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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1848
Page
2
Bristol notes a town meeting this afternoon to discuss urgent matters and lists a court term start next Tuesday. It mentions Rhode Island telegraph wires to Providence, local housing counts, and a political election roundup with Whig gains in Massachusetts results.
The Stave Commission grants a license for a new New York Brooklyn ferry and takes control of Fulton Swath and Hamilton Avenue ferries at the end of current terms. Mayor protests asserting city authority over ferry matters and warns police readiness to block new boats, potentially using arms. EP Scott & Co issues October Westminster and London Quarterly Reviews noting geography, history, and Irish affairs.
Mary Walker secured a $2600 judgment against the Buffalo and Niagara Park Railroad Company for the death of her husband in a December 1848 derailment. The item also notes legal and publishing notices, including a discussion of the Charlestown to Duston annexation petition and promotions for The Lady's Book and Magazine. The Alhambra ship captain trial for alleged sailor death began in the New York court.
The Philadelphia Ledger discusses the constitutional method for choosing President and Vice President. It explains electors meeting on the first Wednesday in December and January counting, and Congress opening votes on the second Wednesday in February to declare winners. It notes debates on whether people should directly elect these officers due to varying popular support.
A lengthy praise of a large pictorial sheet from Brother Jonathan the paper calls the finest ever produced with two major engravings The Cuguisy Sleigh Ride and Center's Saturday Night among many other engravings and engravings of Goethe Stinder and other celebrated scholars The note offers a 12 cent copy by mail from Wilson Co New York and mentions jokes and scenes including The Country Sleigh Ride The Universal Prayer and others with holiday merriment and humor referenced by various newspapers.
A proprieter charged a lady with petit larceny after fringe tangled in her dress as she left a savvy goods store. The man with her allegedly struck the shopkeeper with a whip. Larceny dismissed. the gentleman faces $200 bail for assault and battery.
A man assaulted a respected woman in Trenton then fled. Her cries drew a bystander who helped her and discovered the attacker was his own husband. The bloodied victim lay near death before the culprit was captured and jailed to await trial for the offense.
Taxpayer letters argue the new license law not enforced in eight Bristol spots with liquor sold by the glass. Protests urge citizens to report sellers, believing the law would curb drinking, theft, and property damage and push prosecutions in Providence.
The column blends notes on hotel prospects in Beigtul with reports from St. Kitts about colonial tensions and a saltwater disaster. It mentions a British brig Antoinette from St Kitts, muttered depredations against white inhabitants, and labor shortages in the West Indies. Also cited is a Marine disaster recounting the brig Ugarde’s abandonment and rescue efforts by the bark Charles Williams.
The Sea Queen chartered for California voyage at 82 000 a month with 400 tons reserved by the charterers while the government paid 20 000 for troops and stores. Oregon and Sylvie de Grasse sails are noted with cargoes and high freight rates. A British ship Vestel is sent to Manila to London with green timber. A Montreal preacher cites lists of wealthy families ruined by temperance causing massive losses. Liquor drains fortunes, leaving parishes and states bereft.
A historical letter notes the danger of removing rocks in the Pot Rock area as a 1647 1648 survey by Lieut Datis urges dredging to protect the channel. It cites a later government survey by Lieut Porter and discusses how repairs impact steamship use and wreck risk.
Advices from Talitt to Jat report the news of the Revolution in France arriving June 24. The proclamation of the new order was welcomed with cordiality though some days passed without further sound aside from the Marseille Hymn.
A Philadelphia Ledger report describes a Saturday morning failure of a sixty foot portion of a reservoir embankment at the Seluylkill Water Works near Girard College. Water discharged rapidly, flooding a ravine and threatening the college farm wall as residents fled in fear. Authorities examined the collapse and the impact of the flood on adjacent structures while officials sought the cause.
The straw-bark Edith departed New York on Wednesday for San Francisco with part of the regiment under Gen Keev, stationed on Governor's Island for several weeks. The army steamship Massachusetts is at the Saline receiving relief and will sail soon. The stay owns under orders sail Wednesday for Galienias and the Sil Vie de Grasse. A former Haves packer will take the remainder as California nears Americanization.
A Cape Cod Railroad incident at Wareham depot left a worker injured as a train struck him while attempting to jump aboard. Doctors performed two leg amputations after delaying the right one for a religious rite, praising ether anesthesia and Dr. K G Baker for aiding the procedure. The patient survived the operations and showed signs of recovery.
Citizens in Blarhotwne voted to erect a bridge over the Black stone river near Farnut's dam to connect the village with Water fort and Blackeine while a private bridge already exists lower down near the Hospital. The road will start at the Woonseckel Hotel and run along the river and canal toward the village. Woonsocks Patriot Remanease Loxesving reports.
Readers discuss the 1860 election mood and the diverse voter types at the polls. The piece notes pride in American liberty, mentions ethnic and religious groups voting, and contrasts peaceful civic duty with the presence of clergy and editors at the ballot. It references hope for the Republic and ongoing Liberia emigration funding efforts.
A miner reports a dangerous natural gas seep in Franklin County Ohio. After boring to ninety seven feet through solid rock the gas escaped to the surface, ignited, and burned brightly. The discoverer brought it into a dwelling and noted substantial fumes.
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