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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1863
Page
2
A fragment from The Bristol Phenix cites a Jefferson era meditation on liberty and democratic heritage. The line emphasizes the responsibilities of citizens to enjoy preserve and transmit the cherished republican ideals inherited from forefathers.
A closing editorial marks one year of Look the management and staff. The piece thanks readers for encouragement and pledges to increase efforts, hoping for wider circulation and urging subscriptions and financial support from locals.
Henry Ward Beecher travels in Europe and returns to address English audiences. He denounces secession, links slavery to the rebellion, and critiques British leaders while defending the U S cause with wit and fearless argument.
The usual Thanksgiving festival was observed on Thursday with stores closed and business suspended. Public and religious services were held across churches, including a union prayer meeting at the Baptist Church attended by many. The Baptist and Congregational churches united for services.
New York correspondent reports the machinists strike delaying completion of war vessels listed as R. R. Cayler Augusta Magnolia Brooklyn Merrimac and Bienville. Contractors plan to seek settlement with the men next week while the Government declines to intervene.
The colored people of this and neighboring towns held a Thanksgiving ball at Armory Hall on Thursday evening, featuring community celebration and fellowship.
A recent wave of labor action in major cities demands wage increases to match rising living costs. The piece argues workers deserve fair pay, noting prices for basics like bread and meat have climbed. It praises calm, lawful protests and urges employers and authorities to grant higher pay to prevent broader hardship.
The funeral of William Fales Req formerly of Bristol Neck was held Tuesday from St. Michael's Church. The procession moved from his residence to the church and then to the cemetery where his remains lie in a tomb. Despite bad weather a large crowd attended to express their grief and respect for the deceased.
The piece urges rapid recruitment as the second draft nears. It notes open recruiting offices across towns, high bounties for veterans, and abundant government funds to boost new enlistments. It calls Bristol and the state to rally for patriotism, referencing a previous large gathering.
Pureunat notes that about fifty assembled at the chapel of St. Michael's Church on Monday evening to form a Young Men's Christian Association. A constitution was adopted committees elected and business transacted. A second meeting is planned for Friday evening with strong interest shown.
The Providence Journal reports General George S. Greene, wounded at Bridgeport and now in Washington, near death. The ball, aimed by a sharpshooter, struck his mouth, knocked out three teeth, and exited through his cheek.
Mr OQ S Spencer a popular singing teacher plans to open a singing school in town starting Thursday evening at the Court House. He has taught singing for four sessions here before and earned universal satisfaction.
We are indebted to Captain Benjamin F. Porter of General Banks expedition who arrived here from New Orleans a few days since one furlough for a number of New Orleans papers of late date.
The Pocanoket Steam Mill owners treated their employes to a generous Thanksgiving dinner at the mill in the Milla Turkey area, a project noted as a worthy act by local families.
The Atlantic Monthly announces its 1864 volume starting January with Browning, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Christopher Crowfield, J T Trowbridge, and Louis Agassiz contributing new works. Advertises price 25 cents per issue and yearly subscription plans. Ticknor & Field’s Boston address listed.
A new monthly titled The Lady's Friend will start January 1864 in Philadelphia edited by Mrs. Henry Peterson. The issue promises Cloaks Caps Bonnets Head Dresses and more with Receipts Music and other items. a literary department will feature a strong writer corps and illustrated plates. Subscription offers include Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines for clubs and tiered rates with sample numbers available on request.
Mary Tracy, regular attendant on the Courts of Justice, was brought before Mr Justice Munro on a charge of drunkenness and assault. She admitted the charge but claimed prior punishments sufficed to atone. the court sentenced her to ten days. Maury Crowley, an old offender, was arraigned on drunkenness and revelling.
In Briatol visitors labeled Ethiopians Minstrela aim for first concerts. Report warns many may make this town their final appearance or perform elsewhere.
The original draft of the Presidents Emancipation Proclamation sold for 3000 dollars at a Chicago fair to Dr Whittier. A facsimile will be engraved and is expected to yield profit on the investment.
The initial Boston to Newport train completed its run on Monday bearing a private party of stockholders and their guests, marking a ceremonial passage for the new service.
Advert reads Shuter and Son's offer lower prices for Beaumrut Street items and furs in a Boston shop. The notice highlights discounted goods and a sale event at the Swann price point.
Official sources report that supplies sent to soldiers at Richmond have been distributed to prisoners, boosting their comfort. General Neal Dow was initially chosen to distribute to the needy but faced accusations of stirring unrest, so others were appointed. The remark suggests a future need to feed starving rebels as well as loyalists.
The Edinburgh Review once mocked the London Times as pompous and dogmatic praising strong voices yet lacking steady opinion. It accused the Times of magniloquence and bias toward powerful sides while failing to advocate clear principles or aid the oppressed.
The Providence Steam Engine Company is building machinery for another gunboat Pawtaxet and for two large sloops of war. Each vessel will have six boilers and engines with sixty inch cylinders and three foot stroke. The firm employs about two hundred fifty men on government projects and the new vessels are due to arrive for fitting this winter.
Horace Ware Jr grows seven thousand bushels of onions on fourteen acres. An editor visiting Marblehead notes the crop and records Ware saved two thousand dollars by selling in spring rather than earlier.
U S authorities crackdown on frauds against soldiers results in a coffee contractor being jailed for five years at Albany Penitentiary after delivering inferior goods. The piece urges honesty as the beet policy and warns the Shoddyites to heed the lesson.
A historical chowder recipe lists onions fried with pork then mashed potatoes and biscuit, thyme and savory, mushroom catsup, port or claret, nutmeg cloves and mace. Fish slices, oysters, buck pepper, lemon, all simmered together in water for an hour with gentle stirring.
The Navy Department orders a new fleet of twenty steamers. Three will be built at Charlestown Navy Yard with keels laid immediately. Five ships are to be exceptionally fast, while the rest will be upgraded to the fastest possible speed with suitable armament.
The Steamer Empire State after repairs on the Fall River line has been refitted with sixteen new state rooms and engines and boilers improved for greater speed and safety. Mr. E. Littlefield formerly of Kinsley’s Express is appointed agent of the New York route.
The Montauk nation once powerful in America has shrunk to five subjects. The current king is Sylvester Pharo with Elisha Bill Dave and Stephen as his court. He declines a standing army citing empire revenues as the obstacle.
The Norwich Aurora reports Mrs. Dow widow of Lorenzo Dow left about six thousand dollars to Montville Connecticut for four stone arch bridges. The town meeting refused the gift and the amount went to her heirs at law.
The War Department orders printed lists of persons enrolled in each Congressional district to be posted publicly for accurate registration. Exempt individuals who find their names may apply at once for to light or relief.
A former wealthy New York merchant who gambled away his fortune and lived in poverty wanders between Worcester county and Berkshire Massachusetts and Connecticut, ending in the State Alme house at Monson. The tale, attributed to Byston Trave, ridicules fast living as a moral warning.
The Centrifugal Railway displays an animated seed that moves in all directions with jerks, seen by visitors including Mr Gordon and Mr Matthews. A seed from Mexico was shown, tied to the yerba de flecha tree with milky sap used by Coshitill Indians for arrow poison, causing convulsions and death in under an hour. The seed’s motion is attributed to a vast natural electric fluid, though a belligerent elder-pith ball can be made to jump by friction.
Turin telegraph correspondent notes European conflict could seal United Italy. He argues bidders will push prices higher after Somma display. Rome, Venice, and Rome again, become bargaining points. Italy needs a capable statesman, Baron Ricasoli, to navigate the crisis.
The article describes a coal saving technique: after a standard fire is built and the room warms, wet the unsifted ashes and leftover coal from the previous day and spread them over the fire. Partially close the draft to keep heat, letting the fire last all day without more coal, with a claimed saving of at least half the coal. A fresh coal fire should be burning when applying the wet ashes.
A Washington letter reports the government will not resume prisoner exchanges until rebel authorities agree to exchange without reserva tion. It notes colored soldiers and officers captured by rebels must be accounted for and that the Army of the Potomac ordered immediate shooting of captured guerillas, aiming to curb their raids.
A traveler reports success using a 25 degree lemon ice remedy against seasickness and suggests stewards stock lemon water ices on steamers. Government vessels transporting troops along the Atlantic coast should have ice to keep men fit during multi day passages.
A collage of 19th century items includes Parson Brownlow seeking Andereds county coal paid in greenbacks, General Butler spotting rebel General Fitzhugh Leg at Old Point, Baltimore oyster trade, a marriage notice from the New York Herald, typhus deaths in Newburyport, Blunt's train to Fort Smith, and steam innovations aboard the Mistress of the Seas.
Dispatches claim Bragg’s Army routed on Missionary Ridge with Hooker achieving success near Chickamauga. Reports say Sherman’s coordinated attack captured positions north of Missionary Ridge and that 500 prisoners and possibly a whole corps were taken. Allied forces pursue the retreating enemy toward Rosaville.
Letters from Morris Inland describe nineteen shells hitting Charleston on the 17th with heavy rebel fire at night. Subsequent dispatches note U S forces picketing near Charleston including Folly Island Morris Telands Long Island Coles Kiawah Seabrook and Edisto while enemy pickets remain on Johns Island and James Island forts.
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