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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1830
Page
3
A party of Massachusetts senator is lauded for defending free trade while opposing the 1828 tariff as a ruinous measure. The speech contrasts his past triumphs in 1824 with current opposition, urging unity and warnings of disunion among states. A postscript reports a tragic local event in Exeter.
A wide column of condensed news items lists inventions in hats sealing, factory deaths, political nominations in Rhode Island and Louisiana, water main construction in Philadelphia, and a new atmospheric wheel shown in Washington. It notes pirate executions in Cadiz, a fatal shooting in Ames Ohio, a clerical seat dispute in New York, a dangerous Nashua factory accident, a major Saco fire, a fatal cart collision in Sullivan County, and a speedy new locomotive wagon. It also documents a cruel human-transport scam involving a disabled girl and a traveling show troupe, ending with a call to accountability for the perpetrators.
The Milan Free Press notes ads for lake schooners Louisa Jenkins Lady of the Lakes and Eelipse with weekly arrivals and departures to be published. It mentions a new tavern at the port and a spring stage route to Huron, linking Sandusky and Columbus, plus favorable conditions for vessels and southern trade.
The Western Reserve College held the semi annual student examinations last week Monday and Tuesday. A four week vacation follows and the next term opens on March first. The faculty urge all prospective students to be present at commencement. A Bristol RI inventor, Samuel G Reynolds, has patented a machine for wrought nails. A company formed with a factory ready and four machines in use, capable of producing large daily outputs with nails of improved shape and holding power.
Reports discuss salt production 1828 1829 with 1 160 08 bushels inspected and 1 62 201 820 bushels total increase 140 932. Salina Syracuse Liverpool Geddes outputs given. canal fund revenue projected 150 000. Also notes invention of a Liverpool steam fire engine and a large solar eclipse upcoming February 1831. Mentions Masonic Fairfield meeting and various port arrivals with unsettled details.
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