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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1849
Page
2
The tale recounts a heated dispute between Anabaptist and Lutheran women over removal of a church in Dundersleepenber. A cabbage-throwing clash ends with a broken evening calm and a cautious resolution by the Squire. The narrator reflects on zeal, sincerity, and gentler paths in religious feuding.
Rhode Island Governor Henry B Anthony urges nationwide observance of a day of fasting humiliation and prayer on the first Friday in August to seek divine mercy amid a pestilence. The measure calls for suspension of public business and assembly in places of worship to implore relief and gratitude.
A brief refreshing shower on Saturday aided vegetation but left the soil still dry after a period of unusually arid weather. Farmers hope for a soaking rain lasting two days to replenish parched ground.
In Albergh Vermont a 60 year old man, Michael Duel, was killed by his wife who struck him in his chair with an axe as he suffered from consumption. The incident reports a fatal domestic attack with the killer described as insane.
The Chief Magistrate urges a national day of fasting and prayer as the cholera pestilence looms and the nation faces possible outbreaks. Citizens are asked to join believers across congregations in prayer for mercy, health, and peace. Father Mathew arrives in Boston to promote temperance with a large procession and public reception, while scenes of public homage unfold across the city.
The Caledonia landed at Halifax about 7 pm with 45 passengers for Boston. It carried 18 survivors from the ill fated Charles Bartlett, sunk after a collision with the steamship Europa in foggy seas west of Cape Clear. 134 of 176 aboard perished. Europa saved 43. A relief fund and free transport for survivors are noted.
A Washington despatch dated July 24 notes an extra from the Savannah Republican describing killings in a Florida Indian river settlement. Inhabitants fled to St. Augustine in destitution after a Barker shot Major Russell the collector and the house of Gatiles was burned. Many settlers remained unaccounted for as a vessel carried others away.
Reports from Helena Arkansas and Monroe County describe a slave-stealing network profiting from kidnapped enslaved people who were forced to run away again. The piece notes widespread runaways, cholera outbreaks, and uneasy conditions as enslaved people seek freedom despite dangers posed by conspirators and Confederate sympathizers.
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