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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1856
Page
2
The Rev Mr and Mrs Tibbitts express thanks to friends in Warren and vicinity for calls and tokens on the afternoon and evening of the 6th inst. They wish blessings from the Giver of all good upon their benefactors.
Elias F Hall formerly of this section now with the New York Evening Post will lecture in Johnson's Hall this Friday at 7 o'clock. The topic is Germany based on his three years in Europe. Tickets cost 50 cents for family, 10 cents for single admission.
At a Philadelphia Select council meeting the ordinance funding the city’s Erie road subscription passed two thirds and awaits mayoral signature to become law. The company will have funds to push construction from Ridgway eastward and from Erie toward here. The Erie war section adds a court victory for the railroad against city injunctions. The city wins the other suit upholding repeal of the Erie and Niagara’s charter, with further appeal to the U S Supreme Court anticipated.
A playful note highlights a domestic crisis framed as a light, urgent moment. The fragment hints at a humorous 10 pound weight concern and a lively voice, capturing a period newspaper tone.
The old Wade House in Youngsville is back in full operation under the supervision of Mr. H. Davis. The article urges public patronage and invites readers to give him a call.
A column urges support for the Ladies' Home Relief Society noting hungry families on High Street and cold-clad women in need. It also recounts a harsh cold spell with a six to thirty two degree range, sleighing, frozen river, and frost covered mornings.
The piece notes Wednesday morning temperatures dipping to 36 degrees below zero and describes bottles breaking in sly corners, whiskey and beer freezing, and drinkers becoming frozen. Prosecutions for damages have been begun against some vendors, with more threatened as authorities seek remedy.
A 60 foot petition from Pittsburg seeks repeal of the jug law and a Philadelphia remonstrance 180 feet long arrives on the 8th from Mr. Lott. The county endorses their member as a defender of temperance and ord erly citizens. Three long remonstrances from Mercer Venango and Warren pledge no part in any slavery or rum imposition.
The piece extols shawls as comfortable and versatile, comparing them to a horse blanket. It heaps humorous reasons to wear a shawl, from fashion to practicality, noting uses from wrapping feet to making a bed and even as a flirtatious accessory.
A long list of names appears for the Graxy Jurors term 1856 with foreman E Cowan and multiple districts including Warren Freehold Farmington Pine Grove Sugar Grove Conewango Columbus Spring Creek Deerfield Meade Mead and South West. The document names 60 plus jurors across several towns and counties. The compiled panel includes men such as John J Aylesworth Henry Bills Whitford Conolly Harvey Cooper Harrison Colby Tompkins Loucks Levi Leonard Wm Mahan Benj Nesmith John Shutt Chauncey Spencer Lucius Vanar num Asa Williams Travinse Juntors and many others.
Tuesday's election chose Judge Merrill for Burgess and Alpheus J. Davis W F Kingsbury and M W Hall as Town Council members. J Sullivan Turner won Constable by 33 votes over William Ballard. School Directors S P Johnson John H Hall and James Halliday led with 50 votes each. McPherson 49 Miles 48 James 47. Two directors to be chosen. board to select. Election officials listed as John Kelso Judge of Election James Steadman W C Mair Inspectors. Assessor John Edgar Town Clerk Jason A Morrison.
Congress notes Gen. Cullom elected Clerk and A J Glossbrenner as Doorkeeper with Banks likely an efficient Speaker. M C Darling named Sergeant at Arms and Robert C Morris Postmaster. Ways and Means chair eyed as J D Campbell. Banks opens with formal address pledging duty and restraint amid incoming leadership.
The scene at the Capitol featured the oath of office administered to Mr Banks by Mr Giddings as cheers rang through the hall. Republicans crowded him with congratulations while the nation recalls a long, decisive struggle for the Speakership and the triumph of Republican perseverance.
A recent Columbia Railroad crash between Harrisburg and Philadelphia killed one man and injured several, including State Senator D. A. Finney. Our member, Mr. Lott, moved from the rear car to the next forward seat, narrowly escaping harm. A small shift can alter history.
The House Committee reports against Judge Kane's petition for a venue change in his case with Williamson. The piece questions fair hearings in Delaware county versus Philadelphia and notes concerns over impartiality. Also mentioned is Mr. Lott’s amendment to Buckalew liquor law to punish heavy drinkers who reveal liquor sources.
Putraperpura Feb 11 Senator Bigler submitted his resignation of the Presidency of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad at the annual meeting of the Directors today but efforts are being made to induce him to withdraw it. The election of a successor is appointed for this afternoon.
A biographical sketch outlines Nathaniel P Banks rising from a Waltham cotton mill to political leadership. It notes his early schooling, trades as a carpenter and machinist, legal studies under Robert Rantoul, Massachusetts bar admission in 1848, and rapid rise as a Democratic leader including Speaker roles in 1851 and 1852.
The text notes that Banks revised the constitution, became a member elect of the Thirty third Congress, faced attacks from the administration party over the Nebraska Kansas bill, and was re nominated and elected to Congress with a large majority. It cites his birth in 1816, a middle name from the Prentis family, a wife and two children, and praises his demeanor, precision in speech, and self control during the contested race, as described by the Evening Post.
A newspaper letter argues the Kansas Territory laws were imposed by Missouri mob rule, urges the federal government to enforce order, quotes harsh slave statutes, and criticizes border ruffians as driving statehood and constitutional conflicts. It contrasts 1850 California admission with threats to Union if Kansas borders change. The piece also reports exposure of Spiritualist fraud in Davenport and Davenport family.
The Medical Gazette editor exposes a recent trick of Spiritualism. He witnessed a Davenport group perform a so called spirit hand rising above a table, a phenomenon the faithful had long observed and believed in.
The Char estor Evening News reports an elephant lost from a vessel thirty miles offshore during a heavy gale rode out the storm and reached Mount Pleasant Harbor safely. This feat is described as a remarkable example of animal strength and endurance.
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