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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1860
Page
2
A discussion on independent judgment marks the piece, praising thinkers who pursue truth beyond prejudice and public opinion. It warns against voters driven by passion, notes a busy harbor scene, and reports local weather and town concerns.
A specimen outlines arguments used by the Sprague party paper urging Sprague's election. It ridicules the opposing ticket and praises a writer, promising civic gold for the effort while depicting foes as treasonous and disloyal to the state and nation.
A description of The Gover's Lady's Book for April praising its seventy five engravings and varied articles. The text mentions misclaims about Rev Mr Grant of Fall River and a Tiverton Bank case, including a denouncement by Exim Guinz and the editor's commentary.
Local town meeting adopts resolutions praising a fourteen lecture course for its excellence and the committee that organized it. Honorary remarks recall Dana P Corburn and mourn the death of a committee member, prompting thanks to lecturers and supporters.
In Cardenas February 27 1860 Frinxo Bayzer reports pleasant weather and festive holidays Feb 19 20 and 21 with masked balls parades and dances while northerly gales disrupt Havana steamship service. He notes new governor Serrano ally to public works and growing port activity with ships and a near finished Fortun y Compania railroad and mill. A fire at a large estate in Cathellas alarms locals and local politics debate resumes in Providence and the House and Senate credit speakers Turner and Hayes for orderly sessions.
The document states Massachusetts is a manufacturing state but shows substantial investment in farmland and improvements. It cites a farm product value around 35 million dollars annually and notes growth in farming from 1845 to 1855. It highlights county attention to agriculture as a key factor.
Six enslaved people belonging to Wiley Glover drowned in a mill pond near his Edgefield residence while fishing. Seven were present. six perished, four women one man and a boy. The property valued at about $8000. Edgefield Advertiser conveys deep sympathy for Mr. Glover and his distress.
The Albany Evening Journal reports that early city elections from Poughkeepsie to Chicago show consistent Republican victories. Syracuse is expected to join the trend next week as the western commercial and population corridor leans toward the Republican banner.
Steamer Hickman burned on Monday eighteen miles below Little Rock. Two of the passengers were burned. the rest barely escaped with their lives. Books, papers, and the ship’s papers were lost. The receiver of Pelochee, Land Office was in default with the government for about eighty thousand to one hundred thousand dollars.
Reports from Europe note the North American fleet Rosrano and the ship North Briton docking at Queenstown and Liverpool, with the Asia arriving in Liverpool. A collision of weather off Cherbourg leaves two of 100 passengers from a ship reaching land alive, one dying soon after. The Spanish press attacks England as war actions unfold in Morocco with bombardments at Arcila and Larache.
Concern reports results from 74 towns with Goodwin at 17 572 and Cate at 13 700 while Republicans gain statewide. Governor race town by town shows Goodwin ahead in Concord Nashua Dover Claremont and other locales. Midnight counts from 329 towns place Goodwin at 24 566 to Cate 21 132 with expectations of larger statewide margins.
At about 3 a.m. in Worcester street a woman was stabbed by her husband during a drunken quarrel. A male boarder pursued the supposed assailant, who was arrested on Dyer Street and taken to the station. The woman had a hand wound, the result of the husband’s stick strike. the man was fined for drunkenness.
The steamer Judge Porter burning this morning on Lake Pontchartrain eight miles from her wharf carried Montgomery bound cargo and 800 bales of cotton. Ten passengers are drowned or missing though the crew was saved. The vessel and cargo are total losses with partial insurance.
A village marshal raided a house of ill fame near Clearaland and Colum railroad. Inmates were jailed and brought before a magistrate who adjourned after recognizing his daughter among three women. The daughter had eloped years earlier from a Female Seminary and turned to prostitution in the West. Also noted is Sarah Holdredge of Ledyard Connecticut, dead at sixty eight, with over $1000 in gold and silver found in her house after death.
The article notes the marriage of Mary Ann to John Dean with details of Mr Baker's will. It states Baker left his estate to his widow for life and to four children after, but a codicil disinherited son Walter and Mary Ann IV. The Times references the circumstances surrounding the family and the inheritance.
Work to unearth remains from Philadelphia’s First Baptist Church yard nears completion. The graveyard, among the city’s oldest, holds bones from the Continental era with rare intact relics and decayed remains scattered among the plots. The Archives note since 1318 over eleven hundred burials. stones and coffins have eroded, yielding nails, wood fibers, and metal fittings. A single petrified body was found, seemingly lifelike after years entombed.
Fragmentary OCR notes advertise a celebrated tile event featuring Dr Sweet and an unnamed troupe. It hints at witnesses and performances but the text is garbled and incomplete.
An 1850 voyage ended in violence when Captain Alaottani opened fire after a pistol duel with the mate. A gunman on deck fired, the mate was killed, and a wounded passenger aided a threatened second assault. The captain claimed self defense, was imprisoned, and sent home via Panama with witnesses aboard. The convicted suspect arrived with the steamer Atlantic.
The Old South Chepaky Spring Lane hosts a prayer meeting with growing attendance. Reported are union meetings in Washington Philadelphia New York Calcutta and Africa with pastors from many cities. A revival in York County Maine and ongoing religious efforts in Scotland and Africa are noted as well.
The Pittsburg Chronicle notes rising activity as about two thousand acres in Wood Wirt and Ritchie counties are bought or leased for oil prospects. A Hughes River site in Wood County is expected to yield thirty barrels per day, with plans to extend development on the quarter. The Northwestern Virginia railway corridor near Parkersburg reveals high quality cannel coal and oil distillation works, plus a mineral vein near Cairo station yielding sixty five gallons of pine oil per tun.
The National Committee plans to meet and discuss relocating the Democratic gathering from Charleston to a new city. Extortion fears prompt a nationwide concern about public hall costs and per day charges.
The North Atlantic Steamship Company plans the Adriatic a 1 000 000 steamer for New York Southampton and Havre service starting April 14. On trial she met expectations with high speed reportedly surpassing rivals. Capt Joseph Comstone former Baltic sea captain will command with W H Wickham as agent in New York.
A fragment notes orders to the Powhatan steamship to depart Dare Island Navy Yard for Panama in readiness for a voyage to Washington. The document mentions an embassy count and readiness actions aboard the vessel amid unspecified dates. The readable text reflects 18th or 19th century phrasing and uncertain specifics.
An elderly gentleman was assaulted in Union Square New York on a Saturday by a woman described as stout and large. Witnesses say she slapped him with a whip and walked away. authorities report the incident as a local town charge and possible case of assault.
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