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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1866
Page
2
The Bristol Phenix notes no panic over cholera despite its arrival. travelers seek interior villages and mountains for healthful summer respite. It traces cholera theories, preventive measures, and urges calm, regular duties, and faith amid epidemic fears.
A traveler records plans to spend Sunday at Nablous, called the Ancient Sychar, the following Sunday on Mount Carmel, and the next at Damascus, noting encampment near a current location.
In Our New York Mail a long recounting of the Burdell murder recalls the 1840s Bond Street case. Doctor Burdell was killed amid a party at Mrs Cunningham’s house. A prisoner Golden now claims a $20,000 payoff a day before the crime and says he helped remove a daughter to a theatre. He offers himself as a potential link to solve the mystery, while noting past misdirections in New York criminal jurisprudence.
In Newport a letter complains Fenian supporters blindly back Stephens and the Irish Republic bonds, praising public ceremonies and mockingly noting ignorant zeal. A Newports Daily News report adds Seaconner Point fishing yields strong catches with $3,000 in soup hauls and $1,600 tied to another haul by Isaac Manchester’s gang.
The Bar Rev Thomson D D longtime president of Providence Annual Conference of the ME Church married Annie E Howe of Delaware Ohio on the 9th inst in Delaware. Rev Thomas A Morris TD senior bishop of the ME Church suffered a second stroke and was prostrated during the nuptial ceremony.
Letter from May 16 1866 notes James Stephens, Central Organizer of the Irish Republic and Fenian Brotherhood, in town provoking strong reaction among Milesians as he signals plans for bold actions.
A Bristol group of ladies organizes a charitable enterprise for aged females and indigent children. Robert Rogers offers a house to fit as a Home, with a committee to organize and report next week. Clergy members support the effort. details set at vestry meeting.
The town issued its first liquor sale warrant since the new order took effect on Wednesday night. The prosecutor's main witness, jailed for drunken revelry, faced a choice between a two month stay at a Cove Providence tavern or testifying under oath about where he obtained drink. He chose to reveal his sources to gain freedom.
At a Bristol unit meeting held at the Armory on the 10th, the company voted to visit Newport and participate in the parade honoring the newly elected Governor on Election Day. The Bristol Cornet Band will accompany the TA.
The remark questions street tidiness and rubbish norms. It notes Uncle Joe is partly right about waste in streets, yet implies a broader judgment about local practices. The quip links kitchen scraps and metal debris to public perception of cleanliness.
A violent storm struck Buenos Ay six weeks ago with a sudden dust curtain that darkened the day. It wrecked ships and property, killed many animals, and caused at least fifty deaths. Sterling King, jailed in Louisville for horse stealing and linked to Lincoln assassination claims, reportedly died by starvation after refusing food for forty days aboard a Louisville steamer in Cinemapati.
The passage argues that greater international harmony reduces prejudices and increases mutual affection. It touts Herrick Allen's Gold Medal Salera'u as a valued product that stimulates desire for it, strengthens digestion, and aids weak stomachs, noting most grocers carry it.
Advertises a hair restorer named PESTACHINE touted for best satisfaction and available for use and sale widely.
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