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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1853
Page
2
In a tense scene, John Berkley frets over a possible will as Squire Marlowe and Julia await estate details. The lawyer seeks the contested document while Berkley suspects incipient betrayal as tensions rise around the late Mr. Berkley’s choices.
The Bristol Phenix praises President Pierce for a concise message that stresses national integrity through Revelation and peaceful foreign ties. It notes intentions to fight fraud and suppress internal plots while warning of sectional strife ahead. It also touts Mica Wilder and Fanny Wilder as notable performers.
A Temperance Convention will meet at Westminster Hall Providence on Wednesday the 14th at 10 AM to nominate an Independent State Officers ticket. The piece argues delaying the nomination due to other pressing questions and warns against an exclusive Maine Law ticket. It urges temperance leaders to influence the convention and postpone the nomination for now.
The President's Message was read before Congress on Tuesday at 1 o'clock. Telegraph dispatches were sent to Postmasters in major cities to distribute press copies, and within minutes papers in Boston and New York printed the Message after telegraph receipt from Washington. An extra containing the Message was supplied to subscribers on Wednesday.
The brig Maria under Capt Ingraham from this port put into Matanzas on the 25th due to onboard sickness. Both mates Miller of Providence died, one buried at sea and the other in Matanzas. The master and three seamen from schooner Mary & Susan, from Sabine Texas to Savannah, were wrecked on the 24th near Cayo Anguila.
Week of favorable conditions with a storm that threatened Tuesday but moved away leaving clear skies and pleasant seasonal warmth throughout the period.
Rapin Growra-A hog raised by Mr. Champlin Bowen was butchered on Thestay Tadt, weighing 475 pounds after bleeding. On May 18 it weighed 72 pounds and has since gained about 2 pounds per day.
The January issue of Goper's Lapr's Book includes top illustrations such as The Pleiades and Thine in Search of Cupid, plus four embroidered fashion plates. A new volume starts with this number, and non subscribers are urged to send name and payment to G. W. near State Street for a copy.
The 1800 ton vessel constructed at Daniel Foster’s Warren yard, named Pride of the Ocean, measures 196 feet on deck and 210 feet overall with 42 feet 2 inches beam. Owned by Cady and Aldrich with Captain Washington Reed, the ship was launched Saturday and slid swiftly from the ways, striking the shore opposite the harbor.
The writer, long a Bristol Rhode Island resident, shares pride in hometown links and anticipates local projects like the Providence and Bristol Depot. He describes Washington Georgia, its climate, institutions, and schools, and notes summer heat, a late frost, and drought affecting cotton, with fond ties to his northern origins.
A fragmentary missive dated with Puritan era phrasing ends with a personal sign off. The text reads in part Adice Youry truly, indicating a brief closing address rather than a formal statement or report.
News from Halifax reports the steamship Humboldt from Cowes with 90 passengers and 450 tons freight ran ashore near the Sisters, 12 miles from Halifax. The vessel is waterlogged and total wreck, though some cargo may be saved damaged. All passengers are reported safe.
Base December reports describe a mob tearing down bridges at French and State streets. Rails are pulled from the depot line while passengers reroute around the city. Officer Ferguson posted bail as rioters faced a magistrate. Harbor Creek meeting backs track removal with government enforcement expected.
Newton report: the old Broadway Railroad Bill to build a road to Manhattanville has cleared both City Council chambers and awaits the Mayor's signature. A veto is expected, but if issued the measure will still pass by constitutional majorities in the boards.
Application will be made to the next New Jersey Legislature for an act incorporating a steam navigation company with capital of 100,000 dollars to transport merchandise between Philadelphia and New York via the Delaware River.
A surgeon reported to the French Academy of Sciences that freezing the limb’s artificial means before amputation is the best method. The notes suggest such operations are rarely fatal and may reduce complications.
A Havana writer laments another British war steamer arrival and questions the abundance of coffers while criticizing the slave trade. He notes cargoes of enslaved people are landed daily with no reaction or action reported.
Reading is incomplete but mentions the Pate Cat and wives thrashing husbands. context unclear. The line appears as garbled OCR from a local item with no clear date or full event details.
The excerpt notes actions in Congress and the House of Representatives with election results. Boyd wins speaker vote amid crowded galleries while Forney is elected clerk and preliminary rules and committee appointments are made. Other items include resolutions on emigration ship sickness and a chaplain for each chamber.
The man stopped on the pud in North Providence on Saturday evening was Herbert E. Dodge, not Wm E. Dodge. A pair of villains demanded money or life, fired a pistol missin g the wagon, while Mr Dodge resisted with his whip and his horse bolted, prompting identification by several witnesses.
Moses F Clarke was examined yesterday before the Court of Magistrates for assaulting and robbing Jeremiah Peckham on Eddy street Thursday evening. He was adjudged probably guilty and ordered to await the urn action. Jeremiah M G oF robbing Mr Grover. case continued until Saturday. Asa Kimball and Thomas McFarland arrested for robbing George Bennett of one hundred dollars on November 28. Johnston found guilty and ordered to find surety for appearance before the Court of Common Pleas or be committed.
A man cried out around Tes day evening near Broadway. A pistol fired and a hat marked Emmes & Sweet was found on Broadway by Mrs. Grafton, who took the hat into custody. The hat appeared lightly worn and the incident remains unclear.
A letter from Apres California reports a huckster on a wharf bought about five hundred dollars worth of apples and pears from the arrival of the O steamer. He priced pears between 75 cents and 81 cents each while the best fruit sold at 50 cents. The pears were described as large and sound with some specking.
Report notes vast attendance from the capital state at the commencement, filling hotels to capacity. Rising costs push hotel rates from two dollars to six dollars, with higher living expenses and a ten cent per quart milk charge.
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