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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1854
Page
2
In a sermon style critique, the text argues against class arrogance and wealth inequality. It condemns the social gulf between rich and poor, denounces condescension toward the poor, and urges the rich to treat the poor as human beings to restore harmony and peace.
The season shows a broader cholera spread with many cities and towns reporting more cases and deaths. Physicians can control the disease when called promptly, but delays in summoning medical help allow it to take hold before treatment.
The regular monthly meeting of the Court of Probate will be held at the Probate Office at 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon next.
The Treasury funds are described as troublesome to the Administration and Congress as they push to dispose of money quickly. The President seeks ten million dollars for unclear purposes and California’s Mr Gwinn seeks 130 thousand for a steam propeller used by the government. The Naval appropriation bill allows Texan Navy officers on leave pay from annexation to date.
A sheet of music titled Ocean House Polka by Titcomb is presented by KE Tourjee Fall River to J G Weaver Ocean House proprietor New Tene. The piece features a vignette of the Ocean House and is described as a pretty tune.
The August issue of Hinren’s New Mowrnty has been received by G W Easterbrooks. The comments highlight Newport historical and social topics, Rome Holy Week, Napoleon Bonaparte, The Newcomes and The First Grenadier. The magazine prints monthly and enjoys growing popularity.
A Providence Journal dispatch reports Congress approved 6230,000 for a new courthouse post office in the city. The grant aims to construct a suitable building housing the court room and post office under one roof.
During the wartime Senate session last Thursday, Gwinn read a statement from the Navy Department listing several high ranking officers declared incompetent for duty due to intemperance and mental derangement.
Fragmentary excerpt notes reactions in English and French circles as a steamer sailed. Mentions advisories and adherents, with reference to telegraph reports and perceptions of time to achieve aims. No clear event, date, or names identifiable.
Correspondence reports moderated weather aiding business and hotel occupancy. Cholera deaths fell to 30 this week. the city remains a busy port with heavy immigration. Stock markets show volatility amid fraud fears. banks extend credit while rents rise and stores face quarter-day pressures. A new marble-front Bible House opens as booksellers row forms. Fire is extinguished at a Fulton street boot store. public schools close for summer as youths depart for countryside.
The Methodists plan their last camp gathering on Martha's Vineyard starting next week on Wednesday, outlining a final schedule for attendees and worship activities.
A July cholera surge reports four deaths in Philadelphia from the disease in one family and multiple fatalities across Providence Albany Buffalo Newark Detroit Chicago St John and other locations. Ongoing cases and high death tolls noted, with officials urging vigilance.
The Times editor says the dispute between foreign and American born Catholic bishops has been sent to the Pope in Rome. It is believed the Pope may send another Nuncio to hear the discussions despite Bedini's poor results. Bronson and Meagher are noted as leaders of the liberal Catholics.
At the St Nicholas Hotel a Southern named Dr. Graham killed Californian Col Loring with a bowie knife after a disturbance. Loring died about an hour after the wound. Graham, drunk and formerly detained, fled and was later committed awaiting grand jury action.
The Salem Gazette reports Asa Andrews of Ipswich, in his ninety third year, held a $1,983 claim against the United States for balance in his accounts as former Ipswich port collector appointed by Washington and removed by Jackson. The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill authorizing payment of the claim.
A sharp character attempted to misappropriate a Niagara hotel by leaving in haste forgetting his purse. A maid found $40 under his pillow which paid his bill and left a handsome balance.
A news note reports a young man operating a mule team near Ghent Kentucky fell from the machine and was fatally severed from his body. Authorities described the incident as a freak farming accident with no bystanders harmed.
The Velasco brought 350 soldiers to Havana on the 25th alt., delivering Madrid dispatches claiming rebels were defeated by the Madrid army with heavy losses and several prisoners, including Col. Carrega. A public subscription to build a Columbus monument is proposed on the Governor General's orders.
London records 1299 deaths in the week ending July 1 for a population of 2.5 million while New York with about 750000 people logs 915 deaths, about 265 fewer than London. The figures imply different mortality patterns between the two cities amid the period.
The State Department receives telegrams indicating the Spanish uprising is wholly successful with insurgents winning in all directions. The Queen reportedly fled Madrid and may be heading to Paris as revolts expand and new supporters join the insurgents.
Ellen Winn and Bridget Dagan both aged 13 years went bathing at a pond near the Charles street railroad crossing yesterday afternoon and drowned. Their bodies were recovered about an hour later. John Murray, over seventy, also drowned in a cave yesterday afternoon. A coroner's jury found the death accidental.
A major blaze in Jersey City destroyed Henderson and Wilson stone yard and John Black trunk factory area on Washington Street. It razed two blocks and half of another, displacing nearly a thousand workers as feral manufactories and machine shops were consumed. The loss was estimated between 200000 and 400000 dollars.
In Elizabeth City County Virginia the jail has been empty for two years with no inmates for criminal offenses and few others. The statement notes no solitary paupers in the county and a long period of vacancy.
Robert Gallup of Green New York is identified as the last surviving witness to the Fort Griswold massacre, preserving details of the deadly 1781 assault.
It is calculated that there will be twenty one thousand miles of railway in operation in the United States on the first day of January next. The longest railway on the globe is the Illinois Central at 73 miles in length and is nearing completion.
Five workmen were winding up a shaft when the engine was not stopped. Two fell 180 feet to the bottom and died instantly. Two others were badly injured with broken arms and legs and not expected to live. One man escaped unharmed.
A dispatch reports the death yesterday in St. Paul Minnesota of Charles Fillmore brother of Ex President Millard Fillmore. Cause listed as sudden illness possibly cholera. The news originated from a reliable source.
Mrs Nicholas of Brattleboro Vermont cites a habit among travelers in coaches and hotels where people say I will get out and stretch my legs, a phrase she links to current weakly stretched legs and a trend she observes in the state.
The Irish Consul General at St Johns reports a British sloop from Port au Prince or Santo Domingo with tobacco cargo. On June 25 a fore and aft schooner of 130 tons armed with a long brass piece and two carronades seized the sloop. the blue flag with a red cross flew as the pirate vessel approached. The consuls urge British masters to beware of suspicious ships as the sea remains dangerous.
Readable text describes inmates washing in the yard at the St. Louis jail when a dispute sparked a fight. A jailor attempted to separate them and, after ordering the washing to continue, fired twice, striking two men who were gravely wounded with no hope of recovery.
At a coffee house in Louisville on the 29th ult a bloody affray resulted in the death of Charles and the probable death of Thomas after four or five men entered the house shouted felons and attacked patrons with knives striking in the back. One man died within minutes while another lay mortally wounded. Kelly fled crying murder as authorities arrested three or four suspects.
A Devlin family of four near the North Burial Ground on North Main Street were poisoned last Saturday by arsenic in bread used to kill rats. Three have recovered. the remaining member may die. Providence Journal.
The Madison Courier reports a violent affray at the Madison landing sparked by Craig and his companions contempt for Hoodiers. A Ken tuckian shot Craig in the back. Craig and some witnesses were flogged by a crowd. The shooter has been arrested and is in custody. The shooter was said to have been a former laborer on Miss Webster's Kentucky estate.
The Omaha Indians chief states any person may enter Nebraska and, by paying ten dollars to the tribe, receive a home. The Council Bluff Bugle urges squatters who value peace safety honesty and justice toward the Indians to pay now to ensure their safety and property in the new territory.
A mob attacked the dwelling of the widow of Peter Brown in West Greenwich injuring a young Irishman she recently married. He is not expected to recover after the brutal beating by about twenty men. Names of alleged ringleaders Arnold Hopkins Stukely Tillinghast Elisha Brown and Benjamin Potter are noted. Local authorities have issued warrants and promise justice.
The Belfast Age reports a surge of mackerel along Noynin's southern coast from Op Sable to Halifax. Nets hold from one to six hundred barrels in a single haul as families work around the clock to “cure” them amid pervasive odors from uncollectable fish.
In Philadelphia during the civil war era testimony before the Downing Court Martial cited by John S. Pendleton alleges that General Rosas ordered five thousand private killings. A Rosas aligned club supposedly identified and executed suspects, with homes raided and bodies disposed of publicly. The period also saw many public executions.
In Carrollton the Carralls honor a heroic elder of the church with a long service record. The note praises steadfast dedication and community leadership across years, describing a life of quiet service and commitment to local faith.
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