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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1858
Page
2
The piece laments Mexican political collapse as Comonfort falls amid factional strife. Zuluwaga is elected president with Santa Anna likely to return, while the nation faces renewed anarchy and doubts about liberty.
Town audience heard Rev J L Diwan speak on commerce shaping liberty and culture. He linked war to rude commerce yet praised trade as source of peace and national strength, noting England as a master of the main.
A New York letter covers Europe news from Arago and Canton attacks, Washington duels and Washington's birthday events, sleighing in snow, and a humorous onion hair anecdote from Bristol. It notes brisk city life, balls, and street scenes amid winter conditions.
The Senate declined the request to detach Bristol and attach a portion to Warren. The vote split twenty for and against, with arguments presented by William L. Bagsr of Warren for the petitioners and Wingate Hays of Providence for Bristol. After full discussion, the decision followed the earlier stance on strict justice.
The March Term of the September Court for Bristol County begins in this town on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock.
The sale to satisfy a debt will occur today at 1 PM in front of the Post Office. Five shares of the Commercial Bank capital stock are offered in a public auction advertised previously.
The Democratic State Convention met in Providence on Thursday afternoon with broad town representation. Wm Beach Lawrence and Welcome B Sayles were nominated for President, Sayles winning 58 to 27 on the ballot. Sayles addressed the body as chair, resolutions followed amid lively debate, and the convention adjourned to March 18. Delegates debated Buchanan, the Lecompton Constitution, Cuba, Nicaragua, and related issues, with some lighthearted comments about swallowing objections.
On Thursday evening a levee at Governor Drsr’s mansion gathered General Assembly members, Providence officials, and guests. A generous spread delighted attendees as the Governor and his sons shared smiles and hospitality. The party ended early with remarks about Dr Hawes’ upcoming rooms visit on Hope and Church streets Tuesday next.
The Providence State House hosted a February convention by the American Republican faction. Delegates elected governor Elisha Dyer, lieutenant governor Thomas Turner, and secretary of state John R. Bartlett, with Jerome B. Kimball named as attorney general by unanimous vote. A State Central Committee was formed with county representatives to draft resolutions and oversee nominations.
At a State House meeting on February 24 the Republican State Committee revokes an earlier call for a State Convention and reaffirms the Philadelphia Convention principles of 1856 and the 1857 Congressional Republican Caucus. It resolves to call a State Convention on March 17, 1858 to elect a State Central Committee and conduct other business.
The piece notes the conversion of three Democratic candidates for the Presidency to anti fire-eater views after reading Psalm 75. It reports the Senate spent Thursday and yesterday debating an amendment to a Banks act, while the House did little of importance.
West Dennis widow Olive Baxter killed her four year old daughter Tuesday night by choking with a scarf. The New Haven Journal notes William N. Matson of Hartford, a strong endorser of John W. Seymour, is so affected by Seymour’s defalcation that his sanity is in question and he has been sent to the Insane Retreat.
The ship Howard reached Newmore from Hamburg after ninety six days at sea, with 286 names aboard and 37 deaths from sickness and dehydration. In St Louis a lecturer Andrew Jackson Davis claimed death is mere exfoliation of the spirit and a gentle transition to another state.
A fragmented clipping notes a woman seeking a divorce after a quick three hour marriage following her mother’s funeral in Johnstown. It also reports the Adriatic sailing after provisioning at Guernsey, a late seizure, and jokes about the Texas Legislature holding four daily sessions including a pre breakfast meeting with the Austin Gazette claiming a 4 AM start.
A banquet praised for extravagance drew rebuke from high quarters after a costly new dish, Salade Russe, allegedly cost five thousand francs. The dish mixed coal of various fish and game with players' eggs, an unusual culinary invention noted in the Parts Court Journal.
Ilavana Times correspondent notes probable settlement of Spanish and Mexican difficulties. Gen Cochran received official instructions, documents arrived via last English packet. French engineer M Doverey, administrator of Credit Mobilier sugar estates, murdered on a visit to San Martin estate. assassins not yet arrested.
The son of the late Judge Durfee Simeon B Durfee reportedly drowned himself at Anaquaker Pond near his mother's Tiverton home. He studied for the ministry and was widely respected. He left his hat and pocketbook on the ice before entering the water. He was a nephew of Son N. B. Borden of Fall River.
A morning blaze in New Orleans destroyed several steamers including the Virginia Montauk W W Sherman and S Prentiss plus the small Montgomery. Estimated loss reaches $70,000 with partial insurance. The Dover suffered damage and other vessels were injured. Port shipping faced a precarious situation.
Colonel William W. Brown, longtime Providence Light Infantry commander, resigns as commandant after being elected Major General of the Rhode Island Militia. The unit adopts resolutions praising his thirty four years of service and leadership.
A Paris telegram notes talk of a possible papal abdication and a change in Rome’s temporal government. Father Ventura is repeatedly named as a likely successor and even elevated to cardinal in preparation for a potential crown transfer, signaling a pivotal shift at the Vatican.
The Boston Journal argues hotel layouts risk travelers during fires as stairways become blocked by flame and smoke. It urges proprietors to install rope ladders and emergency devices on every floor to allow rapid egress from sleeping rooms in a blaze, noting past catastrophes and near misses.
Maritime notes report the steamship Anglo-Saxon arriving with 71 passengers after a Cape Race ice delay. In St Louis, the Pacific Hotel fire is clarified with lower death tolls. several victims named and authorities forming committees to aid the injured and bereaved.
By noon no meeting between Cullom and Clay had been arranged. A barber shop fight near Willard's Hotel involved Lieut. Bell and Lieut. Williams, with a possible duel referenced. Ex-Lieut. Klind and Capt. Corne were bailed $2500 each for challenging Commodore Boutwell. The Washington Monument Society elected a new board aligned with opposing politics after six months of withdrawal.
A gas explosion at the Methodist Protestant church on Sixth Street near Race in Cincinnati injured eight to ten people and threatened several lives. The blast shattered pews and windows, tore up floors, and blew doors from hinges as bodies and church debris scattered across the basement and nearby streets.
The John Milton of New Bedford, Capt. Harding, from the Chincha Islands, went ashore six miles west of Montauk Light during a violent gale and was a total loss. All officers and crew perished. eight bodies and the captain’s desk washed ashore. The wreck, scattered along the beach, is in coroner hands.
The text outlines acts by the General Assembly on Trustan Pond oysters restricting harvest to two bushels per twenty four hours with penalties for excess or sale of oysters, plus provisions granting Providence aldermen power to modify public highways, and an amendment to education appropriations for indigent blind and other disabled state beneficiaries allowing extended funding periods if justified.
Fragmentary legislative act detailing fraud and voidability of gifts and conveyances to defraud creditors. Names Secretary Joan R Bartlett and John R Bartlett appear. references to Revised Statutes chapters 146 22 and 3 17 show historic legal reforms. text includes several drafting errors and garbled phrases.
The funeral in Paris for the Queen of Ondo drew vast crowds and halted Boulevards as the coffin, covered in cashmere silk, rode on a hearse paraded by six white horses. Attendants perfumed the body with aromatic oils while guards and an entourage in violet robes accompanied the royal son. In North Adams the Iron Company paused operations after poor sales since September.
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