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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1874
Page
2
A Bristol newspaper columnist argues that attacks on capital cause business stagnation. He warns that stagnation kills new plans and that when enterprise sleeping none are needed, a man harming business harms himself. The piece reflects 1874 economic debate and social consequences of policy.
The Custom House men press for higher pay arguing the end of the moiety system endangers public interests. A ship the British Admiral ashore at King's Island in Bass Strait wrecked with 44 passengers and 38 crew, all lost except four passengers and five seamen. King's Island is uninhabited.
The passage notes politics as an unpleasant occupation filled with excitement and corruption. It argues that success brings little rest and that defeat offers gratitude, since victory could trap him, while honors and emoluments accompany it.
A meeting of School Superintendents will be held Thursday, June 11, at 10 A.M. at the office of the Commissioner of Public Schools in Providence. Topics include compulsory attendance, duties of Town Superintendents with a Special Committee report, methods of ventilation in school houses, and improving arithmetic instruction.
Washington correspondent for The Times hails Bristow as a large handsome figure with courteous address and dignified bearing. The Kentucky native is noted for a frank soldierly manner and trustworthy word, following Chancellor Bibb and James Guthrie as Kentucky Secretaries of the Treasury.
The text notes B. F. Butler considering switching districts if Sixth is unavailable, hoping for the Seventh seat. It hints at political maneuvering and pressure in Washington, with Judge Hoar urged to yield to the more disruptive figure. The passage ends by asserting Butler’s determination to secure a place.
The Providence Journal reports the city population at 99,493 with 15,120 in the Tenth Ward, leaving 84,473 for 1870. The four year rise totals 15,569 or 22.5 percent excluding the Tenth Ward, and a revision may edge these figures upward slightly. The De Laine Mills suspension likely reduced population by about two thousand.
It is reported that General Butler has largely finished his personal labors for advancement and cannot extend them. His health is said to be somewhat undermined, requiring care to preserve it. If true, his once vigorous political schemes may be relinquished and focus shift to more practical matters.
A 1761 portrait of Col Nathaniel Sparhawk, son of Rev John Sparhawk of Bristol, painted by Copley, is on display at the Boston Athenæum. The subject moved to Boston after his father’s death, married Sir William Pepperill’s daughter, and later retired to London during the Revolution after losses of vast estates.
The writer notes scarce money and labor, predicting price falls but observes beet and mutton maintaining value as meat substitutes. Silks drop yet poor households cannot eat them, while meat and flour stay costly. Potatoes push into elite status, corn remains high, and butterangels no relief, as panics depress prices but not living costs.
Mount Hope Temple of Sonor No. 15 will celebrate its fourth anniversary this Saturday evening.
Elder J. T. Dixon of Rocky Brook Rhode Island will preach in the Advent Chapel tomorrow Sunday afternoon and evening.
The new summer arrangement for the Fall River line of steamers began on Monday last, as noted in the advertisement.
Rev Mr Childs of Pawtuxet preached in the First Baptist Church in exchange with Rev H M Jones last Sunday.
A copy of the prohibitory liquor law passed at the May session of the General Assembly will be found on the next page of today’s PHENIX.
A contribution of one hundred dollars was taken up in the Congregational Church last Sunday afternoon to aid Louisiana sufferers.
The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company in Providence has moved to a new Banking House at No. 60 South Main Street as announced in an advertisement.
Several calves belonging to Mr S Gilmore on Hog Island were injured by dogs one night recently resulting in the death of five young cattle of a fine and valuable breed.
Mr. Robert Dunbar left at our office on Monday last several very large rhubarb stalks from his own raising. One stalk measured forty two inches in length and weighed one pound and a half.
The Bristol Train of Artillery will hold a meeting at their Armory Monday evening at 7 45. Two or three officers will be elected to fill vacancies. A full and prompt attendance is desirable.
An exciting base ball match was played last Saturday afternoon on the Common between the Byfields of this town and the Providence Jrs. of that city. The Byfields won 14 to 12 in a tight contest.
Many citizens who spend winter in warmer climates have returned home and summer residents along with visitors are arriving daily. Mrs. R. D. Smith and family arrived from Cuba on Saturday.
Captain John D. Diman of New Bedford sails the whaling ship Eliza for a four year voyage to the Pacific Ocean. His wife accompanies him on the trip. The voyage began on Thursday the 28th of last month.
Ladies seek high quality assorted tint note paper and envelopes at Mr N C Bedels corner of Hope and Bradford streets. Legal fold and baronial style in latest fashions ideal for love letters.
The fine new steamer William Spicer built at Mr Herershoff yard launched in the afternoon of the 26th, made a trial trip Tuesday afternoon at twelve knots. It performed well and pleased Mr Herershoff and the project sponsors. Fully equipped for a fishing cruise, it is priced near 15000 dollars.
The Assessors of Taxes have sat at Town Hall since Wednesday the 3d forenoon and afternoon sessions from 9 30 to 12 and 2 to 4 to allow all liable persons and corporations to present true accounts of their ratable estates. Sessions continue today Saturday both morning and afternoon.
A Ferry Hill vendor, Thomas Davis, offers a large variety of bedding and basket plants at seventy five cents per dozen. The pieces quote Lodgical reflections on flowers and social benevolence while promoting his selection.
A reflective piece paints a delayed summer arrival, noting blossoms clothing orchards in color and fruit set to ripen. The journalist muses on berries and cream delights, promising a renewal of labor and simple pleasures as spring turns to harvest season.
The final resting place for John Gilmore Deane was in Juniper Hill Cemetery after dying November 11 in Denver Colorado seeking a healthier climate. He was a Civil War veteran, born in Portland Maine, who served in the Sixth Maine Battery and rose to lieutenant, later married M Louise Greenwood in 1870 and left a six month old daughter. He remained active in evangelical piety and community service throughout life.
The monthly meeting covers probate actions. Appointments include William R. Taylor and John P. Munro as administrators with bonds of 10000 and 100 respectively. appraisers named. Final accounts for James Sharkey and Ambrose Waldron estates noted. Chadwick petition for adoption and name change granted. Council bills approved totaling 967.17 and adjournment set. Also notices a dog collar sale at J B Pearce.
Memorial Day in our town featured a large procession led by Babbitt Post No. 4 G A R. The address praised Lincoln and the Union cause, noted divine providence and citizen-soldier virtue, and urged honor for fallen soldiers with flowers at graves across the town and cemeteries.
A satirical note mocks the "Gentleman in Black" demon of drum shops and ridicules the People’s Vegetable Tonic and its rum flavored bitters. The piece claims it worsens indigestion sick headache constipation rheumatism gout and intermittent fevers, promising cures it does not provide.
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