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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1886

Page

2

Ames Letters and Public Image Reform in Bond Sale Debate

The transcript notes Lieutenant Governor Ames’s stance against stultifying himself in the New York & New England bond sale matter as dictated by General Butler. It asserts Governor Ames’s letters to Butler show no such stultification. Separately, discussion covers sidewalk removal on Boylston Street by the Common and the need to shift tracks away from the fence, with Metropolitan’s objections prompting aldermen to decide between removal or keeping the status quo.

New York Sun Tilden Cleveland Ames New York New England Butler General Butler Boylston Street Metropolitan Company Board of Aldermen

Impartial English magistrate sendsLondon youth to Lewes prison

A London lad found sleeping in a boat at Eastbourne is brought before a police justice. With no occupation proven, he is sentenced to one month with hard labor at Lewes prison after a brief exchange over a clothing invoice.

London Eastbourne Cavendish Field Road Fulham Mr. Cavendish Her Majesty’s Prison Lewes

Portland Fishermen Fear Backlash Over Canada Trade

The piece argues against claims that Congress empowered the President to declare non intercourse with Canada. It clarifies the Frye amendment allows denying Canadian vessels the same privileges Canada denies U S vessels, a narrow retaliation. It notes harsher bills exist but not law, urges restraint, and cites Bayard and Halifax Chronicle as context. Canadian enforcement of provincial customs actions angers American fishermen, but officials seek rapid correction.

Portland Congress of the United States Canada Frye Dingley Shipping Post Bayard Halifax Chronicle Nova Dominion

Modern romance on the rails and a detective’s final report

A lengthy reverie follows a faithful detective at the door of Philip Ray as news travels to Ohio that the new marriage is ended. Felix speeds to Mary Jane, the husband confronts the wife and their daughters, two more children are born, and a parlor car party forms to sail toward Boston with reporters circling the private eye like maidens at a bridal.

New York Massachusetts Enoch Arden Enoch Annie Arden Philip Jay Something Southern Watuppa Lowell Tennyson Room and Telegraph Felix Aennnsylvania Annie Lee Mary Jane Maury Jane Wall Street Ohioville Arsenal Watertown Mass Philip Ruay Garden Gate Noch Louisville & Nashville Philip Ray Obo Town Wallstreet Ohio Boston

Appeal for subscriptions to aid ill English author Tupper

An appeal is made to American admirers of Martin Farquhar Tupper to support the 76 year old proverb writer who, despite wide book sales, remains very poor. The appeal asks donors in America to contribute a shilling or so toward the old man's support.

Martin Farquhar Tupper England America Dr. Tupper Tupper Paris Charles Kingsley Madame la Comtesse de Gasparin Amyas Leigh Revue Bleue M. de Vogue Post Gogol Dostoiersky Turgeneff Telstoi Des Montagnes Rocheuses M. Jules Leclercq Royal Society of Geography of Belgium Andrew Lang M. Henri Rochefort

Beckett in the Woods At Wimbledon Delights Attendees

A woodland staging of Beckett near Wimbledon drew a notable crowd with Lady Archibald Campbell as Rosamond, Mr Macklin as the Cardinal, and Genevieve Ward as Eleanor. The Prince and Princess of Wales attended among other distinguished guests, praising the picturesque production.

Tennyson Beckett Wimbledon Archibald Campbell Rosamond Macklin Cardinal Genevieve Ward Eleanor Prince and Princess of Wales

New York Sun Critics Snobbery Over French Princes Expulsion

The New York Sun defends the French government’s expulsion of the princes and ridicules American journals opposed to the move. It argues many papers regret the expulsion and treat conspirators as martyrs, accusing the Sun itself of snobbery for urging a different motive.

New York Sun The Sun French Republic France

Clean Up Our Board Of Examiners Appointments

The commission just forbids private secretaries for appointing officers to key board of examiners posts. Two years of law juggling ends as offices will be cleaned up and made respectable. Editorials praise public integrity and caution against party manipulation in labor and governance.

Labouchere Truth Ireland Lord Salisbury Lord Randolph Churchill Russia Poland Austria England Springfield Union

Balfe Sketch-Books Enter British Museum Public Access

The widow of Michael Balfe donates the composer’s sketch-books to the British Museum ensuring public access. The volumes reveal Balfe’s careful draft work on The Bohemian Girl and The Talisman, showing a craftsman shaping melodies and adapting operas for different publics.

London Telegraph Michael Balfe British Museum Mme. Baife Balfe France Tanus Hungary Scotland

The Mystery of Pain by James Hinton M D

A new edition of Hinton’s nineteenth century work is reviewed. Dr James R Nichols offers the volume with an introduction. The author argues that all things work together for good and that pain serves a higher welfare. The book appeals to believers, while offering comfort to readers facing suffering.

Hinton London Dr. Hinton James Hinton M.D James RK. Nichols Boston Cupples, Upnam & Co

An American Four in Hand in Britain review

A New York edition of Andrew Carnegie s An American Four in Hand in Britain is discussed as a cheerful travel sketch inspired by Smollett and Black. The piece links a century of literary travel with a modern journey from Brighton to Inverness, noting the 31 miles traversed by the author and companions.

Britain Andrew Carnegie William Black New York Coares Scribner’s Sons

Debating Canadian Fisheries Policy and Retaliation

Boston letter writer F.R.J. critiques Mr Boutelle and Canadian policy on herring sealing bans and provincial duties. He argues retaliatory measures risk aiding the ruling party in Canada, notes potential shifts of fish trade from Boston to Halifax, and mocks broader strategic moves while calling for moderation and treaty interpretation.

Lord Salisbury Labouchere Justin McCarthy Salisbury

Free Trade view on fishery tariffs and Canadian retaliation

A column argues the fishery tariff dispute shows politicians exaggerate a small issue. It notes American schooners seized for bait purchases, questions Frye’s amendments, and contrasts reciprocal trade with Nova Scotian vessels. The piece laments tariff burdens on consumers and urges a bilateral, tariff-free settlement to prevent naval warming.

The Post Boston Canada Frye Maine Nova Nova Scotia England United States Steele Gloucester Mr. Steele Congress

Gunpowder tea origins and other random bits

A collage of excerpts notes Chinese shoemakers in North Adams and Gong leaving to a country hotel, a New York tea merchant selling tea with fire-crackers, Miss Esmeralda Longcoffin seeking piano music, and various quips from Punch and Burdette. Additional items mock politics, embezzlement, and yellow fever probes, including Watterson on Cleveland and a joke about an Acrostic nephew.

North Adams Gong New York Esmeralda Longcoffin Austin Avenue Texas Sistings

Obituary notices from South Boston and nearby towns

Notices dated July 20 report deaths including Thomas F Hearn 20, Eliza McClannin 80 10 5, Susan P Whitaker 65, George Goodwin Bradbury 17, Cornelia Kendall Bass 79 10, and William Elmer MD 71. Funeral details given for several. requests to avoid sending overs.

Hearn South Boston Thomas F Hearn Thomas Hearn McClannin Eliza McClannin Whitaker Susan P Whitaker William BH Whitaker West Newton Street Bradbury Melrose George Goodwin

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