sighting reported by Captain Richardson aboard the brig Abeona near 1854 voyage logs. It cites a prior Deedalus sighting as a comparison.
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New York
Judges of Common Pleas
Gary
Chas
Richardson
Abeona
Liverpool
China
Deedalus
Cape of Good Hope
St. Helena
An Act To Restrain The Sale Of Intoxicating Liquors
A historical act sets October first as the start of restrictions on selling vinous spirituous malt or brewed liquors. It creates license requirements, fees, appraiser duties, bond conditions, and penalties for violations, with detailed provisions on licenses for Philadelphia and other counties.
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Court of Quarter Sessions
United States
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
Rock of gold draws wild tale to San Francisco merchant
A letter by A. Seymour Smythe recounts a legendary gold boulder discovery in San Francisco with wild joy and plans to exploit it. The writer urges secrecy and details a hazardous expedition including blasting powder, pack animals, and weapons.
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The
California Chronicle
A. Seymour Smythe
San Francisco
Heaven's Gate
Bob
Rosetta
San Pedro
Los Angeles
John
Bill
Colt
Tulare Valley
Greenhorn
Jones’ Camp
Southworth
Battery and
California Streets
Barber of Dunkirk Robbery Foiled In Police Conspiracy
A Dunkirk barber shop victimized by chloroform theft of 1400 dollars in a robbery linked to John A Hall alias Jerry Brown. Chief James and Officer Horn tailed the suspect through a midnight ruse to St James Hotel, exposing a plot to join the thief in crime. The duo captured Hall and held him in Parish prison.
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Dunkirk
New York
J. Tidd
John A. Hall
James
Our City
Horn
Gravier St
Tidd
St. James Hotel
Cincinnati
Jerry Brown
Darkey
Llorn
IV. O. Delta
Arrival of Washington and Crimean War dispatches
The Washington arrived with 130 passengers after a four day delay in Boston. Dispatches report ongoing Crimean operations with battles at Balaklava and Sebastopol, allied advances, and talks of a possible peace or war outcome. The London Conference lingered over the crucial third point, while Britain plans blockades and Sardinia seeks a 2 million loan.
Various European News Items From The Era
Reports note Berlin completing a German translation of Channing, Rhine frozen at Metz, Napoleon to wed a Württemberg princess, and Francis Joseph leading Austria. Prices touch lions in Natal, 80,000 francs raised for Crimea aid, Miss Martineau ill, Kemble stages in London, Volga navigation planned, and the Golden Fleece mining venture in Siberia. Divers head to Crimea, Marlborough despatches cited, and a Norwegian steamer brings game to London.
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Crimea
England
Martineau
Danny Kemble
Exeter Hall
London
Mendelssohn
Volga
Astrakan
Caspian Sea
Siberia
Madrid
St. Petersburg
Maria Isabel Luis
Paris
Lyons
Czar
Daily Press
Courier Des Etais Unis
Duke of Marlborough
Toulon
Norway
East India Docks
Hesse Cassel
Neustadt
Cassel
Crotia
Agram
Hackeray
Edinburg University
Frankfort
Railway Department
Board of Trade
United Kingdom
Marseilles
Algeria
Spain
Ambushes and sorties mark frontier actions amid Poland plea
French troops struck a line of ambuscades held by Russian sharpshooters on the 15th while Russians carried out a sortie that was repulsed with fifty casualties. In Parliament Mr. Phinn proposed a Poland reconstruction note, which was later withdrawn after opposition from Lord Palmerston. Dantzic reported navigation opened on March 17, Riga’s ice remained, and the Baltic fleet prepared to sail with Admiral Dundas on April 2. Sardinia secured a 2,000,000 loan from Britain. Spain's cabinet debated Lord Howden’s note, risking suspension of relations if rejected, with a hoped-for satisfactory adjustment.
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New Yor
Washington
Canada
Boston
Odessa
Mount Sepouny
Sebastopol
Sinope
Omar Pasha
Balaklava
Knoys
Sardinia
House of Commons
Charles Wood
Baltic
White Seas
British American Land Company
Vienna
Russia
Prince Gortschakoff
Eupatoria
Phinn
Poland
Lord Paltmerston
Dantzic
Riga
Spithead
Dundas
Madrid
London Times
Lord Howden
D&c
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Warren Mail
Harrissure
Ixpependence Hall
Independence Hall
Colonial Assembly
Isaac Morris
Rush
Col
Henry Lee
Virginia
Congress
Christ Church
Lafayette
Dr. Franklin
St. Domingo
Christopher Columbus
Penn
Letitia Court
U.S
Constitution
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Marshall
William Moran
Margarett Hackney
Joseph Hackney
Western
Hackney
Presbyterian Church
Fredonia
Westfield
Chant. Co
Westfield Republican
K. N
Denison
Clara Fisher
Mail
Arthur's Magazine
Geo. D. Woodin, Esq
Iowa City
People’s
Messrs. Watson & Rogers
Crystal Palace
New York Courier and Enquirer
California
Europe
Arctic
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