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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1862
Page
2
Lizzie worries about lost music time and love as her husband William returns after a long separation. A piano evening rekindles affection and Lizzie vows to be a better wife, hoping to keep him forever and repair their home.
The notice informs readers that the Phoenix newspaper will continue publication as before with subscriptions and advertising solicited. It offers prompt neat job printing of all descriptions at reasonable prices.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues railroads shape warfare by enabling rapid retreat and hindered pursuit. It calls for portable locomotives that can operate on ground and rail, plus spare wheels and axles to move baggage and troops where rails are absent, to reduce manual labor and speed up army transports.
The narrative describes Union general Burnside advancing along the North Carolina coast after New Bern. Fort Macon was blown up as rebels fled, Nashville set ablaze, and Beaufort occupied to block blockade running. Washington followed with little resistance as Burnside’s energy supports rapid Union gains along the coast. The Merrimac raid is analyzed as a strategic move to enable Yorktown and Jamestown vessels to reach Gosport Navy Yard and threaten Hampton Roads. The search for Preiorni remains unsuccessful. Liebt Warner returns from Virginia without finding the body.
The funeral held Saturday afternoon for Mr. Bayley at the Methodist E Church was well attended by neighbors and officials from town. Rev. Ela delivered remarks on man’s higher aims and piety, while Rev. Hubbard and Dr. Shepard were noted speakers. Ex-Gov. Diman of Bristol and others attended, with a long procession to the tomb and a final burial service.
The Newport Advertiser reports the railway progress along the Point and West shore and the North end of the island, signaling Newport’s anticipated relief from isolation. It notes that Mr Cisco on behalf of the Government sold three million dollars of 7.30 percent Treasury notes at par and interest to banks. Reports from New Orleans say rebels are building thirteen gunboats to be completed soon.
After sending troops to Bell Ran Rhode Island learned the Masonic fraternity would not join the Monday funeral exercises. Governor Sprague reports the bodies of Col. Socom Maj. Battey and Capt. Towsa will be buried in Providence with military honors. Generals and citizens are expected to attend in large numbers.
The friends of Rev. Mr. Ela pastor of the Methodist EB Church in Bristol regret his departure after long faithful service. Though a stranger at first he earned warm friendships through kind counsel and diligent work. His farewell on the coming Sabbath marks the end of his pastoral labors in Bristol and the community prays for his future field of labor.
A Lewiston Journal report from a Gibraltar observer describes the Sumter’s crew unpaid for months, mutinous and deserting, unable to sell prizes, funds scarce, coal low, and the captain unable to raise money. The operator is viewed unfavorably as Uncle Sam looms.
Goorys Lady's Book for April promises strong reading and fashion appeal with a superb colored plate Ask for it Nanny and seven figure fashion plates. It includes Drawing Lessons Model Cottages Health Department Juvenile Horticultural Musical and Fashion Departments and a treatise The Science of Dress Making enabling readers to cut their own dresser. Offered for $4 in advance for Phenix and Lady's Book one year.
On Tuesday the Committee of Ways and Means added to the tax bill sundry classes that must obtain licenses including livery-stable keepers cattle brokers claim agents lawyers physicians surgeons dentists each ten dollars entertainers twenty dollars Proposals to license preachers lecturers bakers brickmakers and enslaved persons were rejected.
Fragments of a roof collapsed on Friday due to heavy snow at the Chicago Times printing plant. Several workers were present but many were dining elsewhere. one man was carried through debris but suffered no serious injuries.
A heroic Irish battalion of about 150 men in the enemy ranks refused to fire on Union troops at Winchester. The act drew praise as a noble rebuke to treachery and a salute to patriotic firmness amid the battle.
It is believed that Ben McCulloch, a noted rebel leader, is dead after multiple prior reported killings. His loss is described as severe to the rebels who have committed barbarities on the frontiers and relied on his services.
The Providence Press notes rumors about anal pox with authority stating only seven smallpox and varicella cases in the city. Baltimore celebrates reopening of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad planned for early April with a public congratulatory meeting. Simeon Easterbrooke Jr. wounded at Pea Ridge. Rhode Island volunteer Sigel family noted. The Terre Haute and St. Louis Railroad sold at Alton for bondholders at eight hundred thousand dollars. Adin B. Hopkins of Central Falls killed at Newbeing. he served in Co I, 4th Rhode Island Regiment.
A tribute recalls Joshua Bayley a Bristol printer sailor and editor who built a career from an apprenticed boy to editor of the Bristol Phenix and public servant. He combined upright piety with public service in schools town council and the General Court and died with peace after a life of charity and faith.
EF Letters from Havana claim that Jeff Davis has recently deposited large sums in Havana banks. If true, this suggests the Rebel Chieftain plans an early immigration movement and is sending valuables ahead.
The Taunton Gazette laments Mexico's plight and warns that welcoming Jeff Davis and the fading Confederacy could be its gravest misfortune, noting this as a likely outcome if asylum is offered.
The work of mounting barbette guns at Fort Adams Newport is nearly finished. The fort on war footing mounts about 400 guns with a 2000 man garrison. The New York Post suggests Buckingham Smith be appointed Governor of Florida. he is a Georgia native and long-time Florida resident.
The Army Register notes the volunteer forces, as organized, total 556 252 when their ranks are filled. The figure reflects the accumulated strength of units in active duty and ready for service under current organization.
Ee Conrad Ellery, formerly of Providence, has been appointed superintendent of all plantations on Parry Island near Port Royal. The appointment places Ellery in charge of operations across multiple holdings and oversees worker deployments and production schedules.
Captain Nathan Goff Jr of Company G 24th Rhode Island Vol reports the death of Sergeant Simeon A Newman at 10 a.m. in Columbia Hospital. Newman joined March 9 and marched to Prospect Hill, Virginia, suffering rheumatic pains and likely heart disease. death followed a night of rain and a failed attempt to seek shelter. The letter conveys sympathy to Newman’s family and notes his valued service and the sudden nature of his passing.
Acting Master Spencer Pratt of the U S N has tendered his resignation because of ill health.
EF Elijah Hall, a colored man, committed death by own action in Newport on Monday last by hanging himself. He was subject to fits of insanity.
The N O Picayune notes a band of brothers in Kansas calling themselves the Emancipation League as underground railroad agents aiding runaway enslaved people. Arlington House becomes an army hospital, and Wendell Phillips is mobbed in Cincinnati while lecturing at the Opera House. Fire devastation hits Elm City Flouring Mills in New Haven with extensive losses.
A Providence Post obituary recalls a long illness and years of public service. The subject labored in politics as a delegate to the Republican National Convention and frequently represented the state in the Assembly while maintaining community and Christian commitments. He died after a period of feeble health and extended illness, remembered for kindness and devotion to state affairs.
News from Bristol Rhode Island reports the death of Hon William H Stayley aged 61 at his Bristol residence after a long pulmonary illness. He founded the Bristol Phoenix and served as its editor while holding other civic roles. His death is mourned by family and citizens who respected him as a faithful editor and community leader.
The editor Bayley of the Phas at Bitte Ree died Tuesday morning at age six. Fellow citizen notes the death as irreproachable. He had held the office of Chief of the Port of Bristol.
The report notes an 86 year old, well known figure named Tatts AccEN being chosen by Professor Lowe to assume charge, citing his long experience and qualification for government service. The piece links to a national debt figure described as in the billions of dollars, with a provincial press note included.
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