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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1833
Page
2
A rhetoric filled notice greets the U S president, praising his service and inviting ascent of the sacred spot. It notes population and institutions as prosperity, recalls deaths in early congresses, laments pestilence past, and lauds health and activity in the city amid a Saratoga week crowd.
The New Orleans jewelry store of Lewis Muir was robbed of over 15000 dollars in June. A suspect, John Charles Collins, was nabbed aboard the ship Newark on quarantine and found with jewelry in one box and dry goods in another. A separate case notes a serious upper Canada Bank robbery in a village office, with £1500 stolen from the iron chest and investigators tracing the break-in. A humorous aside describes a skunk intruding into a home during the night.
The long street brawl ends with the execution of Clough at Mount Folly on Friday. A crowd of twelve thousand witnesses the ritual as clergy lead a moving scaffold scene and Clough reads a confession outlining his life and alleged engagement with Mrs Hamilton.
The prisoner admits premeditated intent to destroy the woman he loved after she refused engagement and marriage. He describes fatal stabbing after she reentered the room, driven by jealousy and revenge as his love turned to hate. The trial is claimed fair and verdict just, per M. Y. Spec.
Letters from the New York Spectator summarize British topics including the East India Company charter debate with proposals to open trade to China and regulate Indian governance by Parliament. Ireland faces widespread resistance to tithes amid government measures. France notes finance bills and Duchess de Berry’s release, while Portugal reports Oporto bombardment stays calm and naval changes occur under Capt Napier.
August 6 1833 report from VORWALK notes Grorgr Wasutseron a 600 ton lake steamer built at Huron mouth suffered a boiler explosion with no injuries and likely weeks of port repairs. Also reports a village fire scare from a board kite minor damage and lumber loss tied to Bank of Norwalk. Mentions town jail release of John B Wilbor and requests for candidate notices for county offices in October.
The Sandusky Chronicle lists Jacob Roorkback as a candidate for County Commissioner and Pippl Tloprkins of Myland as a candidate for the office of prosecuting attorney in the upcoming election. Pitchoute voters are urged to support these nominees.
Condensed items report Commodore Bann's death near Philadelphia in his 60th year. Georgia law curbs slave or free Black employment in printing. Miscellany covers cures for wasp stings, a milky pond near Providence, anticipated West Indies unrest, damages to Charlestown, falling book prices, a Dutchman buying alarm clocks, Baltimore hatters’ wage dispute, Dayton's education project, Kemble's New York residence, New York canal tolls, a colossal Avery statue, cholera outbreaks, Providence effigy incident, Ohio River steamboats, a body found near Princeton, five warships at Norfolk, deaths of Gen John Coffee and Col Richard Johnson praise, Macomb arrival at Fort Monroe, and Providence railroad accident effects.
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