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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1852
Page
2
Our thanks are due to Hon. James Cooper for repeated favors. Hon. ALB. Curtis and HH. M. Puller of Congress will accept our thanks for documents. We are indebted to Hon. John TL. Walker, Speaker of the Senate, for repeated favors.
Proceedings report a Monday county meeting in Warren urging the Commissioners to subscribe 150000 dollars to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad with Warren borough adding 30000 and county subscriptions totaling around 45000 to 50000. The piece argues the road would boost prosperity, justify bond interest payments, and almost self-cover through dividends and increased land values.
A Democratic majority reports a bill for state apportionment into districts. The proposed Warren district includes Erie Warren McKean Potter Fuk Clearfield Clinton and other counties. The piece critiques the design and mocks complex routes for candidates across a sprawling district.
The column reports a meeting urging the Borough officers to subscribe 30000 to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad capital stock if the track passes through the Borough. It notes expected cost differences, possible depot benefits, and that 150000 may be subscribed by county officials. The item ties into local politics, court actions, and regional rail optimism.
At a March 1 1852 meeting in Warren Court House the assembly appointed a committee and approved resolutions urging the County to subscribe 150000 dollars in stock of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad with bonds to be issued. The plan requires the road to pass through Warren County and a depot in Warren Borough.
A February 27 meeting presided by Josiah Hall urges Warren Borough to subscribe 25000 to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad capital stock. A committee reports resolutions favoring the route crossing the Allegheny River above Warren with a local station.
Le M. Pulasky and the Secretaries of Kossuth address a Cincinnati gathering, urging active sympathy for Hungary amid reports of union among Hungarians and opposition to Austria. The item also notes Whig convention plans in Kentucky, banking statistics for New York, and assorted brief local notices.
A Western New York visitor recounts Hawkins role in the Maine Liquor Law push. He cites Mrs Sweet’s dramatic vigil against Cole’s saloon, where she publicly berates the owner, destroys liquor and bottles, and pleads to authorities to protect families, linking the tale to temperance reform.
The barque Buckeye built at Cincinnati for a Salem company arrived at port on Sunday. She will load here with provisions for New York. Also in New York a steamer reports 1.3 million dollars and 145 passengers aboard from Chagres, while four thousand would-be California travelers struggle for passages amid high fares.
A large rock chunk, about one hundred feet long, detached from the Horseshoe fall on the American side between the tower and Goat Island yesterday afternoon. The rock toppled, removing a substantial bottom section near the tower. no injuries were reported.
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