09 May 1867
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Newspaper
Summerside Journal
Location
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
May 09, 1867
Page
1
The session discusses petitions on roads and ferries, openings of new homes, and Hillsboro Ferry operations. Education Reports are debated. calls for non political school visits and higher pay for inspectors, with reforms considered to improve efficiency and transparency.
Telegraph report outlines Lord Stanley presiding at the Peace Conference while notes from London and Liverpool cover stock holidays and market dips. Other items report Jamaica militia moves, Fenian treason trials, Catalonia unrest, Mexican telegrams, Parliament prorogation, and St Lawrence Canal openings with grain warehousing activity.
A long commentary argues that military rule in the United States mirrors despotic regimes, condemning Reconstruction policies and Northern Radicals. It questions Negro enfranchisement, warns of permanent Southern split from the North, and lauds President Johnson’s constitutional stance amid impeachment and court clashes. A local meeting in Summerside discusses establishing a Protestant Cemetery with funded site by subscription.
In this issue the Summerside Journal states no notice can be taken of anonymous communications. It requires the names and addresses of correspondents as a guarantee of good faith and notes it will not undertake to return communications that are not used.
The May 4 summary reports little business but lists many new post offices opened or planned. A heated debate focused on appointing Mr. Balderson as Registrar of Deeds amid questions about his ties to the Tenant League. Government defended the record. opposition pressed for clarity on the appointment. The house also considered grants for paupers, hoping this year’s aid is liberal.
Parties ordering Groceries from St John New Brunswick will find this card under Business Cards on our first page. They will find this establishment a satisfactory place to do business with and we have much pleasure in recommending it.
Halifax readers are urged to publish their cards in the Journal. The column features J H L Allen of St John, praised as a reliable commission merchant, and John O Neill, formerly of this place, now advertising as a commission merchant in St John.
Wu observes that Tenry Beer, Esq., has been promoted to Major General in the Queen's County Volunteers. A congratulatory address was given by the Dundas Rifle Company, where Beer served as Captain for seven years, to which he replied suitably. Mr. McRae has been elected Captain of the Dundas Rifle Company.
Mr. Charles Weldon, travelling Agent for Nicoll's Boot and Shoe Factory, displayed sample boots noted for neat, well executed work. The agent received large orders in the town, and the piece urged encouragement for home manufactures.
The May 1 Halifax repress reports a large Confederate meeting with over two thousand citizens. It lists nominees for the City of Halifax to the Canadian House of Commons on the Union side, including John Tobin and S L Shannon for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. PC TL, Stephen Tobin, and George McLeod as Esquires.
The Treasury in Washington reports Canadian officers of Customs aiding smuggling from Canada into the United States. Merchants and men of Boyland are said to have invested capital in the contraband trade.
The body of McKenna, a Prince Edward Island man, was found in the water at the North West Arm. He arrived on the Steamer Commerce last Wednesday. An inquest was held and the verdict was accidental death.
The Steamer Princess of Wales has departed the port this spring with a cargo that includes about 120 barrels of oysters 200 bushels of grain two horses several barrels of eggs and other freight. The scene reflects well on the town's commerce.
The May American Agriculturist is described as useful with many wood cuts. It costs 1.50 dollars per year and can be ordered at the Book Store or Henry Harvey’s Book Store in Charlottetown.
The Amherst Gazette is issued in an enlarged form the size of the Journal and neatly printed with a respectable appearance. The paper is well patronized and the proprietor D Albert Black Esquire is wished every success.
The excerpt notes leather manufactured at the City Tannery in Charlottetown was sold in Canada for four cents a pound above Island prices despite duties. It argues that under Confederation such trade would be duty free, reflecting a debate over cross‑provincial duties and the economic effects on local production.
The Rev. W. R. Vratme notes a letter from Rev. Mr. Chiniquy stating plans to visit P. Be Island during the coming summer.
April reports from Quebec describe the season’s first vessel reaching farther Point while the ice before the city remains solid. If the ice does not move soon, authorities plan to blow it up with gunpowder.
A report claimed James Yeo was dead, but by press time he remained alive though very ill and near death.
The sale of the fishing schooner is fixed for Tuesday next under Kirkwood and Co circular. Prices for flour are listed with cents per pound. the Attorney General introduced a bill to raise schoolmasters' salaries by five pounds for three years, capping at sixty pounds, with female teachers' pay increased similarly. The bill was not read in full and its other provisions remain unclear.
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