Rail routes to St Louis linked by six foot gauge plan
The Warren Mail discusses a sweeping railroad proposal uniting New York City with St Louis. It outlines routes through Olean Little Valley Jamestown Meadville and Warren with six foot gauge connections. Officers anticipate contracts surveys and wide subscriptions to fund the line linking Erie to Pittsburgh and extending to Cincinnati Ashland and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bentonian Pacific Railway
N. Y. City
St. Louis
N. Y. & Erie Road
Olean
Allegheny
Meadville
Ohio
Little Valley
N.Y. & Erie
Jamestown
Western Reserve Transcript
Warren
Frenklin
Elega
New York City
Cincinnatti
Ashland
Medina
Sumitt
Portage
Trumbull
State Line
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company
New-York City
City of
New-York
New- York and Erie Company
Randolph
Jamestown New York
Pennsylvania
French Creek
New York City Company
Kinsman
Trumbull County
Erie and Pittsburg Company
Erie
Pittsburg
Ohio Line
Newton Falls
Ravenna
Franklin
Akron
Seville
Medina County
Galion
Warren and Franklin
Ranklin
Crestline
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Bellefontaine and
Indiana
Mississippi
New York
Lakeshore
The Night Of Lisbon Cathedral And The Mourning Queen
The narrative follows a royal Portuguese royal funeral at the Lisbon cathedral for the murdered queen Inez de Castro. King Pedro and nobles witness solemn rites as the regal procession ends in tears and quiet laments. The setting blends coronation pageantry with mourning and pious reverence in a fading midnight vigil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Minster
Lisbon
Don Pedro
Pedro
Inez de Castro
Lilian
Murder Conviction and Public Safety Debate in Pittsburgh
A man named Jewell was convicted of killing Mitchell in Pittsburgh while accomplices were tried and acquitted. The piece laments the need for a law to shield society from crime, contrasting foreign war responses with domestic violence. It also notes Peterson's Magazine January issue and local officials in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell
Mitchell
Pittsburgh
United States
O touch not the Bow and its deadly lure warned
The excerpt warns against touching the Bow noting its poison and the death it causes in families. It portrays sorrow from a brother sister and mother, each speaking of loss and ruin from the drink. The piece precedes notices of a Lyceum program and community events. A Temperance Convention and church repair efforts are announced with invitations to attend.
Bible Class Meets Tuesday at Presbyterian Office Adjoining Room
A Bible Class linked to the Presbyterian Church gathers each Tuesday evening in the room next to the office. The paper notes anonymous submissions are often rejected and suggests edits to a poem titled To my sister in Heaven to improve rhyme and meter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
Rose
Deer Stort Hunters Bring 35 Deer In Two Weeks
Charles Jones and Wm L Thompson of Pine Grove reported 35 deer taken in two weeks of heavy snow near the head waters of the Tionesta towards Ridgeway. Jones claimed 24 kills and both plan to remain at camp through January for a larger hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jones
Wm. L. Thompson
Pine Grove
Jones
Tionesta
Ridgeway
Burglary Prisoners Sent To Chautauque County
Sheriff Anderson delivered two prisoners charged with burglary from Warren County Pa to Chautauque County authorities. The Jamestown Herald notes curious jail travel by inmates who rode in an open sleigh to Mayville, sparking questions about motives and local officials.
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Anderson
Chaut. Co
Jamestown Herald
Warren Co
Chautauque
Kennedy
Hawley
Mayville
Warren
Dr. Strain
Marsh Wannamee Coat Custom Sparks Mild Surprise
A man who ordered a coat in the morning from Marsh & Wannamee received his finished garment by noon, initially astonished but learning it was the shop’s standard practice.
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Warren
Marsh & Wannamee
Congressional Proceedings in Senate and House Notes
Senate and House debates cover the Kentucky contested seat and printing 5000 Spanish Messages, tariff reforms, and general adjournments. Key figures include Mr. Clemons Alabama Democrat and Mr. Dixon in seat discussions, Chaplains Butler and Gallagher, plus Speaker of the House as committees are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Clemons
Scott
C. M. Butler
Episcopal Church
Kentucky
Jones
Tenessee
Brooks
N. Y
Brook
James Gallagher
House
Weoneapay
Clemens
Merriweather
Gwin
Committee On Finance
Washington
Scudder
Mass
Owen Fowler
Hale
Cass
Duncan
Massachusetts
Benjamine Thompson
State of the Union
Books
Underwood
Harrisburg to Sunbury Rail Line Bid Awarded
The Harrisburg Telegraph reports the construction contract goes to Lauman Daugherty Traverse and Barnum in Company as the lowest bidder, taking 250 000 in stock and costing just over a million to complete in under two years. The line runs from opposite Harrisburg along the Susquehanna to Dauphin Sunbury and Lewisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrispuren
Sunpury Bartroop
Harrisburgh
Lauman
Daugherty, Traverse and
Barnum
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Cumberland Valley
Susquehanna
Dauphin
Cabinet Prospects in Washington Echo New England Representation
A Concord-based gentleman reports from a personal interview with Gen. Pierce that he prefers not to select Cabinet members from New England, claiming the region is adequately represented by Pierce himself. Charles O Conor of New York is seen as a strong candidate for General Attorneyship, while Foote of Mississippi has active southern Union Democrat supporters urging a Cabinet berth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Concord
Pierce
New England
Charles O'Conor
New York
Foote
Mississippi
South
Speeds on the Hudson River Railroad Ride
The speaker recounts a rapid train journey from Albany to Sing Sing with stops at Hudson Poughkeepsie and Peekskill. He jokes about telegraph poles appearing like a fence and describes improvised braces of brick rope walk and ten pin alley to steady the cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rairoap
Hudson River
Albany
Hudson
Poughkeepsie
Peekskill
Sing Sing
France Proclaims Napoleon III Emperor Amid Revived Joy
The proclamation on the 3d names Napoleon III as Emperor and elevates Gen Stannard Wagram and Dedestelane to Marshals. A general amnesty frees press offenders and many political convicts. Napoleon vows peace and stability, pledging a government with authority under the will of the people. The empire to be proclaimed nationwide on Sunday the 5th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stannard Wagram
Dedestelane
France
National Guard
Napoleon
Paris
Hotel Deville
Napoleon the Third
Chamber of Duties
Senate
Fea
Fontainbleau
Economy of hog feeding tested by ground versus shelled corn
The Germantown Telegraph notes an 1850 51 Patent Office extract by J E Dodge detailing an experiment with two pigs. One fed corn meal gained 63 lbs live weight and 297 lbs pork. the other fed shelled corn gained 33 lbs live weight and 280 lbs pork. Offal and ratios are calculated, with meal proving more profitable by about 30 lbs pork gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Farresina
Patent Office
J. E. Dodge
Potosi
Grant County
Wisconsin
Telegraph
Ryefield
Berkshire
Cleveland
The Sea Serpent Sightings on Ship Barham Voyage
A Bombay dated letter reports the Barham saw a sea serpent in high latitudes near Madras, with a head 16 feet above water, a 60 to 150 foot body, a saw crest, and a spouting action. The crew chased it to 250 yards as it disappeared below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Iain Valle
Barham
Madras
Enland
Cape
Belive
Catawissa Railroad progress and local inventions noted
An authority reports contracts for the Catawissa line from Catawissa to Tamaqua and from Tamaqua to Beaver Meadow funded in New York, with aims to tap coal and lake trade. A Croex calendar clock patent is described as year‑long winding free with accurate calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia News
Catawissa
Columbia County
Tamaqua
Sehiaylkill County
Beaver Meadow
New York
Catawissa Company
Schuylkill Fields
Sunbury and
Erie
Easton
Sunbury
A Croex
J. H. Hawes
N. Y. Dem
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Warren Mail
FR. Cowan
Great Central Railroad
Graham
Graham and the Mail
Peterson
Mail
Sheri Foreman
A. M. Rogers
Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society
Watts
Carlisle
Harrisburgh Journal
Mrs. Pierce
Lowell News
Daniel Webster
Edward N. Kirk
Boston
Duxbury
Warren, PA
Home Matters
Tax Wannes Lyceum
Church of Rome
John N. Miles
Breed & Rogers
Lucy Rogers
Jennett Conroe
J. D. James
Academy
Sons and Friends of Temperance
Youngsville
M. E
Hackney
M. E. Church
Congressional Proceedings
Railoar
Buffalo and State Line Railroad
Draper
Southern Michigan
Fredonia Censor
Buffalo
John Green
Lake Erie
Griffith
Green
Atlantic
Oswego
Jom
Fifeen
Buffalo Commercial
Aaron Burr
Princeton
Jonathan Edwards
Col. Burr
Blaise Skupinski
Lehman
Marmount
Gourgaud
Excelmans
Marrast
England
Wellington
Spain
Castanos
America
Clay
Woodbury
Webster
Gadsden
Henshaw
Chase
Hedding
Stuart
Edwards
Kossuth
London
Boston Journal
Hungary
Catawissa Railroad
Capitol
David Fister
U.S. Court
College
McCandless
New York Tribune
Susan M. Learned
Alfred Watkins
Europe
Uncle Tom
H. B. Stowe
Siecle
la Presse
Tampico
Tamaulipas
Caravajal
Wild Cat
Matamoros
WV. Y. Tribune
Scientific American
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