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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1873
Page
2
A critical essay denounces rising sympathy for criminals and the weak response of courts and society. It laments widespread praise for murderers, narrow moral decay, and the danger to future generations, urging adherence to lawful penalty and moral standards. It recalls Agassiz’s remark on scholars valuing science over commerce.
The July 2, 1873 New York letter notes the Plymouth Church Beecher inquiry about charges by Bowen and Tilton, names committee members, and Beecher’s eagerness for prompt action. It also describes the Tigress Arctic relief voyage, its build in Quebec, tonnage, ice handling design, and sailing capabilities.
A Vienna despatch dated June 28 reports widespread anarchy in the Turkish province of Bosnia caused by Christian persecutions by Mohametans. In one district 270 Christians were murdered in six weeks and no arrests made. Foreign representatives urge an investigation and protection for persecuted Christians as many seek to emigrate.
Cincinnati special reports Jesse Grant died after years of paralysis and brain and spinal marrow softening. He suffered Friday night and was unconscious for 24 hours. At his bedside were Mrs Rose, Mrs Metcalf, two grandchildren, another relative, a physician, and a Newport barracks nurse. He had a 1865 will leaving $25 000 to each daughter and son in law. His remains lie at Spring Grove Cemetery across the Ohio River in Covington.
Public law from the May Session 1873 allows the Governor to retain and employ state counsel for any defendant in actions outside the state where the validity of a state election law is challenged. The measure applies to members of canvassing boards and town meeting moderators. Certified true copies by Secretary of State Oshua M. Appeman.
The Signal Service will wire with life-saving stations and lighthouses from Maine to Cape Hatteras to warn vessels of dangerous storms. The system may start as early as July and cover Sandy Hook Cape May Montauk Point and other stations, extending to major seaboard coasts. This collaboration between Treasury and War Departments aims to protect ships and commerce.
The Daily Union of Springfield Mass. lauds The Household Bible as highly practical for Biblical students. It features copious marginal references and notes, explanations of Middle East manners and geography, nearly two hundred maps and plates, and a Bible dictionary with over two thousand articles. The portable size, extensive contents, and low price are highlighted as keys to broad appeal, especially for family reading and study.
The repairs on St Michael’s Church edifice are nearing completion with painters and decorators starting last Tuesday and expected to finish in five to six weeks. The Richmond Manufacturing Mill is on a vacation this week for repairs and should restart Monday. Egg Caspar Walters, seven, lost part of a finger climbing into a carriage. Dr. Barnes treated the wound and the boy is doing well. Major Newton’s punch bowl and ladle for show, not use, cost two hundred fifty dollars and can hold four dozen pounds of ice without much jostling. A new public house at 87 Thames street, the Vickery House, opened by R F Joynes for boarders, occupies the former Isaiah Vickery residence and is newly furnished. Juniper farm strawberries from the Kickas Mull area are noted as exceptionally sweet, sent by Bristol native Jerome Barrus.
Thomas D. Wright of Warren sues the town of Bristol claiming three thousand dollars for injuries at the railroad crossing at Bristol’s north end. The case will appear in the September term of the county Supreme Court. The report also notes a heavy rainstorm refreshing crops and a clothing firm producing military uniforms for local units.
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