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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1867
Page
2
A Bristol newspaper discusses the democratic government by the people, the Constitution, and the Civil War era. It argues that power should emanate from citizens, safeguarding liberty, education, and national resilience amid postwar reconstruction. It also notes the ongoing Nany Seminary term and its strong faculty.
A historical view notes San Francisco’s rising role in world trade as Pacific routes and projects like a transcontinental railroad are poised to transform commerce. The Colorado’s return voyage highlights rising Japan trade, signaling expanding Pacific routes and a growing western economy.
The passage argues that long circuitous routes and the quiet growth of trade will bring larger global changes than grand rhetoric. It emphasizes patient commerce over warlike oratorical measures as a catalyst for progress.
A young woman aboard the Providence Warren and Bri Railroad created chaos at a station by occupying an entire seat and violently preventing others from sharing it. She hurled insults at men who challenged her, driving them away with threats and fury, while a nearby spectator critiqued her behavior.
The Times reports the famine in India as deadly beyond modern precedent with an estimated mortality of over 600,000 in Bengal. It cites drought destroying crops, isolation limiting emigration, and food imports hampered by geography. It questions provincial officials and Bengal administration over neglect.
Reports from Missouri Illinois and Indiana describe a brilliant daytime like flash seen in the southwest at night. A large bluish ball with a long light train moved westward, followed by a yellow belt of fire that broke into three parts after about three minutes.
The Providence Railroad Company has expanded its rolling stock with two new locomotives named General Grant and A. A. Rolsom and six passenger cars. The General Grant is from the company’s shops, and the A. A. Rolsom was built by the Locomotive Works at Providence with Gen. Burnside as president. The engines are powerful and well built, and the cars include reclining seats with head rests for passenger comfort.
William Robbins, a fifty year old laborer, was struck by a locomotive while watching pilings near the India Point bridge. The first car crushed his foot and he sustained a broken collar bone and broken rib. he is not considered in danger though he will lose his foot. He received care from Mr Harris and is from East Providence.
A Montreal paper recounts a Protestant minister who conceived the idea of assassinating President Lincoln. The Confederate agents in Canada reportedly declined the plan, after which the minister allegedly made a private attempt. If needed, his name and current residence in a Northern city could be provided.
A severe thunderstorm uprooted a large tree twenty five feet from the river near Middletown. The root ball and soil were moved across a road, over the river, and set down in twenty five feet of water with about twenty feet of the top above water.
A Detroit house was broken into while a woman and her daughter slept. The intruder woke them and conversed with the burglar, even fetching water for the ill woman. He smoked a cigar and spoke with the younger resident before leaving through the exit window with substantial loot.
The Henrietta and a fleet of smaller yachts anchor in New London's upper and lower harbors. Most yacht owners have villas near the city, indicating a seasonal or leisure gathering.
The article criticizes U S moves to expand navy yards while selling off vessels and fleets. It notes Pensacola and Norfolk yard reconstruction alongside aggressive sales of ships like the Dunker Berg and Stonewall to France, Japan, or other buyers. The piece frames this as a paradox of building bases while reducing naval force.
A Reading woman fainted during a conversation and claimed to hear a gunshot that no one else heard. Later reports revealed her brother, 100 miles away, fatally shot by an accidental discharge of his fowling piece while hunting near his home.
The United States saw rapid Catholic expansion from its first bishopric in Baltimore in 1790 to a large hierarchy today. By 1860 the Catholic population reached 4.4 million, with 80 bishops and 61 archpriests, 7,883 priests, 72 seminaries, 1,400 schools, 8,000 churches and extensive property valued around 37 million dollars.
In Medina Italy workers digging to sixty three feet reach chalk then water erupts as the auger is withdrawn. At fourteen feet they uncover ruins of an ancient city including paved streets houses and masonry.
London presses condemn Maximilian's decree as cold blooded oppression. The paper argues Mexican resistance was predictable and that executing a ruler is a crime against nature even amid imperial conflict. If Maximilian fell, foes failed to restrain their vengeance, while his measures drew justified resentment.
Reports from Yazoo River area describe a deadly illness among freedmen resembling cholera. On several plantations deaths occurred in days or a week with many still sick. Authorities suspect the disease links to half cooked catfish widely eaten by the workers.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes steamboats of the Northwestern and the Northern lines racing on the Mississippi. When two ships meet, their safety valves are vented and the vessels attempt to outpace each other, though providence often intervenes to prevent disaster.
A locomotive escaped from the roundhouse on the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad last week. It moved onto the main track without a crewman, the switch-man misjudged and started it, and the engine ran until steam exhaustion. It halted just before colliding with an Albany-bound train.
A sprawling miscellaneous sheet reports San Fergeisco shipping six tons of gold and forty tons of silver monthly, yellow fever deaths in Brooklyn, a patent of various crimes and trials, price shifts in butter, and a plan to tunnel the Atlantic. It notes protests across California, political reform chatter, ship passenger counts, and local robbing sprees along with whimsical oddities and disaster touches.
A Warren woman named Kelley walked to the Warren wharf area and jumped into the water in what appeared to be a suicide attempt. She was rescued by a schooner mate and cared for at Mr. Stanton’s house until relatives arrived. Her motive stemmed from recent desertion by a former suitor and ensuing mood swings. Also noted is a serious industrial accident at Reynolds Manufacturing Co. Mill where Henry S. Smith suffered the loss of his left arm after entangling in a fast belt. Surgeons Rivers, Miller, and Drury performed amputation and he remains as comfortable as possible under the circumstances.
A ten year old boy, son of Mr. J Frederic Davis of High street, suffered a severe foot crush at the railroad turntable on Wednesday afternoon. He is recovering and will not need amputation, per Dr. L W Briggs who attended him.
Susanna Manchester a servant of Mr Isaac Darfee at Bristol Ferry stole a valuable watch and offered it for sale in Providence last Saturday. An officer seized her, she was turned over to Sheriff Blaise, and jailed in Bristol.
Superset's Transparent Cement praised as ideal for repairing glass china earthenware Parian marble and ornamental work. Available at A P Baxter store corner State and Hope streets.
Captain Gilbert Richmond longtime ship master in the whaling trade died at his Warren residence on the 19th inst at 57. He was the son of the late Captain William Richmond and after retiring from the seas he lived on a small farm near Warren pursuing agriculture. He was thrice married and leaves a widow, several children, and an aged mother.
Examinations of the public schools held during the past week proved highly satisfactory. The committee reports teachers’ faithfulness and students’ earnest work as earning unusual success. Scholars will begin a five week vacation starting Monday.
At the Newport Rhode Island armory last evening the Newport Light Infantry Co. adopted resolutions thanking the Bristol Train of Artillery for inviting them to Bristol and sharing in their anniversary celebration. The ninety first anniversary of national independence was noted as a memorable day for the company.
A large stock of American and foreign watches fine jewelry silverware and fancy articles offered at reasonable prices at Gray's 281 Westminster Street near Grace Church Providence Watches and jewelry repaired.
Attention is called to the advertisement of Messrs Adams & Co Publishers on the next page. The notice urges readers to review the commercial notice and follow any instructions or offers presented therein.
Providence merchants Rice and Campbell's at 28 Market Square urge patrons to try the Embley cigar. The sale and wholesale and retail dealers offer this brand among tobaccos and cigars in the Providence area.
The Boston Advertiser notes Con uctor Wheeler of the Bristol Steamboat Line acting to curb gambling on trains. He suppressed several attempts and forced roaming thieves to return stolen money, urging railways to ban gambling or arrest offenders.
The item lists weekly columns and works by Matthew Arnold and Algernés Charles Swinburne. It notes pieces on poetry, culture, and literature including a lecture in Oxford, and references to other features such as Inhabited Planets and A Photograph from Life. It mentions Browning and the University of Oxford alongside Foreign Notes.
A bibliographic note lists contents of Ltlel's Living Age No 1207 including Kaa The Tenants of Malory The New Industrial Gospel by Charlotte Corday American Poetry Maximilian Belshazzar in Paris A Crater in the Moon Social Disintegration and more.
Contents include chapters 7 and 8 of Breaking Away for the Fortunes of a Student, The Story of Zoe, The Myrtell House IV large Howls and Life in India, Yellow Back and the Lake Honey, The Playground Nautical Definitions, Head Work, Enigmas, Bes busses, Sec Sc. Lee & Shepard.
A playful note praises Macworra Water as a delightful toilet article superior to Cologne and offered at half the price, highlighting its appealing scent and value.
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