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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1848
Page
2
A dying father blesses Debby and reconciles family ties as he speaks of Joab Brown and a new life for his daughter. Debby weeps, then proclaims faith as her husband-to-be is named and the father passes away with forgiveness and hope.
A pale matron watches a child playing in a cottage yard near Yoneer Hill. Joab Brown owns the cottage and Debby’s mother smiles at the child’s frolic while a wife in the kitchen awaits her husband arriving by stage or coach.
A massive blaze on Fulton Street Brooklyn broke out around 11:30 PM and spread through Middagh Cranberry and Henry streets destroying nearly two hundred buildings over about fifteen acres. The fire caused multiple injuries and killed a New York fireman and a wall collapse killed others. Firefighters from New York stood by as private cisterns exhausted. The blaze began in a Crockery Store from a lamp explosion and dragged across Nassau Concord to the heart of the city. The Post Office suffered and casualties included a drowning on the Fulton ferry bridge and several maimed by debris and collapsing walls. Police arrested looters and Marines aided at the Navy Yard. The district was bounded by Fulton Henry Pineapple and Washington streets and insured by Long Island Avna Hartford and another company. The Long Island Company expected to cover liabilities with a surplus remaining. The Army moved troops. Gen Winfield Scott was assigned to the Kamera division and Gen Zachary Taylor to the Western command.
A crowd gathered for the laying of a corner stone when a wall eight inches thick collapsed. Hundreds fell into a basement twelve feet below as bricks and timber crushed the area. Several were seriously injured and Patrick Kelly died of likely internal injuries after hospital treatment.
News from Europe and the Americas reports the burning of the packet ship Ocean Monarch with 185 lives lost, rumors of Russian revolution, global cholera outbreaks, arrests of Chartists in England and Scotland, and war news including Denmark versus Hollstein. Also notes Franklin expedition lack of findings, and various local incidents from New York to Vienna.
A discussion on whether the President may veto bills by independent judgment or only in line with Congress, tracing framers aims, key figures like Taylor Cass Van Buren, and Hamilton’s views. It argues the veto is a check within the executive to defend against hasty legislation, not a standalone sovereign power.
A visionary argument defends checks and safeguards in government while warning against unchecked veto power. The speaker contrasts Jacksons use of vetoes with expedi ent decisions and questions whether Taylor could veto similarly under constitutional principles. The piece cites Maysville Road and Cumberland Road episodes to illustrate constitutional limits and expediency.
The piece weighs expediency in constitutional powers, arguing against broader executive veto action by presidents and noting dissent within the Democrat ranks. It cites Polk and Van Buren as rare exceptions and contrasts early presidents with modern party aims, then shifts to European news on revolutions, finance, and politics.
A man calling himself Charles Rt Aghiin tried to send a letter to Wigit Rawdon de Thitch Engravers of New York seeking 20000 dollars in 100 dollar bank notes engraved for the Newport Bank. The illiterate handwriting led the firm to investigate, they sought credentials, and the man fled the city after claiming another company had the work. He was about 40 to 45, 5 feet tall, dark complexion, slightly round-shouldered.
Mr. Pierca Butler files for divorce from Panny Kemble Butler claiming two years of desertion abroad in Europe. Mrs Butler resists, with a large fortune at stake over legal portion. The case raises novel questions as to a wife deserting a husband while visiting relatives in England and keeping substantial assets.
A quirky report from Alewhanyeiy describes a pale dark eyed young woman guiding Ten Hour System supporters. She tours meetings, exerts influence, but allegedly commits no illegal acts and hails from Kentucky, acting from disinterested motives. Meanwhile Butter Hill blaze near West Point lights the Hudson, with Oregon ferrying past as flames reach the base amid a fiery roar.
The special committee reports the city unusually healthy though the health officer notes two new yellow fever cases in the last twenty four hours. One patient remains at Staten Island hospital from the village of Tumpkineville. no deaths at Staten Island since the prior report.
A distressing incident in Alexandris Virginia saw Mrs Patterson punish her son with a blow to the temple causing instantaneous death. The mother is reported to be completely deranged following the tragedy.
Tamor lane officers report a large hemp warehouse belonging to J B Williams at Richfield was destroyed by fire the evening of the 29th with about 75 tons of hemp and a large wheat stock lost. The fire is believed to have started from the spark of the steamer Mary Blane which had run aground the same evening.
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