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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1859
Page
2
The piece debates war’s moral and economic effects, noting profit motives in conflict and the impact on labor and industry. It surveys Europe’s powers Austria France Sardinia Russia England and Turkey, warning that a broader change in European affairs seems likely.
A warrant is issued for a town meeting to be held Saturday next at 10 o’clock in the forenoon to elect a Senator to the General Assembly. Judge Russell Bullock declines to serve. Right Rev Bishop Crank will preach at St Michaels Church tomorrow morning.
A preliminary Providence meeting explored a railroad connection to Fall River via Warren. A route from Warren to Fall River would join the Providence Warren and Bristol line at Warren. A committee will gather statistics estimates and surveys and report later. Weather before week end was cool with a sharp frost and rainfall followed by expectations of more moisture.
The article notes the conclusion of The Jooghabto story of Mus Slunmena with a critical view of the poor woman's experiences and a list of contents. It mentions embroidery patterns, a Brazilian group, an expedition in search of Air Smith, and a curious nautical keel invention by Mr F Troevith of Penzance.
A fragment notes the Fall River Daily Beacon growing larger as Massachusetts’ largest penny paper and praises Noel’s prosperity. It mentions four Philadelphia boys diving off Reed Street wharf finding a canvas bag with $460 in old coins and many divers later seeking more treasure with little success.
News from Europe reports Weser and Borussia from Bremen via Southampton reached New York at six thirty PM. Other vessels, the New York and Canada, also arrived recently. Wreck of Pomong off Woxfird on April 28 caused 386 deaths. Britain offers £10 bounty for recruitment as war looms. reports of battles near Buffilora and Movara taken. Austrians and Sardinians clash near Lago Maggiore. telegraph to Switzerland cut.
A Fort Kearney dated letter notes the Pike’s Powk egarants returning with well over a hundred wagons passing the fort in a week. Emigrants are extremely destitute and selling wagons horses and outfits cheaply. The Storaph’s Gazette reports a severe Aurora Denver conflict with town burnings amid local rivalry, needing confirmation.
A con artist targeted private houses in Chicago offering to pay a bid for six dollars while passing counterfeit ten dollar bills to the women and rounding the balance in good money. The Battery enlargement near New Fork altered harbor drafts, with critics calling it a contractor fat job. In Cincinnati a young woman’s arm was cut when a door was violently pulled open, breaking glass and severing an artery.
A slave concealed himself in the brig aboard the vessel Roberon at Pensacola and, after the ship reached Hyannis, was starved into emerging. On the 8th inst the captain notified the US Marshal in Boston, who chartered a schooner for shipment and sent him back to Pensacola before the affair concluded.
St Johns May 18 The Royal Mail steamer Canada Captain Lang from Liverpool en route to Halifax and Boston, arrived at Cape Race. News reports note a continued cotton decline and breadstuff drop with provisions rising. Austrian actions near the Po and Sardinia calm. steamer Lebanon and Indian reach Liverpool. Liverpool markets show dull broadside with lower prices. Consuls quoted at 90 3-8 to 90 5-8.
Latest from California reports the stummer Stan or TOE West arriving in New York from Aspinwall with California dates to the 20th. Other items note 250 passengers and treasure, the Relief passing U S Storeship, and the Roanoke in Aspinwall. Liberals reportedly hold most of Mexico City except the Palace. Earthquakes at Luna cause minor damage, Mecrtaac heads to Callao, and a Mecrtaac voyage discusses cargo salvage from Meratarbuura.
The Curlew Capt Jones sailed from New York to Providence broke pipes, sank in eight fathoms about one and a half miles SW from Port Judith. Governor Capt French from New York towed but abandoned. Cargo drifted. Pelion and Petrel dispatched to assist Curlew. wind and sea were light. Also notes a large reward for the bakery arson in Boston and various political remarks, with arrival of the British yacht St Uravia in New York from the Clyde on a pleasure trip with Mr. Tennent and others aboard.
Weather seas battered the clipper Pomona from New York after Liverpool departure. The ship struck a sand bank near Ballyconigar and sank within hours despite lifeboats and pumps. Captain Mayhew and crew struggled to save passengers as the vessel went down, with over 380 lives lost and only a few survivors reaching shore.
European war rumors ease business excitement in New York and Weser reports. Markets show rising flour pork molasses and linseed prices as speculation grows. Newport and Providence notes mention housing rents and a busy spring housing season. A drowned man from Laomia woolen mill is identified, and American officers may join French forces. A petrified child hand found in a New England time barrel bears French marks.
May dispatches from Washington report no word from Mr. Dallas on Sir William Gore Ouseley’s new treaty order. A story alleging Sartiges and Louis Napoleon sought to draw the United States into war is dismissed as false. Sartiges sails on the 28th and returns soon, making the tale implausible. Nicaragua’s Minister Darez returns June 8 with refusals to ratify Cassarissarri amendments, though cabinet links are uncertain.
News from Nagasaki reports the young emperor's coronation amid ongoing treaty talks and a massive Jeddo fire destroying about 50 000 buildings over a five mile stretch. Additional dispatches from England reached Nagasaki as public attention shifts to imperial succession and regional unrest.
A deserter from a whaling ship returns penniless to port after nine years at sea. His wife and family believed him dead. temperance friends help him, and his letter from Connecticut hints at possible reconciliation before he heads there. A Boston sermon updates rail travel rules from legal decisions, stressing exact fare, ticket validity, and conduct on cars and platforms.
From Leavenworth dated May 17 reports describe severe famine risk among emigrants near Pike's Peak with deaths from starvation. Provisions are en route though reports on mining prospects vary. Delegates plan to convene in Denver to draft a state constitution while Warace Greeley joins the Leavenworth delegation bound for the Ossawatomie Convention.
The Emperor of Austria plans to obtain a 32 million florin loan due to dire finances described as a hard up condition. He likens the request to defending his crown against attrition, viewing the loan as essential to his broader strategic aims.
A distinguished New York clergyman paused his sermon to aid a poor woman struggling toward the church aisle. He guided her to his pew and returned to the pulpit, delivering a quiet rebuke that likely left a strong impression on the congregation.
A Baptist Church service in Yarmouth Nova Scotia ended as John Liltom anosa addressed the congregation and fell dead in the pews. Report notes a startling moment followed by the abrupt collapse and death. In the Mississippi River region, rising waters near St Louis and other towns show rapid flood levels. Reports from Missouri and Mississippi indicate heavy rain and food shortages amid receding water in New Orleans and neighboring areas.
At the principal English church in Belgium a prayer for the President of the United States was offered as part of services on Easter Sunday, with several bishops declining and some Armorican families present. The lay Catholic residents responded with tempered enthusiasm.
The Journal of Commerce reports that the master of a vessel tied to the mutiny on the Bounty fled with ship and cargo from Rio to Valparaiso. He borrowed money, forged onward to the Pacific, and sailed for San Francisco or Melbourne. His wife was said to be with him at Valparaiso, and authorities will pursue him globally as legal questions loom.
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