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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1854
Page
2
Worthly and a hunter move quietly into a thicket hunting near a reptiles nest as neighbors watch. The old man warns caution while the dog Brave leads the way, their steps swallowed by darkness and the sense of danger ahead. A late line notes a bail release of $600 in a separate incident.
A frightened elephant escaped from its keeper during a transfer from Pawtucket to Fall River. It wrecked wagons, tossed horses, and injured several handlers and riders before being secured two miles from Slade's Ferry and transported to Fall River. The Providence Journal reports the chase and ensuing capture.
June 3 report from Onthogue S reveals James Wickham murdered at his residence with his wife and a African American boy injured. Suspect Nicholas Bane, an Irish former employee, fled after two to three years of service ending days earlier. The scene described as brutal with Wickham and family harmed.
Report from the Brooklyn riot area notes none of the injured have died and all are expected to recover fully. Authorities say the situation is under control as investigations continue.
Article argues for a new Northern party uniting Whigs Democrats and Free Soilers to oppose slavery after Nebraska and Fugitive Slave Law. Calls for refusing aid in recapture of fugitive slaves and denounces Southern coercion. Reports on Newport assembly, pickpocket incidents, shipbuilding, and Providence bells protest.
Local young businessmen push to restore telegraph service to Providence via a line that operators will run if $500 is guaranteed. Over $300 has already been subscribed with the rest expected from citizens. the subscription book is at Camp Bransen Sherry’s counting room.
An adjourned Court of Common Pleas term presided by Judge Haile received and ordered to record the commissioners report estimating damages for lands affected by the Providence Warren and Bristol Railroad. Commissioners also to appraise gravel takings from land of A T Usher and Thomas Lindsey as sole business.
Washington column reports Spain signals openness to selling Cuba and ongoing negotiations with the United States, but such reports are doubted in the U S. It notes amicable steps with Spain on other disputes and summarizes Know Nothing gains in city elections despite administration threats. Also mentions Mr. Chadwick abandoning liquor sales to run a Temperance House.
Bells in Fall River Worcester Haverhill Pepperill Fitchburg Pawtucket toll upon news Burns again doomed to slavery. In New Bedford Allen Street church bell tolls. Worcester stores close and drape in mourning.
The fugitive Burns examination ended in Boston last Friday and the U S Commissioner ordered surrender to his claimant. Before court opening a major military display occurred in Court Square with a field piece and detachment from the Pearl Harbor U S Artillery. Over twenty companies of Marines and soldiers were in attendance under arms.
From Boston in May 1854 accounts describe U S Marshal escorts and U S troops guiding Burns toward Virginia aboard a revenue cutter while crowds react to the trial amid police control. The piece notes local unrest over slavery policy and a public mood favoring a fair legal process under law.
Scattered reports describe a peaceful sermon by Joseph Folger at the Primitive Methodist Church on Bridge Street. a procession from New York with about 200 people gathered on Smith and Atlantic streets before the service. After the sermon, assailants fired about thirty shots near the Catherine ferry as the crowd dispersed amid tension and confusion.
A riot breaks out as a New York load departs a ferry amid jeering crowds. Stones and sticks fly while the mob lanes to the ferry gate. The 14th Militia under Col. Jesse C. Smith arrives with the mayor and sheriff to quell the disturbance by about 8 pm. 60 rioters are arrested and calm returns.
The Arctic, Capt. Luce, from Liverpool, arrived in New York a day later than the Niagara. Reports confirm a Four Powers protocol to preserve arkey integrity. Russia- Turkey tensions rise with notes to Berlin, and forces move in the Balkans. Circassia battles and Sebastopol sit under blockade as fleets maneuver. Nicholas Beheehan, the Wickham murder suspect, was captured near Cushogue after a failed suicide attempt. he confessed and awaits trial. The Wickham funeral and local reactions followed, with the wounded servant girl and a suffering colored boy also noted.
A Provence correspondent reports the city contemplates a grand military display this season. The City Council has decided to increase appropriation and may provide assistance to support the planned event.
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