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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1833
Page
4
A man cutting meat in his home with a knife caused a fatal accident when it slipped striking a dough, while a boiling sap kettle on the hearth and an infant nearby led to a horrific sequence. The distressed mother, in a moment of agitation, dropped the infant into the boiling liquid. the child perished shortly after. The couple thus lost two children in five minutes, Barnstable Jour reports.
The act proposes phasing out credits on imports by December 1835 and further reductions through 1837 and 1842, raising and then equalizing duties to a 50 percent ad valorem standard for woolen textiles. It repeals the lower rate on plains and Kendal wool fabrics, authorizes fixed duties, extends exemptions for various goods, and allows entry of numerous listed commodities duty-free after June 30, 1842, while preserving enforcement against evasion and permitting future adjustments for revenue contingencies.
A lengthy act proposes distributing twelve and a half percent of net public land sales to Ohio Indiana Maine? Alabama Missouri Mississippi and Louisiana for internal improvements and education. After deductions, remaining proceeds to be divided among twenty four states by population with five year duration and specific land grants to Mississippi Louisiana Missouri Indiana Illinois and Alabama for internal improvements and transportation tolls waived for U S mail and troops.
Correspondent reports a long session closing with passage of the eel list and minor appropriation bills. President signs all but Clay's Land Bill. executives and compliments noted. Appointments announced for Neapolitan Indemnity claim settlements and Pensions office posts. Singular event referenced.
A resident, Benjamin Smith, shot at a large wolf near his fox shaft and, after the animal seized his leg, wrestled the creature to the ground. He stabbed the wolf in the throat with his jackknife, killing it, and sustained only minor injuries thanks to his boot. The incident details five feet long wolf, blood loss, and close combat ending in the predator’s death.
A large Capitol Hill temperance meeting on the evening of the 21st drew members of Congress and citizens from across the District. Speeches by Felix Grandy Lewis Cass and Rev Dr Edwards highlighted the drive, with resolutions urging temperance reforms to be published soon in pamphlet form. Fire at Waterbury Claims Lives in Early Morning Blaze.
A chaotic extract discusses ratification era thoughts on liberty and unity, urging fidelity to the Union and virtues like religion and arts. It notes Virginia Governor Patrick Henry? and a painted state flag incident in Richmond with public reaction and congressional fears. Reports John C West oath trouble and Charleston reactions.
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