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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1866
Page
2
A 1866 analysis argues that some political papers shifted with party lines after the Civil War, while others uphold liberty and public welfare. It notes Johnson's break with Republicans and the public pushback against his policies, and praises Unionist leaders from the North and the South for their patriotism and calls for national unity.
A September 1866 dispatch reports a massive and orderly Andrew Johnson meeting in Union Square New York with flags decor, temple of liberty stands, parades, and speeches from prominent national figures. The crowd dispersed without incident amid illumination and pyrotechnics, while distant gas jets left the square dark.
Seventeen French deserters arrive in Mobile reporting a demoralized imperial army. Each carried fifteen hundred dollars in gold. They recount a regiment mutining after a colonel was shot and two officers wounded for enforcing discipline.
A two year old bull was plucked from the sea five miles from the mainland near Chebeague Island Maine after being towed ashore. The animal, head clear of brine, was en route to visit its English cousin Johnny when overhauled and brought to land.
The Provinence Post debuted Monday with a handsome new typeface and an attractive appearance Col Gallup is publisher not editor Thomas Steere still handles the editorial department The Post notes the Phoenix must be content with the present writer even if his pen isn t perfectly tight about politics
The Clarion reports the killing of Col. George Moody a Port Gibson lawyer and Philadelphia Convention delegate. He was shot from a window at his Port Gibson office about 10 PM on Saturday night, nineteen buckshot entering head and neck and killing him instantly.
The Springfield Republican reports Mr Johnson's pledge to remove dissenting officials draws support from loyalists in Massachusetts. Private meetings in Boston and Springfield prepare for the reshuffling and allocation of vacancies. Catholic leaders nationwide plan a Baltimore convention starting October first Sunday.
Irishman about sixty was found drowned Tuesday morning in the dock of the Marine Railway. He reportedly boarded a skiff at an early hour to fetch chips and fell overboard while reaching the wharf. Coroner Cogg eshall's inquest returned an accidental drowning verdict. Crowley’s boat drifted under the vessel on the Railway.
A tobacco described as a luxury rather than vice is offered by S. W. Cox & Co. at 29 Market Square Providence R I. The Bonne Bouche is said to surpass other tobaccos in flavor and quality and is kept in Bristol with stores urged to call for it.
The Providence Warren and Bristol Railroad altered its running times this week. Trains depart at 5 30, 6 50, 9 10 in the forenoon and 2 45, 5 05 in the afternoon. The 5 30 and 2 45 trains connect at Indig Point with Boston-bound services.
Since September 1850 a sixteen year span shows the Bristol County Supreme Court granted fifty eight divorces forty three filed by women.
Mrs Sherman aged seventy eight wife of Lev Sherman of Portsmouth was found dead in an out-building on Thursday afternoon. The death is attributed to heart disease as probable cause. She was a sister of Mr Benjaminn Almy of this city.
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