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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1867
Page
2
A Bristol newspaper essay argues no material party difference exists between Democrats and Republicans in regional politics. It accuses Democratic presses of disloyalty and urges restoration based on Congress proposals and equal suffrage for loyal citizens.
The Central Pacific Railroad opens a great tunnel at the summit of the Sierra Nevada. Tracklaying proceeds on the eastern slope and a locomotive is running in the Truckee valley. Progress will be rapid after routings and grades are completed, with the line expected to carry substantial traffic once the interior sections are finished.
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The Newport scene shifts as the port season ends and hotels close. Cottage residents linger enjoying mild late months while many estates go up for sale. A new nine mile drive opens around the cliff as activity contracts to watering place life.
Joseph A W Camm faced the Court of Magistrates in Providence on the murder charge of Benjamin W Aldrich. No defence witnesses were called and the court adjudged him probably guilty. He was ordered removed to prison to answer at the December term of the Court of Common Pleas.
The Madrid correspondent of the London Telegraph says the insurrection in Spain has failed. He notes that a lack of broad support in the first ten days makes it a fiasco.
The New York Evening Gazette reports banditti infesting Chautauqua County. In a Westfield forest an organized group robs hoges by night using pistols, terrorizing the area. Churches of multiple denominations are listed in the county.
The Highflyer reports letters confirming that Dr Livingstone is alive after a year of anti slave patrols on the Mozambique and Zanzibar coast. The piece also notes sensational Confederate raider accounts and a Providence infant death alongside Southern grain shipments northward.
Taunton Gazette reports about five hundred attendees at Rev. G H Titus and wife silver wedding observance with churches and Masonic members from across the state. Donations total around 300 dollars including 75 from King David Lodge and 40 from Alfred Baylas and Ionic Lodges. First Methodist Church presented a plate set valued 125 dollars. Plus notes on Argustus Woonbury and rebound political commentary about Nashville and Memphis. Mention of Every Saturday weekly promoting European current literature.
A jumble of brief notices mentions a sharp frost near Burlington Vermont, a child in Scott County Virginia, and various deaths including Mrs Eliza Arnold in Pawtuxet. Other items note horses in New York and sewing machines sold nationwide, along with local incidents in Illinois and Massachusetts.
Assessors report town valuation at four million fifty six thousand four hundred dollars with real estate two million five hundred sixty eight thousand six hundred sixty and personal property one million four hundred eighty seven thousand eight hundred. Tax due thirty six thousand five hundred seven dollars sixty cents. List includes Rowland Anthony J Russell Bullock Francis Bourn and Bristol Gas Light Co among others paying one hundred dollars or more.
The Great INTERNATIONAL Circus under Mr S O Wheeler and Madame Tournaire's French Circus will perform on the Common Tuesday, offering an indoor style show rather than street acts. The troupe includes skilled equestrians and gymnasts, featuring a petite rider, daughter of Madame Tournaire, and organizers anticipate a large attendance after a long gap since the last visit.
The report notes strong yields from new seed potatoes. Francis Bourne raises 39.5 bushels from three pecks, Gideon Gifford 16 bushels from five potatoes, and C J Fales nearly 187 bushels from under a third of an acre. Growers praise the seed as disease-free and highly praised by those who trialed it.
The catalog highlights Littell's Living Age September issue with literary selections from the Christian Remembrancer Dublin University Magazine and other periodicals. It notes a new Oliver Optic story to begin in the next number and invites subscriptions at 250 dollars yearly. Also advertised are the Persian Syrup and Manorta Water as remedies for peptic distress.
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