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B. F. SLOA N, Editor.
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B. I.SLOAN, EDITOR.
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0U811%1P.',08 LOIIVigO`T-OfFIV.
J. W. WETMORE,.
ATTORNEY .dr Lew.,
In Walkees Oilice, on Seventh Street, Eric. rn
; .HENRY CADWELL,
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Turvitrert, Jobber, and Retail Dealer in Dry Goods. Groeer:e 4 ,
Cnxkery, Glassware, Carpeting. north% nre, l ron, bier[, Nails,
:41.41ice, eke. Eiiipire,,titores State Street, four dime, lielow
Brown's Hotel. Erie, I'a. 1,
Also—Anvils, Vices, Bellows, Axle Arnie, Springs, an.l a general
assortment or einddle awl Carriage l'oini»ings.
S. MERVIN SMITH.
iTITORNTV AT I.IIV and Justice of the Peace—Office One 1100,
%ie! of Wright's store, Eric, Pa.
W. H. KNOWLTON tt. SON.
DcAl.rpon wautx., cloo“, looking %on.. riano Fortes,
le1113" Britannia 11'are, Jewelry, anal a variety c,l Oilier roue).
Articles, Keystone Ilulid r ings, four (lours Mon Brown's Butyl,
f' , ..ate Street, Cno, l'a.
J. GOA DING.
11Isarlitvr TAILOR, Awl Habit Malter.—Stote. Routh sida Of ate
Public :Nome, fillets Jowl East of the Eric llauk.
S. It. DEWEY.
Wuottstts tso RE - 1,11, realer in Dry Cools, second door below
Illroweem if utel, State HUCeH, Eric,
GEORGE li. CUTLER.
ATTOIL . MS Ai"LAw,. Girard, Erie County, Pa. Collections and
other tothineAs attended to with promptness and ditnateh.
WILSON LAIRD
ATTORIvr AT 7..+w—Office of et J.11.1V111 lams' excL , loge office,
nett dour ho Judge Thompton's
roller ling and other protbasional busnacs. , attended to svi tit prompt
tn`lS and di -paten.
BROWN'S HOTEL,
rORNERL TIIF: E torn. corner of:State Meet and , the Puhliesquare
Erie. Eastern IVeNtern and Southern :daze office.
ROBERT A. BAKER.
11'tor.csoiv.n and netaif thiiiicr in GrocerinA, Prcn Wines,
Liquors. Cigdre. !kin:U.llc, Uvucuu, Crac &c.
Erie. Pa.
H. B. /I AVERSTICR. —
No. 3, R ern florae. Deader In Dry Cootie, Hardware, Crockery,
I; TOCCTIVN, &c.
T. W. MOORE,
Dr LER in Grocericg, Prov Mons, Wince, LiquorP, Candice, Fruit,
No 6, Poor People's Row, State areer. Erie. H
ALFRED KING,
msor.r."l:&rtETAl I. dCalei in GrOCCZICS, Boat Stores, Provi,
and Piitsbargn ruanufacthred Elenziag,
Itlue h. and 7tb e.trret, Canal Llama, Erie, ra. !
W. IL CUTLER,
Attorney k Counseller a, Law, (Office in : 4 panltl l fig's i ttchanke,
N. V.
C.Her fill; 81111 follunerei al bitsinm will receive prompl Mienion.
ENI., llt NJ4,I/‘ GRANT, EHI.
JOSIAII ECF:LI.OGG,
rOTWardir & Commission Merchanr, on the Public Dock, east of
Sitale si vet. -
Cull, Salt, flakier and White Fl.ll,Consrantiy for 'talc:
J. 11. 'WILLIAMS. •
Banker and F..rehange Broker. Dealer in Bills of Exchange,
I)ralt ,'crrtitcatraof Ilepoeitt•. Gold and 'dicer coin.'l
p ORice,A door.. below Droll, ree Ilotcl.ltic, Pa.
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- 131,'NJAMIii F. DENiIISO,
Arronscr s T LAW, CleVAland. Ohio —oll ie° on Superior street.
in Atwater's flock.- Refer to Chief Justice Parker. rainlirtilee
latr stCllO.3l: lion. Richard Fie:cher, In State Boston; lion.
Fannie! IL Purkins.lll3 ‘Valniti al.. Visilnilelphia; Richard
E5n...53111a1l street, New York, liar te.tiutoutate,tr
fcrtothisotftcc.
MARSHALL & VINCENT, , •
A rroavirvo tr tv—Office up stairs in 'NI 11111 any Han building,
north of tuc Prothonotary' s office, Erie.
DIURRAY IVIIAL,LON,
A TT.RNPV AND COVNPC:f.f.OR AT 1, tiV—Otlie.: over C. 11. Wright',
Store, entrance one door wc.4. or State Street, on the Diamond,
Erie. ' I
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L ItOSENZWEIG at Co.
ii'notre ANn TtETAtt, ninu P lt4 Inrollign Atli! Domestic Dry
Good r, ready made Clothinu,lioots anti :Shoes, No. t, Flem
ing Mock. state Aredt, KnC. -
C. M.. IMALS,
Dr•r.cx In Thy Coods,Dri 4roterics, :Croekery, Hardware, &c..
No. 111. Clicaltside. Erie.
A. H. illTelle(s - ' ex,
DrAtet inCroeeric,. andProvirioueoralikiude,Statcdreci,three
dutxrl uorth or the Diamond. Eric.
SMITH JACKSON,
Dr A Ltn in Dry Good., o :Groecries, hardware, Queens {CaroyLhrre,
Iron, Nails, 121, Clierii*lde, Erie, Po.
r WILLIAM
cAntKi-T 31,KCIt I.toltotster. and Undertaker, corner or State and
seventh streets, Erie.
KELSO & Loomis,
Ueltßar. Forwarding, Produce rod eniniiii..oll STere band: dealers
in roam and fine salt, Goal, Piaster, Shingles, &c. Public dock,
west side of the bridge, Eris
Kscro,
WALKEI t & COOK,
GENZRAT. Forwarding, Commission and Frothier. Merchatilv;Soc-
Ware-tiouse cast of the Finale Bridge, Erie.
G. LOOMIS & CO.
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Dr It.tas in Wattlies, Jew•elr Silver, Ceriunn Silver, Plated ajtd
Ruthenia Ware Cutlery, Military and Farley Goods, State street,
nearly opposite the Eagle Hotel. Erie.
G Loma ts,
CARTER & BROTHER,
WitOLEJIALE and Retail dealers in Mugs, Medicines, Paints, Oil%
Plc-stufrs. Grass, Sze., No. 0, Reed Muse. Erie.
JOEL JOHNS ON,
iIeIISR in Theolwical, Miscellaneous. Sunday and Classical
School hooks, ritationnry, drc. No. I. Terry {lock, Erie.
,JAMES LYTLE,
F.isnion&B Ls Merchant Tailor, on the public square, a few door,
wrsi of State street, Erir,
L. WAIMEN,
Son, Mind and Door Mannfacturer, a nd dealer in glare, south
•cart earner of Sin and State etreete, Erie.
D. S. CLARK,
Willei;SALV •VD VATAIL Dealer in Groceries, Provisions. Ship
chandlery, Stone-ware, /te. &c., No. 5, Donnell Block. Erie.
0. D. SPAFFORD
Dealer in Law. Medical, Benno' Miscellaneous Books stationary,
bk. &e. State it., four floors below the Public square.
DR. 0
Resident Dentist; °Skean.' dwelling In the fiCebt Block, on the
East side of the Public Square, Erie. Teeth intoned on Gold
11.11. e, from one to an entire sett. Carious teeth tilled with pure
- Gold, and restored to health and usefulness. Teeth cleaned
with instruments and Dentillea ea as to leave theta of a pellucid
clearness. All work warranted.
MOSES KOCH.
WIMLINALE AND RETAIL Dealer In Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
Grueeriee, Crockery, Ready Made Clothing,. &c., Commercial
ituddinp. corner of French and Fifth streets. Erie.
S. DICKERSON,
rinfICIAN Ara SLHneo•—Omec at his residence on Several' street,
opposite the Moltosilst Cluircb, Erie.
C. B7WlilGfiT,
Wornt.rsALe Ann a rrstr.dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries,flariltvare,
ete , kery, Glass-ware, Irou, Nails Leather, Oils, itce.„ corner Or
State street and the public square. opposite the Engle lOW. Erie
• JOHN H. BURTON.
VII) RI:TM dealer in Drugs, Illedicines, Die Fluff's,
Groceries. &c. No. 5, Reed flou.e.. Erie. ' ,
noskikr s.
rlciatit In IRWS, Calm and Fun of all descsiptiorn. No.lo, Park
Row, Eric. Pa.
'MAIN and Figured, De Lain all .wool, and- other cheap De
J. Leine, at the .tore of 8. JACKSON.
BLACK French Cloth from. rim r
$2 to $0 per yardale at
S. JACKSON
BCK Drown Omen and Cadet mixed Broad-Cloths at all
•Aprices far sale at S. JACKSON.
tIBEEN. Black. !Kerala; Unfit. Brown. and Blue French Ma-
N-K reno for sale cheap at the Store of
....- • S. JACKSON.
!AUK, Blue, Plaid, Suipcd, and -- Oilier Fancy Cagsbnetes for
sale by S. JACKSON.
1 . 71 CC Klite.and mixed Statue% Twtxds, Kentucky Jenne
&C. for sale cheep by H. 'JACKSON.
LADIEWITIIicti3 GoODS. The Lathe' Will find a good as-
Aonmeni. FrenCh Marino:;, Castunere", Go Dins. Chamllion
Imstre.lllollair Lustre, Alapaelms ol all edam Gingham", cali
co.. ikejust °palm! at GEO. SELOON it( SON.
Aii 66 l)asPotlinent of Winter Vestirige, some very ;lei.. for
ehenp nt the mote of • " S. JACKSON.
A LAPACA..any quantity Black F i gured and plain change&
.1 - 1, silk werP. eliarnelians mohair lustre Ace.. for Nile 1 27_
Ede, rt. 11. JACKBON.
Gol.l and Florence lees Gold, Sliver and Composition
1), Siver
Bronzes; Japanned tins, assorted colors.
Kw*. 31, CARTER dr. BROTEUR.
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T. M. ACATIV
L. ELLIOTT.
- Eric. Illttitl4 Ovum
FROM WASHINGTON. 1
Correspondence of the Pennsylvanian.
I,VAssnmorun. Jan, 13
There is no little speculation going on concerning the
probability of the confirniation or rejection of • Mr. Justin
Butterfield, President Taylor's Commissioner of the GMT=
oral Land Office, wh . ose nomination has beau before the
Semite, it is said, for some days. General attention being
thus turned to the caso, a few facts connected with his
appointment may not prove unintereetingto your roadors.
I have every reason to believe, that his nomination
was a concession to Mr. Webster. who was then deeply
effiended with the ungracious refusal of those who have
the President in charge, to accept, and act upon his ad
vice in the formation of the Cabinet and the bestowal ef
the offices falling to the share of New England. You
will recollect, that the gentleman who is said to have bid
acool hundred thousand (offering to subscribe that am
ount to the Whig presidential election fund) for the nom
ination of Vice President on Taylor's- cket Abbot Law
rence became the Now England right-hand-man of the
Administration; rather than the godlike. Webster and
Lawrence are rivals for the direction of Now England
federal councils, and each considers the advtincontent of
the other to bo a blow upon himself. Webster and Law
have intimated, in strong terms, his displeasure at the
'appointment of Lawrence, and to prevent W. from
"apenking himself" in Executive session against that
and other nominations, he was permitted to dictate the
selection of Butterfield to the Cabinet, the president not
daring to meddle with such matters. From all accounts
Bu l tterfield is very , obnoxious to the great body of tho
Whigs. of DI., who really are but comparatively little
tinged With the leaven of blue-light Federalism. Cer
tainly. he is the most obnoxious individual to the entire
Democratic party of the State. Mr. Webster insisted on
his appointment, it is said, over the beads of Mr. Lincoln,
a late {number front that State, Mr. Edwards, and Col.
Mortisoff..ienrwere each well recommended from Il
linois; as B. was not. Liucoin was, hotvever, the Gen
eral favorite fot tho office, with the Illinois Whigs. In
deed, in this appointment, the recotnmondations of the
entire Whig party of Illinois, were deliberately disregar
ded, to propritiate. Webster, who had as little intereat in
the Commissonership of the General Land Office. as the
man in the moon. Webster and Seward are. doubtless
to be his Senatorial sponsors. W. favors B. from person
al and geographical considerations; while Seward is for
him becauso their sentiments are identical upon the sub
ject of slavery; both being very fanatical l abolitioists.—
Professionally, Mr. Butterfield is a sort of antiquated case
lawyer; politically, he may be styled a modern Whig-Abo
litionists, grou' red upon ultra blue-light Federalism.—
No man, in all Illinois, more studiously sought oppor
tunities to revile the lamented Polk; and no other public
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man in the Stet , took so 'virulent and abusive-grounds
against the Mclean war, which ho denounced in all
his speeches, as itiliuman. murderous, and uncalled fur,
't•
on oar pert. '
The question is—what can. and should be done with a
nomination like his, which surely. to use the language of
Webster himself, appliod_to another, "was ono not fit to
bo made?" '
In the caucus held by thp Whigs, on the night before
last, (to commit about filling the Clerkship,) I understand
Mr. Clingmari notified his party that ho should vote for
the Democratic nominee, Whenever his veto would secure
his election; under the pressure of which throat, only,
were the Northern Whigs (or many of them,) worked
up the sustain Campbell, by way of preventing the elec
tion of a Dpmeerat.. Mr. Brooks undeitook to tuke C.
to task for this declaration, intimating that, if he had
made this avowal when the voting for a ete,rk first com
menced, it would have saved a week's time, as the Whigs
would have gone into the contest upon the hypothesis
that he (Cling:non) . must be counted' as n eget' their ene
mies. Ido not know what was the substance of Cling=
tnau's rejoinder, which is described to have been very
severe. Brooks, though passing for quite an orator in
Now' York, is by no means a match for Clingrnln. who,
in turn,, is but a second-rate stumper iu the South, where
men cultivate the art of public spealtingrnuch more close
ly than Ift the North.
Our friends of the Senate havo held another caucus
'eco that ono to which I referred in a remit letter. At
the last, they appointed a Committee consisting of Messrs.
Bradbury, Yuleo, Bright. and Butter, to draw up
resolutions, laying down a platform upon which the party
in the Senate shall act this winter, in reference to the ad ,
ministration. - Its particular duty will be to report what
will be done concerning Bradbury's resolution, which be
yond all doubt will tie passed. It would bo wall to mention
that no democratic Senator entertains the last idea of
making factious opposition to any appointment of the ads
ministration. If the Executive will reply properly—fairly
—to this reaolutiou, ovary individnal nominee, who 'may
not be proved "incapable, unfaithful, or dishonest" to the
satisfaction of the Senate will be confirmed. But the dent
ocrats_ stunt, should and will, compel the administration
to formally admit that its removals were made ate political
grounds, or to sustain charges against tho removed, by
tangible pr'oof. Your readers will recollect that the Ex
ecutive now stands before the country on his pro-oloction
and inaugural pledges, that removals should not bo made
by his administration on political grounds. Nevertheless,
his keepers' have removed more individuals from office
than were ever before removed in the sante space of time
—yea, fourfold as many. The inference, therefore, is
either that, the incumbents under the last administration
were almost all "incapable, unfaithful or dishonest," or
that the the pledges of. President Tayloi"have been un
scrupulously disregarded. It is but duo to truth and Jus
tice, as well as to the removed and, the administration,
that the matter 'should be set right. The political frionde
of the proscribed are willing that they shall undergo the
ordeal, and only demand that their wholesale accusers
shall face the music. EXA3IOIII.
Tito letter of Mr. Venable. in the Union, of yesterday
I monaibg, with the accompanying editorial. wore yeater-,
day and last evening, as they have boon to day, the sub-,
o f much conversation among the Demociate here, It •
generally thought that, in tho atric urea of both, ilicrolls
touch truth and justice — in the, le tor. . concerning the
course of the Democrats from the orth, who refused to
sustain the nomination of their party, from the start; and
in the editorial, concerning the course of those from the
South, who seek a justification for voting, oven at the
eleventh hour, for a Whig, in the treachery of Bingham,
Wilinot & Co. It is to bo hoped that the mischief which
many fear will grow out of this election, may be aver
ted. Our most active and influential. friends are labor
ing anxiously to draw good, rather than evil results, from
this affair. That is:. to use it as en illustration of the ne
cessity of harmony, concession and conciliation, between
Democrats from the North, on the one hand, and from
the South, on the other. Certain it is, that the Demo
cratic party is indebted, in a great measure, to the ab
sence of these sentiments from the breasts of too many
members, for the mortification involved in the election
of Cempbell, as he we elected. The more loss of the
patronage connectpthwith the Clerkship, would not 'give
'our friends ninomonta.regref. The difficulty.ii. thattlie
circumstances connected with this election,, advertise.
as it were. a state of feeling which ,threatens, if not
To-day, In the House, the further execution of, the
order for the election °fakers, was postponed. to take
up the report from the Committee ou Rules; winch ac
tion was made necessray by the fact, that otherwise, to
morrow, the House would kayo found Itself entirely
without regulations for its - due government. In this
matter, two or three unimportant changes were deter
mined on only. It was, however, agreed that the pres
ent House rules shall stand until they have en opportu
nity to consider the amendments reported by the Com
mittee, which are yet to ba acted upon. The subject is
again postponed until Monday next. Mr. Vinton made
quite a speech in favor of the adoption of the amendment
proposing to restrict debate in-Committee of the Whoje
on the state of the Union, to the subject matter immedi
ately under consideration—a vary necessary change
which, by the by, was not voted on. It is surprising,
however, to witness the anxiety the Federalists now dis
cover, for the adoption of this clog to as free discussion
of the measures and policy of the present administration
as they desired during the last Congress—the adminis
trittlion of Polk being in power, mark you. JeCob Thomp.
son apposed it on the ground that Its adoption would in
terfere with the exercise of rigid scrutiny into the acts
of the party controlling the Executive department of the
government. His remarks were very able, and to the
point. I may not forget to mention that he seems to be
looked to, to occupy the position of the Democratic lead
er on the floor, Ipon party points made vacant by tho
advancement of Mr. Cobb to the spoakorship.
Mr. Preston Butler, of your, State, proposed to permit
any member to introduce within the Hall, as many
..persons as ho might choose, which change found many
advocates even among old members. It was spoken
and voted down, however, much to the joy of the re
porters who are now annoyed, beyond measure, with
the rush and conversation of strangers about, and around
their desks, usually seeming morn than any thing else,
to prevent them from catching accurate accounts of
what may bo going on; when the Hall is. in a state of
excitement. lied it been adopted, from to-morrow
Morning until' repealed, we should have been half smoth
ered in petticoats, whenever the House is in session,
as all the ladies in NVaehington would strive to spend all
their spare time within what has boon considered a sort
of half sanctuary.
In tho Senate there was, to-day, quite a dobate upon
a joint resolution from the Committee on Finance, intro
duced by Mr. Dickinson, to repeal so much of the reso
lution of 1819, as limited the amount to Ito expended
by the government during the presont year, in the _coi
tion of the revenue to ono and a half /million dollars,
and to permit as amok to be expended thereon as was
spent for the saute purpose, during the year 1843;
Messrs. Webster, Dickinson and Hamlin, made the
speeches in favor of it, and Senator Davis, of Miss., the
principal, speech against it. The casting vote of the
Vice Preeideut alone carried the resolution through, to
the groatroliof of a scorn or two of hatigers-on of the gov
ornment, who being Present, seemed to tremble least
its failure, which appeared at ono Limo imminent,
might deprive their masters of much of their meant of
keeping up the resemblance of an active party In their
favor, in the commercial cities of the country. The
question on the Vermont anti-slavery resolutions has
gouo over for the time being. When again taken up,
they will continue to form the subject matter of the
first grand slavery debate of the 31st Congress.
tutsen.
• WAsturtaroa, Jan. 1.5.
The Motion' provailinglesterday, iu tho House. post
poning the fuither consideration of the important report
from I rho Committee on &his, until Monday next, is
equivolent to its indefinite postponement. I fear, (the
House having adjourned) pending a subsequent resolu
tion. to make it a special order for that day, as postponed
the subject must take its chance of resurrection from the
Clerk's table, by a vote of two-thirds, which keen hardly
obtain, as it is well known and the Free Boilers design
Moving amendinonts, intended, if possible, to giro them
a chance to cut a wider swarth in tho Hall, - than at.ipro
sent, though they dd manage to occupy. perhaps, ten
times as much of the time of Congress, as r a proportion
to number or talents they aro justly entitled to. Mr.
Preston King. yesterday, gave notice of hisntention to
move, as an additional amendment to the 107th rule,
that the minority of any cointnittoo, shall bo entitled to
report on any subject committed to their care,.wheu the
majority fails to report after having the subject matter
under consideration for - thirty days, This was equivalent
to advertising that the Froo Sonora designed, if the change
be approved by thellouio, to bring in all sorts allowing
anti-slavery reports and . lresolutiene---such as heretofore
they have been prevent d from thrusting on dm House,
by the fact that unless the majority of a committee deems
proper to report upon a Subject matter committed to its
charge, the minority is l lot permitted to report thereon.
The movement of Mr. ing, more than any thing else,
probably. caused the House to mijourn, leaving the ques-,
tion of further changing tho rules, in such a condition,
that to get up the subject again will be next to impossible.
This is to Ito regretted, not that Metiers. King & Co,
are disappointed, but that their interference has. in the
ease, es often before, served vi„ de font reforms which are
much needed.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14
FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1850,
checked and set right, to defeat every etrori that may
this wintor o bs determined on, by a majority of the par•
ty, as necessary and proper, by way of strengthening us
for the next Presidential contest. There is certainly. en
anti-administration majority in the 'House; but if this
election is a proper criterion on which to judge, I fear
that when wo come to have a vote upou a Democratic
party meature of importance; it will be found that our
friends full twenty limes short of a majority in tho
House.
Oa the first trial to-day, for a Sergeant-at , Arms, is
the House, Mr. C. M. Giddings, who, on the last vote on
Saturday, came widths one of an election, was found 10,
have six votes abort. The ! nominally Democratic Free
Sailer party, would have voted for him, had it not been
certain that any action of the sett on their part, would
have at once induced a dozen Southern Whigs to charge
their votes. They have so fsedestroyed the prospects of
every candidate or aspirant baforo the House whom they
have touched. In truth, those who by way of keeping
sir names before the House, have prevailed on such
entlemen to vote for them early, remind one 'of the
sailor on hoard of the man of war, whcrto preserve his
soup, spits in it. Of course. no one else will touch it.—
On the second trial of the day, the Bth of this contest for
the office, Mr. A. Glossbrenner, of your State. former
ly clerk in the office of the clerk of the House, was elec
ted, having received 107 votes; 10.5 being necessary to
a choice. This was a strict party vote, with the excep
tion of the vote of Mr. Dunham. who having voted for
Mr. Jesse E. Dow, did not eking° as some thirty 'or
forty others did, with a view to finish the election, by
concentrating ou Mr. a Mr. Dunham's failure to do this,
was of courssom accident. Ills was the only scattering
vote thrown on this trial; the Frei Sollars, even, having
divided according to their former political affinities. In
the Senate to-day, Mr. Bradbury delivered a powerful
speech (requirelug au hour and a half for Its delivery.)
in favorer his now famous resolution of inquiry,. which.
to-day came up for consideration. Half a dozen
llntt
garians in uniform, came into both Halls of Congress
this morning, attracting much attention. They were as
'fine specimens of a manly. intelligent, chivalric. aniken
during race, as it ever saw thus accidently, collected in so
small a :lumber of mom 'Euxoss.
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EPORT
Of Wimaxst M 'an, Eeq Engitieer of the Board of
Directors of the ,ranklin Canal Cempany , authorized
to construct a oad to LAO Elio.
I
GENTLEAIRM: The more lahoriods part of the duties ro
quired In your 'service having been cOmpleted—the route
of your Roilroed surveyod and loca l ted, the necessary
drawings made, and the work lot, oisi favorable terms to
respectable and generolly experioncel contractors. for.tho
grading, bridging and wooden tuperstructure of t h e on
tire length of road--I bog most rospo tfully to submit the
following report. .
A purty was organized and our Mars commenced on
the 23d of August by preliminary examination', of %Val
out, Elk, Crooked. and Conneaut Cr.:lrks, to fix grading
points in tho location of the Erie di v is l ion of your 'lts&
road. 0,,_
The country 'over which if passes p i rsents a Peculiar,
appearance, the surface being terrace or rising iu stops
from the north and indented by deep r+sincs. 'The high
er,parts being composed of a round gryel and sometimes
sand formation. As our lige rune porn 10l with thopet9ps
or crosses them diagonally. the amou t of earth to he re
moved is light, atm easy grades hare , eett• obtained.
Three lines have boon traced from he proposed depot
of the Erie and North East Railroad, in the borisugh of
Erie, to Walnut Creek: two from W lout Crock to Elk
Creek, and two from. Elk Creek to the west line of
Springfield. - Both lines cross Walnut robk at the same
place and diverged only 150 feet at Cr.oked Crock. As
we wore confined to a junction with thi' Erie and North '
East road, all one lines necessarily commence at the
same point in the borough of Erie.
In tracing the ford fins we comMene d at State street,
on the located lino of the Erie and Nor h East road, and
followed acid location, curving gently through the outlets
with a grade of 10 feet to the mile, andlcrossed the Ex
tension Cane) a few feet , to the north °lithe intersection
of Twelfth and Poplar streets. Thonco with a grade
of 12 feet to the mile and an easy curve, to the rintersec
tion fit Cascade and Twerftli Street, from which a straight
line was run to near the "Ozer road," a conding Turkey
ridge with a grade of 12 feet to the mil ; the line thou
bears more to the, south, crosses said r ad near Barr's
house, and runs straight with light gr des to Walnut
creek which is creased 1400 feet below t e canal aque
duct. .From a point ono half mile west f the creek to
Trent run a grade of 22 feet to the mile occurs. 'Trout
run is crossed a little south of Anders n's mill, from
which light grades were obtained to El creek, whore
two places, previously examined and op arcntly tavern- .
ble for crossing the gull, presented
th meshes, each
being about 1300 feet accross and 100 fee above tho bed
'of the stream. The more northern crossqig would have
proved the least expensive, but, as tho linowould have
boon taken considerably out of the direct out° owing to
the unavoidable curvature necessary to parry the road
from the bluff on the eastern aide to that on the west.
this was abandorted and the line traced accross the gulf
2600 feet mote to the south and above Miles' stteKtnill.
Hero a second gulf ( Silverthorn's run) requireti4o be
crossed at considerable expellee. A lino far lateral levels
was taken to tinother place 2200 feet still l'urtlior to the
south, and on Dighton's land, from whicli the 11116 was
traced nearly straight to Conneaut creek, crossing Sil
vorthorn's rub south of the fulling mill, Crooked creek
300 feet nordista Webster's mills, Raccoon creek a little
above Patterson's saw mill, and tho west lino of Spring
field ono milt ; north of the Ridge road. Between Oook
ed and Raccoon crooks a gradient of 25 feet to the mile
was required, which caused another lino to be traced
hereafter described.
The Second Line follows the course of the first to the
crossing of the canal, and ascends Turkey ridge with a
grads of 15 fool to the mile to tho Greenhouse road, thence
with light ascending grades straight to the crossing of
Walnut crook where it joins the first lino.
The Third Line possesses the advantage of being more
direct, generally less expensive to construct, the gradi
ents more favorable with loss curvature, and as only mi
nor diversion from it were required in the location, it
map be described under the head of
I I THE LOCATED LINE. •-'
Commencing on Sassafras street at the proposed depot
of the Erio end Northeast railroad, and 110 feet abovo
the level of tho lake, the line ascends with a gradient of
10 feet to the mile, and a .Dort curve of a half mile ra
dius to the crossing of the canal described .i.ou the first
line. West of the canal the grade is level for 1100 feet
with a curvo of 3000 foot radius. The lino then crosses
Turkey ridge diagonally with an ascending gradient of
18 feet to the mile, and two curves with respective radii
of 8000 and 9000 foot, to a diet/taco of 2 miles and 310
foot from the dopot. From this point fur miles a tan
gent lino with light ascending grades is obtained to an
angle of the canal 71 miles from Erie.
The highest summit on the lino 162 20 feet above the j
lake occurs near to this. Thence with a descending
grade of 13 8.10 foot to the mile and two curves with '
radii rif 21 miles 'to neaiWaliatit crock. liue is then
straight for 6h m;los, with undulating grades none ex
ceeding. 18 feet to,the mile, and passes over the main
gulf at Walnut creek, 750 feet accross, at a height of 96
feet above the bed of the stream, and 151.91 feet above
the lake. Walnut creek is 6pmiles front Erio: Trou t
run is crossed near Andersen's south line at 20 feet
above its bed and 126.20 feet above the lake. It is 1 11
miles from Erie.- .On the east side of Elk creek there
a descending grade of 18 feet to the mile and a curve
of 6700 feet radius. Elk creek is lq miles front Erie,
and its bed is 36 feet above the lake, the twilit gulf is
crossed at 98 feet above the bed of the stream and 1300
or 1600 feet in length of viaduct, as your Board may de=
termini) to form a permanent bank or the additional
length of bridge; for the difference of cost I would re
spectfully refer you to the estimates. Front Elk Creek
the grade ascends at the rate of 18 foot to tire mile to a
summit 154.18 feet above the lake and 17i arum' from
Erie. Silverthorn's run is Messed 33 foot abovolts bed
and south of the Falling mill. A curve of ono mild ra , l
dins occurs between Elk Creek and ..4ilvertheru's run and
from which a tangent lino is obtained to Raccoon creek a
distisnce of 6 miles. The grades aro undulating and the
heaviest 181 feet to the mile. Crooked creek is 14
miles from Erie and is crossed a little north of WebsteAr
grist mill at 84 feet above tho bed of the stream by 770
across the gulf—the bed is 59 feet above the lake. Rac
coon creek is 22} miles from Erio, and is crossed - 1100
feet south of the first line and 22 feet above the bed Of
the stream. Two short curves of 12000 feet radius oc
cur near Raccooih creek. From hereltho lino is straight
for 3 miles, with light descending' grades, 'to the west
line of Springfio d which is crossed 360 feet south of the
first line and a little short of a mile north of the Ridge
road. At this point the grade lino is 71.86 foot above the
lake.
The whole distance by this line is 25 miles 1450, and
by tho Ridie road the distance is 271- miles. The dis
tance to Walnut creek by the fiat hue is 170 feet more
than that by the third; and Weir greatest divergence
2100 feet at 41 miles from Erie.- Both lines cross Wal
nut creek at the same place. at Trout run their diver
gence is 700 feet. at the road leading from Girard to the
mouth of Elk creek, the divergence is 2450 feet. l The
line first traced west from Elk creek is 220 feet ahortor
than the third. 105 feet being due to the angling manner
of crouingthe west line of 14,10011 d • •
There is it total length of curvature of 3 miles 1360 feet
with radii varying from 'ono-Matto tweind'a half wits%
and the balanc* of thelenoh, 22 miles, 90 foot. is straight:
The aggregate ascent going west is 120/ feet variably
distributed over a distance of nearly 12 miles, the heavi
est graduation being 18 fciot to the mile; end the aggre
gate ascent going east is 158/ feet variably distributed
over a space of 102 miles, the heaviest graduation being
18/ feet to the mile.
It would appear by a formula deduced from carefully
conducted experemente that a locomotive capable of
taking 60 tons nt a rite of 12 miles per hour on a level,
will be able to ascend an 18 feat grade at the 11111110 rate
with 30 - tons, or the traction on' , an 18 feet grade will be
equal to one-half the power of the engine on a •lovel.
Two houses between &mattes and ‘Valnut streets
will require to bo moved back from the line of tho road.
Tho only other dwelling likely to be interfered with is at
Crooked creek; the site is valuable and the owner will of
course bo liberally compensated.. In Springfield\the
"Middle road" is cut rather badly for about a quarter of
a mile, its location will require to be shifted.
Having mnilo a reconnoisanco of the valley of French
creek by Meadville to Franklin the location of that divi
sion of your road was commenced on the sth of Novem
ber. I was assisted iu the- surveys by Ch. Iloydrick.
Esq. whose knowledge of tho country was valuable and
hie eerviees efficient.
For the first 10 miles front Franklin tho nature of the
conetryis intricate; French creek winds amongst bold
and projectiog hills rising to some huildrads of feet above'
its bed, the face of the *pure frequently forming an angle'
of twenty degrees with the horizon; and their base wash
ed by its waters, which in some,places have a fall of ton
feet to the mile. The average width of the is
about half a mile and at some places but little more than
that of the creak. Tho northeast side of the valley pre
sented a more favorable appearance for our purpose; and
as some of the improvements made by the State for the
Slackwater navigation could be Weed, that aide was pre
ferred, and the location Made accordingly. The nature
of my instructions required that I should make the loco•
don with the view of constructing a cheap railroad to:
connect the navigation of the Allegheny
,at the town of
Franklin with that of the French crook feeder 6 miles
below Meadville; the curvature is consequently abrupt;
at some [mime but not more so than that on,some of our'
most travelled thoroughfares ‘ and only one of the grades
exceeds 20 feet to the mile, it being 22, ou a tangent,
and a little over a mile in
_length.
Only one line is located. Other ex-intimations were
made with the view of shortening the fistauce by having
the road'on higher ground, and which in several instan
ces, we wore obliged to abandon, owing to the heavY
expense of grading.
The more effectually, to connect with the navigation
of the river, the location commences on the Clarion turn
pike, between Elk street and the Allegheny bridge, and
at an elevation of 14 feet above tho top ofthe dam at the
outlet lock, and with an ascending grade of 13 feet to the
mile, the line runs through the tier of lots along the
river and French creek, and between Elk and other
streets, to lot number 41 whore the creek is crossed at
231 feet above its bed by ,123 feet across. The grade is
there level with a curve of 800 foot radius, having a sweep
of 70 degrees (this curve is much the sharpest on the
whole line and is adopted to shorten the length of bridge
ing). A cut is made in the face of a steep hill to obtain
suilisioat earth to forM em l bankment between the creek
and Meadville turnpike. The line then follows the course
of the canal to a — distance of 21 inflow: a grade of 50 feet
to the mile on a tangent occurs on the first part, and en
tho last a corvo of 1100 feet radius with a swoop of 110
degrees from which the lino skirts tho base of a precipi
tous bill, part of which is washed by the crackle the 3d
mile where a counter curve occurs with a radius of 1.450
foot and a sweep of 90 degrees. crossing Whitman,s
run to the point of a bluff hill on-the bastside; the grades
aro easy and the line crosses Big Sugar creek ut 46 miles,
from Franklin and 210 feet north of tho towpath bridge of
the Slackwater. At the sth mile there is a curve of
2000 feet radius with a Mveep of 67 degrees, from which
the general comae of the lino is direct for two miles, with
a gradation of 20 feet ba the last mile. The grouad is
aideling all the way and for the first mile the bale of the
hill is washed by the creek, at the 7th mile there is a
curve of 1500 foot riiditte with a 'swoop of 75 degrees, 'at
! the Bth !Midi couot4 curve of 1409 feet radius with's'
sweep of 97 degrees. and at the 9th mile the line curves
to the northwest with a radius of 1800 feet sweeping 60
degrees. Tho grades are } light. From this point the
general direction of the line boars to the Aqueduct. For
th next mile the lino follows the base of a steep bill
washed by the creekotectipt for a artist:, apace at 93 miles
where the line crosses the public road leading between
the villages of Utica, en the o c iposite ride of the croak
and Cotiperstewn, 4.} miles distant. This point is 72
feet above the dam at Franklin. Between the 10th and
the I 11th miles the vied to rough, part swamp and part
•high and broken. Johnson's run is crossed Mid the earth
work is heavy; die curvature is irregular and part of the
graduation 20 feet to the mile and undulating: From
this point for 3A miles the, hide is nearly straight and the
grades light, four streams are crossed, and for a few
hundred foot the lino skirts rho base cf a bluffhill and tho
margin of the creek. On the next mile the work is hea
vy, to avoid which a line wee letcod some distance
.from
the creek passing over rough broken ground, the grading
of which would involve a still heavier outlay without any
proportidnete gain in radii of eurvation or grader, it was
consequently abandoned. Fur three-fourths of the wiry
the line passes along the bale of concave banks, the earth
composing the face of which is liable to elide, and owing
to the angling of the crook exposed to its follash. This
brings us to a point 15} miles from Franklin and near
to a canal lock on Biair's land whore the valley spreads
out ten Milo and a-half in width. The village of Cock
rarrston stands about the centre, and the creek flows on
south-east side with a fall of lose than fear feet to the
mile. In the first mile the canal is crossed twice, and the
the lino passes an angfo of the creek known as the ••13x
bow bond." The road leading from Cochranston bridge
to the village is crossed at 171 miles and ittplleet above
the dam at Franklin! Little Sugar creek is also crossed
here on tho north aide of the towpath bridge of the Slack.:
water. Fut of the gtothd to the 19 mile is low, liable
to inundation, and whore provision halt boon made for
raising the road bed five foot above the general surface:
Approaching the 20th mile a grade of 22 feet is encoun
tered, tho earth-work is heavy. From' here to the ()Wet
locks the grade is level awl at a height of 12'L33 above
the top of the dam at Franklin. and 114 feet above the
,turnOke near the Allegbeirey bridge; at die feeder the
grade liue is two feet above the mason work of the first
luck chaniber.
But littli"mote of err ascent is onconntered , in' coming
up the creek, than that of the difference of level between
the two ends; and' very little mcont in going to Franklin.
Tho total length of road froiw the Allegheny bridge in
Franklin to the first lock et the outlet from the French
creek feeder is 21 miles 1120 foot. From the outlet lock
'into the Allegheny to , the same point of the fbeder the
distance by our line is 2 0i : miles, and between the same
points by the Slackwater and canal tht distanco is 22]
miles, '
Few buildings are interfered with. Some barns Will
require removal, and only else dwelling situated near the
village of Utica, the house is small and can bo deeply
removed. 1 4 40 of the township roads are cat rather bad
ly. From the end of the Ist to the 3d mile a , read , has
been laid ont the" towpath• which, one line fellows, with
onlY minor diverslorm•fir the whelb way. Ilbtween the
`2flSc3d mike we aroJeftw3 choic.of greundsheing,coufm-
515° A TEAn, in Advance.
ed by the apur of the bill on one side and the creek on thd
other. Your charter gives the company the right of us
ing the towpath. berm bank, and graded bed of the ca
nal. the township road must consequently be made else
where; the valley of Whitman's run to the turnpike may
perhaps afford the best location. Between the French
creek bridge acid the locks near the aqueduct the road
is cut badly for 1200 feat. The ground here also sidling.
The publiC road can be laid along side of the railroad with
but little interference to the business of either.
Oo the Erie division the grubbiag forms a large 'tent
in the estimated cost. no rock excavation is expected.
Tho solemn of earth-work far a single track, exclusive
of preparing foundations for bridging, the removal or
deposit of enrth to form depots, Turnout/ or stations.
&c. is estimated at.
Excavation, 216,000 yards
Embankment, 300,000
or 21.600 cubic yards par milo,
the Franklin division, the grubbing will be gene
rally light; some rock excavation occurs, but only at or
near places where the material will be wanted to form pro+
tection wally. The amount of oarth-work is estimated at
Excavation, 215,000 yards
r Embankment, 240,000 •
or 21,500 Cubits yards per mile.
This average is small' vrken compared with that for
other railroads.' The quantity of earth-work in telecom
pleted roads, forming an aggregate length of 342 miles
of double track, gives an average of 103,330 yards per
mile; which assuming the double track to be 30 feet wide
aigrette line, will give an average of nearly 67,600 yards
par mile for a single track 15 foot wide at grade line, or
more than throe times the amount required on your
railroad.
The excess of embankment over exclvation is owing
to a considerabletength dem road raquiiiag nothing MON
than common turnpi/.•ing—raining the road-bad above
'the general 'Hance by cuttings from the side ditches. and
:which in all cases has been estimated as embankment.
The eTill division is divided into 2.6 sections and the
Franklin division into 18 section..
For the details of 'tho estim eted cost of the several
horns required in the construction, I respectfully refer
you to the tabular statements.
For the Erio division the aggregate estimated cost tot
the grading, bridging and superstructure With the Tor Ii
rail fur a single track is $365,000 being, an average of
$14,430 per mils. - With the Plats rail the estimate is
'5271.500, average $10.730 per mile .
For tho Franklin division the estimated cost for thd
grading. bridging and wooden superstructure is $140,-
400, stlerage $0,630 pet mad, and with the Plate rail
the estimate is $191.600, average $9,040 per mile. '
The estimates aro based upon fair cash prices, and
ate exclusive of laud damages, cost of depots. iIITTIOnte,
stations, and warehouses, and the necessary motive and
carrying stock of the road.
,At tho.roquest of several citizens residing In Girard
and Springfield. A recconnoisanc3, was made with the;
view of locating the toad nearof to these villages. but„ as
the doing so would involve a very heavy additional ex
penditure in crossing Elk creek, and a longer road to
buildjwithout in my opinion, any proportionate componsa4
ti i rg benefit, this was abandoned and instrumental exami
nations deemed unnecessary. The located line of the rail
road is by the nearest public road 5 of a mile from Fair
view, lb miles from Girard, and ths same distance from
Springfield. '
The villages of Fairview, Girard. Springfield. Cootie
ranston, and Utica will require stations with the nem ,
nary buildings to accomodate the teoy trade and travel.
[hirable streams, for the supply of water, exist near the
intersections oftho roads leading to each:
The Erie difisirin df your railroad will form a most im
portant link 'in the great chain connecting the West with
the East—the lakes with the sea-beard—the producing
with the munufacturing parts of the country, and is des
tined to do a very large amount of business; and as year
charter is ample and dividends unlimited bylaw, your
stock meet be preportionably valuable. Judging from
the enterprise andirapid increase of the Western States,
the augmentation of trade and travel pill scarcely admit
of computation. The "Great 'West" has now a com
merce veal-tin- het limits which will net meanly compare
with that floating between the United Stites and Europe.
"In 1825, the tonnage was true steamboat of 350 tons, and
30 or 40 small crafts, in all about 2,500 tons," and at the
closing of navigation in 1848 there was on the lakes
alone a tonage licensed at American ports of 95 steam
ers4s ppopellers. #8 barks and brigs, and 676 schoners
and sloops, making au aggregate tonnage of 153.436 tons,
of which 10,433 tons in the aggregate belonged to the
several porta on Lake Erie; and in addition 7,400 tons
furs steamers and 3 propellers built and cvnnoissioned
in the apiing of 1849. In 1843 there oppeare to have be
longed to the port of Erie, 5 steamers, 4 brigs and 14
sawyer/ having an aggregate of 6,236 tons.
The Freaklin section of your reed will form i :con
nection much wanted between the navigation of the Al
legheny and that of the French creek feeder and will
form a present continuous means of communication be
tween Pittsburgh and LAktrErio, byway of the river,
your road , tho French creel feeder, and the Extension
canal to the harbor of Erie. The feeder will also form
the present connection with Mandrill°.
The importance of improving the navigation of the
Allegheny river and French Creek attracted the attention
of the Legislature at an early date, and were looked upon
as Taluablo links in the chain of improvement for the
western part of the state.
The utility of au improvement consists in its adapta
tion to the particular locality and to the wants of the-com
munity; failing in these; what was expected to enhance
the value of property; injure it—whit was intended as a
blessing proves a cerse,
The Mate improvement of French Creek was a Mack:
water navigation. with short intervals of canal. Like al(
imprMminenle of rho like kind on streams subject to high
freshets, the expense of keeping the works in repair.
proved a heavy drain upon the' futurity; and *boa Once'
neglected they became. in a short time, utterly trade*
The works on French Creek are consequently in mink/
and the expence of repair would fall littlo abort of the first
cost of making the improvement.
1 would respectfullv direct your attention t• the
id
creasing commerce between Pittsburg and trankta by
the steamboat navigation of the Allegheny. I have been
unabro to . obtain any tellable statistical informatics but
have been assured that the trade is yearly increasing;
and that the noccasit of improving the navigation of that
stream is attracting considerable attention. In connec
tiou with this, it may be interesting to know that Lake
Erie is 50 feet above deli) Wain; Franklin is 3g4 feet
above Lake Erie. and 211 feet 'above the 011ie river at
Pittsburgh. From Franklin to Pittsburgh the distantiu .
by the river is about 105 miles, this will give art average'
fall of about 2k feet to the mills. and a favorable one for
improving the channel.
A review of the improvemeetsbeingmadeandprefee --
led, and which will add to the business of your road. wilt,
prove it an importantllnk , of intarcaintnanicatlea.. On
the west the survey* of the road from Conneaut to Cleve...
land are progressing, op the East the Erio and Northeast
company are gradigtrand• preparing their road for the
superstructure. Theteontinnation• re Buffalo is located ,
and the grading is likely to be commeneed.lytthe spring.-
I' bay* understood that the kiio and Northeast compa—
ny plague laying.a trackatulitate elastic Oka Bursasik
NUMBER 37.