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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1848
Page
2
A fiction framed as truth tells of a Hebrew martyr, Zuleica, who refuses Islam, endures brutal execution, and endows both Jewish and Moorish witnesses with reverent tribute. The tale ends noting its rumored sources from Govione Montgomery and a Moorish widow Mara.
The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger discusses a November incident involving a Kingston to Oswego steamboat express carrying a redirection box for British agents. British authorities intercepted the attempt, with inquiries directed to the British charg d affaires and potential shipment to Washington, noting the box was seized for illegal smuggling.
A diplomatic agent in Washington faced an attempted arrest over letters and a box tied to cannabis smuggling into the United States via Boston. The man held on $200 bail but escaped custody before bail was posted, prompting an ongoing inquiry into the incident.
The Bristol adjourned Town Meeting reported delays on lot purchases for a new school and named committees to remove nuisances and repair the North Burying Ground walls. Newport regulations for town public schools outline age, attendance, and advancement standards across three departments. During Fall River, burglars have broken into several houses and stores, prompting warnings of tighter vigilance.
A Fall River newspaper mocks its own rejection of the Boundary Commission report while noting Mexico reports arriving with possible shifts in jurisdiction. The Tiverton area fears tax burdens and debt amid boundary talk and hints of Rhode Island separation.
Steamer Orleans reaches New Orleans from Vera Cruz with passengers including Gens Pillow Cushing Townson and other officers. Gen Scott and staff left Vera Cruz April 30 aboard Petersburgh bound for New York. Reportedly the Mexican treaty was expected to be ratified. President Pena may take responsibility if Congress fails to convene.
The April number from Mess L Scott & Co New York republishes the Westminister Review. It includes Life of Lord Sidmouth Primogeniture and Peasant Proprie tors State of Education in Wales Adventures in Mexico Road to Reform The French Revolution of February 1848 Foreign Literature and more.
The June issue of Godeys Lady's Book is described as rich with ten engravings twelve extra pages and a supplement. Single numbers of the work ten complete volumes available for a quarter dollar postpaid. The Lady's Book and Lady's Dollar Newspaper offer delivery to any address for three dollars in advance.
Publishers Bradbury and Guild Boston announce the May number of the Boys and Girls Magazine and Fireside Companion. Described as the best and most useful work for children now published. Price one dollar per year, published monthly.
A long Massachusetts boundary dispute report is described as packed with agave pages and biased toward favorable terms for Massachusetts. The piece criticizes politicking by committees and agitators and argues the line should have been settled by the commissioners’ survey if not for meddling.
The Court of Inquiry recently in session in Mexico has been adjourned to the United States and reorganized at New Orleans where witnesses are to be examined. It will adjourn again to Frederick Md to take further testimony. The war has not cost enough and a few thousands must be spent to determine who gained the most glory.
The note expresses interest in an interview with the person named Juvenis and suggests he will appear in the next issue. It invites contact and welcomes hearing from him frequently.
A dated dispatch from Mexico reports ongoing uncertainty over the fate of the treaty at Queretaro with mixed courier messages. Later accounts claim possible ratification or rejection, while a final note suggests peace or war depending on authorities action, with cautious skepticism about any decisive outcome.
The Cambria voyage brings London and Liverpool dates to the 29th. England shows slight improvement while Ireland grows worse with broad disaffection against the union. France’ s elections are quiet. Poles commit excesses. Denmark and Prussia war gains naval stakes. revolts spread to Turkey and Moldavia. Baltic embargos and Danish naval warnings stir Northern Europe. Louis Philippe’s finances remain dire per London Times commentary.
April 4 dispatch from Aux Caves reports a popular uprising against the President and current order. Col Levin Jaques, insurgent leader, has taken Cavaillon and reportedly advances on four cities. stores closed, citizens enrolled, ministers resigning, and widespread disorder foreseen to endure.
Capt. Veriall of the J A Jervson reports from Curacao April 28 that four schooners and a brig of the Venezuelan fleet passed Curacao April 20 bound for Maracaibo to blockade the port. He adds that American Consul Mr Shield’s house was entered by five armed men on April 25. no U S warships were on the coast as of April 26.
Bath Times reports a man named Pinkham decapitated his wife and four children in Edgecomb Maine then killed himself with a razor. The crime followed a midler delusion belief, with a joint written note by the couple claiming they were tired of life and asking for their bodies to be laid in a stone tomb.
Last evening around 10, a massive blaze engulfed the three story wooden building on South Water at Bush Street, owned by Dudley Davenport, bursting into flames and consuming a neighboring Davenport grocery. The wind drove the fire toward the water, sparing nearby structures, but the inferno damaged a two story dwelling and large lumber stock, with total losses estimated at 10,000 to 15,000 dollars. Firemen and citizens rendered aid, extinguishing the candle-house roof fire with minimal damage. No insurance was found for Davenport’s property.
A New Bern area report outlines a tragic incident after a family cut a bee tree. Henry Chance and two Mabley brothers fell blind after honey ingestion, with Henry dying and Isaiah and James suffering severe illness before recovery. Salt water treatment described.
A report accompanying the bill for a steamship line from San Francisco to Shanghai and Canton via the Sandwich Islands states the New York to Shanghai distance is 10 050 miles by this route. The current sailing routes via Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope cover 18 000 to 20 000 miles.
At a late term of the court of common pleas for Potham County Miss Jane Cromley obtained a verdict of fourteen hundred dollars against Joseph Eaton for alleged deceit and breach of promise. No other litigants appeared.
A distressing homicide near a Catholic church shocks a town in Alabama as Mrs Sweeny is killed by a man believed to be her son. Citizens condemn the mob and pledge to redirect trade to New Orleans amid public fury over the case and its backers.
Messrs Davidson and Russell landed two million white fish off Hallech's shore near New Haven harbor. The catch weighed about 1,500,000 pounds, roughly 760 tons, the largest haul ever seen there. Farmers hauled the fish for days, selling at 50 to 75 per thousand, aided by porpoises driving fish into the harbor.
Mesat. Vina & Co. on Saturday preferred a charge against their late confidential clerk Marvin McNulty recently returned from Maytanzas for altering two checks. One for 1500 dated October 1 and another for 1000 dated October 7 from payable to order to payable to bearer. He is detained in custody to answer further charges.
In a Covant session Mr Bowman escorted Mr White to the New York Kentt Court as a Kydd case pleaded. White returned the courtesy by tossing two large law books and an inkstand at Bowman’s head. The judge admonished both and Saturday fined each $100.
In Dedham on Saturday afternoon Walter Kearney engaged in making the new medical article Colludion was badly burned about the face and head when gun cutting ignited. A temperance feast was held by native school pupils at Honolulu on November 12 with the King and chief attending. About 800 scholars and 600 parents attended. 600 tables served a vast feast with 153 piers of meat and large quantities of fowls geese ducks turkey fish and fruit consumed.
A fire raged in Lowell Tuesday morning destroying five dwellings and several stores. The estimated loss is $25,000 with about twenty families left homeless. Officials say the blaze was likely the work of an incendiary.
The steamship United States under Capt. Hackman will serve as a regular packet between this port and Havre after her return, with the first voyage on the 10th of next month, following a successful Liverpool passage.
A Wayne County observer declares the Hydesville knocking a hoax. He cites sceptics hearing knocks while Fox sat on the bed and a tester reproducing the sound, noting the bed's placement altered the effect and claiming the haunting was a fraud exposed as moonshine.
One worker in the Broad Street plant was fatally injured when a gridstone burst. The man suffered a broken collar bone multiple broken ribs and severe bruising and died yesterday. The gridstone weighed twenty two hundred pounds according to the Providence Journal.
A large bed of metallic ore with a rich tin percentage has been located on the Merryman property in Baltimore County about twenty three miles from this city, along Bushcabin run, a tributary to the Gunpowder river.
An Ottawa area publisher was found liable for 206 in a libel suit after printing a birth notice stating a respectable unmarried woman had twins. The plaintiff claimed the notice, handed to the paper by an unknown person, was not verified and the publisher neglected due diligence. The verdict labels the publisher a victim of a baseless scandal spread by a gossip-monger.
The report notes unusually strong wheat crops with abundant yields expected in high lands. Some peace and cherries were winter killed in certain areas, but overall fruit prospects, including apples, are described as very good. Harrison County Iowa notes the improved outlook.
The Baton Rouge Advocate notes Governor Taylor has abandoned military attire for a plain country gentleman look. He is described as daily walking the streets in a broad-brimmed beaver hat, becoming familiar with citizens in a quaint, old-time style.
The brig Maliga seized on the Africa canal with slaves aboard was reported as riot owned in Bever ya at the time. It was sold in South America last fall to a New York merchant and its register returned to Washington, according to the Boston Journal.
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