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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1888

Page

3

Defender of Russia Responds to Kennan on Nihilists and Exile

Colonel Charles d Arnaud, a Russian by birth and long US citizen, publishes a 24 page pamphlet defending Russia's admin istration and asserting Siberian prisoners are treated fairly. He argues Kennan mischaracterizes exile, praises government aims, and cites Vera Finger and Vitert cases to claim punishment mirrors justice in other lands.

Kennan Siberian Russia Mr. Kennan Vera Finger Thorougly Siberia Dr. Vitert Warsaw Revolutionary Society of Poland Paris d’Arfaud Liberia d’Arnaud England William O’brien John Dillon John Mandeville D’ Arnaud Chicago Fielden Schwab Parsons Ling Engle Fischer Iberia United States Henry Ward Beecher Sephen D. Vallandingham Lincoln Lathrop

Anarchist Theories Aimed at U S Growth Says Herzen

Herzen argues that post teaching will not appear in England or France but in the United States where police do not curb their theories. He claims large cities like New York Chicago Buffalo New Orleans St Louis San Francisco will provide a ready field and first foothold for expansion. He warns that opponents will soon be caged as living curiosities.

Herzen England France United States New York Chicago Buffalo New Ileans St. Louis San Francisco

Coaching Days and Coaching Ways review in 19th century tone

A literary critique of W Outram Tristram's Coaching Days and Coaching Ways. The reviewer praises and ponders the abundant wood engravings by Ling Thomson and Herbert Railton, noting the eighteenth century tone, extended travel anecdotes, and a mix of fiction and history.

Dover England Queen Elizabeth Queen Victoria Chaucer Thomson Portsmouth Exeter Railton Outram Tristram Protetor Fanny Burney Barry Lyndon Doctor Johnson Laurence Sterne Pickwick W. Outram Tristram New York Macmillan & Co Boston Little, Brown & Co Price

Memoirs of Count Grammont edition praised for vitality

The article reviews the Memoirs of Count Grammont by Anthony Hamilton, noting Hamilton's insider view of the Restoration era and the translation by Horace Walpole. It highlights added notes by Mrs Jameson and Sir Walter Scott, biographical sketches, portraits by Lely, and modern illustrations, calling the edition elegant and vivid.

Count Grammont Anthony Hamilton Count de Grammont Hamilton James II England Charles II Horace Walpole

Twenty Years After Is Vital Link In Dumas Musketeer Saga

Review praises Little & Brown edition of Dumas trio in English. Notes The Three Musketeers and Le Vicomte d Artagan are complemented by Twenty Years After as essential hinge. Commends the edition's print quality, readability, and affordability for readers tired of poorly printed translations.

D’artagnan Mr. Stevenson Athos Porthos Aramis Dumas Duwas Alexandre Dumas Boston Little, Brown & Co

British Columbia in 1887 described as a modern frontier

A review notes that B.C. 1887 is misleadingly titled as an ancient romance but portrays British Columbia in the year 1887. The work offers descriptive glimpses of a frontier region with vivid landscapes and contemporary life, contrasting ancient civilizations by focusing on the new British colonial setting and its development.

B.C. 1887 British Columbia Old Athens Thebes

Ramble in British Columbia by Lees and Clutterbuck

A Victorian travel note describing England’s Pacific coast province with light humor and modest illustrations. The authors aim to entertain while offering practical insights for readers curious about British Columbia as seen from a late 19th century perspective.

Rae Baker Mark ‘Twain England Pacific Coast B. C British Columbia J. A. Lees W. J. Clutterbuck New York Longmans, Green & Co Boston Cat W. B. Clarke & Co Price

Sage Defeats Eaton In Close Billiards Cup Match

Sage won the billiard contest against Eaton with a 200 to 179 score. Sage posted a top run of 23 and an average of 216-17, while Eaton had a high of 19 and an average of 243-68. No Rome tonight, but Monday features Jewel versus Stone.

Frank Newton Sage Eaton Rome Jewel Stone

Ship News Mini Almanac for Saturday December 16

The port of Boston reports arrivals and clearances of multiple steamers and schooners from Liverpool to Yarmouth and St John. Strong gales, hail and snow, heavy rain, and shifting winds affected passages from Dec 1 to Dec 12, with notably low temperatures for the season and a dense sea vapor obscuring views along the coast.

Istrian Ball Liverpool Thayer & Lincoln Fastnet Lon Ese Boston Light Ste Mer Roman Maddox Dee 1 Warren & Co Siberian Carruthers Glasgow H& A Allan Lee T Yarmouth Doane John G Hall & Co Cumberland Thompson St John Eastport Portland W T Kilby Standard Stevens Philadelphia Tremont Donovan Wortland City of Gloucester Young Gloucester Wood Gregon Candage Rockland James Holmes Ryan Belfast Josie Hook Arey Bangor Handy Newburyport Samaria Watt Alex Martin John G. Hall & Co Stockton Allen Aspinwall Benj Howard’s Sons Forest Fairy Dias Fayal a_ market Joan Medina Libbie T Park Great Village Maitland J W Gilbert Gilbert Sheburne DeLong & Seaman Glaucus Coleman New York H M Whitney Samuel B Hale Haven W Rice & Co Charles A Brigg Hamwnett Norfolk Edward R Emerson Brockwin Baltimore Charley Woolsey Menakin Tiverton Fitz Bros & Co Calvin Baker Pearce Newport News R Crowell Reading Glaneus Charles G Rice Sydney Now Oe Stockton Edward W Young Kate Markee Lulu Kolon Sullivan Sawin Booth Brothers HULL Suanset Northwest

Booming Rates Hit Lumber Freight To River Plate Ports

Freights and charters rise as tonnage tightens with voyage to Buenos Ayres. Semith loads at 16.25 per M, up 75c, while Rosa Rio fetches 18. Insights say rates climb across world centers as demand stays firm and supply remains scarce, with new engagements to Australia, South America, and Havana amid steady coal, phosphate, and sugar trades.

Boston River Platte Buenos Ayres Rosa Rio Bllimore Norfolk Newport News Philadelhia New York Cuba Baltimore North South Side Australia Ruby Bosten Melbourne Sant Indies Patagonia Calcuttta South America Burk L M Smith Icis Benj Hale Rosario Almeda Willey Portland Jennie Lipgett Laura Suenos Ayres Rosaio Westenpigs Chestina Redman Matanzas Hatteras Swiss Bowers Havana John Proctor Pascagoula Orensacola Noth Side W R Drury Rockport Fort de France Mart Gertrude Abbott Waldemar Porto Rico Maud St Jago Coastwisk R Emerson Bath Charley Woolsey Tiverton Frank Leaming Pigeon Cove Philadelphia Rebecca M Smith Mass Zimri Wallingford Bucksport Palatka Minnehaha Georgetown Perth Amboy M H Reed New Ledford W Walker Charles F Samson Weymouth Eurorpe Albania Port Royal Harwich Hull Brookfield Elba Babarejes Vorman Garrucha United States Bahila Barks Patent Iron Queen Vorwarts Valparaiso Barks Glengarry Fisagua Hampton Roads Barunga Highland Forest Iquique Mizpah

Atlantic Shipping Knots and Names Across Ports

From Our Correspondents records numerous sailing notices across Pernambuco Bahia Valparaiso and other ports. Names include Leander Con g don St Johns NF 13th Gaa Paa Hansen Luenos Ayres Freidig Berg and more with vessels such as Lizzie Curry McCulloch Port Natal Ocean Taraldsen Philadelphia and brig Darpa Gilmore. Also lists barks Caroline Fremisden Evensen Medea Latona Iron Queen.Names and destinations recur with dates Nov through Dec and ships to Rio Grande do Norte Buenos Aires Buenos Aires and Iquique.

Pernambuco Leander Congdon St Johns Gaa Paa Hansen Luenos Ayres Freidig Berg Rio Grande Do Norte Axel Nielsen Rosina Stafford Lizzie Curry McCulloch Port Natal Gilmore Rio Irande Do Norte Bark Ocean Taraldsen Philadelphia Lillian Denton Bahia Caroline Brun Fleetwood Solid Arentsen Newport Fremisden Evensen Cardiff Saga Williams Liverpool Medea Halbom Latona Gahrien Iron Queen Witheridge Paysandu Alma Waxholt Romulus Sord Nathaiel Tue Brig India Pundat Hamburg Barba Try Aanonen Iearns Toye Sailea Mary Jane Sprague Mobile Vidtonia Wilson Marcim Dookan Sjogren Pelotas Patent Mogensen Vorwarts Oltmanns Eugenie Munroe Lygen Elander For &T John Nis Valparaiso Nemuphar Jones Buenos Aires Letterewe Gifford Pisagua Valperio Robinson England Staffordshire Melginson Aoe Chanaral Thomas Abeuna Leslie Ineyard Haven Ar 13Th Scirs Iaul Seavey Kimball Rondouut Boston Fawn Port Johnson C E Sears Allen Hoboken Maggie J Chadwick Kerrigan New York Hazelwood L Townsend Tannell Norfolk George W Whitford Brown Buenos Ayres Marquis of Lorne Vickery Don Jacinto Gillett Portland Rosario Richard P Buck Carver Tacoma Europa Rio Janeiro United States Caleta Buena Manuel Llaguna Smakey Cashmere Sutherland Montevideo Charlie Baker Cain Maria W Norwood Thompson Aspinwall Dieppe Sodium Manson Fluorine Dix Demekara Allanshaw FOWEY Harry Bushman Morris Havana Barnwell St Jagoir Maggie Cain Nevis Greenock Eriminta Johnson Ship Island Halifax Brief Daisy Jamaica Ellie Carter West Indies Sarah Alice Porto Rico Gladys Agnes Hirdes Sorrento Chesebrough Ericsson Erema Ledwell Charlottetown London Stratford Aase Port Royal George Linek Nieman St Simons Servia Smith Matanzas Carrie E Long Para Hampton Roads North Sydney Viola Joliffe Macelo Dee Crescent City Champerico Clyde Acapulco Port Williams Alice Baxter Jacksonville Point A Pitre Acacia Ken Baracoa L & W Armstrong, Brown Newark Sophia Joakim Braddon Demerara Robert Mowe Petersen ST Ihomas Gedney Helm Barbados Geo Walker Mitchell Port Spain Lackawanna Closson Shields Dictator Teilman ST Stephen Lilian B Jones Petrie Eastport Maynard Sumner Dyer Shanghae Pactolus Burnham Moodyville Port State of Maine Nickels Hong Kong ST John Sabrina Harrington Trinidad Arecuna Victoria Danube Auld Vancouver Nanaimo Guinevere Johanne Auguste Schutte

Gale Winds Drive Atlantic Shipping News from Gloucester to Boothbay

A gale from the northwest off New England creates heavy seas as steam tugs, schooners, and several stacked vessels move from Gloucester and Boothbay toward Boston and St John. Notable sales include Swift Merritt Jr to ML Adams for 7200 dollars and Sir William H Oakes sold to Thomas Hodge.

A L Mitchell Hattie E Mf Cook Ned P Walker Valdare Susan M Vickering Abbott W Lewis Annie L Henderson Eric, Otello George W Jewett Eagle Paul Seavey Confidence New York Boston R Mead Gloucester Ralph F Hodgdon Grand Banks Halibut Georges Mizpah Grand Manan Ida May Atmos Cutler Emerald Mystic Northern Eagle Swift Merritt, Jr Essex Andrew Leighton ML Adams Provincetown William H Oakes Benamin Spinney & Son Thomas Hodge Boothbay Alice Tufts St John OM Marrell Wylie Cora Meader Meader Bangor Mary Elizabeth Dunton Carlotta Reea E Waterman Hitchings Macnet Fletcher Machias Neptune Sanborn Alvert Manton Calais Olio Active Frisby Frankfort Sea Queen Norton Eunice Newcomb Allen Deer Isle Lamartine Eaton Commerce Rockport William H Archer Aurora Borealis Glade Lidings Luceo Goff Gem Branscoim Play Fair Frank W. Moncton Reaper SALEM Lancaster Robinson Philadelphia

Maritime Vessel Movements Across Global Ports

Ships and brigs depart and pass through numerous ports including Cardiff, Brooklyn, London, New York, and Boston. The report lists sailing and passing dates, vessel names such as Erminia, Albany, Island, and Sarmatian, and routes to Buenos Ayres, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Havana, reflecting a busy December and November shipping season with multiple crews and destinations.

Appledore Erminia Davies Cardiff Para Beachy Cressington Bromle London San Francisco Buenos Ayres Albany New Orleans BONA Salisbury Durham Baltimore Christiania Island Skjolt New York Cuxhaven Arabia Nor Tidemansen J Weissenhorn Ger von Thulen R Morrow O'Brien Dublin Finn Juul Halifax

Lighthouse Board Notice on Beacon Move at Sandy Hook

The Lighthouse Board states that around December 20 1888 the West Beacon at Sandy Hook will be moved southward to align its range with the Sandy Hook main light NW by W 42 W and sk by E.44 hb. The new position will clear buoy No. 10 and should guide vessels rounding Southwest Spit. A fixed white light from a mast about 20 feet high will mark the tower’s present position during the move.

Lighthouse Board West Sandy Hook New York Bay Southwest Spit

Ship Horatiy Morse sails to cruise from Talcahuana

Horatiy Morse of New Ledford arrived at Talcahuana on the 26th with $00 bbls sperm oil from the last cruise. reports bad weather and rain, no other vessels sighted, and plans to sail again next week. Sailed Nov 5 and to return in April. In San Francisco, bark Northern Light cleared on December 42 to cruise.

Talcahuana Horatiy, Morse New Ledford San Francisco Northern Light

Steamer Longfellow to Cruise West Indies and Barbados

Marine notes report Steamer Longfellow with Captain Smith planning a cruise among the West Indies including Barbados and the India Islands, with a call at St Thomas on December 18. Also listed are reports of damaged ships, wrecks, and weather impacts affecting vessels from Boston to New York to London and San Francisco, with crews saved or displaced.

Boston Longfellow Smith Will Barbados India Islands St Thomas Austin Baldwin Cayasea Santos Delaware Bath Rewdeinham James B Drake Winslow & Coas William Rogers Carmarthenshire London Japan Suez Fire Queen Antwerp Halifax Falmouth Martina Johanna New York Hull Santander Park Lambert Shin J W Marr Portland Lito Cape Horn Grande Galveston East River Wal Street Eric Carrie Pickering Rio Grande Erie Basin Perth Amboy Flyon’s Knoll North Haven Exchange Deer Isle Webster’s Head Port Clyde Hampton Frog Pond George Island Harbor San Francisco Dee Erato Queenstown R Bishop Yanquina Bay

Shipping movements and arrivals listed for Atlantic steamer and vessels

The column records December sailings and arrivals of ships including steamer Acapulco from Acapulco to Pan American routes, bark Antwerp, ship Caravan, steamer St New Orleans to Carthagena, bark Nannie T Kell, schooner Welaka from Bairgo, and other vessels with arrival and sailing dates in New York and Caribbean ports.

Acapulco Pana Werp Sch Welaka Cottrell Bairgo Bertram

Steamers In and Out Due At Boston And New York Today

Steamship listings show arrivals at Boston and departures from New York with multiple lines and cargoes. Vessels include Progreso Hamburg Milanese Samaria Parthian Worcester and more, with scheduled sailings from Boston and New York to Liverpool Antwerp Havre and Glasgow today and upcoming.

Progreso Hamburg Bostonian Liverpool Warren & Co Milanese London Furness Boston Samaria Alex Martin Harrison Loring New York Pennland Antwerp Wright&Sons St Indiana Baldwin Britannic Ismay Etruria Brown&Co City of Chicago Wright&sons Aurania VH Brown&Co Danmark Stettin F’ch Edge &Co Ems Bremen Oelrichs & Co Waeslan Wrighta Sons la Normandie Havre Forget Caland Amsterd’m E’ye & Co Circassia Glasgow Hend’rson Bros

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