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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1847
Page
2
The first session of the Thidilath Congress, in 1847, weighs Mexican war policy and territorial expansion. The piece urges prayers and restraint as Congress forges policy affecting slavery, territory, and national prosperity.
The week opened with exceedingly mild temperatures except Thursday. In the open air the thermometer stood around 60 degrees. The news base noted swollen tides and a fresh green twig signaling early growth. A correspondent’s report arrived late for today. No significant business passed in either house of Congress. little will occur until the session closes.
A short set of 1848 newspaper items reports a monthly periodical titled Taz Bove and Gia Macazixe as Fine-sine Companion, plus notices of a U S Army Corporal Ethan T Sheldon death in Jalapa, a prayer meeting for seamen, Italian exile concerns, a failed fugitive slave bill, scarlet fever in Newport, and 1848 military recruitment and gas lighting plans in New Haven.
A critical letter argues against religious scolding and accusatory tactics toward Catholics. It defends reform through charitable engagement, questions the credibility of oath allegations about priests, and urges avoiding sectarian insults while highlighting historical and biblical critique.
The narrative traces Haiti from Columbus's era through colonial oppression and the decimation of the Carib population, the import of African labor, pirate conflicts, and early French settlement. It notes the 1768 Port au Prince earthquake damage and the brutal whites and mixed-race factions during the 1789 to 1803 revolutions, ending with Leclerc's defeat.
Long article recounts Haiti turmoil including revolts, multiple presidents, and the Courtois case with a plan to arrest a senator. It notes a series of earthquakes near Port au Prince, a blown corvette, and naval losses. It also reports discussions of Mexican negotiations with Bishop Hughes and public skepticism of clerical mediation, plus piracy charges against William Brown and a Texas transport update.
Dr Wainwright was fatally bitten by a venomous snake at the Broadway House after it was taken from a box for a display. He received medical care but died after midnight as doctors failed to counteract the venom. he was 64, survived by a wife and two children. The snake was killed and Mr Martin, owner of the Broadway House, helped secure it. The body was embalmed and to be buried at Greenwood Cemetery on Sunday.
Capt Flowery, pardoned from Salem Jail for involvement in slave trade, died on the schooner J B Gager en route from Sierra Leone to New York on December 2 from asthma. The Mary Ann, once Flowery’s ship, was seized by the mate and crew while at Sierra Leone, later reappearing to New York totally dismasted under jury masts.
The obituary notes the death of Chancellor Kent at an advanced age. It outlines his rise from Recorder of New York to Chief Justice and finally Chancellor, serving until age sixty when he left public office in 1823. It highlights his role in the 1821 Albany County delegation to the state constitutional convention and his esteemed character and legal attainments.
The United States steamer Washington, bound from Liverpool to Richmond with 41 days voyage, saved officers and crew of the Mary Frances after a collision near New York. The Mary Frances, 226 tons, carrying cargo and passengers, was reported sinking and insured for 20,000 dollars. Washington sustained bow damage and towed the disabled vessel to safety.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a cheese aver in the West and a person named Séverine with EB. Fuller. It references a weight in pounds and a diameter measurement, but the details are unclear and incomplete.
The Supreme Court of the United States, with Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and Associate Justices leaning, prepared to convene the next morning at 1 o clock under the 30th year row. The court announced plans to proceed as usual and begin business promptly.
Fragmentary OCR text from Nashua New Hampshire appears to involve a man named John Lewis and an incident on Savurdan bust with a woman detained for suspected unlawful party activity. Data is incomplete and names may be corrupted.
The journal reports rapid telegraph progress from Worcester to Uxbridge with a line expected to reach half the distance by Saturday and operation within six days if no delays occur. The note reflects optimism for swift communication expansion.
Coroner N. B. Mattin presided over an inquest into the death of Brid Hamberry wife of Thus Hagberry a resident of Bloomfield. The deceased and her husband drank at Joel Philip Market Street and took a wagon home after stopping for more drink. Near the Stone Bridge they stopped at a house then returned to the wagon. The wagon rolled onto the street side striking the woman causing fatal injuries. A child in her arms was unharmed. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts.
Officer Ripley discovered a young child in a tenement room in Oliver Street at Fort Hill in a smothering state. The child lay between two beds with bruising and possible broken bones as concerned neighbors reported foul play by drunken parents. The parents fled when the room was entered and remain at large as search efforts continue. The child is in Officer Ripley's care for now.
Captain Smith of the John Murray reports a suspicious looking cutter or schooner seen on the northwest side of Cuba near the Trinidad voyage route. The Albert Perkins from Trinidad to Boston was in sight as the schooner steered toward the John Murray, carrying a blue and white bag.
An injunction against the Memphis Bank of Tennessee follows a director meeting that discounts peach usher notes totaling 450000 to cover bank debts. Directors then issue director notes to clear liabilities and leave the president about 400000 in debt, after surrendering the bank keys to the sheriff.
New Orleans celebrated General Taylor as a heroic guest with dawn fireships and a brilliant port display. A flotilla escorted the Mary Kingstand from the barracks to Lafayette, with fifteen grand boats decked in bunting and crowds cheering along the levee. Artillery salutes and church bells joined the city’s homage as Taylor passed the waterfront.
An explosion at Hovey's Pyrotechnical Laboratory on Friday afternoon caused a store fire. Three men in the room were burned. one named FE, Tater, sustained severe burns and was likely to die, another will probably recover, and a third escaped serious injury.
A man named Leedenenme met Peters burg Virginia with Anthony the broker and exchanged ornate veils at the Danbury Bank of North Carolina before leaving. Telegraph reports a description of him and information about a Wakopon note worth ten dollars.
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