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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1867
Page
2
The governor issues an official proclamation concerning the Bristol Bheriz. The document outlines the action or declaration to be observed or implemented at state level. It notes authority and the formal government context for public awareness.
The piece argues Republican majorities waning after the war as Democrats predict a return to power. It cites concerns over fiscal policy, taxation, tariff, and internal revenue, plus dissatisfaction with certain party figures. It insists the party remains a moral movement focused on ending slavery and preserving equal rights, not a permanent coalition of all reform causes.
A staunch Republican argues to restate party principles around freedom equal rights and reconstruction. He warns against demagoguery and urges cutting off extraneous issues to keep the party aligned with its core legacy and authority. The piece cautions against surrendering leadership to newcomers and emphasizes adherence to original Republican aims.
Curricus notes persistent effort to bring temperance talks to the National Theater. He praises lectures by Phillips and Emerson for their immediate impact, literary value, and language improvement, urging community support for the Young Men's Christian Association and its lecture program.
A letter from Nov 19 1867 applauds a Bristol lecture series by the Phoenix Society after a prior failed attempt. It praises speakers like Hon. Henry C. Deming and Wendell Phillips, notes ticket prices and attendance gaps, and contrasts Bristol’s costs with Washington’s while recalling John B. Gough’s past ties to local industry.
A contemporary analysis criticizes Britain for backing a deal that betrayed Abyssinia. It argues King Theodore faces oppression and accuses England of using Turkish and Egyptian mediation to seize control, urging readers to see the campaign as another colonial ploy rather than a defense of subjects.
A fragment describes Tortola in the Virgin Islands as a ridge shaped like an 8 with Tor tola town near a harbor. It notes exports such as rain copper ore and agricultural products, a whiter population, and suggests a severe hurricane damaged St Thomas Porto Rico and surrounding areas.
Alexander H Srepuess, vice president of the defunct Confederacy, will deliver a lecture in New York early in December. He will discuss the present condition of the South and its social and political prospects, responding to a request signed by Mr Peter Oper and several eminent New York citizens.
Obituary honors Bristol Rhode Island leader Nathaniel Bullock who died at 88 after a long public life. Born Rehoboth Massachusetts 1779 he studied law with Judge Bourne and practiced in Bristol. He served as Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House among many town and state roles. praised for integrity, learning, and courtesy. Local rail and pier work progress noted alongside.
The fifty fifth annual sermon before the Bristol Female Charitable Society in MB was delivered by Rev T Snowden Thomas from Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Despite bad weather the church drew a large attentive audience with other services suspended. Pastors from the Congregational Episcopal and Baptist churches attended. The collection totaled about one hundred dollars.
Wendell Phillips spoke Friday evening to a moderate audience on the Public Situation. The distinguished orator presented his familiar views with clarity force and eloquence for about an hour and a half, though citizens generally fail to show strong appreciation.
A call to secure a Certificate of the Washington Library Company of Philadelphia to aid the Riverside Institute for educating orphans. Each certificate costs a dollar, includes a fine engraving, and offers a chance to win a prize worth thousands of dollars in a Great Distribution by the Company.
The November issue of Schoolmaster features a life sketch of the late Oliver Angell by Judge Staples, alongside selections from Prof. Diman’s commemorative address for the late Rev. Prof. Robinson P. Dann.
In the November 28 edition of Living Age the magazine highlights Mise Edgeworth and also covers the French retreat from Moscow along with other notable readings. Published by Littell and Gay in Boston in a year marked by postage rate changes.
The Galursten News records the death of Mary Easterbrooke aged 25 in Bashear City Louisiana on October 25 from yellow fever. She was aunt to Capt J Y Lawless and to Mrs Mary and Gardner Easterbrooks of Bristol. Henry came as a stranger but was welcomed as a friend and volunteered to aid the sick before dying of the disease. The notice mourns his loss and recalls his amiable, spirited nature and his New England home.
The December Lady's Friend features a steel engraving titled The Happiest Time and a steel plate The To mortal Crown with charming designs. It includes a Jewel-Case and Pin-Crebe color engraving, fashion plates, wood engravings, and needlework illustrations, plus literary pieces by Gabrielle Lee Elizabeth Prescott Ripley and others from Philadelphia.
The issue features Beck and Find chapters 17 and 18 along with Life in India and a continuation of Jon Willis The Newsboy's Story Jusia's First Diot The Orator The Eloquence of James Ois poetry Tor Play Ground Head Work editorials and items from Lre and Shepard Boston.
The advertisement lists discounted items including carpets, mats, and furniture with prices such as $1.75 for prints and blankets, 25 cents for ingrain carpet and straw matting, $4 to $5 for lounges, 40 cents for wood seat chairs, and $350 for bedsteads. The notice says the whole stock is marked down to reduce stock by $50,000 within thirty days, on a first come basis.
Mr S A Allens Improved Hair Restorer in one bottle is advertised as preferred by all buyers at the druggists with a price of one dollar. The note emphasizes strong demand and nationwide sale.
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