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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1852
Page
2
Bristol town meeting adjourned after a rough election day with Whigs 207 and Democrats 260, Whig majority 47, total 572 ballots with five informals. weather hindered turnout but Democrats worked hard while Whigs were less zealous. The afternoon session planned at 2 o'clock.
The great Whig steamer Return will sail the river on March 4 1856 with a full passenger list. It is expected residents will have upgraded the river and that there will be no obstruction to a pleasant passage for the noble band ahead.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church in Fall River will be dedicated to Almighty God. Rev Daniel Wise will deliver the sermon. services begin at 3 o clock AM. Also note Harper's New Monthly for November arrives at Geo W Easterbrooks Depot State Street with contents including Abbott Abbott Cy and Dickens Bleak House.
Survivors, dignitaries, and townspeople joined a wide procession led by Gen Pierce and others from Boston. They moved past crowds to the Winslow Burying Ground where Webster’s family tomb sits atop a hill with ocean views. Emotions ran high as mourners wept while the body was placed within the enclosure and a clergyman began to speak.
Boston Journal reports Daniel Webster entombed with thousands of mourners, honoring America’s statesman. The event, without pomp, drew eight to ten thousand spectators. Webster lay in an airtight coffin beneath a maple on the lawn, dressed in white and blue, with oak and myrtle wreaths. Rev. Enexezen Aupan Jr led rites, with officials and citizens present as a funeral car bore the body away.
A funeral service concludes with a prayer invoking Christian faith and resurrection. The body is placed in a metallic casket within a wooden coffin before burial. Mourners depart Marshfield burying ground, traveling home by road amid a vast procession of carriages and mourners.
At Albany dinner in May last Mr Webster said his destiny is the Constitution and he wished no epitaph beyond one noting his service to the nation. Report says his will leaves Marshfield property to the widow for life then to Fletcher Webster, with Daniel inheriting later.
A noon Saturday erection of the first Crystal Palace column in Reservoir Square drew about 2000 spectators. Notables on the platform included Gav Hunt, the Mayor, Archbishop Hughes, Gen Tallmadge Meigs, Senator J. A. Bunting, Rev. Dr. Peet, and others. Dodworth's band performed as a derrick set the pillar, amid cheers and cannon fire accompanied by a national air.
Danish Charge dAffaires advertises a lifesaving scheme for west Jutland and Bornholm wrecks. Mariners cast ashore would deploy a nine thread line with a safety buoy and tackle to reach land, enabling land rescue crews to communicate via the buoy as breakers strike the vessel.
The Albany Congregational Convention compared slishe ogni from regions nationwide and passed resolutions in support of the Main Law by a hearty unanimous yea.
A cryptic note describes officers in a frontier setting observing changes in eyepiece or cloth items, mentioning a kerchief, color fading after washing, and the appearance of manifestoes or addresses before fading. The fragmentary text remains unclear on specific events or names.
The Boston Journal reports a special communication to government with assurances the country’s honor and interests will not be neglected while settlement efforts proceed. It notes Cuba authorities apologized for the Crescent City incident and disputes a Madrid purchase proposal. treaty power and fiscal rules are cited.
The Black Warrior steamship from New York via Havana reached Mobile after a 49 hour run. The Powhatan flagship with Judge Conklin aboard met the Captain General in Havana where a dispute over mail and passenger landings was settled. The Captain General refused to admit Mr Smith ashore while offering an apology to the U S government.
Letter dated Batavia July 12 on ship St. Mary reports Mr. Gibson of South Carolina, former New York merchant and commander of the Flirt, jailed by the Dutch for alleged conspiracy in Java and Sumatra. He has been imprisoned over five months without trial and lacks evidence. resolution expected soon.
The steamship Prometheus reached New York this morning carrying 190 passengers from San Juan del Norte on October 23. She had a stop in Havana on October 27 before departing for New York. News came shortly after the Black Warrior's arrival at New Orleans.
Andreas Schmeller recalls F Catherwood's drawings of Newport R I building. The Royal Bavarian Academy cites authorities on the matter. Historian Kallenbach asserts it dates to the Roman or early Gothic era and notes a baptismal chapel from the early middle ages.
The Newark convention opened to consider charges against Bishop Doane and ordered a committee to investigate. After debate the vote was 46 to 10 to proceed. The body adjourned to Burlington on December 1 to receive the investigation report.
The Kamsharka coast fleet records say seventy ships fished by August 1 with an average of about nine whales per vessel. Arctic reports are less favorable but not enough to judge the season's overall fortune.
We learn that President Fillmore, shortly after learning of the decease of the late Secretary, addressed a letter to Hon Edward Everett inviting him to fill the vacancy. Everett, after consideration, accepted the appointment on Saturday.
Two weeks after Mr. Webster was sent to Boston for a large lantern to be placed on the boat at the pond, the lantern’s presence is noted as if Abe is alive in a nighttime setting.
Advertisement shows a prohibition notice for selling liquor in Salatuhat forbids any rum. It mentions vendors in Saco or Biddeford selling intoxicants and states E H Bins Oct 96 1852.
The article notes orders sent to Callao to offer a charter to an arriving party, which has been accepted, for loading at Chincha. It states the same liberal approach will be extended to all other parties, reflecting a manner of kindness in final settlement and business conduct.
A garbled US newspaper blurb claims Santa Fe reports billions of bushels of white onions for sale in San Antonio with freighted abundance. The text is unclear but suggests a large onion market spread across cities, mentioning Santa Fe and San Antonio in association with shipments.
The Republican on the 29th reports a great scarcity of shipping and calls on Northern ship owners for relief. At the port there are 10,000 more bales of cotton than at the same time last year.
A young man at the Commercial Hospital in Cincinnati sustained severe foot injuries from wearing tight boots, necessitating the amputation of one foot to prevent further harm.
In a wartime Tribune voice the piece downplays casualty detail while noting Union defeatist mood and sparse early returns. It mentions possible congressional and assembly seats, predicting few members for New Jersey and massed losses across states.
A San Francisco clerk sent $6,000 to China to invest in rice. He sold a cargo at 22 cents per pound, earning $37,000. The buyer, a Chinaman, netted $65,000 on his end. The total gain reported is $102,000 from this investment, with $5,000 noted in the Commonwealth report.
The Cincinnati wool market records the largest single sale this week. A 240000 pound shipment sold for about 125000 dollars, with 42 cents per pound reported as the price. The deal reflects a sharp advance from opening rates in the market.
The funeral for Francis Baylies of Taunton occurred Saturday afternoon from his residence. The AMOSONIC fraternity he led as Grand Master publicly mourned his death and paid tribute, following the passing of Major Benjamin Rossel.
Captain Stone of the Niagara hosted a fine entertainment the day before the steamship reached Boston. Abbott Lawrence presided and earned warm approval for his speech praising amity between Great Britain and the United States and honoring Mr. Webster. Other gentlemen spoke as the steamer arrived to a large crowd.
About 1 934 unmuzzled dogs were captured and taken to the public pound in New York since July 10 by mayoral proclamation. Three quarters of the dogs have been killed while the rest were claimed by their owners. Fifty cents was paid for each dog sent to the pound, totaling 967 dollars.
In Belvidere New Jersey Wilson Davis was attacked by his own dog after he tried to call it off from chasing chickens. The dog held on and mauled him tearing flesh on multiple spots on his arms. Doctors doubt he will recover fully.
A Poucs Orreec gang attacked Police Officer Gillen on Sunday night after he arrested James Reynolds for disorderly conduct. Timothy Reynolds Thomas Riley and Edward Kehoe allegedly struck him with a whip butt causing a dangerous head wound. The assailants were arrested after the beating and placed in custody for treatment and investigation.
An extensive cotton mill owned by the Townsends of Albany was destroyed by fire on the 2nd instant. The loss is estimated at 000 with an insurance of 19000 on the property.
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