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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1850
Page
2
A narrator recalls a village romance in a cottage where a dying woman forgives her faithless lover as her strength fades. He enters in repentance, but she dies with tenderness, leaving the narrator moved by the quiet funeral scene and a churchyard memory.
A rock blasting accident on the highway near Lippitt and Clyde Works sent an 8 pound scale into the Greene residence yard striking a six year old girl on the head. Surgeons found a cranium fracture and damaged shoulder joints. after initial coma she regained consciousness and the fracture was realigned with cautious optimism for recovery.
A Salem Register correspondent reports Deputy Jailor Andrews saying the professor is in good health with buoyant spirits. The inmate prays and studies the Bible, sometimes tears flow, and guards cannot stop self harm if chosen. Family visits twice weekly, he remains resigned to his fate. Boston story denied.
A Tribune report describes a Saratoga gambling dispute where a gentleman allegedly involved offered 50,000 in notes and 5,000 payments to two winners after losses exceeding 200,000. A fourth party set a limit of 2,000 per sitting, and the victim paid that amount to avoid ruin.
The schooner the aid Rowing was attached by deputy Sheriff Wendell on Saturday evening with a keeper aboard. Captain Ames and crew resisted the keeper and sailed away on Sunday. Wendell boarded the vessel before it left, brought the ship back to the city, and ordered the crew to comply or face consequences.
A brief Portsmouth note records two place jail time with the captain choosing to pay up rather than return to the wharf and endure further suffering, indicating a disciplinary maritime incident in New Hampshire.
A Bristol Pre nix column laments General Zachary Taylor’s death and the nation’s mourning. It contrasts Taylor’s virtuous early life and discipline with John Webster’s alleged crime, warning against idol worship of mortal glory and stressing that only God is eternal. A brief, humorous aside questions planets’ habitation and ends with a measured sign-off.
The Washington Republic reports a Texas arrival of a gentleman of high intelligence who states the Texas boundary bill has clear support among Texas voters. Despatches from Southern telegraphs suggest a contrasting view with differing sentiment.
The Senate discussed the Fugitive Slave Bill with an amendment by Mr. Mason of Virginia to appoint three Commissioners per county to hear alleged fugitive slave cases. A bid by Mr. Winthrop for habeas corpus rights failed 11 to 26, and on Tuesday the measure passed with Mason’s amendment establishing commissioners to decide each case.
The regular monthly meeting of the Court of Probate will be held at the Probate Office at two o'clock on Monday afternoon next.
The Sunday storm caused severe wrecks at the South coast with several vessels lost and extensive onshore damage.
The note extends gratitude to Senators Messie Clarke and Greene for forwarding public documents and speeches.
Advertisement notes the splendid farm on the main road to Warren, part of the late Barnard Smith estate, offered for sale. Describes it as a highly desirable country residence location in New Bingland.
The Boston merchant Geo W Simmons celebrated as proprietor of the Oax Hans is praised for aggressive advertising and a strong profit system that built the largest clothing house in the country. Steamer Mramowomi, once reported sunk at Woods Hole, reached New Bedford on the 27th and will be sent by rail for repairs.
Readers are urged to obtain Corn Starch from Mr. B. B. Simmona and use it to make a quick delicious heel pudding. The note promises a tasty result in a short time.
To Keer Pace with THE Times, Messrs. Jewett Prescott No 2 Milk Sigeet Boston have greatly improved their store, but the cynosure of all eyes is their rich sescriment of Shawle Silke and Cloak Gooda, which cannot fail to be popular with all par leharers. See advertisement in another column.
The Troy Journal reports a double tragedy at the St Charles Hotel in Troy. William A Caldwell and a woman, described as his companion, were found dead in their room with throats cut and bloodied bed clothing. An apparent suicide note in Caldwell's handwriting is present. The scene shocked the town and witnesses described Caldwell's intoxication and troubling threats.
The Providence Journal notes residents should back their town paper to preserve local voice and integrity amid cheap trashy papers. It argues a strong local press lends character, visibility, and respect to Bristol and similar communities.
The failure of W. C. and A. A. Hunter heavy flour and produce dealers is reported as undermined by creditors to a large amount of Suydam, Sage & Co. Their liabilities are estimated at one million dollars. The event checked the demand for business paper this morning but will have little ultimate market effect.
Hon. Jacob Collamer and his family returned to Woodford Wisconsin after serving as Postmaster General. The Whigs at a recent district convention erased a resolution praising his efficient service and welcoming him back to private life. The piece notes district political gratitude and a celebratory tone toward a former cabinet member.
Apparent double suicide case in Williamstown Massachusetts involves W A Caldwell of New York and Louie Van Winke of Brookline. Clues include a quar ter sheet with notes, a woman's handwriting, a diary like obit from the New York Tribune, and a funeral plan for burial together in Greenwood Cemetery. Police and coroner records list personal effects including jewelry and a daguerreotype, with no bodies moved by late afternoon.
A dated dispatch from the Arctic Exploring Expedition describes slow progress due to calms and ice near Newfoundland, encounters with dense iceberg fields, and a collision risk with a berg. The crew reports the Rescue appearing and colleagues working toward England, with optimism about future routes and communication with friends.
A Utica convention last week proposed alerting and opposing free education. The report notes the strange tie heading and states some fear a move is a step toward limiting public schooling, a stance questioned by many in the state.
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