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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1857
Page
2
A long letter tone wishes readers a happy new year and urges perseverance amid adversity. It notes faith in divine Providence and hopes for justice in Kansas, government reforms, and broad civil and religious liberty. It reports local court and assembly dates, a senator election, a Brooklyn marriage death, thanks for documents, and a state lecture on absenteeism in schools.
The Kansas Concert in Providence raised about five hundred dollars, all to be sent to Kansas sufferers. New Year's visits are rising in New England though not in this town, where relatives mostly observe the custom. The Young Bachelors' Club hosted an open house with a generous spread and pleasant conversation for guests.
The report notes a well attended Thursday evening lecture with two thirds ladies in the audience. Henry Giles, Esq. will speak on a Thursday next, promising another rich treat and a masterly treatment of Burlesque yet suggesting a different opening subject might have been more fitting.
The Warren Telegraph seems eager to record as many deaths as possible from the town and nearby line. It notes that many fatalities near the town are attributed to Warren, with signs of questionable attribution by those signing the notices.
An exquisite Italian Marble monument with an urn was installed last week in St. Michael's Church burying ground over the late Rev. John Bristed formerly rector of the church.
A late edition notes a young man missing from the harbor waters, a rare sight for the season. It mentions Sawver Norais of this town arriving in New York on the Europa from Liverpool, and details a disaster aboard the America off Cape Clear with severe damages and a terrifying gate.
A fragment from an 1734 35 grocer’s bill lists items such as lip cider pipe mugs dramers and punch. It notes payments and credits and references steamship Lexas and Walker's army in a scattered historical ledger context.
A verbose century piece lampoons hoop skirts and silk canopies, contrasting fashion’s rise with industry shifts. It parades social vanity, accidental mishaps, and a vivid tale of a bridged mishap that spurred larger hoop adoption, ending with a playful warning about fashion’s reach.
Reports from Europe note the Fulton arriving at New York with passengers from Ireland and London after gale disruptions. Other steamers including City of Washington and Hermann faced repairs, while Queen Victoria hosted officers from the Resolute. Paris Congress timings and international tensions are summarized with several battles and political events noted.
Reports from New Orleans New York and various towns recount rising tensions among enslaved people in Louisiana Tennessee Kentucky Georgia and South Carolina. Investigations mention hangings executions and slave escapes while white communities arm and mobilize to suppress the unrest.
The New York Commercial Advertiser recalls Benj Flanders of Flanders & Co. as a charitable, upright merchant. Flags fly at half mast as friends praise his benevolence, justice, and adherence to divine law over worldly gain, mourning the loss of a steadfast Christian.
A bookkeeper testifies in Huntington's trial about aiding with loans to merchants to cover debts. He describes lending by firms at one percent daily, sometimes five to ten thousand dollars, with the borrower intending to repay only a portion of what was earned. The passage implies many business failures follow such borrowing.
A convict, Charles L. Decatur, fatally stabbed Warden Tenney in the upholstery shop at half past three. Deputy Warden Walker had been killed days earlier, and Decatur was restrained by officer T. Deering with help from other inmates. Tenney, married less than three weeks, died soon after at the hospital. Decatur, a Maine native, had prior terms at the House of Correction and the State Prison.
A fragmentary account describes a warden shot and a deadly knife used at Suffolk jail. Details mention a four inch blade sharpened to a spear point, a man named Magee, and the implicated wife of Deputy Warden Bartlett grieving deeply.
Cornelius Cannon a gardener for James C. Matheson New Utrecht was killed by John Langdon of 81 Charlton Street New York. Langdon shot Cannon in the back of the head near Gowanus then dumped the body on Bath Plank Road and fled. he confessed saying he killed for his money. The body was found and Langdon was arrested.
A Paris bulletin reports a rumored Anglo French expedition planned for spring to China. The goal is to aid missionaries, press for more liberal trade treaties, and include French Catholic clergy and a large retinue. credibility of the report is uncertain.
Last evening the jail diifters reported that a colored man named Jackson, who worked in the carver's shop, was armed and would attempt to kill a guard. Officers searched him and found a sharp knife. He was placed in temporary confinement and gave no information about his plans. Philadelphia police faced excitement over rumors of hundreds of filibusters and a large party planning to reach the city from Norfolk, with efforts to prevent disorder. An excursion train from New York to Albany derailed due to damaged track, injuring several passengers and suspending travel.
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