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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1855
Page
2
The Warren Mail laments federal indifference to Missouri and Kansas troubles, urges northern support and armed aid to defend liberty, proposes marching guerrilla bands or Capt. Clay as leaders, and recalls Civil War era drills and public misrule as warnings.
Judges Wetmore and Judson preside with court in session since Monday. Grand Jury fluttered over liquor cases and several civil matters were tried though no detailed report is available. Sheriff’s menacing look kept us from notes.
The Washington municipal vote favors the American ticket by a narrow margin. The Anti American party passes a resolution to record names of clerks voting anti ticket. A targeted purge of native born Americans voting American is hinted. Warren County may see Siggins run for Sheriff though he faces Democratic convention constraints.
The Elk Advocate recounts a small town elopement tale involving Old Marx’s son Anthony and Huffman’s daughter Mary. The couple plans to wed after a harvest but Mary’s father requires a new rig first. After rushing ahead, Anthony finds Mary absent at the wedding moment leaving him with the loss of the marriage and her belongings.
The Ledger team moves to the Tanner Block corner opposite Carver House and expresses disdain for their political past. The writer mocks former habits, urging patience while foreseeing continued criticism of their actions.
The remaining span of the old bridge of sighs at this place collapsed last Thursday afternoon. The river pier remains erect as a memorial to departed glory and serves as a target for pilots. A small gutter bridge between Cole's and the Court House also broke under a load of wood.
tz Mortimer Neal Thompson once known as Doesticks was accidentally shot by a friend while firing at a mark in Ann Arbor Michigan. The item notes his oddity but points to his lack of “infinite jest” and adds various editorial fragments from local papers about weather, publishing, and regional news.
The Philadelphia Times asserts the Virginia election proves American party strength in the South and predicts Virginia will cast its electoral vote for the American candidate. It criticizes foreign influence, praises native rule, and calls Pennsylvania to field strong, moral tickets over Fusion or sham Democracy.
The section requires the purchaser of the main line to maintain the entire rail and canal system from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh in good repair and keep it a public highway. Purchasers must provide stationary and locomotive power for transportation while charging fair tolls not exceeding rates in 1853, with allowances for leasing parts of the canals and for corporate purchases under agreed conditions.
In 1823 the British statesman George Canning references neutrality rules tied to Washington and Jefferson. The item lists local appointments with O N Worden as Notary Public at Lewisburg replacing H C Hickok who moved to Harrisburg. It also reports a cholera outbreak with many deaths in the city this week.
The 1855 Attorney General Franklin explains that under the new liquor law the license price must be paid for a full year for innkeepers licensed before July and that after July the sale of liquor can only be granted under the act. He notes licenses issued before July may be renewed as before and merchant appraisers remain duties unchanged.
Portland Maine June 2 the mayor Neal Dow bought 1600 dollars of liquor for the city agency amid a protest by citizens a seizure warrant was issued and aldermen voted to purchase it for the city. Portland June 3 a mob attacked the liquor agency building two military companies were called out, gunfire killed Ephraim Robbins and wounded several, later arrests followed. Third dispatch reports more deaths and a rifle guard bayonet attack dispersing the crowd.
The Dalton Times reports widespread hunger as a drought and failed crops leave families without corn or means to buy it. Some must barter labor for food while others starve. horses and mules roam the woods and plow is scarce. Without aid, many poor risk death.
Washington letters report work on the Post Office extension and aqueduct, with houses torn down for site preparation. Next week the Treasury extension will start, and bidding from a Pennsylvanian company with ex Canal Commissioners is anticipated. A brief criticism follows about new publications and a Punch remark on Sebastopol.
The session yielded measures including a Sunday alcohol ban, incorporation of the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, dog tax supplement, final closure of the Bank of the United States trust, extended divorce jurisdiction, bribery penalties, election and registration reforms, and repeals. Also approved were the Main Line sale appropriation and Public Works appropriation, all signed by the Governor.
Albany Paper notes a Macaulay sister living near New York in reduced means with a Scottish husband named Gilbert, once a London Clearing House manager, now a New York business agent to a Fort Washington area magnate. She is said to share her brother’s brilliant mind and has a charming daughter. The Baltimore Patriot reports Peru will cut guano to 45 per ton and sell adulterated guano at public auction to consumers through official agents.
Elijah Williams a wealthy planter from Barnsville South Carolina arrived in Cincinnati with eight enslaved people including his wife and six children and his wife's mother. He died instantly as he stepped from the steamboat into a carriage. The freed group is now protected by Ohio law and Williams had previously willed his entire estate to them.
New Orleans reports Soule published a letter denying truth in Perry’s claim while minister to Spain. He calls the writer basely hypocritical and cowardly and says a press preview of Perry’s actions during Soule’s Spain mission is forthcoming. In New York, a separate Supreme Court decision grants default judgment for Catharine Forrest in her suit against Edwin Forrest. BRB defines blood as strong ivory like bone in horseman usage.
Mrs. Partington voices dread at California distress as every newspaper reports another vein opened. The quip captures a city’s alarm over a wave of costly, urgent troubles.
A quip in polite company recalls a deceased lawyer who left behind only a few effects. The line plays on the idea that he had few causes, hinting at a slim estate and a career focused on legal work rather than possessions.
A BSA youngster returning from his first term at a boarding school quips that he was fed “multiplication table bashed, and stewed substraction,” humorously venting about arithmetic drills.
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