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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1849
Page
2
Bristol Phenix reports the U S House of Representatives at Washington has delayed electing a Speaker for three weeks. The piece condemns the prolonged deadlock, praises compromise as wiser, and notes voters for the 1850 sus...tion property tax must pay by December 31.
A brief weather note describes a Wednesday night snow storm giving way to Thursday morning rain and melting snow. By yesterday the day was mild and pleasantly calm.
A fragmentary letter covers a moral decline in Peston and describes a sailing ship journey to Callao and Lima, then the California gold diggings. It notes high prices, scarce money, shipboard life, and hopeful plans to reach gold mines with limited funds and work opportunities among crews and migrants.
A boy recalls Mr. Weacott of Providence who mined three years ago with 2400 dollars and sent home 1000. Miners travel to and from the diggings, some dying and others clearing little. Cook Baker Co’s root lot sells for 15 85 each, total around 5000. San Francisco wages rise to high levels, carpenters earn 12 to 15 dollars daily amid fever and dysentery, while Happy Valley remains unhealthy with 300 people.
A reader rebutts a Bastin Journal article against Tidies Ali men, arguing the author’s points contain truth and urging readers to consider comfort and fairness. The letter reflects local discourse on labor and social expectations, with playful wordplay on chairs and pay.
An inquest in Boston's Suffolk County concludes Dr. George Parkman was killed in Massachusetts Medical College by blows from an instrument wielded by John W. Webster. The jury finds the remains identified and the case goes to the grand jury.
Across the Delta region, buyers have moved 30,000 bales in a week amid higher prices. An advance of one eighth to one quarter of a cent per pound followed, with Mid-Hip quoted at 107.2 cents, a half cent above levels just before the Caledonian news reached markets.
The New Bedford Mercury reports that Spencer, killed recently in a duel on a Pacific island, was likely RB Norton Spencer of New York. He sailed from New Bedford in October 1847 aboard the whaleship Elizabeth and was a son of Judge Spencer.
A fire at Solawon's soap factory destroyed the plant in Baltinor and Philadelphia, injuring several workers. Fire crews battled the blaze as authorities investigated the cause and assessed damages.
An eye witness recounts a brutal assault aboard the Peruvian steamer Mole near Callao with captives and injuries. Captain Cunningham protests to U S authorities, and damages claimed reach 10 000. In Washington the Speaker ballot continued with Winthrop leading. Senate committees were elected with many names and postponed until tomorrow.
A Patimore Sun report notes enormous numbers of Chinese arriving in California and sold as servants to the highest bidders under the Cooley system. The letter from there hints the practice is a form of slavery that state authorities may soon quietus.
Telegraph reports Lord Palmerston will bar American interference in Nicaragua with a British squadron near Panama. Near-Admiral Hornby leads forces ready to respond from the vicinity. Official returns show 10,507 emigrants from Great Britain to colonies and foreign lands in the year ending January 1, 1249, and 50,546 from Ireland.
William Welch was found guilty of wine l Dion a violent horse crash in Washington county New York. His wife and child fell when the wagon box was thrown off. The woman died from her injuries and Welch received a year in state prison. Newport last Monday a party meeting adjourned with Cranain withdrawing his senate bid to restore harmony. Melake was nominated and elected.
The 17th imat brig Smithfield carries Rev. EK Wy Hening and wife, Mrs Martha Willifard, Rev. E W Stokes, and three Southern Baptist Missionaries Thomas J. Bowen, Hervey Grodule, and Robert T Hill to the interior of Africa. They seek to establish work among tribes near Cape Palmas while facing fever risks and a long labor ahead.
On Wednesday the schune r Elizabeth B. sailed from Hyannis bound for San Francisco with a cargo of ludi ber and coal. The vessel belongs to Wie Hyannis Gold Company of Hyannis and lists Frank lin Bearse Orlando Basset Allen H Bearee Alvan S Hallett Almoran Bacon as owners. Passengers include Daniel S Hallet Zenvs Gage Jobo bl Fever Henry Baker and Jacob Bearse, all of Barnstable.
In June last Captain Heasey of the slip Phiowr Nantucket received mutinous threats from his crew who demanded port. Muskets were loaded and wine offered to sway them. When Heasey refused the crew shot him dead before resuming duty.
A Westerly correspondent describes a weekend bank burglary at the Phenix Bank. Entry was made by bypassing vault doors, about $15,000 in various denominations stolen, with three men seen fleeing toward Norwich early Monday. Investigations are underway with two suspects possibly bound for New York via regional rail.
A New York Express correspondent shares an anecdote about financial strain and credit tricks. A washerwoman asks for change from a hundred dollar bill. the man pauses debt collection and shifts to a longer route, preserving his credit and avoiding bankruptcy.
Two Irish workers at Bonaparte public works fought during a quarrel. One man pulled a red hot poker from a stove and thrust it into the other's wind, causing a severe wound believed to be fatal. The attacker was jailed awaiting trial.
Two boys died skating on frozen water on the same day. Henry Daoween Parker, 12, of Newton Lower Falls, Newton, drowned after breaking through ice on the Charles River. Pelatiah Pierce, 15, from Maas Lexington, Massachusetts, also drowned skating on a pool.
In Prankford borough millwright Jacoy Flarper was fatally injured at Urigos & Co's Lackwana Print Works when caught in machinery. Severe skull fracture dislocations and massive body injuries left his wife ill and five children motherless. The report also notes a Republic translation from La Cromiea condemning Mr Squier's cession of an island.
The Providence dry goods store of Henry Barton and Co. was broken into on Sunday night and goods valued at 1500 dollars were stolen. Local police investigate and review security measures after the loss.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item describes a boat altercation where the captain of a steamer attempted a boarding and was struck by the other vessel’s crew. The rival vessel passed the steamer and disappeared into the lake as the parties disengaged. Also notes ships leaving Gloucester for California with lumber cargoes and passengers.
The account portrays a prosperous printer, once cordial and generous, now vanished after a long period of absence. Witnesses describe his frequent presence at the Trimpe t office and in the printing room where he advised on columns. He walked toward a medical seat on the day of his disappearance, with confessions heard but no certainty of his fate.
The Court of Common Pleas sat in New Bedford as Grand Jury returned twelve bills. Defendants Charles Hionas Usual Hareeon and Hain Willey charged with breaking into Isaac Little’s Dartmouth dwelling on October 6. They were found guilty and sentenced to life at hard labor. Benjamin Davis pleaded guilty to larceny and received eight months in the House of Correction.
Reverend O C Wheeler voices resolve to preach and labor despite doubt, noting a claim of eight individuals each worth $20,000 in a church inquiry. The British squadron led by Sir Henry Bulwer arrives Bermuda and Washington, while two detainees are released with no evidence.
An 1840s Washington press summary examines high salaries for a new Hast ruler and compares costs with common wages, then discusses women naturalization risks and state escheat laws. Havana visitors provoke uproar while California youths clash with watchmen. a Brooklyn preacher sues a judge for slander over drunken conduct.
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