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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1859
Page
2
The article lauds the Basler Hospital for the Insane as a blessing to the state, noting 861 patients treated over eleven years and 282 restored or improved. It discusses causes of insanity, especially education, and urges careful reading of Dr. Ray’s report on civili zation, education, and mental health care.
The article notes a surge in local population as workers move in to the Poka Froko t Steam Mill and Sugar Refinery expands. Camp Branson Sherry plan a large cooperage for sugar barrels, bringing more laborers who will likely settle in town as tenements fill and rents rise.
A storm last Wednesday damaged Clark's Brick Works and sheds in Barrington, uprooting several large steps and fences. No major town damage reported beyond uprooted corn in some fields and gardens nearby.
The State Normal School in town opened its Full Term on Tuesday with a larger male attendance than any previous term. The principal and staff are highly qualified and the facilities are described as excellent. Board is affordable and ample denominational chapels serve the town, inviting youths to qualify as teachers. The Probate Court meeting is set for Monday at two, and a splendid aurora borealis was seen Sunday night. Telegraph wires to Quebec and Farther Point were disrupted briefly due to the eventful night.
Widow of Capt Nathanel Ingraham Hannah Ingraham died at her residence Sunday evening in this town. Born July 3 1764 in the town she lived most of her life a widow having been married three times. She left no children and retained her faculties until a few months before her death, passing away gently without a discernible illness.
Edward Manchester of this town suffered a serious fall when a plank slipped on a dock boat haul. He struck the back of his head, was carried home insensible, later reported convalescent with prospect of recovery.
A 12 year old lad named John E Martin of Providence died in town on Monday after weeks of medical care for St Vitus dance. He suffered a convulsive fit and never recovered, with burial in Providence. A heavy rain fell Saturday and again Wednesday night, leaving the earth soaked and vegetation flourishing.
A post office vestibule box accepts donations to the Washington Monument fund. Citizens with old copper are urged to deposit it in the Monument Box for a practical use toward the project.
The Vans brothers of the O'Wolf House hosted their annual family clam bake last Wednesday. Boarders and invited citizens enjoyed baked clams chowder and accompaniments in a very agreeable gathering, with the hosts expressing thanks for the invitation.
On Wednesday last Erie showcased a Savoy cabbage from Easterbrooks garden weighing height pounds. It stood three feet six inches tall and three feet in circumference, an unusually large head for the season in this locality.
The Fours’ Grand Excursion No. 4 will hold its Eighth Annual trip to Rocky Point on Monday with accommodations for many citizens. The American Brass Band of Providence will perform throughout the day as the party travels, at noticeable expense to the organizers. A Camp Meeting of the African Methodist Church began at Teoust Grove in town Thursday and runs to Monday night, led by Rev Lewis S Lewis of Providence, G A Rue of Newport, and Rev J M Mitchell of New Bedford, with many preachers expected. Police have been arranged to maintain order, though they hope for no incidents.
Reports say ex President Franklin Pierce and his wife arrived in Boston aboard the America on Saturday to a warm reception. Ex Governor Seymour of Connecticut, former U S Minister to Russia, also traveled aboard and is to attend a public reception in Hartford on Tuesday.
The Woonsocket Guards under Col. Lindsey arrived in an extra Providence train for a three day camp tour. They were escorted to the Armory, welcomed by local officials, pitched tents near Bristol Ferry farm, and enjoyed clam bakes, dress parades, and a bayonet drill before departing by an extra train. The band played well and locals praised the company and its officers.
The Ladies of the Baptist Church and Society plan a Clam Bake at the Grove on Fox Hill Thursday next to raise funds for the church. Refreshments and a sale of fancy and useful articles will be offered. organizers aim for a large gathering and smooth proceedings.
The body of Mra Richmond, wife of Jason Richmond, was found under a tree stump in Hopkinton on the 23d after being missing since June 6. Her husband and a woman named Caffea were arrested on suspicion of murder.
A Shanghai dated letter reports Harris the minister to Japan traveling between Shanghai and Kanagawa near Jeddo. A gold snuff box from the Queen of England is delivered to Sincgha for services to the English Embassy. Consuls Alcock Jurris Dorr and Welsh appear in the region amid commerce and treaty discussions. A mob attack on a Russian bailiff in Paykin is unconfirmed.
On a Sunday afternoon Mise Mary J Pattison of 258 Munroe Street surprised a burglar in her apartment. She restrained him at the door and kept him from entering for several minutes despite his blows. The thief was dragged into the street and captured after an alarm was raised. Pattison described as brave.
A secret society of young men planned robberies of azures houses and residents and even murder to achieve aims. The plot was exposed when a bold act led to the dismissal of one member who betrayed the scheme and revealed the network.
Part of an auction listing: Ma Bourne sold 40 barrels sperm oil and about 500 gallons whale oil from the Syren, imported from the Caravan, at 61.44 per gallon for the sperm oil and 44 14 cents per gallon for the whale oil. Also about 350 barrels whale oil from the same ship for Willett & Co New York at 44 3-8 cents per gallon.
The article notes Thrace Grécloy is receiving growing notice from Californians. Despite only a small minority sharing his views, he is described as an able journalist and a distinguished thinker of the era.
Telegrams describe a weakening church faction in Mexico with Marquez facing opposition from Miramon and potential expedition against traitor Marquez. Reports detail unrest in Orizaba and Negrite, extortion of foreigners, and mass confiscation of church property totaling $695,702 as listed by Progreso in Vera Cruz.
A fire at the Finavon Rail road depot on the Fairhaven side at 2:30 AM destroyed the building and contents. Incendiary origin suspected with total losses around ten thousand dollars and three thousand dollars ins urance at Conway and Charter Oak offices. The brick safe survived but the ticket office and papers burned. New Bedford Mercury report dated 30th.
A Irish man named Mulholland was arrested on suspicion of murder in New York. He was later discharged and has kept out of sight in Kansas. A private letter claims the Great Eastern will sail from Galway mid September to New York to deliver despatches for the Associated Press and mail for the Newfoundland government.
On August 31 at Rockestop a young man named William IV Jennison fell over 90 feet from Genesee Falls while watching the rope walking act of Mons Deluso. He died instantly on the rocks below near the spot Sam Patch perished.
The August 8 overland mail reached the city with unimpressive news. San Francisco markets showed demand for goods but steady prices. Reports mention a potential duel between Senators Gwin and Broderick after the election and social dispatches from San Francisco about maritime arrivals and local obituaries.
Two men calling themselves John Smith and George Ford were arrested after attempts to break into David Davis & Co dry goods on Weyhosset street. They were surprised by Mr Chase and later found with burglary tools. Each was held to bail of 500 dollars to appear in ten days. A thunderstorm caused widespread damage including melted telegraph wires and lightning reports near the railroad depot. The New Bedford Standard notes a local boy claimed as the city’s smallest child weighs 212 pounds.
A deputy sheriff in New Lampshire was fined five dollars and costs for selling cakes and pigs without a license at a camp meeting in Rust Kingston. The case alleges actions against public order as officials arrested a peddler and Elder J. W. James for selling materials, with further details interrupted by illness in the Elder’s family.
A reader recalls Mount Hope and Mount Lope near Bristol Rhode Island as a scenic coastal panorama. The article notes King Philip’s swamp where he was pursued and killed, the well and seat attributed to King Philip, and local attractions such as clam bakes and onion farming in nearby Weathersfield.
A motherless girl named Edauora Vallet living in this city was entrusted to a woman in Brooklyn with promises of care. After two years she returned damaged and alleging inhuman treatment with bruises and a severe erysipelas. Mayor Knight reported to Brooklyn officials. the keeper was arrested and bonded $200 to appear next Monday. The case has drawn strong sympathy and indignation.
Unfavorable advices from North Carolina indicate extensive damage to cotton fields near Norfolk with many crops unlikely to mature. Local observers warn of reduced yields and economic impact for growers and mills.
August 1 riot in Faloath Jamaica erupts over litigation. Police volley hits crowd killing two black women and wounding several others at jail court house and police station amid chaos.
Fire at the City Stables on commercial street in Boston destroyed the stables and damaged the coal yard. About $3900 in losses, mostly covered by insurance. Four men asleep at the stables escaped. twenty five horses worth at least $200 each were saved.
An attempt to burn Job J. Woodman’s barn in Far River occurred Sunday evening about half past seven. Straw was placed under the barn and ignited after the under-pinning was partially removed. The blaze was spotted by a neighbor and extinguished with a few buckets of water.
A Providence Post report recalls an incident on Broad Street where a woman walking home on Plane Street was soaked with oil, ruining her bonnet mantilla and dress. The paper condemns the act as a sign of extreme meanness and urges accountability.
A Mansfield man returning from California with about 15 000 to 16 000 in gold buried the hoard for safety, but was killed when thrown from a horse while riding. Despite diligent search, the buried treasure remains unfound amid reports from nearby papers detailing related incidents and a kidnapping rescue on a Central Railroad train.
A young man named John Moffat drowned while bathing near Burgess Point, Somerset, on Sunday. A nearby rescue effort was noted in local reports from Newburyport Herald and Salisbury Point.
A biased portrait extols Thomas Holloway as a universal benefactor whose medical empire spans continents. The piece lauds his pills and ointment while praising his humanitarian travels and global depots. It frames Holloway as uniting diverse peoples through medicine and mercy.
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