Charleston Convention Preparations Attract South Support
A southern New York Journal correspondent describes Charleston’s South Carolina Institute hall for the April Democratic national convention. The 2,500 seat venue features frescoed ceiling by Garibaldi’s brother, ample private rooms, and strong hotel accommodations including Mills House and Charleston Hotel, a Union house with mixed northern and southern management.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Charleston
South Carolina Institute
Garibaldi
Italy
Sam
Mills House
Diverse small items from the periodicals
Clipped notes report Conklin's machine yielding $100 daily at Pike's Peak. Smallpox fears rise in New England. Worcester debating club ponders a rooster's daybreak. Clark County Advocate launches in Neillsville with Wm. C. Tompkins editor. Liverpool Mercury prints divorces. Stephen Whitney dies aged seventy in New York. Marquette Journal plans railcar increases to support iron ore exports. Propellers Northern Light Fountain City Kenosha to operate between Cleveland and Lake Superior for cargo. Widespread wages in Australia for domestic service. Appleton reports Joseph Steffens killed a wolf near Centre 12 miles from Appleton. Debates on celibacy tied to marriage costs. Fire destroys a Fourth Ward hotel owned by Gottlieb Bauman with substantial loss. Berlin population estimates by C F W Deittenrich. Charleston and Chicago conventions set on April 12. Macaulay lineage notes blend Covenanter and Quaker ancestry. Washington dispatches describe lively House scenes. Forgeries involving A Hyatt Smith case linked to John Brown’s liberation plot.
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John G. Ryan
Appleton
Pike’s Peak
Conklin
New England
Worcester
Clark County
Neilsville
Wm. CG. Tompkins
Liverpool Mercury
Stephen Whitney
New York
Astor
Marquette Journal
Cleveland Review
Northern Light
Lake Superior
Kenosha
Delegates Divided Over Presidency at Republican Convention
The National Republican Convention delegates from Missouri are split between Governor Chase and Mr. Barns of Missouri. The St Louis Republican notes Kate Lecount once wealthy seeks county poor house admission after a fraudulent marriage left her destitute. Michigan loses 70000 dollars due to government imbecility. Republicans face poor state finances and questionable officeholders raising national risk.
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Chase
Barns
Missouri
St. Louis
Wisconsin Assembly Receives Petitions in Feb Session
Mapsios Feb 17 assembly session receives petitions and remonstrances. Items include Two Rivers charter repeal of broad county court jurisdiction in Columbia County, Milwaukee rail bond interest timing, Pepin village remonstrance, Shebogogan County seat removal, Racine tax re assessment bills of 56 57 and 53, game preservation, House of Refuge laws, judgments on warrants, and county board powers.
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Mapisos
Racine
House of Refuge
Wisconsin Senate and Assembly Actions on Bills
The Wisconsin Senate and Assembly discussed multiple measures on February 18. Transactions included tax reassessments for Racine 1856 to 1859, incorporation of the Northwestern Scientific Association, tribunals of conciliation, and a Capitol west wing report. Bills addressed judicial terms, land sale legalization for unpaid taxes Trempealeau, and a penitentiary restoration bill with mixed support, ending with adjournment.
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Manisoy
Senate
Finance Committee
Racine
Northwestern Scientife Association
Hutchinson
Elmore
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Ways and Means
Capitol
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Trempeleau
Bartlett
Neville
Pennsylvania
Messrs
Cobb
Upson
Townsend
Arrival of a Steamer and International Tensions
The Arabia arrives in New York as European diplomacy shifts toward peace. Napoleon orders moderation with Cavour. France plans troop reductions. In Italy, an Ancona clash leaves hundreds arrested and dozens wounded. Hungary seethes for independence, Austria eyes Tyrol Venice and Hungary, while a joint Anglo French summons to Austria is rumored. Morocco preparations under Concha appear, Moorish forces numbered over 60 000 as Spain eyes interior action. Austria signals retreat from influence in Italy as tensions ease.
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New York
Arabia
Prince Latour de Auvergne
Turin
Baron Teleyrand
Napoleon
Cavour
Traty
Ancona
Papal Chasseurs
Gens
France
England
Austria
Venice
Italy
Morocco
Concha
Guintrasp Sestesceo found guilty in assault case
Kavagnaugh, on trial in Municipal Court for assault with intent to kill on his father-in-law Dillon, was yesterday found guilty. This morning he was sentenced to three years imprisonment in the State Prison at Waupun.
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Fotxo Guintrasp Sestesceo
Kavagnaugh
Dillon
Sinte
Waupun
Wisconsin
Arrival of the Kangaroo Brings Liverpool News to New York
The British screw steamer Kangaroo, Captain Brooks, arrived from Liverpool via Queenstown, signaling advices no later than prior reports but with notable points. London money market notes bullion outflow reducing to £30,000 that day, £622,000 for the week, as £60,000 Australian gold arrived for export. Banking and credit channels remained tight with many establishments refusing to tax bills, sending large parcels to provinces and Scotland. Four and a half percent rate prevailed for paper with short term maturities.
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New York
Brooks
Liverpool
Queenstown
Dublin Freeman
Dublin
London Daily News
Scotland
Washington notes on treaty reform and inaugural pageantry
Washington reporting on Hatch's near completion of a Reciprocity Treaty reform report and consultations with the State Department. Inauguration ceremonies will feature several regiments, a Maryland Dragoon troop, and Free Masons escort from multiple cities. January rail receipts show a sharp drop from last year, while Maine's Portland Advertiser praises Maine's decade of valuation growth from 98,942,954 in 1850 to 3162,479,984 in 1860.
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New York
Washington
the Herald
Hatch
Buffalo
State Department
Seventh Regiment
Augusta
Warner
Baltimore City
Maryland Dragoons
U. S. Artillery
Fort Monroe
Maise
Portland
Maine
Dr Lane's Vermifuge Promotes Health in City Residents
An anonymous New York City notice extols Dr Lane's Celebrated Vermifuge manufactured by Fleming Bros of Pittsburgh. It recounts a man saved from a serious illness after taking one dose, notes he now promotes the remedy to others, and urges buyers to demand Dr Lane's Vermifuge and Liver Pills with the Fleming signature.
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New York City
Wlane
Fleming Bros
York
O’lane
Dr W Lane
M‘lane
M'Lane
Pittsburgh
Dr. M'Lane
Adil
Monument Planned for German Physician Dr Hootland
The Senate of Prussia praised the Galen of Germany Christoph Wilhelm Hootland and ordered a monument in Berlin. He revolutionized medicine with teach ers and his preparations brought relief to homes. Dr G M Jackson of Philadelphia sells German Bitters and Balsamic Cordial at 75 cents a bottle nationwide.
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Senate of
Prussia
Galen
Germany
Christoph Wilhelm Hootland
Berlin
Dr. Hootland
Landan Tits
Oxtcber
G. MM. Jackson
Arch Street
Philadelphia
United States
Canadas
West Indies
South America
American Express Purchasing Agency opens in Chicago
The American Express Company announces a new Purchasing Agency in Chicago at Lake and Dearborn, supervised by J. H. Durres. It offers to buy and forward a wide range of goods from needles to engines, with delivery to customers and payment terms, plus musical instruments and repairs.
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American Express Company
Chicago
Lake and
Dearborn Streets
J. H. Durres
Denver
J. HW. Durpes
American Express Go
W. D.hillyer
Jefferson
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Australia
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Town
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Jpatertown Democrat
Buchanan
Gen. Svoil
Union National Party
Henry Clay
Lexington
Clay
Itaf” Macaulay
Bristol
Mills
Misses More
Lannah More
Europe
Cleveland Plaindeater
Tom Florence
Ordea
Florence
Mr. Speaker
Washburn
Keit
Ed. Wade
Spesser
John Brown
A. Hyatt Smith
Janesville
Brown
Wisconssin
Doolittle
Smith
Michigan
Wisconsin Legislature
Knights
Richmond
Baltimore
French
Free Masons
Fredericksburg
Alexandria
Ihe
Georgetown
Jim
Mit
Miss. R. R
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Reyes
Louis and
Kapisa
Main Street
Este
Millowaukee
Norman Ucberth
Jefferson County
Romeo Sprague
William Robinson
Palmyra
Satiff
Joseph Giles
J. R. Bates
Jefferson County Court
Michael Uhl
Mathias Melzner
Court House
Jeffersonian
Samuel Baird
Anita Rope
Lucinda Fryer
Colapring
Weruoorn & Torx
State of
Tefferson County
J. Abram ID. van Norstrand
Aea
George L. Stam
George Stam
Elizabeth Stam
Enoch P. de
Oaklann
Muumber
Aix
Jefferson Co
Wis
Wersorrn & Titons
George Crist
Tiis Place
Agany House Ewest
Milwaukee
George
Schlessingers
Main ST
Epferson
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Jean
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