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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1856
Page
2
The piece reviews President Pierce’s fourth annual message noting its unusual format and partisan defense of policies especially on Kansas. It argues the president favors sectional interests, accuses Republicans of revolutionary aims, and critiques the document for bias while recognizing honest effort and some strong points.
The First Congregational Church in Fall River ordained Rev J Lewis Dian as pastor on Tuesday evening. Sermon by Prof Phelps of Andover Theological Seminary, with readings, prayers, and fellowship rites. Attendance from Fall River and nearby towns noted. sermon based on James 1:18. Citizens anticipate a winter series of popular lectures by acclaimed lecturers.
The Ladies of St Michael's Church host a tea party and sale at the armory on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next. Attendees may enjoy social time and good things prepared, supporting benevolent objectives while fostering community harmony and goodwill.
The Ladies of St. Mark's Church Warren announce a Tea Party on the evenings of the 15th and 19th inst. Local societies in Bristol and Warren show growing harmony as citizens expect good turnout. The Stropentano Schommati, a top children’s magazine, begins its third volume with editors promising superior content. Subscription offered by inson and Richardson at 119 Washington Street Boston for $1 per year.
The December issue of The Gapiss Wreath and Partor Annual is praised for its excellent number engravings in front of The Happy Bride and the Passion Flower. Burdick and Scovill publish the work at No 8 Spruce Street New York priced at $1 per annum.
Readers are urged to view the Cosmopolitan Art Union advertisement located in another column and to read the advertisement of The Nation on the third page for further details.
The Mammoth Pictorial Dandle Brother JONATHAN is in the field with pictures for Christmas holidays. Published by B H Day at 48 Beekman Street New York the issue costs 32 cents. Nine copies postpaid cost one dollar. eleven if not postpaid. A merchant reports a Barbados dated letter claiming the captain plans to desert with the ship and cargo aboard the brig Boston. The Boston Bee notes underground telegraph wires sought for New York and Boston with $200,000 sunk in line construction.
Letters from Liberia report sugar cultivation thriving with several growers planning large exports to the United States. One grower named Richardson expects to ship two hundred hogsheads of sugar from his first grinding.
A historical survey of ancient musical origins credited to Mercury and Apollo. It traces instruments across civilizations, describes roles of the coryphaeus and tanu-ductor, cites Plutarch and Ericus, and notes biblical mentions of instruments from the harp to the trumpet.
St Mark's Church invited Rev. Bator W. Maxcy Jr to become pastor and he accepted the invitation. Maxcy, ordained last summer, has preached at Crompton Mills and is regarded as a suitable and capable clergyman. War ren Telegraph.
The washed ashore body at Liascon set Nantucket on November 17 is identified by clothing as Captain Seeley, master of the schooner Splendid of New London, wrecked on Tuckernuck Shoal in October. No trace of the Lyonnais steamer or its boats has been recovered besides the Dutch sighting.
A letter to the Atlantic from Capt Peabody of the Neptune describes picking up a drift boat from the French steamer Le Lyonnais. On board were wine kegs, provisions, five hundred dollars, chronometers, a spy glass, and a bottle marked with the ship name. The crew rescued the vessel’s boat after spotting wreckage and noted the inscription.
The Collins steamship Atlantic under Captain West reaches near the hight ship at 9 am and docks by noon with Liverpool news dated Nov 26 four days after the Arabia advices. The Asia arrived in Liverpool from New York at 6 pm on the 223 ult. Liverpool markets remained quiet as Consols rose to 94½. money and rates eased while government soundings and telegraph work receive discussions of British and U.S. cooperation.
In a Senate session on Tuesday December 9 Mr Colinmer denounced the presidents charges against Republicans as unfounded. He focused on slavery and Congress authority over territories. In the House discussion on the Whitfield case the Kansas delegate oath passed 112 to 108. The House debated elections and approved hospital and military pension funding bills.
A wood car house of the Boston and Providence Railroad near India Point was burned dawn yesterday. Nine cars including eight spur cars and a Bristol baggage car were lost, with about 6000 dollars in damage. Sleighs owned by Mr. Allen and a large wood pile also burned, totaling further losses.
A young man was found Monday hanging in the woods near New London in Huron County. He had removed his watch money and valuables and stored them before taking his life. He appeared to have been dead for days with animals gnawing at his fingers. The man was well dressed, but his identity remained unknown, suggesting possible self-inflicted death after a failed deceit.
The Providence Tribune reports the death of a son of Senator Charles T. James who drowned while skating on Long Pond in Cranston yesterday. The youth was about 15 years old.
The Warren Telegraph reports a strong turnout for Mr Tiepke's Concert at Armory Hall on Monday evening. The appreciative audience, including Bristol delegates, praised the German vocal pieces and the brilliance of Weise on piano and Finkenstedt on flute. The tuning slight desviation did not mar overall satisfaction, and plans for future concerts were announced.
John C Brown saw a woman engulfed in flames through a Griffin Street shop window and forced entry. He dragged her to the street and extinguished the fire, but she burned horribly and died within hours. She was the Portuguese keeper Joseph King’s wife with two children, and the stove overflow likely spread the blaze amid drunkenness.
In New York on Sunday Patrick McIntire attempted suicide with laudanum and was taken to a station house. A physician first deemed the case hopeless but a second doctor used a leather belt to flog him. The harsh treatment revived him and he recovered.
A Jewish circumcision was performed yesterday on a child of Mr. B. Shuman at his South Main Street home. Rev. Mr. Wolff of Boston conducted the rite in the presence of many Hebrews and Christians. The ceremony was followed by a large festive dinner shared by Israelites and guests.
Boston Chronicle reports counterfeit 820 notes circulating in the vicinity of the Commercial Bank of Rhode Island. The notice warns the public to avoid unauthorized currency and to report suspicious bills to local authorities.
A report from Louisville on December 8 claims Southern Kentucky black residents staged a rebellion with attacks on iron works. Vigilance Committees reportedly formed in Lafayette and Hopkinsville to take prompt action.
Fairbanks boy of Towserid Vermont died after falling on an open knife he carried for protection. He had been at a neighbor’s that evening where frightful stories were told. The weapon pierced his heart and caused his death.
Correspondence from Norra Roxestown reports the 15 year old William Henry Cepron found dead near a barn yard fence on Mr James Huling’s property. A coroner’s jury ruled death by self inflicted pistol shot. His parents live in East Greenwich.
The schooner Fannie Crocker of Dighton Mass capt. Allen struck near Saybrook lightship Wednesday night and sank after three impacts. Captain Allen, his son, and one seaman escaped, but four crewmen James Blissard John Camford Isaac Wallace and James Ackery were lost. Cargo copper valued at 12000 and vessel insured total 5 500 plus 10 000 on copper and metal and 3 000 and 1 000 on coal and other insurance in multiple offices.
In Savannah a Southern Convention discussion centered on reopening the slave trade with Mr Goulding urging renewal and the editor of the Charleston Standard backing it. A motion to take up Goulding's resolution failed 16 to 68 as South Carolina Texas and part of Tennessee supported it. Resolutions on a Pacific Railroad were reported, advocating no federal power to build it and private construction with land grants, mail contracts, and state aid.
The Morning Commercial reports a ship of 800 tons set to carry a full cargo of cotton seed to Providence where it will be pressed for oil and cake. An oil-extraction factory already operates in Rhode Island and Boston investors plan similar plants, signaling strong commercial potential for the seed.
A vast fall of snow in France near Paris on November 15 slows diligences wagons and even tailway trains across roads to the metropolis. The event is described as a heavier mid November snow than seen by the oldest inhabitants. The report includes a dispatch from Washington December 8 noting Sumner hopes to reach Washington before New Year’s Day though illness and duty keep him cautious. A Boston widow named Cole is reported to have hanged herself in Main Street residence. Snow in France and related travel disruption are the main items.
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