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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1875
Page
2
The Bristol Phenix laments the new party’s feeble infancy and doubts it will endure the winter. It warns Democratic candidates risk destitution of capable men for the Executive Chair if they are not more careful. Nellie Sartoris returns to England richer from her mother’s love, and Algernon should value her kindness.
The quoted text questions Secretary Delano and the idea of Columbus sailing west, suggesting he might discover another world and that Washington can spare him, calling for Mr. Welsh to wake him up.
The text reports W. C. Ralston, late Bank of California president, a defaulter by 3 to 4 million dollars. It suggests his death stemmed from personal crisis, calling the fraud a grim warning against crime and a disgrace that would brand his life a curse to an unscrupulous speculator.
Mr. Beecher sharply criticizes his denominational press over Sabbath concerns. He denies de moralizing uses and predicts a heavenly meeting with any critic if such a meeting occurs. Reviewers have been severe, while Beecher argues the Mountain Sabbath is under pressure from summer seekers.
The text argues W C Ralston’s associates cannot shield him from fault, noting his resignation as demanded despite claims of blamelessness. It contends he lacked perfect integrity, suggesting speculation and rash acts led to the Bank of California crash and that time will reveal he was no saint.
The American Exchange and Review notes a matrimonial cooperative insurance scheme in Philadelphia. It offers members indemnities of 500 1 000 or 1 500 after fourteen months for damages from marriage. Members pay a one dollar marriage assessment plus yearly premiums of 4.8 percent first year and 2.4 percent subsequent years, varying by class.
The Savannah Advertiser recounts a single night robbery where eleven farmers were relieved of cash after selling produce. They slept in a basement room and back piazza, waking to find over $400 stolen, wallets and pocketbooks emptied, with no clues. Police suspect chloroform and seasoned thieves, as none woke during the act.
A domestic figure in Pittsfeld has again lit a kerosene fire, repeating the usual risk and resulting smoke and ashes.
An eclipse of the sun is expected on the morning of September 29. The sun will rise in a crescent or partly obscured state at all locations east of the Mississippi Valley, offering a rare solar event for observers in that region.
The speaker urges revived national industry and skilled work to outshine foreign mechanics. Emphasizing revived works, spinning wheels, polished steel, and bright luster, the message calls Americans to advanced production to seize global prizes.
Examining the hull, 58000 square feet of iron plate on the Great Eastern were covered by mussels up to six inches thick. The encumbrance weighed about 800 tons, enough to load two brigs or thirty freight cars. Frazer's Magazine notes a positive change in British seamen over thirty years towards steadiness and cleanliness, though vanity remains.
Mats woven from underbrush form a two foot thick barrier, sixty feet long and fifteen wide, are towed into position along the riverbank. They extend from above high water to below Jew water mark and will be covered with stones and gravel to guard against erosion.
Levi Day killed himself with a buckshot loaded gun tied to a bed post. He seated himself by the fireplace and discharged the weapon by pulling the muzzle to his right breast, the heavy charge passing through his body instantly.
The Springfield Republican figure Samuel Bowles shows eagerness to conduct the party canvass in Massachusetts this autumn. After severing ties with former allies he aims to reenter and steer efforts though the task will be demanding.
A rural Mississippi paper recounts a horse thief's crimes and notes a later sighting near Durant. The account describes the body suspended from a tree limb along the roadside about three miles west of Durant with handcuffs still on his wrists, observed near a cala boose yesterday.
A cautious editor urges forethought for winter with scarce labor and money. He argues careful planning can reduce hardships, and that despite croaker talk, enthusiasm should align with facts to weather the dark days ahead.
A letter to the Boston Globe quips that a man overwhelmed by heat declares the Republic a failure. It jokes he should flee to Europe aboard a Cunarder to escape debt and enjoy monarchies in Britain Austria and Spain. The piece ends noting seasonal irritability.
In Carlsbad Germany near Sunday services end a stranger, claiming the name Jenny Lind Goldschmidt, volunteers to play the melodeon as no regular organist is available. The rector asks for proof of competence and she shows confidence, then performs, revealing a plain, sorrowful, aging appearance.
A detailed tour describes Wellesley College on Lake Waban near Boston. The five story castlelike building includes a vast library, chapel, dining hall, gymnasium, and laboratories with black walnut furnishings. The all female faculty led by Miss Edn Ju. Howard grants a comprehensive curriculum for about three hundred students, promising a bright future.
The Tallahassee Sentinel praises Florida's govt, stating prosperity across the state. It highlights settlers, free schools, well organized counties, rising land values, and a labor system spurring agriculture. It notes honest management after a bankrupt start, with finances now secure despite higher costs.
The Baltimore Gazelle argues for a laudable but selective public education system. It urges focusing on practical, useful learning for students educated at public expense, prioritizing morals and truthful history, discarding ornamental subjects, and promoting self-help to prepare youth for life and work.
There is a movement to nominate Charles Francis Adams for Massachusetts governor. It seems only a appearance, unlikely he would accept. The idea could aim to weaken other candidates while Massachusetts has other worthy men who deserve consideration and a chance.
A proposal envisions a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar linking Tarifa and Algeciras in Spain with Tangier in Morocco. Deep cliffs and a nine mile underwater span create massive engineering challenges, with entrances planned three miles from shore and a route more costly than the English Channel project despite lacking commercial traffic.
A Buffalo Courier correspondent recalls Port Royal sinking beneath the sea in a late 19th century earthquake leaving only reef patches. In calm waters submerged houses towers and churches lie at15 fathoms sharks drift through belfries. An American diving company recovered only a bell from the bell tower now in the island museum with undeciphered inscriptions.
The Rev Calbraith B. Perry will officiate at Trinity Church tomorrow with morning and evening services listed. He is expected to preach at both sessions and lead congregational prayers.
The fall term of the town's public schools began Monday morning after a ten week vacation.
The Woonsocket Agricultural Fair will take place on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday September 14 15 and 16. The event schedule lists exhibits contests and music aligning with the annual fair.
iF A Sidney DeWolf Esq has been named Collector of Customs for the district of Bristol and Warren succeeding Col William R Taylor.
The September term of the Supreme Court for Bristol County will begin its session in this town on Monday morning next, signaling the start of ongoing judicial proceedings.
The infant department of the Congregational Sabbath School held a pleasant picnic at Pappasquash on Friday the 3d inst, making a cheerful excursion.
Members of Company E Twelfth Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers from this town traveled to Oakland Beach via Silver Spring on Monday for their annual reunion.
Tar Mr and Mrs Jonathan Adcock of this town arrived home on Tuesday from Europe where Mr Adcock spent several weeks for his health and shows great improvement in condition.
Justice Court last Wednesday elected two candidates for six month terms to the State Farm. One candidate was a tramp with no visible means of support and the other an escaped inmate from the state institution referenced.
Thanks express to Hon Joel M Spencer for a copy of the Annual Report of the State Insurance Commissioner and an Abstract of the returns of Insurance Companies doing business in the State of Rhode Island made to the General Assembly in 1875.
A physician noted the illness remained highly contagious about ten days ago. While workmen concreting sidewalks and yard paths yesterday, it suggests the epidemic continues to spread through the town.
Gen and Mrs Lewis Richmond left Saturday evening for New York where they boarded the steamer Russia to Liverpool. A large crowd gathered at the steamboat landing to bid them farewell. Richmond has been appointed consul to Cork Ireland and will proceed there to assume duties.
The Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry will hold its annual fair at Narragansett Park and Howard Hall from October 5 to 7. Premiums totaling over eight thousand dollars are offered, per the advertisement.
The Rocky Point correspondent reports a novel miniature steamer of Bristol owned by Mr. Herreshoff passing down the river on Friday. A passing steamer saluted and the tiny craft emitted a muted whistle. The sightless operator guided it smoothly with one companion aboard, attracting excursionists.
The narrator invites departure and praises the journey ends with a joyful homecoming. Family reunites in a charming old house, pillows soft, meals delicious, chairs filled, and praise to God for blessings. A warm, devotional closing celebrates reunion and gratitude.
The piece criticizes old stove pipes, tin pans, coal beds, and road debris as poor road making materials. It notes old boots and shoes are not suitable for paving. It cites the practice of tossing large quantities of old paper into streets and mentions sink drains running into open gutters as a weak sanitary measure, which some find unappealing.
A specimen copy of the American Grocer shows a 32 page weekly trade journal from New York at 141 Chambers Street priced four dollars annually. It is praised for fullness and accuracy of market reports and prices across merchandise and county produce and for advocacy of honest trade reform. The specimen features an illuminated cover and handsome presentation.
The regular monthly meeting of the Town Council and Court of Probate was held in the Council Chamber on Monday last. William R. Taylor chosen Guardian of Eliza B. and Emma French minors with bond of 30000. Appraisers named. Inventories presented for Elijah Gray and James Smith estates. Applications for Administrators on Albert Manchester estate and will annexed administrator sought after refusal. Accounts of Administrators examined and allowed. Council accounts examined and ordered paid including police, street lights, asylum, highways repairs, poor relief, sidewalks, reception, and miscellaneous items totaling 1893941. Council adjourned to meet on Monday evening the 20th inst.
The quarterly session of Town Superintendents S will meet Monday at 10 o clock in the office of the Commissioner of Public Schools to discuss Town vs District systems language and grammar and the indispensable qualifications of a teacher. On Sunday Rt Rev Bishop Howe officiated at St Michael s Church assisted by Rev C B Perry of Baltimore.
The article laments an unusually hot season and notes it has been deadly to infants, soulless for many homes, and a season of quiet sorrow. It contemplates life’s trials and wonders what blessings may arise from hardship, recognizing the enduring charm of resilience.
A Providence Daily Journal piece tours the National Rubber Company in Bristol Rhode Island. It describes heating crude india rubber to 360 degrees, stamping dies, and vulcanizing shoes while noting Bristol’s beauty and historic port status. The five acre factory is hailed as the world’s largest rubber works, reflecting local industry and regional charm.
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