20 Aug 1868
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Newspaper
Summerside Journal
Location
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1868
Page
1
A Tennessee cave near Carthage yields a robber cave with a hidden inmate. Local men, armed volunteers, and a lengthy rescue uncover an emaciated man confined by ropes in a dim chamber. He cannot yet reveal how he came to be imprisoned or his captor's full story.
Delegates at Pontiano on August 6 hear speeches on national unity and trade with Canada. The Reciprocity committee urges renewed continental tariffs talks and a commission to negotiate a broader free trade alliance. Resolutions urge Congress to act promptly and include a special envoy for talks with Canadian authorities.
Late English papers report a crisis in the Volunteer system with only about four thousand assembled at a review. The War Office and funding pressures dampen morale, while journals urge renewed support as Wimbledon marksmen perform well. France debates another Atlantic cable and French commerce foresees rapid telegraphy and rail links expanding global exchange. The Moniteur notes Americans study a Pacific cable and Shanghai silk, San Francisco gold, and New Orleans cotton prices.
The column reports on the United States case against Mr Armand with appeals decided in favor of the US and damages for Armand in the cross action. It also outlines Queen Victoria’s itinerary from Cherbourg to Paris and Geneva with strict incognito. It discusses Atlantic trade questions, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick rail projects, and public sentiment on reciprocity with the United States. A Charlottetown meeting is planned to address reciprocal trade and fishing rights. The piece closes with praise for Mr Benny and Mr Reilly for rescuing men from a near-drowning and fire safety concerns after a blaze on Water Street.
The Rothschilds tendered for the full 2 000 000 Intercolonial Railway Loan and secured 1 926 800 at 1058. After allotment, stock exchange activity shows prices from 1074 to 109. The New York Albion notes the Rothschilds hold thirteen twentieths of the stock and expect Canada’s finances to prosper with prudent ministers. London capital may fund a larger Atlantic and Pacific Railway in the future. Canada's 6 percent bonds rise from 68 to 101-103, signaling renewed fiscal confidence.
An agriculture note describes a rust prevention method for wheat using lime and urine, claiming ears remain rust free. The text also mentions Nova Scotia debates in the House of Assembly about Senate reconstruction on equal state representation and a Dominion conciliation theme.
The Summerside Journal states it will not consider anonymous communications. It requires the name and address of correspondents as a guarantee of good faith and will not return unused communications.
Already 150 men have left the island to work on roads. The Banks offer little discounting and employment is scarce. County Exhibitions and good crops promise progress while public meetings gauge opinions on reciprocity with the United States. If English market prices fail ships and produce risk, and the island's political leadership has shifted to a new driver.
The report states that George Coles has resigned the Leadership of the Government due to ill health. Joseph Lensley is named to fill the vacancy, and Coles is granted three months leave to travel to England. The notice expresses hope his health improves during the Atlantic crossing and that he may return to public life with his long-standing reputation.
A Temperance Convention plan brings Mr Barret a Nova Scotian speaker to Charlottetown for a first lecture on Monday evening. The notice lists his appearances across Prince County including Summerside and Montrose, urging crowds and denouncing liquor and taverns as sources of crime.
The Alberton Masonic Brethren at Vic Nic held a social last week but could not attend due to business. Readers are urged to plan inter lodge picnics to foster camaraderie among King Liram Mount Lebanon and others. A new well at North Street is praised for depth. A lost gold brooch from a steamer voyage was found on the wharf and returned to the owner.
A fragmentary report describes David Lang of Tryon dying after an accident on Point du Chien wharf. It notes sympathy for his family, mentions local officials and farmers preparing land for winter wheat, and reports telegraphic intelligence that the Inter Colonial Railway route via Major Rollison was selected with approvals and partial funding, causing Dalhousie to celebrate.
Reports suggest Congress moved too slowly to deploy army reinforcements for peace efforts. Letters from governors Brownlow of Tennessee and others warn of a potential civil war across Texas Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee and other states. Maritime news notes American fishing schooners docking with large mackerel cargoes at Newburyport and Belfast.
From the Shipyard of Herbert Bell Cascumpec on the 6th inst a superior 100 ton weasel named Jane Been was launched. Centre-board birch built and finished with top materials by master builder John Stewart. Reports say she sits in the water like a duck and is intended for coastwise freight in summer and sailing south in winter.
Wedding notices from Summerside and surrounding locales report on multiple unions. John Bethune wed Mary Isabella Gulluchan at the bride’s father residence with Rev. Wik. Frame officiating. Dugald Sullivan married Elizabeth Thom son at Alberton Manse with multiple officiants. Solomon Strang of Worthington married Kwily Hinton of Bath, at Summerside residence of George Minton.
Death notices report the sudden passing of Robert Watts in Charlottetown at age 24, son of the late James Watts, baker. A second notice notes the death of Mrs. Vessey in Little York following childbirth, leaving a husband, six children, and ten grandchildren.
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