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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1855
Page
2
All voters opposed to delegate conventions are urged to assemble at the Court House in Warren on Tuesday evening September 4 to agree on a ticket for the upcoming election. The notice appears in the mass meeting of The People.
The People's Convention ticket is praised for ability and honesty with Lott nominated for Assembly and strong support for Yates for Sheriff. Hodges for Prothonotary, Marshall Jones for Commissioner, Langdon for Auditor, Dr Stranahan for Coroner, Sutliff for Prosecuting Attorney, and a diverse mix of Free Soil, Democrat, and Whig supporters are highlighted. The platform is Anti-Slavery and Temperance, with ballots criticized but the overall ticket considered solid and widely supported.
A Blackville South Carolina letter writer reports on temperance advances and violent opposition to liquor, recounting a National Division meeting in Charleston, an Anti-License victory, and personal close calls with rum supporters. He critiques party alignments and calls for freedom and temperance.
Northward correspondent files an extra star paper and letters from the Jamestown Journal on the Erie Conferees trip. Only one Crawford Conferee attended the Edinboro stop, prompting a party-wide Erie call to nominate a Senator. Eric versus Crawford shapes local interest versus local interest.
Huttons announces another major arrival of cheap goods. Three buyers stand at the door ready to purchase at low prices. A new bridge project near the mill pond is funded by the borough and subscriptions. Chant Co Agricultural Society names poultry committee for the next fair. First prize for lady equestrians is a Riding Equipage worth 25 dollars.
The Supreme Court of this state denies AZ Beal a requested new trial. The ruling ends a dispute tied to an Erie Gazette message and unresolved issues from prior proceedings. The decision confirms current appellate position and closes the case.
In a pointed critique the paper blasts a so called Mass Convention as a Democratic trick to curry legitimacy for their ticket. It denounces the plan as a covert defeat dodge by Warren Borough aligned leaders and favors a genuine People’s Convention while warning against behind the curtain maneuvers and patched tickets before election time.
A nostalgic reminiscence on pinkeye potatoes weighing a pound or more, recalling harvest days, black soil, a berry bush, a woodchuck hole, and a ramble through a rural landscape. The narrator teases about print requests while wandering from potato patch to meadow fragrances before ending with lunch time.
A set of brief reminders urges readers about an upcoming concert next Monday and Tuesday, announces court week next week, and notes subscriber payments. It mentions mail delivery issues this year at 1.50 unless the “spelter” arrives soon and suggests the printer will accept small sums gladly and larger ones in proportion.
A pet deer belonging to Ourst and Kelly Weaver survived after a gunshot shattered a leg joint. Despite severe suffering, the creature remains frail but alive, drawing sympathy for its noble status and ongoing struggle against cruelty.
The running gears of the Grist Mill have been thoroughly repaired since the addition to the building. Consequently no grinding was done for several days, but we believe the whirring wheels go now with renewed force. What a pity the candidates couldn't have their running gears mended.
The notice notes a lean hunting season with few game bids this fall while pigeons have already appeared. Many hunters have already taken to bagging birds, and more are expected to join once the season progresses.
A Warren citizen criticizes the former Burgess and Town Council for selling jobs without public notice, charging excessive sums. The writer notes several hundred dollar contracts for bridge work, including a bridge over the mill pond, without advertised bids. He urges taxpayer vigilance at the ballot box to prevent wasteful expenditures.
The Venango County Democratic convention on August 27 nominated James P. Hays for Assembly Miles W. Save for Treasurer James Duffield for Commissioner and James R. McClintock as Author. They passed one resolution to back the ticket and all signed pledges declaring they were not Know Nothings.
The American Convention in Venango County nominated S. P. McCalmont for Assembly, C. P. Ramsdell editor of the Citizen for Treasurer, J. Y. Siggins for Commissioner, and D. Hetzler for Auditor on the 28th. The proceedings are unavailable but the ticket is clearly anti Nebraska. McCalmont would not have been their choice.
The Hackney House operates in full tide of success with Mrs. Hackney seen regularly. Refitted from garret to cellar, it presents a neat, welcoming stopover likely to attract travelers and locals alike. Try it.
The strip of plank road near the Conewango bridge was carried away by the late high water and much of the embankment washed out. Damage to roads and bridges across the county remains extensive as anticipated last week.
Divers from the town report a rich blackberry crop at Tionesta with many citizens crossing and returning laden with berries, signaling a strong harvest season.
Grap notes Elias F Hall formerly of this village is visiting and has become one of the editors of the New York Evening Post. Jamestown Democrat remarks we are glad for him and share in the sentiment.
Fifty four cases are slated for the second Monday and sixty two for the third Monday in September in Erie County court, totaling 116 causes to be tried over a two week term.
Sevastopol endured a three day bombardment by the Allied Squadron from Aug 9 to 11 resulting in immense property destruction though Allied losses were small. In Crimea on Aug 16 Russian troops under Liprandi attacked Allied lines at Teheranya, a three hour engagement ending in heavy Russian losses. Liprandi threatened a renewed bombardment on Aug 17. Queen Victoria visited France to meet the Emperor. Americans in Congress report Know-Nothings have secured many seats across Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina and Alabama with no majority. Erastus Brooks re-nominated despite dispute with Archbishop Hughes. A Vermont Central line locomotive struck by lightning fatally injuring three workers.
Traveler L. D. W. writes from Nahant Massachusetts describing a seaside resort voyage by steamer from Boston. He details fishing for cod and sea perch, large catches, and local bathing houses. The letter extols the bracing ocean air, healthful benefits, and contrasts with home waters, urging friends to visit for renewal and sea experiences.
Kansas papers report public fury over the whipping of Cincinnati abolitionist Kelly. A meeting passed resolutions to expel abolitionists from the Territory, a committee warned Kelly to leave within an hour, but he vanished during the night to parts unknown.
The Tribune reports the Erie Railroad Co has arranged to lease the Buffalo and Niagara Falls line to the Buffalo and New York City Co. The lease begins September 1 and requires no rent unless profits exceed running and repair costs.
Aug 25 dispatches report Santa Anna abdicating in Perote after leaving Mexico City on the 9th with 2,500 guards. He sails from Vera Cruz on the 17th for Havana, while 700 to 800 of his escort mutinied and joined rebels. Provisional leadership forms as violence erupts in Vera Cruz.
Washington reports say policy toward Cuba remains unchanged yet hints a recent Dodges move faced opposition in Spain. Brigham Young serves as Utah governor until a successor is named while Col Steptoe declines. In St Louis cholera claims 100 deaths at Fort Riley amid floods and heavy rains, with no notable legislative developments.
The Kansas Herald of August 17 reiterates its assertion that a plan exists to annex Platte County Missouri by purchase into Kansas Territory. The item notes this is being pushed as a formal project and cited Aug 28 1855 as a reference point.
Farnham and Durant, contractors for the Davenport Iowa to Council Bluffs road, push ahead with vigor. Iron for 60 miles to Iowa City has been sent forward and grading is near completion for segments toward Iowa City and beyond. The road should be operable to Iowa City in December. Two engines are on site and about a million and a half dollars have been spent.
On Thursday in New York 60 shares of Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati R R traded at 108 and 50 shares of Cleveland and Pittsburgh R A traded at 754. Albert H Nicolay moved various bonds and stocks the same day. Crawford County Pennsylvania fixes worth 10000 with interest added at 762 and Mercer County Pennsylvania fixes worth 10000 with interest added at 764.
A Liberty Missouri girl was terrified when her mother's corpse began to nod, a postmortem muscle contraction blamed on cholera. Neighbors suspected the doctor and forced him to flee the scene.
The Honorable Jabez D. Hammond author of Political History of the State of New York died at his home in Kerry Valley on the 18th. He served as Congressman State Senator and county judge and was chosen to succeed Martin Van Buren as Regent of the University in 1845 a post he held until his death.
A St. Louis Republican correspondent notes on one acre of Judge Inge’s Franklin County Missouri farm eleven thousand five hundred nineteen pounds of hay were raised and cut. Two witnesses are named to corroborate the claim.
In Gosport during fever prevalence, Mr M B Goodwin of the Richmond Dispatch reports the loss of a father, mother, aunt, sister, brother, brother in law, nephew and cousin, all residents of Gosport.
The grand jury, once rumored to indict Mayor Dow of Portland for murder during the mob crackdown, has not indicted him and instead indicts half a dozen rioters, drawing opposition from his enemies and shifting blame to the rioters.
Rev Payson Williston of Easthampton aged ninety three on Tuesday week. He is the oldest living Yale College graduate and his health is such that he attends Church on the Sabbath.
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