Overland Mail reports and regional updates
Wows from Utah, California and Oregon. The Overland Mail arrived last night with reports of a six- man killing near Honey Lake and a house burned at Red Bluff with five fatalities. Regulators drive Mexicans from Sonorita. Americans in Tubac protest. troops from Fort Buchanan deployed. Gov. Cumming orders dispersal of Mormon militia in Salt Lake area. Valley Tan criticizes non federal enforcement. Oregon politicians stir before the state legislature. Frazer River mining news. California miners return. ships due will depress markets. General Harney orders a wagon road expedition from the Columbia River to Salt Lake. the steamer Surprise carrying 570,000 and Liberals heads toward Chihuahua.
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Utah
California
Oregon
St. Louis
Overland Mail
Honey Lake
Col. Stevenson
Red Bluff
Stevenson
Sonorita Valley
Tubac
Fort Buchanan
Utah Mail
Gov. Cumming
Salt Lake Valley
Tan
Jefferson City
Ed Bluffs
Frazer River
General Harney
Wallen
Columbia River
Salt Lake
Mazatlan
el Paso
Chihuahua
Terrific Brazilian Coastal Storm Wrecks Reported
Pernambuco advices describe a massive coast storm from Bahia southward with extensive wrecks and high loss of life. A Brazilian frigate sank with over 600 aboard and only 40 saved. yellow fever rages in Rio with thousands dying. Shipping devastation is unparalleled. an English brig lost five captains, the sixth sick and not expected to recover.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Bahia
Rio
Frosts Ravage Crops Across Regions in Early June
Reports from Burrao Daxsvilis Zanesville Cleveland and Toronto recount heavy frost events from Saturday night damaging fruit vegetables corn and potatoes. Widespread crop damage feared with some wheat and grape losses. farmers plan replanting in multiple locales.
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Burrao
Daxsvilis
Zanesville
Jane
Cleveland
Ohio
Canada West
Heated Kansas election for Constitutional Convention delegates
Leavenworth reports a heated contest for Constitutional Convention members with voters focused on state issues. Definite territorial returns are unavailable for two or three days as counting proceeds and results remain unsettled.
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Leatesworth
Barrmontz Meeting Delivers Statewide Delegations and Ruling
Barrmontz June 8 delegates from across the state gather with large attendance. Judge E F Chambers presides as a committee on resolutions is named. A motion by Senator Pierce requires any resolution to be submitted to and approved by the committee before adoption.
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Allegany County
E. F. Chambers
Pierce
Lightning strikes homes as a child dies in North Carmel
During a Friday thunder storm a house owned by L S Goss in North Carmel was struck by lightning killing an eight year old child. The nearby Southerland residence in Clifton was also struck tearing the oak stove from the kitchen to the cellar. Seven family members escaped injury. In Harrisburg on June 8 the People’s State Constitution meeting opened with Daniel Taggart nominated for permanent president and a resolutions committee appointed. general nominations for Surveyor General and Auditor General were made.
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L.S. Goss
North Carmel
Wm. Southerland
Clifton
Harsaiastng
People’s State
Todar
Daniel Taggart
Surveyor General
Mystery Box of Seven Bodies Found Near Port Morris
A fisherman found a sealed box off Stony Island near Port Morris containing seven corpses packed in lime and shavings. The victims include an elderly man, a young girl about six, a boy about four, a woman, and a colored man. No clear motive or culprits identified. coroners and physicians note careful packing and possible prior suffocation or dagger wound. theories range from murder at sea to relocation from Potter's Field. Identification is being pursued by Alfred Pettit of West Farms.
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New York Eoening Post
Low Island Sound
Stony Island
Port Morris
Hell Gate
Governor Morris
Harlem
Benjamin V. Valentine
West Farms
C. W
G. W
M. A
Potter's Field
Fourth Avenue
Randall’s Island
East River
Alfred Pettit
Death of Joseph Charless in Missouri 1859
From the Missouri Republican, the death follows a night of intense agony. Joseph Charless expired Saturday morning at 8:25 in the presence of family and friends. He forgave his killer and stated his conduct toward Thornton was without malice. A coroner’s inquest named Joseph W. Thornton as the shooter, with a verdict of death by two pistol shots puncturing multiple organs. The report notes public mourning over the murder and calls for cautious justice. Also mentions severe frost damage in Wisconsin crops, especially fruit, with apples, hickories, and tomatoes hit hard.
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Missouri Republican
Joseph Charless
Thornton
Charless
Mr. C
Boisliniere
McVicker
Joseph C. Barlow
Oliver Quinette
Abram Meyer
W. W. Greene
Thomas Ford
David Nicholson
Joseph W
Wiscoxsix
Madison
Wis
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State Central
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Linn
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Notary Public
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Pareer, Chapline, Barney & Dillon
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Neorthern Iowa
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Chapline & Dillon
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Molony's
Main and
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Ofice No
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Owa
H P. Leech
Attorney AT Law
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Wilson's Building
Duluque
Laws
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U.S District Court
Ione Strods
Devagee
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Mais and
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M.A. Sultse
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Frieta
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Laney
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Hom
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Ann Arbor
Mich
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Trisois
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J. K. Bragg
Brookfield
Mass
Enys
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Colao
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Seventh Avenue
Saga
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Eays
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