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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1852
Page
2
A column from Bristol Phrenix speaks of the new year 1652 with hopes for Providence and national wisdom. It urges Congress to act wisely amid European tensions and praises the push for free institutions and Christian civilization.
A rapid temperature rise from 1 to 5 degrees below zero to 45 50 degrees warmer ended a sharp cold spell. Sunday’s warm spell melted all remaining snow. In other news William C Manchester suffered a severe facial injury in a sawmill accident when a board end slipped and struck him, breaking his upper jaw and injuring his face, with him taken home unconscious but reported doing better later.
Pupils of the High School presented a Silver Cup to Dr. N B Cook on Thursday evening as a token of esteem for his teaching. The junior class praised his scholarship discipline and character, noting the faithful performance of duties and the appreciation it received.
The Woonsocket Patriot announces Foes Kay has taken the editor position, praising his talents and wishing him success. The note expresses gratitude for support and notes Fusp’s upcoming marriage as a pleasant milestone.
On December 31 in the Court of Justices Munro Gladding and Van Doorr Thomas Ferguson was tried for an assault on John Norris. Ferguson claimed intoxication and lack of awareness but was found guilty and sentenced to 10 days in jail and payment of costs.
The Fall River News reports two inebriated men from Providence attacked a man on the road breaking wares and stealing his cart near Jisham image vender. They looted a Pond Hogar, then abducted a twelve year old girl riding in a muddy hay wagon before continuing toward Westport.
Report details Gould abducting a girl with Chad and Simmons aiding the crime. The girl is found and rescued while the fleeing assailant escapes into woods then swamps, stealing a horse before officers and townspeople scour the area. Simmons is jailed for examination.
The piece argues that popular intelligence and virtue secure republican government. It states education for the masses strengthens liberty and state security, and that government should fund and guarantee public schooling as a duty to preserve the nation and its citizens. It emphasizes that interests of government and people are intertwined.
Correspondent from New York laments Forrest as a pompous, unfeeling man. He criticizes Forrest’s lack of public charitable action and condemns his conduct in the Muckready matter, expressing strong moral disapproval.
A fragmented column discusses public opinion on Forrest and a reported assault, then shifts to New Year gift suggestions, Appleton publications, and engineering topics. It mentions Nicaragua by E G Squire, Adams & Co. and a New Orleans freight delay with storage needs and awaiting steamer service.
Louie Blanc in the London News outlines a scheme where Louis Napoleon teams with conspirators to create three great despotisms. Austria would absorb Italy, Russia would extend to Constantinople, and France would control Belgium. England resisting would be crushed.
The last accounts from Europe portray Avetria tipping toward upheaval with widespread sentiment in Austria and Avatrian areas. Citizens await a French uprising signaling a broader insurrection against Louis Napoleon and the existing order.
A Philadelphia Inquirer Paris dispatch cites eight hundred killed and many English and pilots among victims. Bodies will be buried in a common grave to avoid triggering further unrest, and uncertainty persists on American casualties while rumors of assassinations and military chaos spread.
The gold dust haul and large sums in gold and bonds are reported alongside mining optimism from Mariposa and Southern districts. Washington San Francisco Sacramento finance notes show 7 percent state stock at 60, city bonds easing, money plentiful at 3 to 5 percent, and exchange steady. Maritime and interior news mention Sacramento bankers and regional tensions, with Marysville murder and Oregon encounters with Indians. Hawaii news deemed unimportant.
Kossuth arrived by afternoon train and was greeted warmly by about 6000 people at the Maryland Institute Hall. He delivered a lengthy address praising reform, noting Catholics lead Hungarian military ranks and condemning Austrian taxes on tobacco as fueling rebellion. He warned that religious groups share in Hungarys struggle for freedom and pledged aid.
Kate Hayes gave a well attended farewell concert last night with Jenny Lind among the audience. The Kossuth reception featured a salutation from the Hungarian leader to the mother of Mr Croskey, American Consul at Southampton, who sent him a bouquet of flowers with Hungary’s colors.
The document presents Mr. Clay's resignation from the U.S. Senate to the Kentucky Legislature. It announces his stepping down and implies forthcoming procedural steps.
Washington December 17 1856 letter from Henry Clay resigning as United States Senator for Kentucky to allow the General Assembly to appoint a successor. He cites health and war era disputes over territorial questions as reasons and expresses gratitude for the Assembly’s support. The resignation would take effect on the first Monday in September 1856.
Reported December 30 to January 5 the Barnum's Museum is burning with flames visible from six o'clock. The entire building is in danger as well as Jones's Hotel and the Columbia House. Estimated loss stated at $200,000 with no chance of saving the premises.
New Orleans papers report a jailed African American man, convicted of murder, driven to death by the agony of his doom and his daily deathbed decline until the week before last. A female slave, noted as a principal offender, endures equal terror of execution and fears she may die soon.
A vague historic note describes a new portable shelter concept made from Indian materials. It claims the design allows carrying a row of three story houses in a single bundle, illustrating inventive ideas for compact housing concepts.
A fragmented reminiscence describes a traveler associating with oppressive governance, being forced to learn in English and study Shakespeare and dictionaries. The narrator recalls choosing books for literacy and grammar, reading Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and pursuing understanding with discipline and resolve.
A Sacramento pair reports a diplomat brought a fine nutmeg sample with claims it is native to California. Col. Forman and Gov. Bigler confirm the assertion, stirring discussion among Whig Contention delegates.
A party of seventeen men traveled from Buffalo to Cinemas during a snow storm when one passenger collapsed and died from exposure. He was revived briefly in a tavern, but the extreme cold proved fatal as the sleigh halted for assistance.
Reports on Henry Clay show his health worsening with painful character and diminished activity. He speaks with effort and trembling, and the public fears his days of active public life are nearly ended.
Adioputch from Pore land dated 20th notes that 19 casks and 2 half casks of liquor brought by steamer St Lawrence from Boston were seized and destroyed with no resistance. A further sizeable liquor lot was seized at Ferry and Dyer premises, and William Reynolds was jailed for selling liquor today.
San Francisco correspondent condemns overcrowded arrivals from Panama and Nicaragua. Every steamer arrives loaded with passengers like sheep to market, risking lives. Reports cite deaths and large sick lists, with 30 to 80 sick on one voyage.
A blaze last night in Hart's Building at Sixth and Chesnut in Purtaperrnias devastated the West Sixth street block and the Shakespeare Buildings up to Carpenter streets. About 25 shops burned leaving some 300 jobless. two lives feared lost, including W. W. Haley. Estimated property loss near $300,000 as firefighters battled the cold.
From Wasuixeton the State Department reports dispatches from Paris and notes London sources confirm calm in France and a Napoleonic victory. No cabinet change yet in Britain though July dissolution and reorganization loom depending on Lord John Russell's position and Papal Radical pressure. Ex-Cons Owen to prepare a public statement.
Pallaverran reports Kossuth’s view on the Nepoleon coup at a Banquet. He says the French revolution boosts freedom and signals a general outbreak. He rejects fraternization with socialists or abolitionists, claiming no party ties.
A German lady about sixty arrives at La Salle street canal landing and is guided to Mr Pick's hotel. There she meets her long lost daughter and bursts into joy. She swoons and dies shortly after, despite efforts to revive her. The incident is reported by the Ovava Free Trader.
Citizens of Taunton voted Friday to raise 2345 dollars to pay for a site for the Lunatic Asylum if the City would locate it there. The decision follows relocation of the Jessie Asylum to Taunton and aims to secure a suitable location.
The document notes a resignation from a South Carolina official amid discussions of the 1835 and 1836 cessions to the United States Senate. It references Honorable C. as president and Preston as a key figure in the cession debate.
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