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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1868
Page
2
A 1868 opinion piece argues the election results reflect public support for peace, law, and Republican virtue. It condemns Johnson era violence, praises Grant and Colfax, and urges continued suppression of rebellion. It notes large majorities for Grant and Colfax and cites the Providence Journal tally.
October to December 1867 letters from Matungu and Cazembb south and west of Lake Tanganyika recount explorer Livingstone’s three months with a Arab ally awaiting war. He planned to return to Zanzibar via Lake Tanganyika, while rumors of departure from Africa circulate. Providence notes concern over theft and exploitation tied to the traveler.
The article describes a real idol temple in Portland Oregon completed and furnished by Chinese workers. The vestibule features two large oil globes with burning lamps showing heathen figures painted on the outside. A transparent panel depicts celestial warriors or saints with wings and a heated air current. The piece notes the Sandwich Islands producing twenty odd million pounds of sugar and calling itself the sugar bowl of the world.
A jumble of reports covers coal taxes in Boston, shipbuilding at Cadiz, migration statistics, a Jersey potato harvest, a New York bond theft, and a Vermont state fair curiosity. It notes a Hudson River bridge plan, a whaling ship preparing for a four year voyage, and varied local incidents including a boy's death from an accident and a Cheyenne chief killed in Kansas.
The article describes the Bristol area sugar refinery expansion by Hugh N. Camp & Co with new docks and buildings, detailing capacity up to twenty five to thirty million pounds annually and employment for about two hundred workers including German laborers. It also notes a quiet election day with 346 total votes and a large majority of 298 for the Republican candidate, plus a report of a robbery at Mrs. Card’s boarding house on State Street.
The regular Bristol Town Council and Court of Probate held a Monday session. Administrators were appointed, estates appraised, and street lamp requests granted. Financials covered watchmen, repairs, fire department, and assorted services.
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