1 ----:—...-------- g,ftlK WEEKLY 0811111111 TAR. ~.", ~ . - o .hi roll, Br ILDLVMS,' 11.“111.erselpf. Of ILV:Th Tilt YOB? 0/1/111. . , .-.-.- 3citifiro N . -1" . :) P0L4a1 1 . 3 Alln - 11,rtir.11.111$ psr I .",„,, i f T tid• to to:fiaicil ; Taut DeLtAiii It lei i ,,,/ 6:"1 I), r xpirAtt:in of the 71141'. 'itilliatiken b . , c.,:1 1 ..r ‘lill NI Charge 1 FlPf• Can • rraf Iii C. q:/ ERTFiCIIEN'SS —One sylui or Tel Liam e•• es ,eittoe $1,01: two lassertiona t d i ns tal i. until 31,75 ; one month 42.90 ; ewe nilenthil $l,ll thro ,,,,,,„thatit,nn; Its mouths VIA; are 7th 10,00: ether advertisements ra preportloa. ?km min wilbo strictly ushered to, Wawa larinalledy greito entract. or at tai option of the pudielenner Audi 1:0,•• Solkw, zitr.og, Divoross sad lams aolipsitise ra.t, 1 . 1,00 ; Admluistrateee Matisse ; Load Notteet nee ceote• 4fis: .garage iffiewriwn,y, rtws_cnnts,t plate; tykituary Notiam (ink lira Uses In extent). fire tents per line. Ortega postry, us. leas written at the request of the ibithigie suivittlar per line Alt advertts•noatll TWA* essliiiied at the ex p, of Le pawn adeeetallos, s od 4,„e ari o '•at by his dtree'ttun, unleas a mullmoil ipsiolal breed new , tar Its !Walton. - •0 Pt11.571510.—1ie hare one of the UM. Milky Omar to thr State, and are many let 4.0 Wgreet in that line that may bo entrusted M 114 M.1.. 1 sok to icy ea talAlqhmant. outside Whit UMW , winTmar es sasousc Ikokhiehirre. Buis Wurr.u.vg. Editer. BUSINESS DIRBCTORY. °""edolutrheaLTsoel thsr. Palms • s'Orts raider to the AlWry hrteN/ f. 114 j Colungx.a! Oie Dollar sae* pa! rags. Rerkkiete. - Carte: k Career, (wholesale aka retail.) ail:k Werte;, (wholesale and retail) Viers r:ltett, (se zolostle azt4 Lair (rilail I riaoolaa. • Cietoene, Calghey. k ksirgesa, (their m/0.) Sreie,,fareer Co., 6e-bole/WO ' P. A Better, (wholeille and retail.) Schlaudezke r, Ott:least, and retail.) T:Schoeieler, )i ' Y. L. (retail.) _ • P. Bag, reb.olesale and recall.) J. &A. Mini (retai I.) Min 13•Drard, (rest') 114.0 b Boca, (retail) T. P. Lietel; (retail) I. A, Webber Chr, Jacob Dre.liesker, ( arholaul• Ina Mal.) V. &halts k Co , Creek.) • EILIDWAII2. W. W. Pierce k Co., (wholesale and estalL) 3. C. Seim, (who len'. and ratan.) MeConkii. k Sktnnon, (whole/0U eed twitaLL) ITII.IIITII nom. Wag Ic Spooner & Moore. 6. W. Elitey. . eonnktueutnaa. Bever k ➢urge a, (tholetalt and total.) N. Preutt, (eoutectionei and-Laker.) J. B.Perttas, (ahoietel. , tad Mall.) HOOTS AID 11011. J. }lichenlash, (wholesale and Malt) _ C. Szglehart, (wholesale and »SUL) Conghi to. • Clrieh Sehlinderker. S.ll. J.Gabel. ; 'loose, ?sills, etaTlONllire e aoet• Canhey,emery k Co., (wholumibla sad Mal.) (wholesale and W. C. White, Waterford. -7 J. A. ltay, (retail.) mraiciL iNaTaracrta, wiluim Wii Ping, (aboleaals Anil ratan )- ZeblaiSmit.li, (wholealls and ratan.) .1107n1. Amtritu rvha thincaa. Norton. lic4sA, A. W. rail mew. Lelnyotte hotel, L Caton Eli my, 11. Catrphe Brows's hotel, Wm. Walker. Mansion - ILnp., Jttbn Boyle. Keyrtnai ft .nge, 8. Keefer. Sinbury lieu,. John 4 nth° OS: tISNINU, ant, woa AN. aura WASTOliff • Mi. J. P Crook Bon. William Mallory. 0 LADING Veen& 8 E. Goothith 113. Dr. W. R. Ntgill. Dr. Gocry Pr:dins I==! Dr. fl A .s.ror,r, Dr. -P. Fantimer. Dr. L rialkaa. r. E. T. I rx...r. Dr. E. D. Gems/. Dr. T. EL 116014, r.J.L.!..teasrc, Dr. W. V. Wood, Dr, Wake', Dr. A. =GI Kboicurgo. I) - r. John 3. Cr.rtees Extract of Smart VN4. Dr. l's Cough BeFoorly-. CAR lICILDILLI. MK:pain, :•n:gkn /t klcatsists, !MOVE awitrawnrsail, al& tibbsai, trk L Whltehea4. • spry, Brvsot LA her wood 1: in. I JArs , : , C. Loretena Eamuel Lil.y. • FIZCZE! A. tang. Ckazteg Kothlar I= J. liolt 1111.3);CRY 00011111. Sxit~ 81 , (wholesal• and retail.) lin. S. H. Hill. llimes Better. Nil d, GAPS., TORS, .10 S. SM e ylla. R. S. H nnbr, R. P. Watteau R. Baas William 8011. .. Jolla C. &ate. - - ' ow?invo. ono Kaib. John 48411.1 mer. & prother. Copt Frank Wagner. Neorberg.7 . Bahr B. eGrrt:a. _ Jute, 1 y tie B. Keene Resent well{ •hn Rogerucig . A. SLAP. 62.i7 cOAL'DLA.LaIII Barton &Sono r 3 RWAELD: , I ASD coixtiaxem H. Gna,o d. . L. Scott. D. Wik sr. Metcalf. Rawl*. LliTll.ll. 'Tom ter & lio.neclirt KAnDcsat, ao Erhart MEM •TToRNETIL . awn Ltird, spencer & Mulls, W. L. Oaaridity unt4 Grsr t, J. C. 11trahafl, Fr Ifuskall, J. W. more, J:. - Ross 7bon:l atm, S. A. Derispast. a. W. Got P. Grath, D. W. Ihtimlehros Get.' , E. 11. Ctmer, ;Girard/ J. lr. DiirldlW• Jt:STICZA OF Till TIMM G"rir• W. noalioo. T.CampFv,nn Z. Philo Bennett F. K Koehler, (11)11 C)rek.) Lj Pinney, (Greene rim Kattuuil 84;toad, Nat,atil Link, ' tKeyienao Sational Bank. - 241:er .k Warren.. Clark ant Mena i r . % 1 1 , • —• Aasta. 111111.1111111. meal Brothers. ilLitoAD COXP/JILM. k krie Rill road. k Erie Railroad. , Irk k Plttabiirg ablzoa.l. (N.Y 1 Railroad. • Boos ■ nue= E. R. 133112 L. 8, Cher&H.q. ciz . PAPAR SLOE. D1L1,141111. 114.1, M:Crmy 4 d.. 3rotber. ° qt. .1. s..chads: LUIi ixeca*Nos Acmes J. F. D.rartstay. Jim,' P. ii&gria. n.tett hasPe ixaCIASOI 0011:PANT Lee Crnicty ItQhtar. =3 Keystuue 4./it C,?mpioy. 1 4 Parb•.4 Compiay. I nt G. !Lath AnzscrirstAL. Btu, Coanty Agricultural fkoisity. Ilegool.ll. 0%). NentaL VOLIMIE 35 Atte A c!,.!..,a) . Erie Fe-rnale Erl,9 City Scbcml Board.' lilllcreek ttvi , orodent. School El'iteltlet iIsOCIIIRY TAMA • • William U. (lleouf IRA LOOMII Col. If .Sehlitudecker. Job. Elarlbw. Omits Nunn iflehaitl W. Mehl John Knobloch. Bdix Me': "In. J. 11, Pvrtlut. Jacob Breekno:. - Joseph B.engiettne.r. C. Trask. lift• Sit PdIINDILY Ilfory Jareekt 7 11.80511 J. W. Kahn. Jaauts If osi.in.on SAREZIttI. Gtonta 1 4 , Kolb, L. Ileasentopt, Ulan Arms, M. W.Mehl. John .1011, M 14. tix wild. .1 I. Tatmer.'eterse & Record. ctrifrat MAIMS. Conrad 1 , F,1g.' DI:ALI:RS IN PLOCN, PORIj GlLipt. . Morrison it Din.moro, Walt= coopor, C. lic.iparlen . John B. 11i114r.- mraur crianis. II: D. 96.1114: Joseph Biecuaer.• • PAODCO Z. • John Weleh. gross RAM. Webb & linc.E ITRNIIMING 100D11.: Joseph 8. M. rOons. 0AR16311111.4. W. G. Arbuckle, John domain; J. . W. Koehler, (Kill Creek) G. 1t Wlln~n. EILACICEntIf. • Lyman Briggs G. F. Brerldier DIAT MEC 1)=41 Dortney, William Terry SSGSAVEN. J. H. Laptok oxsinrals. John McCiosk ey, If. D. Osborne. De..413t IY PZLYI AXD WOOL. Soromfah tioor.so. Charles M. Vetney. 1114 Wlllosll R. N. Dunn, B. Hannan. °Gott of our fatliero,Thy aid we implore, 'Mid the storm of rebellion, to shield ns rrnro alineer I. The sunlight of uniuTand peace to restore O'er the flag that defied the assault of the stranger, To the fair open foe, the guantlet we threw , But the wares of sedition we scarcely CAD - - Is the star-spaneed banner no longer to ware O'er the land cf the free end the home of the brave' Thy hand we contras Thou but hunbled our pride, And we trustino't in chariots, or eount upon Lorne:, But rest on the--might and the wisdom that guide ;I, The sun in higi fpa — th, and theyotari in_.their courses From thy peoplo that pray, Lord, Urn pot away ; • ' Let'ua welcome again the glad national day, When the etar r spangled banner in triumph shall wale O'er the land of:the free, and the homeisof the . brave. Away with ail' fears that our hearts might appal, Foi• the gloom does but - heralds happier . . trwrrew ; ''Heaven victory gives, if we faithfully tall, And thu p,:trment of joy, for :the Writ of sorrow. Oh, then, be the praise to the Ancient of Dap, As, for (tad and our Ceuntry, our - rOloell _ ; Anti the :-tar spangled-banner in triumph, F hall wave O'er the 1 tree, and the hems ,et the FACTS OP INT.I34EST HISTORY OF ERIE CITY- & COUNTY. f,ou 11Ins garthrid's History of i:4111 - County.] 1753. Firs: •French fort built ►t Erie 1753 First roacj opened in' the county by the Fretch, 'Erie to Waterford. ' 1700,, June 22.: French garrison at Fres; qu'ile capitulated to the Indians, after a two deife'3r3Fifc2. 1795, April IS. dot passed' Butte Legisla ture to lay out towns at Erie, Waterford, Franklin and Warren: 1795, July. Engineers arrived - to lay out thatoiru of, Erie. About-the same time Louis Philippe, Kitig et*-France, visited this section and spent a thy at Presqu'ile. „ 11796, Dec 15. Gen. Anthony Wayne died and vric, buli:,4l : .at Erie. Remains removed to Chester county by hi 4 son in 1809. 1797,1 y '2 First religious services bild in Erie county. 1797, March 19. 'Colonel Seth Reed died, aged 53; 1810, Jur4 I, Rata 8 Reed died, aged 70; 1832., October 11—...JudaltRolt died; 1840, October 17—P. S. V. Ramat died; 1866; February 29—Capt I) Dobbiwyrial, aged SI; 1856, February 7—ThomstilLßilldied ; 1860, Jane I6—John Glibraith died. 1800, March 12. Erie county organised and Erie selectel as the county seat. The trot, court was held in the old boniest the eornsr of French and Tbird streets, which was lee Perry's headquarters in 1813. -7; 1804 or 1805, an ir4n euttn:ton, eupposed to have belonged to the 'reach, tonna imbedded in the sand near Wathut Creek. 1805, July. First 'fiction of the town incor porated into a horough., - 1807. State appropOtted $2,000 forerect ing county buildings.' -.First court houie de stroyed by - fire in 1824, and another. built immediately after. Corneistoie 4-the present court house laid in coat between 564,000 and $65,000: - - 1808, nay ?irst,%tiewspaper,, ‘'The roii" Jieprio Wyetho'pliter, established ; -- January, 1820, Thti tilitizette +tasted by Joieph M. Sterrett, one of its present pub lishers. In 1830 T. B. Eternities Witted the first copy of the Erie -Dblerrei. In - 1861 the lira tertord Dispatch was Bowed t•y,..JOsepli S. %t roung, z and in 180 the office wait: renioled to Erie. - 1809 or 'lO. •Pirst brick building put up In _ d the county—residence of air: Stillman at liorth-East. A 1811. %Vetere:4d Atiadesny incorporated.-- 1817, tlrio Academy Incorporated. 1838,- Erie Female Sewiresty incorporated. • Sept 1812, Naval.ntatinit. established at Erie on recommendation of Capt. Daniel Dobbins. UM 1813, Ft branry 24." Arrival' or ieriy ny Erie ;• April 15. - Porcuplne>••;nd Tigress iaanohed ; May I t; georgi' buruclied ; Juno 25, Lawrence, My 4; Niagara "numbed; about" Liss 21st •of July - . , - , i . ;,- • • . .... , i '-' . - . • , - t.: ' •. - ( . . t - • . - `.... ..... . ' 4' ". . .- . ' -.C .'" i - . • • 1 .._ ,I• . f . • :. ' I. •, i . : f FRI' '' .. 7 .- ' -141: ' .r... ,' , • r • 1 0 - Wt.ft iOril_'•- ,, `"" ' ___ - EIMMiI 131=i33 Emzin:n DILL POsiza. Ode for 1866. - TWO DOLLARS AND Pt*, tEtti; P'PAID IN ADVA I NCR; - $3,00 IF NOT PAID UNTIL TIM 140 . 01 1 OMB • . ; gaguniont'between three of weery it vessel, and the British fleet near the enemies to mar harbor; August 12, Perry's eat :Belled in pursuit uf r the enemy Septembet 10, Parry's victory ; * September 28; the lanereneW re• tustted_tErie with the wounded, who were kindly oared for hy the citizens ;) October 22, Perry arrived at Brie (accompanied - by Gen. Harrison and Corn. Tlareley,) ;and was ts-. eeived by the citizens with : distinguished honors ; October 23. departunffof Per. for the East. 1 ' . A brick building that stood ',near urn car. nor. of German and Front stieels Wtke the hospital for the prisonertt . icaptUred from dis British ; the Old Court House leas the hoepi. tat for Perry's' wounded. Winter of 181344, block house!' built au Garrison Hill, and at the point of the Pcnin. mils; the former liurneaNlin I[B l 3. Saine'irinter a duel wee folight near the - corner of Thinl and Sassafras streets, between Midshipthan Scoot end'Acti4g-Maater Me- Donald, resulting in the deNthlof the former. • i Winter of 1813, force of 4;000 men sta tioned at Erie to repel an ant eipated attaolt from the:British, after the - burping of Buffalo. Fall of 1813, Davis buns'at the yard-arm of the Niagara, for alleged desettion ;' Bird tad Rankin shot. r I - i - 1817. First glabath school in tht County held in a log Bewai l house at . oorheadeille. . 1 1818; First lighthouse on the lakes built at Erie. Present land lighthouse rebuilt in 1857; cost, $9,000; cost of enses,. $4,400; height of light from surface of hike s ' 180 feet. 1825;4une Brtl, La Fayette visited Erie, stopping a few hours at the house e of Captain Daniel Dobbins. At a publi dinner' gdren by the citizensiThe offered the following toa st,;, “Erie-4 name which has s great sharwia American glory; may this toWa ever -enjoy a proportionate share oT American _prosperity and happiness " • - i , _ 1826, l‘fay IS. Win. Penn , the first /steam. boat const*ucted at Erie, latthched. ~ , i 1827, September It), celebration of Perry's' iletory by a dance on hoard the Queen-Char late, in I :4lisery Bay. 1827, March 17. Organizillort Of the Epis— copal churah of this city. Et. Paul's church building erected in Iti3l.t/ 1831. First Baptist church organized : building erected in '33. - 183_, two'-strange ladies died of oholera in '4l . • • • Erie. - r- 1833, April 8. , Waterford erected into borough. 1837. Newt) of bill bit the Legislaturit foribe incorporation of th!e Sunbury it Erie railiond•company. - 1850, December, opening of the road from Erie to IV.irregi.Completion` of the road, in 1864. 1887. Branch of the United States bank established - in Erie ; hank building (prefornt poet office) sold to Government for s2it,loo in 1849. 1838, July 4. Ground broke st Erie for the building of the Erie extension mind, sold, imposing corenaCnies. Dee. 6.184 first boat came through to Erie. 1838. Fire Methodist• churoh building created ; present edifice dedicated in' 1860 ; cost $17,000 ; Simpson chorea completed in 1358, at t coot of $4OOO. 1889, January 22, De3ttinetive fire in Erie ; loss $50,000; 1851, April I, Eagle Hotel (Brown's) burned ; 1857, Whole block on West, aide '.of State street, between the Park and Fifth, deetroyncl by fire. !- 1841. Wooden pipes tam down for supply ing the tay with valet. 1842, 31arch 5. Wayne Grey's argent - sea, John W. 11cLane thiptitin ; tendered their sersices' co the Government June, 1846:= Wayne Ga‘rds-or,lanisedln.lBs9. , 1 ~ 1842, April 12 Erie &1 North East railroad company incorporated; !stock all.' subscribed October 19, 1846; road surveyed- 1843; first cca into Erie Jan.d 10, 1852. 1843 :0i..7 : . Uaited iflates steaxneriiiichl: ati .--- gan lmlutielied , tit ,Erie; gnished: and *adopted by Government, August 110844, - --- -... 1843, John Quincy A:leiLie, ez-PreslL:ent, visited Erie, and was Iteceited withopublie boners. .. . ~ - 1844. Univernslist churtlh organised; build. ing erected in 1845. Firet Roman CatholiO church hulk , in Erie in 1829. The corner tone of :Bt. Patrick's church-was laid in 1850 j St.llaziy's cithe?.l - was commenced it; 1854 and completed in 1858, at a cost 01:$2:8,000. The spires are 135 feet in, height, and 'contain . 3 belle weigh it'ag respectireli 1091, 1085 and 708 1 kounds ; their cost wa5.514 1 39. Park churcV.ecnvreiation was organised in '54 ; their building coat $17,000 _ 1850.- Erie cemeterj;company incorporated. 'lB5l. Goternmrit, 6f Etta changed from a borougtito Piret.'-'4144:T. G. Colt. Suteeqnent tnayorst M. Whilibit,, 1862; - A. King, 1Z 5S 54; 1855.*'--James floiakinasitt,l'Bs7;On Laird; 1858; 8. Smith, 1869 60-81. l'rescoir Iletealf 1862'64'64 1862, h - 5 tfare. Eri f e Gas Cottipany incorpo rated; -gas first used lAuguit 22, 1883. 1852. Presqu'ilti hike orlklestons nrs,anised. 1859, Juno. COi•nerstorni 'mid of the pros ! ' eat First Priebyttrian eburohndefice. - 1859. , Lirge school bnilding In the . Enet. ward completed, 14.11' cost of $20,000. 1880, September. Young Iten'e; deeociwtion formed.l, ,The folloving are " tie persons who have acted as Presidirig judges-in tbilrconnty sinew its organization : 1800, Judge Addison ; 1803, Jeese Moore; .182 Henry Shippen ; 1889; IC 13. Eldred; 184 b, ,Gaylord Church ; 1851. John Galbraith 181;11, Itaiotelas Brow Lep pointed by ,GavernOr, P.tener ;) 1860, 'B. P. Ti4ltivrinsr have been the ASSociate, Jutiires : Myron tiutchinson; OtrartL; tlohn,:llvethay ffq4st; "JiMes Miles, Girard ; .1. •,M. Ster r ett, Erie ; Batnnel Waterterd; John Grier, North East; Win. l er,osa, Springfield- : 1 - -the following have heen the_ memoera•ol Coigre - ocfrozn thie-dimriet: Wet. I{?;.ge, Haut'. nal:Smith; Itoberk- 444;ri, Wilson. Abner Leacock, Farrelly, 1820-22 and T. IL' noexpired terra Bikilow; 18rfcc: T. El: 8 - 111, 1828 ; John _ttatiks, 1830 ; John 1832-44; A..Pl4lner, 1836; John Galbraith, 1838; A. Plumel., I§-10 . ;.Chartei, 1842;'J. W. Farrelly, i 844; isitnee Thompson. 1846, - ; C. B. Curtis; John Dick. 1862-b4-68;; ElijAb_ Babbitt, 1858-6(5 - ; G . W. #ctifteld, 1 1882.64, , • ~` - • • • The ,Tollorpfo , )ave , been: Bulle t Benetiora from aids 180, 4Vt4 , 'AMOOP4thtir; Watt. ; 1.1" !floe& Batik ; Jos** 1 ME AFTERNOQN;-JANUARY 5, J 865. 4. E RIE,. )Bharinon ; 1817, Henry Mint; 1821-22.23, /Slob Herrington; 1825 to 27,'John Leach ; 180638, 'Thomas Cunningham; 183749, JOsi M. - Sterrett; 1842, - J. W. ,Yarrelly ; 1844; BlUabllabbitt ; 1845, James D. Dunlap; 1/46: B: Jelinsori ; 1649 , 51,. !ohs ff. Waite 1852 84, James Stine ct r ; 1857, D. A. Pinney; 1881 84, Morrow B. LOWry. The following have tient' the" Sheriffs of the county: Samuel Smith, 1804;-Jacoh Cirmach, 1809; Jaeob !aping, 1812; David Wallace,l6l3; Jomee Weston, 1815 ; John D. Wallace, 1818; Stephen Woolverton, .1821; Thomas Laird, 1824; Stephen Woolverzon ; A:lThayer,lB26; A:lT:Brewster; Wm. Fleming; Thos. Mehaffey; 1885; A. Scott, 1838 ; B. M. Blaine, Win. E. ' Mtilalr; M. W. Canghey; 1846; Peter E.: Bur. ton, 1849 ; Vaunts Vincent, 1832 ; John Hill potrick, 1855 t John W. MbLsne, 1858; A..A. Craig,-186i ; H. L 1864. During Sheriff .Scott's torm Henry Franitsco iros txecuted, it being the only inetanf capital punishineni in the county. ' The following have been the florets'sUs fives of this county in the State Legislature :since' 1828: Gen. Jghn Phillips, 18* ,-Bte.- phen Woolverton, 1825-27; George ifloore. 1828-29, John Ridao, 1831; John 11. Welker, 1832-35 ; E &Ohm,' J. K. Miller. -1896 Charles M. Reed,. Dsvid Sawiy, 1837; Wm. M. Watts, Samuel Hutchins, 1838;S; Skinner, J. D. Dunlap, 1810; 8 Skinner, Lyman Bp. inson, 1842 ; (J. D. Dunlap, David - A. - Gould, 1843; J. D. Dtinlap, Mark Baldwin, 1844; J. B. Jobnsorl, L.ll,obiztiPn, 1845; William San born, D. A. .Gould, ,1846 EL-J. 1101, William Sanborn, 1847 ; o. J. Ball, T. Rysitan, 1848; J. C. Reid; Leffert Hart, 1849; 3. C. Reid, A. W. Blaine, 11351; -C. - W. Keen; 11. - A. 1852 ; W. Warner, 0. J. Ball, - 1853 ; 7 G. J. Bill, Jamas Thompson, 1854 t G. I. Ball, Murray Witallon r , 1855 ; J: W. Campbell, Wil-' son Laird, 1858; Jonas Gunnison, H. Teller, 1859 ; IL Teller, G. J. Ball, 1860; John P. Vincent, E. W. Twichell, 1861'62; J. R. Coch rane, Brian 8. Hill, 1863 64. The following hive been the Prothonotsries of the county since 1823: E. J. Kelso, 1824; Willlain Kelly, 1836 ;- James C._ Marehall, 1830; Wilson-King, 1842 45; James Skinner, 1848; Samuel Perley,.lBsl; Alfred King, 1864; James — Skinner, 1857-60 ; George W. Colton, 1863., The following have'been the Postmasters of Erie city : John Hay TJohn Grey, 1809; Rob. ert Knox, 1811; James Hughes, 1828; Robert Cochrane, 1833 ; Stnitl; ( 74acksiiii. 18401 An drew Scott, 1842 ; Robert 'Cochrane, 1845; T. 1849; B. F. Sloan, 1853; Jon- M. Sterrit t, 1801; " . The following here been the Collectors of Customs : Thbtries Forster, 18131; E. J. Kelso, 1886; Cherie.; W. Kelso, 1845; Wit am M. 9411agher. • 1849 ; *Murray Whalton ; James Lytle, 1858: John - Bromley, 1857; Murray Whallon; Charles M. Tibbals,:lBs9 ; Thomas l Wilkins, 1881. The populstion of Erie city was, in 1820, 635; in 1830, 1,329: in 1840, 8,412 ;,1n,1850, 5,858; in 1860, 11,113; 18.1864.14 is probably not far from 16,000. In 1860 Erie county contained 4,474 funks, 9,759 dwellings, 883 manufacturing eatab lishmente and the amount 'property subject to taiation way fixed by the Revenut, Com miesioners at $4,475,877. The actual valua tion is about 825,000,000. _ Population of, ririo .county in 1800, 4468; In 1810, 3,758; 1 in 1820, 8,658; in 1830; 17,041; in 1840, 31,344; fa 1860, 38,742 ; in 1860, 49:697 ;_i,ollBol, about 00 000 'Vote for President in 180- 7 1.11,..mt;,. 6.160: Union ticket, '2,531: Bell, "straight out" flOttglas, 17. Vote (home) for President in 18'64—Lincoln,. 6,357; McClellan, 8,610.- Erie Si Waterford plink road completed, '1851; Erie Et- Agt.iburg, 1851; Erie i!lt born, 1852. . ' The‘iirst eaiiing _vessel that floated on Lake Erie was - \ built by LA — Salle, and launched August 7,18' \ 79. Gen. Cassclailie Erie to the locality - wherit\it was built; others different localities. - There: two Preach faits in this bounty—o)lo at,F,ri? and one nt Water— ford. The former wal , called Fort Presqulle; the latter Fort: Le Bo . t.tf (the beef.) Port Preiqu 'ile stood on the high attacked just west of Mill Creek. ;This fort was attacked by the Indians in Junecl76o, and one of -the hardest "fights ever recorded took plebe, lasting two day. and a night, when the garrison siltrend ereci. 'Gen. Reed was elected - to Congress in 1102., by a majority of only 40 votes, in the district compose , ' of Erie, Warren, NrKean, Potter, Jefferson and Clarion counties. The highest point of find is Erie °aunty is on the Waterford turnpike ten miles from the city, where the ridge' rist.9 to a heiglit of 875 feet above the lere of the•Lnke: • In 1818-14 (during . the war) . corn sold in this city at, $4 a !WAAL and oats at $8 _a bushel. In 1810 Mill Creek .contained tour times the quantity of Weter it does now, and there was quite4l pretty cascade at its laterinietiOn with Third street, Among the early ordicianoeti4e the town was'one requiring citisenti to dig three stumps 'from the highways for evetly "bacchanal revel they indulged lu." (If this law had . eitlated and been enforced to IMO time all aver the State there would not now be n 'solitary stnip standing in Penusylvania l) The winter o 1 /1852 was a remarkably mild "oat. Dec. 81se z i steamboat palsied up the Lake; Jan. lOtti p another; March 21st, boats commenced makibg regular trips; navigation was open_moit of ihs winter. ' hn the 9th of Atig,ust, 1841, the steambOat . owtied • chiefly by C. Reed, was burned,; 33 miles from -Buffalo, o,i herisy up the Lake. Two hundred and forty-nine per: ,0011 . re kst.-of wh. , at :26 were from• Erie •.; "y ,•i. WWI $300,000: r . 6e, • tfL ebetil' 114 - inti . ll4 - 1(.10$ dugs_ in - Ift,lBsB . Csifisin Noughts Winger reotired* a remituratioi of $lO,OOO from Congress for thelneentlen of a life?boat, which is :sow in • - • general use on'the sen'idotit; The; first Sabbath' &hod in this city wu suggested by Mrs. Jasfitb, Colt,: who lad fast - returited from New England; where they were being generally introduced. The school 'met alternately at her house and at that of Mrs -Lb Reed, . Match 25, 1821, a tnblio meeting Wet held on-the subject, which resulted in a eentribution of $2B 80 for Wass cad the ce! • tabliehment of a permanent schtel somewhat on the•presont system. Borges Greeley, who was at the time - employed in the "Gazette" °toe, 'attended the school sad was II member of Joseph Chase's class. The lest religions minima /a pprti- were held at . .Erie, Sunday, July 3d, Int The first church edits' was /rested of logs In ISA at Middlebrook, two ,mlfes from Walls burg. John, Vinesot, of Wetirford, held the poet of Associate Judge thirty-foul-years, sod was "besot but tilos from the sittings of the Court. Weettingtiinre visit to Waterford was in the year 1753. • The Active Fire Company established , Feb: 22, 1826, was the Slit Ln the city. Its others were Rufus' S. Reed, Chief lEngineer ; .E. D. Gunnison, Secretary ; John Riddell, Treas..' urer. - The Red Jacket Piro eompsay was formed In 1837 ; the Perry & Eagle in 1839 ; the Mechanics in - 1844; the Vigilance in 1848; the Phceuix Hook & Ladder in 1852 ; the Parade Street in 1851. The lilt military company Wan the Erie Light Infantry, established in 11806; it. ten— dered its serviees to the United States in 1812, Was accepted, served during the winter, and boasted of the honorablOact that none of its members deserted. In 1808 a company calling themselves the Presqu'ile Rangers wu in existence. In 1821 the Erie Greene were organised ; in 1824 the Witsbirtglon Artillery; In 1826 the Erie Guards ; in 1831 an artillery company ; in 1838 a cavalry oct i nipany ; about 1841, two German contpaniU; in 1842 the Wayne Greys; in 1858 the .Pranklin Pierce , Rifle Company,' ; in 1859 the Wayne Guards in 1859 Abe Perry Artillery; Company. The present County Agricultural Society was,lformed In 1848.—John Brrley, Presi dent; J. C. Spencer, Treasurer; J. D. Dun— lap, Secretary. The first fair was held at the Market 'Rouse in this oily ; the premiums amounted to $l6O. In 1828, when the sympathy for the Greeks in their Ter for -Independents was •at its height, a large sum was contributed for their assistance by the people of Erie city and county. Two thousand dollars worth of pro visions were sent front this port for the relief of the poor in Ireland, in 1847. About $2,5Q9 were contributed for bleeding Kansas by the/ citisenc of the county—sl,ooo by the people' of Erie city. The Bret toarjring ground - was laid out. in 1805, on Eighth street 1836, Eitormottv speculations in real estate, in Erie—isles in one week amounting to a million and a half dollars ; one lot sold to a Buffalo 'company for $30,000 twelve water lots sold at an aggregate price of $40,000 ; after the failure of the United States Bank, a `depresiion equally . great occurred, and the same 'property could "hardly he sold at the lowest rates. " Two men named Rutledge , were shot by the ladistie near the site of the present "City Mills," about the last ot July, 1796. ' In 1796 there were but four families resid— ing inwhit is now Erie oounty,Col Seth Reed's (grandfather of Gem C. M. Reed) family be— ing the first to settle on the site of Erie city. Tit^ publio road from this city to the State line mai opened to inns and July 1797. In'July, 18M6, twenty arrivals of stages occurred each week in this city. from Bufalo, Cleveland and Pittsburg. Three years before that there were owl! three The first surtey for tho -Canal was made in 1826 ; the • State impended four mil !ion of dollars .upon it, and thea abandoned it ; in 1848, the present' +Canal. Coatis:ly .was' incorporated. who completed the work at an expense of only $211,000. A -grand demonstration occurred December 6th, 3844, tit lie ' Pietist opening tc - sne tame ; 421.••••rer ir• were fired sad speeches made. the Wayne Greys paraded the ',trees, rod • ball was held at the Reel House. r' Erii county is 86, miles I , long anti 20 in brea4tb, has an area - of 720 square miles 14,1 contains 460,81 mores of land.- - At the time •fitiretd. was laid out , Stephen Girard owned* large treat id land in tbe ad— joining township of Conneaut, whence anis the name. , In 18;317 Clam; Mills had only 293 inhabi tants. and the valuation of property was $98,217 ; inlEl6O it. had . 807 inhabitants, witit property valued at $267,8130, having increased Wore "rapidly than any aim place in the county except Corry. "About 1818 there was a fins drive on the beach from State street.to the Cascade, where there is not now a foot 'path." ' bait tradethe early days, o f the county the bait trade was a large and prosperous one. The salt ir as brought to Erie by Lake,•earriect,to Waterford. and then shipped down French Creek to Pittsburg, from which point it was distributed to all parts of. the South and West: it employed many prsons. Traci"; of the former' inhabitant. 1 ;f this section are quite numerous in the e'nutity. Near WaterfCr4 there is an Indian hittying grout:A.4'nd plfmrorchard. An Indian mound has been 'opened tear the mouth 'of Walnut Creek, and fragments of decomposed eke's:- tons found in it. Two mils, weet'Sg this' is an embankment known' ae the std Indian Fort. From a grave between • Girard and Springfield a thigh-bonis was ezkumed mem uring four Inches longer than that of a man who was Sis feet two inches in ,height, with which it was compared. Au armient tdouble ftirtiliaation, , enolosing,wbout two Korot% is still to be traced on the . ferna of*r. Portinroy, a mile or two north-west of Cranassille About a hundred jards above, on The opposite bank of the creek, was a fortificatton of similar appearance stasis*, There was on burying ground in Snort ler's woods, east of Erie": _The Sunbury and Erie &inroad but passed the LORlotaters in t 1837, and Veil thW i subjeet of mach sedobilsB en the price thoi people of Erie and Warn& :TbOilaited Rates' Bank teck the etogik **Melillo leviers; the I air. trekineeis • Eliiicd • Minor ownlitiathi The enteritise lay dermsei for nanithesii, ohou, in 1864, it las spin tikes bold of.— The sem year subscribed $4,000,000, - Erie society $200,000, sad Erie city $BOO,OOO, besidei 160 itererin Water lots. Subsequently the State - gleamed a !age pit tionof her canals to the campasy; remelting in return $8,600,000 `of the company's bond", then eoniiderol of little value. In December, 1854, an escureion party celebrated the spit ing of the road from &utbury to Williams port, and visited Erie by way of . Dunkirk. They vete hospitably recleltaihy our citizens, and a ball aid supper given to . them at , the Seed Souse. help of the Penasylvuilo Ballteed Couipsay, the sailrited 'was eompleted in illfikidles a aeries of de lays sad diempleinta It as have 141 4toes,ty NUMBER 32 MEI illt 4 4 1 11•11:* expiriinCeit iiabehistery of any othielniportiaeltilit the - etoUltitif, The "'Mirror" Was the Iry -new printed . in Erie; Its lOU was .tba ' by 'lateen inehte It lititett but tie's yenta ritif , , 41Ort bent Sea • tine!" wu next stetted by R. J. Curds, in 1513. IR was ptilltOd on Slo sheet the_ size of foolscap. •Ii .1815 it wall removed - to Detroit, but not mestliewlth sufficient patronage, the office wu breinglat bark to Erie, fuuLfthe name of the' paper changed to "Genius of the Lakes." The "Erie Patriot" was etarted by Zebu Willis In 1818, published one yetii, then removed to Cleveland, where it formed . tbe' huts of the present "Herald." Mr. Cu'rtie enlarged his paper la 1819, and again changed the 'na , me to "Phosnix and Erie Reflector," then removed tho' office to Mayville, New York, where the paper met with a summary death in 1820. During six months of Mr. C.'s career in Erie he taught school and sued the paper:at the same time. The follow. ing other papers have been printed in the county 1n addition to the English ones.uow in existence. The "Prie chrimiole" by 8. Per ley, marled in 1840, remov e d io Girard in 1895. The "Girard Free Piess" started ill 1845, -anti merged into' toe "Republican.” The "Commercial Advertiser." sterl'ed by J. P. C' °brans in 1816, passed into the hands of Caughey In 1852, at-the end of * year and a half was sold to J. B. Johnson, who clanged the name to 4•Cotfintitution," cud while in his possession the press' was de stroyed by a crowd if the populace, during the railriad exoitement. The material of the office was soon after used in printing - the "Daily Bulletin," under the editorial charge of 11. Lyle White, which continued in exist ence but a few months. and suspended in 1858. A monthly temperanei paper, styled the "Herald," was printed during the year 1852. The "True American"' appeared in 1858 edited by Compton St Moore ; in 1865 it and the "Chronic le" were united, Janie! Per ley and Henry Catlin editors ; in 1859 the "Express" was started, which was soon merged into tbe . "True American," Henry Catlin editor. This paper was discontinued shOrily after Libooln's first - election. The "Unsere Welt" (our world) was established by C. Beeson in 1851, and the name changed to '"Free Press". about 1858. The "Zulu:hatter" 18peetator) was 'started in 1852, M. Schwa ten editor. In 1855 ft passed Into the hands of C. Moeler, and in 1861 into those of Ernst Btursneckle. A M Judson published the "Ea• quirer" in Waterford in I 857; it suspended issue for s few months in 1858 ^ 4retiOmmenoed with iudson Lynn ale editori; and Was af terwards printed by C R H - Lynn.. A pipet' called the "Guard" was published in North East for a few •monthe in 1855. Edinboro rejoiced in three papers in 1866-..ti te "Mnisectin"and"Native American," a monthly. The .former died a natural. death in 1856 ;, the tatter was removed to Waterford the came year. Tie "Edinboro Repress" was started in 1859, H Lick editor ; disocintinued Dee. 29, 1800. the office' having been sold to a Mr. Onto, who removed it to•Thrett Rivers, Mich. The total imPorte ant exporte et :the port of Eris in 1b.30 amounteskto $4,206 7 4A ' Iron ore in-considerable quantities existe in the western part of the county, The blast furnace of Vincent, Hinton C:. Co: was stocked for several years principally with :native ore. Near Oral:tortilla is a bed the are of which is Used as a mineral paint. In 184 C the Prea. qU'ile:Faundry contracted to tbritish, Govern ment with 7.Boo.''esnion belle; to: be made Erie co. ore. Considerable amounts of ore wereiiiiiptivx from -461* ?quit .Many years ago to supply a furnace in Conneant, , Oltio - - In .tiering tor: oil ,on Sturgeon's farm at st i iodepth of one hundred feet, a vein of coal four feet'thick was found. Thirty years ago oil oozed out of the ground on the banks of Marsh Run, Conneaut township, in large imantitiiis, and was collected for medi cal pOrpoaes.,ln clearing out au old salt well in Wellsburg, on'the east branch of Conneaut creek, jets of oil were thrown pat .at three different times. A burning sulphur spring at one time existed. on the farm of Mr. Knox, south of the city ; and one on the Oilwilder farm,- on Siz.Mile Creek. .- Previous to 1848 the Parka were ih a bare &sedition ; in that year a meeting of citizens was held, B. B. Vincent, chairman, whh re solved that the Parks sho4id be - planted with trees. Wayne Lodge of Nimmons, the first here, w•te organized in 1813 I • In 1840 s petition. eigsea hy,Torty persona, wan sent to the Leqlstmture, *.tking thot ',,i.ty to abolish the &Ohm( fi. ••Irgotim“ Sod extend the prittlele qt giving iru In tin:trot to 411 pristine. witellw•l4. , ier!•rt not Itt - 1822 . the Temperance the .00tutty zumarked T4O reenr•er-,; in 1840 there via •. enciety to apart) , riery t .woship'; ro 180 the , jail was Teasel. th j1,11,1r com plained that, the -Temper time people hs t eom biped to injure the besier's ..f his house." The 'eteseirti,ist on Lake Erie M.. the iikuilehe I .st Blsett Book, New.Yeek. May 28,1818. She airroAeti on the bench at 11u1tela en the Ist. of 'Swoon ber, 1821. , .In 1810 there were only 8 or 'J ve-selis on "Like Brie. averaging, CO tour lu 1820 there were,Bo vessel"; iu 18.30, 100 ; iu 1860; 13a steamers, 197 pr .peller., 58 harks; 90 twigs. 970 . sonciouves ate , l sloops,, ag i zreigsting 477,- 825 . tens; 'aud valued at $ . 10,655,200. The 1'913,0,1 on ilt, • thiLskes is 1860 wee 578, (!‘12 4 1 aprqperty $1,920,100. OLD -318WIIPAPI101, NAGAZDIRB, 'MANIC 8C.016t 1 L inD t bill • TS, \pi! !OM . * Os* r1T11 , 015 P.l9flulq !lough !It f1I," B 8 E R E F tIC , Tor which Ms genet II &Mt Medi ire,cuisu, WILL AA i".41:1D. M . Xr 8 re - . LESBOXS, " Cis be bed agile of _ . /WILLIAM , WILLING, PROMISOR Or MUSIC. tebollol. lira. ARE OFFERING A Imp aiscdpsot of Rabb. t Eloodei. Coot* Pon Mod% 411111111111 aid Asnuotimata Mr (=rams, Ports, Perfumien. fa. sures 6 arreitig. EZOOLD I N. D. Oman co lamp ■ *mut. am H. Mimi's. - ' Iliss.4 1 , 111111.—ineltr. , The for • 1 its, ejecit • Ott*, • ".••:.: 13144 iii' t , . • . rerart.ta vole: I Con n' 1 Atli ina ..,, A Orghon• Arr 301.1411 Bessie.. Bed fo: .1.,.., - Rawl , a, .• . lila r. .. DTks ......., . . 1 ' 111.1-r . 11.-v1 (co sl- Co' m1414* . 1 Claiftlo ... ~ I Cauteknft. __ _ _ _ 1 Cril.(ol.l . 4 529 emir:its ......... ..... • • , 11I'1 'Cie)....:..._ , . .. 2,261 i hestmr.... ~ Clearteti '2g,"l Clifittin ' ' ~,,„ - 9.1116. 'ems Milani:l ..... .. .... ' (*mitre Daaptila . ......... ..... .............: e,22) : Defeating ... ~-.2, 41 Mk.. .. .... - SU I..ria ' 11111.. Fort set - • 42 Fay att. 4325 Franklin . f ~ „ -3821 Fulton Nal ...roan* Hunti nr.un . ... .... - ............. 3, 4 17 lati.ua 2.179 , Jeffs/ io at . 1,a611 Jo • iats 1733 , Lanmater .. ~. ..... 6,431 Lapranen 1.240 1..0.121,D . 2,770 Lehigh.. 3,720 . I, UZ.(1110 10,061 1., coming 4,.07 .311119Ln 17,16 . Yontgonvo7 . - . 7,943 5101:aunt . • 1,Q6 was irouro. - - 2, llama. , . 3,570 - McKean 852 liorthmaptott - 6,01.4 Karthunnberiarn! ......., 3 14 Ililladelphla..... ..,. ... . ..... ~..44.162 Perry 2,446 1 4 11.. - 1,180 'Patter ' • 660 KelhU) PCOI • 05+9 P•o•riri . 1,668 P onxerret ..... . 1,710 Soar:mons ..: .... ... 2.6: 1.0 Roll an 670 Ti. a.. _ . _ . ... ................. 1. . 1 644 .. 'Union ...." . • 1,25/ Vermin,/ , ' a,i,41 wam..in g ton',..... - 4,519 Wayne 2,010 Westmo rebind-. . 6,977 Warms . 1,606 Iyomftligl.6o2 'York. . 9,600 Total 216,10 „MAU The total vote In 1880 wu se follows : 'Abrzhatis Lthoola. 1711 Stophou A. Deaths,' 175,436 J. C... arreeltasatdge WWI Jan Bell 12.T0S We give below; as nearly as the facts can be obtained at present, tie popular vote for ?resident in ;864: In consequence of the early meeting of the Electoral Eolleges, it was impossible . to get in all the returns in tom of the large Western flentes, inch as klissouii, tows, the Michigan Penins t ula, Minnesota, stu.; but these defioieneies are trivial, and make no difference in the rstetiva proportion of the vote. The aggregate vote, as ac— tually returned, is t,957,702—5ay 1 4,000,00% including such as were excluded by being too late. Of those duly returned the respective candidates had . Abraham Lincoln, George B. McClellan, - Majority for Lincoln, The Trtfoime puts ,Lincoln's eleer majority t four hundred and fifty thatteand The vote he detail—home and. soldiers—(estimating Oregon) le ka follows, compering pith the same States in 180 : 1660. • • State, Lincoln. McClellan. Lincoln. AL other. - California, 58,698 42,255 =,173 79,667 anec.ticut,... 44,691 , 42,285 43,791 33,444 Oa invite,. • 6.113 - 4,767 - 3,415 Dann's, • /59,496 14,730 171.161 161,13 .. • ... 150,2,38 180,233 A 89,033 183.110 lona, 5 5 ,075 41,656 10,409 67,922 fraxis 16,441 3,641 Keraueiy, . 36,692 951,474 1,364. 141,601 Maly. 61,603 - 44,211 04%11 84,107 Matt 40,163 0,739 2,144 • 30,`08 Yeasacllusetts, 126,742 48,746 144,64 6 1 4 64 tio 331 67,370 68,460 • , 05,%7 51 I unesota. 25,060 17.375 22,069 12,733 Mint.onri, - 71.474 111,4 7 a4 /7,