13 Sep 1845
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1845
Page
1
Public notices detail subscription prices for Bradford street printing and advertising rates. Rates show two dollars half yearly in advance, annual terms, and single insertions priced per square. Notices warn of charges for continued publication and weekly limits, with publisher discretion on discontinuation.
A letter from Lexington dated August 20 describes intense unrest as local citizens form a group called the Regulators disguised as Turicans and threaten to drive free blocks from the city. The note claims a tar and feathering assault on a black preacher, two wealthy men drawn pistols, and violent reactions surrounding the True American and C. M. Clay during a convention era climate of fear.
A Frisian ship Amy arrived at port with Hogaly fine thousand dollars in specie recovered from the wreck of the San Pedro on the Spanish Main. The treasure is owned by the San Pedro Company which had dispatched a diving bell expedition to raise the sunken ship.
A city gentleman has patented a method to petrify dead bodies using a liquid that, in about fourteen days, renders the corpse solid and durable for viewing. The process is advertised as inexpensive and beneficial for those wishing to preserve departed friends for long contemplation.
A Northhampton arrest targets a roaming group of fifteen vagrants from near New Hedford, including many family members named Pusly Peeejowy. Eleven adults are sentenced to sixty days, while the children go to the alms-house. The editorial notes a coppering raid on the Leary Clay packet ship and a high arbitration award against the Mriv Canal Company for work on the quicksand section.
Report describes a mysterious street encounter about a large larceny and a man arrested for stealing piano fortes from a clerk. ThePolice inquiry confirms a theft of Fortepiano pieces amid chaotic accounts and odd editor notes from a Paris daily.
A vast steam packet named Oneoor, 340 feet long, is touted as the world s longest steamer. Owned by George Law, former Marion Railroad president, it is set for a likely first trip next week, challenging the Great Britain with speed past Sandy Hook. The vessel s finish reflects skilled work by William L H Brown and Simonson.
A moral plea urges families to improve and adorn their homes. Parents should model virtue in the nursery and fireside, shaping children toward happiness and a refined nation. Steps include planting shrubs, training vines, upgrading furniture, and filling the library with useful volumes.
A mixed print page features a tirade against infidelity citing the Bible, a theatrical praise of a young woman described in florid terms, a schoolroom anecdote about grammar and punishment, a camp meeting misquote from a preacher, and quirky notes on birds bones and fleas.
Bishop Doane of New Jersey delivered a Fourth of July address to the Society of the Cincinnati at Kenton. He invoked Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus as a model of civic virtue and compared him to George Washington, praising simple patriotism, integrity, and devotion to the Republic.
A narrative sketches Charles Darnley a brilliant lawyer whose early promise falters after a court victory. His proud intellect clashes with emotional vulnerability and a wrecked private life. His marriage to a humble writer and his public downfall lead to ruin and despair.
A letter from Nan Inguiver laments young country boys lured into long whaling voyages by deceitful shipmasters and agents. It describes heartbreak, ruined homes, and near-suicidal despair among those deceived, promising to publish confessions of several victims.
A sailor is summoned to testify in court and is pressed on his creed, then a Cattaraugus County meeting on the Cold Spring Indian Reservation features Blacksnake urging white and Indian cooperation to curb whiskey, recounting treaties and losses of lands. The report includes broader moral anecdotes and a Jewish proverb about wealth and deathbed repentance.
Records from a December town meeting note fortifications along the Bristol harbor shore from State Street to Burton Street with a five foot wall of firs and stones. The council lists officers to plan positions and urges inhabitants to serve under their direction as fortifications defend against sea attacks.
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