High Bridge over the Appomattox Inspires Awe and Dread
The Richmond Mail essay on the High Bridge of the Danville and South Side Railroad describes the vast structure spanning the Appomattox at Prince Edward county. It praises its brick piers, granite foundations, and heavy white oak superstructure, while reflecting on the transformative impact of railways on nature and Indian heritage.
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Danville
South Side
Appomattox
Earth
Banville and Southside
Appoyastox
Prince Edward County
Kent
Farmville
Petersburg
Lynchburg
Prince Edward
Nottonway
Amelia
Powhatan
Chesterfield
Partiog
Capt. Childress
South Side Road
Danville Friends Praised For Shared Fortunes And Railroads
The passage thanks Danville friends for both fortune and misfortune in not crossing an 80 foot bridge and extols railroads as a grand display of human mastery, noting a train barreling along a curve with power and noise as a striking testament to progress.
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Danville
Accident on the Temporary Track at Central Road
A train of cars returning from an experimental Staunton trip crashed after brakes failed on descent of 800 feet. The engine Joseph R. Anderson was struck, injuring many aboard. George Clements died from crushed legs. Miss Kinney of Staunton was bruised but not seriously hurt. Officials blamed no failure of the temporary track and urged caution.
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Staunton
Joseph R. Anderson
Ellet
George Clements
Santa Anna presses Gadsden treaty rush
A Washington letter-writer reports Santa Anna eager to ratify the Gadsden treaty amid revolutions and Walker's advances. He argues the Senate must act swiftly to aid Santa Anna, likening it to Cassius saving him from ruin as Guthrie’s funds risk drying up. The piece urges prompt Senate action.
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Santa Anna
Gadsden
Walker
Senate
Cassius
Guthrie
Barnum May Resign at Crystal Palace Amid Losses
The Crystal Palace faces a daily loss of about $300, prompting talk that Barnum the "Prince of Showmen" may resign as president of the association. The item accompanies broader notes on Paris appointments, US-France relations, and Nebraska settlement opinions.
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Barnum
Prince of Showmen
French Soldiers Observations on 1852 French Army
Paris dispatch to the National Intelligencer reports 311 218 conscripts class of 1881 with 84 in 100 illiterate, 3 in 100 read only, 59 in 100 read and write, and 3 in 100 known, average height 5 ft 5 1 10 in. Small statures noted for Napoleon era effects, yet soldiers remain wiry and capable of long marches.
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Paris
National Intelligencer
Marshal St. Arnaud
France
Fires, wrecks, and political action across 1854 news
Senate petitions oppose the Nebraska bill while Badger defends the amendment. House navals resolutions pass to curb fraud in bids. Destructive fires in New Orleans and New Orleans area cause heavy losses and multiple deaths. Wreck of the J L Avery with 60 to 70 lives lost. New York items report lodging house for News boys, ads charges, police arrest, Five Points Home Industry incorporation, Arctic voyage with gold, and copper mine ties. Gale damage hits Troy and Utica with casualties.
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Fessenden
Badger
Baltimore American
New York
News Boys
Weekly Tribune
Gill, Hays
Stokely
Independent Police
Arctic
Madrid
Herald
Truman Smith
United States
Connecticut
Lake Superior
Departure of the Princeton Sails With Sealed Orders
The U. S. Steamer Princeton, idle for days, departed today with sealed orders and is believed bound for Havana to deliver instructions to the American Consul.
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New York
U. States
Princeton
Havana
Markets report for New York trading day in Rio coffee and grains
Coffee sales total 850 bags Rio at 12c. Flour trade shows 6000 barrels at 7.25 dollars for State and 7.87 for Ohio with 1600 barrels Southern at 7. P oat price 45. Wheat firm with 4000 bushels White Gennessee at 2 dollars. Corn down with 30,000 bushels at 76 to 79 cents. Sugar sales 200 hhds at 41-8 to 48-Se for Orleans and 4 for Cuba. Molasses sales 250 barrels Orleans at 27c.
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York
Rio
State
Ohio
Southern
Orleans
Cuba
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