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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1853
Page
2
The piece criticizes an Art Union scheme that resembled a lottery. It notes enthusiastic ticket sales, the lure of prized paintings, and the shift of various merchants into similar sales tactics. It cites state law and a New York Supreme Court halt as a warning to future ventures to pursue legitimate means.
The Senate reviewed a special committee report on Wm W. Hoppin with a vote declaring him entitled to his seat despite irregularities. In the House discussions centered on a new Liquor Law. five sections were adopted, section four on forfeiture and destruction of illegal liquor was altered to keep forfeiture, and the bill passed 39 to 24 with seven absences.
In a Warren Star discussion on dividing towns a writer accuses a Bristol Warren annexation push of political manipulation. He notes petitions to Massachusetts to detach and unite towns and urges Rhode Island lawmakers to resist graft and avoid corrupt annexation for speculation.
The Senate refuses to form Grand Committee to elect 9 senators amid party balance tensions. Whigs and Democrats appear tied as arrests are made in a New York Mutual Association fraud ring case involving local directors and wealthy citizens.
The column notes the British mail steamer Magdalena arriving with freight and passengers from Vera Cruz, the Cunard Alps sailing to New York, and a rise in transatlantic travel since 1861. It also covers European politics with Oxford University election debates, French Tuilleries festivities, socialist pamphlets seized at Havre, and the conversion of Dr Ives to Catholicism in Rome with a papal ceremony on December 26.
The Cunard steamer Europa reached Haurpax at 9 this morning with Liverpool date of the 8th. She arrived after the Arabia and Arctic, carrying 40 passengers. News from England reports Mr. Ingersoll at Liverpool and Manchester banquets, a tragic fire on the emigrant ship St George, and rescue efforts by the Orlando. Fifty-one lives were lost, with many saved by the lifeboat service, while other vessels faced further Mediterranean and Balkan unrest and naval blockades.
The Rhode Island like session resumes with an invitation to join in electing a U S Senator. votes split 16 14 to postpone. Senate orders printing on pilotage rates. House reports on grand committee voting method and a death notices for William A Roberts.
The New Haven express, carrying Europa mails and led by Mr Ge Lovis, arrived in New York at 9 45 p m after leaving Boston at 4 00 p m The distance with nine stops took 5 hours 45 minutes in total and 5 hours 5 minutes running time Top speeds exceeded one mile per minute and averaged about 47 miles per hour for long stretches, a record for such a distance.
Community members rush to aid Madeira island sufferers. Seven or eight liberal merchants sign the subscription for a hundred dollars each, with many others giving smaller sums. The Nautilus sails on Wednesday the 25th. a subscription paper is at the Daily Advertiser counting room for collection and distribution.
In Wassixdton on January 23, the Hon. Robert J. Walker is reported to be rapidly failing and extremely emaciated. His condition has worsened in the last two weeks and Dr. Cheeseman of New York may be sent for further treatment.
A native African known as Uncle More lives in Wilmington North Carolina at eighty three years old. He was once enslaved for forty five years and he now spends his time reading and writing the Scriptures in Arabic with notable accuracy and graceful penmanship.
The Commonwealth states Mrs. Stowe received last week from her publishers ten thousand dollars, bringing her profits in nine months to twenty thousand dollars.
In 1852 New Jersey collected 94333 dollars tax on railroad passengers passing through the state. The total state income was 171600 dollars, showing that more than half of state revenues came from charges levied on travelers.
The frigate Constellation laid up at Gosport for eight years is cut down to the water edge as preparations begin to haul her up on the ways. It is thought to be for azeeler and could rival the Macedonian in size and status.
The Poughkeepsie Eagle reports the Columbia County Grand Jury found three indictments against George W Simonds at its recent session one for larceny two for burglary. Simonds formerly kept a Hudson hotel and was accused of feeding on stolen provisions.
The passage describes deaf students who have graduated and settled in New York. It notes they gather on Sunday afternoons at New York University to practice the manual alphabet, engaging with fixed attention as they learn and share guidance despite lacking most senses.
A fire destroyed a storage building owned by S. L. Mowry of Charleston and caused about 2700 in stock loss plus damage from water. The incident, likely incendiary, occurred after workers left for dinner. A secondary alarm struck a small shed at the Pettis house near Reform School in Tockwotten, causing minimal damage.
The brig Markland of Waldoboro was capsized near Georgetown South Carolina on the 4th during a gale. The captain’s wife perished from exposure after being rescued from the cabin. Officers and crew endured six days on the wreck without water before survivors were taken off and brought to New York.
Nassau dates arrive at Charlestown on the Sixth of the current month noting ongoing cholera presence since Christmas. The brig Chatworth from Rio Janeiro bound for New York put into Charleston on the First of the month with sails lost and heavy leakage.
The steamer Empire City reaches New Orleans from Havana with dates to the 20th inst. No significant news reported. Don Martin Galleano, private secretary to the Governor, has been removed and a successor is expected from Spain.
A meeting of influential citizens was held at the Astor House to plan relief for Madeira residents suffering from the vine crop failure. A committee was appointed to collect subscriptions.
Despatch from Trenton reports great excitement over the sudden disappearance of William J. Idel, a respected merchant. Unpaid notes and debts totaling about 20,000 are left behind, with many signatures and endorsements deemed forgeries by authorities and creditors.
Three boys about twelve years old drowned at Rahway New Jersey after venturing onto thin ice on a pond near the town. Bystanders failed to rescue them promptly as the water was shallow, not over four feet deep, and several men watched nearby.
Dea Alpheus Merrifield, a respected Worcester resident, died suddenly from heart disease after retiring in good health. He awoke troubled, seemed to improve, then collapsed in his chair as his wife slept. He died within minutes. Merrifield was 73 or 74 years old.
A Dorchester man named Hannan, in a partial intoxicated state, slipped on the Old Colony Railroad near D Street South Boston. A broken bottle pierced his thigh. He collapsed bleeding, was dressed at Blasland's Drug Store and rushed to the hospital. Doctors York and Bigelow stopped the bleed. prognosis doubtful.
The Picayune recounts a voyage where a man met a woman with six children bound for California. Her one servant, a headstrong man, had gone ahead to the gold region and sent one thousand dollars to his mistress to finance their journey. The episodes reveal a striking judgment on character.
From Port au Prince reports arrive that the Croton with Captain Biv has great trouble with fever onboard. The first mate of the Croton died of the fever, marking a severe impact on the ship’s voyage.
The contractor for prepaid Government envelopes, Mr Nesbitt, has produced an improved stamp and will forward it to the Postmaster General. Delivery is expected to begin immediately, possibly before April 1.
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