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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1835
Page
2
A writer from Troy Zines reports a large meeting of citizens including John G. Johnston and John G. Telford and Robert Young. The piece praises harmony and unity against party usurpations and Baltimore Convention dictates.
The Cincinnati Whig prints Col Richard M Johnson’s praise of General Harrison, dated Lake Erie Sandusky July 4th, urging readiness to move to Detroit and Canada. Johnson lauds Harrison as prudent brave and worthy, and affirms desire to serve under his command.
The piece rails against Van Buren allies amid a flood of dramatic forecasts of gold flowing to the West. It cites a Globe cue from 1831, describes land offices as gold reservoirs, and envisions a national shift to gold coins while railing at paper money. It also covers French affairs, ship launches at East Boston, mortality musings, emigration trends, and Michigan land-office receipts.
The Louisville Journal laments grand gold fantasies that never materialized after months and years of talk. It notes that since that period local banks arose with a total capital around 100 million and power to issue similar paper, asking readers what they think of such devices.
A Richmond area veterinarian named Thomas Metehany reportedly keeps a herd of four cows and claims to have produced several large slises and weights. He says he weighed four hundred and eighty pounds for a single item and issued eight weights of around two hundred pounds each, intended to impress the President and various cities, including New York Albany and Rochester.
Mr Fi Andrews discovered bones eight to nine miles from the town while examining a canal region in Columbiana County. A nearby bed contained muscle shells, indicating possible fossil remains and prompting further investigation by local residents.
Five acres on elevated ground yield curiosities as Mr Andrews excavates muscle shells to harvest Jintg used by locals. He unearths a tooth about ten feet long and two feet wide and a neck bone two feet long, suggesting a formerly extinct creature once roamed the continent per the Yeding Free Press report.
A fragmented letter urged county residents to vote conscientiously for honest men and warned against division as candidates Morse Butler and a third unnamed figure spoke against partition. Whig unity was urged to avoid defeat amid anti Van Buren rhetoric and farmer distrust of sympathetic campaigning.
The text outlines in Sec eight the annual district meeting on the third Tuesday of October at the school house or appointed location, with election of three directors a clerk and a district treasurer, serving until the next meeting. Sec twenty three requires the district clerk each November to enumerate white youths aged four to twenty one not married, and file sworn results with the county Auditor.
In a Sandusky Clarion paper dated October 7 1835 Thaddeus B Sturees is cited as foreseeing party pressure to defeat him if he declined the Whig nomination A second piece signed A looker on claims Beecher the Club President warned Sturgis his withdrawal would trigger strong opposition The writer asserts a Norwalk discussion refutes the assertion of threat and says party exertions would be heavy regardless of Sturgis’s choice sandusky oct 5 1835
In a Sandusky Clarion fragment Mr Brecher denies using the expression and threat attributed to him. He recalls a meeting with John Miller Erastus Siddon O Jenney and others and a dialogue that followed. He says he was charged with the threat but did not deny the accusation. the remark was claimed to target the speaker’s private carriage.
The letter from Thaddeus B. Sturges denies false accusations circulated by Peter Yates and Darius Memon. He challenges the authenticity of a handbill claiming six convictions and defends his official actions and expenses tied to county trials.
Initial returns from this State indicate an Anti Slas notic ticket for Lt Governor and councillors appears elected with no Governor date. Whig votes favored Judge Payson in Burlington and Van Buren supporters won in Bennington. Vermont remains unsettled ahead of a possible Harrison rally as yeoman sentiment from the thousand hills grows.
In West Baton Rouge Parish an Indian hunter near Val Allan's plantation faced a seven foot tiger issuing a sudden charge. He struck the tiger with a tomahawk and grappled its throat, killing the beast as his own arms bore claw and cut injuries. The incident ends with the tiger slain and the hunter sustaining wounds.
The readable parts indicate a forthcoming meeting or event scheduled for October 4. The text is garbled but suggests a clock time and referenced locations or circles. No clear names or organizations are legible.
Reports from New Bedford note mackerel scarce this season after Gulf of Sepa rence voyages. Dozens of vessels have searched from Canso since spring with catches well below expectations, while a large fire devastated several buildings in Skaneateles causing extensive losses and insurance gaps.
Readable fragments describe a local event involving a pit and a phone or telecommunication detail. The text mentions New York and a shorthand quotation. The exact actions and identities are unclear but imply a news brief about a location and incident.
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