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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1849
Page
2
A long, fragmented narrative details a family tragedy and reconciliation. Mrs Alliston and Isabel comfort Jeabel, Cecilia, and Eddie as Alfred dies, the household grieving yet seeking solace in faith and mutual support. The piece also cites cholera and burial debates and a New York Sun letter on gas production from water.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a confrontation or skirmish with a man parrying something under his arm. The text lacks clear names, places, or dates, making precise identification difficult.
Immense notes on California stateconstitution in draft form include abolition of slavery in all but limited cases and electoral rules. The document outlines voting rights for white male citizens, a governor’s salary of 10000 annually, telegraph pay, and San Jose as the provisional capital pending legislative vote.
A notice promotes a certificate from the American Art Union to be distributed next week, touting it as a beautiful Christmas present. It warns that delaying subscription leads to regret and claims the engravings and illustrations are worth more than the subscription price and the distribution opportunity.
Report states over 50,000 copies sold in November by Messie Wilson & Co. New York for Christos and New Years. projected total 150,000 copies before Christmas at ten cents each. Brother Jonathan sale reaches fifteen thousand dollars. Who says this is not a great country.
Private letters from Bustan ataw report that San Francisco mine dust receipts in October passed three million dollars. The November cargo from California by ship reportedly larger than earlier accounts, with a notable consignment arriving uninsured.
The Manchester Messenger reports the city churns out 43 million yards of cloth annually. The figure highlights the scale of textile production and the town's role in supplying fabrics for regional markets.
A fragmentary 19th century correspondent describes sailing to San Francisco on September 1, then to the Trinity River region where a mining company disbanded after meetings. Cargo sales, storage needs, and prices for lumber, bricks, coal, nails, and food are noted. One death is reported and harsh living costs detailed.
The Tolilequat Advocate reports Cherokee national council proceedings with Kell elected president and Six Killer named speaker. John Roos’s message praised temperance and education, urging taxes or federal funds, delegation to Washington, and district school improvements. Tahlequah hosts supreme council sessions and Methodist mission events, amid a note on a wealthy U.S. resident boasting of shooting Indians for robes.
A San Francisco letter reports the death after eight days illness of Mr. Jethro Coe son of Bara Coe Esquire of Line Compton R 1 and proprietor of the Se county House. Coe was a young man of enterprising and unshaken character, and his untimely death will be deeply mourned by a large circle who cherished him.
A circulating petition in New York calls on Congress to suspend diplomatic intercourse with Austen over alleged government abuses and judicial murders in Lungary Avatria. The document cites Wranny’s barbarius and urges action against local authorities.
Reported yesterday during the fortieth ballot Bullot Brown of Indiana led with 112 votes while Duer of New York logged 20 and Morehead of Kentucky 17. Other names appeared as Seaterting amid a tense clash between Northern and Southern members over the Democratic candidate.
One month after arrival Crescent City reaches New York from Coquetsa with $600000 in specie. Alabama sailed with Crescent City for New Orleans. San Francisco’s population near 30000. California Constitution published. Ships arrive at Panama and Mazatlan with passenger and cargo totals. several vessels report health and diggings earnings. Notable: two mutineers on Frigate Sarum hal executed. Minister J P Judd of the Sandwich Islands among Crescent City arrivals.
The steamer Ohio bringing California mails of November 1 arrived in New York from Havana via New Orleans after a fast run. She carried 142 passengers and a cargo valued at about $250,000, including dust and specimens for passengers bound for the Pacific coast. Weather was fine on arrival with a steady but heavy wind past Sandy Hook.
A long, fragmented letter describes events around the Dardanelles and Constantinople. It mentions Sir William Parker and naval figures, duties of officers, and operations near Salamis Bay with references to castles, gunpowder, and troop movements aboard a Turkish steamer.
The new schooner Charles Herbert under Carr sails Wednesday from Warren for San Pranenen. Owned by Warren Mining Association, 24 crew members listed including Caleb Care and Captain George I. Chaplin. Also notes H E M steam vessel Hecaie expected to Annapolis. Nathaniel Childs acquitted in Missouri Bank case. railroad sabotage report from Stratford, Conn.
A tragic incident in Sabbiih near Braintree recounts Li, a lad, drowning while rescuing others as a party fled. Mr Jewea Ty Loring, a respected wisher, acted to save lives but perished himself on the ice. The report notes a perilous scene and a local effort to aid victims.
Professor Mitchell of Hig Conemit Olserenary reports an experiment using two wires spanning a few feet and 607 miles to Pittsburgh. The test measured the velocity of the electric wave at 28 524 miles per second along the line to Pittsburgh. Further results on propagation through different directions are forthcoming.
Sacrament City correspondent of the New York Courier reports Bol Vollock, partner of Mr Bessent, died after an incident at a gathering. The assailant produced a pistol, bolstered by resistance, and fired seriously wounding Vollock. His father is identified as an alchinoker in Philadelphia.
A Boston Post foreign correspondent reports Dr Dink once famed as a Christian philosopher is now in want. His government reduced his pension, private benevolence funds his subsistence, and starvations looms unless lecturing tours are arranged. The piece notes his writings aim to illuminate inquiry and understanding.
John Bromfield leaves 10 000 to Massachusetts charitable institutions including the Boston Dispensary and asylum networks and 40 000 to Massachusetts General Hospital with half to benefit the Prince of Lietitudion beds and the rest to McLean Asylum. Hon Josiah Quincy Jr named sole executor. estate valued around 200 000. Also reports on potatoes grown in coal ash and a South Carolina legislative move aligning with Mississippi for a Southern States convention in Nashville in June.
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