Unity of the Union Through Rapid Intercommunication
The author argues that vast territory no longer hinders republican government. Advances in transportation and communication bind distant regions, reducing diversity as an obstacle and enabling nationwide coordination, cooperation, and loyalty to the Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Isons
Atlantic
Terra Incognita
North America
Hava
Pacific
Tts
el Dorado
California
Washington
Boston
New York
New England
Pope to retire to Benevento if French leave Rome
A Florence letter reports the Pope would retreat to Benevento if French troops evacuate Rome. Benevento, a fortified duchy of about 30 000, would shelter the Holy See during any insurrection in its states, surrounded by Neapolitan loyalists and protected by nature. The Nord correspondent notes Rome’s court factions and strong prayers for papal prerogatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Benevento
Rome
Naples
Pontifical Court
Nord
Holy See
Benivento
Kia
Young men oppose nominations in Rhode Island party call
Providence notes report a Young Men’s meeting in Warren calling for a convention to nominate a conservative ticket for state officers. George L. Cooks of Warren chaired the call. The piece argues such reformist efforts will fail and urges Republicans to accept the regular January 4 nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Warren
BK. C
State Senate
Friends of Slavery
Republican Party
General Assembly Focused on House Issues and Bills
The General Assembly has made little progress with business besides debate on the colored school question and a possible House of Correction location. Proposals on a state boundary line and the Woonasquatucket River report promise lengthy discussions, with the Ives and Nazard case still active and set for action in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Senate
House of Correction, &c
Baker
Warren
Woonasquatucket
Ives and Nazard
Lyceum Lecture by Carl Shurz on French Revolution
Carl Shurz of Wisconsin delivered a lucid analysis of the causes and results of the last Revolution in France. The oration impressed with its style and insight, though read rather than acted, and was regarded as one of the season’s best lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Carl Shurz
Wisconsin
France
Sprague accepts governor candidacy claim despite earlier card
The Evening Press card claimed to be from William Sprague was an imposition, but Sprague confirms in a letter to the Press that the card is genuine. He states he has not been a candidate for governor. Lt Governor Saunders also declines the nomination pushed by a mass meeting on the 2d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sprague
Sprague
Saunders
Crinoline Hall Located in Bristol Conn
The facility named Crinoline Hall is in Bristol Connecticut. Built by a Mr Dunbar an Aoop skirt manufacturer who likely chose the name for advertising his business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Conn
Dunbar
Aoop
Delegates Elected at Local Democratic Meeting
At the town Democratic meeting on Monday evening, William J. Miller Jacob Babbitt and Nathan Warren Jr Begra were elected delegates to the Providence convention on the 16th inst for nominating state officers and to elect delegates to the Charleston National Democratic Convention to be held on the fourth Monday of April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Miller
Jacob Babbitt
Nathan Warren, Jr
Begra
Holden
Providence
Charleston
S. C
Watches Clocks Jewelry Repair by Baxter and Burgess
The advertisement notes J N Burgess engaging A P Baxter to handle repairs and cleaning of watches clocks and jewelry. Baxter is described as a top state mechanic with many years in the trade and Burgess references his long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Burgess
A. P. Baxter
New England Family Guest Prospect Described
Foes Esq of Woonsocket Patriot issues prospectus for a new paper titled The New England Family Guest. It would be a quarto at one dollar per year and may begin soon if encouraged. The editor claims the talent to attract attention and a hearty welcome if published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foes
Woonsocket Patriot
New England
Injury at Bransen refining works ends well for worker
Edward W. Bransen, of Bransen & Sherry refiners, suffered a broken left arm and flesh wounds when a machine contact injured him while taking engine measurements. Dr. Miller and colleagues treated him after ether was administered. he is recovering and expected to leave his room soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa Spriors
Edward W. Bransen
Camp, Bransen & Sherry
Oetarday Morn
Comet
Miller
Briggs
Martin
Weather and Week in Review from the Legislature
The week saw variable weather with rain on Monday and mild days later. Midweek was clear and pleasant, while Friday brought a violent northwest gale. Congress reported no notable actions. Standing Committees were announced with Mr. Robinson on Judiciary and Mr. Brayton chairing Expenditures on Public Buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Congress
House
Robinson
Brayton
Ventilation Proposal for Normal Hall Delivers a Reader Suggestion
A Phenix reader urges better ventilation for Normal Hall than window drafts provide. He proposes six air boxes under the south wall, a floor trap to vent foul air, and cross-room exhaust through chamber windows, to improve comfort during lectures at little cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phenix
Baytry
Rhode Island Banking Capital Leads Nation in Wealth
Rhode Island stands sixth in banking capital with 20 865 569 dollars, far ahead of its population. The Providence Journal notes Rhode Island houses the richest banking-house, the wealthiest New England manufacturer, and a dense manufacturing belt near Providence. A Providence house bought half a million dollars worth of cotton in New Orleans for local use, paid in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrath
The
Providence Journal
Union
Rhode Island
New York
New England
Providence
United States
Historical sketch for Seamen movement adopted in 1859
At the National Convention of Seamen's Chaplains in New York on November 9 to 11 1859 a resolution urged forming a five member committee to collect materials for a full history of the seamen's movement. The committee named Chas W Plummer C W Dennizon Chaslee Jones Francia Bogze and J Perry will gather books documents anecdotes and other items and urge assistance from seamen chaplains naval and merchant service and presses to aid the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seamen's Chaplains
City of
New York
C.H. Plummer
Providence
R. I
Chas. W. Plummer
R.I
C. W. Dennizon
Boston
Charlee J. Jones
New York City
Francia P. Bogze
Richmond
J Perry
Philadelphia
Naval and Merchant Service
Cons. H. Piouarr
Providence R. L
United States
Great Eastern Disaster and Naval News
Reports describe a furious gale causing shipping damage along the coast and Britain. Captain Harrison of the Great Eastern perished after a boat accident near Southampton. extensive medical efforts failed to revive him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RoEffAnother
Anne
Verdict on the Lawrence disaster finds faltering cast iron and weak walls caused collapse
After a twenty two day inquiry the coroner's jury concludes the Lawrence mill fall was due to insufficient cast iron shoring and weak brick walls. It pins responsibility on architect Charles I Bigelow and contractor Albert Utter for testing and design flaws, noting the deaths of twenty two people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Tor
Fulluwe
Albert Uller
Eagle Iron Foundry
West Boston
Charles I. Bigelow
Walla
Architect Bigelow Responds to Pemberton Mill Verdict
Mr Bigelow, the architect, censured by a coroner jury for culpable neglect in the Pemberton Mill case, publishes a card denying responsibility for pintles and their weakness. He asserts he tested the castings thoroughly and that walls and floors were firm and rigid. He says owners contracted the pillars and that the calamity stemmed from a subordinate agent's carelessness or dishonesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigelow
Pemberton Mill
Lfe
New York Trade Surges in January Ports Worth
The New York Journal of Commerce reports January trade from foreign ports has risen by two million dollars compared to any prior January, marking a record-breaking surge in overall value for the city’s commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal of Commerce
Accompanying Entries From New York and Brooklyn News
W S Drayton, Harro line agent, died at dawn. Mrs Henry Ward Beecher and child and servant were jolted from their carriage in Brooklyn with serious injuries to Mrs Beecher and minor harm to the child and servant. The Emily, a slaver recently at port, escaped Green's Point and sailed for Africa via Long Island Sound. Rev Dr Brownlow is gravely ill from bronchitis and near death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Bexscurr
New York
W. S&s. Drayton
Harro Line
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
Emily
Green‘s Point
Long Island Sound
Dr. Brownlow
Bequests of Mia Esther Slater Support Churches and Parish
The will of Mia Esther Slater of Pawtucket bequeaths 5000 to the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society for domestic missions and 2000 for foreign missions. 1000 is given to the Rhode Island State Episcopal Divisional Convention. The estate of St Luke North Kingston is left to fund parish minister support and poor relief, with two thirds of sale income dedicated to the minister and one third to the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Esther Slater
Pawtucket
Samuel Slater
Foreign Missionary Society
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States of America
Rhode Island State Episcopal
North Vioence
Providence Journal
New Ice Planing Machine Improves Salisbury Pond
Skating clubs hail a Friday trial of a new ice planing machine on Salisbury Pond. The device quickly shaved an inch from the surface leaving a smooth, beautiful rink ready for skating, replacing previously rough ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Pranisa Macurxx
Salisbury Pond
Death of Wim Wall in East Abington Carriage Crash
At East Abington on Sunday a man named Wim Wall died instantly after tipping from a carriage while intoxicated on his way to a funeral. He struck his head on the curb near the temple and was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Abington
Capture of an American Slaver with a cargo of Negroes
Captain Matthews of the ship Alarm arrived at the port reporting the capture of the New York barque Orion by the British cruiser Pluto while engaged in the slave trade. On board Orion were 871 enslaved people including 127 girls and 68 women. 152 had died since leaving Africa, totaling 1023 taken at start. The slaver was delivered to the U S steamer Mystic at St Helena and would be sent home for jurisdiction. Orion and its crew were in custody at St Helena and to be tried in this country. The Orion is a 449 ton vessel built in 1846 at Newcastle Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Culcotts
St. Helena
Orion
New York
Morgan
Pluto
Africa
Aoung Ueey
United States
Mystic
St. Paul
de Loando
Shini Firet
Ie Orion
St Helens
U. S
Newcastle
Boston Journal
Sexes in Providence births show foreign parent gap
Providence 1859 birth data report 1593 births with 825 males and 768 females. Males per 100 females reach 107.4, close to six year city norms. Notable divergence appears between American and foreign children. American parents 102 to 100, foreign parents 111 to 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Cruelty aboard American bark prompts calls for reform
The Providence Journal cites reports of brutal treatment on the bark Ann from New York to South America and then Cowes, noting seamen died from officers violence. It urges accountability, improved discipline, and better safeguards to prevent rogue officers from discrediting the profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crutzry
Satters
England
Ann
New York
South America
Cowes
Ruuin
Providence Journal
Tenement Fire Verdict Forces Reform Call
The coroner's jury blames owner Edmund War ing for the deadly tenement fire in New York. They fault the building for unsafe design and lack of escape, urging external iron stairs and a five story height limit, and call for legal action to prevent such deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edmund Waring
Fara Accident Claims Foster Townsman
The Providence Press reports Mr. Lewis Curtis, a resident of Foster, died after a fall from stairs in the early morning. He rose at about 3 and fell to a basement stair, fracturing his skull, dying at eleven after being found missing for hours. He leaves an aged father, a wife, and eight children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fara
Providence Press
Potter
Foster
Lewis Curtis
Oyster shells as a clinker remedy reported by readers
A reader letter discusses burning oyster shells in a stove to loosen clinkers. After trial, the writer calls it a first rate remedy, noting shells cause clinker adhesion to fire-brick to weaken with a light poke. The phenomena are unexplained but attributed to a chemical effect from burning shells, per the New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Cuinxers
N. Y. Tribune
Gentleman Recovers Lost Purse on Boston Rail Line
A Rowley resident traveling from Boston dropped a purse containing over $1000 on a Boston to Maine passenger car. The money was found by a Maine bound traveler who left it with the brakeman. The owner, identified as Reba of Newburyport, retrieved the purse after confirming the description and received her property back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley
Boston
Morpheus
Newburyport
Passencara
Maine
Sung
She Reba
Newaryport
Salem Gazette
Expressman Receives Odd Request in Boston
The Boston Traveller reports an expressman was asked to deliver 10 gallons of beat gin for a funeral. The request claimed the drink would be used for the wake and to ease the mother's passing. The request emphasized exact timing for this evening delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Northerner wreck near Cape Mendocino reported
A steamship named Northerner bound for Portland Oregon was wrecked on January 6 near Cape Mendocino midway between San Francisco and Oregon. Listed are several officers and crew lost or missing and the ship’s earlier service between New York and Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norruxenan
Northerner
Portland
Oregon
Dpaina
Cape Mendocino
Sam Francisco
Delchrei
Switzer
Kelley
Farrell
Samuel Gregg
Rimeey C. Thomas
Andrew Hunter
Trefor
Bullas
Greenfield
Haas
Perkins
Meeker
Btellacoom
Talos
Puget Sound
Ey Ete Frerich
Myhood
Gladwell
Barry
Ieee
New York
Phew
York
Charleston
Washington corner reports tea party mood in Assembly
Washington correspondent notes a political friend plans to call the next day to discuss committee formations. Speaker Pembington declines to transact business, saying he will attend church and hopes to hear Drs Girley Atany. Monday will bring a meeting if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New‘ ‘Ork
Speaker ‘Y Pénkington
Drs Girley- Atany P
Fire Ends In Tragedy At Luther Residence
Five children died in a fire that destroyed Luther i sen port’s house in Delaware county. The oldest 17 and youngest 3 were upstairs while the others slept above. The girl woke to find the home burning and the teen leaped from a window to escape. A younger boy opened the door as fumes surged in, burning him badly though not fatally. Mrs Briggs reportedly is deranged and the family faces deep grief and sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther i Sen
Sirs
Bridge
Gre
Young Woman Foiled Suicide Attempt on Steamer
A passenger aboard the Fall River line steamship leaving New York on Monday morning tried to throw herself overboard. Her clothes saved her as a stewardess and another person restrained her. The motive and her name were not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attzurtxp
Maine
Fall River
New York
Bonday East
New Bedford Standard
Fire at New York school alarms staff and pupils
A New York school housing about four hundred children caught fire on a day in early February. A nearby woman quickly notified the principal who calmly ordered teachers to dismiss classes, preventing panic as pupils exited safely before full news spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bhureday
Theemgke
Fire Claims Family as Hyde Park Temperatures Plunge
In Hyde Park Pennsylvania on February 3 the dwelling of Daniel Early burned at night. Three children died in the blaze while the mother and two other children escaped by leaping from a chamber window. The father was away. Thermometer stood 16 degrees below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Daniel Early
Chamler
Westport Point Outbreak and Local Dangers
The Westport Point area reports twenty or more cases of the disease with nine of twelve in the Cory family ill including one in grave condition. The Mercury notes dangerous caves near the area. Separately, Barnstable Patriot discusses a whip across Cape race plan, and William J. Rotch declines a state nautical trust post. The D C court sentenced Wim Boyd to fourteen years for abducting two enslaved people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport Point
A. H. Cory
P.M
New Bedford Mercury
Cape
William J. Rotch
New Bedford
Criminal Court
Washington
Wim. Boyd
District of Columbia
The Doomed Chief new gift book from Evans & Co
The Doomed Chief or Two Hundred Years Ago by the author of Green Mountain Boys is offered by G G Evans & Co Boston as a 12mo volume with a handsome binding. A copy and a henepory present will be sent by mail for 1 and 21 cents postage, with inducements listed. Address Evans publishers gift book store Nos 43 45 Cornhill Boston Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Evans & CO
Cornhill
Boston
Duyumed
Green Mountain Boys
Gaut Gurley
Umbagog
Lawrence Sennel
King Philp
Eurg
G. Evans & CO
New England
Corphill
Mam
Robbery at Roxbury Residence Leads to Arrest
In Roxbury Mr John Wather el's home was entered on Saturday night. Two watches a pair of bracelets and a valuable miniature were stolen along with $37 from a wallet. An elderly male suspect who had supplied the family with miguel reportedly admitted the crime and returned the items, noting the miniature had been crushed and altered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
John Watherel
Dence
Ogi
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Tent OF National Territory
Great Britain
Charles Lennox Wyke
Mexico
Harrison
Great Eastern
Southampton
Cates
Spain
Morocco
Alziere
Rosalia
Castillejns
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