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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1865
Page
2
A June 20 1865 Saturday morning issue presents a Webster quotation praising liberty and republican institutions as precious and to be preserved and transmitted to future generations. The text emphasizes the value and duty of maintaining democratic gains.
A historical piece argues about President Johnson’s Reconstruction policies and the risk of empowering former rebels. It discusses loyalty, the ballot for freedmen, and voices from John Minor Botts and General Grant on who should vote. It warns haste could be destructive and favors educating voters to resist coercion.
The piece praises a favorable season boosting crops from wheat and corn to potatoes and grass. It notes abundant harvest prospects in Maine Virginia and Indiana and strong cotton planting while predicting lower prices and improved exchange. Farmers and all communities are urged to rejoice and pray for bountiful harvests to aid post war recovery.
The notice states that Generals Butler Banks and Heintzleman did not send resignations by the 15th fest and were mustered out of service on Friday of last week.
The Orthodox Congregational Churches hold a large Boston convention with over five hundred pastors and delegates from Maine to California. The session debates ministerial education and evangelization while aiming to guide the nation through unsettled times with religious and educational uplift. Lincoln and Johnson send thanks and support messages to the council.
Circular from Secretary Seward to Gideon Welles outlines a plan after Bruce correspondence on withdrawing pretended belligerent rights for the insurgents. It urges Great Britain to revoke concessions, ends certain courtesies, ends British right of search, and permits US ships to capture insurgent or piratical vessels at sea.
In Bossey's Wood Roxbury the bodies of Rabel in Jolie aged 14 and her brother 12 were found murdered. The girl was allegedly outraged before the double killing to conceal the crime. Parents reside in Boston's Eleventh Ward. The children had been gathering wildflowers and wreaths when last seen Monday of last week.
The article reflects on the Declaration of Independence and the 1787 Constitution linking all men to equal rights. It argues the nation has delayed universal justice until now and celebrates a future harmony between established institutions and the Creator's design, urging nationwide rejoicing.
The Springfield Aerustican outlines several failed attempts last winter to burn or destroy the government armory. Officials suspect these acts were part of a nationwide conspiracy to overthrow the Union and spread panic. The note links recent destruction of government stores in captured cities to the same spirit.
The article argues for a forthcoming convention in North Carolina viewed as essential to unite the state with the United States government. It asserts the convention will affirm that the black man is a freedman and his descendants, with unanimous public sentiment on this point.
The London Herald denounces Lord Russell for withdrawing belligerent rights from the Confederacy and predicts the war will spread from Texas. It asserts the Confederacy remains entitled to belligerent status as long as hostilities continue there, despite Mr Andrew Johnson and Ward Averell.
Baltimore has subscribed $25 000 toward furnishing Virginians with agricultural implements to resume industry. The loaned money would be repaid when presidential supplies arrive, encouraging manufacturers to aid the movement and spread improved machinery across Virginia farms.
In Rahway New Jersey on Thursday Miss Kate Degraw daughter of the principal hotel owner was thrown from a carriage when the horse started and frightened. Her clothing became entangled as the carriage circled two miles and she was found lifeless when stopped.
A recently concluded treaty between our government and Honduras ensures neutrality of the planned interoceanic railway within Honduran territory and grants freedom to the U S government and people to pursue the project. The United States pledges to protect this public enterprise from interruption or seizure by any other power.
Gov Fielden proposes appointing loyal men in every county to enroll voters excluding former rebels. The enrollment goes to the Provisional Governor, then delegates to the State Convention are elected, which will determine the rest.
The passage notes a historical link between tobacco taxes and insane asylums in France from 1812 to 1832 and again to 1832 with 44 000 lunatics in hospitals. It cites M Jully and Jnid and quotes a speech warning that excessive tobacco use weakens the brain and spinal marrow, causing madness.
The Bureau of Emigration reports arrivals down by over twenty thousand from the prior season. Officials plan immediate action through proper channels to stimulate European emigration, especially among educated and industrial workers ready to sail but halted by relatives and financial fears over transport costs and high passage rates.
A column notes that pardons are waning as presidents resist executive interferences. It cites pressure on President Johnson to pardon Wilmer, who faced two years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine, and recalls his firm stance on limits to pardons.
A sergeant from Fort Defiance New Mexico and a small party were trapped by about four hundred Indians. He tied a tin cup filled with pebbles to a dog's tail with a cloth cap over the cup and attached a note to the collar. The dog ran to the fort drawing a rescuing party that arrived in time to save the sergeant and his men.
The company adds elaborately finished English railway carriages with seven compartments each holding eight seats. Compartments offer wide, spacious seating and can be reserved for a family or party for an extra fifty cents.
Gloucester Mass becomes lively as fleets fit out for mackerel at the bay of St. Lawrence. The number of vessels is down from prior years, but about two hundred ships are expected to sail, each averaging around seven hundred barrels for a possible total of about 140000 barrels.
The article notes several Southern businessmen resuming old relations by liquidating prewar debts and promising equitable settlements by year end. It praises voluntary promptness, warns against renewed widespread credit to the South, and urges cash or short-term dealings to sustain sound business nationwide.
Cur, N. Y. Merato describes a scene in Chattanooga Market Street where a twenty-year-old Black sergeant leads about two hundred Confederate soldiers, marching with a musket, then hands them to military authorities at the prison for parole the next day.
The report details that 489,626 soldiers were forwarded to the field and 268,114 mustered out or discharged. It notes over 200 captured rebels were received and 103,950 enlisted troops remain in service. The Paymaster General lists disbursements up to June 30 totaling 313,484,855 dollars and 88 cents.
The Lake Superior Journal notes two railroad workers found a skeleton bound to a tree by three cords on an island in Lake Michegaunea while surveying the Marquette and Ontonagan extension. An old musket and three pairs of snow shoes were nearby. The report suggests local legend ties the act to 1618 and a quarrel involving a nomo Iodian.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Gilndatone reports Moglund spends about two hundred million dollars yearly on malt liquor. He notes the regular adult male allowance is six hundred quarts annually, about two quarts daily, and declares the national drink remains strong with no signs of fading.
The War Department logs oaths from those seeking to purge treason under Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation. Numbers near ten thousand rise, aided by Johnson’s proclamation. Names, dates, residences and numbers are alphabetically registered and filed numerically for instant reference, safeguarding renewed faith and recalling breaches.
Merchants aiming to trade up the Tennessee river say prospects are discouraging as poor villagers refuse to sell cotton at twelve to fifteen cents. They note surrounding towns along the river are quiet, with country church yards undisturbed.
The Times discusses pardon requests for Robert E. Lee and Alex N. Stephens. Stephens catalogs his reasons including an apology and vindication, noting that Trisunt advocated Southern independence and believed war could be avoided.
A child was born on an Eastern Rail road train Monday afternoon. The event occurred during the journey with attending crew assisting the birth. Details such as the exact location of the train and the newborn’s condition were not provided in the report.
A propeller boat has been bought in Fall River to operate between Fall River and New York by a company seeking to improve freight convoys. The purchase aims to bolster coastal shipping capacity and shorten cargo transit times to the metropolis.
Brig Gen Wild of Massachusetts is assigned to duty under Stoward of the Freedmen's Bureau and will be put in charge of the State of Georgia.
The Sanitary Commission has distributed about two hundred fifty thousand dollars worth of lemons oranges vegetables and other provisions to troops encamped around Washington in recent weeks.
A mixed compilation reports on scams selling fake jewelry worth far less than paid for, a Rock Island depot designation for war trophies, a Missouri girl farming carp to fund education, a Connecticut child’s fatal hydrophobia, New York City Fourth of July plans, a Cincinnati temple dedication remark, Troy pavement innovation, kerosene lamp accidents, a St Louis child abuse case, Brazilian-Paraguay war updates, rising national bank activity, a Rockville lightning oddity, deserter wage rights denial, Libby Prison recapture, freedmen labor in South Carolina, Nantes steam omnibuses, Fourth of July celebrations, temperance speech in Boston, Providence centennial, New Orleans orphan asylum use, Parisian funeral of Marshal Magnan, provisional governorships, Bull Run monuments denial, Confederate reconstruction plans, wartime animal auctions, Fenian presence in Boston, Wilmington port command, Sanitary Fair profits, Grant’s New England tour, smallpox among rebel prisoners, Pennsylvania livestock value, and Seward’s wife’s death.
The National Rubber Company nears completion with factory, yard, fences, and machinery in place. The $110,000 project is backed by New York Philadelphia and Providence investors with Garfield Eddy of Providence acting as agents. Officers Norton Levick Bourn Garfield preside as stockholders celebrate with guests from several cities, Bristol Band, and a special extra train for return trips.
The Bristol Amateur Association reports two public entertainments this week attracting only a sparse audience. The concerts benefitted the Young Men's Christian Association and were praised for their chaste, well produced programs though public patronage was disappointing. The piece urges citizens to support the local institutions and laments neglect from the community.
A Wednesday night theft involved the sails of the yacht Kelpie and a new boat owned by Mesera E Herreshof & Stone. The Kelpie mainsail measured 25 feet hoist 38 feet foot and 32 feet head with the jib reported large in size. The stolen boat was twelve feet long with a green bottom and upper works in red white and blue.
In the Newport Naval Academy report closing Saturday the 10th instant, Benjamin F. Tilley of this town stands first among the five most distinguished in the third class. The class consisted of 118 members.
The Committees of Arrangements in this town have engaged the Rev. Sidney Dean to deliver the Independence Day oration. He will speak at the public celebration and address the gathered citizens.
A local report states the Fenian Brotherhood has about thirty members in town and is flourishing despite limited organization. The note highlights ongoing activity and community presence as of the report.
The Providence District Ministerial Association will meet at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Warren on Monday evening next the 26th and continue in session until Wednesday afternoon.
Four year old Henry McKanna slipped into Warren water from Baker's wharf Monday afternoon and was drowned. Lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful. Local authorities investigated the accident and warned parents to supervise children near the river.
A large hornet's nest sculpture titled a waterfall described as large as life and twice as natural has been on display at the Hope and Constitution Streets store for several days. Neighbors and shoppers have stopped to view the curious bonnet pine skewers topped with potatoes that accompany the piece.
The article credits John W. Iloard Esq for a fine batch of large delicious Strawberries of the Triomphe de Gand variety and reports Warren's population as two thousand seven hundred and eighty per the just completed census.
The May session list names public notaries Messadore T Bennett Albert O Bennett William Bradford John T Child Geo S Collins John W Dearth Peter Gladding Charles A Greene Geo T Gardner Hi H Luther John B Pearce Nathaniel J Saunders Ebenezer Tiffany John Turner Nathan Warren Henry Wardwell. Justices of the Peace William Bradford John Turner.
From Geo F Nowland Providence presents Lincoln poem Oh why should the Spirit of Mortals be Proud music by A Sedgwick and Jeffie Petticoats song for the Times with words by George Cooper music by Henry Tucker. New piano forte pieces by leading authors for sale by Sir Newland.
On Staten Island near Tompkinsville a 66th New York regiment clash with intoxicated soldiers and locals led to gunfire. Several citizens injured and Lieut Wilson of the 66th New York was shot, feared mortally, before a government vessel crew quelled the disturbance.
The Chicago Tribune details W. H. Whitesides of Daggett & Whitesides in Chicago who fled with at least $40,000 obtained on grain receipts via bad checks. The State Savings Institution claims $15,000 and other parties hold smaller sums in the fallout.
A fragile note of progress on immigration and public domain settlement appears as the executive aligns with the late President's call to Congress. In Portland, a wife who had not seen her husband for three years spots him in a returning regiment, rushes forward, and kisses him amid cheering crowds.
The M W Grand Lodge of F A M of the state joins King Solomon's Lodge to celebrate the Festival of St John the Baptist at East Greenwich on Monday next.
Jay Cooke & Co reports that weekly subscriptions reached 11.925 million dollars for the Seven Thirties, reflecting strong investor demand. The figure covers purchases placed during the previous week and signals ongoing market interest in the security.
A description of Eve Isle a romantic new tale in the Satur day Evening Post Philadelphia. The heroine is a spirited mysterious figure whose varied fortunes and encounters drive the story. Readers are urged to subscribe via Periodical Agents or the publishers at 319 Walnut street Philadelphia. Copy appears to promote the serialized romance and its pricing.
The July issue of Gopsy's Lavy Book showcases fashionable engravings and latest modes. Marion Har land Caroline Arne and other writers contribute to the issue. The Lady's Book circulates about 114,000 copies each month.
The July Atlantic Monthly table of contents lists pieces on Young Men in History Around Mull Winter Life in St Peters burg by Bayard Taylor Needle and Garden A Paper of Candle Enda Dr John e Deep Sea Dames Skipper Ben Assassination Accomplices The Chimney Corner The Chicago Conspiracy and more.
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