Town Meeting Adjourned for Election Business
The adjourned meeting for the election of town officers and related town business is to be opened at 10 o'clock this morning.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1853
Page
2
Town Meeting Races and Results Narrowly Split Whig Democrats
Voters chose town officers with Peter Gladding as town clerk and major races led by Benjamin Hall for Senator and J Russell Bullock for Representative. Majorities favored Rodman for Lt Governor and Watson for Secretary of State, with 647 votes cast—the largest in town history. The town council ticket mostly Whig backed by five candidates, while liquor law votes favored repeal. Results included numerous state and local representatives across Providence counties and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pas Tea Sonn Banting
Eng
Peter Gladding
Benjamin Hall
J. Russel Bullock
John B. Manra
General Assembly
LaWhigs
Hezekiah C. Wardwell
S. Simmons
Walter B. Stanton
Simmons
Bullock
Monro
Stangy
Munro
The
Democrats
Charles Fales
Easterbrooks
James Diman
Stephen T. Vilar
John H. Pitman
Providence Journal
Weiter
Debates over Liquor Law and Election Aftermath
The piece notes party dynamics after the election with Democrats holding power and a smaller than expected 999 majority for sustaining the Liquor Law. It commends calm at the polls and reports fatalities: Jonathan Bosworth found dead at dawn after voting, and Mrs. Davis, wife of Heney Davis, died suddenly after an evening out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Bosworth
Davis
Heney N. Davis
Italicization Confusion in Providence Election Returns
The Providence Post notes formatting issues in election returns. Names of Whigs elected to the General Assembly appear in italics, making it hard to distinguish Republicans in the House. The paper asks for guidance on font shortages and typesetting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Post
General Assembly
Explosion on board steamer Farmer near Galveston
We are indebted to Capt. James Lawless of the steamer Texas for a Galveston paper with full particulars of the explosion on board the steamer Farmer on the 23d, about 10 oclock at night, between a few and me was welded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lawless
Texas
Galveston
Farmer
Auction of Gothic Halls stock offered to the public
The advertisement under Auction declares all stock at Gothic Halls to be disposed of at public auction. It promises a rare opportunity for citizens to purchase from a largely new stock.
Trouble Aboard West Wind Reaches Cape Town
Advices from Cape Town dated February 9 report the steamer West Wind from New York to Australia put in on February 7 due to passenger trouble of unclear nature. The vessel arrived under two captains and the U S Consul was trying to settle the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cape Town
West Wind
New York
Australia
U. S
Boat Arrives From Havana Reports Ship Ashore at Warsaw Sound
The Savannah reports the steamship Savanac, Captain Long, ashore in a bad condition at Warsaw Sound after leaving Havana on Tuesday. She went ashore Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock. A large quantity of coal was thrown overboard to lighten her as officers sought help to haul her off.
Boiler Explosion at Phillips and Jordans Injures Eight in Covington
A boiler at Phillips and Jordan’s Rolling Mill in Covington Kentucky exploded at noon today destroying the building and scalding eight workers. About 200 men were nearby as the boiler was blown 200 feet, with debris falling into the Licking River. The blast is blamed on engineer neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Phillips & Jordan
Covington
Licking River
Portuguese refugees voyage to Illinois fleeing Madeira persecution
The brig Comet arrived with fifty Portuguese passengers who fled Madeira about five years ago and now aim to join friends in Illinois. Many are destitute and lack funds to continue, with most tied to the Presbyterian church and a minority to Baptists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Madeira
Illinois
Presbyterian Church
Baltiore
Trial of Spring Opens With Sparse Jury
Paavgtrsu April 4 The new trial of Spring commenced. The prisoner shows no forebodings as to the result. At half past twelve only four jurors had been empanelled. The court reconvened at four, and six more jurors were chosen, making eleven. The recess was extended till eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paavgtrsu
Cyane Seizure Ends San Juan Authority Crisis
The Cyane reached San Juan amid a clash with the Mosquito government and the Adams administration over a lease and port operations. A clash led to a naval landing, city authorities resigning, a vigilance committee forming, and dispatches to British and US officials warnings of the anomaly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
San Juan
Tmasit Company
Adie
Frrom
Mosquito King
Nicaragua
California
United States of America
Henry L. Stevenson
Blowfields
Jamaica
West India Station
Pan
Star of the West
Cyrane
Arrival of the Arctic and global notices in brief
The Arctic passes Africa and reports positions while money devalues in England and India. Lady Franklin’s Isabel steamer reportedly steered toward Behring’s Straits. Louis Napoleon’s likely Rheims event noted. France protests Austria over Lombardy, Mazzini in Piedmont, and refugee cases strain England. Trade and political notes include British ambassador notes, Austrian refugee legal moves, and pacific France. International finance and local social events fill the slice, with London addresses, Beechers, and Liverpool trades cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Africa
Lady Franklin
Isabel Waeto Gall
Behring
Kerneresdeltmsations
Louis Napoleon
Rheims
Times
Austria
Lombardy
Mazzini
Piedmont
Switzerland
Ticinese
Guzette
Lord Wieder
France
England
Prince of Wales
Windsor Castle
Duchess of Sutherland
Stafford House
Death toll announced after steamboat Farmer disaster near Galveston
The Dea reports a dreadful disease error amid the Farmer steamboat explosion near Galveston. Thirty six killed including 13 crew. no Eastern names among the dead. Wounded includes Mr. Barnum of Maine who later lost an arm. Neptune and Farmer raced. passenger Mr Stackpole led protests before the crash. Captain, engineer and clerk among the dead. Mr Woodward of Houston Railroad is missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Farmer
Iumber
Barnum
Maine
Neptune
Stackpole
Woodward
Houston Railroad
Murder in Greenwich Street Store Sets City Abuzz
A Frenchman, Mulveen, was shot at close range by De Con in the basement of Giraud & Co. near Greenwich and Read streets. Mulveen died instantly. De Con fled as officers, incl. Capt. Carpenter, searched for him. Coroner Hilton to investigate the mysterious murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anotasr Musven
Greenwich
Read Streets
Mulveen
Giraud & Co
de Con
Louis Steamer
Carpenter
Abell
5Th Ward
Hilton
N. Y. Express
Hon Samuel Crocker Obituary Noted in Taunton
Hon Samuel Crocker expired at his residence in town on Sunday evening after a short illness. A renowned manufacturer, senior partner of Crocker and Richmond, he served as county treasurer for nearly twenty five years and held seats in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and as a State Councillor under Gov. Brooks. He was over 80 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Crocker
Crocker
Crocker, & Richmond
House of Representatives
Senate
Brooks
Taunton Gazette
Turmoil Across Europe Amid Pressures and Naval Moves
The Swiss federal council set to meet on the 19th to discuss Austrian demands while Austria tightens passport rules for English travel. Revolutionary chiefs in Pars are said to be active with potential outbreaks by late May. Russia presses on holy sites, and tensions rise as fleets move with French and English ships deployed to the Dardanelles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Federal Council
Austria
Italy
Lompardy
Pars
Kossuth J
Magzini
Milan
Ancona
Turkey
Mentschikoff
Porte
Mr. Rose
Malta
Dardanelles
Dundas
England
Toulon
Bbut
Russia
Paris
Trench
Signatures questioned in Broadway Railroad petition fraud
The New York paper reports investigations into signatures for the Broadway Railroad petition. Of 27 958 claimed signers, 4 887 are illegible, 17 366 names cannot be found in city directories, and only 5 735 could be traced, leaving 22 923 listed as fictitious. The findings accuse backers of manufacturing public opinion for private ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadwa Railroad
Carefub
Leeson
Boston, Journal
Gentleman Threatens Suicide After Marriage Refusal
A man who pursued a marriage with a woman where his advances were rejected threatened to kill himself. He later loaded a revolver in front of her house and attempted to shoot himself, pulling the trigger with his toe. The incident portrays a drastic reaction to refusal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsriage
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Burrillville
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Ira Cowes
Foster
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Thos. T. Hazard
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Harris
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N. A. Eddy
Danviel Remington
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Wm.e. Peck
Benj. B. Kei At
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Enoch Brown
John H. Weeden
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Lewis B. Arnold
John E. Brown
William Whipple
Alas Sayles
Emor Coe
John Thomas Saneme
Elisha
H. Mathewson
Rupr Ward
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Tiverton
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Samuel W. Rose
Nea Misgeom
G. Shearman
Western
George A. Davis
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Brigtol
J. Russell Bullock
B. A Warren
Alfred ‘Bosworth
Rodolphus B. Johnson
Barrington
Whig
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Pardon Spencer
Il Holden
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Germany
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Prussia
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