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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1850
Page
2
Our Whig allies in neighboring counties favor holding the Congressional Convention at this location on August 23. Conferees will be appointed accordingly. Josiah Dungan of Bucks County presides as canal commissioner and guides the planning.
The Compromise is defeated after a severe floor struggle led by Cuay and Wensten. Critics say compromise with slavery betrays the nation and would surrender the cause of freedom. Proponents argue only a decisive end to the slavery question ensures safety and justice for California and New Mexico.
The Erie accident on the steamer America prompts calls for safer lake travel and criticizes management. Coroner's Jury verdict cites boiler explosion as cause. The Houston Telegraph reports Texas sovereignty clashes with Congress and Supreme Court, comparing Texas to a spoiled child. R. P. Maclay and Robert C. Winthrop are noted for political roles.
The Whig electors of Warren Borough are urged to gather at L. D. Wetmore’s office on Friday evening August 9 to select delegates for the county convention on the 19th. Mayo and Waters as Standing Committee. The Mercer County Whig suggests Franklin as venue for Whig Senatorial and Representative Conventions on July 30, Venango implies consent, urging full county representation.
From the McKean Orbit we learn that Uzza Robbins, convicted in McKean County in January for his wife’s murder, is to be executed on the 30th inst. This marks a final step in the county case with a capital punishment action scheduled soon.
Six hours after Ridgeway a fast Elk arrived worn but not exhausted in a brisk late night run. The town buzzed with black berry picking and elk steak demand before breakfast. News of a proposed annexation stirred interest while Mr. Junior urged it nervously. Bachelorism wanes as younger ladies show hope, and the wire seems to be fading.
The Elk County Advocate mocks insinuations of false accusations about editorial departments. It calls for reform and demands ocular proof, citing a humorous aside about a man in the gutter and a scolding reference to bearing false witness.
For two weeks past we have had an unusual quantity of rain. The wheat crop which was being gathered will be more or less injured.
A fragment suggests Pain regards his discovery as a light affair, described in terms implying minimal effort or impact. The wording hints at a casual assessment without formal significance or broader consequence.
The Ledger states that Mr. Brawley is beyond the reach of those who seek to create disturbance in Crawford County. It argues he is safe from such plots and that consequences would have been severe had he faced deserved punishment previously.
Jamestown grows rapidly with a 25 percent rise to 2,277 residents per the latest enumeration. Chautauque County posts wealth gains as grazing and dairy farming require little labor, keeping overall population steady since 1840.
Notice asks townships in Warren County to appoint two delegates for a convention in Warren borough on August 19 at 1 P.M. to nominate county officers and appoint congressional, senatorial, and representative conferees. Names listed include committees of Vigilance from boroughs and townships such as Mayo, Waters, Richardson, Kinnear, Yates, Osborne, Berry, Crocker, Flatt, Anderson, and many others.
In a dated confession Damien H Pearson admits to killing his wife Martha and their twins Sarah and Lydia on April 11, 1849 after a night of drinking. He describes the morning sequence, the acts of stabbing, the aftermath, washing blood from his body and discarding evidence in Boston near the Providence depot. He claims a sense of providence and ignorance of motive.
Solomon Crosby of Harmony assaulted his wife with a clothes pounder on Thursday afternoon. His son Morton Crosby and sister aided during the attack. an artery was ruptured but recovery is hoped. Crosby, intoxicated, was arrested and committed to jail after trial in Panama. He had prior prison time for attempting to shoot Dr. Pierce. Public scrutiny urged over unlawful sale of liquor.
The proprietorship of the Pennsylvanian has changed with Boyd Hamilton retiring Col. J. W. Forney becoming sole proprietor. W. W. McKean will soon assume business conduct, while Col. Forney will devote himself to editorship, a task at which he is highly qualified.
A Paris account reports the equestrian ascent at Camp de Mars featuring M Lepoitevin and his gray pony. Rain and wind challenged launch yet crowds gathered as the balloon rose, the horse bleeding at the greatest height, and the ballonist struggling to descend after a long near-earth drift.
An enterprising Yankee company buys 350000 acres along the Kanawha in Western Virginia at fifty cents per acre with plans to settle it with New England men. They will slackwater the river to Ohio, build saw mills, market seasoned timber, and convert debris to cordwood for Cincinnati and other markets. About forty experienced Yankee lumbermen have already departed for the site.
New York shows 30 banks plus 8 saving banks with over 827 million capital. Insurance firms hold 9 million across 25 companies and 56 agencies. Life and trust firms total 3.5 million in capital. City real and personal estate stands at 251.49 million, up seven million from the prior year. 105 newspapers and 106 other periodicals. 14 railroad companies, 53 steamboat lines, 26 express and telegraph firms, 101 transport lines, 125 omnibus lines with 425 stages. Churches total 229. Buildings erected in 1349 number 1618.
The Leipzig National Exposition opened to the public and runs to May 26 with about 1400 exhibitors from Saxony and other German states, in a Central Halls complex. A Cincinnati report details a cholera outbreak in a Sycamore Street tenement, nine sick then five dead, described as a foul, verminous rookery with a wallowing corpse, prompting nine coffins and dire health orders. An New York note covers the State Convention to nominate officials meeting in Syracuse on September 22. A tale of a father giving his son capital to start a chancery suit ends with the son winding it up, earning the father’s reproach for keeping such a costly, long-running case.
The Pennsylvania Insane Asylum physician classifies 936 inmates by causes: two insane from dread of poverty, fourteen from fright, forty one from religious and political excitement, three from metaphysical speculations, two from unknown causes, eighteen from want of employment, mortified pride nine, anxiety for wealth one, tobacco use two, tight lacing two, and intemperance two hundred.
On July 17 New Oronans reported the arrival of Gen. Twigs in the city.
By Telegraph to the Warren Mail New York August 6 7 P M The Steamship Cherokee from Chagres with later news from California is off the Highlands She will be up about 6 or 7 o clock The Herman from Southampton and Bremer arrived this morning.
Washington dispatch notes the President reading his message to Congress on August 6. He asserts that east of the Rio Grande is regarded as belonging to New Mexico and warns he may use federal force to enforce U S laws, including regular army and navy. Texas is called an intruder and unfit to clash with federal rights.
Rainy July night reports a boiler explosion on the Aweaka under Capt Squires on the Sadusky line. About 150 aboard, 30 scalded with five dead en route, six to eight others badly hurt. Many removed to town, coroner to preside over inquiry, Captain Squires absent.
Senate battle over the Omnibus Bill ends with Utah territorial government provision to be engrossed for a third reading after multiple strikes and amendments. New Mexico sections stricken, California sections retained, Utah path approved. Yeas 32 to 18. adjournment attempts defeated.
Wasuine Aug. 2 reports Mr Bates declining then hinting at reconsideration while Mr L Steargey is urged for a post. Mr Graham installed and hosted naval officers. Omnibus bill 8 expected in the House with Toombs Stevens Clingman among supporters. Senate petitions on tariff modification. President replies to Cass inquiry about British search at sea. Pensions for Revolutionary officers' widows debated. California boundary amendment Foote 3530 discussed.
A city denounces the Paerce course amid a mayoral nominating Democratic Convention that adjourned for tomorrow. News from New Orleans reports a fire destroying four Anna street buildings and three on Claud street with a child burned. Gov Bell of Texas vows to defend territorial rights while seeking congressional support and Union loyalty amid divided public opinion.
The note lists multiple brokenstraw and elk township parcels in Warren County to be sold under writs of execution. Properties include fifty acre tracts with improvements, two hundred acre parcels with structures and orchards, and a village lot in Youngsville with a frame house and outbuildings. Proceedings name Dewit C. Chapel George Bates and Charles E. Bates Thomas MaGuire John Brokaw and others as parties of interest.
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