Harrisburg Letter on State Politics and Rail Plan
In Harrisburg on January 11 1859 discussions cover House officer elections State Treasurer race and Speaker Lawrence with a Cameron triumph. A committee of five to draft Tariff resolutions is proposed and clergy prayers for Senate open debated. News from McKean Citizen notes a six foot gauge New York to St Louis railroad with Great Western and Sunbury and Erie connections potentially routing through Warren and Allegheny valleys.
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Harrisburg
Frigap Cowan
Lawrence
Thos. Struthers
Cameron
Crawford and Warren
Miller
Rouse
McClure
House
Lucuis Rogers
Crawford
Columbus
Erie
Warren
Spring Creek
Eldred
Plum
Cherry
Forest
Allegheny
Venango
McKean Citizen
New York
St. Louis
Ohio
Mississippi A. B
N. Y. & Erie
Pennsylvania
England
Great Western Company
Sunbury and Erie Company
Erie County
Allegheny River
Little Valley
Kenzua
Cole
Potatoe
Olean
Wellsville
N. Y
Evie
Sunbury &Rie
Warren County
Conewango Creek
Jackson Run
Sugar Grove
Erie & N. Y
Blackville
Chautauque County
Conewango
Erie Pa
Sunbury & Erie Company
Brokenstraw Creek
Wrightsville
Coffee Creek
Big Creek
Hillbuck
Little Valley Creek
Cold Spring
West Randolph
Waterborough
Jamestown
Chautauque Lake
Meadville
Goose Creek
Pennsylvania State Line
Bear Lake
Sunbury & Erie
Erie & N. Y. City Company
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Joan Jons
Giles Wickwire
Albert E.prep
D&e
Wn. G. Moorneap Esq
E.R. R
North
South
United States
MO. Farrell
Chambers Street
R. H. Waller
Hudson River Railroad
Palmer's Dubuque Times praised. good sense and energy noted
The Dubuque Daily and Weekly Times by F. W. Palmer & Co. earns commendation for typographic neatness and practical energy. Thanks are extended to RK E. Fenton Scofield and Rouse for congressional favors. A Free Banking Bill is discussed, and Goodrich sells second-hand furniture cheap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Weekly Times
F. W. Palmer & Co
Town
Palmer
Jamestown Journal
Mississippi
Times
RK. E. Fenton
Scofield
Rouse
House
Ree
J. Goodrich
Murray Triumph in Morphy Anderssen Chess Match
Morphy wins the long anticipated match against Professor Anderssen of Paris, seven to two with two draws. A New York Times correspondent notes Morphy as frail and modest while Anderssen appears tall, bald, with a German cast of features and a quiet, gentlemanly manner.
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Murray
Paul Morphy
Anderssen
Paris
Europe
Closs
Morphy
N.Y. Zmes
Murphy
Professor Anderssen
Starving ministers fails to silence anti slavery preaching
A nineteenth century rebuke notes that despite calls to starve anti slavery preachers Cheever Beech er and Thompson, Beecher’s Church rents alone yielded twenty five thousand dollars, Cheever received a thousand dollar purse, and Thompson also gained similar gifts, while another church reduced its debt by seventeen thousand dollars, proving honesty pays in religion as in worldly matters.
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N. Y
Messrs
Cheever
Beecher
Thompson
Resolution Requesting U S Communications on Slave Trade Abuses
In the U S Senate Mr Seward presented a resolution, agreed to by unanimous consent, asking the President to communicate any correspondence with Britain’s government and the U S Minister in London about abuses of the American flag in African slave trade patrols, especially regarding the Wanderer’s cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate
Seward
United States
Senate
London
Africa
Political committees and chairmanships noted
The record names Mr Scofield on the Judiciary committee and as chairman of the election districts committee. Mr Rouse serves on the Vice and Immorality and Militia System committees. Mr Miller of Crawford chairs the Corporations committee and sits on Lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scofield
Rouse
Miller
Crawford
Fire alarm sparks roof blaze at Diamond House
Fire broke out last Tuesday morning when the Diamond House roof near the barroom chimney caught fire. Downtown residents hurried up the street while the fire crew quickly deployed their apparatus, but the blaze was already extinguished before the alarm reached Front Street.
Principal Twining ill. Mrs Wetmore acts as substitute
The Union School principal Mr. Twining has been seriously ill for some time. Mrs. L. D. Wetmore has volunteered to supply his duties in the interim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twining
Union School
L. D. Wetmore
Citizens urge Sunbury and Erie route preference in Sugar Grove area
A Sugar Grove letter argues a preferred 1859 Sunbury and Erie alignment via Conewango Creek and Stillwater valleys, claiming lower cost and fewer bridges than competing paths. It urges acceptance of the current line and cites a Spring Creek meeting vowing support for the railroad's progress.
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Allegheny River
Cold Spring
Covey Gap
Conewango Creek
Stillwater
Jamestown
Sugar Grove
Stony Run
Wrightsville
Lottsville
Sunbury
Erie
Columbus
Sunbury & Erie
Youngsville
Chambers Valley
Mathews Run
Little Valley
Randolph
Bear Lake
Proclamation of Duty and Board Action Ends Meeting
The board declares steadfast duty against outside criticism and resolves to publish proceedings in the Warren papers. They instruct secretaries to forward a copy to the President of the S. & E. R. R. Company. The meeting adjourns sine die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
S. & E. R. R. Company
Donation notice and political caucus news from Harrisburg
Friends of Rev. J Farney invite donations at his Glade township residence on the 27th inst. The report notes Harrisburg caucus results with Andrew Gregg as president and Mr Slifer nominated unanimously. It mentions a cane assault on C M Donovan and Oregon statehood discussions. Local clothier competition and a boy crushed by a falling tree are also reported.
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J. Farney
the Ledger
Jacob Mock
Glade Township
Multiple 1859 items blend tragedy and politics nationwide
The column bundles: a Whitestown youth James White dies by hanging. regional remarks on slavery language. verses and jokes. political maneuvers in Congress. Louisville and New Orleans notes. Havana slave trade reports. ships of war off Sacrificios. land sales in Wisconsin. territorial definitions for Dakota Arizona Nevada and more. U.S. Senators re-elected and diplomatic postings.
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Wisconsin
Mississippi
Connecticut
Boston
House
Henry Wilson
Mount Vernon
New Orleans
Louisville Journal
Liouston
King
New York
Albany
Irving
Salmagundi
Effain
Montgomery Schuyler
Rochester
St. Johns Church
Christ's Church
Savannah and Cuba Telegraph Company
Georgia
Fernandina
Florida
Havana
Isabell
Cuba
Vera Cruz
Tennesse
Senate
Board of Canal Commissioners
House of Representatives
Tur Propsep
Dacotah
Minnesota
Minnesosota
Arizona
New Mexico
Mesilla Valley
Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Salt Lake
California
Laramie
Nebraska
Pike’s Peak
Rocky Mountain Chain
Kansas
Superior
Lakes Superior
Michigan
Henry Willson
U. S
Massachusetts
Bingham
U.S. Senate
Stuart
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Johnson’s Hall
T. H. Rouse
Wm. D. Brown
D. C. Willoughby
J. Y. James
Francis
Mr. Scofield
Mewes
The
Warren Mail
Spring Creek Township
Sunbury and
Pittsfield
Little Creek
Geo. F. Exprep
Wa. H. Denine
Art Jackson
Apert Evprep
Francis Bates
Geo. F. Eldred
T. Wa. H. Demine
Albert Eldredy
Rancis Bates
Lapigs
B. Dun
E. Loucks
L. Parkins
A. Holt
A. Dunbar
S.J. Hackney
Committee of Gentlemen
Mr. W. J. Dun
T. Hackney
F.E. Parkins
L. Clark
O. Owens
E. Hatch
W. Brasington
A. Carter
Struthers
Andrew Gregg
C. P. Ramsdell
J. H. Foster
Mr. Slifer
Ke C. M. Dorvovan
Church of
Philadelphia
Church
Donovan
C. M Donovan
Washington
Oregon
Texas
Colorado River
Cohn
Bartlett
Brock
Horace Greeley
N. Y. Tribune
Iz Godey
Godey
Mr. Rouse
Mr. Brown
E. M. Pierce
Slifer
Henderson
U Cochran
Taggart
Souther
Walters
Zulick
James White
Whitestown
Butler County
W. P. Fessenden
Maine
Victoria Theater
Mr. Ervin
Mr. Erskine
Stockholm
Jho. Farrell
Ela Ribbe
Gun Shooorp
the Exchange
West End
John Hahn
Court of Appeal
OTICE
Deerfield
Brokenstraw Ij
Freehold
Warren Boro
Grade
Pleasant
Sheffield
Cherry Grove
Mead
Kinzua
Gorydon
Elk
Geo. Cady
Ug. E, Terr
N. Hand W. Perry E. Hubler H, McGee
Foreman
A. J. Foster
Jnc
Eastman
Jas Patteson
Com
A. H. Barnes
A. Rogers
D. Wright
J. S. McCall
Holmans
Pine Grove
J. Russell
Farmington
W.S. Marsh
Commissioners Office
A. H. Ludlow
Clek
M. C. Parks
Caah
J. Robinson
Waler H. Davis
Harrie
M. Hinton
A. M. Belnap
Ellen Fleecher
Prospectus
Golden Prize
Litrati
C. H. Spurgeon
G. W. M. Reynolds
G. P. R. James
Edward Bulwer Hen
C.P. Henning
G. W. Crockett
Nicaragua
A. VD
Mundbun
M. D. Alexander
U 5
S. A
Thomas Dunn English
M. D
Henry Clapp
D. C. van Buren
J. M. Platt
Clinton B. Arrington
Southworth
Anna Whelpley
AL Ry AE Pia Y, Vaughan
Mantour
Attieclare
TB. Sinclair
Sadie
M. B. Dean
Pueblisher
Broadway
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