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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1867
Page
2
The piece discusses rising bread prices amid wartime and postwar speculation, calls for curbing monopolies in transport, and notes a Spanish monarchy crisis with calls for emancipation. It also covers U.S. debt reduction progress, the Baker Secret Service memoir, and plans for the New England Agricultural Fair in Providence.
Caseaamper Leonard Paulding of the United States Navy died at Pana Wa on April 25. He was in command of the United States steamer Wateree.
Willia R Noyes a prominent Detroit citizen of BB and W R Noyes hardware died at his Congress street east home from heart disease. Age 52, a Killingly Conn native, he came to Detroit in 1897 and held aldermanic and water board posts and sat on the State Board of Railroad Commissioners. He was a Westminster Church member and aided Republican politics.
A new disease has emerged on Long Island near Great Neck attacking animals in the throat, causing inability to swallow and likely death within 24 to 48 hours. One man lost seven fine hares valued at $4000 in ten days. seasoned farriers report never seeing such illness in their careers. The affected horses are of the finest breed.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided to grant C. W. Loring’s petition to restrain the Boston and Providence Railroad Company from endorsing or guaranteeing the hands of the owners of steamboats operating between Bristol and New York.
The Bangor Whig reports potatoes freely entering the market at seventy cents per bushel with cheaper per pound offers for bagabava and beans ranging from $325 to $450 per bushel. The piece also notes broken treaties and an ongoing Indian war with implied eventual decisive outcome against the Sioux Cheyenne and Kiowa tribes.
The Richmond dispatches show the Jeff Davis trial at an early stage raising questions if it is a real case, a farce, or a rebel ovation. Davis is out of Fortress Monroe with bonds in Judge Underwood’s archives while reconstruction unfolds and November looms as a possible turning point.
A Napolitan correspondent notes Americans struggle with language barriers and higher bills when using English in France. The piece contrasts French productivity with American farming, criticizing extreme manuring and urging abundant feeding of land to raise wheat yields toward thirty five bushels per acre.
James Allen, aged about 105, died in Canton after weeks of illness. A Revolutionary War veteran, he served 18 months and fought at Trenton as a fourteen year old fifer. He later served in the War of 1812, but lost or had stolen discharge papers so he never received pension or bounty land. He raised a family of nineteen children and was born in New London, Connecticut.
The Surratt trial began in Washington on the 27th. Chas Hy Blin, clerk of the Walden House at St Albans, has travelled to Washington to testify. He once watched at Vermont Central Depot and found a handkerchief bearing Surratt’s name. Detective A R Allen of Government police reported torn hotel register leaves from April 14 to 93 1 186. the losses occurred in recent weeks.
The last Congress passed a bill granting heirs of Union soldiers who died as prisoners of war a twenty five cent per day commutation for rations lost during captivity. The list names heirs in order: widow if unmarried at passage March 9 1807, then children, then parents jointly if alive or survivor if one is dead, then brothers and sisters equally.
A Newport rumor claims the Bristol and New York Steamboat Company purchased the Hunter Moss Bank and Mayberry estates on the Point with plans to call at Newport en route to New York. If true, no lack of steamers or chances to travel to New York will remain.
The Detroit Post reports widespread good condition of the wheat crop across the state of Afichigin with hopes for an abundant harvest and a probable decline in the current high prices of wheat and flour.
Warren Kempton of Little Compton fired at sea fowl for an hour and a half near Warren’s Point, killing 26 birds. He reportedly shot at any quantity besides the fowl he did not manage to bag.
The article notes significant losses among Chicago strike participants exceeding $100,000. It also mentions emigration prospects from New Hampshire to South Carolina and a range of local incidents from Salem to Pensacola, including weather events, trades, and notable deaths, with various regional updates.
Local notes describe a merchant who received fifty dollars with a note reading This is yours Forgive a repentant sinner The writer lauds restitution of wrongly acquired property and the conscience that prompts confession and forgiveness, noting the relief and renewed integrity for the offender and injured party.
Letter from TxHo Shepard to the Sonoor Committee of Brigtot acknowledges valued service to public schools. He praises cooperative effort, notes delicate duties of the School Committee, and expresses hope for continued progress and sincere esteem for fellow officials.
The notice calls attention to pictures or frames stereoscopes stereoscopic views works of art engravings chromes and related items from Mr L B Darling at 203 Westminster Street Providence.
About 370 people attended the recent revival at State Street M E Church. Of these, 190 were received on probation. Others reside elsewhere or joined other churches, with some to join the M E Church later. Baptism by immersion was given to 23 candidates after Sunday afternoon services by Rev. T S Thomas.
The ad touts Rice and Campbell’s cigar store at 29 Market Square Providence as a place to buy tobacco and cigars. It claims thousands were changed by Peruvian Syrup, described as an iron-based tonic, restoring strength to weak invalids and aiding debility.
The Country Gentleman advises seeding grass in early fall around September for best results. Ground prepared after tilled crops gains heat, allowing seed to establish before winter. A liberal sowing yields a dense mat, protecting roots. in frost-prone soils spring seeding with light grain is safer.
A proposed bridge from Os l ate to Dover linking England and France is described as drawn by a French engineer. The estimated cost is 80 million dollars and construction would rest on thirty foot thick buffer protected piers. The colossal project is deemed executable despite its enormity.
During Pompeii excavations workers found a hermetically sealed brown vase with a thick crystalline crust. Inside lay water described as clear fresh and exceptionally soft. The water appears to have been preserved for about eighteen centuries.
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