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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1856
Page
2
County Convention Call for Anti-Nebraska Delegates
Anti-Nebraska electors in Warren County are urged to send two delegates from each township to the County Convention at the Court House in Warren. The meeting is set for Thursday March 13 at 2 o clock P M to select a delegate for Harrisburg Union Convention on the 26th. By order of the Committee A Tanner Char n
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
State Senate
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
R. B. M’comb
J. Dock
J. W. Killinger
C. I. Hunsecker
James L. Lewis
J. M. Gibboney
John Ferguson
R. B. Moorhead
David Taggart
Delorma Imbrie
J. G. Shuman
MO. Wright
L. Reed
A. W. Crawford
P. W. Hosekeeper
J. H. Wintrode
Jacob Struble
J. Augustine
FR. Jordan
G. J. Ball
E. Joy Morris
T.L. Baldwin
Philip Clover
W. A. Barry
W. E
Warren County
Court House
Warren
A. Tanner
Char’n
National American Convention Nomination Sparks Split
The Philadelphia convention nominated Millard Fillmore for president and Andrew Jackson Donelson for vice president. The assembly devolved into disorder and a rupture as factions repealed the platform and formed a pro slavery ticket. Delegates dissent from the process call for a separate New York convention on June 12 to nominate candidates, urging restoration of the Missouri Compromise and backing the American Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Millard Fillmore
N.Y
Andrew Jackson Donelson
Tenessee
Fillmore
Donelson
North
Pierce Democratic Party
United National Party
American Party OF the Union
Piladelphia
Free States
National Council
Louisiana
Aes
City of
New York
United States
Thomas H. Ford
J. H. Baker
Kyle
W. H. C. Mitchell
E. T. Sturtevant
O. T
Illinois
Henry
Jennings
Pennsylvania
Johnston
American Party Debates and Protest Over Nomination
Fragmented records show delegates from Rhode Island Michigan Wisconsin and others debating a nomination and protesting the National American Convention choice. The document notes executive committee appointments and protests detailing opposition to the nominee and concerns over Southern influence and state voting majority.
Pennsylvania Public School Report Totals Fiscal Year
The State Superintendent's annual report shows 1632 districts and 10469 schools, with 659 awaiting report, 54 months taught on average, 8003 state teachers including 4140 women. Male teachers earn 22.29 monthly. female 14.89. Scholar totals: 295,889 boys and 233,120 girls, 10,015 learn German. Total tax for schools 1,242,223.79. building tax 159,076.45. system tax 1,354,937.04. State aid 159,554.17 and collectors’ receipts 1,137,992.61. Construction costs 1,041,571.96. fuel/contingencies 110,383.19. school housing and repairs 266,198.76. Philadelphia schools excluded as independent and not reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pusiic Schools
Pennsylvania
State Superintendent of Common Schools
Philadelphia
Saxe Missed Warren Visit Due to Illness
Saxe did not travel to Warren citing illness and inability to travel even if recovered. He suggested possible arrival in two or three weeks if health improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Saxe
Warren
Republican Convention Address At Pittsburg Delayed
A partial address for the Republican Convention at Pittsburg is available now but the full text is too long for space. Officials say the remainder will be released next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Obituary of Hannah Mead Pioneer Matriarch of Meadville
Mrs Hannah Mead died aged 77 years 4 months on the 25th ult widow of Capt Joseph Mead who died in 1846. The Mead family helped settle Crawford County and Meadville with Darius Joseph and John Mead and built Warren County’s first grist mill. She married at 17 and mothered fourteen children, eleven living, all noted as industrious temperate citizens. The Meads joined the M E Church in 1815 and remained active believers until death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Mead
Joseph Mead
David
John
Darius
Joseph
Susquehannah River
Northumberland County
Crawford County
Meadville
Franklin
U.S
Darius Mead
Mead
James Bonner
Warren County
Allegheny River
Warren
Young Lawyer O. N. Payne Admitted in Mc Kean County
O N Payne, recently a law student at Jonson and Brown, has been admitted to practice in Mc Kean County and plans to move to Smethport soon. He is described as energetic with great promise and personal worth. The praise comes from the local office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. N. Payne
Jonson & Brown
McKean County
Smethport
Payne
Home Magazine March issue announces new editor and pricing
The Home Magazine for March presents Miss Virginia F Towns end as assistant editor with plans to publish her stories. It notes editors T S Arthur and Virginia F Townsend promising a bright future. Subscription costs listed and Baptist Society of Warren hires Rev William Ellis for one year with services at 11 and preaching at 1 on Sunday. Warren, March 3, 1856.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home
Virginia F. Townsend
T. S. Arthur
Home Magazie
Baptist Society of
Warren
Wm. Ellis
John Snider
Vermonter Suffers Long Sleighing Run Amid Snowbound Roads
The weather remains cold snowy and windy as December. The so called oldest inhabitant in Vermont reports a 79th day of uninterrupted sleighing. Roads are badly blocked and the mails out of joint as travel grinds to a halt.
Senator Wade Re-elected To Six-Year Ohio Seat
Hon. B. F. Wade, the U. S. Senator from Ohio, has been re-elected for six years beginning March 1857. The tally was Wade 102 votes, Todd 36, Scattering 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Wade
U. S
Ohio
Wade
Todd
Scattering
Sociable meeting at Orris Hall house
The Sociable will meet at Orris Hall's house on Tuesday evening March 11th. The notice specifies the event location and date for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Orris Hall
Ohio flood prospects and drainage concerns
The Cincinnati Daily Gazette notes the Ohio region above the point has 100000 square miles drained and currently snow and ice 12 to 15 inches deep. This amounts to at least six inches of water, allowing little absorption, so a continued flood is likely under the best conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Ohio
Court Proceedings Highlight County Needs and School Repairs
The Grand Jury reports Warren County jail and county offices require upgrades and a completed records vault. They urge better school buildings including Chandler Valley and Mullengar, and call for higher standards for teachers to advance educational rank among counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Prothonotary’s Department
Grand Jury
Traverse
Chandler's Valley
Sugar Grove
White
Pittsfield Village
Dugway
Pittsfield
Thompson
Farmington
Mullengar
Fall of Barnum and Jerome Company Revealed
The New York Tribune reports creditors of the Jerome Company and P T Barnum recommended liquidation. Barnum assigns, Jerome founder Chauncey Jerome bankrupt. Debts total about 560000 with little due creditors. Barnum ruined. Connecticut property mortgaged. Muslin buildings tied to F Olmstead estate. Barnum lease long held by Mrs Barnum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
New Haven
Bridgeport
Mr. B
Jerome
Connecticut
F. Olmstead
Fifty three orphans sent to western homes from New York
The Home of the Friendless in East Thirtieth Street dispatched fifty three children and six adults to homes in Illinois under Rev G A R Rogers. The move aims to spare them from destitution and crime and place them in industrious, respectable lives. The departure featured a final parting in the schoolroom and a chorus “Meet me in Heaven.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York
Thirtieth Street
Ilinois
G. A. R. Rogers
New York and Erie Railroad
Cattle Frozen in Kiantone County Hard Freeze
About six cows belonging to Mr Hollister of Kiantone were badly frozen in the recent extreme cold. Their hooves and legs rotted, they cannot stand, and Mr Hollister plans to kill them. The animals suffered during the prolonged zero temperatures with feet frozen solid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carriz
Mr. Hollister
Kiantone
Remarkable man and universal remedy for disease
A London professor, Thomas Holloway, known for Holloways Pills and Ointment, is hailed as a world conquering benefactor. The article claims his medicines cure disease globally, with wide adoption across Europe Asia Africa America, breaking old trade and medical restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anov
Thomas Holloway
London
Holloways
Alexander
Napoleon
Washington
Holloway
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
VY. Dispatch
Notable American Inventors and Patrons Abroad
A government official returning from Brazil recalls inquiries about Dr. J.C. Aver the American chemist who created Cherry Pectoral and Cathartic Pills. The anecdote highlights how Aver and American products are viewed in South America and the United States for health and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
J.C. Aver
Mark
Interview With the President Described by Coudersport Editor
The editor of the Coudersport Journal recounts his White House visit. He describes elegant furnishings in the Green Room and reception spaces, meeting the President, and greeting the Marshal and the President with a handshake before joining the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coudersport Journal
White House
Ogle
Mann
Discovery in Allegheny County cave yields bonds and hunter
A group of Central Railroad laborers in Allegheny County entered a cave on Cady's section and emerged on the opposite side after passing under the river. They found a hunter's body with his gear and about $6,000 in bonds payable to Mrs. A Cross dated 1823, signed by numerous elderly Allegheny and Bath County residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sineuntar
Aliegueny Couunty
Central Railroad
Allegheny County
A. Cross
Allegheny
Bath Counties
Hiram Powers Denies Financial Troubles
A published report claimed Hiram Powers the sculptor faced money worries. In a recent letter he says he is prosperous after years of hardship and discusses returning home to pursue a lucrative trade. He expects to settle among his countrymen under equal laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Powers
Ted
Miss Andrews to Marry Wealthy Norfolk Gentleman
The Worcester Spy notes Miss Andrews who traveled from Syracuse to Norfolk last summer to aid the sick during the yellow fever prevalence is about to wed a man of wealth in Norfolk. The editorial praises these Good Samaritans and says they deserve their reward.
Democratic State Convention Nominates Ticket for Governor
The Democratic State Convention met today in Mippy Brown Ct and nominated Samuel Ingham for Governor and John T. Waite for Lieutenant Governor along with a full State ticket. Delegates were chosen for the Democratic National Convention in Cincinnati. Attendance was very large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mippy Brown
Samuel Ingham
Govenor
John T. Waite
Cincinnati
Donkey Quip Sparks Witty Exchange
A humorous remark parodies a wag’s crack to a fop beside a donkey, capturing a playful moment of newspaper wit and social banter.
One Week Later from Europe Hallifax res. 29
Report from Europe notes the Royal Mail steamship America with 99 passengers arriving in port after a transatlantic voyage from Liverpool. Observers sighted a suspicious steamer likely disabled near the Irish Sea, and other vessels including Baltic, Herrmann, Ericsson, and Arago were active. The Liverpool Philadelphia line plans to resume next month as Parliament discusses American affairs amid global tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Peace Congress
Paris
Kansas Affairs in St Louis and Kansas seeks oath stance
Kansas advices report Judge Elmore counsels State officers electing not to take the oath as a reasonable act. Robinson vows to take the oath only if hanged the same hour. Kansas merchants publish an appeal to St. Louis Chamber of Commerce urging influence to stop incursions into the territory and threaten another eastern outlet if business disruptions persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Elmore
Robinson
Merchants of
Execution of Joseph Armbuster in Doylestown Pa
A detailed account from the Philadelphia Argus describes the execution of Joseph Armbuster for murder. He maintained composure, denied innocence, and rejected prayers as he ascended the scaffold in Jill Yard. His son wept, and Armbuster shouted defiant farewell before the drop ended his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Armbuster
Jill Yard
Doylestown
Hle
Phila
Argus
Meeting of American Legislature Members Endorses Fillmore Ticket
Atoryy reports that on Thursday Feb 28 the American Members of the Legislature met at the Capitol with nearly all members present and a majority of state officers. Odell presided as speakers including Northam Prescots and others stated they would support the American party nomination for Fillmore and work for the ticket. Resolutions endorsing the aim were signed and a grand ratification meeting was planned. Fifty eight attendees with no dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atoryy
Capitol
Order
Remedies for Rheumatism by Holloway's Ointment and Pills
A Natchez man, Henry Foote, 52, suffered severe rheumatism confined to bed before using Holloway's Ointment and Pills. Eleven weeks of treatment cured him, and he has since enjoyed good health. The Wisconsin Governors contest notes Bashford leading Barstow with 85,872 votes to 35,523. A Loveless Home laments of an unloved wife amid family and distant deserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Henry Foote
Natchez
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Judiciary Committee
Wisconsin Senate
Barstow
Bashford
Hogs Devour Potatoes From Youths Garden Tale
A humorous old tale recounts a youth claiming potatoes sprouted in his garden and were swallowed by a drove of hogs. The father questions the claim, and the punchline reveals the hogs devoured the supposed crop in a single mishap.
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Union For the
Union
Fillmore and Donelson
S. P. Kase
Robert M. Riddle
T. J. Coffey
John Williamson
J. Harrison Sewell
Rhode Island
E. J. Nightingale
Michigan
S. T. Lyon
W. Fuller
P. P. Medler
J. Mamilton
David A. Gillies
John Lockwood
Robert Chandler
G. Burdick
G. W. Cook
Gen. Williamson
Mr. Peck
Conn
Spooner
Perkins
Republian
Wm. Penn Clark
Iowa
D. W. W. Stambaugh
Thomas Spooner
Charles Nichols
John Johnson
Kansas Affairs
St. Louis, Fes
Mrs. Ellis
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