27 Sep 1870
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1870
Page
1
Poem contemplates aging and the passage of time as the speaker foresees a future where spring returns but a maiden. The forest and glen are personified and memories of youth fade as nature and people grow old.
On the Thames bank at Woodlands Mrs. Lane hosts a croquet night for four guests including Carrie Lane Clare Holroyd and Captain Challoner recovering from Indian service. Clare returns to ask forgiveness for past love as Challoner confronts memories and vows. They exchange a tense, emotional moment culminating in a quiet reconciliation and kiss.
The bombardment of Strasburg ruins the cathedral and its famed astronomical clock while devastating the city library. The clock, dating to around 1550, survives in operation since 1842 after prior repairs, but the library of 300000 volumes is entirely lost, likened to the Alexandrian blaze.
A New York coroner's jury verdict states Walter died September 1, 1870, by drowning in Tompkins Cove river after intoxication. It faults a Board of Excise for granting the license despite a remonstrance signed by 214 names and calls for moral scrutiny of license decisions.
The reading of Charles Dickens will highlights a request for his name to appear in plain English on his tomb and a caution against monuments or testimonials. He asks friends to rely on his published works and his country’s remembrance, and urges his children to follow broad New Testament teaching.
A. Yeakle is nominated by the Republican committees of Chester Delaware and Montgomery counties for the state senate seat.
Poem extols enduring affection despite distance and separation. It declares that two hearts remain united though miles, seas, and differing paths keep them apart. The speaker asserts that true bond transcends physical proximity and social divide, keeping lovers connected.
In the New York Independent editorial tone, the defeat of Napoleon signals a turning point toward liberty. France should reject imperial rule, embrace self governance, and seek a lasting republic despite temporary sackcloth and ashes. The piece argues France will outlast conquest and inspire Europe.
In a letter to Tilton of the Brooklyn Union Colfax announces his voluntary retirement from public life after 18 years at Washington. He predicts Grant’s renomination and states his faith in him, adds that the country should have an Eastern or Southern vice president, and plans to enter active business with no regrets.
Senator Wilson, head of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, spoke at a Washington meeting on Republican prospects. Southern reports are hopeful with gains expected in Louisiana and Alabama, Georgia appears lost to Democrats, while Northern and Western states show growth. Massachusetts may yield a 20k to 40k GOP majority and New York could swing from Tammany with a strong fight. Wilson predicts his Senate reelection next winter.
Paris residents remain calm and resolute as roads to the city are closed and provisions stop. The belief grows that German forces may eventually enter, while the declaration of a French republic shifts public mood on compensation.
Washington dispatches report Minister Washburne informing the President that he met French officials and conveyed greetings on the new government. The minister says Paris displayed wild enthusiasm when the announcement was made.
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