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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1849
Page
2
A wedding ceremony at the sacred edifice unites Annette and her bridegroom amid admiring guests. The newlyweds depart for their home, but Annette longs for her mother and sisters, bidding a carriage return so she can join her family again.
The New York Times notes the promotion of Wm Pease from old March, previously at Prescot, to First Lieutenant on the Cutter Jackson under Capt. Walden. Pease is praised for duty, will prove a valuable auxiliary in agitation, and the paper laments losing his services in this quarter as he moves to a higher rank.
Correspondence from Panama dated January 26 1819 describes a long voyage to Chagres via Israna and Kingston, a slow steamer crossing, and the dangerous river passage to Gorgona Cribe Panama. It notes cholera outbreaks among natives and Americans, rough river banks, and harsh mountain routes with many travelers seeking conveyance to San Francisco.
The report notes voyages from the port have begun with about seventy more ships to be fitted out. The fires employ around 1500 men. At Aouiquam about 35 to 40 vessels will be engaged, with perhaps sixty vessels from another port involved.
The town schedules a Town Meeting for electing congressmen and state officers, and the Court of Probate holds its regular meeting. Reports discuss a storm’s impact on shipping, California gold speculation, and urged printer arrears payment amid Gopey’s publication notes.
The piece urges readers to notice G. W. Simmons of Oak Fall and Whiting & Kehoe, two large Boston clothing houses, arguing that advertising raises business and lowers profits for those who don’t advertise. It notes that manufacturers spend huge sums on ads to reap benefits.
Advertisements praise Messie Julio Dwight for a soda article and bread quality while noting a fat printer. The Bay State Steam Boat Co purchases the Steamer State of Maine for Fall River to New York, Capt Jewett to command. Salem sails to San Francisco, the key Dr Hitchewek sails to Chagres with 963 passengers, and the Colony Guard departs St Louis on an overland journey.
A letter from Valparaiso reports two ships arrived at Panama from San Francisco the day before carrying dust valued at $100,000 and another cargo in unknown amount. Steamship America left Boston in a gale bound for Halifax and Liverpool with about 100 passengers aboard.
The report emphasizes humane treatment and minimal use of mechanical restraints at Butler Hospital. It notes 156 patients in thirteen months, with a focus on kindness, religious observance, labor, and varied recreation to aid recovery, while advocating restraint only as a last resort.
The excerpt discusses hospital practices in New England, defending patient privacy in galleries, praising ventilation and water systems, and noting objections by relatives. It covers the plan and location of facilities, the benefits of labor for patients, and the tiered pricing to balance indigent care with improved services.
The New York dispatch reports unsettled commercial intelligence with limited gains, while Italy, Poland, Hungary, and Franco‑British affairs show agitation. A Russian frontier move threatens Poland, emigration wrecks near Harwich are reported, and a wreck off Warrenst claims many lives. India fronts describe the Jhelum battle near Oram with heavy casualties and a Bengal Cavalry action concluding in victory.
In Rhode Island the Kwinein District rep Crayton’s term ends with the current session. The Whig congressman has served several sessions with credit and is highly regarded by colleagues. His departure will be noted with regret by supporters and allies who hope to see him back in the state legislature next election.
A New York man discovered his panel when the sheriff attached his property in the evening, marking an official seizure action. Local authorities carried out the attachment as part of a legal process.
Telegraphed March 24 from St Louis reports rivers in the region swollen and rising. Sivvis river and Meredusia area are submerged with the Springfield railroad town under water. The Missouri River front near the city is elevated with water two feet deep at the Aten eat Hottom opposite the city.
Reports from Boston and New Bedford describe gold dust shipments to California with $250000 in one deposit and another vessel yielding $100000. A schooner party estimated equal future gains as 400 sailors headed from Honolulu to California. A seaman named Hearty Brown perished after falling from a bark Sophia Maria as it moved downriver.
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