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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1855
Page
2
The passage extols undemanding men of earnest patriotism who judge and act fearlessly for the right. It warns that disrespect for authority endangers the nation. The Congregational Church cornerstone will be laid in a ceremony at 11 o clock this day.
By an act of the General Assembly the May term of the Court of Common Pleas for this County is adjourned to the first Monday in July. Public school apportionment for 1855 is one thousand two hundred thirty seven dollars and ten cents. Inspectors of Public Schools appointed for the county include A M Gammell Samuel C Brown Rev Thos Shepard Rev J N Hobart Rev S S Hyde.
The Providence Journal reports on committee referrals for town division petitions in Woonsocket Tiverton and Bristol, actions to incorporate churches and fire arms firms, and education measures on vagrant children. It notes a loan authorization, school printing, Bristol sidewalk funding, and liquor law amendments. Also New York dispatches describe Kinney’s sailing expedition to Central America and arms shipments to Gen Alvarez.
A 1855 column argues contempt for authority erodes liberty by unruly youth and weak parental guidance. It warns disobedience spreads from home to school and society, urging firm discipline, respectful lawfulness, and civic responsibility to mold responsible citizens.
At 3:30 p m the Senate elected United States Senators. For the long term the names James Bell and Harry Hibbard received votes. For the short term John P Hale, John S Weller, and L N Pattie were chosen.
The committee appointed to organize events for the approaching National Independence anniversary is actively working and will likely publish details in the next issue.
The Atlantic reaches New York with Liverpool dates as of June 2. Reports show three Allied successes around Sebastopol including a major assault over the night of the 22nd to 23rd, with 8000 casualties. French and Russian losses are noted. Allied boats destroy Russian steamers and depots in the Sea of Azoff.
A man was seized by a large crowd in Guston Alabama after the murder of Miss Thornton and carried to the crime scene where he was charged in the presence of the angry mob, following a transfer of venue.
A Liverpool to New York letter reports a telegraphic despatch about a battle before Sevastopol the prior day. The clash was long and bloody with heavy losses on both sides, ending in a decisive Allied victory.
The Jamestown, a U S warship, remains at Key West while a desertion sweep continues. Six sailors deserted the Jamestown and authorities pursue one named White. Lt Armstrong shot him but did not cause serious injury.
The court affirms the trial and directs that Henrietta Robinson receive a new sentence and have the judgment executed.
In the Church of the Holy Trinity Toronto on Sunday morning last the creed was haunted, not recited as usual. More than half the congregation left and many remained dissatisfied with the attempt to introduce Puseyistic observances into worship.
The New York Evening Post reports the Telegraph Company has contracted to remove Merlin rock at St Johns Newfoundland, now blocking harbor entry with eighteen feet of water at low tide. Removal to twenty-seven feet would allow European steamer access and enable telegraphic news to reach Boston within six days after Liverpool departure.
Report notes the Oswego Indians suffer a severe smallpox outbreak with a drastic coping method. Observers claim over 300 deaths in less than two weeks as disease drives people to seek water death.
The Balaklava governor, captured when the town fell to the English, is among Russian prisoners brought home in the Simla. He lost his wife and daughter during the chaos and has not heard from them since. He showed clear distress over his misfortunes.
A Bureau County letter reports rail warehouses filled with grain and thousands of bushels stacked beside tracks. Long freight trains strain under heavy grain loads as farmers seek more bags and buyers for cars. Farmers expanded plantings by one to thirty acres, signaling a strong potential harvest.
Wheat and corn supplies at the port show heavy arrivals and sustained demand since February. Large shipments of hemp, tobacco, lead, flour, and other staples continue, with a record pork cargo of about 3600 barrels from the Illinois river aboard the steamer Virginia bound for Henning Woodruff and onward to New York or Crimea.
In Pawtucket Rhode Island on June 12 Mr Baulkham of Earle's Express reportedly killed himself in his stable in the village using a pistol.
Washington dispatch reports a revenue cutter seized a bath bound for Mobile from the Kinney expedition loaded with ammunition. It states that if Col Kinney reaches Nicaragua, the government will provide for him there.
The Otse onthe under Captain Young arrived from Liverpool reporting a Spanish war steamer in sight off the Bahama channel on May 21. The Spanish vessel towed an 18 gun brig and pursued multiple ships while the Otseonthe held position until dawn on the 22d as the chase continued eastward.
W T Thurston of this state is appointed Commercial Agent of the United States at the island of St Christopher in the West Indies. The notice appears in the Providence Post.
Neal Dow presents a detailed account to the Portland City Council on the inte riot and asserts the Liquor Agency would have been set on fire and City Hall destroyed without military action. The Board of Aldermen endorses the Mayor's statement.
Yesterday noon a burglary at 267 Westminster Street saw watches and jewelry worth several hundred dollars stolen while jeweler Joab Mattison dined. Thieves entered with false keys, lowered the curtain to avoid observation, and escaped. A $50 reward is offered for detection.
Two French sailors Guillaume Raimond and Celestin Buisson fought over seafaring pride. They bought pistols in a shop, fired at each other near Brookline, and Buisson was stabbed after Raimond was shot. Buisson died the next day. Raimond is in custody as a coroner investigates.
A man jumped from a Hoboken ferry in the Hudson on Sunday. A rescue boat lowered to save him sank after plucking him from the water, leaving two of three men lost. Passengers accused the pilot of failing to stay close enough to assist, and he narrowly escaped lynching.
A notable bachelor visits a millinery shop after the opera. He asks the price of a hat, the attendant shows it by placing it on her head. He buys it with ten dollars, then tells her to wear it herself as he leaves.
A distorted OCR passage claims 300 men enlisted in Louisville with 60 rejected. the aim is to seize unoccupied northern Mexican lands and take possession of confiscated properties. The garbled text suggests a push to advance territorial gains amid a confusing recruitment drive.
The Boston Journal reports unusually cold conditions with high winds and threatened frost on low grounds in Newton. Bean and squash crops show stress, vines falter, peas not as vigorous, and frost has not appeared so late in any prior year.
The Caledonia a Portland bound propeller carrying molasses sugar and other cargo went aground at Point Judith in heavy fog on Sunday morning. By eight o clock she lay wedged among rocks opposite the lighthouse. cargo loss included 40 hhds molasses and 100 bbls sugar but the vessel remains on shore with hopes she may float off at the next high tide if conditions improve.
A Rhode Island harbor event on the Fourth of July offers three prize classes. Prizes include 250 silver cup for first place, 150 silver horn for second, and 100 in money or equivalent for third. Boats depart from Fort Adams wharf at noon, race to half-way rock and back, viewable from shore along the island.
New York reports police raid on the brig Lenzer at a Brooklyn wharf in the evening. About fifty recruiting agents were seized, along with several recruits detained as witnesses.
Elias Merwin of Boston has written a six column opinion arguing parts of the liquor law passed by the last Legislature are unconstitutional and therefore void. The opinion is endorsed by Charles G. Loring Rufus Choate and Sydney Burnett.
The Treasury Department purchased a clipper-built brigantine of 90 tons to enforce quarantine at Charleston Harbor. The vessel, to be named the William Aken, will be used as an agency ship and equipped for the mission.
Mr. Yountt of England reports healing over four hundred dog bite cases using muriate of silver with no hydrophobia symptoms observed.
In Levant Maine Mr and Mrs Twombley left their child in a willow cradle by a field fire to ward off insects. The fire spread to the cradle while they were away and the child died in the blaze. Authorities are investigating the accident.
A report from the Commissioners of Emigration shows a decrease in emigrants landing in New York this year. By June 30, 1854, 108,944 arrived, while to date this year only 46,004 have landed, indicating a more than half decline.
The Maine Supreme Court upholds school committee power to require Bible reading. In Ellsworth a Roman Catholic family challenged the rule and was excluded from school. the court ruled in favor of the defendants in an elaborate decision.
New York newspapers urge action to curb opium consumption, arguing its harms rival those of alcohol. They compare U S practice with European controls where laudanum and similar drugs require a physician order.
An 1804 Warren Bank ten dollar bill dated April 4 was received by the cashier for redemption. Signed by Pasche Allen, John T. Child as president, it was among early issues of the bank and appeared in an estate context involving the late Hon. N. M. Wheaton.
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