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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1850
Page
2
A distorted narrative fragment describes Bella Ainsworth tied to social shame and mock virtues. The text mentions Mr Wagstall and Hezekiah Spike with vague references to place and reception, emphasizing reputational fears and evolving character.
Jammy Linp Jenny Lind performed in Philadelphia on Friday as a crowded hall endured poor weather. The Nightingale and her party left for Baltimore on Saturday and arrived that evening to a large civic welcome. A planned evening gala may have been postponed due to unfavorable conditions. An auction of concert tickets occurred Saturday with strong bidder interest and premiums, the first lot selling for $100 and daguerreotype seats fetching up to $350, with total ticket sales around $5 per bid and an overall haul near $12,000.
Doctor Jones treats Osgood a former Mexican War veteran who was struck by a Mexican bullet weighing nearly an ounce. The bullet entered the front of his neck at Chepultepec and passed through to the back. He carried it in his neck for years before removing it to his pocket.
Mupper Morr Four of the New Orleans Picayune reports Francie Buckner was killed in Cen treville Miss on November 23 by a man who stayed in Buckner’s house. He seized seven thousand dollars in cash and gold and tried to burn the home, but the blaze was stopped. Campbell was arrested that night with part of the money and admitted the crime.
About 93 Winnebago Indians were pracked aboard the steamer Nominee at St Paul and Minn. on their way to the Upper Country. They were inspected by Mr Rice the main agent and mustered by Governor Ramany before being sent forward with their effects in wagons. Chief Big Elk was arrested by the Governor for going below without permission and taken to Fort Snelling for confinement.
A seven story Hamilton Woolen Manufacturing Company mill in Globe Village Southbridge lost its main building and most machinery in a daytime fire. About 700 workers were displaced as the company suspends cotton and print operations. wool and coloring shops survived with some wool stock saved. Insurance totals about 139000 across several offices. The origin of the fire is unknown.
Two men were arrested in New Bedford on suspicion of taking part in a Robbery at Rodman and Simmons in Fall River Friday night. They were ordered to appear for trial in the sum of 500 dollars each. The suspects are Richard Montgomery and Job Smiley.
At the Framingham Worcester Railroad depot Saturday J M Grout of Holliston was robbed of a carpet bag containing 600 in bank bills 400 on City Bank Boston a note for 800 signed by Otie Daniell and other securities. The bag was taken as Mr Grant waited for the Holliston train and the thief is believed to have fled toward New York.
West Fowler New York December 19 A West Fowler St Lawrence County postmaster Thomas Michell was committed in default of 3000 bail on a charge of robbing the U S mail. He is accused of stealing packages on the Watertown to Canada route directed to New York and Philadelphia over several months. Canal navigation at this point is closed. There is light sleighing.
Charles Kenyon, 93, native of Rhode Island and first officer of the barque Eleary Warren, fell overboard while returning to the ship from the harbor. Despite rescue efforts he drowned, leaving a wide circle of relatives and friends. A separate line notes James F. Welch, an overseer at the Alan whyle on wien at Derry, New Hampshire, encountered an incident while on Paparswn.
A man gathering walnuts beside a stone wall cracked them with a fowling piece propped nearby. A wall collapse caused the gun to discharge, striking a tiger and embedding the shot under his right armpit. He died after a month of agony, leaving a widow and two children.
Friends of Temperance announce public lectures this winter, organized by the Sons of Temperance and the Total Abstinence Society. The effort aligns with Boston Providence and New York temperance campaigns, urging local supporters to attend beginning next Sunday evening at the Congregational Church.
Rev. Joan Lonap of Boston will deliver a lecture at the Court House on Wednesday evening at seven. The subject is The Jesuite. Tickets cost 25 cents and are available at bookstores the Phenix Office and at the door. Mr Lord has lectured in London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Boston and New York.
The Rev J W Cooke, rector of St Michael Church for about seven years, resigns his parish at year end due to protracted ill health. Citizens acknowledge his long gratuitous service to public schools and moral improvement, and the ministerial brethren share in regret as they part with him. Prayers of evangelical Christians will follow him.
A new sloop named Thomas fury, about 100 tons burthen, was launched at Thompson Stan ton & Co's yard on Thursday last. Built with great care, she is to serve Bowen's line to New York and Providence. Captain Hull to command, with proven experience in local waters. Length 1876 feet on deck, beam 25 feet 8 inches, mast 93 feet, topmast 16 feet. If not a rapid sailor, disappointment may follow.
Incoming travelers from California report many are not faring well here and wish to return home. They announce the death of Captain Francis Moore of this town in Panama and the death of Mr. George H. Rutherford, formerly of our town, aboard a steamer on the voyage home.
A man believed to be Jeremiah Diman from this town was found dead on South Street in New York last week. The Coroner's Jury ruled death by exposure and want. Diman fled the local Asylum in August and has not been heard from since. he was a town pauper about 66 years old.
The New York Herald notes the mail steamship Atlantic under Captain West left New York on Saturday for Liverpool on its sixth voyage. Also sailing were the steamship Louisiana under Captain Lawleys for New Orleans and Texas ports, and the Soathemor under Captain Dick for Chaziestya, carrying mails and passengers.
An ad invites readers to obtain a fine engraving of Sto art's portrait of Washington for one dollar, claiming an unprecedented opportunity and urging attention to the offer.
The National Monument in Washington has risen eighty feet above ground and will gain two more feet if weather stays favorable. Funds collected suffice to continue construction this season.
fragmentary note describes ground freezing and a slight thaw after a thin layer of snow. indicates two inch depth on a night with cool air, suggesting conditions may become suitable for sleighing with a bit more snow.
Correspondence from New York on a clear Sunday after an unusual spell of weather. Reports of cross sectional political harmony between Mississippi and Louisiana, criticism of abolitionists, and remarks on Bishop Hughes, Dr. Spring, and George Thompson. Notes on New Orleans trade, plans for Mobile across water, and stagnant New York exports with specie payments to balance trade.
The piece recalls the spread of spiritual knockings and miracles in London and beyond. It cites Joann South ente and the Shiloh prophecy as belief examples while noting skepticism and public health concerns. The column situates belief against a backdrop of 19th century doubt and religious fervor.
A reflective examination of religious gullibility tracing Jemima Wilkinson and other revival figures. The piece notes believers abandoning reason, the lure of prophecy, and the broad appeal of charismatic leaders across social ranks. It cites Joseph Smith and Mormonism among many examples, framing the phenomenon as a long-standing human weakness.
A tale recounts an English doctor thwarting a schemed murder by inducing a dead woman to bleed as a mock ritual. The plot would have extended Jemima's supposed reign over about two hundred families had it succeeded.
The record details Senate actions including seating Messie Yolee Bortland and Gwin, printing reports from the Home Department, and bills on indemnifying South Carolina advances, relief for John McGaw, and funds for indigent insane. It notes executive sessions, committee referrals, and House proceedings with river and harbor, cheap postage, and military affairs topics, plus a December 10 adjournment and broadcasted motions.
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