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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1875
Page
2
A critique of street vending and idleness in American cities. The author warns that many adults, including sturdy workers, choose to sell wares instead of producing, promoting a life of ease that breeds luxury and moral weakness. Labor is portrayed as a divine duty and social necessity, with idleness leading to societal decline.
Boston debates State House repairs as concerns rise that graft could corrupt the metropolis. Citizens worry about oversight and the integrity of modernization while officials promise scrutiny and accountability.
If the details were not so forbid ding, the Brooklyn trial would be a great study on account of the comparative ability of counsel and witnesses. It is manifest that veteran lawyers meet foemen worthy of their steel in this conflict of tongues.
The business of the country suffers from last year's prostration causing unsatisfactory conditions. Cities see prices barely covering costs and capital struggles for investment. Industry stalls and workers with decent wages fare better, while even the wealthy risk ruin as markets remain unstable.
Article notes foreign exhibitors risk losses if exposition fails. U S Attorney General says property shown is not liable for corporation debts. Editorial urges protection for invited foreigners and honest conduct as a centennial showcase unfolds. Mentions Magruder article in Atlantic Monthly alleging Lincoln consultations and blame for war.
The excerpt notes some Boston ladies showing interest in the Jesse Pomeroy case and questions whether their sympathy would endure if he had harmed their own child. The text implies public sentiment questions and moral concern surrounding the gallows.
Fragmentary remark claims Mr Cameron will nominate the next president with Pennsylvania as the setting, arguing the people have no role. A humorous Dutch-German style aside questions the public influence in the process.
The writer praises birds in the West that harvest grasshopper eggs, claiming a successful effort would leave fewer pests, yield rich West harvests, and lower ice prices in the East, warning against any rifle fire at the "dear things."
The Equitable Life Insurance Company of New Jersey has completed its work and its chief officer is dead. The firm has failed with no assets to satisfy creditors. Creditors can expect prompt full payment of their share, which amount is nothing.
A humorous piece notes the United States suffers a spelling craze starting in the West and spreading nationwide. It mocks how dictionaries are widely distributed and how judges and teachers are drawn into spelling battles, praising the trend as a curious popular amusement.
The author argues that Jay Gould embodies merciless wealth accumulation and social decay. He is cut off from his peers, living like a parasite on others' fortunes. Admiration is impossible, imitation madness, love out of the question, as such men are cancers feeding on America's decline with no true worldly compensation.
The Canal Ring of the Empire State finds an advocate in Speaker McGuire who charges Governor Tilden with courting the Democratic presidential nomination. Tilden, aged and wealthy, is not active in politics, and McGuire struggles to defend allies amid public doubt and heated motives.
Elisha Kenyon of South Kingston was aboard the Newport schooner Village Bell when the foremast fell. He was completely scalped and sustained other injuries that likely prove fatal, with the crew handling the crisis after the accident last week.
The Captain General of Cuba issues a program to Cinco Y Village citizens claiming a clash of civilization and barbarism. New Spanish successes are reported from Havana, yet sugar plantations remain burning with apparent impunity. Valmaseda pursues a harsh policy, but threats and executions have little effect on the patriots.
A fragmentary squib notes fashion and love, mocks public virtue, and hints at prison health at Blackwell's Island. It jests about vice reports replacing monthly records, claims some people wash dirty linen for show, and comments on flattery as a shortcut to profit and status.
A fragmented list presents Republican nominees for Rhode Island offices including Governor Rowland Hazard of South Kingstown Lieutenant Governor Daniel E Day of Providence Secretary of State Jonathan M Addeman of Providence Attorney General Willard Sayles of Providence General Treasurer Samuel Clark of Lincoln with scattered city and town attributions.
The slate lists Charles R. B. Cutler of Warren as Governor candidate Jobin B. Pearce of North Kingstown for Lieutenant Governor Thomas A. Reynolds of East Greenwich for Secretary of State Charles E. Gorman of Providence for Attorney General Philip Rider of Newport for General Treasurer across the party lineup.
In Port Jervis residents reflected that a title in the affairs of men did not promise fortune but rather signaled a cautious, modest course. The remark underscored a traditional view that high status matters less than prudent conduct.
Pemberton, the murderer of Mrs. Bingham in East Boston, partially confesses and predicts he will swing for the crime. He appeals for justice manipulators to side with the outcasts of society, urging a reckoning with humanity’s perils.
The piece notes Black residents of Boston view General Butler as a devoted friend to their race, ahead of public opinion in this regard. It contrasts this view with skepticism about Butler’s motives, suggesting he seeks personal advantage rather than pure principle.
A recent push seeks lower fire insurance percent amid claims rates are too high and verges on extortion. Many insured avoid large policies, choosing smaller ones to dodge burdensome premiums. Companies struggle as profits thin and surplus remains hard to determine.
An adjourned delegates meeting of Hydraulion fire companies convened at Hydraulion Hall on a Wednesday evening. Just C. H. Straiht served as chairman with Chas. V. Perry as secretary. Officers nominated for the coming year include Chief Isaac F. Wham First Assistant Solin H. Smith and Assistant Charles H. Altea.
Lemuel W. Church presided as mayor. EF Davis served as acting secretary. The convention was chosen for the ensuing year with a town committee named. Attendees included Bishop Henry Goll Walter B. Stanton George Al Barges and Benjamin R. Wilson among others. The event occurred near Mexia on the 29th, led by Lemuel W. Church and Lemper A. shop.
The Town Council and Court of Probe hold their regular monthly meeting in the Council Chamber next Monday afternoon at two o clock. The notice requests residents to attend and address council matters during the session.
Town Hall hosts a Bristol concert on Wednesday evening April 21 showcasing Madame Urso, a world renowned violinist, with an ensemble of Boston artists. The program includes Miss Doria, Mr. Fessenden, Mr. Rudolphson, Mr. Sayret, and the Sayret brothers, praised for their vocal and instrumental excellence. The concert criticizes lack of a fitting hall but urges a full house and warm welcome.
At the annual meeting held at their Armory on Thursday evening the Bristol Train of Artillery elected officers. Colonel Isaac F P Williams, Vice C A Greene re-elected but declined serving, Lieut Col Thomas F Usher, Major James Coggeshall, Captain L B Bosworth, Vice Henry F Card declined re-election, Lieutenant John H Adams Vice L B Bosworth promoted, Treasurer John H Adams. An adjourned meeting to complete the election will be held Monday evening next.
Real estate transfers show Allen Chace and Mary W. Chace selling to John Walsh and Mary Walsh a parcel on State street between Wood and School for 825 dollars. James Meigs sells to Sarah A. Gayton a lot on the Back road north of Malt House Isne for 100 dollars. Leonard W. Horton sells to Cyrus Peckham a lot on Wood street between Church and Constitution with a dwelling and improvements for 5590 dollars. William E. Chadwick sells to Joseph W. Greene a dwelling on Wardwell street between Hope and Central for 950 dollars. Patrick Hammell sells to William Burnside a dwelling and lot on the castles of Thames street for 1200 dollars. John P. Munro et al sell to Sabin T. White a dwelling on Pleasant street between Hope and High for 1,000 dollars plus another real estate parcel omitted by request sold for 2000 dollars.
The annual St Michael's Church meeting elected George F. Usher as senior warden Jonathan Do Waldr on as junior warden and a full slate of vestrymen including Robert Andrews Alfred Wither Theodore Bogert John Ostier Lemuel Bishop and others. Delegates to the Diocesan Convention were Theodore Bogert Robert Andrews George Pearce John Munro and Otis Munro with Waldron and others as substitutes. The meeting also named a vestry clerk and parish secretary and elected a treasurer though some names appear garbled in the report.
A local report details a deception by a group calling themselves the Famous Colored Jubilee Singers from Atlanta. Posters and handbills misled the public by pledging Fisk University endorsements and urging church attendance, with a Hartford based group later denying ties and the agent admitting fraud.
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