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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1852
Page
2
A narrative contrasts Victor and Peter Close as Mrs Redmond steps in to buy and repair Victor's clothes, arrange laundry, and cover minor purchases. Victor's tidy appearance and respect rise, while Peter remains neglected, highlighting kindness versus neglect among peers and guardians.
Isaac W. Lewis, a returnee from California, dies at a Bridgeport depot after his paralytic companion George Bartlett fails to return home. Bartlett, aged and infirm, had stayed with Lewis on the voyage home and perished shortly after reaching their destination as illness and exhaustion overcome him. The tale ends with the Bridgeport Standard noting the odd truth of the event.
The Police Court concluded the Commonwealth versus J P Kelton case over several hundred dollars worth of liquor seized. The court ruled against Kelton and ordered destruction of the liquor. An appeal was entered for John Chamberlain and Mason D B Ketton claiming ownership, with bonds filed and the case to proceed.
New York, Sept 8. Mr Woods Baker of Princeton died from burns after lingering agony. The jury found all aboard the steam boat Reindeer died from wounds and injuries from a flue box explosion caused by a defect in the iron port part while the vessel landed at Malden on the river from New York to Albany on Sept 4.
The article laments rising deaths from steamboat and railroad travel and urges enforcing new federal steamboat laws. It cites a Philadelphia Ledger warning travelers to wear life preservers inflated in danger and explains buoyancy benefits. It also reports the death of Hon. Fowler, a Massachusetts legislator and congressman, with funeral details and tributes.
A farmer reports the Potatoe Rat again appears in violent form destroying over half of his potato crops up to Thursday. No disease found in market stock last week, with hopes the overall crop will suffer little this year.
The Rhode Island Industrial Exhibition commences in Providence on Wednesday next urging every Rhode Islander to visit the Fair and prove that little Rhody is not behind any sister state in agricultural or mechanical productions.
The September term of the county Supreme Court will commence in the town on Tuesday morning next.
The article extols Rocky Point on Narragansett Bay as a top New England destination. It highlights easy access from Providence and Newport via steamers Canonicus Canon chet Argo and Barroso, inviting visitors to enjoy sea air salt baths and affordable hospitality.
In California an advertisement highlights Gimpan and Williams Packet Line. The note praises their prompt sailing, excellent fare, and attentive service to passengers, calling the line popular in today’s paper.
A New York to Malden steamer Resider Farnham suffered a boiler and flue rupture at Saugerties landing. Steam damaged the dining cabin killing or badly injuring all present. Engineers and cooks injured, above decks largely spared. List of dead includes James Brown, Frederick Merrell, Peter Duche, and others. Authorities and locals offer aid to the wounded. more casualties expected.
The Sauberties tragedy toll reaches thirty two with several more still critically burned. No additional deaths were reported since five this morning when Zally a German succumbed to injuries.
A London meeting at Exeter Hall heard a speaker assert the salt tax imposed by Warren Hastings corrupted health in India and unleashed cholera across the world. The orator claimed the disease followed the edict depriving lower caste Hindus of nutritious food and spread globally, described as following the British drum.
The health of San Juan was good and the weather fine. A voyage to San Francisco carried 300 passengers with 22 deaths on board during the passage and reports of scarce news from Oregon.
The report recalls Henry Clay's death and a California memorial procession with prominent pallbearers from many states. It also mentions plans for a new City Hall, ongoing overland emigration, rising crime, gold mining wages on the San Joaquin, and Native American confederations near the Gila with potential military implications.
New York on September 6 the habeas corpus motion for discharge of the parties held for murder was argued. The judge ruled state courts have jurisdiction but charged the act does not amount to murder under the statute, only manslaughter. After considering whether the boat was racing, bail was set at ten thousand dollars for each party.
The fleet to Japan includes the Mississippi flagship with Commodore Petry aboard, Susquehana under Capt Buchanan, Princeton under Commander Sidney Smith L Walker, St Marys under Commander George e, Plymouth under Commander John elly, Saratoga under Commander William A McGiruder, and the brig Perry with Lieutenant Fairfax. Supply under Lieut Arthur St Clair accompanies. Sasquehana Plymouth Saratoga are en route to the Pacific coast. St Marys sails for Japan with Japanese sailors aboard and awaits the squadron. The remaining ships should sail in April.
A Matarrzas letter dated the 28th reports the American brig Hanover landed eight hundred slaves on the island. Slaves were brought from Africa, the Hanover fitted out in New York for the slave trade, and authorities were alerted but ignored.
Walmeton September 4 The remains of Honorable Orin Fowler are sent to Fall River in charge of Gov. Doty Zeno Scudder and Mr. Penniman Truman Smith has departed for home.
A report states ten thousand dollars were found in the dead letter office in Washington during the current quarter. The amount, not yet claimed, was turned over to postal authorities for disposition.
A Halifax dispatch notes rumors of a concession to American fishermen and reports from Liverpool. An influential Halifax meeting of all classes urged an address to the Governor and a petition to the Queen calling for suspension of negotiations, sent to England by Canada.
Disease rages in Yorkville New York with John Kellys family including his wife sister sister’s child and a workman among the victims. Dozens of cases reported and deaths come swiftly sometimes within hours of onset.
An incomplete line from a 1640 edition of Ben Jonson hints at interior content. The readable fragment mentions inside pages or notes but lacks full context or complete title.
A column lists several book titles including Members the Holy Land The Infidel Rebuked The Three Sisters The Good Angels Ad ventures in Japan The Little French Beg gate. It notes subscriptions priced at $3 per annum and directs G W Easterbrooks on State Street to receive subscriptions.
New York reports additional Cuban piracy details with about 150 men surprised and captured in western mountain areas near Bewes. Some 1500 muskets and ammunition seized, one prisoner valued at 400000 dollars. Hundreds of prisoners flood Havana prisons amid confessions and arrests of nine women connected to the conspiracy.
On Wednesday afternoon three brothers aged five to ten were playing in a sand-pit between this town and Central Falls when the tank caved in and suffocated them. They were cousins and lived with their parents in one house. They were removed after nearly an hour submerged, as their mothers awaited their lifeless bodies.
In Clinton Oneida County a family influenced by alleged rappings is said to be fractured. A mother left her ill children to board with and bed with a masculine spirit, while a male rapper allegedly disposes of his wife with a written divorce bill and keeps the other woman as a servant in the household.
The vessel Tre Svarrorpsnirke has reached San Francisco after a hundred days at sea. Earlier reports from consulting spirits placed the Mordshire’s arrival around August 9, with Staffordshire about one hundred days, suggesting a San Francisco arrival near August 11.
The Lowell Courier notes statewide pressure on taxes with Stoneham facing a thirty dollar rate per thousand. Citizens opposed to a town house project say funds were moved from this year to cover costs, forcing many to consider selling property to meet tax bills.
In an Eastern paper the Rev. George M. Randall rector of the Church of the Messiah in Boston is expected to succeed the late Bishop Henshaw as Bishop of Rhode Island.
A group in disguise surrounded Ale Shaw's house in Boring, Rensselaer county, threatening arson. Shaw fired, prompting a neighborhood response. Joel Whitbeck, masked, was found dead nearby, with several others wounded and blood tracks leading away.
Sunday afternoon a young man was seated on the bank when a domesticated deer approached from behind and bumped him off his seat. He rolled down the bank and over a stone wall, breaking one arm and injuring himself.
The Indian House of Representatives has refused to abolish capital punishment. This decision maintains the legal sanction for execution under the penal code. The vote preserves the government’s stance on severe penalties as a deterrent and tool in crime control.
A remarkable vessel impressed experts by exceeding expectations, stowing more than 9000 tons despite opinions it could hold only around 2500. Its freight list lists 524 consignments and a total value of $98,273.82, marking a record for ships bound to California.
George L. Ide aged 15 son of Amos Ide of this town was injured while attempting to reach a hay loft. He jumped from a mow onto a cross beam and fell onto a stake in a wagon, the stake pierced his back and intestines. He endured about ten hours of agony before dying. The accident occurred in Cumberland at Mr Allen Thop's barn.
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