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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1874
Page
2
The piece urges civic virtue amid political strife and warns against cynicism toward Black progress. It defends public leaders, defends the Secretary of State, and calls for responsible, honorable discussion. It also notes the Ville Du Havre collision and demands accountability for sea disasters.
The authors accuse Pennsylvania coal operators of staging a strike to prop up coal prices during a mild winter. They warn such merciful men might face a cold hell after death for denying warmth to the needy.
Opinion laments wasted energy on presidential appointments and delays in key laws. The Salary Grab, Bankrupt Law, and other issues linger without progress while incompetency seems to loom over Congress and the Supreme Bench. The piece questions whether legislators possess any guiding principle.
The General Assembly began its January session at the Rhode Island State House in Providence with the Governor's message read in both houses. The treasury shows a balance of $30,097 and the message urges savings bank reforms, a special inspection committee, and limits on deposits interest and intra-state fund investment.
The article lauds Elliot and his remarks in Congress as a triumph of intellect over prejudice. It notes the shift in views since the Confederacy era and frames the freedmen’s status as a challenge to old aristocracy.
In this Bristol Phœnix letter from Cannes dated December 26 1873 the writer recounts the fortress of Saint Marguerite near the island resort, links Matteoli to the Man with the Iron Mask, and cites Goumain's 1869 critique with archival notes tracing the Casale cession, Saint Mars actions, and movements from Pignerol to Bastille ending with Matteoli entering the Bastille in 1698.
The article recalls the isolation and security of a state prisoner at St Marguerite, detailing thick walls and guarded access. It weaves in legends of Julie de Bonparte and a secret marriage to the royal masked prisoner, tracing ancestral ties to the Bonaparte line and hints at hopes for release amid changing French government.
The article notes Mexico has established the right of trial by jury in criminal cases. It argues this novelty marks national advancement and predicts further exaltation of the republic in Christian civilization and prosperity.
The Ocean telegraph will cease being a monopoly as a House bill to form The Submarine Cable Printing Telegraph Company fixes maximum commercial rates at fifty cents per word and twenty five cents for press despatches. The measure, expected to pass, may pressure existing firms with the argument that lower rates benefit stockholders.
Canada faces a fresh railway scandal as reports claim the Mackenzie administration would be backed by questionable patronage from the Northern Pacific Railroad. A sum of three quarters of a million is named to secure the Mackenzie party's return to power, with Sir John A. McDonald opposing the move. The piece notes cross border observers adopting American political fashions and learning their effects on character and credit.
The piece notes Judge Waite as President Grant’s third choice for the Supreme Bench and confirms his nomination. It recalls harsh early judgments labeling him obscure and unknown, with hints of Geneva arbitration attempts and shifting editorial opinions as the public palate adapts to new leadership.
Locals note that Elder John T. Dixon of Rocky Brook Rhode Island will preach in the Advent Chapel tomorrow both morning and evening. The Justice Court convened Tuesday for assault and drunkenness cases. Young Men's Christian Association meetings are planned for Sunday at the Asylum and at their rooms in the evening.
A nephew of Henry Trudel of this town was killed on the railroad near Valley Falls on Thursday the 15th. He was formerly employed here and boarded with his uncle.
The annual meeting of the Providence Warren and Bristol Railroad Company will be held in Providence at the Passenger Station of the Boston and Providence Railroad Company on Monday next, per advertisement.
A Sunday evening confrontation between two unruly men on a public street ended with both sent home before police arrived. The incident, described as an unpleasantness, prompted calls for strict action against such behavior, but no arrests were made.
The YMCA Library replaced worn books with Faith Gartney's Girlhood and Ten Nights in a Barroom. This week it adds Jules Verne's A Journey to the Moon in Ninety four Hours and Twenty seven Minutes. Readers familiar with 20 000 Leagues under the Sea will find it equally engaging and superior to Oliver Optic or Elijah Kellogg works.
The proposed course of entertainments under Reallura Lodge No 82 J O of G T is nearing success as enough tickets are engaged.H C Barnabee the humorist with a lady violinist Gen NP Banks C IL Woodworth Jr Rev David Boyd and a Stereoptican by the Franklin Society Providence are expected to appear. Tickets at 1.00 may be obtained at N C Bedell’s store.
The Parlor Kaleidoscope by C G Bush & Co Providence is praised as a superior, beautiful instrument with endless changing patterns and colors. It sells for 3 50 and is mounted on a black walnut stand. Also announced is the seventh Artillery Entertainment Grand Concert at Town Hall featuring the Providence First Light Infantry Glee Club and noted soloists and pianist, praised as a premier local event.
Richard Briggs of 187 Washington street Boston offers decorated dinner and tea sets at greatly reduced prices promising handsome services for about the usual cost of plain white china. The plan is new to the country and has met with great success, urging readers to take the opportunity.
A Bristol town council note dated January 5 1874 presents two portraits for the new Byfield School Building. Nathaniel Byfield’s portrait, copied by Miss Jane Stuart, funded by Col. Francis Brinley and others, costs 143.80 dollars. Rev. Thomas Shepard’s portrait, painted from life by Miss Stuart, cost 200 dollars, donated by a former pupil. Both will hang in the hall and honor long time educational advocates.
Sunday afternoon at St Michael's Church the Sunday School held its Epiphany service led by Rev G L Locke who announced the occasion. Envelopes carried class mottos were presented to the rector who read inscriptions and amounts totaling 148 77 dollars. Most of the offerings benefited the Missionary Bishop of Niobrara with two objects Fay's mission school in China and Bishop Hare's schools for Indian children.
The Bristol Town Council commemorates Charles Astor Bristed of New York for donating five hundred dollars from his father Rev John Bristed's estate. The fund’s interest has funded annual support for Bristol's poor since 1859 with distributions mainly to indigent women.
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