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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1872
Page
2
A faction urges purer political tactics and condemns personal attacks in campaigns. It recalls Gen Ogle's weaponization of furniture tales against Van Buren and warns of repeated hostile maneuvers near a presidential election. The piece also discusses Queen Victoria’s rumored abdication and her influence on Prince of Wales succession.
The piece surveys Europe’s mood with Queen Victoria’s abdication rumors, a Napoleonic threat in France, Bis marck vs Jesuits in Germany, and Amadeus’s Spain. It notes a tense peace, likening it to a sleeping volcano that could erupt into fire at any moment.
An earthquake shock was felt in Meridian Mississippi on Tuesday at 2 30 am lasting about thirty seconds. It cracked plaster and broke glass but caused no further damage. The tremor moved from northeast to southwest affecting York Alabama and Enterprise Mississippi.
A struggle unfolds as Liberal Republicans split over allying with Democrats for numbers versus remaining purely Republican. Pressure from Confederate-era supporters appeals to managers seeking votes while Union loyalists resist, fearing the cost of a coalition and the return of feared miseries.
The House approved a bill to pay one hundred dollars to soldiers enlisted and mustered between May 3 and August 6, 1861 who never received a bounty. It covers those discharged due to disease or for promotion before two years of service, with Senate expected to concur.
In 1868 Schurz warned that Democratic strategies exploited Republican rifts to gain the Missouri Legislature. He urged vigilance against grievances driving members to aid the common enemy, noting such motives corrupt political integrity. The essay suggests this advice remains relevant in 1872.
Enterprise and mischief mark the new Vineyard shore. Kall River buyers near Oak Grove, Taunton buyers purchase ten acres near the beach road, and Westport Tuam Boston buyers invest thousands. Oak Bluffs cottages rise while a wave of breakins hits Vineyard Camp Ground and Oak Bluffs with dozens of cottages broken into and looted.
A Boston Journal correspondent reports that during the first three months of this year Gloucester fisheries lost five vessels totaling 308 tons valued at 32,700 dollars and forty four lives. In the same period last year seven vessels of 364 tons were valued at 36,800 dollars with forty two lives lost.
In Fall River on Monday a man about 45 was found floating in Crab pond near the gas works. Authorities believe he is John McDonough, a peddler who vanished nine months ago. Coroner Dillingham will hold an inquest.
A young man in Eugene Oregon drank whisky and soon vomited a forty seven foot tape worm. The worm died from delirium tremens but the man survived the episode. The strange incident was reported from the city.
Rev Dr George B Ide longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church Springfield Mass died suddenly at midnight Tuesday night from heart disease. He served the church for twenty years and was a respected community leader.
Delightful spring weather continues for several days. Public school examinations are scheduled for next week. Construction on the new school building will resume next week.
A lace veil found on Bradford Street Thursday evening awaits the owner at this office.
Rev. E. F. Slatter of the American Bible Society preached at St. Michael's Church on Sunday.
A social meeting will be held at the Y M C A rooms this Saturday evening at half past seven. All are invited.
The Richmond Manufacturing Company removes old machinery and installs four of the latest self operating mules from William Mason's Taunton establishment. Each mule has seven hundred twenty spindles and is a first class, well built machine. In church news, Rev Micah J Talbot presided at State Street M E Church and administered the Lord's Supper in the morning, with Rev E M Smith baptizing twenty and a love feast held in the vestry in the evening.
Rev. H. M. Jones of the First Baptist Church preached at the Congregational Church last Sunday afternoon in an exchange with Rev. J. P. Lane.
The graduation exercises will be held next Friday morning at the High School room beginning at 10 o'clock. All are welcome to attend.
After an absence of two or three weeks Rev G L Locke will return home to resume his official duties in St. Michael's Church tomorrow, Sunday.
Notices in advertising columns announce a special town meeting at Town Hall next Saturday afternoon. The meeting will consider appointing a committee to confer with Warren on the disputed territory and residents’ committee regarding cutting off a slice from Bristol’s north end to annex to Warren. This matters to freeholders and a large turnout is expected.
A discussion prompt for the Metacom Debating Club asks who contributed most to American liberty, Benjamin Franklin or Marquis de Lafayette, for next Tuesday evening meeting. The question invites comparison of their roles as diplomats, thinkers, and advocates in the revolutionary era.
The Ferry Hill residence, part of the John R. Gard ner estate, has been rented for the summer to Josiah Caldwell of Boston, marking a new arrangement for the house.
A corner house owned by Col Samuel Norris on Hope and State streets is expected to be occupied this summer by Mrs Tulley D Bowen of Providence. The notice confirms the anticipated tenancy and specifies the residence location.
The Y M C A association plans three meetings tomorrow evening at Steamer No 1 hall fifteen minutes before six and at the North East District schoolhouse at half past seven.
We look forward with great anxiety to the time when we shall be able to say that the waters have abated and the mud dried up on Bradford street east of High. It is a good fishing ground for our new Surveyor.
The estate on Thames Street, south of Reynold's Manufacturing Co.'s Mill, advertised for public auction last Thursday, was not sold as only a few attended and the sale was postponed.
A newspaper notice calls attention to the Novelty Wringer advertisement, highlighting its great improvement with cog wheels on both ends of the rolls. It urges every housewife to own one.
The Sunday School connected with the Congregational Church held a concert in the Memorial Chapel last Sunday evening. The exercises consisted of recitations and singing and were very interesting to the large audience assembled.
A three night sequence by the Old Folkes ran Wednesday to Friday in Town Hall. The shows featured Brother Jonathan and two elderly ladies, drew large crowds, and praised for their performance. Proceeds go to Temple of Honor and High School for chemical apparatus. directed by F. G. Morley, Bristol High School principal.
An adjourned town council meeting accepted the resignations of William J. Miller and Nehemiah Cole as Commissioner of the Asylum and Overseers of the Poor. John B. Taylor and David A. Fish were appointed to fill the vacancies. Highways Surveyor in District No. 9 named Charles H. R. Borough as replacement. Licenses granted for victualing houses to five individuals and two billiard tables for Isaiah H. Davis. Russell Bullock awarded two hundred dollars for blasting rocks on School Street No. 3. C. A. Greene’s bill for binding 100 copies of Ordinances and related costs approved. Meeting adjourned to next Monday evening.
Eyewitness reports a woman in a beastly drunken state lying face down in the road on Mount Lane last Tuesday. She was taken to the lock up to sleep off the intoxication.
Margaret Barrus was arraigned on a charge of intoxication to a degree that violated decency. She pleaded guilty and was fined $2 with costs $6. Costs included transport from her mud bed in Mount Jane to the stone house on Court Street, a friend advanced the scrip and she was released.
An adjourned session of the March term of the Supreme Court met at the Court House with Chief Justice Brayton presiding. Civil cases were continued, criminal indictments moved to September, Hammell vs Wood upheld the referee report, and Julia A. Eagan of Warren was granted a divorce from Patrick Eazan for abandonment and failure to maintain his family. The court adjourned at four.
A damaged 1872 document sent to a town council laments local fire company conflicts over equipment funding. The Independent Company vows to quit its engine, criticizing town support while hoping future crews receive fair aid. A bizarre insert touts J. Monroe Taylor's Cream Yeast Baking Powder as a cure.
The town marked President Lincoln's death anniversary by lowering flags to half mast on public buildings ships and many homes and businesses. The observance followed the Monday date and included ships in the harbor.
Mr Francis Bourn recently donated several pews that formerly belonged to him to the State Street M E Church. He reserves only the use of one pew during his life and his wife. The estimated value of the donated church property is about fifteen hundred dollars.
A correspondent reports residents on Congregational Street are deeply annoyed by an almost constant dog howl kept by a nearby resident. They request action to stop the nuisance, noting the barking occurs day and night and is unbearably loud.
The Great Star Combination presents a lively entertainment at Town Hall this Saturday evening. The cast includes Mr and Mrs Charles Austin Miss Emma Willey Dick Mellville Professor Hammond Billy Cotton Charlie Weibl and Thomas King. Doors open at seven with show at eight. Buy tickets early and keep a straight face for the performance.
A Bristol Train of Artillery adjourned meeting completed officer elections. Positions include Colonel C A Greene Lieut Colonel T F Usher Major James Coggeshull Captain John A C Gladding Lieutenant Benjamin P Bosworth Adjutant Alonzo N Pierce Quartermaster Benj M Lincoln Paymaster J Howard Manchester Commissary Samuel Taylor Surgeon Dr G P Barnes Treasurer J H Manchester Clerks and sergeants listed Drill meetings scheduled every Monday evening.
A fragment notes a "strongest man" who can digest a restaurant dinner and enjoy a clam bake, contrasting vigor with selfbelief. It references a prayer of certain New York bank officers and ends with a proverb about those who take the hindmost, implying social or economic commentary.
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