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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1863

Page

4

Sailor’s taunt from the sea king to London Punch

In a comic sea ballad style the maritime gods greet the Prince of Wales and England with the joy of a naval triumph. Triton and Nereids cue sailors to entertain the crowd, as the sea regales the crowd with boisterous cheers and mock salute.

Neptune Prince of Wales Triton Nereids London

Princely wedding ends in tragedy and riot in London

The New York Times recounts a bloody wedding in London with seven women crushed, over a hundred injured, and riots spreading to Cork and Irish cities. Police failures, bayonets, and rampant drunkenness mar the scene, sparking calls against future royal matches.

New York Times London Cork England Scotland Ireland Atlantic Wales

Railroad Men At The Festive Board In Boston

About fifty railroad men gathered at Parker House for a Saturday dinner honoring John Daley of the New York Central as successor to Judge James Jones. Speeches praised duty and camaraderie while noting many railroad leaders from Crest Line to Pennsylvania Central attended or sent tributes.

Parker House Parker & Mills James Jones John Daley New York Central Railroad Otis Kimball Michigan Southern and Lake Shore Line L. Bigelow New England West Crest Line Julius Movius Sargent Bell John C. Gault Galena and Chicago Railroad Edwin Bynner New York and Providence Propeller Line New York Mr Tappan Chicago and Northwestern Railroad P.S Grand Trunk Locke Collingwood Phillips Crest K. Lewis Erie Railroad Cooper Clarke Chicago and Northwestern Spring Lake Shore Hoppin The Transportation Co Potter Pennsylvania Central Railroad John Q. A. Bean Hannibal and St. Joseph Mills Western and Worcester Roads Kidder Merchants’ Despatch Norwich Jersey City Bosqometon and Worcester City OF New York G. Jewelt City OF Boston Wx. Wincox North River NEW Jersey Railroad Southern First Southern T. N. Turner E. Morrill Philadelphia Baltimore Ashington Washington Street Boston and Worcester Albany Beach Streets WM. Dickey, Jr Pittsburgh Worcester Springfield New Haven Shore Line Providence New London Fail River Stonington Pomeranian Central Railroad New Jersey Camden Amboy Allentown Chicago Crestline Indianapolis Louisville St. Louis Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Pennsylvania Central Compan

Providence Teachers Tour Cambridge Museum of Comparative Zoology

About three hundred Providence and vicinity public school teachers and friends visited Cambridge to tour the Museum of Comparative Zoology and hear Prof. Agassiz lecture. Ex-Gov Washburn gave the welcome, Agassiz praised education, and remarks by Mr Northrop and Mr Munn followed. The party then toured Eliot School and Bennett Street gymnastic exhibition before dining and returning to Providence at four.

Francis Grey Northrop Massachusetts Board of Education Providence Munn Agassiz Boston Eliot Bennett Street

Central Church Property Sought for Business Use

A local effort to buy Central Church on Winter Street to convert it into a business site gains momentum as the congregation may sell to improve finances. Nearby resident Mr George Whitney a 15 year Bos ton and Worcester railroad road master, committed suicide by hanging near his Brighton home Friday afternoon, health cited as cause. Seventy nine city deaths occurred last week including 37 women. James E Smith refreshment saloon on Warren Bridge burned Saturday morning. Elder statesman Mr Joseph Veazie long a North End baker and civic benefactor died recently, born and died in the same Salem Street home.

Stock Exchance Board Messrs Baring Bros. & Co United States Maryland Massachusetts Pennsylvania Virginia Eric Linnois Atlantic Great Western New York N. Y. Post Chase First National Bank of New York Col. Henshaw Western Railroad Maine Providence Eastern Worcester Middlesex Metropolitan Northern Old Colony Wilmington Vermont Boston Central Church Winter Street George Whitney Cambridge Boston and Worcester Railroad Brighton James E. Smith Warren Bridge Joseph Veazie Salem Street

Governor issues weekly commissions and regimental term talk

The governor issued the usual weekly commissions on Saturday. Discussion centers on nine months regiments term length, likely counted from muster date of field and staff officers. Rev N M Gaylord of the 13th resigns. Capt John W Mahan of the Massachusetts 9th heads to Falmouth Tuesday afternoon. Letters for members of the American House will be transmitted before Tuesday morning.

N. M. Gaylord John W. Mahan Mass Falmouth Te Demme

Arrest of Four Burglar Prompts New Inquiry

Officer Goodwin of Station 1 arrested Frederick Murphy on Saturday for larceny of 24 knives from R. Hall at 73 Water Street. Murphy escaped after being taken to the station but was recaptured and injured the officer when retaken. He had recently been discharged from the Lawrence House of Correction.

Oficer Goodwin Frederick Murphy R. Hall Water Street Murphy House of Correction Lawrence

Fire at Broad Street Crockery Firm Causes Minor Damage

Fire yesterday afternoon before 2 o clock burned the basement of buildings 47 and 49 Broad street part of S B Pierce Sons Co crockery importers and dealers. Damage was slight, confined to straw and empty crates.

Broad Street S. B. Pierce, Sons & Co

Inauguration of Palmer and Spear Ticket System

The Merchants' News Room will inaugurate a new ticket system on Wednesday with a social gathering. Captain Spear and Frank H. Palmer are the popular proprietors driving the event.

T Frank H. Palmer ICKET Captain Spear Merchants’ News Room

Boston Theatre Presents Hernandez Ravel Troupe

This week offers spectacle pantomime and dance headlined by the Hernandez Ravel troupe. The company features top artists who have performed in Boston with the original Gabriel Ravel, promising unmatched entertainment.

Boston Theatre Boston Hernandez Ravel Gabriel Ravel

Cunard Asia Arrives New York From Liverpool via Queenstown

Telegraphic item reports the Cunard mail steamer Asia, Captain Shannon, arriving in New York from Liverpool via Queenstown with 35 passengers. It left Liverpool on the 14th, Queenstown on the 15th, and was tracked off Poor Head by the British mail steamer Canada. The piece also notes other transatlantic movements and political content from Parliament regarding the American war and the Alabama affair.

Cunard Asia Shannon New York Liverpool Queenstown Poor Head Canada Londonderry Edward Hawkins Matamoras Texas Fanny Lewis Wilmington N.C Prospero Nassau America Mason England Alabama the Times North South Messrs Pilkington Brothers London House of Commons Lindsay Admiralty Lord Palmerston Lancashire

Rebel Battery Repels Yankees and Destroys Gunboats

Reports from Mobile and surrounding areas describe Col. Ferguson at the Deer Creek Sunflower River junction repulsing Union forces, destroying three gunboats, and driving the remainder back. Reinforcements urged to seal the enemy’s retreat.

Mobile Wicksnune Ferguson Deer Creek Sunflower River Yazoo Hawes Bluff Moobile Jackson Fort Pemberton Marcy Chillicothe Chattanooga Morgan Liberty Murfreesboro Lebanon Cumberland Stone’s River Gallatin Louisville Stone River Nashville Milledgeville Manch General Assembly Gov. Brown Confederate States Georgia Confederacy Congress C. Monitz Pensacola Navy Yard Barrancas Hyacinth Gen. Banks Savannah 48Th N. Y Fort Pulaski Oasaboro Jacksonville

Rebel moves and paymaster activity reported in Washington dispatch

The Times Washington despatch notes Farragut’s Hartford as the only heard ship, while Vicksburg telegrams claim Monongahela. The Treasury pays army paymasters up to March 1, with $4,000,000 daily. Rumors say Stonewall Jackson gathering in Shenandoah, aiding rebel movements near Banks ford and United States fords, with cavalry near Washington defenses. Rebels seen near Vienna and Bull Run areas.

New York Makeu Times Washington Mississippi Farragut Vicksburg Hartford Monongahela Port Hudson Treasury Department Stonewall Jackson Shenandoah Banks United States Fords Hooker Vienna Bull Run

Arrival of Massachusetts and report on destruction of Georgiana

Information from Fortress Monroe confirms the U S supply steamer Massachusetts reached port from Port Royal and Charleston via Beaufort. It relays a rebel claim that the rebel steamer Georgiana was destroyed off Long Island Beach South Carolina by the Union fleet, noting the vessel’s size and possible connections to Confederate privateering attempts.

Port Royal Washington Fortress Monroe U.S Massachusetts Charleston Wilmington Beaufort Navy Department Georgiana Long Island Beach South Carolina Liverpool Alabama

Disposal of Confiscated Property Boston Merchants News

Special dispatches report a forthcoming general order on the disposition of property seized in the insurrectionary states. It will define rights and liabilities for merchandise, curb speculation, and boost revenue. Solicitor William Whiting leads the effort. Boston merchants with government contracts seek to adjust claims.

Boston Washington New York U. S West William Whiting War Department

Rebel Gunboats Besieged as Batteries Fire Upon River

Vicksburg March 25 reports two Federal gunboats attempting to pass the river. One sank opposite the batteries and the other was riddled and left burning near Canal Batteries, with expectation of its sinking. Fires were extinguished after initial blazes and the battery fire was described as splendid with nearly every shot hitting.

Vickswort

Rebels advance toward Somerset in Kentucky during Civil War

From Kentucky to New York on March 28 the Cincinnati Tribune reports 10 000 rebels appeared near Somerset two days earlier and moved northward to the present. Danville telegraph office closed as rebels near town. Kentucky River swollen hindering crossing for a week. Cavalry pursued rebel Cluke through Mount Sterling beyond Owingsville. Boats at the landing seized for Government service. General Burnside expected to take the field soon.

Londons Consols Emanda Bank of Eelana Messrs Baring Bros. & Co Eagles American Securities Messrs Baring U. S Massachusetts Pennsylvania Virginia Maryland Liverpool Brazil America Fair Orleans London New Orleans New York Cincinnati The Tribune Somerset Danville Boyle County Kentucky Cluke Mount Sterling Owinsville Burnside

Bombardment Report Seen From Port Royal Bound Vessel

Officers of the prize steamer Peterhoff report cannon fire and flashes seen eighteen miles off Charleston Bar on Monday night near nine o'clock. They believe the bombardment of Fort Sumter caused the bursts, noting seven Monitors had departed Port Royal for Charleston earlier. Wind prevented the crew from hearing the firing aboard.

New York Peterhot Port Royal Charleston Bar Fort Sumter Charleston Peterhoff

Richmond Despatch Reports Executions and Military Actions

The Richmond Despatch notes Capt. A by hanging over the Potomac and Capt. M DeHart of Arkansas executed. Gen Heston tasked to clear guerrilla bands. Webster, tried by court martial in Richmond, sentenced to be hung April 3 for the Fauquier County murder of Capt. Simpson. The Halston river bridge repairs allow regular train service.

Hranava Rters Halston’s River

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