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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1850
Page
2
Jacobs explains to Edwards that his store credit created a temptation causing him and his wife to overspend. He recalls sixty dollars spent beyond cash and sixty more diverted from payment, ending with the decision to close book accounts. The tale warns that credit systems lure modest earners into excessive purchases.
A Ludlow Vermont correspondent reports an elopement where Miss D married Mr G in Rutland after her father objected. Boots flew as the fleeing couple escaped by night train while the angry father chased them with haste and effort, ending with a quiet departure.
Eyewitnesses describe a late night confrontation on Broadway near White Street. James Gordon Bennett and John Graham clash as Graham and his ally Mike Murray strike Bennett with fists and a whip. Bennett’s nose bleeds, Graham asserts self defense, and Bennetts law suit follows. Graham is reported arrested on a charge of assault and battery.
The will of John McDonough, deceased in Lou roians, includes a request that annually the children of the nearest free school plant and water flowers around his grave. He hopes this will inspire gratitude and teach them about their origins and mortality.
An observer from California reports 60 000 to 70 000 emigrants on the overland trail. graves are rising at river camps and cholera has claimed many lives. A New York traveler near Stockton notes widespread death. a desert stretch forces a water baron to sell by the barrel at high prices, endangering exhausted migrants.
An emigrant pleads for water as supplies fail and offers sums including 59, 100, 3500, and 700 in a desperate bid to drink. A bystander later recalls a dealer refusing the offer, and the man finally pays 700 to drink the cup and quench his thirst.
The Rhode Island governor announces a day of thanks on November 28, 1850, urging public worship and prayer to God for blessings of peace, liberty, and prosperity. He calls for national unity, caution against civil strife, and preservation of the Union, invoking providence and moral improvement.
Dan Geo M Colr left at our office on Monday last a turnip beet weighing 1 pounds and measuring 84 inches in circumference. It what you may call a real tanteazler.
The Norfolk Beacon reports John Whiteharet, an elderly man, was attacked and died from injuries. Later that night, a fight occurred between Juba Walker and Bouney, with Wilkingan involved, who fled the scene after assaulting men near a wall.
The article questions the validity of alleged spiritual communications and Swedenborgian revelations while noting public fascination with séances and Millerite movements. It urges caution, calls for clearer light, and warns against being swept by sensational phenomena in a skeptical age.
A New York recital at Tripler Hall featured singer Jenny Lino. The reviewer praised her angelic delivery and captivating performance, declaring the spectacle so enchanting it stirred thoughts of leaving all possessions to follow her, though practical limits restrain.
The notice highlights subscriber incentives for the year including a chance to win a collection of hundreds of prize pictures by artists like Cole, Durand, Levine, Huntington, Hinkley, and others valued over forty thousand dollars. Each subscriber will also receive six line engravings from notable works and scenes by Leslie and others, with the annual distribution set for December in New York City.
At Chardon Ohio fifty wealthy citizens have formed a military company to resist by force the Fugitive Slave Law in the locality. The movement is described as criminal and should be condemned by every good citizen.
Washington correspondent reports the Post Master General may propose a uniform rate of one cent for letters. The piece notes advocate Hull and Captain Hall backing reform, with a surplus in the Post Office exchequer funding the first year and two cent postage sustaining future revenue.
Marine department reports the British brig Rein Deer, Capt Bell, from Malaga to this port with wine and fruit, lost on Joe Flogger shoal in Delaware Bay during the late gale. Cargo and vessel wrecked, crew unaccounted. vessel consigned to E G Hamilton. Steamboat to be sent from the city.
The condemned man hanged at Mount Carmel on the 11th, witnessed by about six to eight thousand people. As the drop released him, his arm loosened the rope but the fall killed him as he struggled to free himself.
The report covers the Mer de Grasse arrival time near ber-atuaT, a brief mention of passengers from the Atlantic meeting over the storm, and sea passage reflections. It also notes the Cambria damage reports, pilot boat W. J. Romer’s actions, and passengers’ expressions of sympathy for the ship’s commander and officers.
Officer Best identified suspects in town involved in manufacturing counterfeit notes. Police seized two counterfeit bills totaling 7756 dollars linked to the Mechanic Bank New Bedford Farmers and Mechanics Bank Michigan and Western Bank White Creek New York. Suspects Thompson Mary M. Griffin and James Bates faced Justice Child and confessed or denied involvement. Counterfeits concealed on Griffin.
The Brandywine, under Captain Boardman, lies at Montevideo on August 29 awaiting relief. Vincennes, commanded by Wm Hudson, at San Francisco is ready to sail to Valparaiso. St Louis, H A Cocke, at Montevideo on August 13. Conastration under Thos A Conover sails from the Mediterranean to New York and then Boston. Fredonia under Ne ville heads to New York from California.
The current count of postmistresses in the United States stands at eighty one across the nation. This figure highlights ongoing gender representation in postal roles and may influence discussions on staffing and equality within the service.
Thomas Moody, one of the party charged with killing Edmund Mitchell on election night in Baltimore, was bailed on the eleventh of May and at nine that same night was shot dead by William Stewart, a close associate of Mitchell, in the Fruisstees Theatre gallery.
On the last of December a steamship line will begin running between New Orleans and Chagres. The Philadelphia, formerly on the New Orleans Chagres route, will be dispatched as the pioneer vessel. The service will be semi monthly and connect with Howland and Aspinwall steamers between Panama and San Francisco.
A disturbance erupted during a New York preacher's sermon at the Presbyterian Church on Frankford Road near Franklin Street. Congregants hissed and protested. police arrested John Stipson, William Stockman, and Thomas Marshall for riotous conduct, each held on $500 bail. Two women were also jailed on the same charge.
A New York inquest reports two bodies found near the rocks at Punt on Saturday morning, likely shipwreck victims from a disabled schooner. Names noted include Mare Gibbs and Eveline Jur gouds, with ages and descriptions. Officials urge information for relatives. John C. Hedges, NYC Journal of Commerce.
The text notes a late material change in state supremacy in Vermont with habeas corpus suspended due to lack of magistracy. Citizens face executive power and questions arise about the endurance of American democracy when due process is curtailed.
James P. Stickney escaped from the state prison at Concord, New Hampshire, Saturday afternoon by climbing the wall and sliding down the roof. Guards fired twice as he fled but he remained at large until Tuesday according to the Patriot. Stickney was jailed for horse stealing. A 26 pound 9 ounce gold specimen from California was exhibited in England valued at £700.
Reports describe Mr George Tenney an expressman near Langdon's Express Montreal Road knocked from his train near Sanberton Bridge and left insensible. Zon's Herald notes Rev Dr Wardlaw, famed Sooteh divine, reached Boston by Cervus of New Orleans with retinue.
A reflective line notes that after an erroneous step a man may choose to retreat, recognizing human fallibility and the resolve to correct course. The tone hints at humility and measured judgment, emphasizing inner strength over pride.
A terse reflection notes that the course of life is reflected in the records and balances kept by bankers, implying material proof of living through financial matters. The piece suggests the banker’s ledger as a parallel to life’s narrative.
Mr Noel private secretary to Guy Wright arrived with a respite for William Grose the Jeffersons murderer sentenced to hang at the next circuit court term on Friday December 13 to allow the Supreme Court to test points raised by the prisoner's counsel. A New Englander correspondent notes Longfellow bought a farm at Stockbridge and Hawthorne purchased a residence at Lenox.
A Worcester bound passenger train struck and killed a man identified as Lyman Comstock after he lay on a rail near the track. Witnesses said he had expressed indifference to living and seemed to have intended self harm prior to the fatal accident. The body was found near the rails with severe injuries.
A young woman in Hanover Street Boston region awoke from a vivid dream of her brother Mr Wise a Western Railroad brakeman being killed and mangled. She received telegraphic news Monday morning that he had fallen from freight cars near East Chatham New York and was dead. The two events occurred about two weeks earlier around two weeks prior to Sunday.
A Washington Street shopkeeper and partner awoke to find their store broken into and silk cravats stolen after a dream like episode. They claim sleepwalking confusion caused the robbery impression, with about fifteen hundred dollars in valuables missing and copies of papers noting the incident. Authorities or commentators debate the mental illusion behind the event.
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