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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1865
Page
2
A collage of acts and notices covers bounty payments to deceased volunteers, estate accounting rules, guardianship authorizations, railroad reporting duties, and court procedures. It also reports elections in New Hampshire and Rhode Island conventions, plus summaries of wartime finance and public notices.
The passage notes Savannah residents act sensibly under Union authority and keep promises while maintaining views on secession. It suggests they may not return to Davis era fate, as circumstances and security under the United States will influence opinions and shift political stances.
Elisabeth C Lindsey and William J Miller guardians sold properties to Robert Rogers on Congregational street for 1795. Other deeds include Bly to Albert Knight on Thames street for 3500 and Welch to Martin King on Bristol Neck for 150. Davel and Noyes conveyed to Julius Littlefield for 1250. Turner to Rachael Pearce on Mulk street for 1200. Bullock to Joanna Liscomb on Rock street for 130. Wilson to Coggeshall for dower on Bradford street for 50. The Rev Dr Shephard resigns as pastor of the Congregational Church effective May first after nearly thirty years. A committee to find a successor is appointed. Mr A V Newton of Providence will lecture on Love and its Power in Town Hall March 21. Sabbath School Exhibition and primary meetings report. Delegates elected to State and District Conventions. Town Committee named for the year. Ensign Walter Pearce and Lieut James Phelps on leave. A leaden mortar from a Seventh RI Regiment battle near Petersburg and several balls are shown at the office. A grand concert planned to aid the Bristol Young Men’s Christian Association with Father Kemp’s Old Folks Concert Company.
Gov Fenton reports from Washington that volunteer service remains active in parts of New York and no new draft orders will be issued. men already drafted will not be called. The rest of the item covers a mix of legal actions, local incidents, and political notes from the era.
Secretary Stanton reports from the War Department that General Sherman and General Schofield dispatched updates. Sherman says all is well after operations near Teurelidl N C. Schofield notes Brugge beaten near Southwest Creek and retreat across the Neuse to Kinston, with north bank held.
The Terrato Newbern correspondence reports heavy Rebel losses after repeated charges at our works. Rebels fought bravely but were repulsed with terrible slaughter. Union forces pursued across the river toward Kiasten. Wake morning assault at amptel failed. our loss about 300, Rebel loss eight times higher. Sanitary supplies abundant at the front.
From Wilmington Fortress Movraux March 14 the Taestexsmer Champion arrived bearing intelligence on Sterman and his forces. Sherman’s army moved to Pavetritla No Coy and encamped nearby as news spread of rest and readiness for another march.
Report covers a funeral at Showl Street Church for Issaph and Delrees and wife of stlardvadle found dead in a thaw bed after alleged suffocation. Details describe the couple’s marriage, condition of the bodies, and an apparent violent incident preceded by a stove fire, with surrounding town residents reportedly named among several others. The piece also touches on related legal and constitutional reflections from a court, citing May 1862 events and Lincoln era theories on rebellion punishment and restoration.
Federal authorities lead rebels in prisoner exchanges by about twenty thousand. Col Mulford questions Ould about returning captives, who says dispatch limits hinder forwarding. A Boston Transcript note mentions funds found on a dead Massachusetts man and bank crises. Port Royal reports reinforce Sherman’s forces heading to Charleston, while Venango County counts wells and oil barrels valued around $100,000 per year.
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