Presidential Electors Named in Brief Notice
A brief item lists electors Thomas M. Hows and Hon. Jaxns Polock as appointed or discussed for presidential duties in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Hows
Jaxns Polock
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1860
Page
2
Douglasism and Douglasites in the slavery debate
The text attacks Douglasite tactics in opposing Lincoln Hamlin and defends Republican scrutiny. It cites Douglas’s Senate remarks on Kansas statehood, his platform on Supreme Court decisions, Herschel V. Johnson’s pro slave trade views, and Southern Confederacy praise. It notes a McKean County Republican convention and reports the death of Gales. The piece also lists local political delegates and nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Belrever
Lincoln & Hamlin
Douglas
Herschel V. Johnson
Senate
Kansas
Georgia
South
Atlanta
Lincoln
Republican County Convention Nominates Warren Officers 1860
Delegates from townships and boroughs meet at Warren Court House on July 26 1860 to nominate county and district officers. S. P. Johnson and C. B. Curtis run for President Judge. E. Cowan is nominated for Assembly. George H. Ames for Treasurer. R. K. Russell for Register and Recorder. Arthur MaGill for County Commissioner. N Preston for Auditor. Resolutions back Lincoln Hamlin Curtin and oppose Africanization of Free Territories. Delegates chosen to Ridgway convention and a county committee named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Court House
Warren
Daniel Lott
Freehold
E. G. Benedict
South West
Samuel Hull
Brokenstraw
W. O. Blodget
Sugar Grove
John Sill
S.P. Jonson
C. B. Curtis
Johnson
Curtis
Henry P. Kinnear
Wm. D. Brown
James L. Lott
Booohead
6Th Judicial District
S. P. Johnson
Waterford
Erie County
Thomas Struthers
E. Cowan
Robert E. Cook
G. V. N. Yates
George H. Ames
Charles Twining
Rusker F. Davis
Jerome B. Fisher
L. A. Rogers
Wm. Ballard
Arthur MaGill
Deerfield
P. Foreman
Hollis King
C. Masten
N. Preston
Janes Roy
Christopher Root
Farmington
A. Crandall
Pleasant
Warren Academy
G. W. Scofield
Lincoln and Hamlin
United States
Col
A. G. Curtin
Congress
Chapin Hall
H.R. Rouse
L. D. Wetmore
H. P. Kinnear
Wm. O. Blodget
Ridgway
A.C. Blodget
Jones Smith
G. F. Eldred
Lincoln Hamlin Republican Club Formed in Youngsville Borough
Citizens in Youngsville and Brokenstraw organize the Lincoln Hamlin Republican Club at Mechanic Hall Warren County. Officers chosen W J Alexander president N P Belnap vice president FE P Foreman secretary H B Waite treasurer. committee roles defined. publication requested to Warren Mail. Removal of the McKean Citizen noted and praise given to Ocean Times of Olean NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Club
Youngsville
Brokenstraw
Mechanic’s Hall
H. P. Kinnear
E. P. Foreman
H. L. Wyman
G. W. Brown
Warren County
Lincoln & Hawlin
United States
A. G. Curtin
Commonwealth
Republican Party
Anticle
Lincoln & Hamlin Republican Club
Youngsville Borough
Brokenstraw Township
W. J. Alexander
N. P. Belnap
FE. P. Foreman
H. B. Waite
James Foreman
J. T. Schutt
Warren Mail
Valley Offer for Rail and Rich Freight Promised
The speaker pledges to supply rail and iron in exchange for a generous freight of valley produce and a famed senecoleum from the rock beneath, framing a bold economic proposal with local pride.
Public Lands Tax Sale Rescheduled to July 28
Treasurer Sill announces the Treasurers Sale of unseated lands for taxes is adjourned to July 28 at 10 o clock AM. Miss Jennie Mann plans a Grand Vocal and Instrumental Concert in Warren at Johnsons Hall next Wednesday August 1. She is joined by Mrs Farnsworth and Mrs Rockwell. Songs duets and trios with piano and guitar. Admission 25 cents. Doors at 7 o clock. Concert begins at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sill
Abbey
Johnson’s Hall
Jennie Mann
Warren
Farnsworth
Rockwell
Oil excitement in Warren County spurs heavy speculation
The Oil excitement in Warren County grows as investors flood the area after a strong show at Tidioute. Reports from the Titusville Gazette describe wells near Mullen Gap and Brokenstraw showing multiple oil veins, with Behring Co. and others expanding depths toward 200 feet. Early yields and high lease bonuses boost optimism, while labor disputes slow some operations. The scene around Tidioute Island and Richard Island signals rising prospects, and calls go out for a railroad to ship Senecoleum to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waren
Tidioute Numrous
Lincoln
Douglas
Breckenridge
Congress
Tidioute
Titusville
Ford
Pittsfield
Mullen Gar
Brokenstraw
M’mullin’ Mill
Buffalo Co
Stonewell
Buffalo Company
Mullen Gar Station
Brokenstaw
Behring & Co
Hosmer Run
Dexter
Tidioute, Warren Co
Allegheny River
King, Ferris & Co
Goodman & Jennings
Brewer, Watson & Co
Towner, Ferris & Co
Tipton
King & Ferris
Tidioute Island
Richardson Island
Grove
Visit to the D M Williams Oil Well in Warren
Report details the discovery and firsthand visit to D M Williams oil well near Warren. After initial failures at 282 feet and 143 feet, a crevice yielded pure oil flowing 12 barrels daily, with extraction via a lead pipe into a receiving barrel. The find promises a yearly output of around 174,720 gallons.
Elijah Babbitt Nominated Again for Congress in Conneautville
Hon Elijah Babbitt of Erie was re nominated for Congress by the Conferee Convention at Conneautville on the 19th. He is expected to be re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Party
Cresson
Curtin
Delaware
Lake Erie
Col. C
West Chester
Thomas P. Campbell
Huntingdon County
John Hickman
Chester
Campbell
Democratic Party
People
Philadelphia News
Elijah Babbitt
Erie
Conneautville
Republican ticket names Lathy for Congress in Clarion County
The Republicans of Clarion County nominate Geo. W. Lathy for Congress with Gen. Patton of Clearfield as their second choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarion County
Geo. W. Lathy
Congress
Gen. Patton
Clearfield
County Convention Proceedings Reported
We present herewith the proceedings of our County Convention noting no time for comments this week.
Mons Solomon Walks Rope in Rainy City Street
Solomon completed a perilous rope walk from Tanner's Block to Watson & Davis Block despite a wet rope and gale conditions. A late crowd gathered after the shower, he paused midway and performed hanging, arm rotations, and one leg poses before returning and collecting contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mons
Solomon
Monsieur
Watson & Davis
Remarkable Williams well in Titusville yields oil surge
The Titusville Gazette reports the Williams well owned by Tanner Watson Williams of Warren. After a scare when drilling slowed oil flow last Tuesday, C O Childs from Southwest states oil then gushed when two feet deeper. He witnessed 20 barrels in an hour and others confirm up to 90 barrels, with little water and a four inch pipe. The tale underscores ongoing wonders in the oil region. The column also notes a trouting trip by Stowe Weeks Thompson Allen, recounting a night on Spring Creek and Tionesta with 1,200 trout landed in a brief stay and vivid camp life stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Titusville Gazette
Titusville
Mr. Childs
Messrs
S. M. Stowe
A. J. Weeks
Jamestown
W. R. Thompson
S. F. Allen
Pine Grove
Spring Creek
Tionesta
Ridgway
Jamestown Journal
Stowe
Thompson
Allen
Mother Earth
A. H. Barnes
Barnes
Journal Jottings of a June Evening with Lelia
A narrator watches Lelia by a window on a calm June evening. Clouds gather as a gentle rain begins, and the child contemplates rain drops and dreamlike thoughts. Lelia asks a question about her mother and the scene unfolds with mute tenderness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia
Variety of 1860s News and Anecdotes Spark Debate
A jumble of items covers political stumps for Lincoln and Hamlin, speeches by Cassius Clay, marriages in New York and Syracuse, curious deaths, real estate values, and daring feats like Blondin’s river plunge. Reports note Democratic fissures, a Breckinridgelanes split, and forecasts of a northern electoral shift.
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Stephen Girard
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Ttamlin
Andrew G. Curtin
Centre County
Faward C. Knight
Robert P. King
Henry Bumm
Robert M. Foust
Nathan Hills
John M. Broomall
James W. Fuller
Levi B. Smith
Francis W. Christ
David Mamma, Jr
David Taggart
Thomas R. Hall
Francis B. Penniman
Ulysses Mercur
George Brissler
A. B. Sharpe
Daniel
Gahr
Samuel Calvin
Edgar Cowan
William M’kerman
John M. Kirkpatrick
James Kerr
Richard P. Roberts
Henry Souther
Greer
Republicanism
Harbaugh
Lexington
Missouri
Hamlin
McKean County
S. Homes
W. A. Nichols
L. Rogers
D. C. Howard
Perry Martin
C. K. Sartwell
S. M. Lawrence
Elk County
Mr. Gordon
Jefferson County
Joseph Gales
Gales & Seaton
Washington National Intelligencer
Gales
Webster
Hayne
Geo. W. Lawrence
Washington and Green Districte
Tion
Brokenstrap
Samuel Hut
C. P. Mayo
Conewango
Benj. Mesd
W. G. Sill
Columbus
L. J. Trantum
Alfred Cady
C. A. Willoughby
Corydon
Amos Flatt
J. H. Mitchell
Cherry Grace
James T. Osgood
Sheffield
H. C. Aber
A. Plumb
R. H. Morrison
J. L. Grandin
Eldred
John Kelly
John J. White
Wm. D. Johnson
David Dinsmore
D. Lott
Q. Wright
Samuel Thompson
Thomas M. Knapp
Glade
Norman Snyder
Warren Brasington
Kinzwa
J. R. Dodge
J. J. Sherman
Limestone
Wm Dale
John Ross
Mead
Henry Baxter
Otis W. Randall
M. J. Alexander
Constitution
McKean
Shippee
Cameron
Citizen
Smethport
Rogers
Home Matters
Hon. Chapin Hall
Mr. Lytle
Robinson
M. E
Mr. Norton
Mr. L
W. Lowe
P. B
J. Leslie
Ashville
J. F. Stocker
E. A. Anderson
Frewsburg
R. Gray
J.C. Schofield
Kinzua
F. W. Smith
J. Marsh
Panama
J. Crum
D. M. Williams
Rochester Union
Wigfall
Hammond
Green
Delusion Smith
Oregon
Joe Lane
U.S. Senate
Oregon City
Donald G. Mitchell
Ke Marvel
New Haven
Harper
Venice
Journal Jottings
City Jounal
Philadelphia
Wm. H Seward, Jr
Seward
Miss. Watson
Syracuse
Hunt
New York
Cassius M. Clay
India
Aga
Texas
Strathan Hill
Exeter
N. H
Robert T. Lincoln
Jerome Bonaparte
Europe
Napoleon
Ajeccio
Troy
Breckinridge
Lane
St. Paul
Minnesotan
Longworth
Cincinnati
Louisville Journal
Chicago Times
Nashville
Michigan
Troy Times
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Hanlin
Buchanan
Potter
Bennett
Breckins Ridge
Ohio
Washington Republican Association
Coombs
Pangborn
Mass
London College of Surgeons
Tom Sayers
Tom
Niagara Herald
Blondin
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