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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1859
Page
2
Fragmentary legislative text outlines amendments to lime inspection and sale in casks, provisions for railroad commissioners expenses, and a Providence municipal vacancy procedure. It references a State loan authorization and a General Assembly secretary signature.
Abel Carter, six years old, American, was fatally struck by an hourly train from Providence to Valley Falls near the Pawtucket crossing on the old Smithfield road. He had been signaling trains with a flag when the locomotive struck him, injuring the skull. he died shortly after at Central Falls. An inquest absolved the railway company and employees. The child leaves a son and daughter.
Mr Mal Jory reports in a Mnais paper that a mad dog bite led him to visit Mr J P Evans of Lincoln to test a so called mad stone. A small flesh colored porous stone was warmed and applied to the wound drawing blood and reportedly curing the bite after several hours as the stone charged with poison turned milky white and detached.
Fragmentary report notes warm milk with an odd odor and discharge of contents altered color. It states repeated incidents with similar results before the patient is said to be cured, though details and context are missing.
A Bristol Phenix report notes a very small turnout for the Congressional representative election in the Eastern District. Robinson led with 115 votes, Davie 47, others minimal. overall low district turnout mirrored by Providence Journal observations of light district-wide voting.
Garibaldi emerges as a central figure in Italy's struggle against Austrian rule. The article praises his independent yet cooperative stance with French and Sardinian forces, his unmatched mobility and unexpected strikes, and his ability to rally Italians across classes to resist Austrian domination. It predicts his pivotal role and heroic deeds in the ongoing conflict.
The article surveys how political party names and class labels reflect public taste and intelligence. It cites terms like Cow-boys Stump-tails and other coinages as telling examples of popular nomenclature in early American politics.
The April Town Meeting authorized printing of the Special Committee on Finances report. Electors may obtain a copy at the Town Clerk's Office per Town Council order.
To remember the sale of the Bristol Ferry Farm to take place at one o'clock this day, details refer to the local notice and auction record. The event signifies a transfer of property and public bidding proceeding under the stated terms.
The town prepares a large Fourth of July celebration with an invited orator and visiting military companies. Reports mention horticultural fair prizes for Jackson White potatoes and a trial of Maney mowing machines. Ex Governor Dyer sails to London with family. local politics note a low vote for John C. Rich. A long letter from England discusses the Italian question and Napoleon’s actions.
The periodical lists items including Thomas Paine’s second appearance in the United States Of Books and the Reading thereof After the Ball Rock Ties and Man Chip Dartmouth Leon and Uneven Percival Zelina’s Vow William Shakes are Attorney and Solicitor The Ministers Writing The Professor at the Breakfast Table Art Reviews and Literary Notices Love me Little Love me Long The Coral Harmony Seacliff or the Mystery of the Westervolts Tu Cubs and Puck Memoir of Theophilus Pursy as Recent American Publication.
An unidentified man driving furiously down the Bristol Ferry hill struck a wagon at the wharf and was knocked to the ground. A horse escaped and nearly plunged from the dock as the wagon broke. During a Saturday squall two boats capsized near Bristol Ferry, one from Taunton and one from Fall River. rescuers included a brig bound for Fall River and Daniel Coggeshall, keeper of the Bristol Ferry light. A Taunton crew member reportedly lost four hundred dollars and clothing in the mishap.
A boat departed Boston on Wednesday bound for Fayal carrying about five thousand dollars worth of provisions contributed by Boston citizens to aid the famine distress reported there.
Notice states Mr. M Mason will close his shop and sell remaining stock at very low prices until sale day as he plans to enter another business. Bargains are possible by visiting his store.
Four days after leaving Europe the Anglo Saxon reports a great French victory near Milan at Magenta with 12 000 killed or wounded and 7 000 Austrians taken as prisoners. Paris rejoices while Milan is occupied by neither side and later dispatches add details of further French gains and high casualties on both sides.
Reports from Dew Yark state the Austrian forces withdrew from Marignano with 1200 prisoners after a nine hour battle. Allied advances near Milan and Lodi, with Prussia possibly aiding Austria, and Garibaldian actions near Previca are noted. The Persia and other ships pass, and editor George Bailey dies aboard Argo.
The week brings continual dull and rainy weather with daily showers and no change in forecast. While rain affords plenty of water for households and keeps dust down, it dampens outdoor plans and delays work.
A colored boy about 13, son of Mrs Elizabeth Webb, was sent to the attic as punishment in a west New Bedford house. He opened the window, leaped to the ground from about twenty feet, and fractured both arms above the wrist.
The Bolton captained by Wm Cotter ran aground at Cross Island near East Machias in thick weather. Eighteen aboard. fifteen perished including Capt Cotter and the first mate. Bodies unrecovered as of May 20. wreck sold for 280 dollars and efforts continue to recover remains.
Eye witness describes Montebello ruins after fierce battle with corpses in streets and a fortified cemetery. Austrians captured, Hungarians among prisoners express relief. Also reports Gen Walker plans new Nicaragua expedition and stamp counterfeit probe finds no fakes. Toronto reports hunger threat in Huron district without relief.
A New Orleans dispatch reports 100 Savannah crew ill with yellow fever after sailing from Pensacola to Boston on the Sloop of War Savannah. New York testimony in the Orion case shows captains and officers implicated but insufficient evidence to hold them. prisoners discharged. Kansas gold rumors spark caution about ventures and supplies. Hadley bi centennial relics include a 200 year old red coat from Deerfield ancestors.
The Superior Court denied the appeal for a new trial of the defendant in Edward P. Fry’s libel suit against Bennett editor of the Herald. A Dunkirk dispatch reports Maurin Sauter his wife and child found dead in an upper chamber with throats cut. The deed is believed to be Sauter’s self inflicted after marital troubles.
A June 7 1859 Erie letter describes a grand Masonic parade and Fourth of July festival to honor and reinter the sailors who fell in Commodore Perry's 1812 battle. Exhumation work at the lakeside railroad bank is noted as part of the ceremony.
New York on June 21 reports Quimbo Appo the Chinaman sentenced to be hanged for murder has received a four month reprieve via intervention of leading citizens and merchants. A lynching attempt in 7th avenue targeted William Jordan after an outrage on a six year old girl. a gallows was raised but police intervened, Jordan in protective custody amid public fury. Also Kossuth address and frost-linked tragedy in Canada West.
A newborn male infant was found cast in a bag on the shore at Gov. Francis in Warwick near Gaspee Point. The coroner's jury ruled the cause of death unknown, delivering a verdict of death by some cause to them unknown.
The US Storeship Reseues arrived at New York harbor with the Surque Austin crew aboard, returning for trial on arson charges. A brig A P Lovett, en route from Cardenas, was struck by lightning near Lith Mot, losing foretop gallant and royal masts.
Detroit report recounts a bizarre incident where an English ox and a French ox pulled a heavy road crossing when an express train approached. The French ox reversed upon hearing a French command, but the English ox continued and was killed. Driver reacted in panic. Boston Traveller.
Hunt's Merchants Magazine lists thirty eight substances used to enhance potency flavor and quality of this deletable firm of proy among them chalk marble dust opium tobacco henbane oil of vitriol copperae alum strychnine and other deadly drugs. A Sixoilar Accident A correspondent from North Easton reports William Barrows former town representative in the legislature is suffering from a pin in his left ear causing inflammation and possible death despite medical attempts to remove it.
Two young Indians bathing near Trail gate were swept away by a strong current on Wednesday afternoon. Three companions named Alex Shaw Edwin B and Daniel Hoxemery risked their lives and by remarkable luck saved the stranded youths from drowning.
The market reports dull activity with no Sperm deals. Whale oil sells 150 barrels at 46 cents per gallon in Whale and 600 barrels in Fairhaven with prices undisclosed. 10,000 pounds of whale bone arrive in New York by Wednesday with a sale at 70 cents per barrel. A Dover man Caleb Boddell aged 77 walks daily and cuts a cord of wood as his usual workday.
Edward Boyle a twelve year old lad was arrested in Philadelphia on Wednesday forming several stables at different times. He acknowledged that his love for running with the machine led him to find work for her in that way.
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