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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1879

Page

2

Providence Fire Department Expenditures 1878 Report

The city of Providence spent 127165.71 for the fire department in 1878, with 62135.05 for salaries, 32379.19 on water engine houses and hydrants, 10000 for new apparatus, and 22651.47 for other department needs. The piece then shifts to social commentary, noting Boston’s charities, the old South Church, and a satirical view of public spending and press questions, ending with a New York date and a detailed account of Washington’s inauguration reenactment and Pinafore fever in theaters.

City of Providence New York Martha Washington St. John’s Guild Academy of Music Washington United States Old Federal Hall Sub- Treasury Building Wall Street General Washington Mr. Tibbetts Boston Robert R. Livingston Livingston Samuel A. Otis Senate John Adams Samuel A. Otas Count de Moustier Don Diego Gardoqui Richard Henry Lee Oliver Ellsworth Baron Steuben Alexander Hamilton Knox Edmond Randolph Ebenezer Hazard H. M Brooklyn San Francisco Pinafore Joseph Porter K.C. B Buttercup Gotham Long Island New Jersey Newark Central Park Jay Gould Reynard Union Pacific Gould Raprx Messrs G. Jones & Co Washington Street Providence Booksellers Tue Rogers Paanix Howears H. W Congress Lady Franklin Bay Discovery Bay Beresford Washington, D. C Arctic Henry Grinnell J. M. Butler Childs & Peterson Philadelphia Thomas G. Holmes Tropics Havana West Indies Central South America W. P. Hickock Ambrose E. Burnside U. 8

Burnside and Conkling in sharp Senate exchange

A Boston Advertiser Washington report says General Burnside answered Conkling with strong English in a brief, decisive reply to alleged insults. The article lauds Burnside’s dignity and temper, noting his genial manners and respected bearing. It cites praise from Boston’s correspondent and describes the episode as a pointed but justified clash.

Burnside Roscoe Conkling U. S. Senate Senator Conkling Senator Burnside Conkling General Burnside Washington Boston Advertiser

Hop Bitters hailed by physicians as miracle cure

A board of eminent physicians and chemists announced a discovery that by combining known remedies a wondrous medicine was produced to cure a wide range of diseases. Despite early skepticism, trials proved its merits and Hop Bitters are now praised as benefactors.

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