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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1856
Page
2
The piece argues against private vengeance and dueling, contrasting lawful justice with chivalry. It cites Preston Brooks and Burlingame, condemns defending honor through violence, and defends sovereign law over personal retribution while urging northern soldiers against southern barbarism.
A damaged report notes the exile of Calvin Stevens and Capt Dunn from Baltimore on May 2 and a wreck involving a vessel named C. S. w. The first-class brig two years old, 186 tons, and valued at $11 000 is mentioned, with ownership by Brooke and others. Details about sales and officers appear in scattered fragments.
The prospect of Fremont's election to the Presidency gains momentum as supporters in the North Western States rally behind Fremont and Freedom. Democrats shift from Buchanan and Fillmore in large numbers, and Fremont gatherings reveal strong popular will. A grand Fremont meeting is planned on a cool day at the Common with mass turnout anticipated in November.
The Warren Telegraph notes its friend leans Buchananish and diverges from most readers. Citizens of Warren are nearly all for Irement and many favor Jessie, including presumably every woman in town.
A large meeting in Warren led to the formation of a Fremont Club with Hon. James F. Simmons Elihu Grant Col Thomas G Turner as president and other speakers. The note includes weather, haying, crops, a Canonicus voyage with a Calliope concert and discussions of local excursions and publications.
Hawren's Now Mentury, August’s popular magazine, is received by G. W. Easterbrooke. Contents include The Valley of the Connecticut by Addison Richards, Virginia Utasten ted, Passages of Eastern Travel, Poe Wonders of Vegetable Life, Daniel Webster's Social Hours, Twice in Love, The Sheriffs' Wife, Little Dorrit by Dickens, and more. The Skaneateles Democrat reports last week that Buchanan and Breckenridge flag was hauled down.
A large Rhode Island political meeting in Providence on Tuesday Inst. Hoppin presided with city leaders as vice presidents. Gov. Hoppin and speakers Rowland Hazard George Curtis John L Swift and Edwin Larned addressed an audience as a Fremont support resolution called for organizing Fremont Clubs in every town and ward. A letter from John Whipple praised Fremont and urged unity.
The July issue of United States Magazine from Kimball & Co. is advertised at $2. Reports from New York note approval of a City Hall cupola clock by Sherry & Byram, priced at $2000, praised for workmanship and accuracy. Updates include letters about a Burrlingame Brooks negotiation and a Paes statement regarding St Domingue.
The popular Barstot Cine Crow club will present a grand concert at the Court House on Friday evening under the direction of Mr. J. W. Paine. Paine is renowned as a music teacher and promises a first order performance. The Court House will be filled.
The essay interiorizes Pyrrhonism with a Bristol setting, musing on existence, childhood, happiness, and society. It questions respectability and poverty, celebrates living, and weaves in cultural references, animal imagery, and playful diatribes about modern life and money.
Arrival notices from New York mention the Paria and Persia with steamship movements around Sandy Hook and Europe routes. The Crimea Guards’ return dominates interest while Nenagh Ireland sees a deadly riot over militia disarmament, and Lord Russell’s Italian affairs debate looms.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports two vessels from Cienfuegos the John Griffin and the George Leslie with crew illness and deaths due to yellow fever. The captain and two seamen perished aboard the Griffin while the George Leslie's crew was stricken and one man died at sea. A crew member was sent to the Marine Hospital and the health officer ordered the ships anchored down the bay for safety. The Leo from Havana was sent down the bay to discharge.
Hon. Atigen Burlingame withdraws a memorandum tied to his speech after criticism by Brooks's friends. He states the memorandum should stand as his own interpretation and holds himself responsible for the speech without changes or qualifications.
In New York on July 22, a blaze gutted three lager beer distilleries on Fifth Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues. Owners were Miller Rupert and James. Rupert’s loss runs 50,000 to 60,000. Miller and Clement each about 10,000. Rupert stored 30,000 worth of lager beer in vaults. Seven or eight dwellings also burned, totaling about 14,000 in damages.
Samuel Francis, an Englishman about 35, employed by Tingley Brothers, was struck on the Bristol Railroad near Bowers's Cove by a noon train. He failed to move from the track after hearing the whistle, was knocked into the water by the cowcatcher, and died. A coroner's inquest led to a verdict consistent with the incident. Francis left no family.
A wooden wholesale liquor store at Atwell's Avenue owned by Barnard Trainer burned yesterday around 2 am destroying building and stock. The Hampden Office in Springfield insured the property for 1800 dollars to cover the loss.
Sraock sy Liautnixe, Olney W Arnold Esq of Cranston, was struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon while in a hay-field. He was carried home senseless, revived, but badly burned. His horse, an ox in the field, and a nearby barn were destroyed by fire.
An attempt to form a Buchanan Club in Pawtucket drew a large turnout a few evenings ago. The meeting was described as immensely large with twenty one present nineteen of whom were supporters of Trithmen and two Americans seeking office. A list of officers and a copy of the minutes were promised.
The Providence Journal reports Major General Burnside has ordered a court martial to try Col Brown on disobedience of orders as directed by Brigadier General Pitman. The court will convene at the Providence Marine Artillery Armory on August 4 at 9:00 a.m. The panel includes senior officers such as The J Stead President and Adjutant General Mulran with other generals and colonels.
A massive crowd estimated at over twenty thousand filled Indianapolis for a state capital gathering on the fifth. A grand procession featured decorated cars, banners, and a special car with 32 white dressed girls representing three states and Kansas. A German delegation joined the event and after speeches, acres around the State House held listeners.
The Prov. Journal notes that seven officers at a meeting have left the Democratic party and declared for Freemont. The Post plans to refer readers to the Howard Hall gathering and keep friends nearby.
Mr S Hooper of McKissack's Grove Iowa was driving his team when a swarm of bees attacked the animals and people. One horse died from a broken blood vessel while resisting the bees and the other horse and Mr Hooper were severely injured. Mr Slusher and others aiding them also suffered injuries. The man resembles hydrophobia in symptoms and suffering.
The Democratic State Central Committee met in Columbus on Thursday. The Journal notes a gloomy mood as the Dougishes charge the Buchananites with ungenerous and unfair treatment at the Cincinnati Convention and lay blame for the party’s deplorable condition at their door. A resolution urged unity and directed districts to concentrate forces on electing Congress members.
Mexico’s Comonfort orders the church to divest land within three months, converting church-held estates to freeholds via mortgages. Renters gain ownership over time with six percent interest and a five percent mortgage value tax, yielding about five million dollars this year. The clergy favor the measure as not reducing income and Comonfort remains popular.
The Municipal Court ruled that foot passengers have priority over carriages in street rights of way. A hackman was sentenced to four months for trespassing and endangering pedestrians. The decision affirms drivers must yield and exercise due care toward foot travelers in city streets.
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