Harrisburg measures and local bills dominate Warren Mail
Harrisburg adjourns sine die on May 8 after a contentious session. A bill to move the state capital to Philadelphia in two years gains traction. Erie and Sunbury-Erie road interests loom large, with talk of contracts. Local acts target livestock, judges, landlords, and school director salaries, while Gov Pollock appoints a Deeds Commissioner for PA. Weather warms as spring arrives.
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Harrispure
House
Senate
Cameron
U. S
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Erie
Sunbury and
Erie Road
Bigler
Warren
Crawford
Berks
Venango
A. Hazeltine
Jamestown
Pollock
Pennsylvania
Milton
Take Care of Your Horses and ’attie in Wardens’ Day
Local ordinance bans horses and cattle from streets and wards. boys sent to the Pound for capture and payment. Legislature plans to adjourn on the 8th of the month. praise for timely action. Ox and Henry announce large spring stock at cash prices on approved credit. Graham’s Magazine May issue praised. Waverly Magazine offered at $2 per year. Mrs E Kear sells ladies’ dining ware. Beeber ad noted.
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Ox & Henry
Frank
Oe & Henry
Warren County
Kentucky
ORR & Henry
Warren, Pa
Erie and North East Rail Bill Passes Legislature
The charter repeal for the Erie and North East Railroad has passed both legislative chambers and awaits the Governor’s signature. The paper argues the repeal strengthens the Sunbury and Erie line, boosts Philadelphia investment, and cautions about delays in contracting work from Erie to Warren within sixty days. It also notes local ironies and town gossip about bridges, editors, and civic nuisances.
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Sunbury & Erie
Erie & North East
New York
Erie County
Lakes
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Friends
Sunbury and Erie
Erie
Warren
Seduction Case Probed After Mayor's Office Hearing
Three young women charged James Robinson with seducing Mary McMahon on July 7, 1854, a claim the defendant called malicious to extort money. The case will be investigated. Two related indictments arose at The Tombs, with defendants ordered to pay costs. testimony noted a complainant leaving with a smiled triumph.
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James Robinson
Mary McMahon
V. Y. Sunday Times
Guidance on Slander and Virtue for Women
A late eighteenth or early nineteenth century admonition urges young women to ignore slander and pursue virtue. It argues sincerity shields from malice, notes that only superiors can truly harm, and insists no virtuous person is without enemies. The piece closes with a reminder that strong character attracts critics.
Temperance and Prohibitory Law Events Parade Through City
Reports from New York summarize a temperance reunion at the Metropolitan Theatre where Rev. Drs Tyng Peck and Henry Ward Beecher spoke, municipal politics hint at a September extra session to redraw districts, Kinney’s exile expedition faces legal trouble, and a variety of city affairs including a church dedication, robberies, Wall Street clashes, and plans to blow up a sunken ship hull.
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Friends of Temperance
Metropolitan ‘Theatre
Tyng
Peck
Henry Ward Beecher
Olympus
Clark
Kinney
Henry L. Kinney
United States
Marshinl
Grand Jury
United States District Court
Chatham Bank
Supreme Court
New Jersey
Tammany Hall
Col. Kinney
St. Mary of the Star
Brooklyn
Bacon
Ives
North Carolina
Hughes
Wood
Wall Street
Board of Brokers
Hall
Dillion
Vauxhall Garden
Bowers
Joseph Walker
Roosevelt Street
Shooting, betrayal, and a fatal confrontation in Buffalo
The Buffalo Republic reports an April shooting involving Forbes and Shaller tied to a California trip dispute. Allegations describe Shaller’s alleged misuse of Forbes funds, foreclosure manipulation, and an ensuing vendetta. Forbes shoots Shaller and remains at large until a grand jury convenes. The piece notes public sympathy for Forbes and mentions Shaller’s employer George Gage and Shaller’s ten years of service.
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Buffalo Republic
Forbes
Shaller
California
Unis City
Brown
Canvila
George Gage
Various items from a 19th century issue with deaths and notices
The article lists diverse items including city debt totals for San Francisco, a place name change from Rice to Ischua, a Carmell resident turning 100, Harlem Road directors election, a man named Thomas Dunwoody in Poughkeepsie, and notes on poetry, sculpture, and a proposed Memphis seminary. It records other events such as a boy imprisoned for abusing his mother, steam communications between the West Indies and New York, Irving’s recovery, liquor trade in New York, and a long list of sensational snippets.
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San Francisco
Rice
Cattaraugus Co
Samuel Cole
Carmell
Harlem Road
Thomas Dunwoody
Poughkeepsie
Putnam’s Monthly
Rufus Choate
Theodore Parker
Capitol
Greenough
Memphis
M. B. Maury
Racine
Elmira
Bermuda
West Indies
New York
Washington Irving
JV. Y. Herald
London Limes
United States
Pittsburg
Alabama
States Right Democrat
States Sentinel
Gov. Fitzpatrick
Arrival of the Africa at Halifax in April
The royal mail steamship Africa arrived at Halifax on April 24 en route to Boston. She left Liverpool on the 14th inst and reports latest news from Sebastopol to April 6. The Vienna Conference met on the 10th with unclear results. The North Carolina sank after a collision near Holyhead with no loss of life. Markets show duller cotton and steady breadstuffs with easier London money.
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Royal Mail
Africa
Boston
Liverpool
Sebastopol
Loth
Prussia
North Carolina
Holyhead
Ireland
London
Paris
Siege and Campaign Notes From The War Across Europe
Reports detail Gallipoli and Sebastopol campaigns, naval losses near Baltschik, and Canrobert’s casualty tally. A Russian 120000 man buildup is noted with British Baltic arrival at Elsinore amid ice. London discusses a potential 15 million pound loan as cholera devastates St. Petersburg.
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Gallipoli
Varia
Bessarabia
London
St. Louis
Southampton
New York
Drouyndel Huys
Ali Pacha
Venice
Sebastopol
Canrobert
Edinburgh
Baltschik
Menschikoff
Baltic
Elsinore
England
St. Petersburg
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Attie
Grahamn’s
Waverly
Moses A. Dow
Water Street
Mass
R.R
Jordan
Sigs
Bracaixne
Grimes
The
Potter Patriot
Saint James
Sam
Leri Towx
Presbyterian Church
Jerusha
Mead
New York City News
Forbes At Buffalo
Cleveland
Oregon
Dernorr
Detroit
Jones
Hog Teland
Standard
China
St. Clair River
Hoy Island
Chapman
John
Berea
Tim Donnelly
Neddy McBride
Cook
Stewart
Michael Campion
James Kelley
James Martin
Coffinger
Christie
Gadsen
Reeder
Pitcher
Thomas Donnelly
Edward McBride
Wm .Reeder
Bellville, Ill
Michael Burns
Grice Smith
Castle Windenham
Trelard
Parson Brownlow
Knoxville Whig
D. D. Porter
Supply
B. Sitimean Jr
Eli Hamilton
Derby
Butler
New Orleas
Youngsville
Philip Mead
William Kidder
Harriett Allen
Carroll Village
Kisntone
Benjamin T. “Morgan
Corydon
Philip Tome
Rute Roney
Col. Win
Roney
Col. Roney
Win. Mead of
Brokenstraw
Kerr
Warrenounty
Mr. Wetmore
Lotice
Couny
Said
Edward Batman
Joseph O. Grandin
Guy C. Irvine 2d
Andrew Irvine
John Cotton
Michael Kimbill
Michael Krimbill
J. FP. McPherson
Register. Register’s
E. Stranahan & Randall
Stranahan & Ranall
C. Srrananan
Ranvare
Srrawanan & Ranvace
Japan
Hazeltine & CO
NEW Law Books
URDON
Biun
Graydon
Wharton
Troubat & Haly
Daniel
Wright
Haris
NEW Spring Goods
Peoples’ Low Price
ORR & Henry Ave
William Rowlands
Hlowe & Co
Whitewa
OK & Henry
Sheriff's Sales
Court of Common Pleas
Court House
Ruswell Reed
Albert Reed
Lomestone Township
Warren Co
Hulm
Roswell
Albert and
Bazin TM
Reed
Robert K. Russel
Preas
Samuel PL Johnson
Alsoo
Roswell Reed
Barn T. Reed
Limestone
Albert
Bara
Aboert, Reet
Ezra T. Reed
Pato
Karn TS Reed
Robert R. Russell
Treasse
Samuel P. Johnson
Ezra Te Reed
Roswell, Alvert
Ezra ‘T. Reed
Robert K. Russell
A. Reed
Ezra YT
Reedal
Limestones
Aswell Reed
Kara T. Reed
Youngeville
A. Davis
Johnathan Hays
John McKenney
Prudence Davis
William Freese
H. McCullough & Co
Lafayete McManus
Journainzua Village
Warren and Kinzoa
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