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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1839
Page
2
A commentator derides phrenology and animal magnetism as fanciful theories unfit for serious readers. The remark jokingly suggests they belong on a broomstick from Providence to New York, reflecting skeptical tone from a Journal of Commerce segment.
The piece analyzes Ohio and national politics with注 emphasis on waning war support and rising Whig strength. It notes factional divides, patronage, and hopes for a Whig surge in the coming fall, citing New York Connecticut Virginia and Vermont developments and warnings against credulity within the Whig ranks.
The April 23 anniversary of General Washington arriving in New York is detailed in a long review noting his movement through New Jersey. Trenton and Elizabethtown hosted patriotic displays, including a triumphal arch over a bridge and a choir of white-robed maidens. A grand barge from Jersey to New York carried Washington, with a flotilla of ships and officials from New Jersey and New York participating in the ceremonial voyage.
As the General's barge came near, a Spaniard displayed every signal known to walions and fired a thirteen-gun salute. The North Carolina and the Battery each fired thirteen guns in response, marking a formal and ceremonial compliment amid growing tensions.
A short update reports the Sheriff will be less involved for a period as editors continue to fill columns. The Ohio Live Bulletin from Columbus arrives, supporting the current administration. Iowa bound Saxons report, plus postmaster removals under several presidents and Texas government site chosen near Austin.
Brantford U. C. Sentinel reports 15 state prisoners arriving from London on an eastward journey under guard by the 32d Regiment. These prisoners have commuted sentences to transportation. The Montreal Herald notes Gen Thomas J. Sutherland and six others leaving Montreal on the 2d, escorted by police, to be delivered to Upper Canadian authorities for likely immediate liberty.
The Ohio Railroad project advances with contractors praised for skill and a plan to lay the line from this place to Lower Sandusky. Machines to drive piles will operate from both ends and meet at the center, with lodging and locomotives provided for workers. Also noted is Zerah Colburn’s head in the Wit. Watchman obituary, describing his extraordinary arithmetic talent, Vermont birth, travels, clerical work, and later professorship before his death.
The Kingston Chronicle reports the House of Assembly has passed a bill to divide Clergy Reserves among denominations of Christians. The bill advances to the Council on April 25. The assembly also passed the supply bill and liberal internal improvement appropriations. Sir George Arthur condemns Armunean steamboat piracy and instructs vigilance. Mail robbers fled to the American shore after a brief clash, one attacker claiming to be Johnson, with the driver noting an Indian among them. Montreal remittances to a considerable amount were at risk of loss.
News from England reports engineers surveying the Welland Canal with aims to create a ship canal. Ten days after, four foreign arrivals reached Europe with dates up to April 9 from Liverpool and London. Parliament adjourned. France formed a provisional ministry and the Chamber opened amid excitement as deputies faced large crowds while military forces maintained order.
In April 1839 Fort Dullag forces chased a small party of Indians after a sentry’s war whoop alerted a work crew near Key Biscayne. The same issue recounts the Ocean Bank robbery by Freeman Collard and accomplices fled to England, with arrests following in Boston and a ship voyage of the Gladiator.
An act authorizes county agricultural societies in Ohio, detailing formation steps, officer roles, by laws, member dues, and county funding. It provides oversight by county auditors, election processes, and annual reports to the state legislature, with repeal of a prior 1833 act and a May effective date. The text includes procedural requirements for notices, meetings, and governance.
Norwalk May 2 1839 Platt Benedict calls for proposals to plaster the Norwalk Seminary about 2500 yards by the yard and for supplying materials to complete the work. Proposals will be received until the 15th inst and must finish the plastering.
The record notes a sequence of days with clear pleasant weather on the 7th and 11th, hazy warm conditions the 8th and 9th, and hazy cool on the 9th. It also mentions Friday hazy pleasant and Sunday clear pleasant, with cloudiness and showers forecast later.
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