The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-12
A nENTuRY,s ADVANCE.
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A OENTURY'S ADVANCE.
The Boston Globe has republished in fac
simile THE Independent Chronicle and the
of Jan. l, l784. or just century ago. 1t has
the characteristic appearance OF publications
of the time, and contains much of interest
A valedictory and a salutatory show that the
paper has changed proprietors, n. Willis retir-
ing and Messrs Adams g. Nourse assuming
control. The retiring ''printer," with a full
realization of the precariousness of the bust
ness, 'nost gratefully returns his thanks to
all who have favored him with their CUSTOM
and thereby enabled him to continue the pub
LEGATION until this time" In speaking of the
paper he abbreviates the title in the interest
of economy Of space, designating it as the
Independent Chronicle &C." The advertise
ments almost invariably are prefaced with the
announcement that 'packet has arrived from
England" or from France, bearing articles
of desirable merchandise, which will be
sold at reasonable advance on cost" Among
the articles enumerated by Blodget g. Gilman
blets, cambeteens, plain and striped wild
bears, shalloons anteloons, drawboys, thick
sets, all referring to goods for personal ap-
parel iona. l.. & Benz Austin, Opposite
the golden ball, have chest brown glass, 6 by
8 and by 8; bright warming pans, brass
handles and escutcheons" The illustrious
Paul Revere was evidently an enterprising
merchant, as his advertisements appear in two
places. His shop was directly opposite the
liberty pole, y and he dealt in all the curious
things in the hardware line of those days, be
sides playing cards, Irish linens and dress
goods. Pennel Brown kept a drug shop cop
posite Deacon Timothy Newell's.' Phineas
Chamberlain adyertises forbidding any person
trusting "Sibbla, wife of me, and the infer
ence is that Phineas and Sibbla were "out."
Mrs. Dehaba1re had for sale ''sattins of all
colours, umbrilloes, best coniac brandy and
white and brown sugar" This is probably the
origin of rock and rye. - 5...a o..
The news columns give the brief address of
King George III to Parliament on receipt of
the news of the signing Of the treaty of Paris.
1t is without special interest Newsc from
London up to Oct. 80 and 81 presents some
curious facts of peculiar interest just now.
Following are excerpts:
Gas far as public opinion can yet be col
lected on the great topics now litigating in
Ireland, there appears little doubt of the par
liamentary reform being carried with high
hand"
A paragraph from the next days news
would be read gratefully were it true to-day:
'1f the Irish carry, as there seems scarcely
any doubt but they will carry, their arlia-
mentary reform, it is then expected that they
will proceed to the new settling of the eeclesi
astical constitution of their kingdom.
AT that time the financial panic in France
was at its height, and humanity seems to have
been much the same hundred years ago as
now. Those in position to help themselves
got all they could, and the others got left:
cit is said among the most intelligent peo-
PIE Id france JnaU before Ine- naJlOn1 Dank7
ruptcy took place most of the specie was
divided among the persons connected '.with
the direction and the friends of the govern
ment. individuals unconnected with power
scarcely got single louis dor"
There have been marvellous changes in the
worlds political history since the day the
original;of this old paper was issued from the
press. The Irish Parliament is q thing of the
past for eighty-four years. The first Ma
poleon was an unknown lad of fifteen at that
time. The revolution in France was not
dreamed of, and the Little Corporal's dazzling
campaigns would have been laughed at as
chimerical. The second war with England
was twenty-eight years away. Waterloo was
not fought until thirty-one years later. The
map of Europe has changed and changed
again, and America has grown from thirteen
feeble colonies to one of the wealthiest and
most powerful people in the worlds history