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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: December 31, 1860., [Electronic resource].
Found 1,270 total hits in 680 results.
11th (search for this): article 19
A murdered man Returning to life.
--In a New Orleans court, on Tuesday, a man named John Dwyer, arrested on the 11th inst., was brought up for examination on a charge of having willfully murdered one Joseph Taylor, on board a steamboat.
While the examination was progressing, Taylor, the "willfully murdered" man, walked into court, proved his identity, and thus procured the discharge of Dwyer.
Dwyer had only thrashed him within an inch of his life — coming that near to "willfully murdering" him.
12th (search for this): article 3
Death of Commodore Platt.
Another of our most eminent public servants has gone to his final rest.
Commodore Charles T. Platt, the aid of Commodore McDonough in the battle of Lake Champlain, and late commander of the Albany, in the home squadron, died at Newburg, New York, on the 12th inst., in the sixty-sixth year of his age.
Commodore Platt was born at Plattsburgh. N. Y. on the 10th of October, 1795. His father was the proprietary of that township.
The son was left, while a child, in the dependence of orphanage.
The shelter of his boyhood was found under the roof of Judge Jonas Platt, and with Charles Z. Platt, at Albany, then Treasurer of the State.
On the outbreak of hostilities between this government and Great Britain, he was an eager aspirant for the perils and honors of naval heroism.
His public career commenced with a midshipman's warrant, dated June 18, 1812. The order accompanying it, directed him to repair at once to his station in the flag-ship of our fleet
14th (search for this): article 4
Sale of muskets — a letter from Gen. Wool. Albany, Dec. 28.
--The Troy Arena this morning publishes a letter from Gen. Wool, stating that the Watervliet Arsenal is exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of War, and that on the 9th of the present month ten thousand muskets were sold by the order of Secretary Floyd to S. B. Lamar, of Savannah, Georgia, and were shipped from the arsenal on the 14th inst. The price was two dollars and a half for each musket.
The gun carriages at the arsenal, designed for the Pittsburg guns, have not yet been removed.
18th (search for this): article 13
Capt., Jno, L. Bronty, of the U. S. revenue cutter Jackson, died on the 18th instant, at Portland, Me.
21st (search for this): article 6
Dr. Charles B. Mitchell was elected, on the 21st inst., a Senator in Congress, from the State of Arkansas, for six years from the 4th of March next.
The law office of Daniel Marr, near Campbell Court-House, Va., together with all his library, bonds, papers, &c., was consumed by fire on the night of the 28th inst.
Thomas J. Holton, editor of the Charlotte, (N. C) Whig, died on the 27th inst., from being thrown from his buggy a few days before.
Soup Houses were opened in Philadelphia on Christmas.
Only eleven persons called the first day, and they received 33 pints of soup.
The ice on the Hudson river at Troy, N. Y., was from six to eight inches thick on Monday last.
A letter from Vienna states that Baron Rothschild has won four-fifths of the great prize--30,000 florins — in the State lottery.
Louis A. Deville, of New York, committed suicide at the City Hotel, in Augusta, Ga., on the 27th inst., by cutting his throat.
23rd (search for this): article 1
Died,
On Friday evening, the 28th inst., at 6 o'clock, at her residence, Mrs Dicey R. Quarles, aged 63 years.
Her friends and acquaintances, and those of S. D. Denoon, are requested to attend her funeral this morning, Dec. 31st.
at 11 o'clock, at Sycamore Church.
without further notice
Lexington (Mo.) papers please copy.
On the 31th inst., Mary Ellen, daughter of Jeremiah and Masy Fitzgibbon, aged one year and six months.
Her funeral will take place from the corner of 17th and Main streets, at 3 o'clock this evening.
On Friday evening, 23rd inst. William H son of Charles H. and Johanna Miller, aged three years and six months.
25th (search for this): article 8
News from Pike's Peak. Fort Kearney Dec. 27.
--The Western stage from Denver, with the mails and six passengers, and $12,000 in treasure, passed here at 4 P. M., yesterday, for Omaha.
The weather continued clear and pleasant in Denver, and building was still going on.
The California overland central and Pike's Peak express coach passed East at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Denver City dates are to the 25th instant.--Twenty mules were stolen from the C. O. C. and P. P. express at a station near Julesburg, recently, by a couple of Mexicans.
An altercation occurred on the street yesterday, between Somers, a cattle dealer, and Tappan, a newspaper correspondent, respecting reference to the former in a letter recently published in the Missouri Republican.
Tappan received a slight cut in the hand from a dirk-knife.
Preparations are making for a stage line to Santa Fe and the San Juan mines.
The weather is pleasant.
The nights are frosty and the days clear and warm.
26th (search for this): article 4
Death of the last survivor of the battle of Bunker Hill.
--Ralph Farnham, of Acton, Maine, the last survivor of the battle of Bunker Hill, which took place on the 17th of June, 1775.--over a year before the independence of this country was declared — died while on a visit at Great Falls, New Hampshire, on the 26th inst., aged one hundred and four years five months and nineteen days. Mr. Farnham's home was on a farm of one hundred acres, situated about half a mile from the village of Acton, Me. The farm is managed by his second son, Mr. John Farnham, who is now sixty-three years old. The old patriot was the father of seven children, the eldest, who would now have been seventy-five years old, and another are dead.
There are five yet living.
He enlisted, with some of his youthful comrades, shortly after Washington took command of the revolutionary forces at Cambridge.
He reached the camp only the day before the battle of Bunker Hill, and was immediately marched to the expected sc
27th (search for this): article 6
27th (search for this): article 7
Arrival of the California Pony express. Fort Kearney Dec. 28.
--The Pony Express passed this place at half-past 9 o'clock P. M., on the 27th.
The following is a summary of the news:
San Francisco, Dec. 15--3.40 P. M.--Sailed M. Southern Cross, Hong Kong, carrying $170,000 in treasure and $67,000 worth of merchandize.
California news for to-day's express is not important.
Judge Baldwin has sent in his resignation as Judge of the Supreme Court, to take effect January 1.
The political rumor finds considerable credence, that General J. A. McDougall, Hon. J. W. McCorkle and Richard P. Hammond, have formed a combination to use their united influence with the Douglas Democracy to elect Hon. Mr. McDougall to the United States Senate this winter, Mr. Hammond Governor of the State next summer, and Mr. McCorkle to the United States Senate on the expiration of Mr. Latham's term.
The programme will meet with strong opposition within the Douglas ranks.
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