Wick Nominated Whig Assembly Candidate in Mercer County
Hon. James R. Wick of Mercer County named as Whig candidate for Assembly amid praise for his integrity and qualifications. Opponent Mr McGranahan accused of Maine Law vote. article urges temperance and economy supporters to back Wick. Gen. Scott’s Pittsburgh stop en route to Blue Lick Springs includes praise from Commercial Journal for his impromptu speech.
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James R. Wick
Mercer County
Judge Wick
Friends of Temperance, Order
Warren County
M’granahan
Scott
Pittsburgh
Blue Lick Springs
Kentucky
Western Military Hospital
Commercial Journal
Winding down a serialized tale and local notices
A Warren Mail page mixes fiction with community updates. It teases the next chapter of a story, comments on readers and characters Polly and Litts, notes new jewelry at P. R. Bennett’s, sidewalk repairs by Mr Page, and a local auditor race with Jerome B. Carver entered. It lists officers elected for Conewango Division and highlights town business, school growth, and shopping at Crystal Palace Store as the German Methodist Church roof rises.
Kentuck stumping Hale and Julian in 1850s race
Cassius M. Clay campaigns for Hale and Julian in Kentucky. Scott Harrison, son of Gen. Harrison, runs for Congress in Cincinnati districts. Other items note tea production estimates in the U.S., steamboat accidents, iron prices and output, and various political and social tidbits from New York, London, and Boston including remarks on river improvements and notable deaths.
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Cassius M. Clay
Kentuck
Hale
Julian
Scott Harrison
Gen. Harrison
Cincinnati
New York Tribune
United States
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Collins
London
New York
Oswego Harbor
Grenville T. Winthrop
R. C. Winthrop
Watertown
Thomas Baring
House of Baring, Brothers & Co
Boston
Charleston Mercury
Philadelphia
Niagara
Texas
Phila, Inquirer
M. Marshall
China
Washington
Maxwell
Hudson
Albany
Panama Railroad
Kittanning
Allegheny Valley
Kentucky
Washington Monument
Heaven
Revere House
Mayor Seaver
Everett
Wring
Wise
St. Louis
Hercules
Atlantic
John Randolph
Charlotte
Middle Quarter
Roanoke
Charlotte Court House
Wood Bouldin
Richmond
The Maine Liquor Law Advocated in Our Paper
The article praises the Maine Liquor Law as a means to reduce intemperance poverty and crime. It argues for broad adoption and political unity beyond party lines, urging citizens to petition with resolve and to base support on moral suasion backed by law to strike at liquor’s root and protect public welfare.
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Maine
Whig Party
Are You Assessed and Other Local Notices
The item urges Whig supporters to verify their voter registration days before the election. It notes Gen Cass’s Tamany Hall speech and warns delay could bar suffrage. Also reports the Olean Journal’s first issue by Chas Aldrich and praises A Graham’s October issue with subscription prices.
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Olean Journal
Olean
Chas. Aldrich
Cattaraugus Sachem
Bogus extracts claim Pierce victory over Free Trade foes
The piece cites English papers claiming Gen. Pierce aids Free Trade and England, noting counterfeits and charges of misattribution. It quotes London Times endorsements of Pierce, and comments on Irish emigration boosting British trade influence, plus a statistic of 1,500 people in Panama pearl fisheries.
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Gen
Pierce
Scott
The
Ledger
Polk
England
Manchester Examiner
United States
Democratic Party
South
Gen. Pierce
Calhoun
London Times
Atlantic
Ireland
Editor urges both pause and forward as Dem party fate
The Washington Union editor urges the Democratic party to pause and to go forward, a paradox the piece argues would doom the party. An analogous tale compares a steamboat captain who hears both go ahead and back bells, causing the vessel to split.
Cuban Guards Organize In Westchester House Meeting
Recruiting agencies in the city form the first Cuban Guards company after a 45-person meeting at Westchester House. Navy Secretary John P. Kennedy and Commodore Perry plan official visits to the steamers Powhatan and Mississippi. Perry proposes Powhatan replace Princeton in the East India squadron for coal reasons. Billy Bowlegs arrives with six Indian Chiefs via General Blake.
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New York
Westchester House
John P. Kennedy
Com. Perry
U. S
Powhattan
Mississippi
Com
Billy Bowlegs
Blake
Havanna unrest and arms smuggling loom in Cuba
Dispatch from Havanna reports daily arrests across the island for Cuban filibuster links. A War Council meets to try 11 people tied to the Voice of the People. 1200 stands of arms landed near Cunpugar, 200 seized, rest hidden in mountains. Empire City crew treated politely by Spanish authorities amid fears of insurrection.
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Empire City
Havanna
The
Voice of the People
Cunpugar
Lost Crown of Hungary and Austro debts spark rewards
The Emperor of Austria offers a million florins for recovery of the crown of Hungary after the revolution. He also promises a large reward to magnates suspected of Kossuth ties. Separately, the Grand Jury in the U S District Court returns true bills for manslaughter against Thomas Collyer and six others aboard the Henry Clay.
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Hungary
Austria
Kossuth
Maine Liquor Law enactment tightens sale and production
The act prohibits sale or re sale of intoxicating liquors except for medicinal or mechanical use via town or city agents. It sets bonds, penalties, and penalties for violations, outlines enforcement by local officials, jury exclusions, appeals, and seizure procedures, and repeals older acts. It applies to towns cities and plantations and takes effect after gubernatorial approval.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
United States
Custom House
Mrs Anne Stephens Returns from Two Year Tour
Mrs Anne Stephens, the authoress, has returned from a two years’ tour in Europe and Asia. It is expected she will publish a book of travels for the public.
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Anne, Stephens
Europe
Asia
Gardiner case probes continue in Washington
Washington on September 24 reports the committee remains active in the Gardiner case. Several New York citizens have been examined, but no decisive developments have emerged.
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Washington
Gardiner
New York
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E. Cowan
Winfield Scott
William A. Graham
Jacob Hoffman
Berks CO
Joseph Buffington
Armstrong CO
Atraxor E. Brows
Northampton
James Pottock
Northumberland
Lauver A. Punviaser
Butler
William F. Hughes
James Traquair
John W. Stokes
John P. Verree
Spencer M'livain
James W. Fuller
James Penrose
John Shaeffer
Jacob Marshall
Charles P. Walte
Davis Alton
M. C. Mercur
New Middlerworth
James H. Campbell
James D. Paxton
James K. Davidson
John M'Culloch
Ralph Drake
John Linton
Archibald Robertson
Thomas J. Bigham
Lewis L. Lord
Christian Myers
Dormon Phelps
Congress
Patrick Kerr
Clarion Co
Mercer Co
Whig County
Ames Foreman
Brokenstraw
Marshall Jones
Pine Grove
John Sill
Pleasant
Christian Smith, JR
Warren
Isaac S. Eddy
Warren, PA
Home Matters
Korner
Polly
P. R. Bennett
Jerome B. Carver
Clemons
Younesvillse
the Express
Dana
G. L. F. Watson
Crystal Palace
New German Methodist Church
King
Barnum
Musical Times
Jenny Lind
Newark
Mill Stone
Frederick Frelinghuysen
G. H. Brown
Kivaston
John Vanderlyn
Cass
Tamany Hall
Graham
Mail
C. V. Kinnear
Youngsville Express
Corres
Washington Union
Hellfact
Louisville
Panama
New Albany Ledger
Frank Pierce
Isaiah
Maine Liquor Law
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