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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1841
Page
2
The speaker recounts reform after April in Baltimore, noting thousands who shed pounds and alcohol habits. He portrays a shift from heavy drinkers to sober workers, cites a hatter who quit drinking and prospered, and urges Americans to destroy the common enemy by embracing sobriety.
A sermon warns readers to avoid debt as the worst enslaver, likening it to plague and war. The piece condemns debt as a coercive master, urging youth to steer clear, followed by an unrelated report on a criminal pursuit and comments on General Harrison's death coverage.
The steamship Columbia Capt. C A E Judkins arrived in Boston after a 15 day 8 hour voyage from Liverpool with a heavy sea and head winds. The ship came up the harbor with the American flag at half mast after news of the President's death.
The Great Western steam ship reached New York on Saturday delivering overseas news from Boston via the Columbia. Reports mention wind and heavy seas, with anxiety over the President’s England arrival and China mail rumors. political discourse in the House of Commons stresses friendship with the United States and opposition to war.
Rhode Island reports a Whig sweep for governor and U.S. Senators with large House majorities, and re-election of Til linghast and Cranston amid strong Whig performance. Virginia results show mixed shifts with Whigs gaining delegates and a new congressman. some contests remain unsettled.
An audacious forgery tied to the Commercial Bank and Kentucky banks unravels as figures like Mr Britton and Jacob Little & Co are cited. A gang allegedly used a foreign drawn check, cashes via Union Bank notes, and a 5000 dollar reward is offered for recovering the funds. A steamer to England departed amid the scheme.
Notices describe alternater sections of public land along the Western and Erie Canal to be offered at public sale on June 7 at Bucyrus land office and June 14 at Lincolnton. The report also comments on violent disturbances in Toronto as Canada Province politics draw scrutiny of the Orange Society.
Bied. in this village, on Sunday last, of consumption, Mr Thomas G. Bronson, aged about 60. In Lyme, on the 28th ult, Mia Dangster of G A and Emily Polly, aged 11 months and 7 days. Jane, aged 10.
Kentucky authorized lottery drawing set for May 4 at 4 PM in Covington opposite Cincinnati. Tickets cost 5006 dollars with a chance to win a fortune. Prizes guaranteed by security to the state. BASSEORD & SUITE, Wanagera.
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