Valley of the Shadow of Death and a Town Meeting Report
An extended excerpt describes a perilous journey through a fiery Valley with gas lamps and monstrous visions, ending with sunrise and doubt whether the passage was real. The section then shifts to a Town Meeting in an unnamed city, detailing reports, appointments, and financial actions including fire equipment, road work, school property, taxes, and disposal of the Neck brick schoolhouse. News briefs note the Supreme Court in Providence, a writing school advertisement, yellow fever in Washington NC, cases in Mobile, and the death of Hon. Lewis F. Linn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biabio
Celeestine
Thore
Hamilinion
Prudence
Piety
Charity
Mr. Suvoth-it-awar
Rooa
Chiatina
Christian
Bunson
Dewih
Eaton
Smwinheit
Min
Christendont
Eniny
Bunyan
Sioothiaway
Tophet
Mhalbextines
Talet
Sonior
Benj. Tilley
Nath, Coggeshall
Champlin Bowen
Bird Department
Asylum
Benjamin Tilley
J. D.W. Perry
Nath’. Fales
Hope Street
Omnipotence of Habit and Parental Duty
The author argues habit formation begins in infancy and parental guidance is crucial to curb vice. He warns failure to discipline children leads to widespread crime, urging vigilant, faith rooted instruction, daily example, and societal reform to secure virtue and national well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Achill
Daily Weekly
Draco
Archimides
Varied packet ship cargoes from New York to Havre reported
A Tribune listing details cargoes from three Havre packets shows the St Nicholas carrying 500 barrels rosin 148 pots 60 lard 642 bales cotton 105 birds willow 600 tierces rice 192 whalebone 11 casks beeswax 692 oak plank 398 others 123 cedar boards. Earlier packets carried 818 packs lord 166 bundles bone 400 barrels fuss 124 do pearls 450 do pots 1512 do rusin 100 bales hay 268 hides arranged tobaccos 11 do allow 107 bales cotton 120 barrels beef 360 ounces. Providence property taxes total assets 2,739,200 real 11,706,100 personal 10,033,100 tax 76,080. Notables pay on 100k+ include Cyrus Butler 82,941 42 Thomas Ive’s estate 2,634 37 Nicholas Brown's estate 1,929 24 Richmond Bullock 1,201 63 hull John W. Richmond buried and repaired at Gardiner. Gospel Banner notes Fall River murders fundraiser in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Havre
Tribune
St. Nicholas
Providence
Providence Journal
Journal
Cyrus Butler
Thomas P. Ive
Nicholas Brown
Richmond Bullock
Arrival of the Hibernia at East Boston from England
The Hibernia captained by Judking docked at East Boston on a Wednesday at 1 PM after a 13 day 20 hour passage. The issue reports cotton market activity in Liverpool with rising prices and strong speculator demand, plus Spanish unrest and a deadly explosion at Los Pezus near Bilbao. Reports cover conspiracies in Madrid, military alerts, and casualty counts, alongside local accidents and a note on a wet silk handkerchief preventing smoke suffocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Judking
East
Boston
Liverpool
Cotton
United States
Privy Council
O'Connell
Britannia
Wnhigh
Manchester
Barcelona
Perpignan
Girona
Ameer
Colonel Johnson's welcome tour titled at Providence depot
The narrative describes Col Johnson arriving Saturday evening in Providence, greeted by friends, lodging at Franklin House and the Gi Hotel, and departing by 3 oclock ferry for Reason. Tuesday reports him riding through town in an open barouche with a committee, addressing crowds, praising Del Johnson and describing his pensions and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal of
Con
Jounsom
Fraoklin House
Ferman
Journal
Cox Jonxson
Gen. Carpenter
del Johnson
Shavlin
Congress
Boston
John B. Boylston
New York Fashion Folly and Local News Bits
A New York paper notes fashion for a ne edgy dress is growing more artificial. It reports a murder in Putnam County where 18 year old George Denny shot Abraham Wanser, and mentions the death of Judge Wilkes Wood in Massachusetts. Other items cover a pilot's tale near Absecon, a whirlwind carrying two children in St Pierre, and Rochester journeymen coopers vowing to raise barrel prices.
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New York
Broadway
Guy
Phillipson, Putman Co
George Denny
Abraham Wanser
Denny
Wanser
Benny
Newark Ade
St Pierre
Qise
France
River
Oise
Also Mentioned on This Page
Take It-Easy
Biusto
Nathaniel Bullock
Actuds
Supreme Court of
Rast
Greenwich
J.N. Spencer
Washington, N. C
Shinst
J Place
Mobile
Lewis F. Linn
Dr. Linn
Misnouri
St Gens Revieve
Hehdd
Ikeahort
Lion
Heian
London
Newton
Daniel
Nothing
Washington
John W. Richmond
Kimball
Gardiner
Aewindler
Brooklyn
Mulderers
Fall River
Spain
Madrid
Saragossa
Oder
Narvaes
Pinga
Puerta del Sol
M. Diego Pardo
M. Irice
Luchana
Gamindéz
Espartero
Los Pezus
Bilbo Gate
Lyon
Leane Bly
Hedford Bulletin
Bermuda
Ireland
St George
Istana
le George
Rochester Democrat
Inig
Johu Street
Wilkes Wood
Plymouth County
Middleborough
Mass
Wesland
Philadelphia Exchange
Wes
Delaware
Iun
J Newman
Absecom
Harry Fort
Egg Harbor
Rochester
Utica
Buffalo
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