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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1858
Page
2
The paper notes the Ninetieth Annual Commencement at Brown University with 25 graduates earning Master of Arts, six Bachelor of Philosophy, and five Bachelor of Arts degrees. Edward M. Guzhen shines among A M recipients while dignitaries from Massachusetts and Rhode Island attend the exercises and dinners. The event is praised for its patriotism and strong academic display.
During the present summer all public houses and private boarding houses in Bristol are filled overflowing. Visitors are described as the most respectable, seeking real enjoyment and comfort, and the town’s shore area could support a large private boarding house to capitalize on the demand while the iron is hot.
The writer notes great improvements in local streets with graded areas and curbed sidewalks. Bradford Street shows notable progress and the year's appropriation appears judicious, funding shade trees and ornamentation along the block.
The State House in the Common has been captized and repaired on the outside, improving its appearance after a long period of neglect. The work marks a notable change for more than twenty five years.
The Court of Probate holds its regular monthly meeting at the Probate Office on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Full Term of the State Normal School will commence on Tuesday. The Principal D P Colburn is acknowledged as eminently well fitted for the office and under his management the institution is of great importance. His assistants are competent for training teachers.
The last Teachers Institute of the season begins October 4 in Newport for four days. Rev. Dr. Syons of Brown University gives the introductory lecture followed by a poem by Wa. M. Rowan, with evening talks by C. S. Brantey, G. J. Canes, Gov. Boyltt of Massachusetts, and Rev. J. P. Gutten of Norwich. Lectures and instruction by S. S. Gress, Cotporn, Goopwin, and Viviian Resszuu accompany the program. Weather has been warm and crops look favorable. a clambake at Swanzey is announced. Remarks on the Providence Reform School note 133 boys and 48 girls aged 5 to 18, with detailed work and humane discipline under Superintendent E. M. Cashman, praised for its care and order.
A Rhode Island law allowing imprisonment for debt is challenged as barbaric. A Newport Ocean House ball draws police from Fort Adams to enforce closures, provoking a clash with Mayor Cranston who defies guards and prompts Col. Magruder to recall soldiers.
A fragment notes Taz Ruopz as Lanp Sengotmaster for September and praises a collection of choice articles. It lists contributors such as John Kmnebury, Robert Allyn, B. S. Greene, R. P. Dupn, J. B. Angell, T. S. Vail, Dana P. Colburn, Danial Goodwin, and J. A. Cady as assurance of quality.
A single egg from the farm of James D Wolf Esq weighs 8.5 ounces and measures 7.75 inches long with a 6.5 inch circumference, noted as a common hen egg from the property.
The Pierce Family, long beloved in the community, will perform a concert at the Court House on Monday evening. A full house is expected as they entertain with their usual flair and family charm. Primus Clarke notes the Outry Branch literary paper from Boston with editors Henry Upham and Geo Dix and a roster of notable contributors.
Mr Barer reports a crowded Phenix audience praising Tuesday night’s exhibition. He lauds speaking, singing, piano by J W Dearth, and the Fairy Queen tableau by eleven young ladies. He notes Miss Mary E Wilcox Jeptha’s Daughter and Master Gray’s addresses, and credits Superintendent J N Burgess for the school’s high standard.
Mr Joseph D L Sisson of New Bedford reports a remarkable laying hen producing seventy nine eggs in eighty days. The bird paused only one day upon laying its fiftieth egg, earning a nickname for extraordinary feat.
The notice reports a potato disease destroying nearly all crops in the locality. Initial hopes blamed wet weather but now the disease is widespread, hitting many farmers and gardeners with large plantings. It asks optimism that the problem is not as common elsewhere to cause a severe shortage of the essential vegetable.
Three days after Europe news, the steamship Propeller arrived at the port, carrying Liverpool dates from July 20. The Northern Light reached port, Napoleon’s Brittany tour near completion, and Europe-China telegraph project discussed. France Switzerland boundary friction noted. Austria-Hungary boosts naval spending. Madrid mocks U S Cuba plan. Prussia king may abdicate in October. Odessa harvests poor. Cyclops bombards Didral killing and burning but damage unclear. India news through July 19 confirms quieting country. Propeller sails to Boston tomorrow night.
The United States brig Dolphin under Lieut. John N. Maffit arrived at Key West after a chase of a brig from the African coast carrying 318 enslaved people. The prize was taken to Charleston, with the captain aboard the Dolphin, formerly named Putnam, and Echo painted over.
A London 17th instant report from the City of Baltimore describes Hughes Telegraph machines on the London to Liverpool line performing at 35 to 40 words per minute in heavy rain. The first Atlantic cable message was flashed to London via Hughes, with claims of superior speed and readability. Negotiations with the Atlantic Company aim to purchase the patent for immediate cable use with guarantees of faster, clearer transmission.
The discussion in South Carolina questions the constitutionality of Congress's slave trade ban and the states rights clash. The Dolphin incident and Amistad-like stakes raise legal battles over flag, citizenship, and prize money while captors push for restraining liberated Africans beyond U S shores.
In Swanzey on Aug 30 1858 five men crept onto Shadrack Boyce Edwin Mason farm to dig around a stump seeking buried treasure. They seized a two horse team but fled after a demand for damages and public alarm. One man named Burney claimed Pawtucket residence. No treasure found yet. farm lies north of the Providence Fall River road.
Cuanar or Opesmne a Lerrern, Postmaster at East Greenwich, was arraigned yesterday before U S Commissioner Joseph K Pitman on two charges of opening a letter in violation of the law. The investigation spanned two days with key witnesses including Gallup, the city Postmaster, and Holbrook, special agent of the department. He was bound over $1000 on each charge. James M Clarke defended, George H Browne led for the government.
Twenty four feet of width are added to Long Wharf from the jog near the head to opposite Washington street. The improvement enhances convenience and appearance of the narrow structure. Capt. Mahoney of sloop Branch conducts the contract at a cost of three thousand dollars.
The late S S Prentissance argued the defense line in an acquittal for a client in a libel case. He contended the plaintiff's character was beyond injury and that the client's notoriety would cause disbelief of any statement, which the jury accepted.
The Providence Journal lists Brown University graduates and honorary alumni who died from 1807 to 1858. It includes Rev Benjamin Whitmers class of 1814 who died in Louisiana, Joseph Eaton class of 1795, Joseph Francis Lippitt class of 1805, and others with ages and death dates. Also noted are titles, occupations, and places of death for several clergymen and lawyers.
The Newport News reports two rattlesnakes killed in Tiverton near Wine Brook by Col Darfee, one with eighteen rattles. Another was killed nearby last year, suggesting a possible nest in the area.
Mr Nelson Provost, mate of the ship Junior, attended Sabbath School at the Fourth Street M E Church yesterday and spoke on his sufferings at sea. In keeping with vows made in the ship’s hold he has professed religion and become an active church member.
An advertisement touts Wistar's Bel eam of Wild Cherry as a reliable remedy for protracted coughs and long-standing complaints. H. N. Gifford, Bristol agent, endorses and urges trial of the product.
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