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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1878
Page
2
A mosaic of short comments critiques senators speeches gold and silver standards, debt policy, and public affairs. Observations on New England weather, Washington office hunger for power, and European leaders mingle with crowd scenes and stock market mutterings.
Fragmentary OCR notes show Sen Blaine on the silver question amid party clash. Commentary notes business changes shrink mercantile houses and move toward ending fierce competition in trade channels.
The piece argues the East fears bearing its share of costs while the West clings to a prophetic dream. Perkins attacks Boston pride, claiming its finest aspects come from artists and architects from Gotham.
A blend of opinions argues against feeding the unemployed without work, fearing dependency. The piece stresses valuing labor and education together, warns education should not devalue toil, and praises practical skills in agriculture and crafts. It also touts Craig's Kidney Cure as a medical breakthrough amid January failures and bank losses.
From Our Own Correspondent reports on New York City retrenchment in public school salaries amid a swell of 474 officials earning 82,000 or more, comparisons with federal pay highlight gaps. The piece also recounts the Thomas Lord marriage disappearance case, his defense against heirs, and John Morrissey’s ongoing Bright’s disease concerns in Florida.
The obituary notes that Hon Gideon Welles died at his Hartford Connecticut residence on Monday evening February 11 in his 76th year. He served as Secretary of the Navy under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson.
The Leonard Scott Publishing Co. of New York reprints the London Quarterly Review January issue. Articles cover the Renaissance in Italy and England, Tyndall's lectures, Schliemann and Mycenaean treasure, English life details, democracy in Europe, Goethe, railway accidents and safety, Lord Melbourne, and domestic politics. Prices listed for single or all reviews with prepaid postage.
Harper's Magazine March offers strong fiction by William Black and Thomas Hardy. Miss Constance Woolson presents Morganatic Matches set in Ohio during Morgan's raid, with illustrations by Reinhart. Rose Terry Cooke contributes Squire Paine's Conversion of New England life. Includes State and Society in Washington by Matther J. Lamb and portraits of Bancroft and an elder official. Also features Grand Manan and Quoddy Bay by Edward Abbott, a series on Flemish masters beginning with Quentin Matsys, Fret-sawing and Wood-carving, Summer Schools, a dramatic poem In Alsatia by R. H. Stoddard, letters of Washington by B. Phillips, a charity survey, and Venetian Tapestries by Charlotte Adams. Editorials offer timely information.
A fragmented local item notes an upcoming Bay State election six weeks away. It mentions cautious living and quotes on happiness and wealth, then records a union prayer meeting at State Street M E Church on Thursday evening at seven o clock.
Trinity Church holds Septuagesima Sunday services with morning prayer and sermon at 104, Sunday showl at 2, and evening prayer and sermon at 74. Congregational Society to stage an annual fair and festival in Town Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings, 21st and 22nd instants. The Rhode Island Manual 1877-78 is praised as a useful reference. Amos C. Barstow to speak on Indians of the Northwest in the Union Course lecture.
The Farmer's Cabinet reports a full house and praise for Wilkinson's Combination in Amherst NH for Uncle Tom's Cabin with no objectionable language and solid performances. Also noted is a serious mule room accident at Namquit Mill injuring BGP Aggie Morrissey requiring medical care and recovery. The Rogers Free Library prep advances with four thousand volumes catalogued and shelved, ready for public access alongside a forthcoming catalogue plan. Charles Perry faced assault charges, bail set at $1000, after drunken saloon violence in Bradford Street. failure to post security led to recommitment.
In the Rhode Island House the special order discussed the 1879 return to gold payments. Speaker Colt criticizes double standards in money, argues for a stable single measure, and warns that silver remonetization risks repudiation and economic harm while supporting New York’s lead toward specie payments.
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