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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1860
Page
2
In this 1860 meditation the writer recalls the revolutionary era and the birth of liberty, noting how the founders acted for truth and duty despite uncertainty. It asserts that liberty cannot coexist with slavery and that the irrepressible conflict between freedom and despotism drives progress toward redemption.
The piece explains the two rival Democratic tickets, Stephen A. Douglas with Hershel Johnson and Breckinridge with Joseph Lane, noting no two thirds vote was reached. It forecasts a polarized race with Lincoln likely to win in March, while predicting Breckinridge carrying the South and Republicans the North.
The Committée of Arrangémments organizes a lavish Fourth of July in Bristol with cannon fire bells music a parade and speeches. Local families return to the home town to join in the festivities as Young America contributes noise with fireworks and torpedoes.
The writer reflects on the rapid breakup of the Whig and Democratic parties. The Whig party is gone and the Democratic party will soon follow, with both dissolving as their leaders did, leaving observers to watch future political events unfold.
The Great Eastern arrived in New York harbor after an eleven day passage from Southampton. The 23 000 ton, 680 foot vessel with 1600 horsepower engines crossed the ocean and carried passengers who faced rough seas, drawing crowds to view this 19th century marvel.
Dr C A Weoopwaxn, a dentist, consents to remain in town for two or three weeks to practice his profession and invites his old friends to visit. He may be found in the room of Dr Green, Hope sheet, who will be absent for a short time.
The Church of the Puritans in New York with pastor Dr Chineyeri has amended its by laws. The change permits all church members to vote hereafter on equal terms with men.
An American firm offered to hire the Great Eastern for a month in New York on terms that would guarantee a dividend of 5 percent or more. The offer was declined. Readers are referred to the advertisement by B. Shuman in another column.
The Grand Lodge of the state marked the 69th anniversary in Newport on Monday. Rev Augustus Woodbury of Providence gave an excellent oration to broad approval. The American Erase Band played fine music and Fillmore House hosted a grand dinner with speeches and a letter from Gov Sprague read aloud. The day was pleasant and Newport looked its best.
The steamer Spray arrived from Woods Hole and completed laying the telegraph cable between West Chop and Nobska Light, linking Nantucket to the mainland. A burglary in Capt Ellis Perry’s counting-room netted about $12. A ten year old finger was amputated after a pistol accident on Thursday night. Oil works on Fish Island were purchased by Weston Howland and partners for enlargement and continued manufacture. Joseph Grinnell and N P Willis witnessed Blondin in Niagara, a pocket containing $200 was stolen from Grinnell. A Bethel meeting heard from the bark Waverly’s crew about eleven conversions and a temperance society formed aboard. Postmaster General instructions reportedly push Boston Post Office relocation from Siete to Summer street.
A ceremonial assembly lists Bauster Tram ay Annitixey Col Wardwell and Arp MARSHAL with officials from town council wards school and state normal, clergymen, governor and lieutenant governors, legislators, customs and post office officers, foreign consuls, War of 1812 soldiers, and citizens in attendance.
Order and exercises include music by the Band prayer by Thomas Suepard reading the Declaration by James Denny and an oration and procession route through Bradford Thames and State streets to the O Wolf House. Citizens urged to join and keep streets clear while vessels display colors. Band performances at D Wolf House in the evening.
Governor Sprague met the Japanese princes in New York and invited them to visit Rhode Island factories as personal guests. They gratefully received the offer but declined due to limited stay and fixed departure date, preferring privacy away from publicity and crowds.
A Newport correspondent reports the Redwood Library thriving as a resort. The ceiling is being frescoed, the new catalogue nears completion, and George Peabody of London with Sidney Brooke have donated a portrait of a founder’s grandson painted by a noted artist. Beside this comes a gift of six valuable French books.
In Fall River Court before Justice Southsworth the case of Teaac Palmer against his wife Mary for stealing a gold watch was heard and dismissed the court ruling that a wife cannot steal from her husband. Fe River News.
In Cambridgeport two men entered Josiah Sawyers store on Brooksine street at dawn yesterday. Officer Benjamin F. Bridden confronted the robbers in a periodical shop and exchanged fire. One assailant was wounded and fled toward Cambridge bridge. the other, James Harley, fought Bridden in the street, stabbing him and breaking his arm. Harley was captured. Bridden later died from wounds. Harley, a twice-imprisoned man, is held for assaulting Officer Loughrey with intent to kill and awaits examination.
The report notes deficient supplies in Great Britain Ireland and scarce stocks in France and other states for the coming harvest. Germany Russia and France face damaged crops from a cold season, while a favorable weather outlook could ease the shortfall but not fully remedy it. The U S enjoys a large surplus with a promising Sep harvest, likely to disappoint hoarders seeking famine prices.
A visitor reports after the 1857 revulsion that West markets show stagnation with unoccupied fine buildings and high rents for little use. In Rocku k stores once renting for $600 yearly now bring under $100, while basic goods like eggs sell at five cents a dozen and butter at ten cents a pound.
On a Friday evening the lightning express on the New York Central Railroad neared Pembroke near Buffalo. The engineer spotted a large pile of ties across the track about twenty rods ahead. He reversed the engine and braked hard, saving the train from collision and damage as the obstruction caused only a slight shock.
Forty years ago Brooklyn was a small village of 2000 to 3000. The new Directory lists 473 pages with 53 500 names and an estimated 270 000 population if each family has five members. Last year the population is said to have grown by 25 000. The city has 156 religious worship places serving about one third of residents.
Cambridge astronomers report the comet nearing Earth though moonlight and its low position may limit naked eye visibility. Observations through a large telescope show a two stream tail diverging from the nucleus similar to the great 1858 comet.
French lace manufacturers report a booming season with strong demand for lace in Paris garments parasols and veiling items. The article notes lace is used on all clothing and accessories as factories fulfill orders.
Reports from Liverpool note the steamship Europa reached Halifax at 6 12 after departing on the 16th with 101 passengers. The dispatch mentions ongoing European political moves, loans, and a Palermo atrocity described as horrific by Admiral Mundy.
The Cincinnati Gazette notes strong confidence in western finances and commerce. It says corn prospects stay firm with no change expected, wheat crops north of the Mississippi look good, and oats barley rye and potatoes also promise full yields. Overall harvest for 1860 is expected to be satisfactory if corn performs as hoped.
The Providence Journal notes the death of Ggoraz Payne Rainstorp, longtime British Consul in Venice. Born in London, he began writing in France, gained fame with Richelieu, and produced about eighty works over decades. He held the post of Historianographer of Great Britain and was praised for influence yet criticized for prolixity.
Officers Dann and Lynch seized John Gibbons at the Revere House on a $270 check drawn on the American Exchange Bank New York alleged signed by A T Stewart. The clerk proved the signature wrong. Gibbons claimed St Louis origin and was committed to Toombs and then jailed for examination after bail set at 1000 dollars.
In New York on a Sunday around three in the morning fire broke out in Rev. Dr. Patrick McMenany's bed chamber on Tenth Street. The priest died from burns after the flames damaged his face and hands. Authorities suggest an epileptic fit may have caused him to topple a candle into papers. The Irish native was 44 years old.
The Iowa City Republican reports J D Moe of Isaac Dennis's farm three miles from the city trapped over two hundred dozen wild pigeons in three weeks. He baited with corn and sprung his net at breakfast each day, selling at Alty cents a dozen to net over one hundred dollars. Also notes Neapolitan exile Poerio in Turin pushing annexation of Naples and Sicily.
The column blends quarantine reports from New Orleans with oddities reaching Kansas City. It recalls a smallpox case aboard a ship, hospital transfers, local settlements near Olathe, and scattered court verdicts, theft tricks, marriages, mills, fires, and colonial troops in Canada.
A female balloonist named Myra Rosella attempted a long distance ascent in New York yesterday. She carried spectators and promised a safe landing, with the balloon taking a southeast path likely to drift toward Long Island by evening.
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