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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1873
Page
2
The report portrays the Czar preparing for a clash with Khivans near British possessions. It notes Khivans’ lack of modern warfare skills favoring Russia, predicts potential vassalage terms, and suggests Britain's wary watch on St Petersburg’s aims amid European power shifts.
The author laments cholera arriving in Vienna and accuses Austrian wit of concealing the epidemic. He argues Viennese seek to test Yankee generosity while hiding dreadful facts. Telegraph and press are blamed for letting escape the reality of the crisis.
The passage critiques rapid speculation leading to a four hundred thousand dollar bank defaulter. It links reckless wealth seeking to social excess, while noting a hostile editor and a sensational mosquito aside in the Little Rock Arkansas paper.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts holds that a town may not appropriate or pledge funds to support a petition for annexation. The West Roxbury vote to raise $5000 for such purposes is improper, illegal, and void, as no statutory authority or implied power supports it.
A commissioner Meacham letter from Tule Lake dated 16th inst describes the Canby murder and the failed conference with Modoc leaders. It notes meeting terms, armed warriors, and Meacham's conclusion that only military subjugation would end the Modoc threat, alongside reflections on skepticism among public servants and workers.
The aging President Thiers leaves a question mark over France’s future. No clear successor stands out among French statesmen as a likely heir, and a restoration of the monarchy appears probable after his death. The Republic’s survival hinges on a Gallic mind ready for liberty.
A narrator recalls a Danbury newspaper man who sees all Connecticut happenings from a church steeple and prints every detail. The piece notes the paper spreads stories to parlor, prison, hut, palace, warehouse, and hotel, like telegraphic dispatches.
The article asserts Spain shows little path to freedom for Cuba, arguing Madrid cannot resolve the island crisis. It claims Spain’s traditions oppose island liberties and suggests only Spain’s exhaustion could open a path to a republic in the Caribbean.
A party of Providence gentlemen prospecting near the coal fields of Little Compton discovered a deposit resembling plumbago and shipped about forty barrels to Providence.
From the Atlantic Monthly tribute to Mav. Henry Howard Brownell, Aldrich recalls a modest life of courage and learning. The poem praises a simple, loyal nature and a spirit unbowed by war and fate, with no praise he sought but earned through deeds.
A Newport News item about a cat that washes its face in a basin has spread to other papers. The tale has gained additions as it circulates, and it may soon appear in exchanges with the cat drying its face on a towel and using Lubin's powder to polish its claws with a nail brush.
A Washington dispatch notes reasons to believe the May 20 abolition of Assessor and Assistant Assessor offices will yield little to no saving in Revenue Bureau expenses. Treasury Department officials doubt any savings will materialize when reduced revenue from later laws is accounted for.
The Louisville Commercial notes Cincinnatians admire pictures of pork manufacturing and hog-killing on display at the Chamber of Commerce. A refined lady, watching a hog’s death throes with a knife at his throat, exclaims in wonder that the scene is beautiful, comparing the pig to a dying gladiator.
Treasurer Spinner reports to Rock Island Argus on April 19 that $77,757 has been returned to the treasury as back pay while noting many lawmakers asked for privacy and that he cannot disclose their names.
The San Francisco Bulletin reports that if it does not rain in the next two weeks a partial crop failure may spread over a large area in California. From the San Joaquin valley comes discouraging news as crops could be cut short without immediate heavy showers. Last year’s late rains were deficient and while the season was hot overall the troubles began in spring.
The Modocs are not exterminated and have fled to live another day. The piece hints at rising war costs and new atrocities in the future as pursuit proceeds slowly and cautiously. It notes continued Indian stratagems and concealment as difficult to uncover.
The piece argues that heavy imports from foreign manufacturers harm American business by reducing circulating media value of gold exports and worsening trade balances. It notes this season shows record imports, low market sentiment, stagnation, Wall Street strain, tighter money, and widespread despondency with many financial wrecks.
The New York Tribune denounces Congress man Marshall of Illinois for a proposed division of back pay with his constituents. A local paper questions the morality, arguing that rightful ownership cannot be redeemed by generous use to buy votes.
The next term of the public schools will commence on Monday May 12. Elder I T Dixon of Rocky Brook Rhode Island will preach in the Advent Chapel tomorrow. An inebriated man caused a disturbance on Court street last Sunday evening and woke in jail Monday morning. Remember the Odd Fellows anniversary Tuesday evening.
The May term of the Court of Common Pleas for Bristol County opens in this town on Tuesday morning next, beginning official proceedings and legal matters for the term.
The regular monthly meeting of the Town Council and Court of Probate will be held in the Council Chamber on Monday next, commencing at two o'clock, P. M.
Meetings of the Christian Association are set for tomorrow Sunday. In the morning at the Asylum at 10 30 and at the rooms in the evening at 5 45.
The monthly concert of the Congregational Sabbath School was held in the Memorial Chapel last Sunday evening. The exercises at these concerts are very interesting and attract a large audience of friends of the school.
A morning stroll near High and State streets reveals a bundle of sausages left on a fence edge, exposed to rain. The tale suggests the buyer delayed after purchase to visit someone, suffering from one of his spells, leaving the sausages on the sidewalk rather than at home.
The General Assembly appointed commissioners met with Bristol and Warren committees last Wednesday to survey the northern district, Touissett Neck and the Narrows area proposed for a bridge. After touring the localities they attended a collation and dinner at Bristol Hotel prepared by Mr Newton, then returned to Providence on the last outgoing train.
United Brothers Lodge No 18 I O O F will mark its reinstitution anniversary with a May 6 street parade and Town Hall exercises including singing statistics and an Odd Fellowship address by a distinguished brother. Grand officers and a Warren Amity Lodge delegation are expected. Public invited. Hall events start about 7 45 with members at 6 30 for a 7 o clock parade.
Posters with a call to Rhode Island manufacturers and the public appeared on city corners including a tree at Bradford street. A young woman, fascinated by the address, briefly tore it down and tucked it under her overskirt before discreetly moving on up Thames and Bradford streets.
The Bristol Fire District corporators met in Town Hall last Monday at eight. William H. Spooner presided as moderator and a nine member committee was formed to assess the fire department’s needs and report at the next meeting.
At Tuesday evening’s School Committee session on April 29, all teachers were re-elected for the coming year. A serious blasting accident at Peck's rocks injured four men, with Russell Bullock severely hurt and amputations performed on Leon Pinard. The town’s public schools enter spring vacation ahead of a May 12 start with strong exam results and a proud graduating class. Also noted are concerts by the Zerrahn Choral Union, improvements in Dr. Gallup’s dental rooms on Hope Street, and praise for teachers and the graduating students.
At a regular meeting of Reallura Lodge No 82 held Thursday evening last, officers for the ensuing quarter were installed by D.G. W.C. T. Eugene A. Warner, with G. W. Marshal William F. Fish and G. D. Marshal Annie F. Greene. Others named include G. W. Sec. William L. Middleton, G. A. Sec. Mary L. Munro, W.Y. Julia B. Dunbar, W. Sec. Silas H. Munro, W. F. Sec. Ida Wilcox, W. Treas. James T. Munro, W. Chap. William Burnham, W. Mar. John Randall, W. A Sec. Belle J. Coggeshall, W. D. M. Josh Wheldon, WLG Betsey Wilcox, W. O. G. Johno H. Bullock, R. A. Mary J. Pollock, L. 11 S. Susie Diman, P.W.C. T. O. Barrows.
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