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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1853
Page
2
A state temperance convention will be held at Mechanics Hall in Providence on Wednesday the 19th. A large delegation from the town was chosen to attend, and local citizens are urged to go. The notice promises attendees will be repaid for their time and expense.
A midwinter snowstorm began Wednesday night and continues Friday noon. The ground is covered about six inches. the snow will likely melt with the sun as temperatures rise. The port logged 1026 weasel arrivals in the year ending December 31, 1852 including 3 ships 2 barques 99 brigs 291 schooners and 710 sloops plus steamboat arrivals.
The Bristol and Total Abstinence Society convened at the Baptist Vestry for its annual gathering. Rev. Mr Hobart gave an address drawn from a Newport Advertiser article on the Maine Law, urging firmness in the temperance cause as members were chosen for new officers and a delegation was appointed for the State Temperance Convention in Preston on the 19th.
The government contracts six Revenue service cutters to James M Hood of Somerset Massachusetts with two built in this town by Thompson Stanton Co. The yard has skilled workers and a proven record. In Massachusetts on Wednesday the legislature elected John H Clifford governor and Elisha Huntington lieutenant governor. Clifford won the Senate nomination 29 to 4 over Bishop. House vote was 148 for Clifford, 84 for Bishop, 7 for Mann. Benjamin Stevens elected Sergeant at Arms.
The Ericsson air ship made a trial trip on Tuesday with unfinished machinery and half power yet reached nine miles per hour. The New York Tribune calls the demonstration perfect and proclaims that the age of steam closes as caloric rises, crediting Ericsson as the leading mechanical genius of the era.
The prosecution of Protestants in Tuscany draws global sympathy. Over 25000 Protestants are barred from reading the Bible or gathering for worship, with many arrested for possessing or perusing scriptures as the Grand Duke vows to eradicate heresy from his realms.
A public figure is attacked for acts described as violence against religion, stirring debate over punishment and morality in the capital. The remark labels the individual as the bloodiest yet in the ongoing controversy.
Reports from the Atlantic ports note the Baltic and Europa vessels arriving at Philadelphia and Liverpool with despatches and passengers. The Baltic weathered a gale returning from London. the City of Glasgow reportedly carried 100,000 Kossuth notes. The British Ministry is named. Parliament adjourns to February 10. Liverpool gale damages Manilla, Conway, Childe Harold, and others. France faces Jerome Bonaparte lineal succession.
Report from a voyage aboard the Ericsson describes nine miles per hour propulsion with a cylinder system and regenerators, noting air intake and cooling cycles, minimal crew, and potential for higher speeds if cylinders reach twenty feet. Capt. Ericsson details the method and answers questions as skeptics concede feasibility.
Reports from California and nearby regions include arrivals of steamer Northern Light with 250 passengers at 9 AM, Pacific from California with 300 aboard, Isthmus voyage to Panama, and Tennessee with mails and treasure due on the 16th. Riots, robbers, and vigilante actions surface in Los Angeles and mining towns amid rising prices and emigration.
Washington January 12 report states Vice President King is gravely ill with little chance of recovery. Dr McConn suggests King will sail to Havana aboard the Fulton, weather permitting, with Dr. Suggeon in the Navy to accompany him.
The Newport Advertiser explains constitutional rules for succession if Vice President elect William King dies before March 4. It notes the President pro tempore of the Senate or Speaker of the House would act as President, with a new election or succession procedures laid out by 1792 law until a President is chosen.
Frank Ward was killed on the Old Colony Railroad on the 7th while riding the gravel train. He fell between two cars and was so mangled that investigators used identification to confirm his death.
Portsmouth mayor C S Toppan returns last year salary of 300 dollars as a perpetual fund for the alms house Thanksgiving extras. The income from the fund is to be formally expended for inmate relief and related municipal charity.
The Providence Journal reports Rhode Island General Assembly actions from January sessions with Senate and House activity. Messages, resolutions, and petitions cover convict petitions for oyster thieves, monuments between Rhode Island and Massachusetts, junk shop regulation, and adjournment plans. Further items include committee actions on finance, judiciary, and liberty petitions, plus brief notices of other state and national items.
A freight train from this city to Worcester halted at Millville whereThomas S Lawton, a 25 year old single man from near Bangor Maine and head brakeman, was found dead atop a freight car after contacting a bridge between Whiting's and Millville. He had eight months on the railroad.
J Hinman steward of the Steamer Bay State died in New York on Monday afternoon of brain fever at age 35.
Tuomas 8 Hamann dies in New York on Sunday. He was a distinguished stage actor and manager, whose energy shone despite discouragements and misfortunes. Born in May 1500, his last appearance was for the benefit of the Female Fund Association.
In Albany a Waterman dry goods store robbery ends with clerk Abraham Hoystadt confessing after police visit. He admitted stealing 100 dollars and hiding it in the privy, then staged self harm to appear innocent before being jailed for examination.
A bear purchased in New York by A. Carlton Co. broke from a crate aboard the Stonington freight train and gnawed through its cage window. It escaped near Davisville Depot before being recaptured, with bystanders John Remi and Jones Austin reporting the incident to local authorities.
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