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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1864
Page
2
A court scene features a female defendant with a wooden leg confronts a man named Lee. The jury laughs at the unusual disguise while the defendant is able to evoke sympathy and warmth, delaying the verdict as Lee tries to elicit a favorable outcome.
An illustration by Alphonee Karr describes Norman a workman who saved two gravely ill neighbors by hauling them from a doorway and fetching a doctor. The neighbor promises a reward but delays, while a vague exchange about a rabbit and a meal follows in a fragmentary scene.
A history style kitchen note explains refined pancake batter using anchored wheat with Graham and buckwheat to produce light tender cakes. It emphasizes cold sour milk or fresh buttermilk, proper heat to avoid collapse, and minimal need for leavening by avoiding suds and waste. It warns to adjust salt for the fresher taste and suggests keeping Graham and buckwheat flour pre-mixed for ready use.
A roaming correspondent observes grapevines laid down in late autumn and covered with soil or leaves yield abundant crops after cold weather ends. Vines not laid down show little fruit or none, and ripe grapes mature later and of inferior quality.
The Library of Congress adds nearly four thousand volumes this year focusing on exploration settlement and topography of the American Continent. The law department receives valuable additions including hundreds of trial reports and celebrated collections enhancing legal and historical resources.
A mixed text fragment contains a commendation about sincere praise and self reproach, alongside a truncated report on an experimental farming project in Dennysville Maine. It mentions breeding and stocking, a union, and a secretary, with several garbled phrases and missing context.
A Northern newspaper argues a government peace offer to the rebels could reveal the North’s willingness to grant peace but reject slavery and independence. It suggests such a move would expose rebel leaders as determined to seek independence or annihilation and would not likely be accepted by Jeff Davis. The piece warns it would not yield immediate peace, but could influence public sentiment and underscore responsibility for prolonging the war.
A reflective piece contemplates General Sherman’s movements in Georgia during the Civil War era. The writer notes public interest, shifting emotions, and the evolving understanding of war as readers await news, contrasting New York and Georgia scenes while seeking certainty about Sherman’s location.
The court acquitted the man charged with possessing a pike at his residence amid controversy over Canadian law. The judge ruled there was no law preventing a man from keeping such a weapon in his house.
The planters of Prince George County Maryland plan to pay reedmen and freedwomen from sixty to one hundred twenty dollars per year with board and to employ laborers for no more than a year to prevent vagrancy.
The New Bedford Stanparpenya reports a survey for a new railroad route between New Bedford and Fall River. The line would take a more southerly path than first planned and would join the Newport line near the bridge over Seconds River.
The Bristol Y M C A course began with Wendell Phillips delivering the first talk on Friday. Upcoming speakers include Rev. William Alger on November 30 and Rev. George Upham, Rev. S F Upham, Rt. Rev. T H M Clerk, Rev. A H Quint, Bishop McFarland, James Gilmore, and Col. T W Higginson. The committee aims to sustain a prestigious lecturer lineup.
Thursday Thanksgiving activities appeared in town with services at St Michael s State Street Methodist Catholic Congregational and First Baptist churches. Businesses closed and streets looked calm aside from football crowds. Pantry filled markers showed households prepared sumptuous dinners and larger family gatherings.
Last week in this town a Lineuln and Subneon jubilation meeting drew attention as the show window of Mr Benjamin Lin euln on Rupe Street was finely illuminated. A note suggests political gains for McClellan with mock gunboats and candles ready for a mock sail on the Salt River.
The text advertises a prospectus for a locally circulated family newspaper edited by Harrers Waverty. It promises concise but engaging political and historical reading with illustrations and offers yearly or advance payment options for subscription including Waegtr and the Pur- NIX.
Four men entered Cole’s river on Monday. three saved by clinging to a boat. Patrick Burke of Warren drowned. his body recovered soon after. Also notes Whiting’s Minstrels at Town Hall and a strong patent office claim by William Spooner for lubricating oil composition. Captain Joseph Blanchester of the C & 9th Army Corps returned on short leave and came back Monday.
The list of contributors includes Robert Rogers with 1800 dollars, Col. Charles Sherry Jr with 500 dollars, and Q H Dabney Esq with 100 dollars, designated for the Rhode Island Hospital.
A transcription error corrected the stated carrot shipment from the Erzara port. The report now reads twenty two thousand instead of twenty teo hundred bostrela, clarifying the quantity involved.
An adjourned Bar meeting in Rhode Island unanimously adopts memorial resolutions praising Judge John Pitman United States District Judge for the Rhode Island District. The committee lauds his virtue intelligence industry integrity and public service. They request entry in court minutes and plan to attend his funeral as a body and publish the resolutions.
Insurance men in Massachusetts held a Boston convention to consider a system that may dispense with premium notes and reforms while preserving insurer security. After discussion, it was voted to urge the Legislature to enact a State guarantee for all companies willing to accept its terms. The convention adjourned.
A lengthy notice describes a new South Brooklyn plant intended to produce paper stock from fibrous material using steam driven pulping. It cites past tests and plans to use cane or alternative sources such as cornstalks and sorghe grass, with a potential output of twenty tons daily to lower paper costs.
In Clarkeville Missouri the mayor faced raiders who assaulted him for supporting Jaf Dagie and jeered Unionists for cheering Jef Davis. The piece suggests old era judgments echo in modern times as neutrality is punished with violence and fear of execution or attack.
Three thousand two hundred robel prisoners were delivered at Savannah on the 10th inst by Col Mulford the Commissioner of Exchange. On the following Wednesday the Union prisoners of the same number were to be delivered to our officers. About one thousand two hundred confined in Richmond have gone south probably to be convenient to exchange.
The alleged forger Spencer Pettus, who had been at large since his associates were detained, kept six horses and two carriages and drove a top turnout at Central Park on a pleasant day. Tailor bills are enormous and unpaid.
The article notes tree growth timelines for fuel wood with limbs from a variety of species and ages. It also reports the Tronclad Monadnock’s successful solo voyage from Hampton Roads to New York, cruising in heavy seas and achieving ten knots in smooth water.
The Boston Advertiser reports that Glen Burnside is unlikely to command again in the Army of the Potemag but is expected to receive a command in a quarter where he has already rendered good service.
Gen Grant traveled from New York to the front after a quiet departure. He met Gen Scott, who gave him a copy of his autobiography. Grant declared the Southern Confederacy a hollow shell and predicted Sherman will prove it. he refused to be a ninety day man, saying time will tell in six months.
The St. Louis Republic notes two formidable light draft monitor engines of destruction named Etlak and Shiloh. Built under D G Wells Esquire supervision for the Government, both mount two guns the 1 inch Dahlgren and a 150 pounder rifle Parrott. They measure 225 feet long 45 feet wide with 11 feet hold depth and 3 inch side armor. Deck armor is 1 inch and turret diameter 20 feet with 8 inch turret thickness. Pilot house diameter 6 feet with 10 inch protection. Each has two motive engines 22 inch cylinder and 30 inch stroke with two 9 foot propellers.
A wave of vandalism targets the Washington President’s House with curtains clipped, papering torn from walls and heavy window brackets stolen. Women and men of high standing are implicated as throngs of objects including sofa covers and tassels are damaged. Three suspects detained, one fainted when caught.
The Toronto Leader reports opposition in the British North American Provinces to being consolidated into a single federative union without a popular vote. George Brown declares the measure will proceed without referendum, provoking universal indignation and resolve to have a voice in the decision.
A government circular states that black soldiers must be paid from entry into service to January 1, 1864, equal to the full pay for white soldiers of the same grade. The War Department confirms the rules and settles the pay question for colored troops.
Secretary Welles writes to commend Lieut Cushing and comrades for the daring destruction of the ram Albermarls Tleenya. The War Department recommends a presidential vote of thanks and advancement in grade for Cushing, with recognition for his comrades.
Published table lists travel miles from Atlanta to places General Sherman was thought to visit. Key figures include Atlanta to Macon 103 miles, Macon to Savannah 190, Atlanta to Augusta 1711, Augusta to Savannah 182, Augusta to Charleston 137, and Atlanta to Lynchburg 380.
A Maine officer sought a leave of absence saying failure to grant it would cost him fifty thousand dollars. Headquarters asked for details, and he explained two years of service without leave and a personal entanglement. He received the furlough.
An officer recently released from Libby Prison recounts scenes of joy and illness among liberated soldiers. He describes Richmond as costly for lodging and meager rations of rotten beans and pork, with famine and pestilence looming over the rebel capital.
A young lady seeks a male amanuensis in Cleveland for cipher writing and general companionship duties. The ad asks the able writer to read aloud with feeling, converse easily, and play cribbage. kissing is expected when pleased, cuffing when not, with more kissing than cursing due to her good temper.
The Herald's correspondent reports that between the James and Appomattox rivers rebels attacked our posts on Thursday and Friday. In the first assault they captured four officers and about 80 privates before being driven back. The second attack was weaker and Butler has resumed command.
The Times Washington special outlines Union Army movements under Sherman. It notes the 14th 15th 16th 7th and 20th Army Corps with Kilpatrick’s cavalry marching from Atlanta toward Macon awaiting further orders. It says Sherman plans rapid operations in Virginia and the West, with anticipated maneuvers in coming days.
Dispatches describe movements near Mugon with Sherman advancing within about twenty five miles. Conflicting notes speak of limited opposition as forces consolidate and communications from Washington filter to Meraco.
From the Petersburg front, reports declare the enemy has not evacuated the city. Picketering activity resumes with vigor as Union forces under Butler confront rebel lines. News notes ongoing hostilities and fortified positions near Petersburg.
Report from Major General Curries dated November 8 confirms the pursuit of Price concluding with his rear guard crossing the Arkansas River under fire. He lost one of his men and a carriage with arms and equipment. About twenty to thirty bushwhackers and wage bonds were captured and are no longer a threat north of the Arkansas River. Price is beyond Fayetteville and Fayette Gibbs, with posts now secure.
New York reports a panic spreading through the district as rumors claim Sherman led a key movement near Macon. The latest dispatches describe widespread alarm and rapid troop movements in response to the reported maneuver.
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