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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1859
Page
2
The latest European dispatch highlights English forces engaging Chinese troops shedding light on competency and risk. It notes British indiscretion possibly precipitating a fresh conflict while praising the Great Eastern and reporting a fatal explosion at sea.
An obituary notes Miss Ann Ballock of Soonville died Friday following a small itching bump on the nose that developed into a malignant pustule. Despite medical care and diligent nursing, the infection rapidly worsened, spreading to the face and causing delirium before death. The piece warns pustule infections are remorseless and often go unnoticed or untreated.
The Bristol community expresses gratification at Col Charles Sherry Jr being named Aid to Governor Turver. A ship accident near Boston Narrows involved the schooner Empire with significant cargo. sugar valued around 9000 dollars was insured. Probate and town hall notes discuss upcoming meetings, revenue plans, and plans for lectures and concerts.
A report laments pupil misbehavior and theft by youths from a Providence school area. It notes four boys aged about what appears to be years are to be taken by the sheriff for a probationary period while warning that many other youths, including foreigners' children, grow up ignorant and prone to crime due to parental neglect of schooling. It urges parents to send children to public schools to reduce street trouble and insults to passersby.
The Little Fairy Dorron performed this week in front of a crowded crowd as she sang several short songs and danced two polkas in a pleasing style. The girl is described as perfectly formed and in good health and drew spectators from all over to see her exhibition.
The Providence Daily Evening Press is received daily at 4 o'clock via steamer B Durfee, three hours ahead of the Boston Scenmng Journal. Available for sale at Easterbrook's Newspaper Depot, Hope Atucct.
Advert says a great musical treat at the Court Mouse Monday night featuring Mr Ray Fraser and Mr Pouffman of the Fraser Troupe. They will present a young musical promise Miss Durviet Stephens. Readers who love good music are advised to attend at Court House Monday evening.
A correspondent named Mariano urges action against nightly groups of loiterers near the main gas lamps. He attacks their blasphemous language, tobacco use, and lewd conduct, condemning the effect on women and families and asking for stricter town laws and press reform to curb the behavior.
Boston area ad lists G Evans & Co 45 Cornhill as trusted traders sending large daily shipments across the country. Their gift program costs over 2140 dollars daily in presents, with catalogs available on request. Reports from Puerto Cabello Siegel suggest war and political turmoil in Venezuela. Japan faces unfavorable conditions as treaty disputes persist. A Warren mowing machine by H N Lather undergoes tests praised by local judges. A hurricane in Richmond County and Marlboro District South Carolina on the 16th caused twenty houses destroyed and crop and tree damage.
Arrivals from Europe report the steamship North America on Wednesday 14th bound for New York with passengers en route from Quebec. The City of Baltimore, Vanderbilge, Asia and the Hungarian, from various ports, reached Liverpool and New York in recent days as transatlantic service resumes.
A boiler room accident on the steamship Great Eastern on the ninth damaged the forward funnel and lower deck cabins, killing three firemen and wounding eight others, with one man lost overboard. The ship remained seaworthy and continued to Portland, while a coroner's inquest investigates faulty pumping and a sabotaged safety valve.
The Galway steamship Circassian from Galway 18th arrives at 2 p m en route to New York. News reports Britain set to reinforce naval forces, France mobilizes 12 000 troops, Italy’s movements hint at unification efforts. Letters praise American sympathy for allies and aid. Red Sea Telegraph line to open Oct 1.
In Egypt about three hundred miles of railway existed. When trains began running, mummies were used as fuel, producing very hot fires. The supply is nearly inexhaustible and used by the cord.
A despatch from September reports a British move to seize an American citizen on Vancouver Island. President orders a military post to protect U S citizens on San Juan Island. The United States vows no repeat of insults until further orders.
Captains Comstock and Iarrison report the Great Eastern will make an excursion from Portland to New York via Sandy Hook. Directors consulted both captains and they agree the steamer can safely cross the bar at Sandy Hook.
Government dispatches detail Admiral Tatnall aiding a British officer on the Powhatan amid Chinese hostilities. Ward accompanied the action, vessels moved under fire, and a coxswain was killed as the Cormorant neared sinking. Ward joined British and French ministers at the police.
Private intelligence from Kingston announces the safe arrival of Prof La Mountain the intrepid aeronaut and Mr Waddock of the Watertown Journal who made a balloon ascent from Watertown New York on the 22d and faced serious safety fears. La Mountain will proceed on his grand experimental trip from Jones's Wood on October dth in the great balloon Atlantic accompanied by a Herald reporter and others who will auction Mr Albert Nicolay’s choice sorts at the Merchants Exchange tomorrow morning.
The petition of Ella Burns's father seeks reclaiming custody as Judge Davis hears the case. Witnesses include Elizabeth F. Ellett and Edward Underhill amid testimony alleging speculation and possible cruelty by Mrs Burns. Adjournment set for Wednesday for further testimony.
Wruas Barxgr of Providence died at his South Main residence after illness worsened by travel for Mason meetings. He served as Port Surveyor under Pierce and Buchanan, was Grand Commander of Knights Templar in Rhode Island, and Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge. A former city councilman and alderman, he was a longtime Baptist deacon respected for his character.
The Taunton Gazette reports a woman passing herself as Mrs Wilson to mislead locals with a bogus tale of visiting friends in Attleboro who are allegedly dead. She seeks funds to return to Texas and has been notably successful in her scheme.
An old newspaper item notes a force in the Pacific forming and detailing new squadrons. It mentions Lancaster and Saran per ont, ships Marys with 151 guns, and a mix of ships on station. The piece describes about twelve unmanned units and a force of around 3000 men.
In Davies county Kentucky a saddler named Taylor was fined twenty dollars after a Sunday insult and attack on a Hughes woman on the sidewalk. The assailant, her son, later shot Taylor in his shop, inflicting a mortal neck wound before escaping custody.
The Hartford Press notes two prior fatalities at Sharp's rifle factory near Tragic likelihood. One blacksmith holding steel bar collapsed with a steel fragment piercing his heart. The other man left handed while unlacing a belt was pierced by an awl and cried out before dying.
Mr Towle of Hampton Massachusetts shows a yoke of four year old oxen weighing about three tons and still growing They will be exhibited at the New Hampshire State Fair in Dover in October A Newburyport Herald item notes one ox favors a chicken that perches at its head The chicken signals terms of rest and the ox lowers it each morning with polite care attributed to the master ox and his helper chicken
From Woodstock in Oxford county a day ofsteen years old pair of three year old steers astonish observers at the Maine State Fair. They respond to a motion of the hand and obey commands like a trained animal, kneel, and move in directions. They even draw 5000 pounds on a drag with ease, surpassing many two year olds on display.
The new fixed light on Cape Lookout will be of neutral color visible up to 22 nautical miles and lights for the first time on Tuesday night November 1. The Lighthouse Board ordered the discontinuance of the Barataria Bay lighthouse in Louisiana and the Corpus Christi lighthouse in Texas.
Five oystermen on Long Island Sound accidentally discover a bed off Eaton’s Neck opposite Norwalk. The reef measures about three miles by two, at least a foot thick, and yields the largest East Rivera oysters seen in the market. News of the find spreads, with two hundred vessels at work and a steam tug delivering over five hundred bushels to Rocky Point, surpassing Virginian quality.
A short humorous essay traces how hogs influenced Massachusetts politics and even sparked rumors of a war with England. It recounts a tale of a hog dispute linked to state events, the San Juan conflict rumors, and General Harney’s role, all framed with colonial era satire.
A report states that during the clash between American and British forces at Juan information could be relayed via an ex via Salt Lake City to Leavenworth and by telegraph to Washington.
A group of young thieves was stopped in Midford Mase and a stash of stolen goods found at their headquarters. A book with members names and rules of the gang was also located, including the rule that members must steal for the chief. The report also notes Dr Ayer of Lowell examined for stabbing Mr Fay in Boston, with Fay still in danger but improving. A Norwich Connecticut man builds a cemented gravel house in wooden blocks.
A druggist in New Saar adulterated castor oil sold to feartonists for a sick child, causing frightful paroxysms. The case draws attention to unsafe practice and the dangers of impure medicines amid broader church and legal notes.
An auroral display on Sunday August 28th lit skies in Germany and extended to Vienna Odenburg Parduwitz Cracow Brussels Antwerp Paris London Berlin Rome and other parts of Italy. Telegraph wires and cable lines reported interference while submarine Dover Ostend line stayed quiet.
Mr. Geo F Wheeler of East Abington faced a near disaster when his horse halted on a crossing as a train sped by. The harness failed and the frightened animal dropped but avoided a collision, with Wheeler maintaining control until the danger passed, a narrow escape praised by the Boston Herald.
A Lynn sho a dealer vanished after taking goods on time and selling for cash, leaving creditors about 40000 in the lurch. If he returns he may settle liabilities with interest, easing the troubles, while his brother editors press on with the scurrilous work.
The murder of President Geffrard’s daughter is described as part of a broader conspiracy led by General Prophete. Conspirators from the Intermperor Suulou ue faction and discontented republicans aimed to trap the president into an ambush, but his friends kept him from leaving, foiling the plan.
The brig Echo arrived at Baltimore with captain having run away. Mate in charge, apt. W. Clough commanded from July for Trinidad with cargo valued at 12000 to 14000 dollars and a 5000 dollar letter of credit. He sailed to Turks Island or Kingston Jamaica where he absconded with a woman. He is believed to head to Aspinwall, California, or the Sandwich Islands aboard a vessel bound there.
The New York apple crop is reported as good but uneven and not as large as expected. Monroe County has shipped 30,000 bushels with total Western New York harvest estimated at 600,000 to 1,000,000 bushels. The most productive counties are Niagara Orleans Genesee Monroe Wayne and Ontario.
Two men walking toward Pike's Peak were found at an unused Jones & Russell express station in a starving state. They had eaten grasshoppers and mildewed corn for eight days, subsisting on scraps left by animals. They were too weak to move and received aid from Fort Riley.
A servant girl stole $900 from her master in New York then vanished. Police traced her, discovering large purchases of clothes and jewelry. She confessed, claiming poverty drove her to the crime to rebuild her wardrobe. Also notes relate to printing costs for the Cincinnati Penny Press and a Democratic editor in Illinois commenting on party peril.
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