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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1851
Page
2
A meeting of the Whigs of Warren County will be held at the Court House in the borough on Saturday next at 2 o clock P M to appoint five delegates to represent the county in the Convention of the 6th Judicial District. Delegates from Erie Crawford and Warren counties will determine time and place. Full attendance requested.
The Whig State and Judicial Convention nominates Gov Johnston for re election and endorses Millard Fillmore as national leader. Resolutions favor native industry river and harbor improvements and the Union as essential, with General Winfield Scott named as 1852 presidential choice. Jamestown railroad convention attracted interest. proceedings unavailable.
The Buffalo case ends with Hiram Knickerbocker to be hanged on August 16 between 9 A.M. and 3 P.M. Chaun cy Hall receives ten years hard labor in States Prison for manslaughter. The editor laments youth corruption and urges heedfulness. A Dunkirk Journal note praises faster mail routes from New York to Dunkirk Cleveland and Cincinnati and the Erie Railroad improvements as signs of progress.
The Nashua Gazette reports Charles Cunningham Dr. Carpenter and J T Sawyer bought Paine's atmospheric light right for New Hampshire. An exhibitor demonstrated a gutta percha tube delivering luminiferous air through fluids in six copper tubes and tin cylinders. Franklin Hall hosted Paine's lecture as the light proved successful.
Cor. Jamestown Jour describes O F Newton of Busti presenting a process that from eight pounds of new milk yields one pound of butter, four times typical output, and a novel method generating electricity unlike Voltaic systems. A demonstration yielded nine ounces of butter from four pounds after brief battery agitation.
A reflection on moments when stormy impulses reveal long buried thoughts and the ache of seeking sympathy from those who understand. The passage suggests grief overflows as a relief when connected to empathetic listeners.
The Warren Mail outlines a proposed railroad from Little Valley to Pittsburgh via Warren and Franklin, citing Major Kearny and Major Hughes. It argues the line offers cheaper construction, better ground than a canal, and broad North South trade potential with connections from Rochester and Tennessee Valley interests.
The Russian Ministry reports total empire population around 65 million. European Russia plus Siberia Western Governments reach about 63.6 million, with additional areas pushing toward 65 million. Major faiths include Orthodox 49 million, Catholics 7.3 million, Protestants 3.5 million, Muslims 2.4 million, Jews 1.2 million, Armenians 1.0 million, Polities note Georgian Armenian Catholics and pagans 0.6 million.
The St. Louis Republican notes a party left Deseret on April 8 arriving with snow visible on the mountains. Crops at Salt Lake are promising and California trains progress well.
A sunflowers perspire on a warm day, allegedly up to thirty ounces, a quantity equated to the effort of seventeen men, illustrating plant transpiration in contrast to animal perspiration.
The Dedication of Warren Lodge No. 339 I C of O F held in a new Hall despite heavy rain. Mrs. R P King presented a banner from the Ladies of Warren County detailing charity, equality, and benevolence. Rev Hiram Eddy spoke at the Court House. a brass band provided music before refreshments and an evening dance at the Carver House.
Warren county citizens are urged to attend a July 8 meeting at the Court House in Warren to consider petitioning the Legislature to authorize an intermediary county subscription to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad. The notice lists sponsors and stresses prompt action to secure county support and potential stock subscriptions, noting Erie may subscribe enough to build through its county while Warren must contribute its share.
The directive defines a single letter as any item not exceeding half an ounce and sets a one cent rate for drop letters not for transmission. It also allows deputy postmasters earning under $200 in the prior year to mail letters and private communications to themselves free of postage, with limits on content and franking. N. K. Hall, Postmaster General.
The Cayugan leader Wilson delivers a cordial tribute to the pale faces and their democratic spirit at the Dunkirk Jubilee, praising progress while recalling native hospitality and the desire for peaceful relations. The Cayugan banner bearing the pipe of peace is presented to Président Lector with brief remarks from Lodor.
New York reports the failure of E. D. Hurlbut & Co for about a million dollars due to cotton bills from Europe. Moffatt, Pill and Phenix Bitterman also alleged to fail. A Hamburg ship sails to Havre with half a million dollars in specie. Louisiana papers push a constitutional convention. Connecticut Legislature passes a liquor bill restricting sales. Washington Union critiques Gov. Johnston's reelection stance. Provincetown reports John Goold arrested for assault, Lewis critically ill. Wasninaroy notes a California treaty with tribes ceding lands and locating them.
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