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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1836
Page
2
The excerpt recalls Gen William H Harrison facing an investigation over charges many called groundless. Congress expressed strong confidence in him, with resolutions praising his valor and skill. Letters from Perry and others echo admiration for his campaign leadership at Tippecanoe and Thames.
A campaign discourse defends General Harrison against Van Buren supporters and Johnsons letters. Letters from Col. Johnson Gov. Shelby and Col. Daviess praise Harrison as a brave and capable military leader. Kentucky Legislature resolution commends his conduct at Tippecanoe and War of 1812, while Ohio Railroad intently discusses charter powers and financial oversight for a new line from Ashtabula to the Maumee and the canal.
The piece discusses a railroad charter with banking powers and state purchase options, then pivots to debates on economy and reform. It reports Texas prospects, Santa Anna’s status, and Houston urging aid, plus ambitious bridge designs and their high costs and architectural scale.
The Lewiston Niagara River suspension bridge plan is detailed with design noting inverted arch form and 125 foot river banks. Cables, iron chains, freestone abutments and oxen weight comparisons highlight engineering scale and strength.
Two young Riverhead men named Younglove aged about 20 each saved about $900. In New York City they were told by a well dressed man to leave their money in a public house while he showed them the city, then he stole their bundle containing the money.
Two young men drifted through a Five Points area and visited a grog shop after losing a precious bundle. They searched houses for it the next day, encountered trouble in a notorious house, and one man received a black eye while his companion had $19 stolen. Officer Smith was tasked with recovering the bundle and the youths were placed in his custody.
The executive organ concedes the surplus revenue distribution bill is a Whig measure. The Globe says the bill was carried by fraud and calls for repeal at the next Congress session, urging the people to instruct their representatives to oppose it. Spectator.
The schooner Young Lyon of Buffalo sprang a leak Tuesday evening about twelve miles off Erie and immediately sank. She carried about fifty tons of railroad iron bound for Toledo. Three crew members are believed drowned.
The Baltimore American notes a circular survey of postmasters on the season crop conditions. New York counties report varying yields from good to bad with several areas half or indifferent. New Jersey mainly indifferent except Bergen with good, Pennsylvania mixed, Maryland all bad, Virginia counties bad, Ohio about average, Indiana indifferent.
The Ohio Indiana Kentucky Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania and Vermont are reported to strongly back Harrison and Granger. The Albany Journal notes a large capital and strong start for the ticket, signaling a vigorous party effort.
The Monitor notes in Ohio reports that despite prior claims the majority leans toward the opponents. It asserts appearances now favor the opposition more than at any earlier point in the campaign.
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