1822–1964 · Library of CongressBiblioteca del Congreso · Chronicling America

Haiti in the American PressHaití en la prensa estadounidense

A companion to the main timeline: the same American newspapers, turned toward Haiti itself — its ports and presidents, its sugar and its storms — in English and Spanish.Una compañera de la cronología principal: los mismos periódicos estadounidenses, vueltos hacia Haití mismo — sus puertos y sus presidentes, su azúcar y sus tormentas — en inglés y en español.
February 4, 18594 de febrero de 1859 · Wilmington, N.C. · 1850sAños 1850

Wilmington journal

SourceFuente: Wilmington journal · Wilmington, N.C. · February 4, 18594 de febrero de 1859
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026536/1859-02-04/ed-1/?sp=2

In contextEn contexto

1850sAños 1850 · 585 articles in this collection from this decade585 artículos de esta colección de esta década
← Earlier articleArtículo anterior: Wilmington journal · February 4, 18594 de febrero de 1859Later articleArtículo siguiente: Worcester daily spy · February 4, 18594 de febrero de 1859 →

More on Naval & MilitaryMás sobre Asuntos navales y militares

From the original pageDe la página original

This page carries the passage as it was found on the newspaper page, copied with its reading errors and all. The article's fuller presentation is still to come; the original page is linked above.Esta página lleva el pasaje tal como se encontró en la página del periódico, copiado con sus errores de lectura y todo. La presentación completa del artículo aún está por venir; la página original está enlazada arriba.

burnt on last Friday night, off the mouth of the Potomac

River. An Episcopal Clergyman named Curtis, of

Chester district, South Carolina, and a colored steward

were lost in the conflagration. The Steamer was in

sured for eighty thousand dollars.

Later from Ilaytl.

Washington, Feb. 3d, 1859 A. M.

Later dates from Hayti have been received. Com

mercial circles are sustaining Geffard. Soulouque and

his army are reported to be in a destitute condition. A

Republican form of Government is said to be popular

with the masses.

Later from Utah.

A private letter from Utah says that the United

States Court finds it impossible to proceed with the

business before it, in consequence of the factious violence

of the Mormon members of the jury. Martial law has

probably been established in the territory.

Congress.

The proceedings in Congress yesterday were unirnj)crt

ant. Nw York Markets.

Yew York, Feb. 2, 1859. P. M.

Cotton closed at a decline of a cent per lb.,

with sales of 1,500 bales middling uplands, 11 a 12

cents per lb., and sales of 400 bales to arrive, at 11 1-2

cents per lb. Wheat is firm Southern unchanged.

Corn firm at 80 a 85 cents for white mixed, 86 cents

yellow, 80 a 84 cents per bushel. There has been an

average business doing in naval stores, without quotable

change in prices Spirits Turpentine 50 cents per gal

lon Rosin $1 75 per bbl.

Later from California.

New York, Jan. 28. The steamship Illinois from

-ispinwall, with California dates of the 5th, arrived

here to-day, bringing the mails, $1,200,000 in treasure,

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Wilmington journal. (1859). Wilmington, N.C., 1859-02-04. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026536/1859-02-04/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Wilmington journal, 1859-02-04.

Send an observationEnviar una observación

Does this article connect with your family, your town, or something you know? Did we get something wrong? Write to us. Observations go to the editor's inbox and are read by a person.¿Este artículo conecta con su familia, su pueblo o algo que usted conoce? ¿Nos equivocamos en algo? Escríbanos. Las observaciones llegan al buzón del editor y las lee una persona.

Send observationEnviar observación