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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1855
Page
2
The readable text hints at a saga of renamed identities and ancestral links. It mentions a hero claiming a bride and a noble lineage tied to an Indian maid, with references to Rochester, a haunted shore, and English nobility across generations.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a method where a steamer’s news is passed to an agent in Sandy Hook. Fifty carrier pigeons carry the news sheets to the shore, then the birds deliver the sheets to offices, with signals coordinating transmission to New York, Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis and beyond.
Andrew Bean a 60 year old Irishman died Monday morning when a sand bank collapsed on land owned by Thomas Dryis near the Haunted Factory at the Cove. The body was recovered and an inquest found death accidental. Bean was a respected, long time Widcotinity worker and leaves a large family.
The body of Miss Elliot, drowned at Coney Island harbor while swimming with her father, has been recovered. Her lover tried to reach her but both struggled. she released his grip and perished. She was described as beautiful and virtuous, a heroine who chose death over endangering her fiancé. A marble monument is proposed on the shore in her memory.
A Boston Gazette item notes a lady received a small painting from a friend. An English buyer offered up to a hundred thousand dollars to present her with a similar Murillo original, one of six destroyed by fire, with a prior sale elsewhere reaching thousands. The lady refused the gift and the bids.
Fragmentary text discusses a punctuation error changing the meaning of a sentence about a woman and her man. It mentions an editor's wife reading and a mistaken placement of a comma, illustrating the misreading effect.
A fragmentary post office note directs delivery to Carlyle and then to Dixon Street. It mentions Graham and Jan Graham and appears to assign the letter to Swanty-tue and Tesidelon with unclear routing. The legibility is limited and essential names are partially readable.
A stockholders meeting for the Tig Reston company discussed the extent of Devarcation. The total amount reportedly taken by him now stands at $245,000, indicating greater involvement than initial estimates suggested.
The piece argues the constitution sustains freedom but slavery endures and grows stronger. It condemns Kansas acts by a mob backed by the pretend legislature and criticizes the President for inaction. It warns of civil war if the North yields and calls for renewed commitment to liberty and law.
Local reports reveal a spree of pocket picking in Bradford vicinity spanning about two weeks. A Bradford Durfee clerk lost several dollars twice last week and on Thursday, and Mrs. D'Wolfs widow of M A O'Woll was robbed of her portmanteau aboard the Dirfee on Thursday afternoon.
An Englishman in New York was given $100 by an American with the deal to repay $250 once Sestopol falls to the allies. The American has reportedly already profited by $100 from this arrangement.
An adjourned court session will begin tomorrow in this county amid wet weather. Franklin Lyceum members visited with a clambake at Mount Hope and a torchlight procession. The wet spell harms hay crops while hay yields and vegetation are noted. Mr Tourjee opens a free singing school this afternoon at the Methodist Vestry. A boy named Charlie Gideon saved a fish from a hawk by throwing a stone. An excursion to Horn Spring via Bradford Durfee and the Blackstone steamer is planned if weather favors it, with fare set at 60 cents.
A hasty examination lauds the Manx New American Map as the best extant. It covers the Atlantic to Pacific and latitudes from the 51st parallel to near the equator, including the United States Territories Mexico Central America West Indies Canadas New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The agent is in town to allow public viewing.
The council faces a grim duty as surveyors must enforce street care. Stagnant water between State and Bradford streets worsens, described as foul as a pig-stye. The public urges immediate improvements to end the noxious conditions and address the blamed neglect.
Washington July 29 The President appoints Hon John L Dawson of Pennsylvania as Governor of Kansas in place of Hon A H Reeder removed Dawson a former member of the last Congress voted for the Nebraska Kansas bill and championed homestead policy introducing a bill that passed the House but failed in the Senate.
New York reports excitement in Washington over Gov Reeder removal. If Dawson declines appointment, a Southern man may get the post. Kansas Judges await word. New York Journal of Commerce condemns the move as harmful to administration and dangerous for Kansas tensions.
The article notes a government defeat by 100 in Parliament and signals a preferred successor for the secretariat. It reports commercial activity with cotton sales around 40,000 bales and notes fluctuations in eel and cotton markets. Flour wheat and provisions hold, corn falls 3s, lard up, and money markets ease with Consols at 91.
The Washington arrived from Southampton on July 18 with 219 passengers. Dispatches report Admiral Nachimtol is killed in Sebastopol’s attack and that progress near the enemy remains slow. The Harrier destroyed 47 Russian merchant ships off Ostadt, totaling 20 000 tons. Pacific brings $150 000 in gold dust from Australia. Great Britain clears 40 000 ounces. Jamestown was at Madeira on July 11.
Reports from Gosport Virginia and Charity Hospital New Orleans show yellow fever outbreaks. By July 30 thirty four cases and eighteen deaths reported in Gosport. A week ending July 23 saw one hundred one deaths at Charity Hospital. Fever also reported in Baton Rouge.
The Saturday market notes Tennessee and Georgia wheat selling well, with over 100000 bushels moved in New York. Tennessee's new railway to Charleston and Savannah enables direct Atlantic shipments to Europe, while Georgia Carolinas crops also head to New York for re export. Iowa and Upper Mississippi grain and Illinois wheat also reach New York as supplies rise.
The Rochester Union reports orchards in western New York are laden with apples. It says the crop will be so plentiful that inferior fruit may go unpicked unless factory laws end cider production.
Two fishermen survive twelve days adrift in a small boat after fog separated them from a Lisbon schooner on the Banks. They were picked up by the Louis Napoleon near latitude 47 38, longitude 45 57, with one mate dead. Names cited include Jose de Silvia and Anene meat meee, while A Manvel reportedly died.
Fragmentary OCR text references detachments and travel from Spain to Key West and Africa. Mentions Sebastopol, Russians, and a letter to friends describing warfare and morale. The readable portions imply a reader’s note on contemporary events with oblique quotes and unclear authorship.
The Distincuisirgn Visitori-Edmand, grandson of the Marquis Milies, famed as a champion of American Independence, visits Delaware with the Du Paniho. He tours local sites including Chadd’s Ford, where his ancestor fought, and notes the general’s wounded stand. Lafayette, about 28, is described as engaging and handsome, resembling his grandmother.
R N Parry born 1790 died at Erie Germany on Sunday July 8. He commanded four Arctic expeditions, earned high professional renown, and his polar discoveries placed him among the era’s leading explorers. Knighted for Arctic service he received £1000 from the government as a meridian reward.
Two well dressed men discussed buying a pair of cattle and a pony near the Union Buildings. A local man offered to broker the deal for ten dollars after one swindler claimed to have $300 to spend, then vanished with the money. The incident ends with the rogue still at large and the broker missing.
In Chelsea, Wendire Sap, wife of Edward Pratt, was knocked down by a cow that broke stanchions. A four inch abdominal wound was sewn by Dr Otis of Chelsea. The same cow injured Mr Pierce, a Navy caulker boarding at Pratt's, last Friday morning.
The Captain general of Cuba issues an edict permitting visiting strangers thirty days of travel from the date of permit. Eligibility requires endorsements from Spanish consuls at the port of sailing, or from a consul of another nation if no Spanish consul is present. If no consul is available, certification by the highest authority at the port is required.
The Southbridge Press reports a land dispute where Munroe, repairing a highway, found a pitch pine stem he had bought from a landowner. Three Frenchmen allegedly burned part of the site after Munroe’s claim, leading to five lawyers and a court hearing. The defendants were fined and costs awarded, with the case referred to the next term of the Pleas in September.
A lone young man wanders a strange city street, unseen and without money. He endures cold with corns and tight boots, navigating crowds that offer no welcome or aid.
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