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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1841
Page
2
A narrator discovers Lucy Wendal, a dutiful, modest glove maker’s employee living in penury with her grandparents. After a forbidden romance with John Ross, Lucy is dismissed but later reconciles with him. John’s father relents, Lucy returns, and they marry, forming a compassionate family with a newborn infant.
A Dayton Journal piece narrates the tale of a swaggering impostor calling himself Col. Brewer. He claimed U S Army service and offered broadsword lessons for five pounds, staging a wine party at Mansion House. His pretenses unravel as a wife and children accompany him to Dayton, ending in social ruin and departure.
A farmer in Towa hides a keg of whiskey in the barn to spare his wife a drink. The eagle-eyed wife shoots the keg with a ball from a distance, bringing down the whiskey on the first shot and catching it all without loss, leaving the husband to lament the loss.
In a rugged dialect fragment, Higgar and a jury gather around a deceased man to decide if he died truly or is merely posing. The scene hints at a local courtroom mood and a curious inquiry into finality.
The piece argues there are about thirty six regular incorporated banks in Ohio with limited gold and silver in vaults and small circulation. It condemns Nye's bill for a fourteen million state bank with capital mostly in gold and silver, criticizing local banks and the Locofoco plan while warning voters of political deceit. The tone is partisan and local, citing Columbus and Cincinnati banks and political figures.
Norwalk on Tuesday November 8 1841 reports Norwalk Seminary with over two hundred pupils last quarter. Seven instructors plus tutors. English branches three dollars natural sciences four languages five. Thorough academics offered. boarding available in private families at low rates and rooms provided for self boarders. Tuition fees expected in advance invariably.
The article notes a Locofoco triumph in Michigan with a large majority and a light vote elsewhere, attributing Whig abstention to the win. It covers New York returns, describing Whig gains in Erie County and possible Locofoco Assembly wins in Onondaga and Cayuga, while City results were unsettled. It advises Whigs to avoid betting due to uncertain turnout.
A New York Locofoco paymaster, Elbert Herring, is dismissed from the Army Paymaster position after refusing an order to pay troops in Florida and allegedly withholding public funds. The Albury Journal quotes him and derides his conduct, calling his claim shadowy and accusing him of political patronage tied to Van Buren. The piece mocks Herring as a sinecure holder opposing Florida duties.
The Olio Banks pay specie on demand, making their notes worth 6 or more percent above other Ohio banks. Banks named include Olio Life and Trust, Bank of Zanesville, Bank of Muskingum, Old Bank of Circleville, elmont Bank of St. Clairsville, Dayton Bank, Bank of Norwalk, Par. & Mech. Bank of Steubenville, Western Reserve Bank, New Lisbon Bank, and Bank of Mount Pleasant.
The Fair of the Huron County Agricultural Society took place Tuesday but drew poor attendance. Proceeds and premium winners could not be published as notices were not received. A report notes Gouverneur Morris of Westchester built a marble church near his seal and donated it to the parish, the fourth church in the state by individuals.
From the Charleston Courier a reminiscence recalls past elections where Van Buren’s party carried most states, with Massachusetts and Georgia shifting allegiances. It warns that current Locofoco victories are Trojan triumphs destined for overthrow, urging Whig unity to rally the nation like in 1776 and 1840, when work and duty gave way to political fervor.
The Tennessee Senators recounts a dispute as thirteen members interrogate Mr Foster a U.S. Senate candidate. They warn of risks from unknown positions and Locofoco influences. The piece critiques Whig caucus tactics and legislative delay, noting the Nashville Banner and Cin. Gaz. coverage. Also mentions lawyers newly admitted at Rochester Supreme Court and Colonel Wood sailing to England with a claim to a vast estate.
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