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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1854
Page
2
For governor James Pollock of Northumberland and canal commissioner George Darsie of Allegheny have been announced as candidates.
The letter by Mr Pollock is direct and credible while Gov Bigler’s reply seems evasive. The piece urges voters to back Pollock over Bigler. It also surveys railroad projects Buffalo Warren St Louis Attica Allegheny and natural resources driving regional growth. News notes include Europe war updates and local religious meeting reports.
The Fourth passed with typical noise and confusion as clocks were advanced. Sleepers were disturbed and a cannon misfire sent a fuse charge backward, severely burning Henry Hackney on face, breast, and arms.
The accomplished singer died recently of cholera on her return from Mexico and California. She was praised as superior in some respects to Jenny Lind and was an amiable person who leaves a husband and several children in Europe.
The July Graham's Magazine highlights enterprise and improvement with steady prose. It advertises two superb publications offered together for 3 dollars or 350? in advance, signaling a reader friendly bundle deal.
The weather report notes several hot days with Tuesday reaching 93 degrees in the shade. Local exposure to heat remains a concern as residents endure high temperatures and seek shade and hydration.
The Louisville Journal reports Mrs Daniel Cronan, a Ninth Street stone cutter’s wife, gave birth to three children two boys and a girl as several ladies begin subscriptions for the mother likely as a merit premium. It notes Odessa letters repeat no blockade existed despite British House statements.
The General Appropriation bill shows about five million dollars for state needs. Key items include Governor and Secretary salaries, pensions, common schools, canal repairs, railroad payments, prison and asylum funding, and various public works. Local items reflect extensive public debt and maintenance projects.
Engineers resumed work after a dispute over safety rules at Erie Road. The company backed Mr. McCallum, who enforced measures to run the road safely first, then fast, reducing accidents and restoring public confidence. The new rules require engineers to slow approaching stations and govern trains to prevent derailment or collisions.
The Namaha Namaha tract a four mile wide strip along the Great Namaha Fronting the Missouri will be sold publicly with six months for removal for Iowas Sacs and Foxes. Kickapoos gain 150000 acres on Grasshopper. $300000 payable over 20 years and move in twelve months. Delaware Shawnee treaties grant reserved lands, surveys, and net proceeds to tribes. The Wakerausa to Smoky Hill area opens to settlers. forts and roads draw explorers. Mrs Gibson christens The Kiss, a vessel named by a Sumberland, England resident.
A Louisville Courier report compiles James Crutcher’s defense and testimony about juror pressure in the Ward case. Crutcher describes divisions in the jury, McIntire’s role, and his own moral struggle before reluctantly joining an acquittal under alleged pressure. He asserts he acted unintentionally and from the best motives.
In Aurora Indiana a dramatic tragedy ends with Isaac Green mortally wounded in an alley after an incident tied to alleged improper relations with Joshua Hancock's wife. Hancock fired at a fleeing crowd, Green died five minutes later, and Hancock was bound over for Circuit Court action.
Dr Wistars Balsam of Wild Cherry is described as a chemical extract of Wild Cherry and Tar Water. Physicians and witnesses claim it cures Asthma and lung affections, with many long standing cases reported as improved or cured. The ad invites readers to see the advertisement.
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