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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1875
Page
2
The Bristol Phanis notes that some urban businessmen expect a trade upturn and urge patience for better times. It comments on China seeking a loan of over three million for its exhausted exchequer, with details not yet reaching the giants of the exchange.
The Paris Constelationel notes a paradox in Bismarck, praising his uncommon merit while disliking him. It comments that the prince uses his own methods and that public opinion across nations ultimately endorses his merits.
The Hon. Henry L Dawes of Massachusetts has slipped into Charles Sumner’s seat and is viewed as a prospective U.S. senator. Dawes has done good service, but it is argued Massachusetts may not have done its best under current circumstances.
A chilling report from Haver Hill describes a cold blooded shooting of Mrs Emerson, adding to a spate of outrages in New Hampshire. The act is depicted as brutal and fiendish, marking another tragedy in the state's current history.
The Tilton Beecher lawsuit winds through lengthy proceedings with courtroom sparring and sharp rhetoric. Critics say the fight costs more than its likely outcomes and compare it unfavorably to a simple coffee remedy in terms of effectiveness.
The piece questions whether abundant gold will matter if Congress delays the resumption of specie payments to gain political profit, arguing public benefit hinges on timely action rather than wealth. It reflects skepticism about political motivation and economic policy affecting precious metal reforms.
The piece argues that extending the Pacific Mail investigation could expose Shoemaker of New York and other bribery schemes. It contends money only truly benefits those earning it honestly, while bribery rarely pays the participants or the sponsors who push subsidy bills in Congress.
The speaker laments the loss of venerable statesmen and notes that modern representatives pursue party or personal interests. He contrasts past integrity with current leaders, arguing that the country has shifted from character and public service to factional gain and selfish aims.
The clash over religious offices in the Massachusetts Legislature questions whether men seek political gain while claiming divine service. Some lawmakers may lobby prayers for themselves, risking the sacred character of the office. The piece notes a rebuke to the effort and suggests abolition might be considered.
A harsh plea urges Southern states to stop ejecting clergy over politics and condemns White Leagues as violent. The writer attacks corrupt Congressmen driven by money, proposes emigration to Nevada to purge older states of unprincipled leaders and reduce temptations of public office.
The Lynn shoemakers propose submitting the Labor Question to arbitration as a better alternative to strikes and idleness. Counterfeit twenty dollar United States treasury notes dated March 10 1862 are circulating in Montreal. the notes are reported as good imitations.
A strong religious interest sweeps Newburyport Amesbury and Newbury Massachusetts with large gatherings at Byfield where many attend Methodist church meetings.
The Bessemer steamer built to reduce seasickness impressed with a trial voyage across the English Channel. The saloon is pivot hung to minimize motion transfer, allowing passengers to remain comfortable during the sea passage.
A special notes in New York Boston Philadelphia San Francisco and other large cities show 60,000,000 to 80,000,000 pounds of tea in stores held by dealers and importers amid a rising wave of robbery. About 10,000,000 pounds more tea are in transit to American ports and expected to arrive within weeks.
The Providence school committee notes the sewing school opened about seven years ago has been successful. Eleven hundred girls attended, with twenty from the streets. seven hundred now employed as stamstresses earning $3 to $12 weekly. Four to five hundred were poorly clad and provided garments. Pupils made 3360 garments for the poor.
The Boston Transcript notes that despite a dull season, many business sectors expect a brighter spring. Merchants foresee a confident trading campaign after January settles, with ample money anticipated in the first half of the year, suggesting a potentially favorable harvest for energy and enterprise.
The Hartford Post declines the proposed reform praising broader and technical instruction. It warns that a showy outside training would misdirect effort and leave no lasting benefit, arguing the common school cannot become an academy and would suffer widespread loss.
A New England Sunday-school convention is set for Lake Winnipesaukee camp grounds from Monday evening June 14 to Saturday morning June 19. Rev Dr Vincent of New York will lead meetings at the stand with Dr Tourjee conducting a jubilee chorus from local churches. Eminent preachers and Sabbath school workers will discuss teaching infant and Bible classes, public speaking, libraries, prayer meetings, and superintendent work. The event follows endorsements by New Hampshire state conventions and attendance by clergy. In Fon du Lac Wisconsin a temperance platform urged moral influence, personal effort, youth reform, and abstained from politics or separate temperance parties, arguing for steady temperance work to advance the cause.
The annual Meth odist conference returns show 10,854 travelling preachers an increase of 283, 12,581 local preachers up 320, 18,628 Sunday schools with 200,484 teachers and 1,363,876 scholars. Membership at 1,563,521 up 99,494. Church property rated at 69,288,815 vs 66,332,580 in 1874, excluding parsonages valued at 9,604,230. Missionary Society contributions 611,954 down 60,996. most benevolent departments down except Women’s Foreign Society up 818 and Freedmen’s Aid Society up 7,812.
From Salina Kansas January 16 1878 our Western Correspondent reports vast destitution among new settlers hit by drought and grasshoppers across Kansas. He commends the Kansas Central Relief Committee organized in Topeka last November to gather and distribute food fuel and clothing and names Col Alfred Gray Rev F S McCabe and Gen John Fraser as trusted leaders with Lieut Governor EE Stover as chairman urging immediate, careful aid to perishing families.
The Whitehall Times reports a devastating diphtheria outbreak in E. B. Murray’s family. Eight children aged three to seventeen died within ten days starting December 28, with two buried in North Granville and four placed in Boardman's receiving vault before more deaths. Emma, age 15, died last, leaving a grieving father who witnessed his children’ s agony. Funeral rites were held as coffins were carried away. prayers preceded departure and a sermon followed in North Granville.
The report notes a grim sequence as eight members of a single family die within ten days following a sermon by Rev. Mr. Haynes at the Presbyterian church. The piece expresses a wish never to chronicle such an event again.
The text notes Senator Anthony was elected President pro tempore of the United States Senate on Monday last. Elder C. Goodrich of Boston will preach in the Advent Chapel tomorrow both day and evening. The town’s winter term of public schools closed yesterday with a one week vacation to follow.
Rev. A. Skeele of Providence officiated at St Michael's Church on Sunday with Rector Rev. G. L. Locke absent.
A man seeking a home on the rolling deep faced a hurricane winter as the seas roared. The fragment notes his longing for a life at sea despite the perilous conditions.
The YMCA Board of Managers holds its regular monthly meeting Monday at eight o’clock with full attendance desired. The Town Council and Court of Probate will meet Monday at two o’clock P.M. in the Council Chamber.
Water supply failure stops Namquie Mill from Wednesday to Friday morning. Justice Court resumes Thomas Caufield larceny examinations Thursday. He is acquitted on two counts and convicted on two, with $300 recognizance for March Supreme Court trial.
Mr James Ji Shaw of Providence has taken the shaving and hair cutting saloon once run by the late Mr James F Lazard at the corner of Hope and State streets. He is a reputed excellent barber and occupies one of the town’s best stands. We wish him good paying business. See advertisement.
The Bristol Mutual Fire Insurance Company has completed organization and will issue policies on dwelling houses and household furniture. Office is in the room adjoining the counting room of Hon. Wm. T. C. Wardwell on Thames street. An advertisement in another column BB invites attention.
The series of meetings began on the seventeenth at the State Street M. E. Church and continued afternoons and evenings through last week, with Rev. Charles Nichols preaching daily. After sermons, prayer and conference sessions follow, drawing large audiences and strong interest this week.
A reflective essay contrasts two human classes, workers and shirkers, arguing youth schooling should emphasize labor as the path to national progress. It extols industrious citizens as drivers of railroads, schools, and innovation, crediting untiring labor with national growth and moral virtue.
In Bethlehem New Hampshire a blaze at the Howard House threatened valuable outbuildings. Local residents armed with a snowballing effort fought the flames and saved the outbuildings. Governor Howard rewarded the community with an engine for their quick action.
Providence Rhode Island meeting of Providence Warren and Bristol Railroad stockholders held in Boston and Providence office. President John H. Clifford read the directors report noting 1874 gross receipts 11121910 and expenses 92454 95 with debt changes and a death in the board. Directors elected: Clifford Church Robeson Whitney Goddard Goddard Weld. Meeting adjourned.
Excerpt notes Welsh preaching, Miltonic influence, and a vision of Paradise. It laments once pure souls becoming frail and transformed by vice, with celestial light and divine love contrasted by human wavering. The tone recalls sanctity, fall, and spiritual longing in a poetic fragment.
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