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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1859
Page
2
The article argues the slave trade is reopening and expanding under covert northern and southern factions. It claims smugglers active from Africa to Florida, with ships fitted in northern ports, and calls for stronger federal enforcement, improved naval efforts, and closer coastal patrols to suppress illicit trafficking.
Excavation work at the site of the old St Michael's Church revealed a locust box beneath the corner stone. Inside were fragments of an old newspaper, a silver American dollar, and quarters from 1830 and 1831. The accompanying documents had decayed to dust.
Large patata crops in this area show exceptional yields with several fields producing about 350 bashela per acre. The tubers are unusually large and mealy, while other crops also promise good results.
GF Wp reports that Mrs Tanton and Skinner are repairing the Ine Railway and will have vessels ready to loan in eight to ten days. Rain last Wednesday night and Thursday refreshed crops. Mother Garth shows abundant food for man and beast. The Atlantic Mastary September issue lists works by Ary Scheffer and others. subscription is $3 per year.
John Daker of Fisher's Island sheared twenty four pounds of wool from an onshTe¢ year old cosset. The fleece is large but the Wyesterly Weekly holds the best of vouchers.
A new Voli epe tower is planned for St. Mishael's Church in Bristol. The design features a height around one hundred ten feet with a tower floor for 125 occupants and wall-space for 150 persons. The project will replace the old church site and adds to Bristol's three new church edifices, aiming to rival New England structures.
Foreman A Grezxe of the steamer Canonious will likely charter the vessel for a Rocky Point excursion in the latter part of the coming week. The American Brass Band has been engaged to perform, and a grand clam bake and chowder will be provided. All are urged to attend for a pleasant social time and rational recreation.
Newport stages a grand Ne-Union Festival for the Sons and Daughters of Rhodesland. City funds and private subscriptions supported a multi-boat arrival, processions on Washington Square, and a ceremonial march with bands, militias, and commemorative guests in a daylong celebration.
A Newport Rhode Island gathering hosted by Mayor Cranston included invited Sons and Daughters of Rhode Island, a long procession along Broad Marlborough Thames Cannon Spring and Main, a large tent feast for about 2500, and a series of toasts honoring governors historical figures and local groups. Lectures and speeches followed by civic leaders and guests from Providence New York and Boston with musical entertainment and illuminated streets.
An evening program lit by gas and lanterns featured a mayoral call to order. The event included a poem by Charles RP Brooks and remarks by Walter S. Nichols and Robert C. Pitman of Brooklyn and New Bedford, interwoven with musical selections.
The Clam Bake at Pearses Grove Swan zey on Wednesday last drew about twelve hundred attendees. The tables offered baked clams fish potatoes and green corn. wait times grew as visitor numbers exceeded supply. Gratitude is given to Rev Sweetman for politeness shown.
Boston publishers A Williams & Co announce an Almanac for 1860 to aid the National Monument to the Fathers at Plymouth Massachusetts. It includes Pilgrim costumes Mayflower ship town walls and other historical scenes. The plan is annual and the price is 25 cents per copy.
A major blaze in New Bedford on August 24 destroyed about twenty five buildings along North Water Street after flames spread to Bay and North streets. Several structures including Hathaway & Son’s machine shop and Wilcox’s planing mill burned. oil storage and ship chandlery suffered heavy losses. The fire caused injuries but no fatalities, with total losses estimated near 300,000 to 400,000 dollars and many families left destitute. Insurance coverage is partially detailed, with multiple local firms reporting varying amounts. The blaze featured large oil fires, explosions from burning casks, and a dramatic water street scene.
Wealthy Caldtrell resident Jessp Wil lame held on murder theft and cruelty charges was taken from Princeton jail and seven miles away, where his two sons John and Jaynes Wil lame allegedly escaped death by absconding. Dr Singleton and Mansfield Morse Straw ordered to leave the country amid suspected ties to the crime.
Hartford Times notes a frost on August 19 along the northern state line affecting Stafford grazing and corn slightly, with earlier frosts in July and a harder one in June. The piece predicts September frost and claims 1859 may be remembered as having frost every month, a record not seen since 1816.
The whaling bark Belle of this port has been sold to New York parties for 6500 cash. She is 286 tons, built in 1852 by Chase & Davis, noted for fine sailing and quality. A Milana Morning Star report claims the Iron Crown of Lombardy was stolen from Monza Cathedral and remains unfound.
A violent night attack aboard the steamer Express near Cambridge, led by men under Tigery of Enbults Rantera and Rip Raps, injured and robbed white passengers while a colored man was stabbed and his wife assaulted. Four ringleaders were arrested in Cambridge by the Dorchester county sheriff. one Black man reportedly died of wounds.
A riot broke out yesterday in Taconj during an excureign of the St. Vincent Sunday School with the Franklin Rifle Company. Soldiers defended themselves using rifle butts and firing pebbles, injuring about twenty. Police intervened as the disturbance resumed with the soldiers arriving in the city.
New York reports an attempted flood of counterfeit ten dollar notes aimed at the Narragansett Bank in Wickford R C last night. Police, aided by Detective Elder, arrested a suspect at Broadway and Canal Street with several bills. Investigations point toward the fraud’s originators.
The American Telegraph Company obtained War Secretary permission to open a marine telegraph station at Fort Lafayette and lay a cable to Fort Hamilton connecting with the Brooklyn line, enabling round the clock reporting of marine news. A grasshopper invasion is reported in Buffalo with widespread damage. In Kimball, Clair County, Constable Joseph Minor was fatally stabbed by a counterfeiters’ accomplice after a pursuit. a watchman at Fisher Mill was also stabbed. A large crowd gathers as the suspected killer remains at large.
A New York correspondent to the Charleston Mercury details a Caribbean slave trade network with two main classes of operators including brokers and capitalists. He cites two investors at a fashionable watering place who reportedly gained substantial sums. Traffic headquarters are listed as South William Broad and Water streets with two vessels fitting out locally.
The New York Express notes that from August 1855 to August 1858 sailors filed about 150 complaints yearly for cruel treatment at sea, mainly against mates. In the year to August 1859 complaints fell to 51, with 21 discharged, 8 dismissed for lack of witnesses, 17 warrants issued but not arrested, 3 tried and discharged, and 1 convicted after indictment.
City Government of Boston hosted a supper at the Parker House for Mayor Lincoln and about twenty City Council members. Brief addresses were given by Mayor Lincoln Mayor Mayo Alderman Armory and others as guests departed Mayo returns home pleased with the visit.
A two headed eagle of enormous size was found in Virginia and is to be presented to the Austrian Emperor by his Consul in New York. It is claimed to be the first living specimen of the Austrian national emblem. The American eagle is noted as having only one head.
The Congressional Society of Clinton sues BAS Hoskins to recover rent for premises occupied without a formal contract. The case centers on implied agreement and public posting in the vestibule as part of the dispute, with broader issues about contractual obligation and hearing the word of God.
The report describes a violent tornado at Prince Edward Island on the 5th inst tearing trees and causing extensive damage. It notes drowning deaths including Frederick Goodwin and Miss Maloney from a Holybor boat incident, plus a seven aboard vessel believed lost. Two Milwaukee boys smothered in a grain bin while grain flooded a canal gate.
In St Jaren parish a swamper was severely burned by two companions while he slept after drinking. They saturated his clothes with brandy and set him on fire, dying within an hour. The two perpetrators were arrested and jailed at Martinsville.
A gang under Mr Stryker dug up numerous human skeletons on Brooklyn Heights near a hospital site. The remains are believed to be Revolutionary War soldiers who died in that hospital. The area has long been densely built with homes.
The Narragansett Weekly notes a Saturday strike of lightning on a hay stack owned by Charles Crandall in Westerly. The bolt burned a hole from top to bottom about the size of a barrel but caused no further damage.
An Ulster owner and the Northern Presbyterians quote rights chief Baron Pigott noting riots at Down assizes. He praised the religious revival in the North for quelling party feuds and fostering better social conduct, hoping the movement would spread nationwide.
Reports tell of Americans discovering the Vera mina in Arizona famed for vast silver riches once worked by Jesuit explorers. In Berlin a 33 contender swimming race at a ladies seminary ends with a nineteen year old winner and celebratory toasts. Also notes Pennsylvania canals and rail roads yielding over a million yearly, New York debts, and a fatal Lowell Street fire caused by camphene.
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