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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1849
Page
2
The piece lauds New York authorities for a strong response to a recent riot, arguing the swift suppression safeguards law and future peace. It notes the innocent suffer alongside the guilty but urges citizens to avoid rioting and allow officials to act. It calls for nationwide consistency and quicker action to deter similar disgraceful scenes.
Telegraphs report rising cholera in multiple cities with dozens of cases and several deaths. Weekly tallies show Cincinnati Louisville and Mayaville posting new jumps while almost all victims are in filthy conditions. Display tours and entertainments offer relief from fear and provide family amusements.
A translated French agricultural tale shows Battiste keeping a pet fox and arguing with Pierre over confinement. Pierre worries loose foxes threaten poultry and grain, while Battiste asserts foxes cannot be confined.
News from New York reports the steamer Empire struck by a schooner while traveling from Albany to New York, causing sixty deaths. Two women and one child were recovered as bodies by 2 PM New Year’s Day. Funeral processions for riot victims proceeded quietly, with public excitement subsiding.
In Bristol the East Road residents oppose funding the new town school house with spent money from the West Road area. They argue a nine month female teacher at lower cost could staff the site, while the School Committee report warns against expanding expenses without proper consultation. The piece includes moral commentary and a town voice urging fair treatment and better educational access for local children.
A New York City riot at the Astor Place Opera House erupts during Macready's Macbeth performance. Police arrest about thirty rioters, soldiers restore order, and Macready departs the city fearing further danger. The crowd, reportedly 25,000 strong, faces gunfire and barricades with significant injuries.
A Sunday fire in Watertown destroyed most of the village business area including three banks the post office three printing offices two hotels and a surrogate's office with losses around 250000. Insurance coverage totals 121000 with multiple underwriters listed and one life lost. The blaze started by accident in a wood house attached to the American Hotel. The post office contents including Northern and Southern Mail were burned.
Long London to Halifax reports on European upheavals with Hungary interventions and Austria setbacks. Paris rumors of French army moves, Prussia parlia ment crisis, Berlin riots, and Pope tensions color the scene as transatlantic ships carry updates to New York via Crescent City and Peru.
New Orleans papers report California meetings forming a fifteen member Legislative Assembly to craft farming laws and protect trade, plus plans to elect three judges. Dispatches describe Governor Smith's authority disputed and navy mutinies aboard the Ohio and St Marye amid floods along the Mississippi Delta.
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