FLORENCE ALABAMA LAUDERDALE COUNTY FLORENCE GAZETTE 11 July 1846 Image 12, 13- July 11, 1846 The Florence Gazette- Published every Saturday morning by M C Gallaway, editor. pg 1 column one (1)Mr John C Calhoun in South Carolina (2)The Names of several prominent democrats have already been brought forward to succeed Mr Yancy in Congress. (3) W G Brownlow, the infamous editor of the Jonesboro Whig..... column 2 (1) Adjournment of Congress column three (1) Paymaster in The Army- We are pleased to learn, that our worthy countyman, Major Andrew J COFFEE, has been appointed by the President, Paymaster in the Army. He is a son of our deceased townsman, Gen. John Coffee..... (2) Suicide- Columbia, TN, paper reports E J Foster (3) Beautiful Sentiment- by Senator Col. Benton (4) Jefferson Davis of MS (5) hat called the Palo Alto (6) the "razor strop man" (7)The whigs of TN...... column four (1) Hon W W Payne, member of the House, from AL (2) the people of the south...glowing accounts of the prospects of the crops (3) William R King, present Minister to France.... (4) Baptist Convention- (5) New Name- Discussion of name New York State to Niagara (6) The Symbol and Odd Fellows Magazine published THE SISTERS (poem) (7) Mackeral fishery this year is said to have been very successful... Column five (1) Presentation of the Resolutions of the Louisiana Legislature to Gen Taylor (2) Louis Philipe, king of France- His personal and political history. continues on column six pg 2 column one (1) Steamer Monedo (2)Peter F Patrick, Esq- We feel under great obligations to our indefatigable and accommodating friend, Mr Patrick, for his untiring exer??s in procuring for us a daily mail from the East and South. He now has a superb line of 4 horse coaches.... (3) A "Rat Office" has been established at Florence, Ala. by the "Horne family" proprietors of the Florence Enquirer.... (4) FLAKE, the young man that was sent from this county, a few years ago, to the penitentiary for horse stealing has again commenced his rascality..... (5) Resignation-Mr Buchannan his seat in the cabinet- nominated by President -Supreme Court Judge of Pa (6) John Randolph, emancipated negroes, about four hundred passed through Cincinnati.... (7) old father Horne, in his last Enquirer, "Celebration In Florence" (8) Appointments by the President column two (1) Gen HOUSTON- Our new mail arrangements-letters to and from Gen Houston and P M General column three (1) Peace with Mexico (2) Treasury Drafts column four (1) Fourth of July Barbeque- names mentioned-The Declaration was read by Col Robert Tinnin- a brief and emphatic discourse was then delivered by Hon. S. C. Posey...by Ingognito (2) The Royal family of England column five (1)The Dwelling of the President of the United States- The white house (2) From the Interior of Mexico column six (1) Revolution in Mexico-Declaration in favor of Santa Anna (2) A Second Jonah-a party recently fishing in the Tallapoosa observed an enormous catfish break water near them....he was opened and a well grown 'possum, still alive and grinning, taken from him...christened "Jonah" (3) A letter writer in the Tropic describes......in Mexico (4) A Noted Country- John A Canter sentenced to SingSing for seven years for forgery.... (5) Emigration from Europe (6) Bottle making