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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1854
Page
2
A muttered scene unfolds in a palace as Sir Thevenet laments his wooden leg derailing his career and seeks solace. He recalls being nearly Admiral of the Blue, curses his fate, and shares a wary plan with a friend about secrecy and past foolish choices.
A Journal of Commerce correspondent reports a severe Paris thunderstorm. Streets flooded making central avenues boatable, vagabond youths rode the waters, and waterside properties suffered damage. Two people drowned, five killed by lightning strikes and disputes over responsibility for losses arise among tenants landlords and builders.
The Exeter Ga sette reports the captain and mate of the barque Moses Kilby Belfast Me accused of cruel treatment of a French sailor. The sailor, seen in the water seven miles west of Berry head by a fishing smack skipper, was rescued and brought aboard after describing severe abuse with a bloodied cheek and swollen left side.
The New Orleans Bulletin notes that the orna pient of the South may ease publisher costs through its rope fiber. If it makes rope, it can make paper, potentially driving down the exorbitant prices as the raw material would be abundant and cheap.
A dog fight occurred in Rhode Island near the Massachusetts line this morning between dogs from Fall River and Boston. The Boston dog was declared the conqueror after two hundred dollars was staked on each side. A large crowd attended the event amid applause for the inhuman display.
A Providence reader quotes a letter from Australia dated May 26 1854 describing two English boarders who mined gold at Bullerat. They dug a hole ten feet deep, unearthed a small fortune, and returned home with their gains. The writer notes gold’s value and contrasts luck with risk in a harsh period of high goods prices and寒.
An OCR fragment hints at criticism of Yankees advertising in American Grins with expectations of loss and doubt over Herskd support, including subscription or advertisement issues. The readable text lacks clear events or outcomes to confirm details.
The Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry proposes creating a home market by exhibiting samples at the state fair and inviting wholesale dealers to visit. The plan aims to reduce commissions and allow producers to negotiate directly, benefiting both manufacturers and consumers and boosting local trade.
The Roman Catholic Society has bought a Wood Street lot for a church. Several hundred dollars are pledged and will be gathered from parishioners. Female church members have donated twenty to thirty dollars each, aiding the fundraising effort.
The drought is described as broader than ever, affecting nearly all states with serious vegetation decline. Crops in many areas are considered unrecoverable, and cattle lack water and forage. Maryland reports a surge of grasshoppers damaging crops in hot dry weather.
The Cholera is rapidly declining nationwide with deaths down by over one third in the last week. The piece urges continued precautions against the disease, noting it preys on imprudence in eating and drinking and poor cleanliness. The town reports no cases and hopes for no victims locally.
The Whig State Convention nominated Emory Washburn of Worcester for governor and William C. Planott for lieutenant governor at the meeting in Boston last week.
The text notes broad town improvements in New England with reopened Broadway Theatre and new societies forming. It reports Benjamin Palmer’s examination by Justice Monro for a store robbery at Josiah Gladding’s on the 22nd, Palmer found probably guilty and remanded for September Supreme Court trial. others implicated discharged.
A Phenix correspondent visits the Tombs on Centre Street and reports open doors and relaxed conditions inside. He notes talks with prisoners through grated doors, arrivals by visitors, and hints of an informal “Tombs lawyer” system aiding quick releases for fees. The piece contrasts Irish and German behaviors and criticizes liquor use and poverty, while touching on milk quality, distilleries feeding cows, and railroad rate impacts.
Readable items note four days after arrival on the Baltic with ships Pacific Hermann Asia and others bringing passengers including Grisi and Mario. Dispatches report Austro Prussian ties, Turkish movements around Bucharest, British French fleet near Sebastopol, and various Balkan munitions and troop shifts.
A camphene lamp exploded in a Western row butcher shop near Liberty at on Wednesday during filling. Three children present were fatally burned, and the lighter Ruff, the man filling the lamp, is not expected to live.
Edward P. Millard reports his North Rehoboth home was broken into on Thursday afternoon while family away. Stolen items include a vest and pantaloon. two men were caught in Taunton and brought before Justice Ellis, jailed in default of $2000 bond to appear at the C. P. next February. Names given as John Whittemore and Henry Kenin.
The report notes widespread fruit damage with no pest present and farms suffering from crop failures. Bargains on livestock appear, with cows previously worth forty dollars now selling for around twelve, while sheep prices follow suit. Corn is being cut early to preserve fodder leaves amid the broader agricultural downturn.
Latest advices from New Orleans report 80 yellow fever cases at Charity Hospital. Doctors debate whether the disease is epidemic while private practice notes a milder form. Weather remains very hot.
A five and a half story granite building in Broad street collapsed around 3 PM injuring and killing several people. Two more buildings fell in the same collapse. Fire and heat from a basement steam engine ignite ruins as fire crews battle the blaze. deaths confirmed include William Downing, David Riley, and Margaret Riley among others reported buried.
Paris correspondence notes Mr Soule and family left Madrid for a pleasure trip to the Pyrenees after the Spanish uprising. The writer shares Soule’s view on Cuba, stating Expurtero’s regime offers little chance for settlement without U.S. action, and doubts the Queen’s hold on power amid Republican prospects.
A Chronicle correspondent claims Know Nothings may muster eighty thousand supporters in the upcoming State election. The writeup asserts the order controls large portions of voters in several towns and even a near majority in Boston, assuming all members can be mobilized by the organizer.
A three hundred thirty ton steam repeller will join the New York and New Bedford packet line augmenting the single vessel Wamsatta. The new ship bears the names Petomska Warmsatta and Petomska linked to two Indian chiefs once associated with the New Bedford area.
John Miller, recently brought home from Havana, allegedly confesses a murder to gain passage back to the United States. Local residents recall the lurid tale, but the county sheriff has not heard of the case and suspects possible insanity.
Last evening near the defter a large crowd of Irish men gathered after attending funerals. An American returning there allegedly spurred a melee with Yankees and Irish. Five Irishmen were knocked down as mallets stones and other missiles flew. Police seized several leaders and took them to the lockup for trial this afternoon.
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