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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1850
Page
2
The article reviews Gen Taylor's nomination and presidency stressing his patriotism and competence but noting Whig party divisions. It praises his governance while urging united support for his administration and the party's candidates to advance national interests.
The article surveys acts restricting small bank notes and strict penalties, notes a pending apportionment bill, and notes various political items. It cites Judge Grier on Parker's Patent Water-wheel and reports on divorce jurisdiction, presidential Whig debates, a murder case, and Southern attitudes toward the Nashville Convention. It includes references to Foote duels and U.S. fiscal costs against slave trade suppression.
A newly issued work titled New York by Gas Lieut depicts ghastly scenes in the metropolis with a pleasant style. It aims to warn the youth of dangers and degradation, pointing to the rock on which many are shipwrecked, and is considered an enterprise worthy of its author.
In a colonial style ad, Mr. Lacy promotes cheap hats and umbrellas next to Tan ners new block and under-sells Mr. Stebbins in the room above. The notice also teases a youth with a moral quip about brandy and a note on new spring goods from Orr & Henry.
A brief notice invites readers to the barbershop under the Carver House where the barber called the "Professor" will shave a Brown.
A fine rise of water was reported in the river Monday night. A steam boat may be able to come upstream, indicating higher water levels and possible navigation impact for vessels operating in the area.
The text notes the United States Railroad Guide and Steamboat Journal for March 1850, a convenient traveler’s map and index to steamboats and railroads, published monthly by George R. Holbrook & Co. It also mentions The Teacher's Magazine for May, edited by J. J. Buchanan in Pittsburgh, praising its educational value and listing subscription pricing.
A cautious account from Cattaraugus County New York describes Brave Turnoat, an elderly Indian on the Allegheny Reservation, whose wrinkled face suggested a century or more of life. Witnesses recount his recall of events from Buffalo to Canada, and the era of Father Hennepin and Ignatius Loyola, with Bulls Turvar and a mighty oak said to outgrow reach. He died about twenty five years ago, leaving no direct descendants.
In the Eastern District of Pennsylvania a federal court amends the Parker case to assert exclusive rights in a hydraulic power improvement by Zebulon Parker and allies. Justice Grier notes the patent’s validity and calls for amended pleadings to establish title, with injunctions possible if defendants resist settlement.
Dr James H Smith stands trial for murder in Saco as the city court hears testimony about a pregnant victim named Caswell born in Canada. The case centers on a body found tied to a plank from the prisoner's stable and alleged operations leading to death. Approximately 18 witnesses are summoned.
Col Wodell Rose declines Alabama caucus delegate post while Illinois appoints David L. Gree as secretary of state. Cooley dies. Louisiana grants ground for a Mechanics Institute in New Orleans. Rio coffee, fires in Knox tannery, and a $500 mayoral reward in New Orleans appear alongside weather frost in Texas. The Congress news covers ships, treaties, a Boston donation, and canal openings.
Father Mathew remained in New Orleans on the 6th instant and reports nearly eight thousand converts to Temperance in the city. Memphis voters authorize a 500000 dollar subscription to the Memphis and Charleston railroad by 778 to 103 margin. J W Shands named Clerk to the Recorder's Court in St. Louis. France population listed at 33255181. Coffee annual output placed at 180000 tons. State Peace Convention slated for Columbus Ohio on May 18. New England papers total 371. New York area 460.
Gen Rusx of Texas chairs the Senate Committee on Postal Affairs and introduces a bill proposing new postage rates and reforms. The plan includes two cents per half ounce prepaid and five cents non prepaid, one cent for drop letters prepaid, and carrier costs paid by the postal system. It calls for postmasters appointed by the President to establish letter deposits and hire carriers, with letter delivery paid at one cent, and one cent postage for advertised letters. It also outlines newspaper rates, one cent per ounce for bound books, and abolition of the franking privilege except for certain officials. Congressional documents mailed during sessions would be paid from contingent funds, and communications to and from departments would be marked as public service and charged accordingly.
The body of Mr. Calhoun left Richmond yesterday for the South in an extra train. The procession included the Public Guard and a guard of honor under Sergeant Munford of the Blues. Governor spoke as Senator Mason of Virginia and Mr. Ravenell of South Carolina responded. Rev. Read delivered a prayer before the procession moved to the depot amid tolling bells and minute guns.
The fiscal plan to cut stamp duties faces defeat while mercantile policy prompts opposition. France and Turkey show shifting diplomacy amid elections and rising tensions. Ceylon cotton prospects brighten as overland routes carry March signals. A colonial campaign clashed with hill tribes leaving casualties and communal violence erupting in Migepoor.
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