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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1865
Page
2
A fragment from Webster’s Saturday Morning August 26 1865 proclaims the deer purchase of our fathers as glorious liberty benign justifications and urges preservation and transmission of rights to future generations.
The article discusses alcohol abuse during war, noting its spread among soldiers and society. It urges immediate action, cites a Saratoga convention, and endorses moral suasion, Maine Law revival, and temperance pledges as steps to curb drinking and its social harms. It also mentions efforts by reformers and notes Memphis demographics.
Mobile shows rapid rebuilding after an explosion with streets cleared and warehouses repaired as workers remove debris. Savannah also recovers, with rising commerce and improved river and canal access boosting trade despite the war’s end and differing governance between cities.
A sprawling excerpt extols Newport as an ideal retreat with health breezes and scenic beauty while detailing brutal anti Negro violence in the South. The piece contrasts lush appeals to temperate climates and refined society with reports of murders and lynching, accusing planters and authorities of enabling racial terror.
A coronerjury finds the deaths on the Housatonic Railroad resulted from culpable negligence and lack of proper care by Charles Fant president and superintendent Henry L Plumb conductor Andrew Winelow master mechanic and Edward Lyman engineer. Two jurors dissent from implicating the president and conductor and urge state prosecutors to proceed.
Sioux City Register notes a major assault on Fort Rice on the 23rd. Ten soldiers killed and one wounded after a half day of fighting. Indians withdraw. guard remains alert. General Terry at Richmond orders discharge caution as civil authority is not restored in rebel states.
In 1865 General Cameron reportedly planted corn in Charleston South Carolina after a lengthy exchange with Jeff Davis warning of ruin if the South seceded. A note from Major General Hetch details four ears of corn shipped from Cayston via Adams Express with comments on its care and healing.
A Buffalo court hears if spiritualists must pay a license tax for jugglers and magicians. The Income Commissioner claims their acts qualify as public performance, while the group disputes the classification amid a scene of credulity and deception as other performers are named. A Rochester family's daughter, charmed by an actor, planned elopement but authorities intervened and the plan stalled.
A French inventor creates a device that instantly releases a runaway horse from a carriage. In an emergency the driver can pull a lever to loosen trace buckles and the horses run free, leaving harness intact except for the trace attached to the carriage. Why not a Yankee replicate it here.
Hartford and New Flaven capitaliste arrange extensive works for Milford mines to convert ore into steel. Danomtta of lead and copper found nearby, with talk of a boat being found there. A large chalybeate spring there is noted for medicinal qualities.
A startling report woke eerie residents in a thin city and Dartmouth around 2 o'clock yesterday morning. The night sky was perfectly clear over New Broroap Staxparp.
The Dry Tortugas form an island group 120 miles west of Cape Sable with ten islets, mangrove bushes on Bush Key and Garden Key, and a fort erected for rebels. Prisoners are kept by government provision as the area is remote from populated places. General Grant story and a Brussels pigeon race feature in various notes. A telegraph link between Russia and America is planned to reach San Francisco with Russian support.
Victor Smith reports after five weeks on the reef with two wrecking schooners he has recovered only 140000 of the million and a half Treasury notes lost in the safe. A New York fire duel ends with one dead and several wounded amid rivalries. Reports describe hurricane damage, ship wrecks, a boy’s illness and choking, and various criminal acts and disappearances across cities and ports.
The Bristol town assessors completed the annual tax, estimating real and personal property at 3,664,700 dollars with a 1 percent levy. Real estate is valued at 2,276,900 dollars and personal property at 1,387,800 dollars. A lengthy list names residents and entities paying one hundred dollars or more, including Rowland Anthony, Francia Bourn, Nathaniel Bullock, and various DeWolf and Gifford estates, among others.
Neighbors in Portsmouth held a successful club bake and fair at the Ferry on Wednesday drawing a large crowd from nearby towns including New Bedford. Delicious dinner, beautiful fancy articles from the studies, and spirited leadership by Benjamin Tallman Beg marked the event, with Bristol Cornet Band providing music and strong sales suggesting the managers met expectations.
A rough fight broke out on the Bradford street wharf last week between foreigners lacking skill in fighting. The melee featured harassing behavior, scratching, kicking, and occasional blows, leaving participants bruised with torn clothes and tangled hair.
A citizen notes very nice ripe grapes picked on Thursday from J. N Burgess Esq growing on a garden vine. The narrator believes the vine bears the county or perhaps state’s earliest ripe grapes.
Community note thanks and local business mention Barnett Pears at 35 State Street. The second term of the Paohlie Schools in this town will commence on Monday morning next.
Advertisement highlights the Duplex Elliptic double Spring Skirt with braided springs for strength and flexibility. It claims superior comfort, economy, and shape retention compared with single spring designs. Also notes a Swan cen clambake at Pearce's Grove drew about 1500 attendees with ample provisions and transport.
A philosopher historian asserts that despite high taxes, restrictive trade, and wars, private citizens rapidly create capital. He argues that even in loose and demoralized society the great mass must diligently pursue their own business and generate far more than they spend.
The note discusses ownership of instruments noting even the best piano guitar or fiddle, but claims no drum can be unbeatable. It mentions a second hand drum offered for sale at a reduced price and warns the drum has led many into trouble over the past four years.
A 19th century remedy claims lemon juice cut and wedged into a corn overnight will loosen the corn. Repeated applications are said to free the corn, leaving the sufferer happy for life, according to the writer.
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