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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1858
Page
2
A periodical announces a new editorial year and asks readers for renewed subscriptions and prompt payments while pledging honest, civic editorial stance. It notes ongoing national preparations, weather impacts on crops, and local efforts to improve Bradford Street Park with interest in plant names.
The notice lists an excursion postponed to Tuesday with travel options from Providence to Martha's Vineyard and Low Belford, promoting a cheap, pleasant trip. It also mentions a Methodist Camp Meeting at Martha's Vineyard grounds starting Tuesday, including fares and train connections. It notes large fish weigh-ins, apples from Capt Ben, and reader letters about September issues and Godeys Magazine plates.
An 1800s travel narrative details Sharon Springs in Schoharie County New York accessible from Albany via Palatine Bridge Canajoharie and the Mohawk river. It extols medicinal waters at Sulphur and Magnesia springs the Pavilion hotel views from a hilltop and the charity of Indian craftsmen with bands playing for visitors.
The piece profiles several inns and houses in Rockville including the Union House owned by Le Roy Eldredge and the Anthony House run by J J Anthony with praise of cleanliness and quiet. It notes a lively street scene with well dressed residents and visitors, then describes the mountain air and waters with chemical analysis of mineral contents and temperatures. It promises future sketches of Rockville and nearby attractions.
A letter warns young rural women against indoor life and praises outdoor exercise and sun, arguing fresh air and activity improve health and charm. The writer criticizes constraining manners and advocates natural movement, noting social class contrasts and the value of independent thought.
A fragmentary voice argues for a reform movement that would elevate mothers and young women into a disciplined middle class life. The text favors modest conduct, abstinence from vanity, and directing personal appetites toward building health and virtue. It condemns indulgence and advocates sun and wind exposure as part of a stringent moral program.
Jeoy Brows recounts a Bristol society ball at the DeWolf House with music, dancing, and lavish tables. She notes crowded parlors, diverse guests from Connecticut New York and Cuba, and playful gossip about the evening’s belle amid witty observations on doors and decorations.
A dispatch notes Brigham Young, Orson Hyde and Heber Kimball returning to Salt Lake City. Proposals for timber and materials for a Cedar Valley fort to be commanded by Gen. Johnston with the 10th Infantry Phelps Battery and 2d Dragoons as Utah forces headquarters. The 6th Infantry ordered to reinforce Col. Stoptop. A volunteer battalion under Col. Bae left for Fort Leavenworth to be mustered out.
A Georgia runaway slave who married a white woman and raised children near Bert rand's Prairie Rapids parish is tracked by his former master. The slave and a companion, armed, confronted him and he was shot twice while attempting to flee, though not fatally. The owner offers a $200 reward for his capture.
News from Halifax reports the Niagara arrival after a late departure from Ireland with navigation delays. Parliament adjournment approaches as Lords debate amendments to the lidia ball and the Atlantic Telegraph Company measure passes a Lords amendment. Mason’s banquet praises Anglo French friendship and sums up commerce gains from U S annexations.
Two weeks after leaving California the St Louis reaches Newark via Aspinwall with California dates to July 20 and reports the Star of the Woot treasure and Golden Age cargo from San Francisco. Fraser River gold news remains favorable as emigration stays brisk and Indians clash on the Columbia. California markets soften slightly due to influx and imports.
The Court of Appeals of New York overrules two decades of law, holding mortgagees may be liable for mortgagor acts against fire insurance policies. Insurance companies must contract directly with mortgagees or modify policy conditions accordingly.
A colored map maker named John Francis alias Updike was assaulted Friday evening by a group of Irishmen in the circuit. He was knocked down and left insensible, taken to the College street station house by watchmen, then moved to the Asylum the next day where he lingered until Sunday evening and died.
John Nugent former city resident and special agent to Frazer River was arrested in New York on a capias for 165 dollars owed for clothing from 1845. He acknowledged the debt, paid it, and was released before boarding the Moses Taylor steamer.
A Greenwich Street apothecary clerk was convicted of manslaughter for causing an infant's death by a prescription error. The court found negligence in preparing the medication leading to a fatal result. The case highlights medical dispensing responsibilities and professional accountability.
An exhumation in Smithfield Rhode Island revealed arsenic in the stomach of Edsward Studley, a 79 year old who died suddenly on June 10. His widow Mrs Studley admits purchasing arsenic last fall to kill him, but no motive or decisive evidence has emerged as the inquest continues.
A New York Journal of Commerce correspondent warns British restraint may fail to shield gold seekers at Frazer and Thompson from famine disease and Indian violence as drought and heavy rains complicate the region. Reports detail slave arrests, a New Orleans yellow fever update, a bigamy case, and a woman found with an iron leg shackle fastened by her husband, all illustrating unsettled conditions and social tensions.
report states counterfeit twenty pound notes altered from twos have appeared at the Metacortet Bank in Fail River. notes described as very well executed and designed to deceive the public. authorities warn bankers and customers to inspect for irregularities.
Cronin, arriving from Albuquerque in 28 days, says Gen. William Walker leads about 800 mounted filibusters with Minnie rifles and revolvers and 18 field pieces, moving toward Sonora after El Paso. Titus joins at Paso. Another Walker force of nearly 400 meets on the Pawnee Fork with 10,000 to 20,000 Indians allied to Col. Burt.
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