Tyranny fears Democrats as London Times rails at polls
A London Times critique denounces Democratic exclusion from elections and warns workers to abstain from political action. It laments reduced rights under a perceived tyrannical order and urges Democrats to endure inaction to avoid punishment.
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Lendon Trust
Democratic Party
Gevec
Polgaree
Delingoratic
Weaths
Fia *Democrate
Polis
Abraham
Jeffersons
United States
Goldwin Smith Views on U S Election and War
An English scholar remarks on the U S presidential election and the temperate conduct of the campaign. He notes the perceived dangers of a Democratic victory, the risk of a harsher foreign policy toward England, and doubts about arming slaves as an earnest of war’s end and abolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwin Smith
America
England
Worthy Promotion Linot Named Brigadier General
Col. Wm T. Clark of Norwalk formerly on General Riphers staff and chief of General Howards staff has been appointed Brigadier General. He also served as Adjutant General of the department and Army of the Tennessee.
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Linot
Wm T. Clark
Norwalk
Oppn
RicPherne
Howard
Department
Army of the Tennessee
President disapproves Dix order on marauder pursuit into Canada
The President rejects the part of General Dix's order directing pursuit across the border into Canada. Commanders are instructed not to report marauder crossings to Gen Dix until they cross the boundary line.
Lincoln orders 300000 volunteers for three years
The President issues a call for 300000 volunteers to serve one two or three years to fill the deficient quota after earlier calls. If towns or districts fail to fill by February 15 1865 a draft will be made to complete the remaining quota. Lincoln signs the proclamation in Washington December 19 1864 with Secretary of State William H. Seward witnessing.
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United States
Congress
Wauersas
Warrens
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Abraham Lincoln
United States of America
Naval Service
War Department
Walahington
W. HH. Szwany
Death of U S Minister Dayton at Paris
Foreign dispatches report the death of U S Minister Dayton in Paris on the 2d instant from apoplexy. Dayton, a Jersey native born 1807, served as United States Senator and Supreme Court judge before becoming minister to France during the ongoing rebellion period. He was noted for his experience in public life and handling delicate neutral questions amid international tensions.
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Newa
U. S
Dayton
Paris
France
Ele
Lewana
New Jersey
Peter D Vroom
Jackson
Legislative Council
Supreme Court
Southard
United States
War Department Call for Soldiers to Front Line
An order from the War Department directs every officer and soldier capable of duty to join the field. Provost Marshals, boards of enrollment, and recruiting officers must accelerate enrollments, arrest deserters, and recall neglectful staff. Surgeons must forward fit patients while protecting the unfit, as Adjutant General Townshend enforces full manpower to aid victorious troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Ansutant Gexrrat
E D Townagan
Union League in Savannah aids escaped Illinois soldier
An Illinois soldier who escaped from Millen Georgia on November 15 arrived home via Savannah and the Union lines between Savannah and Charleston. He reports loyal men in Savannah and asks if a Union league operates there with support from its members aiding his escape. Also notes rising newspaper prices and a Boston and Providence Railroad accident injuring a brakeman.
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Savannah
Millen
Charleston
Boston and Providence Railroad
Seekonk
Pay the printer now for Paxmix subscription arrears
The Paxmix publisher warns patrons that the yearly subscription expired November 24 and only a minority have prepaid. Bills in arrears may lead to discontinuation after January 1, 1865 due to higher paper costs. Readers are urged to settle promptly.
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Ourself
Bristol Exhibition of Tableaux Vivante Delights Town Hall Crowd
Readers praise three evenings of tableaux and scenes staged to aid the public library. The organizers Mrs Norrie Miss Babbitt Miss Anita Smith and Mr Walter Barclay are thanked for their labor and a Children’s Fancy Party is highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Samuel Norrie
A. Babbitt
Anita Smith
Walter Barclay
Richard the 3d
St Albans Lodge Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The St Albans Lodge of Free Ma s ons held its regular annual meeting to elect officers for the coming year in the lodge room on Wednesday evening. Officers elected include W Master John Turner and Senior Warden Richard B Franklin with Ariel Ballou of Woonsocket present to install them. A large gathering of members and guests attended the installation. A sapper was provided for the occasion of the new Armory.
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St. Alban'a
F. Aod A. Masons
W. Master
John Turner
Richard B. Franklin
Thomas P. Bowler
John H Pitman
William T. C. Wardwell
George H. Douglass
J. H W. Manchester
Library Association House Closing Early This Saturday
The Library of the Y C Association will close this Saturday afternoon due to illness. Members are advised to check for any further notices and rescheduled hours.
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Y . C. Association
Libeanisa
In Memoriam Joseph P Munro Dies at Twenty
An obituary for Joseph P Munro aged twenty, eldest son of John P and Matilda Munro, who died after a brief illness. The notice extols his cheerful nature, religious devotion, honesty, and service as Sabbath School officer, and bids farewell with a hopeful note of meeting in heaven.
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God
Joseph P. Munro
John P
Matilda Monro
Pele
House of God
Bin
Jesus
Joseph
Supreme Court session in Providence hears Sullivan suit against railroad
The Providence Rhode Island Supreme Court has been hearing the action brought by friends of the late Cornelius Sullivan against the Providence Warren and Bristol Railroad Company for damages over his death. Sullivan fell from a gravel train near the Capri in March 1861 and was killed as cars passed over him. An inquest cleared the railroad, and this is the second trial with previous verdicts for the defendant. Counsel for the plaintiff were J M Blake and Charles Blake Exqs and Wingate Hayen Exq represented the defendants.
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Supreme Court
Providence
Friends
Cornelius Sullivan
Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company
Sullivan
Capri
J M. Blake
Charlea Blake
Wingate Hayen
EF Allyne the Wisard and Ventriloquist at Town Hall
EF Allyne the Wizard and Ventriloquist gave magic exhibitions at Town Hall on Monday and Tuesday evenings. First night grossed twenty dollars. gifts were given with tickets. Second night sold out with thirty five dollars prize money. gifts wowed attendees and a codfish was given as a prize.
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EF Allyne
Wisard
Town Uill
Notable piano tuner to visit Bristol this coming week
Charles Azeltine, renowned piano tuner, planned to visit Bristol this Monday for two or three days and will stay a while longer in town. Orders may be left at J Burgess's store or at Poznix office.
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Charles [Azeltine
Bristol
Preston Day
J . Gallup
Aps
Notice for January Our YouNa Fouls illustrated Magazine
Ticknor and Field publish the January issue of Our YouNa Fouls a boys and girls illustrated magazine. A notice appeared in the November 12 issue. Single subscriptions are two dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ticknor & Field
New Illustrated Magazine
Post Office Letter Opens J Gavigin Bristol Harbor Michigan
A letter arrived at the local Post Office bearing the address Joseph Gavigin Bristol Harbor Bristol County Massachusetts? Michigan. The delivery details show the name and place but the exact routing remains unclear.
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Joseph Gavigin
Bristol Harbor
Bristol Co
Michigan
Mase
Local notices on funds and service changes
The gross receipts from Tableaux Vivants benefitting the Y M C A Library reach 220 dollars. Bristol Ferry boat service will stop after January 9 1865. A new gas lantern is planned for Bradford street near the Rubey Manufactory.
Holiday Gift Booms Hit Local Stores on Hope Street
Shoppers flock to J. N. Burgess Req on 127 Hope Street for a grand rush of Christmas and New Year gifts. New gift books albums stereoscopes and a splendid jewelry and toy display at Josephus Gooding corner Hope and State. J. B. Munro Exq Bradford Street offers extensive toy and fancy selections. Other merchants Capt Hi N Gifford Hope and Bradford and Geo H Farrington Hope Street also prep holiday stock for buyers.
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J. N. Burgess
Req
Hope Street
Josephus Gooding
Hope
State Streets
J. B. Munro
Bradford Street
Hi. N. Gifford
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Geo. H. Farrington
Education of Women Lecture Receives Noted Address
The fourth lecture of the Association Course was given by Rt. Rev. Thomas M. Clark on Thursday evening. The subject was Education of Women. The next talk will be by Rev. A T Quint of New Bedford on Thursday evening January 4. Yesterday morning the thermometer read three degrees above zero with a northwest wind.
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Association
Thomas M. Clark
D. D
A. [T. Quint
New Bedford
Euuriae
English Precedents on Gold Speculation and Public Credit
The piece argues against using England as a moral benchmark for American actions. It questions the habit of citing England’s past errors to justify current misconduct and urges a distinct American code of honor. It warns that history mainly teaches warning rather than imitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Eculara
Englund
England
Fort McAllister Defies Union Attacks in 1863 Siege
Report recalls two Union assaults on Fort McAllister in 1863. On January 27 the monitor Montauk pounded earthen walls for six hours with little effect. On March 3, Montauk and other monitors plus mortar schooners bombarded the fort for a full day, yet the rebels sustained only minor damage and waved defiant goodbyes as the fleet withdrew.
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Montauk
Worden
Tts
Puesaic
Patapsco
Nahant
Wiasahickon
Dawn
Horrors of Prisoner Conditions Report From Civil War Camps
The document details Union and Confederate prisoners held at Florence Columbia Andersonville Millen Libby camps in terrible conditions. Guards with bloodhounds lined the perimeter and casualties included Lieut. G F Tyrbayne and Lieut. Young. Prisoners faced shelterless pine surroundings and extreme diet shortages with meager rations from September 27 to December 9.
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Florence
Columbia
Andersonville
Millen
Libby
G. F. Tyrbayne
66Th New York
Lieut. Young
4Th
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Christmas weddings endure despite nature and crime
The notice contends Christmas week brings many weddings in the United States, with up to fourteen thousand ceremonies yearly. It notes human nature’s inconsistency and urges lovers to act, urging the sexton to keep busy as bells ring in Northern villages.
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United States
Mascorr
Confederate Cruisers Added to Rebels Armies
Six Confederate cruisers Tahallase Clustes Chickamauga Sowanes Edith and Shenandoosh sailed to Wilmington for armament. They are English built and fleet, with many reported on the way to Wilmington.
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Tallahassee
Clustes
Chickamauga
Sowanes
Edith
Shensadosh
Wilmington
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New York
Philadelphia
Lavozx
Dispatch
John Maxfield
Swanzey
Maxfield
David Maxfield
Masonic
Gustavus T Gray
J. W. Peaske
Bristol Ferry
Rubbey
Fort McAllister
Lismore
Alexander Livingston
Baptist Missionary Society For Scotland
Qubaque
Bellville
Norfolk
the Times
Mobile
Vermont
Rutland
Butler
Dutch Gap
Martia
Gloucester
Alabama
Page
Fort Morgan
Commodore Rogers
Boston
Burnett
McDaniel
Richmond
Shenandosh
Baltimore American
Admit Porter
Gen Butler
Saya
Castle Garden
Harlem River
West of
Ireland
Phoenix Mills
Paterson
N. J
Sisters of Charity
Detroit
Sritnin
The
Richmond Enquirer
Taunton
Virginia
Sherman
the Herald
Georgia
Notiin
Kilpatrick
Wheeler
Macon
Oconee Bridge
Grisswoldville
Wolcott
15Th Corns
Philips
Atlanta
Old Colony Iron Works
Plum
N. B
Martin
O. Joseph Fales
Town Hall
Merrick Goldthwait
Freemen's Bank
State Street
A. Greene
Cousins & Turner
Weybosset Street
James QO. Colling
J.C. Gallup
Ladies Exchange
Thomas Vernon, M. D
Stones Cottage
Wigh Street
Congregational Church
Osloce
Hagle Bank
Llaw
Tor
Fowle
Tenry
Prince Street
the Confessions
Natman
EL Mayfair
Eeq
Brooklyn
Dee
Kings Co
James Clark
J. Clarke
Job Moses
Cortlandt
Lucius A. Norris
Jolia Norris
Clara
Alfred B
Mary Waldron
Troy
Jeanie Mead
Thomas P. Moore
Warren
Marine Journal
Port OF
Bristol, R
Darfee
Durfee
Fall River
Chief
Williston
Stoop Hamilton
Wells
James White
Manchester
Tiverton
Condova
Eddy
Matansas
Carthazena
Davia
New Belford
Sarah EB. Jones
Fish
Anna Shephard
Bowditch
J. R. Mather
Collins
Cardenas
B. Darfes
Darfes
B. Durfee
Durfer
Fall Birr
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