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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1853
Page
2
A man endures a crisis of mind as he watches Ella burn in a cabin blaze. He recalls their union and vows to join her in mortal death, imagining a sacrificial union as the fire consumes them both. The scene fades as he gazes at the flames and the wrecked room.
The Prov. Journal notes Mathewson died at his Beildinte residence on the morning of the 14th aged 86 or 87. A long active figure in Rhode Island politics, he served as a State Assembly member, U.S. Senator for four years, and was Speaker of the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1822.
The short linen and wool trades in England and parts of Europe push up export prices. Official data show Albany receipts to October equaling 1,843,317 barrels, about half a million less than last year, while wheat receipts exceed last year by 600,000 bushels and corn is down by 2.25 million bushels. If Western stock is kept back, Atlantic city costs rise and Europe’s profitability chances shift, though this crop was large with little domestic stock to meet needs. In Tuscany strict laws target works hostile to Catholic faith. A Ayrshire girl, Margaret Cunningham, faces detention for alleged acts involving Pilgrim’s Progress, with the Grand Duke of Tuscany declining to intervene.
Two young men in the city are suspected of constructing a steam powered device and a circular saw on a portable frame. They reportedly move the contraption between locations, cutting wood and wool with their improvised equipment.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a small machinery weight not exceeding five ban shee pounds and reference g as a nest ling of manual labor, implying a discussion of effort or constraint in production or design. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or identifiable events or subjects.
A fragment from the Bristol of Tistol issue notes an event dated Saturday October 22 1838. The readable text mentions a place and date with no clear outcome or names beyond the city fragment.
Governor Francis M. Dimond declares November 24, 1853 a day of thanksgiving to God, urging unity and gratitude for national prosperity, education, civil government, and peace. He calls for worship, charity, and mercy to the needy, noting blessings in education and industry while contrasting troubles abroad. The proclamation closes with the governor’s signature and state seal.
Wa H D Wolf Esq newly appointed Consul to Dundee Scotland and his son Wm R D Wolf of this town were passengers on the steamer Baltic which left New York on Saturday last for Liverpool.
The Herm buig California built in Prospect Maine has been purchased by Captain William West Jr of this town for 6000 dollars. She will be commanded by Captain West and is intended for the Cobá trade.
A travelogue along the Winooski valley describes lush meadows, forests long cleared by woodmen, and the rise of civilization in Vermont. The writer praises the New England character, notes sparse cities, and visits Waterbury and Montpelier while detailing rock-bound river channels and ancient cataracts carved by the stream. A Teachers Institute in Warren closes with lectures on geography history and education.
Zelotes F Burt implicated in Monday tragedy was arrested in Boston Saturday morning by J Crawford Potter Hart and Shaw officers from this city. A bundle intended for him from his mother led to the capture at La Grange Place Boston about 1 am. He was brought here Saturday afternoon arraigned before Justice Manchester and pleads not guilty and is committed for examination.
Ithamar W. Beard is appointed Sub-Treasurer in Boston after Davis declines. Col James Poll declines the Bordeaux Consulate. London and Paris dispatches to the State Department confirm warlike news from Europe and report the British Cabinet plans to back Turkey.
A private letter from Ireland reports Father Cahill, a noted Irish Roman Catholic priest, is soon to visit this country with the aim of checking the defection of the Irish from Roman Catholicism.
A meeting of importers and vendors regarding the proceedings of Messrs Charles Ih & Co was proposed at the London Bar on Fifth Street. The meeting signatories show a requisition but the exact grievance remains unclear.
A chaotic dispatch notes war declarations against Russia by the Ottoman Grand Council while reports allege Turkish action and European mediation. Cholera deaths surge in England and Ireland with hundreds dead in Newcastle and rising in London and Liverpool aboard ships and cities across the northeast.
The London News estimates a wheat deficiency of 3 750 000 quarters in Britain last year and a need of 9 600 000 quarters next year. It notes a five year Odessa import average of 600 000 quarters and warns war could curb exports as armies consume grain, causing global alarm.
Testimony in Worcester court centers on Jasper R. Robinson John Williams and William Smith as principals with Gardner alias Charles Southwick and Pliny H. Babbitt as accessories A witness A Pond turned state evidence and implicates Babbitt in planning a jeweller robbery and hiding the loot at his home. the witness testifies calmly and clearly about the alleged acts.
The Ports Vai Chronicle reports a St Andrew's pear tree in a city garden has yielded three crops this season and is now setting its fourth harvest.
A local tale notes Mrs. Emma B Coe is pursuing formal legal studies to qualify for professional practice. The report highlights her focus on becoming a special pleader under the guidance of prominent counsel.
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