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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1837
Page
3
The piece laments Andrew Jacksons actions to restore the currency, portraying him as rash and ill qualified. It argues his defiance of public will harmed the country, citing widespread suffering without war or plague and accusing him of an infatuation that ceded power to an ignorant leader.
Theatrical company entertains crowds with music and humor as they travel west, with Mrs Dyke praised as a genuine heroine. The paper also covers currency experiments, banks delaying specie redemption, and looming uncertainty about a new National Bank. From Mexico comes news of $137,000 in specie arriving in New Orleans amid unrest and potential port closures. Reports on San Luis Potosi insurgent actions vary, with lootings and contributions cited. Tampico residents seek governor protection as Mexican forces mobilize near Matamoros.
The steamboat Ben Sherred, Captain Castleman, burned after leaving Natchez none mile 30 below Natchez on a Louisville run. About 120 lives were lost with only 50 to 60 saved. A cabin passenger survived after leaping into a yawl. Crew attempted rescue as the vessel sank. powder aboard hindered efforts. Nine ladies aboard, only two rescued, husband and father of survivors among the saved.
The Ben Sherwood burned above Fort Adams on May 5 after a pile of wood near the furnaces caught fire. The Columbus rescued several, but over 120 perished as two explosions, likely boilers and powder, occurred. Passengers saved included Captain Castleman and family, officers, crew, and named travelers amid a terrifying scene.
In a heated discussion the opposition argues that an embargo would follow U S actions in Mexico and blames public money policy for monetary woes. They criticize the deposit banks as unsafe yet note they were prodded by authorities to stabilize trade. A melancholy accident at Grand River claims three lives as a Sunday boating misadventure near Conneaut.
A Windham County Gazette snippet jokes about a man wearing glasses on his ears during rain, then shifts to a humorous scientific rebuttal to a question about celestial visibility. It ends with a brief obituary notice for Joseph Decrye, aged 16 months, son of James Curran, in the village.
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