Wood-hoard mischief and stray items in Warren notice
A local notice requests the return of missing sticks from a wood-house after last Tuesday night. It laments loss of seven sticks, mentions an estray old glove with a new mitten, and asks the owner to prove property and pay the Lager. The note adds that the owner has since been found and the Lager is missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estray
A. J. Spencer
Conewango
Alson Rog Mead
Alba Bing
Deerfield
Ramroad Rive-On Party Trips to Irvine for Evening Out
A party of fifteen couples from this place traveled to Irvine by afternoon train and returned by the night train. They enjoyed themselves at the Cornplatter House kept by Mr. Patterson with a violin for entertainment. The group returned home with the girls in the morning as the Irvine to Warren run, six miles, took eleven minutes due to a late train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramroad Rive
Irvine
Cornplatter House
Patterson
Warren
Ledger
Ice crossing danger ends in near tragedy
A Franklin neighborhood man, attempting to lead a team across the river on the ice, broke through. Timely aid from local citizens prevented drowning, as crossing on the ice remains very hazardous for teams at present.
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Franklin
Reuicors Norice Service in Johnson's Hall
Service according to the ritual of the Protestant Episcopal Church will be held in Johnson's Hall on Sunday next at 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. by the Rev. Mr. Egar of Wisconsin.
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Johnson’s Hall
Mr. Egar
Wisconsin
Dance at Green's Hotel in Kinzua
A Thursday January 12 event at Green's Hotel in Kinzua promises a splendid affair. Jay is described as a capital fellow and will treat attendees well.
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Green’s Hotel
Kinzua
Jay
Steamer C. C. Dennis Sinks at Jamestown Wharf
The Jamestown Journal reports the steamer C. C. Dennis sank at her Jamestown wharf on Tuesday December 20. The incident details a maritime accident prompting investigation and responses by local authorities.
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Jamestown Journal
C. C. Dennis
Appreciation for pamphlet by Hon Lyman Trumbull
Hon Chapin Hall accepts thanks for a pamphlet containing the remarks of Hon Lyman Trumbull of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapin Hall
Lyman Trumbull
Illinois
The Death of 1859 in Warren
The Warren Mail narrates the death of 1859, comparing the passing to a long procession of earth’s children. Readers reflect on the old year’s reign, some wishing it gone for cruelty, others treasuring its golden moments as the solemn vigil ends with the burial in cold December winds.
President's Message on Harper's Ferry and Slavery in Territories
Washington December 27 1859 The President's Message to Congress warns of danger from Harper's Ferry events and urges mutual forbearance. He notes the Supreme Court settlement affirming property rights including slavery in territories and states the federal protection of those rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Harper's Ferry
Supreme Court
Confederacy
Supreme Court of the United States
Seduction elopement ends in death near Boston
A Hartford County young woman, famed for beauty and music, elopes with a Springfield teacher named Reed. She bore a son in Boston, died in disgrace, and her child is placed in a Catholic school in South Boston. Reed is jailed in Springfield awaiting trial with high bail possible.
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Boston
Hartford Co
Reed
Springfield
Jones
Read Dr Aver on Scrofula Expertly Explained
Readers with Scrofula or Scrofulous complaints are urged to study the advertising column remarks. The piece praises Dr Aver for clear, thorough treatment of the disorder and promises concise, useful insights into a historically mis understood insidious malady.
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Dr. Aver
Psun, Philadelpia
Indian Bride of Winnebago Hailed In Street Scene
A young Indian girl, described with elaborately colored shawl, beads, bells, and moccasins, appears with a robust Winnebago groom. The scene outside dry goods shops depicts her as a striking figure said to be their bride in a vivid, boastful account from the La Crosse Union.
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la Crosse Union
Old Boston Gentleman Declines Call to Union Meeting
A Boston elder refuses to sign a Union-saving call, declaring he will fight if the Union is in danger but will not attend or urge others to attend, nor whine about it.
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Boston
Painful Case of Rev Alberton in Grasxenbury Conn
A correspondent reports Rev Alberton, English-born preacher in Grasxenbury, was brought home with a broken leg and bruises after a fall from the cars while returning from Alabama where he peddled books for Hartford’s Mr Stebbins. He faced false treason charges after a suspicious letter and spent twelve days in prison, later being released with 860 in compensation. He survived a deranged episode following a perilous journey home and now lies exhausted with a wife and six children, having served local congregations for years.
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Grasxenbury
Conn
Alberton
N.Y. Tribune
Alabama
Stebbins
Hartford
John Brown
Seymour
Montgomery
New Haven
Jerusalem
Jericho
Manchester
North Carolina
New York Ship Firm Loses Winter Work From Abolitionist Protests
A New York shipbuilder, hired to construct two steamers for Charleston, planned to use 200 to 300 workers but withdrew after North sympathy for John Brown. The stoppage deprives families of winter income and triggers threats against Brown sympathizers. Citizens who backed the Union may disrupt any future public meetings in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York
Richmond Enquirer
Charleston
S. C
John Brown
New York
Riot in Bolivar Ends With Wounding and Mob Action
The Warsaw Despatch reports on Bolivar at 11 o clock Monday night as a mob of whites attacked Black residents after stones were thrown in the public square. A guard was kept, a vigilance committee organized, and several Blacks were captured or wounded. the owner of rebellious slaves fled. The disturbance subsided by latest reports.
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St. Louis
The
Missouri Democrat
Warsaw
Bolivar
Cortina defeated at Brownsville as U S forces pursue
Three hundred U S troops and rangers moved up the Rio Grande on December 14 and clashed with Cortina's band. After a cannonade and an ambush, the Mexicans saved their artillery. Cortina concentrated his force above Brownsville on December 20 and was defeated in a later engagement as Col Ford's Rangers and Lockridge's party arrived. The pursuit continued as Cortina retreated. Ice closes the Delaware above Market Street and Jersey channel skaters enjoy winter sun.
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Brownsville
Arizona
Rio Grande
Cortina
Col. Ford
Lockridge
New Orleans
Delaware
Market Street
Jersey
Board of Trade
The Expected Duel and Curious Incidents in 1859
A London style report details the Grow and Branch feud with police warnings and bonds set at $5,000 after a late night chase and alleged challenge. It notes rumors of a possible reconciliation and laments the heated debate that sparked the incident. Also reports Henry Snyder’s misadventure in Trout Street with a questionable tale and a busy Benicia Bay departure note on John C. Heenan bound for Europe to fight Sayers.
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District of Columbia
Grow
M. Branch
Branch
Reuben E. Fenton
Thomas
Metropolis
Pennsylvania
Wade
R. E. Fenton
Gov. Winslow
McQueen
Moore
Benicia Bay
City of Washington
Europe
John C. Heenan
Benieia Boy
Sayers
Heenan
Buffalo
V. Y. Tribune
Legislature renominates leaders as House and Senate organize
On January 3, 1860 Harrissure reports the opposition caucus renominates Mr. Lawrence for Speaker and Mr. Rauch of Carbon for Clerk. The Senate caucus nominates Mr. Francis of Venango for Speaker and Russell Errett for Clerk. The House to organize in the morning and the Senate in the afternoon.
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Harrissure
Mr. Lawrence
House
Rauch
Carbon
Senate
Francis
Venango
Russell Errett
Suffering of Frantz Family in Winter Storm Tragedy
In a Saturday ordeal during a fierce storm, Mrs Frantz and four of her children were stranded on a mountain after a wagon carrying the family was left for shoeing. The mother sheltered a baby as she endured cold and exhaustion. the boy died after being brought home. A little girl was found frozen with clothes stripped. Mrs Frantz is hoped to recover though several children’ s outcomes remain uncertain.
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St. Clair
Hazelton
Valentine Frantz
Itia
Jealous Husband Arrested for East Boston Murder
James Daley a laborer of East Boston was arrested after admitting he beat James Carroll to death at Daley's home where Carroll had visited Daley's wife. Carroll died from seven head wounds. Daley claimed no intent to kill and faced statements of suspected infidelity.
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James Daley
Centre Street
East Boston
James Carroll
Daley
Carroll
Lieut
Adams
Boston
British imports vast oak timber for gun carriages
The British government relies on white oak from Virginia for gun carriages. Over 300 men work two years harvesting timber in the Cheat River mountains near Rowlesburg. The Cheat River oak is deemed superior to Canada oak and will supersede it in English use. Dow Jr Eldridge F Paige, famed for Patent Sermons, was found dead December 4 in a San Francisco brothel. He was born in Litchfield Connecticut and once led the New York Mercury.
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Virginia
Rowlesburg
Cheat River
England
Dow, Jr
Eldridge F. Paige
San Francisco
Litchfield
New York Mercury
California
Tribune
NEW York Daily Tribune
Times
Proceedings of Congress
The
Immense Iron Cannon Cast at Fort Pitt Foundry
A thunderous casting at Fort Pitt Foundry produced the large iron gun Floyd for the United States Government. Weighing over seventy thousand pounds, the 72 thousand pound mould filled in twenty one minutes after pouring. The design by Capt. T J Rodman used hollow casting with water cooling circulating forty gallons per minute. The process occurred in Pittsburg with the gun named Floyd to honor the War Secretary.
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Fort Pitt
Messrs. Knap, Budd & Co
United States
Floyd
T. J. Rodman
Ordance Department
Pittsburg
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General Assembly
Harrisburg
Levi Kline
People’s Executive Committee
Warren Mail
Nota Lassie
Uts Travers
Henry Snyder
Missouri
Henry
Trout Street
Pine Alley
Philadelphia News
Jcalous
Bangor
Norombaga
Norombega
Pittsburgh
Troy
N. Y
Union Railroad
Central and
Saratoga Railroads
Providence
Touro
Newport
Wm. W. Bishop
Lippitt & Co
Evening Traveller
Thompson
Noombega
Suéfolk
Bank of Mutual Redemption
Erie
Mr. Tracy
Henry W. Morrison
Mary Caffrey
Carver House
J. D. Summerton
John Hunter
Tidioute
Margaret R. Magee
Limestone Township
H. Wicksel
J. Jacob Rieg
Elizabeth Sifgrist
John Smutz
Ridgway
Harriet Ittel
D. W. Mitchell
A. L. Tracy
Lucretia Serrit
George Cline
Youngsville
Charles Whitney
Warren County Agricultural Society
James Foreman
Isaac H. Hiller
J. A. Morrison’s
Wes, Tee
American ‘ Express’ Company
Qur Express
Canadas
Witls, Fargo & Co
Oregon
Eare American Express Co
A. J. Davis
A. J. Davie
E.W. Sloane
South Western Division
NEW York Tribune
Daily Tribune
New-York Weekly Tribune
Horace Greley & Co
Tribune Buildings
Nassausst
DR. Jackson
St. Laws
Erie City
Witarren
Foreman
Lay
Russell
Columbus
Onxdy’s
ESSRS
H.W. Morrison & Co
St. Croix
Hf. W. Morrison & Co
William Willing
Ceater
Willing
Allegheny River
Borough of
Glade Township
Warren Borough
John Edgar
Brokenstraw
O. H. Hunter
Ann Darling
C. L. Elliott
South Park Row
G. Loomis
State Street
Fifth
Public Square
Ig Eg Usic
Maria E. Merrill
Market and
Third Streets
Express
Philadelphia
A. F. Davis
M. C. Park III
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