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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1853
Page
2
The Bristol district reports that the General Assembly has passed a bill allowing a referendum on sending electors to a convention with powers to address registry taxes city elections and overall voter registration. The article argues the measure aims to open the door to radical changes while urging the people to decide on November 21.
Messrs. C. R. Dimond & Co. have made a satisfactory settlement with their creditors and gained an honorable discharge from all liabilities. They paid eighty cents on the dollar, more than creditors likely expected. Two weeks after suspension, the business is closed. The refinery will be operated soon by an agent of New York owners.
The General Assembly closed after a three day session with two public acts passed. One act covers cases of life lost due to wrongful acts or negligence by common carriers and others. The second proposes a constitutional convention to be voted on by the people on the 21st. if approved, the convention meets December 12.
The week's weather has been unusually mild and pleasant. Farmers and gardeners seize the chance to advance crops and garden tasks amid favorable conditions.
The Crystal Palace in New York continues drawing large crowds daily with growing attendance this season. Hundreds of thousands have visited during this period and many more are expected before the Palace closes.
The clumsy fragment notes Upham selling books at Ryley's Auction Room and his imminent departure. It mentions President Pierce and cabinet in quandary with Democratic factions, Guthrie’s letter appointing Free Soilers to a New York suboffice, and Bronson’s removal. General Cushing criticizes coalition tactics amid appointments across parties and secessionists, hinting at shifting power dynamics.
On Monday evening the Town Council offered a reward of twenty five dollars for the conviction of the offender.
Carrots are in great demand and fetch twenty percent per bushel in New York. Large quantities are grown in Khia town and nearby areas, with producers likely to receive a paying price for their crops.
Kingston session reports from October include a House push for a convention to propose amendments. Debates cover abolition of registry tax districting and voter registration, with bills advanced to a second reading. Senate actions include a semiannual treasurer’s report and referrals on alien real estate ownership.
U S consul B F Angell was received by the King who noted the Hawaiian Foreign Affairs Minister’s approval of his predecessor’s course and Angell’s aim for continued success. Angell pledged continued friendship and adherence to treaty stipulations, and the King thanked him for assurances.
The article claims it is common for native Californians to capture Digger Indians in nearby mountains without bloodshed. They are bound, taken to ranches, fed barley, and forced to work. The piece questions whether baptism and church privileges would improve their condition, noting the practice centers near the state capital within fifty miles.
James M M Jewell of South Hampton New Hampshire, a member of the Legislature, was injured while operating a circular saw at Jewell's Mills on the 27th. He sustained a right hand injury during the incident.
The report states Betton and Oval eer on em Merlin were killed Saturday morning when a cannon exploded. The tragedy involved a project tied to the Merlin aircraft and its propulsion, leaving two men dead.
Emigrants from England Ireland and Scotland perished when a ship broke apart in a gale. About 102 bodies floated ashore and estimates of the dead range from 350 to 400 with women and children among the casualties. Capt Minto of Quebec and his wife died. one child survived.
The article notes a sizable 13 million quarters drop in France and England wheat output this year. It cites Russia and the United States as major exporters with combined surpluses estimated at 82 million bushels, enough to avert famine if transport permits. The United States alone reportedly holds about 322 million breadstuffs in export-ready surplus, with Russia also rumored to add 35 million bushels.
A Charleston Courier extract from a Key West letter dated October 23 reports famine conditions and scarce provisions. Farmers lack flour corn rice butter cheese and lard while fish remains available. They await the barque Asa Sawyer from New York and the James L. Day from New Orleans for relief as Bay area sickness hinders southern shipping.
Fire destroyed the Union Hall building at Fulton and Ann streets in New York, causing losses estimated around 160 to 170 thousand dollars. The six story Fowler block housed over fifty tenants with extensive stock losses including A M Shields, A Lessinger, Salisbury and Arrowsmith, J W book store, and more. Three firemen were killed and three wounded when a wall collapsed trapping them.
New York on October 31 report that the Bank of the State of New York was robbed on Monday of cash totaling about 297 000 in notes including 5 10 20 50 100 and 1000 dollar bills. About 28 000 carried stamped A and 9 000 stamped L were among the bills. The porter faced a brief distraction lasting about ten seconds as the thief looted the counter and escaped with the money in a bag.
Vincent Gray of Ohio was detected last week placing a trail across the Indianapol is Serlitann railroad track. After a patient trial he was committed to bail of $1000. The defense claimed he needed to pass to the car and would not stop. The obstruction lay near a bridge with a ten feet front deep gully.
Fragmentary notes reference directors involved with Crystal Foamcaieraran and discussions of industry, calendar timing, and interrelations. The readable text hints at a meeting or report addressing ties between manufacturing, calendar scheduling, and organization.
The London Times discusses Arctic routes and Franklin's doomed voyage. It argues Admiralty orders likely unchanged, that Behring Straits to Beechy Island held no obvious trace, and that the public should expect no further Arctic missions.
The brig Scoville owned by E J Berris of Buffalo was wrecked in the late Lake Huron storm with cargo of wheat and flour valued with cargo at 16000 dollars. Crew saved. She ashore on the Canada side and total loss. Also schooner G H Walker wrecked at Madison Ohio with cargo lumber a total loss. crew and passengers saved after suffering.
The Boston Post mentions Mr Gordon resigning tomorrow from the office of Postmaster of Boston. He is described as an efficient and popular officer leaving with the best wishes of the business community. Edwin C Bailey, long time chief clerk, is named the new Postmaster and expected to administer duties ably.
The grain stores at the Atlantic Docks occupied by T Shortland & Sons burned yesterday afternoon. About 70 000 to 80 000 bushels of wheat and corn were destroyed. Total loss estimated at 90 000 dollars. Grain largely insured in the New York Exchange. Buildings and fixtures valued at 20 000 in Hartford based companies. One office in New York.
An express westbound Hudson River Railway train with 700 passengers derailed near Yonkers after a switch was misaligned by a switch tender who fled. Thirteen passenger cars one baggage car and two locomotives were damaged with an estimated loss of 50000 dollars though no fatalities.
Samuel Brannan of San Francisco has a $250000 annual income, rising from a penniless New York printer in 1840 to editor for the Mormon paper in New York. He joined the Westward migration, sailed on the ship Brooklyn with saints, and accrued vast wealth in California, exemplifying the mutability of human affairs.
According to the Chief of Police official report New York City lists four thousand eight hundred ninety eight cases where intoxicating drinks are sold by license and nineteen hundred twenty one places selling without license totaling six thousand seven hundred forty nine.
Edward Everett designer for Middlesex and Bay State Mills traveled from Lawrence to Lowell for Col. Cushing funeral. He fell into the canal at night and drowned. body recovered. Hoe Seaves wife and two children mentioned.
John L. Palmer lost his right arm in a heavy machine at the Providence Tool Co works on the 29th. His arm was caught in gearing and torn off at the socket. Initial fears of death gave way to cautious hope as he receives treatment from Drs. Wheaton and Gapron.
OCR text shows garbled lines referencing a Legislature, a speaker described as a frequent orator, and phrases like to whit or hay. Details are unclear. cannot confirm names, dates, places, or full event.
Readable fragment notes a legal or public notice at a Washington residence. It references a person or party named Bevers and a location in DC. The text is fragmentary, with no clear dates or actions.
A gun burst during firing for a pilot on the steamer Merlin injured the chief engineer, Captain are unnamed, in a report noting the incident and the serious injury to Sutter.
The coroner's jury ruled the death of R Taylor accidental. He was 30, an American, living in Cranston and employed night shifts at Brown & Bourn Rubber Works. He vanished after leaving home Monday about five o clock and was found drowned yesterday in the dock near Alimy's wharf on Dyerstreet. His wife and child survive.
About $700 has been contributed toward erecting a monument to Knud Syerson the Norwegian boy who was drowned after refusing to steal fruit. The total needed, including the above, is $1000.
A Boston Traveller report on the 21st century accounts from Cephalonia and Greece describes a very short currant crop of inferior quality. Zante alone yields about five hundred thousand pounds, signaling deep poverty and a long hardship for agricultural districts.
Rochester notes a dramatic rise in bacon and pork arrivals at tidewater while corn exports fall. The essay argues western farmers gain by converting grain to meat, retaining manure on farms and avoiding soil depletion as exports decline.
A 1853 snow storm described as remarkable blanketed the region from Shamokin to Pottsville with depths up to eighteen inches, delaying trains and stranding passengers at Mount Carmel. Telegraph lines failed in places, and the Philadelphia cars ran two hours late toward Pottsville.
In Lancaster County an old Nallegade mine was revived under supervisor Mr. E. The site, long buried since the Revolutionary era by capitalists who sealed shafts, yielded to modern work. A tunnel about one hundred Prem in length was cleared and assays show about $600 per ton with lead yields around 80 percent.
An article notes that many emigrants to Australia must seek prospects in California, finding the promised land of opportunity in Australia often starkly different from the harsh reality abroad.
A prisoner is kept in custody as the newsroom undergoes upheaval over the character of coverage. Authorities say the incident centers on internal disputes and press ethics shaping the story.
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