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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1860
Page
2
A historical editorial lauds the congressional rebuke of corruption in high places, notes broad cross party condemnation of government abuses, and expresses hope that Lincoln era leadership will restore honesty and curb bribery and misdeeds. It argues reforms may take years and stresses public accountability.
In London on the 30th, belts were bestowed on combatants in a symbolic ceremony praised for dignity by the press. The event drew praise and mockery, with observers noting the fighters declared their feud ended, though the motives were argued to be artistic vanity rather than genuine animosity. The piece calls the spectacle a burlesque on human conflict.
News notes Edmond Doty of nearby town lost his house barn and granary in a severe Illinois tornado. Friends in New Bedford send a $100 purse as aid while word arrives his cattle are safe and clothing losses are limited to two Indies dresses and a cloak five miles away. His son with a dislocated shoulder and other family members were bruised but recovering.
The Rt Rev Thomas M Clark is scheduled to deliver the oration in Providence on the Fourth of July next. The program centers on patriotic themes and marks a traditional Independence Day event in the city.
The article notes Bayley remains ill and worsened recently, causing distress among his many friends. It records that he was worse yesterday than the day before and reflects concern for his condition and wellbeing.
A large Providence audience at Railroad Hall endorsed the Chicago Convention nominees Lincoln and Hamlin. President Wa S. Patten presided as speakers including Benj T Eames, Thomas A Jenckes, Edward H Hazard, and John L Swift praised the convention, platform unity, and Republican prospects in Rhode Island.
The Baltimore Democratic convention debates seating of seceding delegations and a disputed platform. Reports vary on nominees with Douglas Seymour and others mentioned, while predicting Lincoln's inauguration on March 4. The tone calls the proceedings a farce and warns of ongoing wrangling.
The Japanese party will remain in New York and will not visit New England unless plans change. The Providence Journal notes young ladies studying Japanese face slim chances of courtship, while New England reactions to the embassy are growing weary and the hosts regret they could not show more cities to the visitors.
The July issue of Gopsy's Lady's Boor arrives well filled with reading and illustrations. It includes Jessie Turner's Fortunes the Twin Sisters Nanies Choice and a continuation of Miss Slimmen's Boarding House plus steel engraving Summer fashion plates embroidery and a music piece. Every lady should possess this work.
Archbishop Hughes of New York resists a city law forcing clergy to report names of all persons married by them. He cites conscience and private remedies for moral evils, saying he would endure scaffold or prison rather than betray trust. The city Inspector seeks enforcement, with fifty dollar penalties per offence.
The schooner Rodney of Dighton, sunk at the harbor mouth on May 10, has been raised with aid from sloops Harriet and Forest and sent to Fall River for repairs. She sustained little damage.
A Phenix column argues education should lead minds to knowledge as a worthy end, not mere learning. It warns against viewing study as a means to wealth and urges culture that brings pleasure, independence, and resilience in life.
The Providence Press notes What-Cheer Lodge of Masons will set up the first public monument to the state founder. Two ashlar blocks from What-Cheer Rock were placed last week, one rough and one finished, each four feet high and one foot thick with gold inscriptions. The effort complements the Monument Association and preserves the founder’s fame for future years.
Abundant fresh strawberries are offered by Capt. H. N. Gifford and D. Wilcox of Hope Street. Large fruit is available and advertised, providing steady supply for friends and customers.
The New York News prints a Havana letter from a man aboard the Moses Taylor with Mr. Fowler. The writer says Fowler called himself Mr. Air on board and appeared sociable. Upon reaching Havana he visited Consul Helm and identified himself, noting only two in Cuba knew his identity at the time.
New York reports the City of Washington arrived at three o'clock this morning from Liverpool via Queenstown. London news notes the reform bill delay, possible resignations of Gladstone and Russell, Clarendon back to Foreign Office, and Cornwall Lewin as Chancellor. Other items cover Galway Steamship borrowing, Neapolitan armistice shifts, Garibaldi armistice details, and Naples monarch's constitutional hints.
The month of June drought continues with little rain and extreme heat. Vegetation is parched, markets suffer, fruits and vegetables poor in sweetness and juiciness, yet watermelons abundant but low quality. Delta corn is fine, cotton looks promising, Mississippi River remains unusually low. no epidemics reported. Della.
Grace Dantxe, daughter of the Fairweather Island lighthouse keeper, heard cries at night and led a rescue near Bridgeport. She launched the lighthouse boat with two men aiding, found a strained sailboat two miles out, saved George Penfield and Larry Sfields of Black Rock from exhaustion, and brought them ashore with the keeper ill and unable to oversee duties.
The St. Louis Republican cites very favorable crop prospects across southern Illinois. Wheat along the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad counties especially Richland and Lawrence shows good yields, with oats in fine condition and expected large harvests. Corn prospects are especially promising, with residents noting unprecedented June corn for forty years on Allistus Prairie.
A blaze in Newport destroyed a stable on Levin Street owned by E J Swan with four hundred dollars insurance and eight to nine horses. Nearby Roach House owned by G B Hazard and John Dorus burned with five hundred dollars loss insured at Franklin office. John Nolan’s house also burned, with one thousand dollar loss insured for seven hundred fifty at Providence Mutual. Firefighter John Eldred suffered a dislocated ankle. The News commends the firemen’s vigor and courage.
Honora Barry age about 75 and Mary McGuire age about 30 from 123 South Street fought after drinking. Barry was beaten and found dead in her room by onlookers. McGuire, described as muscular, faced a police court charge of willful murder and was committed for examination on Saturday.
Report from Monday the 18th notes the Malden and Melrose Railroad carried 21 314 passengers across multiple lines including Middlesex Chelsea Somerville Malden and Medford Horse Railroads. The event mentions a phestighisss accident with no injuries.
From North Kingstown June 18 Providence Journal reports a suspected cattle disease at Greene’s Roome farm Boston Neck with three cattle showing improvement after treatment. Official visit by Dr Hazard could not confirm diagnosis and locals report fear easing as cattle recover.
In a Boston Commercial Bulletin letter Donald McKay extols American white oak from New Hampshire to Virginia as the best shipbuilding timber, claiming ships built from it last over thirty years. The Worcester Spy notes the Pensacola navy yard sloop Seminole requires total rebuilding after a voyage to Norfolk, with rot deck planks and weak knees and girders cited.
An oil cask aboard the whaleship Ocean exploded near the California coast after water spilled into the hot oil, producing a cannon like blast. Shecopper suffered severe腹 injuries but is now slowly recovering while others were stunned. The event is noted as unprecedented in oil cask incidents.
A fortnight after a Palmerston interview with a key deputation, the proposed telegraph line to America via the Faroe Islands Iceland and Greenland gains official backing. The Steamship Bulldog is granted to survey and sound the route with Sir Leopold M Clintock appointed by the Admiral to oversee the Bulldog. Preparations for departure will begin immediately.
Mr Wmn Smith of Bowling Green in Oglethorpe county Alabama was killed on Saturday afternoon the 6th by his enslaved man Jim Stappeire. Smith was thrashing wheat when Jim refused to help and struck with a long knife delivering sixteen mortal stabs and death. The boy fled but was captured that night and burned at the stake on Monday in front of Smiths wife.
The Cattle Commissioners of Connecticut publish notices in towns along the Massachusetts line east of the Connecticut River forbidding driving or bringing any cattle from Massachusetts into the state whether sick or well. Penalty is a $500 fine and six months imprisonment. Petitions circulate in Culebrook Norfolk and nearby towns west of the river seeking a similar ban.
The Polynesian recounts a court room tragedy in a Southwestern state and warns against lapsing into barbarism. It contrasts U S societal issues with the peaceful life of the Sandwich Islanders and notes shifting missionary attitudes and irony.
At a New Braintree game on the Common last Saturday a batter threw his bat, striking catcher John Carney Jr. in the forehead. He died a week later after severe suffering, and requested his death be noted in papers as a caution to others.
A Newark Mercury writer notes the seventeen year locusts are harmless, sip dew and live briefly. He predicts forests will echo with their song and that poultry hogs and birds will feed on them, reducing crow pressure on cornfields.
In Lowell Massachusetts on June 19 a 45 to 50 year old shoemaker named Bryant Moore killed his wife and then shot himself in the head. Officials say jealousy likely sparked the tragedy.
The report lists more than 1000 deaths from a recent tornado in Clinesis and Iowa and over 200 wounded. Other items cover Agazziz to address a new Aquarial and Zoological Institution in Boston, Prince Wasseltchikof touring England farms, Townsend Harris alive after a March 224 report, and charitable gifts from John Holmes. Also noted are crinoline bans in Limerick, feats at Providence, a Richmond death following civic gains, a George Washington letter sale, Honolulu cashaway swearers, Prince de Jumille at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Beecher editor rumors denied, a deep Columbus artesian well, and other varied curiosities.
Fall River News notes H A Shorey building a two story boot and shoe factory at Bowensville near Frenchs tan yard with Theodore French. they will also operate the tannery and expect to produce about one thousand pairs of shoes weekly as evidence of local thrift and prosperity.
The article discusses using iron scales from blacksmith for peach trees to improve health and recovery, and mentions a new dry rice variety from China introduced to France by Societe d Acclimation. It describes iron as valuable for trees and notes the rice adapts to dry lands and resembles common rice in grain.
The Key West paper reports the French barque seized near the Cuba coast within Spanish jurisdiction and a protest planned by the Spanish Consul. It also notes a Franklin county Probate Court decision where guardian Alpheus Harding must compensate his ward for a failed real estate sale that left the property depreciated.
A Saint in Vermont reports rains have fallen across the region from Burlington to St. Johnsbury and down the Connecticut Valley to Brattleboro since April 1.
Dean Gilbert a 50 year old Prescott Masa resident balanced a nearly 1.5 ton rock with a board then crawled under it and removed the support. The rock fell and crushed him to death on the 10th instant.
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