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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 14, 1869
Page
5
A St Petersburg letter says Komiasarov later known as Kostromski, who saved Alexander II in 1866 by shielding the Emperor from an assassin, hanged himself in his hotel at thirty five. Raised from a hatter to colonel with a large landed estate and a national subscription fund, he died after abusing spirits.
Thomas Magee details a cross continent trip from New York to San Francisco via Pennsylvania Central, Chicago and North Western, and Central Pacific routes. He notes vast plains, mountains, irrigation in Utah, Promontory, and the Sierra Nevada, praising rail gains, sleeping cars, and rapid possible times. He contradicts a 3,305 mile figure and highlights vistas from Laramie to Sherman, with mentions of Omaha, Missouri River, and the Pacific railroad junction.
Essex farmers report a heavy hay crop with irregular wheat ears. 1869 harvest likely below 1868. Crops in Brigg and Caister show improvement. barley in Cornwall harvested. hay mostly good and clearing fast. Windy, cold weather dampened prospects but recent warmth lifted outlook. harvest timing may lag by three weeks to a month.
The Cobden Club annual dinner at Ship Hotel Greenwich was presided by the Duke of Argyll with about 140 gentlemen present. Mr J S Mill proposed a toast honoring honorary members and guests, praising free trade and American progress, while M Chevalier lauded Cobden and his principles and lamented militarism.
A Cobden Club annual gathering highlights concern over rising taxes and arms buildup. Speakers cite 5 to 6 million continental soldiers, warn of adverse effects on other nations, and praise Cobden’s ideals. George Walker for America notes growing U.S. support, while the club records show 300 members including 140 MPs.
In Bradford a crowd of about 10 000 gathered in Peckover Walk to denounce the Lords amendments to the Irish Church Bill. Resolutions condemn re endowment and urging the Commons to restore the bill to its original terms. Similar protests erupted in Epinurau Glasgow Dundee and Leeds with calls to resist concurrent endowment and to reform the Lords.
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