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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1869
Page
2
The Bristol Brian surveys the vigor of American youth, praising its energy and ambition. It argues that young men rapidly move from school to notable roles, shaping the nation through action, travel, and reform. It urges guidance and empathy to harness this drive for the nation’s prosperity.
Newport voters held a fine weather election day with fewer visitors than past years. Proclamations followed votes counted and officers sworn in. Governor Burnside aided oath of Governor Padelford and others. Assembly chose Speaker Benjamin Thames. Clerks Joshua M Addeman Charles P Robinson. Senate Clerk Sumner U Shearman. State officers elected include State Auditor Joel M Spencer and inspectors of ferries beef pork scythe stones lime along with other posts.
The Cunard steamer Russia from Liverpool collided with and sank the Austrian ship Figlia Maggoire off the Battery as it entered New York harbor on Tuesday morning. The Figlia Maggoire had just arrived from Marseilles.
The president is focused on stopping frequent outrages in Georgia. It is anticipated the Georgia governor may seek military aid from the national executive to restore order and security.
A descriptive prose piece invites readers to imagine entering a spring archway into a lush temple of nature. It guides the eye through arching pines maples and birch toward a sunlit sanctuary, with violets and wildflowers, a cool pool, and distant towns and colleges glimpsed below as the narrator muses on translation and the spring landscape.
Conor the engineer reports from Omaha that all arrangements for through travel are complete and both freight and passenger trains are on time. Most of the line is in good order, but due to permanent bridges and stone culverts replacing temporary work and changes to road-bed, the company will not present the line fully finished before August 1.
An August 7 sun eclipse will be visible as partial or total across Eastern Asia, North America, and the West Indies. Prof Hall has left for Alaska to observe it. total obscuration varies by city from New York to Montreal, with brief viewing times along the Atlantic coast ending near sunset.
The Rutland Herald reports a tragedy Sunday evening on the Champlain canal near Fort Miller. A mother and child, wife and daughter of Captain Clark of the MG Wetherbee, were drowned when the boat crossed a dam and tow line broke in high waters. The father and a bandman escaped. bodies of the woman and infant were recovered.
Mr T Marshall of Lanesfield Johnson County Kansas recalls swallowing a needle at age three. Decades later he felt hip pain and removed the protruding needle, noting corrosion and a central substance forming a minie hall shape. For forty years the object caused discomfort, yet he never suspected its origin.
The article notes buds and blossoms on cherry pear and apple trees signaling strong fruit potential. Cherry trees blossom full and fruit setting well while pear trees heavily flower, attracting city visitors. Apple trees just begin bloom with promising prospects. Strawberries are expected to be abundant if conditions hold.
A London journal notes Canadian Parliament support for sharing fortunes with Britain amid the Alabama claims. It questions Canada’s chance if a broader conflict arose, describing the resolution as limited to certain ventures.
Over the past year six assassination attempts have been made on King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. He fears poisoned dishes at dinners and has ordered special precautions. At public banquets he has not touched food, and the wine he drinks is drawn from his own cellar.
A carved yellow pine statue of a man, dating before the Christian era, was found near Cumberland Ford in Kentucky. The artifact, noted for its pitch content suggesting stone-like indestructibility, likely served a worshipful role and will be sent to the Smithsonian in Washington.
Town reports indicate the wheat crop never looked better with extensive growth ranging from twenty five to one hundred percent, broader than last season. Corn planting has been very general, and many farmers expect to harvest ten acres where they had only one previously.
Frederick Maryland scene recalls Barbara Freitchie who defied Stonewall Jackson from an attic window. The local paper notes city authorities aim to blot out the memory of the Freitilue woman as part of postwar memory efforts.
A sprawling San Francisco and New England round of tidbits reports a double headed kitten in New Bedford. It notes muskrat skins shipped from Waterbury and a variety of local crimes, fires, weather, and oddities across states from Maine and Connecticut to Indiana and Texas with sparse details and colorful names.
The Day of Decoration tribute recalls the cost of Liberty and honors the patriot dead. It recalls Civil War sacrifices, the seed of freedom, and the duty of freemen to honor graves with blooms. It asks for renewed national unity, peace, and the blessing of God on gifts shared in peace.
The post will decorate graves of soldiers and sailors who fell for the Union. Citizens are urged to donate flowers of any kind and quantity with evergreen. Donations may be left at H. C. Gifford T. J Griffin P. J Bradford or Chas. A Waldron stores.
Some of our Summer friends have returned to pass the season with us. They think that this is the way to hit it, but we can tell them that after the chill, the rain, the slush, the mud, the teeze of Winter those of us who are here all the time enjoy the warm, beautiful season the most completely if you wish to know what a blessing comfort is just nurse a good sharp tooth-ache for a few days.
A reflective note on May departing with warmth and favorable days, hinting at rich and rare prospects when June arrives. The observation emphasizes pleasant weather as aharbinger of forthcoming notable events and better days ahead.
A fragment notes heightened police presence guarding Sabbath silence during its holy hours, reflecting a shift in ritual observance as authorities monitor the period with sharper scrutiny.
A sermon before the Y M C A Association will be preached tomorrow evening at South Christian Church by Rev I S Jones. Services begin at six o'clock and a contribution will be taken to aid the Association.
The Supreme Court will convene here Monday at 11 o'clock, following adjournment on the 18th instant.
At Wednesday's meeting the Post No.4 G. A. R. unanimously voted to rename the organization as Babbitt Post in honor of the late Major Jacob Babbitt of this town.
The editor announces the start of a treatise on political economy advocating Protection to Home Industry, to be continued in successive issues of the New York Tribune starting around the first of next month. Readers are directed to the advertisement in another column for details.
The report notes a smaller turnout of citizens going to Newport on Election Day this year compared with many prior years, suggesting decreased public participation or shifts in engagement.
Public anticipation rises as soda fountains prepare to attract customers with sparkling offerings. The piece emphasizes the social appeal and growing interest in fountain beverages as demand heats up.
The June issue presents Part VI of Liggin s Oldport Romance Norembega by Whittier a piece on Mothers of the Stage anecdotes of actors a chapter on Earthquakes by N Shaler Part V of The Foe In the Household by Victor and Jacqueline Ry the Roadside by Celia Thaxter Birds Nests by John Burrroughs Buddhism in the East A Carpet Bagger in Pennsylvania second paper China in our Kitchens Pacific Railroad Open third paper by Samuel Bowles plus Reviews and Literary Notices Fields Osgood Co Boston
A capital number featuring Gyp Grandmother's Story of Elisha and True Riches with illustrations by Mary Latham Clark Mre M Johnson and Virginia F Townsend plus other items like Watering a Garden with Rain Josh's Blocks by A O J and more. Published in Philadelphia by T Arthur and Sons.
The Living Age issue describes weekly content from Edinburgh Me riew American Finance Revolutions in the Queen's English Part XXVIII Auerbach Rhine translation from German Living Age publication schedule totals sixty four pages per issue with yearly subscription eight dollars post free from Littell and Gay 30 Bromfield street Boston.
Beadles base ball convention proceedings with amended rules and club formation guidance. Also Beadles Dime Ladies Letter-Write a complete manual of correspondence. Published by Beadle Co New York 98 William street sent post paid on receipt of price.
The issue lists chapters 41 7 and 18 from The Story of 2 Bad Boy along with entries such as Law rence at a Coal-Shaft Under the Palm Trees Gardening for Girls The Spray Sprite The World we Live on Reef Building Corals Candy Making After Pickerel The Sad Voyage of Rene Menard Bobolink and Canary A Few Words about the Crow The Rivalet Round the Evening Lamp Onur Letter Box published by Fields Osgood Co Bustén.
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