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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1853
Page
2
After illness and loss, Hester Stourton remains devoted to her elderly guardian and community. She reads to him, tutors, sews for neighbors, and runs a self-made school while caring for orphans, poor families, and a lively circle of relatives, finding purpose in daily duties.
In New York papers of steamboats between New York and Newport, memories surface of the regular Newport to New York packet run every two weeks. Captain Langley’s nine day voyage sparked Newport chatter before the ship and its commander faded into memory, their feats now recalled with quiet reverence.
David F. Dozier, Eagg., was killed on the 17th near Paulding Magas when a large rattlesnake approached, he shot it and found the snake seven feet long and twenty one inches in girth. Dozier notes the creature had one rattle a single button and mossy head tufts like a cataract bird.
Mr James Thorn of Clinton shows an ox that yields milk from four teats in a bag fashioned with four sections. Each quarter supplies milk when tapped and can be replenished like a cow. The animal is well grown and worked daily on Mr I s farm. Separately insurers contributed 1302 dollars for two orphan children of foreman W Trenchard who died in the Essex street fire counter.
A dead soldier was found in the hold of the ship Columba while laborers discharged cargo near Liverpool. He supposedly attempted to desert to America. He suffocated or starved as cargo prevented his movement, officials say.
The Philadelphia Sun reports a city incident involving a person who, upon hearing a sound, rushed to a mantelpiece and lighted something. A partial description notes a large magni objects and actions during the event.
The Providence Journal reports that most Massachusetts and Connecticut mills follow a eleven and a half hour workday. In Bristol several firms and workers have agreed to this timetable, averaging about sixty nine hours per week. Adults set their own hours by contract, with child labor laws noted. The article also mentions a probate court meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon at the Probate Office.
The President relieved us from the office of Surveyor of the Customs for this port and appointed Capt. John Gladding Jr in our stead. We will deliver books and papers with cheerfulness and wish our successor happiness.
The Providence Post denounces Richard Swainson Fisher M D calling him a malignant quack for misnaming Gov Dorr and condemning his portrayal of Dorr in the Gazetteer. The post ridicules Fisher and notes the entry will stain his historical record alongside infamous traitors.
The Fall River News reports a 7 feet 4 inch shark caught off Rodman’s Wharf on Tuesday. Two more sharks were caught at the same location last week, signaling a busy period for local anglers.
A fragment of travel notes describes leaving Buenos Ayres on March 1, 1853 for Guayaleguaycha and visiting a frontier town of simple huts. It recounts hospitable hosts a Scotch landowner with 40,000 merino sheep and an Englishman with 3000 cattle and 500 horses, hunting ostrich and chasing the bird with greyhounds, plus encounters with Carpincha water hogs and abundant regional game including deer opossums armadillos and prairie hogs.
The report notes large numbers of foxes and wild dogs and describes dock conditions and native social practices. It mentions foreigners in the town limited to marriage and outlines native living arrangements and primary diet of fresh beef while citing a peso amount per unit.
UF King Philip Fire Engine Company No 4 greeted the Artillery Company on their return from New Bedford and Edgartown with a grand collation. The Bristol Train of Artillery arrived in Bradford last night and was welcomed by the City Guards and Brass Band at the Parker House. They number thirty three officers and men led by Colonel Pearse with Green, Coggeshall, Read, and Bosworth. Gilmore's Cornet Band accompanied them, praised for its performances. The Artillery planned to depart yesterday for Edgartown aboard the Durfee and were expected to pass back through the city today en route home.
The Arctic from Liverpool arrives in New York with 149 passengers including Senor Herera and Mrs. T. F. Meagher. Intelligence covers Costa the Hungarian prisoner, Russian notes from Count Nesselrode, a plot against Napoleon, and other dispatches. Also noted are the Northern Light from San Juan with 500 passengers and gold, a drowning incident on the Sierra Nevada, the Oregon voyage to Panama with funds, and California mining district reports including a fire at Shasta City and various fatalities and prosperities.
An unrest in Smyrna ends with the arrest of M. Costa amid a riot. Austria secures satisfaction from Turkey for the insult, the governor is discharged, and the American commodore earns admiration for his conduct.
The New Haven Journal reports Mr Brazillai Bradley finding his wife Mrs Bradley dead at their North Haven home after church services. The victim suffered multiple stab wounds and lacerations with a severed neck artery. An Irish worker once hired by Bradley is suspected after being seen near the house prior to the crime. A jury of inquest examined the body and noted extensive injuries.
Telegraph reports thirty to forty deaths daily in New Orleans from yellow fever. By May there were 181 deaths up to May 16, with 86 yellow fever cases in Charity Hospital the week ending the 15th. The Bulletin notes 51 deaths over the past two days and 26 on the last reported day.
New York July 24 Alexander Grant a native of Massachusetts and seaman on the ship Samuel Russell fell from the masthead yesterday off Sandy Hook and was killed.
Police arrest Conner and a young accomplice identified as Jannings after money stolen in the Bradley murder is found on Conner. Bloodstained clothes and damp garments, plus a recovered gold coin, tie the suspects to the crime scene at the depot area. The wife of Ellen Conyer is also detained as an accessory as investigators trace the track from New Haven to a possible New York passage.
The packet ship Constitution arrived yesterday with 819 steerage passengers. At least ninety measles cases were aboard at once, while mention of Prince Albert catching the illness signals potential spread among H. B. M. subjects.
Philadelphia dispatch reports a severe bilious fever outbreak near the south wharves with seven deaths. The barque Mandarin from Cienfuegos lost two hands to the fever and a night custom-house officer who boarded her died hours later.
Boston Journal comments on a St. Louis paper Shepherd of the Valley defending inquisition like tactics. It accuses Archbishop of St Louis of approving bigoted content and urges public scrutiny of religious sect aims and threats to religious freedom.
The funeral for Rev Dr Parks assistant at Trinity Church New York who died aboard the Arctic within 40 hours of port was held at Trinity Church on the 96th. The provisional bishop and many clergy and others attended to honor the memory of the dead.
A Fox Point bringing ship was robbed while the crew slept below. Several sails and a trysail were stolen, with planks and gear left unbent, according to a Providence Journal report.
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