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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1846
Page
2
A stray boy Paddy moves through Tanger with a mix of humor and hardship. He helps his mother and neighbors, counts coins from a doctor, and contemplates future aid while facing poverty and perils in the streets and in a crowded town.
A Washington report claims a House disturbance left two decanters broken in a clash between two members amid ongoing tax measures. Separately, Chicago area postal robberies led to the arrest of Cherry Hill Post Master Hben H. Clarke in Wayne County Penn. Marked ten dollar bills traced the theft to Clarke, who admitted guilt and was committed for trial.
A patchy news column recalls Lord Morpeth confirming a London Oregon settlement. mentions a near drowning of a child by a Newfoundland dog mentor at a canal basin. reports a shipboard fire on the Helvetia at New London with major damage and heroic efforts to save the vessel.
The text details a vessel of 332 tons lost after 18 months at sea with 150 barrels of sperm oil and 1500 whale oil on board. It mentions repairs by Rubinson & Co and a purse raised by Captain Porter’s friends for his personal life after the disaster.
The official canvass shows no Governor or Lt Governor elected. Henry Bowen wins Secretary of State by 18 votes. Joseph M. Diskes wins Attorney General. Stephen Cahoon wins General Treasurer. Byron Digan elected Governor by 2 votes over Charles Jackson. Elisha Harris becomes Lt Governor by 24 over Jesse J. Mess.
Telegraph reports Metamoras blockaded by General Taylor forces and Porter with three men killed on a fatigue detail. Deserters from the American Army and water rescues are mentioned amid evolving Oregon question rumors in London. May basket customs urged. boot and bone hanging condemned. Cambria gets off Cape Cod shores after beaching with tug help. no damage reported.
A reflective note on the heavens describing suns and their vast distances, followed by short dispatches about the Mexican frontier troop movements, a U.S. naval officer’s Pacific escort, and domestic reports from St Domingo to New York. Includes debates over the Oregon settlement and a mortality tally for New York City in 1865.
The Providence Journal reports the Rhode Island General Assembly convened to organize the House and elect officers. Robert B. Cranston was elected Speaker, James Y. Smith and Francis S. Hoppin named clerks, with Benj. T. Eames as first clerk. The Grand Committee counted votes, electing Byron Diman Governor and Elisha Harris Lieutenant Governor, with Bowen, Blake, and Cahoon elected to Secretary of State Attorney General and General Treasurer respectively. The governor and officers took oaths. North Providence and Charlestown votes were preserved for secretary.
The tide of Irish emigration to America rises earlier than expected with Cork quays crowded by crowded passengers and luggage. One vessel sails with a large cargo of people and funds, while twenty three others prepare to depart carrying thousands. Vessels are taking in emigrants at Bantry Skibbereen Yougal Waterford and other major ports around the island.
A new company incorporated in Essex Massachusetts aims to erect and operate a large wool processing plant. It plans to manufacture up to 1,500,000 pounds of fine wool per year and compete with similar operations in the United States.
A vessel ran aground near Cape Cod after sounding near the Highland Light, while dispatches from Boston report limited local news. Reports discuss Oregon boundary plans, the 49th parallel, and potential concessions, with Irish distress scenes and a royal assassination attempt in Fontainebleau amid telegraph updates.
An April 16 extract from an American officer describes routine news and notable items at Vera Cruz. It mentions frontier demonstrations on the banks of the Bravo, Mexican force concentrations near Matamoras, and the arrival of the British mail pack Tweed from Havana with Almonte’s men aboard, carrying potentially important intelligence.
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