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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1851
Page
2
The Warren Mall reports a postponement of the May convention to June 8. Gratitude is extended to Messrs. W. H. Seward, Timothy Ives, and Mr. Sco fell for favors. The note indicates anticipation of publishing day this week.
A Harrisburg editorial criticizes a Mowry bill to publish state laws in county newspapers. It argues the objective is proper but the bill’s machinery is impractical. The piece urges simple reform and questions docket-fee funding, proposing direct treasury appropriation.
Mr Scofield pushes to repeal the statute as desired by a large majority of citizens here. The piece applauds erasing the law from our books and argues justice demands extending repeal to other counties. It contends the law is a dead letter despised by people and warns against tyrannical legislation.
An arrangement between Gen Reid of Erie and the New York and Erie Railroad permits the steamers Keystone State Louisiana and Queen City to operate in connection with the railroad after May 15. The extra session of the United States Senate closed on the 13th instant.
The Fredonia Censor reports English hopes to substitute flax for cotton in textile industries. It notes flax costs far less per pound, potential machinery advances, and a possible global shift in raw materials. Washington Republic items and London Chronicle views are cited as evidence of a coming revolution in commerce.
Albany Evening Journal recounts Gov. Cass in a tight political spot over the River and Harbor bill. He claims to face ruin in the South if he supports it and in the West if he opposes, then exits the Senate at midnight, citing Sunday worship and constitutional doubts about Congress’s power after 12 p m on March 3.
The Cattaraugus Whig prints the meeting minutes stating that Cattaraugus will be represented in the Convention. It notes that if the New York and Erie Rail Road Company considers their interest, a representative will attend Warren. The proposal would connect Northern and Southern trade and unlock local enterprise in an area now nearly inaccessible.
The Jamestown Journal notes grading has begun on Jamestown Plank Road and will be prosecuted vigorously once weather allows. The Main street outlet bridge must be raised a little over five feet.
The Brookport Watchman recalls a Southern pledge during the slavery era to back river and harbor and tariff bills if Northern Congress members supported compromise measures. The bills failed, and the South, like the boy with the cracker, keeps the reward to manipulate reform again.
A San Juan report dated January 18 1851 describes a clash between four hundred Indians and a fifty to sixty man American force led by Captain James Barney and Captain Burney. The fight near a village lasted three hours, with sixty Indians killed and twenty wounded, eight Americans wounded including two mortally Lieut S Keane and Mr Little. After burning the village the Americans retreated pursued by Indians for ten miles. A separate massacre of 72 workers near Rattlesnake Creek is alleged and a petition from Mariposa citizens seeks aid. The note says Indians have begun a war of extermination.
The Kittanning Free Press notes overwhelming support for Winfield Scott as the 1852 presidential candidate and William F. Johnston for governor. It cites widespread Whig meetings praising Scott as the party’s Pennsylvanian nominee and Johnston as a leading political economist who has steered the state from bankruptcy toward financial prominence.
An unnamed New York correspondent reveals a humorous Il linois marriage certi ficate from Copperas Precinct showing John Smith and Peggy Myres married as early as primitive times. The prose mocks a Justice of the Peace and hints at a pension for the officer. A separate Smallcar Divorce Case notes adultery claims and a Parisian plot to kill the husband with a lookalike.
The Louisville Journal urges unwavering support for the Union in Kentucky, denouncing treason in any region. It notes Gen Winfield Scott expected to depart Washington Saturday to arrange military asylums in the West and South. A Canal Board reorganization bill was indefinitely postponed by 51 to 42.
The report cites Alexander Duke of Albemarle Virginia describing three peach trees in a worm ravaged orchard that thrived after nails were driven through their trunks while others died. He suggests iron salts from the nails deter the worm and wonders if the method could work on other fruit trees.
Royal Geographical Society heard Rev. D Livingstone of the London Missionary Society announce a new large lake in South Africa about 200 miles north of Lake Ngami. The lake has large islands and is linked to Ngami by a rapid Teage stream. Livingstone planned further exploration northward to resolve key African geography questions.
The New York Sun reports a city youth has devised a simple process to manufacture wrought iron cannon that promises greater strength per weight and costs 25 percent less than existing casting methods, with reliability against overheating.
A major blaze last night devastated the Farmer's Hotel stable area and surrounding properties in Carlisle. Fire consumed up to thirty to forty structures including stables, workshops, a large Arcade building, and the Lutheran Church, with total losses near 950000 and 200 Dragoons aiding efforts. Some inmates freed from the jail as fears rose during the blaze.
The journal presents the Standing Committee on Canals report in the Assembly with John C. Spencer letter outlining the constitutional bearings of hastening canal completion. It claims a major legislative issue for the era and anticipates a constitutional Erie Canal enlargement as a historic milestone.
The Senate debated Owen's resolution to elect the U S Senator immediately. By morning, the House concurred and on joint ballot Hamilton Fish was elected U S Senator with 16 Senate votes and 68 Assembly votes. Beekman protested, Brandreth arrived late, and Dart was absent.
The steamer El Dorado backing from the wharf toward Chagres damaged its buckets and remained detained for repairs. Notable passengers include Hon. William M. Gwin and wife, Mrs Carey Jones, Col John C. McLemore, and John L. Stevens president of the Panama Railroad Co.
Baltimore March 18 The Robena carries salt and iron and 100 passengers. Hopes rise that the vessel will be freed. Insurance coverage set at 50000 dollars.
Amin Bey arrives in New York and will soon return to Constantinople after completing his mission. Hon. Robert Schenck and Mr. Clack plan to depart around April 20. The packet ships Columbia and West Point arrive from Liverpool with 1000 emigrants. the Columbia reported large ice fields about two miles long.
Porttape Loun reports Chas. Morrill, baggage master of the Baltimore Railroad, was run over and killed on the corner of Broad and Lombard streets while attempting to jump from the cars. He leaves a family. A Portsmouth Va man named Joan Cooper shot five men in a wharf fracas. three wounded, two seamen, and one named Shannon. Rumors of another South American revolution circulate.
From Mexico City letters state that a Senate session declared the grant of right of way to Jose Gregory across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec forfeited and Gregory's sales to P. Hargous are null.
Boston reports the tide higher than in two decades with deluged wharves from Salem to New London. Newport Rhode Island saw violent winds preventing ferry crossings, while the Connecticut river freshet caused damage. Massachusetts Senate passes a bill on plurality voting for Congress and electors. A fatal accident near Susquehanna leaves four men. two survive.
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