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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1858
Page
2
In a Brookvale drawing room a tense exchange reveals Aunt Jerusha's will and a planned future. Roland learns of a sizable legacy and contemplates buying Sweetbrier Dale while Marion faces mercantile whispers and possible heartbreak.
Reported arrests unfold across Newark New York and Providence as counterfeit currency ranging from one cent to fifty cents emerges. German suspects face charges for forging twenty dollar notes and passing five dollar pieces while stage drivers are linked to circulating the fake coin.
At the Frames Police Court Captain Jones owner of the American ship Clara reported paying his crew in five pound notes by error after arriving from the Chincha Isles with guano consigned to Movers Gibbs & Son. The excess money, over £160, was traced to sailors in London and £100 recovered. others remain dispersed, leaving the captain grateful to police for the recovery.
A Rochester Union piece recounts a humorous anecdote about Hon. John Kelly of New York. A wealthy host questions whether Kelly has visited his home before, and Kelly replies by pointing to a room grate and saying he sat there for the guest. The light exchange imagines memory and recognition in a social setting.
The Trenton State Gazette notes excellent crops in the northern region with corn and potatoes expected to be abundant. Tomatoes and other market vegetables are arriving from nearby areas, and fruit supplies look solid.
The article reflects on a red oak peg from a colonial house, unearthed near a hundred fifty years ago, and a cannon ball from the Revolution era, arguing relics hold intrinsic value through associations. It links present readers with 1775 memories and urges reverence for historic artifacts guiding virtue and unity.
The Bristol Steam Mill resumes full operation employing many idle workers. The Pukanoket Steam Mill, bought by Jacob Babbitt, Enq., will be rebuilt and restarted. N Bourn, Esq. leases Sprague's Wharf and store for lumber coal brick and other goods, signaling a hopeful economic outlook. Atlantic Telegraph success news triggers widespread celebrations and bells ringing.
An advertisement notes Dr A C Hawes will be at his rooma car Hope and Byfield Sts Wednesday next for a limited stay offering dental services. This will be his last visit to Bristol and he plans opening a New York branch, a move the town awaits with regret and support.
Senator Chandler sustained serious but not life threatening injuries from a gas explosion at his Detroit residence on Monday evening. Police and fire units responded, and investigators began examining the scene for the cause.
Mr. GPR James the British Consul at Norfolk has been offered the post of Consul General at Venice which he will likely accept. Mrs. John Wood of adasa has begun divorce proceedings in San Francisco citing her husband's intemperance and ill treatment.
The Worcester County West Agricultural Society will host its annual exhibition in Barre next September. Charles L. Flint, Esq., Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, will deliver the address.
The Farm of the Bradford heirs on the Bristol Warren back road sold Monday to Seth W. Thayer of Providence for 4575 dollars. The Pokanoket Steam Mill property including the mill buildings, engine house and land 160 by 210 feet sold Wednesday for 6975 dollars to Jacob Babbitt Feq.
The Regular Monthly Meeting discussed Benjamin M. Greene's petition for town compensation for injuries from being thrown from his wagon, citing poor Bristol to Warren road conditions. Bills approved include Bristol Gas for streets and Engine House, assessors tax, professional services, bell ringing, poor relief, nursing, removing pauper, street repairs, asylum, and other town expenses totaling listed amounts.
As of press time no further word from the telegraph cable project has reached city editors. Fears arise that the venture may be a hoax though officials doubt anyone could fake such a grand undertaking and betray the hopes of projectors and millions of investors.
Rain has fallen abundantly since the last update and the soil is well soaked. Vegetation is unusually advanced and the current outlook says the crop will be large in this area.
A heavy thunder squall passed over the town around four o'clock yesterday afternoon and residents believe the lightning struck not far distant.
The Steamer Governor will drop fare to New York to $1.25 starting Monday. The vessel is praised as one of the sound’s safest boats with Captain Simons and Captain Crinp in charge. Clerk Arnoto and mate Davis are noted for passenger comfort, and crews attend well to guests.
The Clambake hosted by the ladies of St Michael's Church on the 20th attracted a large gathering from nearby towns and distinguished guests from Baltimore Philadelphia and Hartford. The company enjoyed a rich repast and cordial social atmosphere though the writer laments missing the event.
A reader recalls a trip to Sharon Springs New York praising the healthful waters and scenic beauty. The note mentions the natural well at Rockville and the pleasant company encountered at the Springs.
A 19th century report states the Republic of Buenos Ayres has introduced postage stamps. The item highlights the new postal practice and its official adoption by the government, signaling modernization in communication.
The Supreme Court of New York has issued a stay of proceedings for the murder case of Cancemi to allow a question to be reviewed by the Court of Appeals.
The Indianapolis Sentine predicts Indiana wheat output will rise overall from last year. In Laporte County alone experts estimate a surplus of 700000 bushels ready for shipment.
A clause in the contract between John A. Washington and the Ladies of the Mount Vernon Association asserts no removal of Washington’s remains from the tomb. The charter prohibits disturbance and new interments in the vault or enclosure. The article notes Mr. Bishop’s Nantucket telegraph project continues despite failures, with confidence of eventual success.
The Niagara and the Gorgon arrived to land the Atlantic cable end at Insinity Bay Trinity Bay after a voyage from Queenstown. The Niagara’s fleet mates the Agamemnon and Valorous separated for Valentia Ireland while the Niagara’s end will join the land line. signals were perfect and the crew praised for a flawless operation. After landing the end the Niagara will load coal at St John N F and then sail to New York.
News of the Atlantic telegraph enterprise success creates an unexampled sensation in New York and beyond, with cities alight over the breakthrough and its promise for rapid communication.
At the Andover College semi centennial dinner about 1000 attendees heard a dispatch announcing the Atlantic telegraph success. Dr. Adams and Dr. Hayes spoke on civilization and Christianity while prayers and hymns followed, affirming the instrument as a means to truth. Proceedings resumed after prayers.
Nelson Provost the mate of the New Bedford ship Junior reports mutineers who killed the captain and third officer. The mutineers are confined in iron lined cells four on each side between decks with one hour of daily deck access and constant guard. no communication allowed among prisoners or with crew. They are en route to this country and expected at New Bedford.
The Providence Journal reports that five drunk men traveled from Pawtucket to Central Falls, where a melee occurred. William MecKanna collapsed and died. a coroner's jury ruled accidental death with the neck injury from a chin strike on a curb.
Nathan Briggs of Marion reports a successful cure for fruit tree borers using light chisel trimming of trunks and limbs followed by a wash of undiluted oil soap. He claims two years of borers are gone on his trees and notes no damage from the treatment.
The Providence Journal reports 830 births in the six months ending July 1 1858, 46 fewer than the same period in 1857. If the trend continues a year total drops to about 2760 papristics fewer, with population placed near 49 000. The city Registrar records 5793 births in three years six months ending July 1858, with 2338 American, 3082 foreign, and 373 mixed parentage.
Two new twenty dollar counterfeit notes alleged to pass as Waterville Bank of Waterville Maine issues appear in the city on Friday. The counterfeit shows female vignettes and a milk maid with a steamboat and rail line. another bears two women a bale and ship with a steamship faintly in distance and a General Zachary Taylor portrait. Four men named Richard Clark William Peterson Wm Daly and Leonard Devoe were arrested for attempting to pass the Newport counterfeits and detained by Justice Brennan to answer charges.
Professor Day of Lane Seminary is dangerously ill in New Haven Connecticut with typhoid fever. His condition is described as exceedingly critical.
Reports describe a fast spreading fire that consumed the Old Log Cabin near Gen Harrison’s library. Col Taylor’s son woke to flames and the family escaped in night attire as the scene drew sympathy for the distressed occupants now staying with friends at North Bend. The ex-President’s widow near end of life watches closely.
A destitute English family is traced to a wife and mother’s ungovernable passion for novels. The sober husband labors while the indolent matron neglects all, including eight children. A daughter runs away, another is found chained by the legs, and the home shows extreme squalor as the wife clings to new sensational fiction.
Washington correspondent reports Mr. Forsyth, minister to Mexico, is not recalled despite newspaper claims. President reportedly stated dispatches imply Forsyth will continue official contact and stay at his post while monitoring events, with the administration non-committal.
A recent writer notes Mammoth Cave in Kentucky contains 275 discovered avenues totaling about 200 miles. The guide Itubopon, age ninety, recalls the iron lamp incident at the cave mouth. Stephen the old guide died last year. Inside, air is 59 degrees F, dry and healthful with no thunder or lightning. A strong draft blows out torches, yet combustion and respiration proceed. darkness and silence are described as profound.
On the first Sabbath in July, at the communion of the Congregational church in Woodstock, John McClellan, Esq., was admitted on profession of faith. He is 93 years old, the oldest living graduate of Yale College, at the close of 1785. The pulpit was splendidly adorned with flowers, symbolizing renewed life and joy.
The meteorological writer of the Buoston Traveller notes July was the coldest since 1844, with only four colder Julys in the last thirty four years. The first half of July matched average temperatures while the second half lingered about three degrees below.
Samul Phillips a New York merchant was arrested for attempting to induce James Smith to set fire to a row of frame houses owned by Phillips to claim the insurance. Smith was promised $50 and a present if she carried out the plan. Phillips pretended to agree and then alerted the Fire Marshal of the scheme.
A car from the Housatonic road near New Milford plunged down an eight foot bank on a Saturday evening. One person was killed instantly, four others were badly injured. Victim L A Malls of Fairfield, a former New York auction merchant, died in the crash. Survivors include Mrs F C Bassett of Bridgeport Mrs Britton of New York and Mr A McDennis VP of the Naugatuck road.
During a heated campaign in Georgia, Hon Alexander H Stephens faced a towering rival. The large adversary boasted he could button Stephens ears and swallow him whole. Stephens quipped that the man would have more brains in his stomach than in his head, defusing the tension.
The treasurer of Tufts College received a donation of one thousand dollars last week from a donor who requests anonymity. The gift supports the college and its programs.
In Bennington Vermont Mrs Spofford and two other women remain ill after alleged poisoning from coffee prepared by Mrs Spofford's husband. Spofford, examined for poisoning his servant, was bound over in 4000 dollars and jailed awaiting outcomes in related cases. Some coffee sent to Albany for analysis showed strong arsonic content.
The Providence Journal notes Mayor Rodman’s Pawtucket Fourth of July speech. He recalled a past attempt to quote a famous sentiment and offered what he called closing words about the states of the Union being distinct like waves yet one like the sea. Some critics accuse him of misquoting, though the line is widely used and not readily proven original.
The Marblehead mansion once occupied by Col Lee and later Marblehead Bank shows a front pavement dated 1768, laid with white stones unseen for ninety years. The house survives with mahogany interior woodwork and walls clad in the original ancient paper, while a room features fine wood carving and Dutch tile. Col Lee, famed Mason, once greeted General Washington and Lafayette there.
Savannah papers say the bark Rawlings reached the quarantine grounds without papers after sailing from Africa. Rumors persist she carried Africans ashore, with potential landings on Cuba or Texas coasts.
Rev Alexander K Vinton resigns as rector of St Paul’s Boston after serving since June 1842 and moves to lead the Church of the Holy Trinity in Philadelphia. His departure will be deeply regretted across denominations per the Boston Transcript.
A Norfolk County Sunday afternoon bail storm caused deep ground damage with drifts up to seven and a half inches. Acres of corn buckwheat and vines were shredded and apples beaten from trees. Horses ran wild and people feared the end of the world as the storm raged. Also reported is the death of David Jamieson a young Englishyard worker who fell from a wharf near Chace Nusons Flour Mill and was found shortly after with an inquest. He had lived in London and Brooklyn before joining the crew aboard the James Gorham.
The Tremont Temple Church in Boston recalls their pastor Rev I S Kalloch and he accepts the call to resume his labors. On September 1 he received 67 of 83 votes cast with the remainder blank.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports that leading surgeons in New York and other cities are reviewing a plan to reward Dr Morton who claims to have discovered the anesthetic properties of ether, for private individuals, practitioners, and public institutions.
The N Y Times reports the Deposit line at ninety million undrawn with the Bank averages since the crisis showing remarkable growth. Year over year accession exceeds 23 million, driven largely by specie holdings now at 35,328,184 compared with 18,594,605 last year.
The Nantucket Inquirer reports several Nantucket residents preparing to leave for Frazer diggings. Several men have already departed California for that point and more are expected to follow.
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