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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1858
Page
2
The article contemplates Mexico's shaky move toward a free constitution, warning that disorder and foreign powers loom. It argues an alliance with the United States may be safest, yet impractical, and awaits the upcoming presidential message for data.
Congress meets on Monday with expected quorum in both houses. The President’s Message may arrive Wednesday, drawing attention to tariff reform and policies on Cuba, Mexico, and Central America.
Last week observers reported three dollar counterfeit notes alleged to be in circulation at the Eagle Bank in this place and traced to New York. Officials say no three dollar bills have been issued by the Eagle Bank in five years and that most previously issued notes have likely returned, indicating these three are spurious.
Snow began Sunday around 1 a.m. and persisted through the day. By Monday morning about six inches lay on level ground. The weather turned clear and mild, with another snow shower Tuesday morning followed by pleasant spells for the rest of the week, though chilly at times.
The notice expresses disappointment that few subscribers have paid their bills sent with papers. It thanks those who did and urges the rest to remit promptly to settle with the paper dealer, type founder, ink maker, and others awaiting payment.
Public Opinion was the subject of an excellent lecture delivered by the Rt Rev Sr Cuarg on Tuesday evening. Blustering weather kept the house thinner than usual, but attendees enjoyed a rich intellectual feast.
A Liverpool Times excerpt notes Col Sawnz Norns among Europa passengers in Boston after five weeks away. The Court of Probate plans its regular December session at 2 PM, and Falls River Iron Works adds a new passenger and freight office at the town wharf. A Bristol Saloon on State Street signals growing Lager Beer trade, while public opinion increasingly targets saloon closures and potential ruin for many.
Editor notes missing November and December issues of Atlantic Monthly. They state efforts to remain punctual in noting each number as received and request the publisher to send the issues promptly.
The piece railes against overcurious observers likening them to Paul Pry figures. It describes their intrusive behavior in church, at social gatherings, and in daily life, peering into others affairs, gossiping about motives, dress, and connections, and never satisfied by any answers.
The Rev. Mr Qurazav is scheduled to deliver two lectures at the Court House on Monday evening next.
An obituary notes the sudden death of an accomplished daughter of Richard D. Smith in town after a health decline following a Hartford visit. The article also recounts reports from a New York correspondent about Frank Gouldy, whose death deeply distressed his father who feared his son would return to repeat a tragedy.
The Governor has stopped trips between Providence and New York for now. When the Stonington company contract with Agstom and Providence Railroad expires, a new boat line may operate the route, but current contracts prevent adding extra cars from other boat lines to the road.
Walter Aimwell presents The Aimwell Stories No 6 Trying To Be Soursopy in Boston by Gorto & Lincoxy. The volume targets young readers with short instructive lessons for Sabbath schools aiming to inspire truth and virtue. Contents include The New Same Something about Diaries Snow and Ice The Referee Case A Day at School Sweety and Bitters How to be Happy Sabbath Lessons and more.
Washington correspondence reports Spain seeks concessions from Mexico not conquest and that England and France may press for pacific settlement. Spain denies invasion plans while using a naval presence to support diplomacy. It suggests the U S should send a naval force to observe ports and protect citizens, but none is available.
A New Brunswick schooner M F Webb bound for Hart ford with coal struck a Guilford reef during a Sunday storm. The captain, three crew, his wife and young daughter clung to the rigging as waves broke over the deck. The little girl fell to the sea and was lost while a Faulkner's Island lighthouse keeper risked his life to save the survivors.
The eighteen day trial ends with Plumer found guilty of murder and others guilty of manslaughter. The jury singled out Plumer as leader, though grounds for distinguishing defendants remain contested. Counsel for Plumer plans to move for arrest of judgment and a new trial.
A London woman aged 92 dies in the same room where she was born, never spending a night away from it during her long life.
Walker’s expedition ends as last invasion attempt is abandoned. The so called emigrants disperse and the vessel intended to transport them has been chartered to carry cotton to Europe.
Three days after leaving Europe the steamship Europa arrived in Boston at 11 o clock Tuesday night. The Ariel from New York to Liverpool faced a severe storm. its captain Ludlow sustained a knee pan injury from a sea. Gales off the English coast subsided and other notes report the French commission on African slaves and various international movements including reinforcements to Cochin China. Reports also mention a papal petition, a Bombay to England mail, a fatal Arsenal accident at Kurrachee, Liverpool cotton prices, bread and provisions, and a easy London money market.
The Salem Gazette reports Capt Gillan of the American Brig Rockingham sent news from the near coast showing a French war steamer seized twenty five Rockingham crew in fourteen days and forcibly impressed one sailor into French service. No American consul was present, so redress could not be obtained.
Sergeant Birney received a subpoena to testify at the November trial of Ben Wood and partners in Swan & Co s lottery at Augusta Georgia. The letter notes six indictments since Birney left and suggests an effort to stop the disgraceful business.
Henry Gambrill, a Pulg Ugly Club member in Baltimore, was sentenced Monday to be hanged for the wilful shooting of policeman Benton a few weeks earlier. Aged under twenty one, he ran a drinking saloon known as a rendezvous for club members. He protested his innocence when asked to speak before sentencing.
A mysterious poisoning at Dr. Kittredge’s Lowell boarding house Friday morning sickened all boarders and family after breakfast. Arsenic is suspected as coffee and sugar were shared, coffee grounds sent to Boston for analysis by Dr. Jackson. some patients recovered, others confined to bed.
A young girl defied her parents by running away with her lover. They descended from her window and were joined in marriage by a reverend clergyman hired for the occasion in Sandwich. Mercury notes the event as a lay of romance in opposition to family wishes.
A London gathering of three hundred members of a religious society agreed to sanction marriages between non members within its meetings. They also dropped restrictions on plain speech behavior and apparel while affirming Christian moderation. The Boston Courier contrasts this with Governor Banks Thanksgiving proclamations.
Conton r Straxy St Rev E Cone Jr a Universalist preacher in the West once argued salaries were wicked and ministers should preach for nothing and support themselves by labor. After two years he found this doctrine unworkable and has taken a paid position in Osseo Michigan, embracing the laborer is worthy of his hire.
The New Bedford Mercury reports that the junior tragedy principal used an assumed name Plumer, real name William Y. Sumner, possibly related to a State Senator Sumner. The Sumner family near Boston raised $1000 to hire counsel for his defense.
Marcus J. Parrott, a Kansas delegate, froze the toast No more slave States at a Platte City banquet in Missouri. The remark provoked intense excitement and he was forced to flee to avert violence.
Captain Dobson, master of the bark Isla de Cuba, was discharged after a federal examination on suspicion of engaging in the slave trade. Passenger Smalley testified Dobson warned of illegality and threatened to leave the voyage. Another item reports John Crowley murdering his wife Joanna with an axe. he fled as police hunt him.
The grand jury reported no bill in all three cases against the Echo crew. The defense argued the act declaring the slave trade piracy as unconstitutional, to be decided on appeal. The U S Attorney will continue to pursue the prisoners.
A mass meeting at the Cooper Institute in New York opposed expelling the Bible from schools. James W. Gerard presided, and a resolution urged voters to back school officers without candidates opposed to Bible use. Several distinguished speakers addressed the gathering.
Coroner R W Potter conducted an inquest at the Dexter Asylum on Saturday afternoon into the death of a four week old male infant, son of inmate Mary Fitz Gibbon. The child fell from a bed into a nearby water pot and drowned between 11 and 12 o clock Friday night. verdict ruled accidental drowning.
A Georgia House bill, approved 56 to 2, forbids first cousin marriages and imposes severe penalties and inheritance disqualification for offspring. The preamble claims many deformities arise from close kin intermarriage.
English MP Charles Buxton denounces mass executions in India recounting Allahabad and Punjab killings, including ten thousand dead or more across regions. He cites mutinies, reprisals, and hanging of village leaders, urging accountability for the violence.
A reportedly seventeen to eighteen year old, well dressed woman, on a Fall River line train to Bridgewater, requested to be left at the station. She was taken to Bridgewater Hotel, found asleep and unresponsive Tuesday morning, with no id or clear explanation. A note to Abigail MacIntyre and a Bible with church recommendations were found. rail passes imply Fairhaven or New Bedford origins.
A Cincinnati Probate Court report says a man seeking a marriage license learned a prior license had been issued to another suitor for the same woman. The second applicant later married the woman, while the first’s mother favored him. In New York, John Lloyd of John Lloyd & Co. was arrested on a smuggling warrant issued by the Southern District Lodge and taken there by U S Marshal Gardener.
Anxiety grows over the Indian Empire after an October 23 departure from New York with 117 souls aboard. After a collision at harbor and two days in Halifax for repairs, the steamer sailed October 29 and has since vanished, feared added to the Wanderers at sea. The London Critic praises Atlantic Monthly while noting American rivals in magazines.
The Jewish communities of Philadelphia and New York urge action after the forcible removal of a Jewish child named Edgar Mortara from his parents in Bologna within the Papal dominion. Secretary Cass declines interference, citing autonomy of a foreign power. Protests and memorials press for the child’s restoration.
The sloop Exchange owned by Capt Franklin Thatcher of Dartmouth was run down by the Empire State. Thatcher then hired the sloop Henry of Newport. On a passage from New London to New Haven the Henry sprang a leak and ran ashore in West Bay on the 24th, breaking up. cargo 450 bushels potatoes and 80 bushels husks for Imiah West of Fairhaven were lost. 400 bushels of potatoes and husks arrived later on the Mary Elizabeth.
The Southern press commends the new gubernatorial messages to state legislatures, praising businesslike treatment of state affairs and moderation on slavery. Judge Edmonds lectures on spiritualism recounting a drunkard spirit asking for drink and requesting ardent spirits through a medium.
Captain Gifford of the Mercury provides notes on about sixty five whalers cruising Ochotak with mid June to July promising. Reports suggest the Ochotsk fleet may reach or exceed prior years while Arctic yields remain weak and North Pacific counts near two hundred ships at Honolulu.
A Herald correspondent aboard the US Navy ship Mississippi at Simoda Japan reports a widespread illness, diarrhea, but notes improvement. The crew looks pale, weight loss to around 140 pounds from 190, with hope to return home by February or March next year.
A London boy, son of Mr Gillean, stuck his tongue to a frost coated iron lamp post in a cold morning moment. Warm tea and steam failed to release him until the father cut the tongue free with a knife, to the boy’s relief and the spectators’ astonishment.
Getgo Black and his wife were killed on the Hudson River railroad track near Tarrytown on Thursday evening while returning from a prayer meeting. They were walking on the track as a train approached, ending their lives instantly. A correspondent for the Beaton Traveller also notes a brief historical religious event in Simoda.
A critic laments the press bears undue burdens from pulpit, bar, stage, and all factions. The writer argues the press must aid all, yet receives no pay or thanks and is blamed for failing to support every interest.
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