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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1865
Page
2
The act assigns duties to select officials to list dog owners and enforce compliance with Chapter 524. It imposes a 100 dollar fine for neglecting duties and requires annual August reports on clerk performance. New dog owners after June 1 may register within 30 days with fees of 2.15 dollars for males and 6.15 dollars for females.
The speaker condemns trusting princes, citing historic rulers from Nebuchadnezzar to Taylor and Caesar, warning that earthly power corrupts. A comic tale follows Lucius O Roon as he envisions oil winnings from a pigsty incident and a scolding joke about a pig and an oil well.
The article presents a Jeffersonian style quote from Webster praising land liberty and institutions. The July 15 1865 morning edition marks the date of this historical issue with emphasis on inherited rights and civic duty.
Opinion argues national debt is a burden mainly to the taxpayer, not investors. It cites the Civil War as a people’s war funded by heavy taxes, praises unity, warns against repudiation, and expresses confidence in future growth and all states honoring their duties under the Rhode Island motto Hope.
The total subscriptions to the US Seven-Thirties last week amounted to $20,848 800.
The Wheat harvest of Indians and Illinois is said to be good in quantity and quality, harvested in the best condition.
Reported killings by three robbers in Madison County Ohio claim eight women as victims. A pursuing group in or near the town reportedly killed the robbers. The Great Eastern is slated to sail with the Atlantic cable around July 18.
The anniversary featured superior addresses from visiting gentlemen before students. Examinations across classical, mathematical, scientific, and commercial programs showed flourishing results. Principal James T. Edwards led an efficient education effort with music art and practical training in a Rhode Island school near easy access.
The London Temeras notes cholera advances from Mecca and Medina as pilgrims perish along the road to the Kaaba People of Egypt suffer thousands of deaths as harbors close to Alexandria mail boats quarantine. Overland dispatches homeward show the disease on its periodical march.
The New York Post warns that British aristocratic misrepresentations could stoke public jealousy and spark war. It argues American institutions endure due to popular support, while European interest in these advantages underscores the rational American character.
George W. Bickley president of the Golden Circle issues a Fort Warren dated executive order suspending the labor of the order's departments until July 1870 when a congress will meet in Washington with open doors and later lay the Saxon University cornerstone. All military department members are released from allegiance and secrecy obligations. A vindication of the order’s origin rise and destiny is printed in full in the Times.
Ceremonies at Gettysburg mark laying of a cornerstone for a tall monument sixty feet high to honor Civil War heroes. State and military officers, civic bodies, and a visitor-friendly site will allow precise designation of the battlefield’s pivotal moments from July 1863.
The report notes two plagues, the Russian and cholera, troubling Turkey and Arabia as Europe contends with civil strife. Mecca losses reach forty eight thousand pilgrims with corpses clogging streets, while Egypt faces infection and France and England impose sanitary measures. France’s harbours bar ships from Alexandria. egg prices rise due to revenue stamps on goods.
The New York World dispatch from Washington reports semi official statements on Mexico policy. It asserts the government will protest any foreign troops aiding Maximilian arriving on Mexican shores and will maintain a 100,000-strong Texas army to pressure his withdrawal through observation and moral influence.
An Havana letter describes an alleged sorcerer in Jacmel who coerced locals into a plan involving killing an old man and drinking his blood. Police have arrested most participants except the promoter, with the sorcerer still at large and pursued.
In the New York Superior Court ruling an inn keeper is not liable for large sums deposited for safekeeping beyond ordinary care unless special compensation is paid or a hire arrangement exists. A guest deposited 25 000 in Farle's Hotel and recovered 1 000, the jury deeming that amount appropriate for traveling expenses.
A Cincinnati incident ends in tragedy as Mrs Nelson Kneate mistakes a dead man for her husband the author of Ben Bolt. She kisses the body and weeps in grief while her son also identifies the man as his father. Later she learns the death was not her spouse, sparking coroner and press interest in a mysterious case.
The Panama Review notes varying conditions across the region with Chili at peace Bolivia quiet Peru in a row Ecuador in a riot Colombia sleeping Costa Rica the name Nicaragaa keeping The peace for a time Honduras uncertain Which way to go Salvador's troubles ended Guatemala's also.
Gentlemen just from Fortress Monroe report that Jeff Davis remains in excellent health. Meals are sent directly from Dr Cravan.hia attend ing physician, via his daughter. A rebel soldier recently sent a letter to Davis with fifteen dollars in Confederate money to aid his fare.
A Philadelphia newspaper prints eight columns of tightly set names of Pennsylvania soldiers who died in the rebel prison at Andersonville. The long list honors the fallen with the somber commemorative tone of wartime reporting.
A New York paper claims leading Masons in Massachusetts plan to invite influential Southern Masons to visit and share hospitality to heal past conflicts and foster Union at the individual level.
The late Admiral Dupont leaves 175000 to a Washington asylum for orphans of soldiers. June pensions surge with 34000 to soldiers and 50000 to widows and minors. War pension payments rise to 9 million the past year. total wartime pensions may reach 13 million annually. Jeff Davis papers suggest guilt and possible military commission for assassination or civil treason trial.
A daughter of Commodore Shubrick and niece of the late Rear Admiral Du Ut is chosen as Superior in the Convent of Er oy in Worcester.
A wide column covers cotton selling for gold in South Carolina, soldiers’ demobilization plans, large prisoner releases, a gruesome fatal accident involving a child, smuggling seizures in Gloucester, and telegraph and railway updates. It notes White House and naval changes, court sentences, and various local tragedies and curiosities.
Peral Affairs reports an auction in this town selling multiple Franklin and Wood street parcels formerly owned by the late J Glover Holding. Prices range from 95 to 740 dollars with numerous lots transferred to Philip Bourn James Phelps Marmaduke Mason and others. A Bristol Neck land sale to John Gray brings 465 dollars. A Providence rail accident description notes a three year old heifer killed near Vue de Leau as train passes. National Rubber Co walls rebuilt and ready for roof after prior blast.
Lieut Charles A Waldron completes the town census listing 840 dwelling houses 1053 families and a total population of 4649 residents.
Gold Selden Co of 27 Cortlandt St New York advertises 100000 watches chains gold bees silver tea sets napkin rings sets of jewelry rings and more at one dollar each with value certificates and scaled discounts per quantity. No banks and no article under one dollar. Agents wanted in every town. Send for circular.
The closing out sale of Spring and Summer stock at the Store of Mr S A Cooke Providence draws town readers to purchase. Prices are advertised plainly with clear figures. Also notes a temperance gathering at Rocky Hill and a taunting drunkard challenged by Father Taylor with sharp remark about a red nose. Bangor Fourth of July features Wm Hutchins veteran of Revolution. Other patriots Samuel Cooke Clarendon NY Samuel Downing Edinburg Saratoga NY and James Busham Missouri noted for anniversary celebrations.
It is noted that during the consecration of Dr Manning the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster there were at least one hundred priests surrounding the high altar who had previously been in orders of the Church of England or had fellowship at English colleges.
A noon blaze in Barngm's Museum on Broadway rushes to adjacent properties on Ann and Fulton streets in New York. Twenty four Broadway buildings, eight on Ann street, and five on Fulton street are destroyed. the Mussum is total loss, with no injuries reported and about one million dollars in damage. Fire originates in the museum boiler and is halted by firefighters at 18 Ann Street and 147 Fulton Street.
Internal Revenue returns show Wm B Astor at 1.3 million, Cornelius Vanderbilt 575 thousand last year 680 thousand now, J C Green 360 thousand with rise, Jonathan Thorn 229 thousand up from 138 thousand, Stewart Brown 127 thousand up from 91 thousand, J T Johnson 300 thousand. In the Sixth District 112 residents earned over 20 thousand with total returns 6.81 million, up 2.54 million year over year.
The Chicago Tribune notes several cholera cases in the midat due to hot weather. Some cases proved fatal and well known citizens were afflicted by various forms of intestinal illness from summer complaint to dysentery. Officials urge caution and preventive measures.
New York papers report a heavy decline in meats with dressed beef at 9 to 12 cents per pound for poor quality and 14 to 16 cents for better cuts. Receipts run above the 1864 average while prices stay below levels seen in the last 15 months.
A fragment of storytelling recounts Black John sharing a dream of death and the afterlife heard by guests in a Cornish setting. His sleep fright leads to a surprising wakeful exchange with Arscutt of Tettcutt as they reflect on events “here in Tettcott Mall.”
The Bark Islander reached New Bedford after a lengthy 37 month voyage to the Pacific Ocean. It carried 2200 bhla sperm oil, 550 do. whale oil and 4800 lbs whalebone. The vessel's cargo highlights a substantial whaling expedition and trade.
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