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Newspaper

Bristol Phenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1851

Page

3

Alleged Fugitive Slave Captor Escaped by Mob

A fugitive slave catcher was seized by a mob in the Boston Court as law officers failed to guard him. The arrest had been made without opposition, and the crowd surged into the chamber while the prisoner, a waiter at Taft’s Cornhill Coffee House, was whisked away amid cries of freedom. No serious injuries were reported.

United States Marshall Taft United States Circuit Geort Rosia Acer U. S. Commissiona Get John Kupper Riley Cornhill Craft Davis Boston Sarvapay John H. Riley Byrne Sawin John Noye Elgar Tight Charles G. Davis Wm. W. Marjoram Noye

Boston Fugitive Slave Arrests Spark Liberty League Talk

Boston reports detail a surge in warrants for fugitive slaves and a rising, armed Liberty League of over 100 young men formed to oppose the Fugitive Slave Law. Shadrach Sherwood escapes to western Massachusetts and attends an Anti-Slavery meeting in disguise. further arrests tied to aiding fugitives unfold as U.S. Marshal actions draw crowds and legal proceedings proceed.

Boston Liberty League Shadraen Canada Massachusetts Giud Shadrach Methodist Church Suffolk Sherwood Tribune U. S. Commissioder Eliaur Wright Commonwealth Tral Charles G. Davis

Sons of Temperance Lecture Tonight at the Hall

The Sons of Temperance of Cremexe Wessren Eng will deliver a lecture on their order Wednesday evening at 7:30 in the hall. The public is respectfully invited to attend.

Sons OF Temperance Cremexe Wessren Riting, Jr Burgess D. Coit Bristol Art Union N. Burgess M. B Hope St Vacoon Hae Jurgens

New Orleans Dispatches Exceedingly Busy With Global News

News from New Orleans on February 14 reports Mexico bringing 334 passengers, Governor Burnett resigning and McDougall inaugurated, and Major news of gold discoveries along the California coast. Also noted are ships Prometheus and Falcon arrivals, Panama Railroad progress, and various disaster and political items.

California Mexico Burnett McDougall Bg Broderick Senate Thomas Butler King San Francisco Beach Panda Ohio New York Conception Chile Prometheus Chagres Falcon Havana

Brighton Market Prices Reported for February 20 1851

At market 1000 beef cattle 18 pair oxen 46 cows and calves 3000 sheep and lambs 276 swine. Beef cattle prices Extra 6 25 first quality 6 75 second 5 50 third 4 00. Working oxen 85 90 97 100 105. Cows and calves 26 28 81 6. Sheep and lambs 2 76 8 3 650. Swine 4 a Bho. About 700 cattle driven from Cambridge market and 200 sold there yesterday. 87 extra sheep from New York Montgomery county sold for 12 each.

Brighton Cambridge New York Montgomery County

Cure of severe cough and consumptive tendency notice

Special notices record testimonial for Hungarian Balsam by Alexander Francis of Chester Massachusetts dated October 18 1848 praising relief from a severe lung ailment and weight gain after two bottles. Local agents ROOT BRIGGS CO Bradler Son and others in Boston Warren Swanzey Wood publish price one dollar per bottle.

Chester Mass Bradlee Bilene & Co Alexander Francis Francis

Marital Announcements Gathered Across Rhode Island and Nearby

Notices record multiple marriage intentions and matches in Warren Newport Scituate Little Compton Providence and surrounding towns. Individuals named include Luther Collimore Cynthia Potter Stephen Slocum Frances Lawton Pamella Virginia Jones David Gifford Elizabeth Howland Nelson Lyon and Mary Ann Saunders with residences in Newport Providence and nearby communities.

Warren Luther Collimore Cynthia M. Potter Newport Stephen P. Slocum Frances C James Lawton Little Compton David M. Gifford Elizabeth B Rufous Howland New Bedford Providence Nelson Lyon Mary Ann Saunders Woodstock

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