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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1857
Page
2
A Warren County reader reprints and analyzes Democratic arguments over how the Kansas Constitution should be submitted to voters. The piece denounces Lecompton style methods, accuses the framers of slavery protection, and cites press commentary critiquing the process. It contrasts the Kansas vote with Napoleon III’s French referendum, and ends with a note on a Pittsburg murder case and jury deadlock.
Jaquin, a young hunter, encountered a large panther 14 miles west of Wrightsville on November 21. Armed with a two bar rel shotgun, he shot after the cat jumped, wounding it and killing it at close range after a misfire. The animal measured seven feet and weighed about 150 pounds amid sheep losses in the area.
Our turkey failed for Thanksgiving and prospects for dinner looked dim until Al Eddy arrived with the season's largest plump oysters. He offers abundant oysters every evening at Eddy's Saloon, the place spoken of on the sign, drawing in our household.
The piece recalls a cold spell with snow cover and sleigh bells ringing. It notes a thermometer reading five degrees below zero last Wednesday morning and expresses anticipation of joyful winter rides for all ages.
AE Mrs M C Park announces a new stock of Millinery inviting ladies to view. The season's bonnet arrivals promise to add charm and aid in making a sensation. Forewarned, readers note corn potatoes buckwheat and garden vegetables suffered frost damage across county. November temperatures dipped below zero, unusual for the area.
At RB D Bartlett has bought out A L Morgan and continues to clothe the naked and suit the people in his usual happy style. A Rush in that establishment, see the spread-eagle advertisement. Dr Bement lectured five times this week at the Methodist Church on Egypt and Palestine. Mae Arthur’s Home Magazine for December arrives and promises new attractions for the coming year. Pine Grove Angeap reports Thomas Witham harvesting corn at 101 bushels per acre. A large snow event brings Nimrods out and venison may suffer.
The Ledger prints a schedule from the Kansas Convention but omits the last sentence asserting no change to the right of property in slaves. The passage notes that after 1864 elections, a convention could revise the constitution, yet no alteration could affect slave ownership. The writer argues slavery’s fate in Kansas remains blocked by pro slavery strength, the Dred Scott ruling, and Democratic creed, despite abolitionist hopes.
The mail office fire started by a fluid lamp explosion and was quickly extinguished with minor property loss. A separate large blaze in Olean New York on the 28th destroyed two thirds of the business district, razing eight stores and the post office. losses estimated at 65,000 with 20,000 insured.
A historical column surveys a financial panic and its toll on workers, emphasizing bread and life, then notes Kansas politics with Stanton resigning to head Utah Indian affairs. It also mentions the Constitutional Convention’s pro slavery actions, the reopening of the Old Temperance House by Abijah Morrison, and Parmele Co. moving locations, closing with a light note on local papers Jamestown Journal and Cha taque Democrat.
The capital stock of McKean County Bank will be opened at Smethport on December 14 and at Bradford on December 21. Managers are urged to have stock taken and paid in by responsible local men, not by abroad speculators, to ensure the bank’s benefit to the country.
England faces hard times as the Bank of England halts further rate increases after briefly lifting them to 10 percent. Panic bids in Britain are noted as less wild than those in America, signaling a cautious market response.
The official Democratic majority in New York on Secretary of State is 18,233 and on Controller 17,128, close to the ticket average. American votes total about 66,800. Clapp finishes lowest on the Republican ticket.
The Ledger office has relocated within the James building, now on the second floor. The move hints at shifts in principles, as its stance appears consistently inclined downward.
A social gathering is announced for Friday evening at Mr Hequembourg's residence on November 27, inviting neighbors and friends to attend the sociable event.
A Springfield Republican editorial urges fortitude over wealth during economic ruin. It extols heroism in men and women who endure hardship, stressing honor, self respect, love, religion, and sacrifice as wealth fades.
Judge Claggett of Iowa's first Judicial District jailed lawyers who left court without notice. The lawyers protested with asks to leave, faces downcast and in small voice. The Burling ton Hawkeye remarked the Madison jail held more latent rascality than any public edifice save the penitentiary.
The James E. Woodruff, a New Orleans and St. Louis packet steamer, sails equipped to publish a regular daily paper for travelers aboard during river trips. It includes a job office for printing bills of fare and related work, anticipating innovations similar to the Great Eastern’s planned daily publication.
An exchange quotes Rev. Dr. Davis saying his carpet-bag was carried by baggage master oversight, requiring another to preach. The Herald likens the scene to Paul on Mars Hill addressing Athens in a moment of rebuke and debate.
Reports from Utah warn of a Mormon resistance to U S troops with organized armies, forts, and provisions in an uprising that could halt or hinder the invasion. Critics blame the administration’s Utah expedition for blunders, predicting a difficult winter campaign and possible surrender of federal forces.
Artificial leather process described by F Charles Jeune of Gresham Street City. An elastic compound made of masticated india rubber gutta percha and sulphuret of antimony with woolen dust is laid on cotton cloth and heated to form a base. Japan varnish coats and dry heats produce a smooth finished surface.
A satirical tale recounts how a quarrel between two Providence residents over a pig led to political shifts. The pig killed in a garden dispute sparked a local election, then a Senate vote, and finally the war question, all decided by a margin of one.
Rev Samuel Willard, a leading Old South Boston minister, is praised for his agreeable delivery. His son-in-law, Eastham’s minister, preached poorly, causing dissatisfaction. Willard later allowed the son-in-law’s sermon to be reprinted, then delivered it unchanged to his flock, delighting listeners and prompting the remark that his own sermon differed in quality.
Postmasters quarterly return of unclaimed letters to Washington starts a careful process. A confidential clerk checks for valuables without reading content and either destroys empty letters or forwards the package to the writer. In the last quarter the office handled 2200 letters yielding 12,655 dollars, with nine tenths returned to senders from about 10,000 letters annually.
The Georgia Sportsman reports a four mile match race for 200000 with 100000 a side over the Ten Broeck course at Savannah. If Britain loses, 5000 is refunded to expenses. The London Sunday Times urges England to form a company to accept and test British horses against American celebs led by Skirmisher. The match may occur next season, promising the greatest race the world has seen.
James Symes, a white man, convicted in Charleston on three indictments for horse stealing and cow stealing, receives six months imprisonment for horse theft and a total of 60 stripes to be served across January to April 1858, plus fines of 200 dollars for horse theft and 50 and 150 dollars for the two cow theft convictions, with default stripes.
Lecompton correspondent reports the Kansas Constitutional Convention adjourned on the 17th inst. A Provisional Government under Gen. Calhoun as Governor will operate immediately. The convention passed a separate pro slavery clause to be submitted to the people as Congress considers admission prior to Territorial Legislative sessions. Gov. Walker urged to convene an extra session to address the contingency. State apportionment provides 45 Representatives and 15 Senators.
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