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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1855
Page
2
A proposal urges immediate action to secure a suitable cemetery location outside the town center. The Juniper Lot, a 22 acre wooded site with a spring and pond potential, is presented as the best fit and offered at about 100 per acre. A joint stock plan or alternative funding is discussed to purchase and begin improvements promptly.
About 33 000 barrels of flour were sold on Thursday in ork forming the heaviest daily total on record. The sales fed over 100 000 bushels, with a portion destined for shipment to distant markets.
A large crowd watched state troops drill in Providence on Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Burnd side and Gov. Hoppin toured the field with their staffs, praising Newport Bristol Warren East Greenwich companies for their well drilled ranks and soldierly bearing.
The Black Warrior, sailing from Havana to New York, reports the U S Consul at Matanzas has left his post after a dispute with the Governor General. The ship also brings $50 000 in indemnity from Spain for a detention of the vessel eighteen months past.
Since the start of the conflict 226000 men have been shipped from Marseilles and Toulon toward the East, with an additional 44000 from Algeria Corsica and Italy.
The widow of Robert B. Thomas, famed for Farmers Almanac, has died near Clinton Massachusetts at age 75.
Intelligence arrived Saturday that the men who carried out the murderous attack on Randall in Newburyport were arrested in the British Provinces. The victim is slowly recovering but will be disfigured for life.
The renowned actress Mlle Rachel will make her first Boston appearance on Thursday November first, performing nine shows. She will present three tragedies and six dramas, covering nine of her best roles in the engagement.
English, Prench, and Sardinian residents of New York plan a grand dinner honoring Allied victories in the Crimea. Gough the temperance lecturer spoke to the Union Daughters of Temperance in New York on Monday evening.
The Ohio State Medical Society rescinds a resolution from the previous annual session that allowed doctors to obtain patent rights for surgical or medical instruments, stating the previous stance was not derogatory to medical dignity nor inconsistent with medical honor.
A New York boy attempting to drown a cat in the North River last week fell in and died, a grim accident reported in the Boston Trans. The item notes a Virginia tobacco inspection rise by about ten thousand hogsheads and cites city churches spending 1500 to 2000 dollars yearly on music.
John Woodfall of New Albany Indiana inherits twenty five thousand dollars from an aunt in England. Mr W Macy treasurer of the New York General Committee reports donations for yellow fever relief in Virginia totaling thirty six thousand one hundred ninety three dollars twenty one cents.
A chaotic mob at Lawrence Kansas during an October election attacked voters and bystanders. James Farnum was assaulted while fleeing, a shot wounded his hat and a child died inside a house. Thomas Newming was knocked down and killed as Free State supporters pursued the assailants toward the river.
Norfolk correspondence of the Petersburg Express reports Wm Loring died last night and Mr Dubbe perished after years of tending Protestant burying grounds. Dubbe helped consign twenty three hundred to the grave during the fever before his own death, leaving several small children after losing his wife days earlier.
The Boston Transcript notes Sisters of Charity, led by the Lady Superior native to Maryland from an opulent family, now wear a dark prayer robe and white linen hood with a long cape, making them noticeable on streets while their devoted work for the sick and needy is acknowledged.
News from Hayti reports the Legislative Assembly opened with grand ceremony by Emperor Faustin on the fourth. A full length portrait in imperial dress was installed in the recess of the Representatives’ chamber while a speech praised the image. Twenty one gun salute marked the event. The Empire’s seventh anniversary was celebrated August 26 with pomp and a spoken homage by Abbe Moussa.
Grand Jury hands seven indictments in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. Judge Sidney Stuart and Elder are indicted for receiving 500 from a culprit’s wife to fix a prosequi and for conspiring to delay a thief’s trial. Bail set. A motion to quash against Herrick, an alderman, is undecided. Nolle prosequi entered against Councilman Cooper with perjury action directed at his accuser.
Mons Godard led a four person ascent from Cincinnati in a huge balloon. The Times reporter joined the party and recounts a thrilling voyage. After launch, the balloon rose beyond 17 000 feet and travelled roughly fifty miles, battling a violent thunderstorm before a rough landing injuring the party but not fatally.
Telegraph reports from Sebastopol and Eupatoria describe Allied and Russian actions as autumn campaigns center on the Crimean front. 20,000 Allied troops land at Eupatoria with 30,000 on the Russian flank while the German French effort intensifies near Balaclava and Tchernaya.
Tourists returning from the White Mountains report the region ablaze with brilliant colors. Copious rains have swollen streams making waterfalls attractive. October offers the finest view as trees show variegated autumnal livery in the dense forests.
A Milwaukee News correspondent in Olympia reports vast gold finds across multiple districts in Washington Territory. He notes extensive mines likely to employ thousands as exploration continues, with claims of gold across an area exceeding three pounds of country land and promising returns for workers.
A man described as a Focinve Slave was brought to Boston aboard the schooner Matilda from Jacksonville Florida. Anti slavery activists reportedly placed him in a place of safety while U S officers denied knowledge of any capture warrant. The Telgraph notes the rescue as creditable though the man was not forcibly restrained. The details say he hid on the ship with the mate through connivance and was kindly treated by Capt Euger.
Two men used fake keys to enter F Butler's Water Street shop at 6 45 am and carried off 20000 Havana rs. A cartman helped load a large box. the loot was dispatched toward Philadelphia by boat. Police traced the thieves, seized one suspect, and recovered part of the property.
In New York sailors are scarce as one Liverpool packet remained in the stream for three days this week awaiting a crew to navigate her.
The document cites a congressional act penalizing the shipment of vitriol and other dangerous goods without proper notice to the shipmaster. It notes penalties up to one thousand dollars for shipping cargo on a vessel without delivering a written note detailing the rate and crew in charge, reflecting strict enforcement of maritime cargo rules.
Boston inventor John J. Heard introduces a device that redirects the main pump’s power to clear the bilge when a vessel lies on the wind. The system links the main pump to the bilge with an above deck valve, eliminating a separate bilge pump. Certificates from Samuel Pearce and Charles Peart endorse its value.
Col Kinney succeeds in establishing a church in Nicaragua with services held at a private hotel used by colored Methodist Episcopal clergy due to lack of church facilities. Gov Kinney attends the opening season as the first hymn resonates with prophetic visions of Canaan.
The ship Chitica 12 wrecked off Hatteras Shoal. Captain Cole and seven aboard were saved by the Stratton and arrived at Savannah. Captain's wife Dr Botervine and seven crew were taken to Savannah on the Knoxville. The Nantucket first officer Mr Wood and second officer Mr Hall and seven seamen sent on a raft remain unaccounted for. There were 22 to 24 aboard with two drowned on the 13th.
A letter from Seekomil mentions Daniel H. Leonard storing Jenny Lind potato seed weighing two pounds and a quarter planted in June. A Hudson River Railroad conductor hunting near Albany shot five geese from a flock belonging to an officer, risking murder accusations for the unintended slaughter.
The fragment indicates a murder charge related to a dispute involving Martha Wilcox of Woodson Wilcox's family in Georgia. The text mentions John and Martha Wilcox and a fatal shooting as they returned to the bride’s home, with Woodson Wilcox reportedly holding no bonds to answer the charge.
A body recovered near West Wheeling Virginia was exhumed by a brother in law and another relative last Saturday. They found 163 dollars in one of the drawers believed to belong to the deceased.
A fragmentary notice from Salem Virginia mentions Dr W M Caldwell, reference to a doctor and his wife, and a confusing description of bodily separation or dispute. The unreadable text limits clarity on individuals and actions.
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