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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1863

Page

2

Death and political notes from a Boston era

A late 19th century column notes the passing of Dr J W Stone, praising his urbanity and patriotism. It mentions Democrats meeting in Boston wards to choose delegates for Worcester State Convention. Scattered items include a trival accident with a turnstile and a Punch magazine joke, plus political and social snippets from Springfield and New Hampshire. Among brief items are a provincial auction notice, a homoeopathic testimony controversy, and a Paris life of Jesus satire.

Joserx Smith Wolfboro Boston Worcester J. W. Stone Haggerty & Co New York Springfield Blair New Hampshire St. Louis Chicago Prentice John Morgan Lincoln Forney Abe Messina Etna Vicksburg

Newport Watering Place Gossip and Fashion Notes 1863

A Newport correspondent sketches the watering place scene with social life, fashion, and petty crime. Women drive, bathhouses, and new Parisian toilettes headline soirées at the Fillmore, Ocean, and Bellevue. Band balls, receptions, and concerts by Barilli Mills Brignoli Kellogg Cushman fill the season as hotels stay full through September.

Newport Ava Saratoga Fillmore Bellvue Paris New York Boston Helmsmuller Ocean Bellevue Barilli Mills Brignoli Miss Kellogg Charlotte Cushman

Union Fleet Bombards Sumter as Fort Sees Heavy Damage

U S supply steamer Arkansas reaches port after Charleston action. Gen Gilmore’s siege batteries and Navy shore guns attack Fort Sumter with Monitor ships Patapsco and Passaic pressing within 1400 yards. Cattskill’s crew bears casualties Commodore Rodgers and Paymaster Woodbury killed. no fleet injuries reported. Second despatch follows.

Philadelphia U. S Arkansas Charleston Fort Sumter Navy Capes Virginia Charles C. Fulton Baltimore American Fiat Suir Dinsmore Ava Sum Sumter Passaic Patapsco George W. Rodgers Catskill Battery Wagner Fort Wagner Rogers Woodbury Stono Weehaken Nahant Wagner Weehawken Gregg Captain Rodgers Paymaster Gen. Gillmore Admiral Dahlgren Rodgers

Expedition to Grenada Destroys Rebel Railroad Stock

Memphis telegram reports Maj Gen Hurlbut organized an expedition from LaGrange to Grenada on August 13. Lieut Col Phillips with 19th Illinois mounted infantry drove out 2000 rebels, destroyed 57 locomotives and 400+ cars, depots, shops, ordnance and stores, then returned to LaGrange. Col Winslow arrived with reinforcements. Guerilla skirmish at Lafayette ended with 4 killed and 7 captured. weather hot and cotton moving into Memphis.

Memphis Tenn Louisville Hurlbut Grenada Grant Lagrange Col. Phillips 19Th Illinois Regiment Mounted Infantry Slimmer Phillips Col. Winslow Col Mississippi Lafayette

New Orleans to Bashear City Civil War Notes Aug 23

The Cromwell arrived from New Orleans on the 15th. Beauregard gains debated advice to switch to bayonet and defend Charleston or abandon Morris Island. Pemberton orders troops to Demopolis within 30 days and praises Vicksburg valor. Francis Scott executed in New Orleans for Major Ballen’s murder. New Orleans Opelousas and Great Western Railroad opened to Bashear City. Gov sale of 338 bales cotton at 50.3 to 60.4 cents. A. H. Church killed at Bashear City by Gov agent Shattuck over a political dispute. Shattuck arrested.

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