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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1878
Page
2
A collage of 19th century commentary on reform and enterprise. Notes on Benedictine marriage knowledge and Joseph Cook. Calls for Western emigration as a prosperity sign. Commentary on John Morrissey and press suppression. Postmaster General announcement absolves Providence official amid investigations.
The piece derides claims the colored race is dying out in the South and notes African colonization. It advises emancipation-era families to buy land in the East, while West grain prospects promise stable food prices and relief from European disruption. It mentions a potential new party for the Administration and criticizes Blaine and Conkling.
The text notes gold flows as Congress hesitates to resume specie payments and criticizes lawmakers. It mentions banks paying gold, calls for a home guard, and reflects political frustration from Rhode Island readers. It also reviews a Providence publisher's reference book offering trains, steamboats, telegraphs, and directories.
A notice states the oyster business resignation will take effect May 1. The fragment notes include other local items such as Gen Grant and Burnside mentions, a strike at Warren Mills, and an extra General Assembly session in Providence to address potential repeal of the national bankrupt law.
The Boucicault Shaughraun Company opened a brief Providence engagement with Shaughraun at the Opera House this Saturday. Bristol residents welcomed the Rogers Free Library deed as a civic boon, with resolutions of thanks and calls for public benevolence. Conservation notes cover a destructive Thames Street fire, insurance, and town meetings on public works and taxes.
The Boston Daily Advertiser notes a fixed male costume with evolving fabrics and warns against cotton-wool blends in woollens. It highlights Macallar Williams Parker of Boston and Providence as premier importers, offering bespoke tailoring from England and other sources at superior quality and value.
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