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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1884
Page
2
Reports include a December US debt reduction of about 12 million dollars, a New Zealand tea plant properly acclimatized, Barnum's will leaving 10 million to heirs, a New York and New England railroad receiver named, and a China military service exodus. Also noted are London fog costs, a Marseilles rail magnetism claim, and daddy long legs pest control via guano and salt.
The nettle once deemed valueless is cultivated in Germany where its fiber is spun into fabrics. A Dresden manufacturer has created a thread noted as the finest in the trade, with sixty miles weighing only two and a half pounds.
Dun's Mercantile Agency records Rhode Island 1882 to 1883 failures with 96 in 1882 and 109 in 1883. Liabilities reach 3,251,793.27 while assets total 1,659,236.89. The 1883 last quarter alone shows 30 failures with liabilities 2,678,100 and assets 1,422,135, all tied to Amos D. Smith & Co. collapse.
As Congress reconvenes next week the real work begins with a heavy agenda. The tariff currency Navy railroads rivers harbors education are all on the table and urgent action is expected. Presidential politics will also demand serious attention, even if major interests are sidelined.
A discussion contrasts volcanic and cosmic dust as the likely medium for November sunsets seen globally. The piece notes a Norwegian dust fall on November 17 and compares it to Krakatoa dust, while profiling Me R H Eppy of Boston as a leading patent solicitor with broad expertise in American and foreign patents and advice on filing, foreign patents, and patent strategy.
In Paris Prof Germain stressed detecting the tuberculosis bacillus in sputum from mild lung complaints. He said its presence reliably signals consumption and appears before other symptoms, enabling early treatment in curable stages.
A storm crossing the British Isles from September 1 to 3 is traced by C Harding to two original centers first seen August 26 south of Bermuda and August 27 east of the Rocky Mountains. The disturbances merged August 29 north of Bermuda and formed a single gale that grew stronger across the Atlantic at about 40 mph, faster than typical Atlantic storms.
Prof Fleeming Jenkin and colleagues describe telpherage as transferring vehicles by electricity without vehicle control. Trains of buckets load 200 to 800 pounds, drawn by small electro motors along a single rail. Stations control movement, enabling vast freight with low initial costs compared with railways, and an experimental line exists in England.
From Our Regular Correspondent Washington Letter January 1 1884 notes Mr William W Corcorans 85th birthday at home and praises his benevolence. It argues Democrats in the House faced chairmanship shifts and outlines motives behind proposed tax repeal of bonded whiskey and liquor, then suggests a congressional loan to whiskey interests and iron storemen.
Dreadnaughts fair planned for Friday January 18 with crowd-pleasing notes. 1883 port records show 596,500 feet lumber and 397,000 bricks landed. coal shipments totaled 62 vessels averaging 386.5 tons each, 20,986 tons to manufacturing and 7,708 for domestic use. Real estate transactions in December 1883 include multiple parcel transfers among Wood, Bedell, Greene, Kendall, Lanphere, and Noyes families with various parcels in High Bourn Church Pierce Noyes avenues.
From Our Own Correspondent New York January 1884 reports a merry Christmas shared across society and the poor alike. Joy is marred by crime as a German baron who fled a duel poisons himself after delaying marriage. Santa Claus returns as Rev Henry Kimball distributing in kind, while snow disrupts streets and aids elevated rail plans. Civil service reform advances in Brooklyn and a jovial Police Justice jokes about finding a wife.
Preparations for the fourth annual firemen's fair by the Dreadnaught Hook Ladder and Hose Co. are underway in Bristol. The event will open at Town Hall on Friday evening the 18th inst.
St Marys Sabbath School held a Christmas festival in Town Hall on Friday evening with music recitals and tableaux. The event drew a large attendance and many presents, marking a successful community celebration.
Rev. George W. Pepper of Wooster Ohio spoke at Town Hall Monday evening under Pavitt Branch N. L. S. The hall was decorated with flags and emblems. The audience was large and warmly applauded the eloquent address.
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